LauraAvaryCooleyMD

Infectious Disease • Atlanta, GA

Physician

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1600 Clifton Rd Ne
Ms-E46
Atlanta, GA 30329
Phone+1 404-639-2096

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Education & Training

Tulane UniversityFellowship, Infectious Disease, 2008 - 2010
University of Tennessee College of Medicine at ChattanoogaResidency, Internal Medicine, 2005 - 2008
Louisiana State University School of Medicine (Baton Rouge)Residency, Emergency Medicine, 2004 - 2005
University of Tennessee College of Medicine at ChattanoogaResidency, Surgery, 2002 - 2004
University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of MedicineClass of 2002

Certifications & Licensure

GA State Medical License 2010 - 2025
TN State Medical License 2010 - 2014
LA State Medical License 2004 - 2010
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

11 citations
CDC Deployments to State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Health Departments for COVID-19 Emergency Public Health Response - United States, January 21-July 25, 2020.
Emilio Dirlikov, Ethan D. Fechter-Leggett, Stacy L Thorne, Caitlin M Worrell, Jennifer C Smith-Grant, Jonathan Chang, Alexandra M. Oster, Adam Bjork, Stanley Young, Al...> ;MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2020 Oct 2
7 citations
Population-Based Assessment of Clinical Risk Factors for Legionnaires' Disease.
Laura A Cooley, Tracy Pondo, Louise Francois Watkins, Priti P. Shah, Stephanie J. Schrag> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2020 May 23
223 citations
COVID-19 Among Workers in Meat and Poultry Processing Facilities - 19 States, April 2020.
Jonathan W Dyal, Michael P Grant, Kendra Broadwater, Adam Bjork, Michelle A Waltenburg, John D Gibbins, Christa Hale, Maggie Silver, Marc Fischer, Jonathan Steinberg, ...> ;MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2020 May 8
Outbreaks associated with treated recreational water - United States, 2000-2014.
Hlavsa, M. C.,Cikesh, B. L.,Roberts, V. A.,Kahler, A. M.,Vigar, M.,Hilborn, E. D.,Wade, T. J.,Roellig, D. M.,Murphy, J. L.,Xiao, L.,Yates, K. M.,Kunz, J. M.,Arduino, M...> ;Am. J. Transplant.. 2018 Jul 07
19 citations
Outbreaks Associated with Untreated Recreational Water - United States, 2000-2014.
Daniel S Graciaa, Jennifer R Cope, Virginia A Roberts, Bryanna L Cikesh, Amy M Kahler, Marissa Vigar, Elizabeth D Hilborn, Timothy J Wade, Lorraine C Backer, Susan P M...> ;MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2018 Jun 29
20 citations
Outbreaks Associated with Treated Recreational Water - United States, 2000-2014.
Michele C Hlavsa, Bryanna L Cikesh, Virginia A Roberts, Amy M Kahler, Marissa Vigar, Elizabeth D Hilborn, Timothy J Wade, Dawn M Roellig, Jennifer L Murphy, Lihua Xiao...> ;MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2018 May 18
15 citations
Waterborne disease outbreaks associated with environmental and undetermined exposures to water — United States, 2013‐2014
R. Paul McClung, David M. Roth, Marissa Vigar, Virginia A. Roberts, Amy M. Kahler, Laura A. Cooley, Elizabeth D. Hilborn, Timothy J. Wade, Kathleen E. Fullerton, Jonat...> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2018 Jan 1
119 citations
Surveillance for Waterborne Disease Outbreaks Associated with Drinking Water - United States, 2013-2014.
Katharine M. Benedict, Hannah E. Reses, Marissa Vigar, David M. Roth, Virginia A. Roberts, Mia C Mattioli, Laura A. Cooley, Elizabeth D. Hilborn, Timothy J. Wade, Kath...> ;MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2017 Nov 10
22 citations
Waterborne Disease Outbreaks Associated With Environmental and Undetermined Exposures to Water - United States, 2013-2014.
