March 28, 2007
Jonathan Ellen, M.D., currently vice chair of pediatrics at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Child and Community Research, has been named chairman of pediatrics at Johns Hopkins Bayview.
In addition to clinical care, Dr. Ellen's research focuses on the prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in adolescents, including HIV and the factors associated with the acquisition, screening, treatment and care of STIs.
Involved with community efforts to prevent and control STIs, Dr. Ellen provides scientific consultation to the Baltimore City Health Department and STI investigators in England, the Caribbean and South Africa. He advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Jamaican Ministry of Health on STI prevention and control.
Dr. Ellen is a recipient of many awards, as well as several peer-reviewed grants from the CDC and from the National Institute of Health.
