Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Institutional Affairs Dr. Stephanie N. Taylor Announces Retirement
Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Institutional Affairs Dr. Stephanie N. Taylor recently announced that she will retire after 47 years as a member of the LSU Health Sciences Center and LSU School of Medicine family, 35 of the years as a faculty member.
Dr. Taylor said there is no scheduled date so that she can continue her role while a search is conducted for the position, and then work closely with the new Senior Assistant Dean to ensure a smooth transition.
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 with Tenure in 2011.
She is widely respected for her work in sexually transmitted infections, achieving national and international distinction. She was welcomed to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Advisory Council by Dr. Anthony Fauci in 2021, and she received the American STD Association's Career Achievement Award in 2019.
She has published 95 peer reviewed 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 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 Louisiana Office of Public Health STD/HIV Program and the LSU STI Research Laboratory.
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 and represents the school on many local, state and national boards.