
Robert D Kirkcaldy MD MPH (He/Him)
Preventive Medicine, Behavioral Medicine
Medical Epidemiologist, Associate Chief of Science, Public Health Workforce Branch, CDC
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention1600 Clifton Road, v24-5Atlanta, GA 30333
Phone+1 404-639-8659
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Education & Training
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS), 2008 - 2010
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthMPH, Epidemiology, 2005 - 2008
Tulane UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine/Psychiatry, 1999 - 2004
Tulane University School of MedicineClass of 1999
Certifications & Licensure
GA State Medical License 2014 - 2027
MD State Medical License 2004 - 2018
LA State Medical License 2000 - 2004
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
Clinical Trials
- Efficacy of Combination Therapies for Gonorrhea Treatment Start of enrollment: 2010 Jun 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 17 citationsEffectiveness of MenB-4C Vaccine Against Gonorrhea: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Winston E Abara, Robert D Kirkcaldy, Kyle T Bernstein, Eboni Galloway, Emily R Learner
The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2025-02-04 - 4 citationsEffectiveness of a serogroup B meningococcal vaccine against gonorrhea: A retrospective study.Winston E Abara, Sharareh Modaressi, Bruce Fireman, Nicola P Klein, Evan Layefsky
Vaccine. 2024-12-02 - Modernizing Public Health Data Systems and Workforce Capacity: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Public Health Informatics Fellowship Program.Robert D Kirkcaldy, Bradley Biggers, Wilfred Bonney, Jeffrey Gordon, Brianne Yassine
Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. 2024-09-25
Journal Articles
- COVID-19 and Postinfection ImmunityRobert D Kirkcaldy, Brian A King, JAMA
- Disseminated Gonococcal Infections in Patients Receiving Eculizumab: A Case SeriesRobert Kirkcaldy, MD, Clinical Infectious Diseases
Authored Content
- COVID-19 and Postinfection ImmunityMay 2020
- COVID-19 and Postinfection ImmunityMay 2020
- COVID-19 and Postinfection ImmunityMay 2020
Press Mentions
COVID-19: TCTMD’s Daily Dispatch for MayMay 1st, 2020
Trends in Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Susceptibility to Cephalosporins in the United States, 2006-2014September 4th, 2018
Gonorrhea Becoming More Resistant to Antibiotics, May Soon Become Untreatable, CDC SaysJuly 18th, 2016
Professional Memberships
- American STD AssociationMember
- International Society for STD ReseachMember
External Links
- Growing Threat of Multidrug Resistant Gonorrheahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE2th3A0Oxs
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