LeandroAntonioMenaMDMPH, FIDSA(He/Him)
Infectious Disease • Atlanta, GAHIV/AIDS Medicine, STD Medicine
Physician
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Office
1600 Clifton Rd
Atlanta, GA 30333- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Leandro Mena is an infectious disease specialist in Atlanta, GA. He received his medical degree from the Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena and has been in practice 25 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish. He specializes in sexually transmitted infections and gender and sexual minority health.
Education & Training
Louisiana State UniversityFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1999 - 2002
Tulane Univ School of Public Health and Tropical MedicineMPH, Epidemiology, 2000 - 2001
Cook County Health and Hospitals SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 1996 - 1999
Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez UrenaClass of 1992
Certifications & Licensure
MS State Medical License 2002 - 2024
LA State Medical License 1999 - 2008
IL State Medical License 1996 - 1999- American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease
Clinical Trials
- Sexually Transmitted Infections Among African American Women Who Have Sex With Women Start of enrollment: 2009 Feb 01
- Safer Sex Program for Young African-American Men Start of enrollment: 2012 Sep 01
- Trichomonas Vaginalis Repeat Infections Among HIV Negative Women Start of enrollment: 2014 Oct 06
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Ethical Considerations in Implementing Doxycycline Postexposure Prophylaxis for the Prevention of Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infections.Sugarman, J., Taylor, H., Bachmann, L., Cahill, S., Barbee, L., Celum, C., Cohen, S., Faden, R., Luetkemeyer, A., Mayer, K., Mermin, J., Upshur, R., Aral, S., Mena, L.> ;Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 2024 Mar 1
- Perspectives on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) implementation in Mississippi among Black women and clinical staff: Recommendations for clinical trauma-informed pr...Willie, T., Phillips, K., Shah, A., Monger, M., Nunn, A., Kershaw, T., Chan, P., Baral, S., Mayer, K., Stockman, J., Adimora, A., Mena, L.> ;Preventive Medicine Reports. 2023 Dec 1
- 9 citationsAffirming and Inclusive Care Training for Medical Students and Residents to Reduce Health Disparities Experienced by Sexual and Gender Minorities: A Systematic Review.Robert Lyle Cooper, Aramandla Ramesh, Asa E Radix, Jayne S Reuben, Paul D Juarez, Cheryl L Holder, Allyson S Belton, Katherine Y Brown, Leandro A Mena, Patricia Matthe...> ;Transgender Health. 2023 Aug 1
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Journal Articles
- Evaluation of the Performance of a Point-of-Care Test for Chlamydia and GonorrheaStephanie N Taylor, Leandro Mena, Candice Joy Mcneil, Lashonda Crane, Aaron Ermel, JAMA Network Open
Authored Content
- Evaluation of the Performance of a Point-of-Care Test for Chlamydia and GonorrheaMay 2020
- Evaluation of the Performance of a Point-of-Care Test for Chlamydia and GonorrheaMay 2020
Press Mentions
CDC Tells US Public to Take a Post-Sex Pill to Tackle Explosion of STIsApril 13th, 2023- Post-Sex Pill Seen as New Tool to Fight Rising STD RatesApril 11th, 2023
- U.S. STI Epidemic Showed No Signs of Slowing in 2021 – Cases Continued to EscalateApril 11th, 2023
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Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- Spanish
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