John Su, MD, PhD, MPH

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Division of STD Prevention
1600 Clifton Road, E-02
Atlanta, GA
USA 30333
ezu2@cdc.gov

Biographical Sketch:
Jul 2008–present — Medical Epidemiologist, Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 6/06–6/08 — Field Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer (EISO), Austin, TX • CDC syphilis surveillance epidemiologist, July 2008- present • Project lead, evaluate and improve reporting of data elements for syphilis (2010-2011) • Project officer, surveillance for azithromycin-resistant syphilis in the U.S. (2008–2010) • Chair of the Syphilis Data Sharing Group, tasked with monitoring surveillance for syphilis and identifying and investigating trends, outbreaks or unusual clusters of syphilis •Supervise Epidemic Intelligence Service officers on outbreak investigations Relevant publications and presentations • Su, JR, Beltrami, JF, Zaidi, AA, Weinstock, HW. Increasing Rates of Primary and Secondary Syphilis among Black Men having Sex with Men in 27 States, 2005–2008. Ann Intern Med. 2011 Aug 2;155(3):145-51. • Su, John R, Weinstock, Hillard S. Epidemiology of co-infection with HIV and syphilis in 34 states, United States — 2009. 2011 National HIV Prevention Conference, Atlanta, GA, 14–17 Aug 2011; 16 Aug 2011. • Su, John R. Syphilis in the United States: Epidemiology and Emerging Trends. 2010 National STD Prevention Conference, Atlanta, GA, 8–11 Mar 2010. 9 Mar 2010. • Congenital Syphilis — United States, 2003–2008. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010 Apr 16;59(14):413–417. • Su, John R, Hook, E, Kenney, K, Erbelding, E, Wong, W, Jackson, D, Valway, S, Pierce, E, Klausner, J, Lee, J, Golden, M, Workowski, K, Chen, C, Weinstock, S. Prevalence of the 23S rRNA Point Mutation in Treponema pallidum in the United States and Associated Factors, 2006–2008. 18th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Sexually Transmitted Disease Research, London, UK, 29 June–1 July 2009. 29 Jun 2009. • Weinstock, H, Su, JR, Hoover, K, Green, L, Carey, D. High Rates of Primary and Secondary Syphilis among African American Men Who have Sex with Men in the United States, 2005–2007. 18th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Sexually Transmitted Disease Research, London, UK, 29 June–1 July 2009. 29 Jun 2009. • Pillay, A, Chen, C, Nachamkin, E, Su, JR, Ballard, R. Detecting a Point Mutation Associated with Azithromycin Treatment Failure in Treponema pallidum Using Real-Time Duplex PCR and Molecular Typing Assays. 18th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Sexually Transmitted Disease Research, London, UK, 29 June–1 July 2009. 29 Jun 2009.