Stephanie N Taylor, MD
Interim Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Institutional Affairs
Dr. Stephanie N Taylor is the Interim Senior Associate Dean of Faculty and Institutional
Affairs, and a Professor of Medicine and Microbiology. Dr. Taylor joined the faculty
as a Clinical Instructor while she completed a combined clinical and research fellowship
in infectious diseases. She remained on the faculty after her fellowship and was promoted
to Professor of Medicine and Microbiology in 2011. She is widely respected for her
work in sexually transmitted infections, achieving national and international distinction.
She was recently welcomed to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Advisory Council by Dr. Anthony Fauci, and she received the American STD Association's
Career Achievement Award in 2019. She has published over 75 peer review papers, including
lead authorship for a recent paper in the New England Journal of Medicine. She has
numerous other papers, book chapters, and national presentations, including chapters
in Netter's Infectious Diseases and a chapter for the upcoming edition of Cecil's
Textbook of Medicine. Dr. Taylor has been successful in leading STI treatment and
diagnostic studies, with a long history of funding from NIH, industry and private
foundations. She has served the City and State as a leader in STI treatment and prevention,
currently as Medical Director of the LA Office of Public Health STD/HIV Program and
the LSU-CrescentCare Sexual Health Center. In addition to her work as a clinician
on the infectious diseases consult service and in the clinic, Dr. Taylor has also
served the school as an outstanding educator. She was a course director early in her
career, she was recognized for excellence in teaching students and residents, and
she chaired the Council on Student Professional Conduct for many years. Dr. Taylor
was also recognized by the Faculty Assembly for her community service, she represents
the school on many local, state and national boards, and she directly serves her community
as minister and Administrative-Pastor of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church.
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