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Rosalyn Plotzker, MD, MPH

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Title(s)Assistant Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address490 Illinois Street
San Francisco CA 94158
PronounsShe/Her/Hers
ORCID ORCID Icon0000-0002-4021-1350 Additional info
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    Dr. Rosalyn Plotzker is an assistant professor in the UCSF Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and performs high resolution anoscopy at the UCSF Anal Neoplasia Clinic, Research and Education (ANCRE) Center. Rosalyn completed a fellowship in Sexually Transmitted Diseases at UCSF and the California Department of Public Health where she also currently serves as a public health medical officer and clinical lead for congenital syphilis prevention and response. She also serves as clinical faculty for the California Prevention Training Center, which is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to educate providers on best practices in STD diagnosis and treatment, and leads efforts to improve HIV prevention and STD screening with the California Office of AIDS.

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    University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PABA
    State University of New York, Downstate College of Medicine, Brooklyn, NYMD
    Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital , New York, NYMPH
    North Shore, Long Island Jewish Hospital, Manhasset, NYPGY 1-2Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NYPGY 3-4Preventive Medicine
    University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CAFellowshipSexually Transmitted Diseases
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    University of California, San Francisco2021Commendation for Exceptional Volunteerism and University Service
    AIDS Malignancy Consortium2021AIDS Malignancy Consortium Domestic Scholar Award
    California Department of Public Health2019Public Health Service PHAME Award
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital2017Outstanding Culminating Experience-Manuscript
    Arnold P. Gold Foundation2013Gold Humanism Honors Society
    Henry Luce Foundation and The Asia Foundation2011Henry Luce Scholar, Vietnam
    American Medical Association2010 Excellence in Leadership Award

