Susan Blank, MD, MPH

NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
Bureau of STD Control and Prevention
42-09 28th street
CN-73
Long Island City, NY
USA 11101
sblank@health.nyc.gov

Biographical Sketch:
1987-1988 - Internship in Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 1988-1990 - Residency in Pediatrics, Yale- New Haven Medical Center, New Haven, CT 1990-1992 - Epidemic Intelligence Service, Atlanta, GA 1992-1999 - Medical Officer, Division of STD Prevention, assigned to NYC DOHMH Bureau of STD Control, as Medical Epidemiologist 1999-Present - Medical Officer, Division of STD Prevention, assigned to NYC DOHMH Bureau of STD Control, as Director of Bureau of STD Control, and Assistant Commissioner Extensive experience in STD program management and innovation. Numerous awards in the field of STD (including HIV) prevention Numerous publications and presentations in the field of STD (including HIV) prevention Extensive experience with emergency response in NYC, most recently, with swine flu in spring 2009