Lindley A Barbee MD MPH

STD Medicine

Chief Medical Officer (Acting), Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

1600 Clifton RdDecatur, GA 30030
Phone+1 470-471-2501

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Summary

Dr. Lindley Barbee is an infectious disease specialist with a subspecialty in STD Medicine who works for the CDC. She completed her medical education at the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine in 2008, followed by a residency and fellowship at the University of Washington. After more than 10 years as an Assistant Professor at UW Medicine/Harborview Medical Center and the Medical Director for the Public Health -- Seattle & King County HIV/STD Program, she joined the CDC as a medical officer in the Division of STD Prevention. Her research includes publications on topics such as antimicrobial resistance, the natural history of gonorrhea and chlamydia, and the management of sexually transmitted infections.

Education & Training

University of WashingtonFellowship, Infectious Disease, 2010 - 2014
University of WashingtonResidency, Internal Medicine, 2008 - 2010
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineClass of 2008

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Certifications & Licensure

GA State Medical License 2025 - 2026
WA State Medical License 2011 - 2026
MD State Medical License 2013 - 2014
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Clinical Trials

Gent for Pharyngeal Gonorrhea (GC) Start of enrollment: 2018 Sep 17
TERMINATED
PHASE2, PHASE3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Implementation, Feasibility, and Acceptability of Reflex Molecular Antibiotic Resistance Testing for Treatment Diversification of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in a Sexual Hea...
Stephanie E McLaughlin, Katherine Holzhauer, Matthew R Golden, Olusegun O Soge, Lindley A Barbee
Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 2026-09-01
Positive Nucleic Acid Amplification Test Results Are Rarely Indicative of a Viable Rectal Chlamydia trachomatis Infection Among Men With Anal Exposures Other Than Rece...
Christine M Khosropour, Robert Suchland, Lucia Vojtech, Olusegun O Soge, Lindley A Barbee
Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 2026-07-01
1 citations
The Natural History of Mycoplasma genitalium in the Pharynx and Rectum in a Cohort of Men Who Have Sex With Men: Prevalence, Incidence, Duration, and Symptoms.
Lindley A Barbee, Shengruo Zhang, Matthew R Golden, Christine M Khosropour, Olusegun O Soge
The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2026-06-16

Journal Articles

Changes in Sexual Behavior and STI Diagnoses Among MSM Initiating PrEP in a Clinic Setting
Lindley A Barbee, Julia C Dombrowski, Ann Duerr, Matthew R Golden, AIDS and Behavior

Press Mentions

Trial Data Support 1-Dose Antibiotic Treatment for Early SyphilisSeptember 3rd, 2025
Kissing Is a Risk Factor for Throat GonorrheaMay 22nd, 2019
Experimental Treatment Appears Effective Against Gonorrhea in Small StudyNovember 7th, 2018