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Stephanie H. Factor

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Medicine, Infectious Diseases ,Obstetrics, Gynecology and Re
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
United States of America

Professor Reproductive Medicine
Biography

Dr. Factor is an internist, and infectious disease specialist and an epidemiologic researcher. Her work at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention focused on the prevention of diseases due to respiratory pathogens and the prevention of respiratory illness in general. She specifically studied the epidemiology of infections due to group A Streptococcus, group B Streptococcus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Haemophilus influenzae and the prevention of SARS and childhood pneumonia. Her work for the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene focused on prevention of large-scale public health emergencies including preparedness planning for bioterrorism attacks and pandemic influenza. Her current research interests include the epidemiology of emerging pathogens and prevention strategies for influenza. She is the course director for the Epidemiology Course, part of the core curriculum for a Masters in Public Health at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

Research Intrest

AIDS/HIV, Antibiotic Resistance, Antivirals, Behavior, Diabetes, Hepatitis C Virus, Infectious Disease, Liver, Reproductive Biology

List of Publications
Factor SH, Levine OS, Harrison LH, Farley MM, Mcgeer A, etal (2005) Risk factors for pediatric invasive group A streptococcal disease. Emerg Infect Dis 11: 1062-1066.
Factor SH, Laclaire L, Bronsdeon M, Suleymanova F, Atlynbaeva G, etal (2005) Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae type b Carriage, Central Asia. Emerg Infect Dis 11: 1476-1479.
Factor SH, Levine OS, Schwartz B, Harrison L, Farley MM, etal (2003) Risk factors for invasive group A streptococcal disease among adults: Results from a population-based case-control study. Emerg Infect Dis. 9: 970-977.
Factor SH, Schillinger JA, Kalter HD, Saha S, Begum H, etal (2001) Diagnosis and management of febrile children using the WHO/UNICEF guidelines for the integrated management of childhood illness in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Bull World Health Organ 79: 1096-1105.
Factor SH, Whitney C, Zywicki S, Schuchat A, etal (2000) Adoption of the 1996 group B streptococcal (GBS) consensus guidelines are associated with less disease in 1997. OBGYN 95: 377-382.
Factor SH, Levine OS, Nassar A, Potter J, Fajardo A, etal (1998) Impact of a risk-based prevention policy on neonatal group B streptococcal disease. Am J Obstet Gynecol 179: 1568-1571.
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