Dr. Natalia Festa

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Natalia Festa is a physician trained in Internal Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital with a specialization in Geriatrics. She completed her Master of Health Science (MHS) fellowship at the Yale Program on Aging, which included participation in the National Clinician Scholars Program. Dr. Festa received her undergraduate degree from Harvard College and her MD from Stanford University. Her research is centered on identifying modifiable regulatory health services factors to enhance person-centered aging outcomes for nursing home residents. She is particularly focused on the identification of dementia using routinely collected healthcare data.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

2023-01-01 — Present

Yale School of Medicine • New Haven, CT

Teaching and research in the field of geriatrics.

Postdoctoral Fellow

2024-01-01 — Present

Yale School of Medicine • New Haven, CT

Research and clinical fellowship in aging.

Clinical Fellow

2021-01-01 — Present

Yale New Haven Hospital • New Haven, CT

Clinical training in geriatrics.

Intern Resident

2020-01-01 — Present

Massachusetts General Hospital • Boston, MA

Residency in Internal Medicine.

Chief Resident

2017-01-01 — 2018-01-01

Newton Wellesley Hospital • Newton, MA

Leadership role during residency.

Requirements for Yale University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
GRE General
TOEFL
Listening
Required:25
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Speaking
Required:7.5
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, or Mathematics
Application Checklist
  • Statement of academic purpose
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Application fee ($105)
  • Resume/CV
Specialization Notes

Administered via the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS). GRE General is optional for PhD.