Gale Burstein, MD, MPH

Erie County Department of Health
Epidemiology and Surveillance
10 Ambrose Court
Amherst, NY
USA 14228
Email: bursteig@erie.gov

Biographical Sketch:
2005-present – Medical Director, Epidemiology and Surveillance, STD and TB Control, Erie County Department of Health, Buffalo, NY 2006-present, Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY 2005-- Medical Officer, Health Services Research Branch, Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 2001-2004-- Medical Officer, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 1999-2001 -- Senior Service Fellow, Division of Adolescent and School Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2000-2005—Adolescent Medicine health care provider at teen clinics, including Grady Hospital Teen Clinic, Atlanta, GA, Children’s Medicine of Rockdale, Conyers, GA, and Cobb County Health Department, Marietta, GA I am currently developing an adolescent reproductive health care tool kit for the American Academy of Pediatrics (2006-present) Chair, American Academy of Pediatrics New York State Chapter 1 Adolescent Committee (2006-present) I was responsible for first national rapid HIV testing post-marketing surveillance project (2004-2005) I am an author or coauthor of 41 publications and book chapters primarily relating to adolescent chlamydial infections and other adolescent sexually transmitted diseases and access of adolescent sexual health care services. I provide direct patient care to adolescents and teach residents and medical students about adolescent sexual health care (1996-present).