Director, Division of STD Prevention
CDC
Dr. Leandro Mena is the Director of CDC’s Division of STD Prevention where he manages the implementation and evaluation of CDC-supported STI prevention programs in the United States. Dr. Mena is a clinician-researcher and public health expert in the prevention and clinical management of STIs, as well as HIV. Throughout his career, he has studied STI transmission and culturally competent quality health services in racial/ethnic minority groups, as well as among LGBTQ people. Dr. Mena obtained a Doctor in Medicine from the Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Ureña in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and a Master of Public Health from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. He is board certified in infectious diseases and is a Fellow in the Infectious Diseases Society of America.