Heidi Bauer, MD, MS, MPH

Assistant Adjunct Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Division of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, UCSF
Assistant Adjunct Professor, Division of Epidemiology, UC Berkeley
Chief, Program Development and Evaluation, STD Control Branch, California Department of Public Health
Medical Co-Director, California STD/HIV Prevention Traning Center

Email: heidi.bauer@cdph.ca.gov

Biosketch:

Heidi M. Bauer, MD, MS, MPH is the Chief of the Office of Medical and Scientific Affairs, California Department of Public Health STD Control Branch and Clinical Co-Director of the California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center. She received her Master of Public Health and Master of Science in Health and Medical Sciences from the University of California at Berkeley and her Medical Doctorate from UCSF School of Medicine. She completed a residency in Preventive Medicine at UCSF and is board-certified by the American Board of Preventive Medicine. In her current position, she develops curricula and conducts clinical training, provides care for STD patients, and designs public health research and programs to reduce the burden of STDs in California. She is currently working on the Cervical Dysplasia Project, which evaluates the impact of the HPV vaccine through surveillance of cervical dysplasia.

Areas of Interest:

• Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection
• Cervical cancer prevention, including Pap and HPV testing
• HPV vaccine
• STD screening, diagnosis, treatment, and management
• Chlamydia and gonorrhea screening and control
• Genital herpes infection
• Social determinants of health
• Intersections between mental health, substance use, and sexual risk

Research Interests:

• Evaluation of the impact of HPV vaccination programs on the incidence of pre-cancerous cervical disease
• Interventions for increasing the proportion of sexual partners of those infected with STDs who receive treatment, including expedited partner treatment

Publications on PubMed


Updated February 2009