MelanieMarieTaylorMDMPH

Infectious Disease • Atlanta, GA

HIV/AIDS Medicine, International Health, Travel & Tropical, STD Medicine

Medical Epidemiologist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Office
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Road
Atlanta, GA 30333
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Education & Training

University of WashingtonFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1999 - 2002
University of WashingtonResidency, Internal Medicine, 1996 - 1999
Emory University School of MedicineClass of 1996

Certifications & Licensure

AZ State Medical License 2004 - 2024
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Infectious Disease

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

4 citations
Case Investigation and Contact Tracing Efforts From Health Departments in the United States, November 2020 to December 2021.
Alison Stargel, Melanie M Taylor, Shelley Zansky, Kimberly Spencer, Matthew Hogben, Alvin Shultz> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2022 Oct 3
747 citations
Chlamydia, gonorrhoea, trichomoniasis and syphilis: global prevalence and incidence estimates, 2016.
Jane Rowley, Stephen Vander Hoorn, Eline L. Korenromp, Nicola Low, Magnus Unemo, Laith J. Abu-Raddad, R Matthew Chico, Alex Smolak, Lori M. Newman, Sami L Gottlieb, So...> ;Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 2019 Aug 1
78 citations
Inclusion of pregnant women in COVID-19 treatment trials: a review and global call to action.
Melanie M. Taylor, Loulou Kobeissi, Caron Kim, Avni Amin, Anna Thorson, Nita B Bellare, Vanessa Brizuela, Mercedes Bonet, Edna Kara, Soe Soe Thwin, Hamsadvani Kuganant...> ;The Lancet. Global Health. 2021 Mar 1
44 citations
COVID-19 Case Investigation and Contact Tracing Efforts from Health Departments - United States, June 25-July 24, 2020.
Kimberly D. Spencer, Christina L Chung, Alison Stargel, Alvin Shultz, Phoebe Thorpe, Marion W. Carter, Melanie M. Taylor, Mary McFarlane, Dale A. Rose, Margaret A. Hon...> ;MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2021 Jan 22
55 citations
Elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and Syphilis (EMTCT): Process, progress, and program integration.
Melanie M. Taylor, Lori M. Newman, Naoko Ishikawa, Maura Laverty, Chika Hayashi, Massimo Ghidinelli, Razia Pendse, Lali Khotenashvili, Shaffiq Essajee> ;Plos Medicine. 2017 Jun 27
8 citations
Transforming and integrating STI surveillance to enhance global advocacy and investment in STI control
Melanie M. Taylor, Teodora Ec Wi> ;Journal of the International AIDS Society. 2019 Aug 30
8 citations
Rapid Increases in Syphilis in Reproductive-Aged Women in Japan: A Warning for Other Countries?
Mary L. Kamb, Melanie M. Taylor, Naoko Ishikawa> ;Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 2018 Mar 1
48 citations
Correlates of Internet use to meet sex partners among men who have sex with men diagnosed with early syphilis in Los Angeles County.
Melanie M. Taylor, Getahun Aynalem, Lisa V. Smith, Cathleen Bemis, Kerry Kenney, Peter R. Kerndt> ;Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 2004 Sep 1
334 citations
Syphilis increases HIV viral load and decreases CD4 cell counts in HIV-infected patients with new syphilis infections.
Kate Buchacz, Pragna Patel, Melanie M. Taylor, Peter R. Kerndt, Robert H. Byers, Scott D. Holmberg, Jeffrey D. Klausner> ;AIDS. 2004 Oct 21
16 citations
Misclassification of the stages of syphilis: implications for surveillance.
Thomas A. Peterman, Richard H. Kahn, Carol A. Ciesielski, Elizabeth Ortiz-Rios, Bruce W. Furness, Susan Blank, Julia A. Schillinger, Robert A. Gunn, Melanie M. Taylor,...> ;Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 2005 Mar 1
25 citations
Time to treatment for women with chlamydial or gonococcal infections: a comparative evaluation of sexually transmitted disease clinics in 3 US cities.
David Wong, Stuart M. Berman, Bruce W. Furness, Robert A. Gunn, Melanie M. Taylor, Thomas A. Peterman> ;Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 2005 Mar 1
