We are delighted to announce that Dr. Bradley Stoner has been selected as the permanent Director of the Division of STD Prevention (DSTDP). He will begin on July 28, 2024. In this role, Dr. Stoner will oversee sexually transmitted infection (STI) surveillance, control, research, guidelines, and the implementation and evaluation of CDC-supported prevention programs.
Dr. Stoner served as a faculty member at Washington University School of Medicine Infectious Diseases Division for 25 years. While here he held faculty and research positions and served as Chief of STD Services for the St. Louis County Department of Health, and Medical Director of the CDC-funded St. Louis STD/HIV Prevention Training Center. He left Washington University in 2020 to serve as Professor and Head of the Department of Public Health Sciences at Queens University.
He is past-president and current board member of the American Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association. He currently holds the position of North American Regional Director for the International Union Against Sexually Transmitted Infections, where he works to bring global awareness and resources to STI/HIV prevention issues. Dr. Stoner has also served as a vibrant member of the CDC/HRSA federal Advisory Committee on HIV, Viral Hepatitis and STD Prevention and Treatment.
Dr. Stoner will begin his role as Director of DSTDP on July 28, 2024.