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    1. Preventing Congenital Syphilis Through Prenatal Care: Qualitative Findings from a Pilot Clinical Program. Sex Transm Dis. 2026 Mar 24. Decker MJ, Gutmann-Gonzalez A, Plotzker R, Forsberg H, Frasure J, Yarger J. PMID: 41874086.
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    2. Characteristics Associated With Disseminated Gonococcal Infections vs Uncomplicated Gonorrhea: A California Case-control Study, 2021-2022. Clin Infect Dis. 2026 Mar 17; 82(3):e612-e615. Johnson KA, Fernando R, Plotzker R, Burghardt NO, Snyder RE, Hanft W, Mohr K, Alvarado L, Crise G, Tang EC, Jacobson K. PMID: 40493739; PMCID: PMC13017467.
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    3. Reply to comments on: "International Anal Neoplasia Society's consensus guidelines for anal cancer screening". Int J Cancer. 2025 Jun 15; 156(12):2455-2457. Stier EA, Clarke MA, Deshmukh AA, Wentzensen N, Liu Y, Poynten IM, Cavallari EN, Fink V, Barroso LF, Cuming T, Goldstone SE, Hillman RJ, Rosa-Cunha I, Rosa LLA, Palefsky JM, Plotzker R, Roberts JM, Jay N. PMID: 40072261.
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    4. The Utility of Cerebrospinal Fluid Analysis in Guiding Management of Infants Exposed to Syphilis in Utero. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2025 Mar 11; 44(8):813-817. McCleery EJ, Plotzker RE, Partridge E. PMID: 40073381.
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    5. Virtual reality or personal computer-based gynecologic pelvic exam simulation: medical student preferences. BMC Med Educ. 2025 Feb 24; 25(1):294. Plotzker RE, Harmon DJ, Kanellitsas T, Klein BA. PMID: 39988690; PMCID: PMC11849286.
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    6. Sexually transmitted human papillomavirus and related sequelae. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2025 Mar 13; 38(1):e0008523. Hanft W, Stankiewicz Karita H, Khorsandi N, Vohra P, Plotzker R. PMID: 39950806; PMCID: PMC11905373.
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    7. Facilitators and Barriers of Implementing Expanded Sexually Transmitted Infection Screening in California Family Planning Clinics. Sex Transm Dis. 2025 01 01; 52(1):9-13. Ehlers E, Kovaleski L, Devaskar S, Kennedy S, Plotzker RE. PMID: 39651779; PMCID: PMC11631046.
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    8. International Anal Neoplasia Society's consensus guidelines for anal cancer screening. Int J Cancer. 2024 May 15; 154(10):1694-1702. Stier EA, Clarke MA, Deshmukh AA, Wentzensen N, Liu Y, Poynten IM, Cavallari EN, Fink V, Barroso LF, Clifford GM, Cuming T, Goldstone SE, Hillman RJ, Rosa-Cunha I, La Rosa L, Palefsky JM, Plotzker R, Roberts JM, Jay N. PMID: 38297406.
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    9. Comparing 7-Day Versus 6-8-Day Penicillin Treatment Intervals Among Pregnant People With Syphilis of Late or Unknown Duration: No Difference Found in Incidence of Congenital Syphilis. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2023 Jun; 10(6):ofad300. Johnson KA, Burghardt NO, Snyder RE, Plotzker RE, Imp BM, Murphy R, Jacobson K, Tang EC. PMID: 37389226; PMCID: PMC10300633.
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    10. Sexually Transmitted Human Papillomavirus: Update in Epidemiology, Prevention, and Management. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2023 06; 37(2):289-310. Plotzker RE, Vaidya A, Pokharel U, Stier EA. PMID: 37105644.
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    11. Geospatial Social Determinants of Health Correlate with Disparities in Syphilis and Congenital Syphilis Cases in California. Pathogens. 2022 May 06; 11(5). Johnson KA, Snyder RE, Tang EC, de Guzman NS, Plotzker RE, Murphy R, Jacobson K. PMID: 35631068; PMCID: PMC9146036.
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    12. Geospatial Social Determinants of Health Correlate with Disparities in Syphilis and Congenital Syphilis Cases in California. Pathogens. 2022; 3(11):557. Johnson, K. A., Snyder, R. E., Tang, E. C., de Guzman, N. S., Plotzker, R. E., Murphy, R., & Jacobson, K.
    13. Congenital syphilis prevention in the context of methamphetamine use and homelessness. Am J Addict. 2022 05; 31(3):210-218. Plotzker RE, Burghardt NO, Murphy RD, McLean R, Jacobson K, Tang EC, Seidman D. PMID: 35340101; PMCID: PMC9507168.
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    14. Provider preferences for anal cancer prevention screening: Results of the International Anal Neoplasia Society survey. Tumour Virus Res. 2022 06; 13:200235. Plotzker RE, Barnell GM, Wiley DJ, Stier EA, Jay N. PMID: 35183808; PMCID: PMC9006639.
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    15. Second and Third Trimester Fetal Death in the Setting of COVID-19: A California 2020 Case Series. Maternal Fetal Medicine. 2021; E19-E19. Plotzker, Rosalyn E., Similoluwa Sowunmi, Valorie Eckert, Emily Barnes, Van Ngo, Lauren J. Stockman, Chloe LeMarchand, and Umme-Aiman Halai.
    16. Second and Third Trimester Fetal Death in the Setting of COVID-19: A California 2020 Case Series. Matern Fetal Med. 2022 Apr; 4(2):127-129. Plotzker RE, Sowunmi S, Eckert V, Barnes E, Ngo V, Stockman LJ, LeMarchand C, Halai UA. PMID: 36338579; PMCID: PMC9616562.
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    17. Measuring the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Sexually Transmitted Diseases Public Health Surveillance and Program Operations in the State of California. Sex Transm Dis. 2021 08 01; 48(8):606-613. Johnson KA, Burghardt NO, Tang EC, Long P, Plotzker R, Gilson D, Murphy R, Jacobson K. PMID: 33859146.
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    18. Neurosyphilis Surveillance: Exploring the Use of Multiple Data Sources to Better Understand Morbidity in California. Sex Transm Dis. 2021 08 01; 48(8S):S11-S13. Burghardt NO, Nelson LN, Tang EC, Plotzker RE, Jacobson K, Murphy RD. PMID: 33967237; PMCID: PMC8284351.
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    19. Knowing What We Do Not Know: Analysis of an Online Consultation Service to Identify Provider Knowledge Gaps in Sexually Transmitted Disease Care. Sex Transm Dis. 2021 01; 48(1):e1-e4. Plotzker RE, Hauschild BC, Kelley D, Blakley LA, Park IU. PMID: 32649580.
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    20. SARS-CoV-2-Associated Deaths Among Persons Aged <21 Years - United States, February 12-July 31, 2020. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2020 Sep 18; 69(37):1324-1329. Bixler D, Miller AD, Mattison CP, Taylor B, Komatsu K, Peterson Pompa X, Moon S, Karmarkar E, Liu CY, Openshaw JJ, Plotzker RE, Rosen HE, Alden N, Kawasaki B, Siniscalchi A, Leapley A, Drenzek C, Tobin-D'Angelo M, Kauerauf J, Reid H, Hawkins E, White K, Ahmed F, Hand J, Richardson G, Sokol T, Eckel S, Collins J, Holzbauer S, Kollmann L, Larson L, Schiffman E, Kittle TS, Hertin K, Kraushaar V, Raman D, LeGarde V, Kinsinger L, Peek-Bullock M, Lifshitz J, Ojo M, Arciuolo RJ, Davidson A, Huynh M, Lash MK, Latash J, Lee EH, Li L, McGibbon E, McIntosh-Beckles N, Pouchet R, Ramachandran JS, Reilly KH, Dufort E, Pulver W, Zamcheck A, Wilson E, de Fijter S, Naqvi O, Nalluswami K, Waller K, Bell LJ, Burch AK, Radcliffe R, Fiscus MD, Lewis A, Kolsin J, Pont S, Salinas A, Sanders K, Barbeau B, Althomsons S, Atti S, Brown JS, Chang A, Clarke KR, Datta SD, Iskander J, Leitgeb B, Pindyck T, Priyamvada L, Reagan-Steiner S, Scott NA, Viens LJ, Zhong J, Koumans EH, Pediatric Mortality Investigation Team. PMID: 32941417.
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    21. Congenital Syphilis Prevention: Strategies, Evidence, and Future Directions. Sex Transm Dis. 2018 09; 45(9S Suppl 1):S29-S37. Plotzker RE, Murphy RD, Stoltey JE. PMID: 29624562.
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    22. Importance of Risk Perception: Predictors of PrEP Acceptance Among Thai MSM and TG Women at a Community-Based Health Service. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2017 12 15; 76(5):473-481. Plotzker R, Seekaew P, Jantarapakde J, Pengnonyang S, Trachunthong D, Linjongrat D, Janyam S, Nakpor T, Charoenying S, Mills S, Vannakit R, Cassell M, Phanuphak P, Lertpiriyasuwat C, Phanuphak N. PMID: 28902071.
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    23. Childhood sexual and physical abuse histories, PTSD, depression, and HIV risk outcomes in women injection drug users: a potential mediating pathway. Am J Addict. 2007 Nov-Dec; 16(6):431-8. Plotzker RE, Metzger DS, Holmes WC. PMID: 18058406.
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