26 citations
Control of syphilis outbreaks in men who have sex with men: the role of screening in nonmedical settings.
Carol A. Ciesielski, Richard H. Kahn, Melanie M. Taylor, Kathleen Gallagher, Larry J. Prescott, Susan Arrowsmith> ;Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 2005 Oct 1
13 citations
Interventions in the commercial sex industry during the rise in syphilis rates among men who have sex with men (MSM).
Melanie M. Taylor, Jorge Montoya, Russell Cantrell, Samuel J. Mitchell, Mark L. Williams, Lori Jordahl, Millicent Freeman, James Brown, Dawn Broussard, Eric Roland> ;Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 2005 Oct 1
86 citations
Detection of Acute HIV Infections in High-Risk Patients in California
Pragna Patel, Jeffrey D. Klausner, Oliver Bacon, Sally Liska, Melanie M. Taylor, Anthony Gonzalez, Robert P. Kohn, William Wong, Sydney M. Harvey, Peter R. Kerndt, Sco...> ;Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 2006 May 1
Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance: Summary Points from the Indian Health Service STD Surveillance Report, 2004.
Melanie M. Taylor, Scott Tulloch, Lori de Ravello, James E. Cheek, David Wong> ;The IHS Primary Care Provider. 2007 Jun 1
15 citations
Missed and delayed syphilis treatment and partner elicitation: a comparison between STD clinic and non-STD clinic patients.
Sanny Chen, Michelle J. Johnson, Rebecca Sunenshine, Bob England, Ken Komatsu, Melanie M. Taylor> ;Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 2009 Jul 1
Harnessing Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Surveillance in Indian Country to Strengthen STD Clinical Services to At-Risk Populations.
Melanie M. Taylor, Scott Tulloch, Lori de Ravello> ;The IHS Primary Care Provider. 2010 Apr 1
19 citations
Sexually Transmitted Diseases among American Indians in Arizona: An Important Public Health Disparity:
Michelle Winscott, Melanie M. Taylor, Kerry Kenney> ;Public Health Reports. 2010 Jul 1
North of 60: Cross-border Partnership for Sexual Health in the Arctic
Dionne Gesink, Jessica Leston, Melanie M. Taylor, Scott Tulloch, Lori de Ravello, Wanda White> ;Northwest Public Health. 2011 Jan 1
11 citations
Needle in a haystack: the yield of syphilis outreach screening at 5 US sites-2000 to 2007.
Felicia M.T. Lewis, Julia A. Schillinger, Melanie M. Taylor, Toye H. Brewer, Susan Blank, Tom Mickey, Bruce W. Furness, Greta L. Anschuetz, Melinda E. Salmon, Thomas A...> ;Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 2011 Nov 1
Treating Sexual Contacts of Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Cases: A Critical Component of STD Control Among AI/AN Populations.
Melanie M. Taylor> ;The IHS Primary Care Provider. 2013 Apr 1
1 citations
Use of the Historical Limits Method to Detect Increases in Primary and Secondary Syphilis, Arizona 2011-2014: An Exploratory Study.
Joe Robert Mireles, Roxanne Ereth, Tom Mickey, Richard May, Melanie M. Taylor> ;Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 2016 Jun 1
6 citations
Syphilis Screening and Treatment: Integration with HIV Services
Melanie M Taylor, Mary L. Kamb, Dadong Wu, Sarah Hawkes> ;Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 2017 Sep 1
70 citations
Prevalence of syphilis among men who have sex with men: a global systematic review and meta-analysis from 2000-20.
Motoyuki Tsuboi, Jayne Evans, Ella P Davies, Jane Rowley, Eline L. Korenromp, Tim Clayton, Melanie M. Taylor, David Mabey, R Matthew Chico> ;The Lancet. Global Health. 2021 Aug 1
COVID-19 Case Investigation and Contact Tracing in the US, 2020.
Lash RR, Moonan PK, Byers BL, Bonacci RA, Bonner KE, Donahue M, Donovan CV, Grome HN, Janssen JM, Magleby R, McLaughlin HP, Miller JS, Pratt CQ, Steinberg J, Varela K,...> ;JAMA network open. 2021-06-01
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Hospital Affiliations

U. S. Public Health Service Phoenix Indian Medical CenterPhoenix, Arizona