William Anthony Rutala PhD, MS, MPH

Dr. Bill Rutala is a Professor for the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of North Carolina’s School of Medicine and serves as the Director of Hospital Epidemiology, Occupational Health and Safety Program at the University of North Carolina Health Care System.

He is also Director and co-founder of the Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology at the UNC School of Medicine and a retired Colonel with the U.S. Army Reserve. Dr. Rutala is certified in infection control. He is an advisor to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (a former member of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee [HICPAC], 1999-2003), the Food and Drug Administration (a former member of the General Hospital and Personal Use Devices Panel), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (a member of the Scientific Advisory Panel on Antimicrobial Research Strategies for Disinfectants) and the Federal Trade Commission.

Dr. Rutala earned his Bachelor of Science degree in science from Rutgers University, his master’s degree in microbiology from the University of Tennessee and both his master’s in public health and a doctorate in microbiology from the University of North Carolina School of Public Health.