Philadelphia Department of Public Health
STD Control Program
500 S Broad St
Philadelphia,
PA
USA
19146
Email:
lenore.asbell@phila.gov
Biographical Sketch:
Employment
1997 – Present
Medical Director of City of Philadelphia District Health Center 1 (Sexually Transmitted Diseases Clinic) and Medical Specialist for the STD Program
Philadelphia Department of Public Health
· Develop medical protocols and procedures for clinic
· Perform medical review
· Provide Quality Assurance for the STD clinic
· Advise and institute policies and procedures for STD services in the 10 City Health Centers
· Advise and institute STD screenings in non-traditional settings including provision of medical direction and coordination for a school district-wide screening program for gonorrhea and chlamydia among high school students
· Serve as Principal Investigator for federally funded clinical surveillance grants (MSM prevalence monitoring, SsUN)
· Provide guidance for guide public health/disease intervention activities
· Provide orientation and direct supervision of resident rotations at PDPH STD clinic
1997 – Present
Drexel University College of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
Assistant Professor of Medicine
· Attending Physician, Infectious Disease Service at the Medical College of Pennsylvania
· Supervise Fellows, Residents and Students Infectious Disease Rounds, Drexel University
College of Medicine (Formerly MCP-HU)
Hospital Appointments
2002- Present Hahnemann Hospital
Section of Infectious Diseases
Broad and Vine
Philadelphia, PA 19102
1997-2004 MCP Hospital
3300 Henry Avenue
Philadelphia PA 19129
Education
1995-1997 Fellow in Infectious Diseases
MCP-Hahnemann University
(Now Drexel University College of Medicine)
Philadelphia, PA 19129
1994-1995 Chief Resident in Internal Medicine
Medical College Hospitals Elkins Park
Elkins Park, PA 19118
· Implemented new program, integrated residents into a community hospital
1991-1994 Resident in Internal Medicine
Medical College of Pennsylvania Hospital
Philadelphia, PA 19129
1987-1991 Doctor of Medicine
Medical College of Pennsylvania
(Now Drexel University College of Medicine)
Philadelphia, PA 19129
1984-1987 Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
Major: Biology
Thesis: Central Nervous System Regeneration
Publications and Presentations
Book Chapters
Asbel LE, Callans D,Tunkel AR “Infections of Intracardiac Devices” in Antimicrobial Anti-Infective Materials – Principles, Applications and Devices, ed. Sawan, Samuel P. and Manivannan, Gurusamy 2000.
Journal Articles
Anschuetz GL, Beck JN, Asbel L, Goldberg M, Salmon M, Spain C. Determining Risk Markers for Gonorrhea and Chlamydial Infection and Reinfection Among Adolescents in Public High Schools. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 36(1): 4-8 2009.
Asbel LE, Newbern EC, Salmon M, Spain CV, Goldberg M. School-based screening for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae among Philadelphia public high school students. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 33(10):614-620. 2006.
Greenberg JB, Bloom FR, Coles FB, Asbel LE, Goldberg M, Braxton JR, Brackbill RM. Learning from clients and opportunity for sexually transmitted disease programs. J Public Health Manag Pract. 8(3):59-68. 2002.
Asbel LE and Levison ME “Cephalosporins, Carbapenems and Monabactams”, Infectious Disease Clinics of North America. 14(2): 435-447. 2000.
O’Donnell JA and Asbel LE. “Bacteroides fragilis Bacteremia and Infected Aortic Aneurysm Presenting as Fever of Unknown Origin: Diagnostic Delay without Routine Anaerobic Blood Cultures”, Clinical Infectious Diseases. 29(5): 1309-11. 1999.