R. Paul McClung, David M. Roth, Marissa Vigar, Virginia A. Roberts, Amy M. Kahler, Laura A. Cooley, Elizabeth D. Hilborn, Timothy J. Wade, Kathleen E. Fullerton, Jonat...> ;MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2017 Nov 10
22 citations
Vital Signs: Health Care–Associated Legionnaires’ Disease Surveillance Data From 20 States and a Large Metropolitan Area—United States, 2015
Elizabeth Soda, Albert E. Barskey, Priti P. Shah, Stephanie J. Schrag, Cynthia G. Whitney, Matthew J. Arduino, Sujan C Reddy, Jasen M. Kunz, Candis M. Hunter, Brian H....> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2017 Aug 1
31 citations
Vital Signs: Health Care-Associated Legionnaires' Disease Surveillance Data from 20 States and a Large Metropolitan Area - United States, 2015.
Elizabeth Soda, Albert E. Barskey, Priti P. Shah, Stephanie J. Schrag, Cynthia G. Whitney, Matthew J. Arduino, Sujan C Reddy, Jasen M. Kunz, Candis M. Hunter, Brian H....> ;MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2017 Jun 9
5 citations
Preventing Legionnaires' Disease: Environmental Health Expertise Is Key.
Jasen M. Kunz, Laura A. Cooley> ;Journal of Environmental Health. 2016 Jul 1
16 citations
Low HIV testing among persons who inject drugs—National HIV Behavioral Surveillance, 20 U.S. cities, 2012
Laura A. Cooley, Cyprian Wejnert, Michael W. Spiller, Dita Broz, Gabriela Paz-Bailey> ;Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 2016 Aug 1
101 citations
Vital Signs: Deficiencies in Environmental Control Identified in Outbreaks of Legionnaires’ Disease — North America, 2000–2014
Laurel E Garrison, Jasen M. Kunz, Laura A. Cooley, Matthew R. Moore, Claressa E. Lucas, Stephanie J. Schrag, John Sarisky, Cynthia G. Whitney> ;MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2016 Jun 10
8 citations
Uptake of Testing for HIV and Syphilis Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Baltimore, Maryland: 2004–2011
Maria A. Said, Danielle German, Colin Flynn, Sabriya L. Linton, David Blythe, Laura A. Cooley, Alexandra B. Balaji, Alexandra M. Oster> ;AIDS and Behavior. 2015 Jun 16
14 citations
Initiation of a ring approach to infection prevention and control at non-Ebola health care facilities - Liberia, January-February 2015.
Tolbert Nyenswah, Moses Massaquoi, Miatta Zenabu Gbanya, Mosoka Fallah, Fred Amegashie, Adolphus Kenta, Kumblytee Johnson, Disu Yahya, Mehboob Badini, Lacina Soro, Car...> ;MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2015 May 15
14 citations
Low viral suppression and high HIV diagnosis rate among men who have sex with men with syphilis--Baltimore, Maryland.
Laura A. Cooley, Marcia L. Pearl, Colin Flynn, Christine Ross, Geoffrey D. Hart-Cooper, Kim Elmore, David Blythe, James Morgan, Alexandra M. Oster> ;Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 2015 Apr 1
11 citations
Increases in Recent HIV Testing Among Men Who Have Sex With Men Coincide With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Expanded Testing Initiative
Laura A. Cooley, Cyprian Wejnert, Charles E. Rose, Gabriela Paz-Bailey, Jennifer Taussig, Robert Gern, Tamika Hoyte, Laura Salazar, Jianglan Z. White, Jeff Todd, Greg ...> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2015 Feb 1
29 citations
HIV prevalence and risk behaviors among Mozambicans working in South African mines.
Cynthia Semá Baltazar, Roberta Horth, Celso Inguane, Isabel Sathane, Freide César, Helena Ricardo, Carlos Botão, Ângelo Augusto, Laura A. Cooley, Beverly Cummings, Hen...> ;AIDS and Behavior. 2015 Feb 1
35 citations
Increases in HIV testing among men who have sex with men--National HIV Behavioral Surveillance System, 20 U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas, 2008 and 2011.
Laura A. Cooley, Alexandra M. Oster, Charles E. Rose, Cyprian Wejnert, Binh C. Le, Gabriela Paz-Bailey> ;Plos One. 2014 Sep 2
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