Ina Park, MD
Professor
Family Community Medicine
School of Medicine

Nationally I am proud to serve as a medical consultant to the CDC Division of STD Prevention and recently co-authored the 2020 CDC STI Treatment Guidelines. I also served as a committee member of the HHS's first Federal STI Action Plan and serving a two year term with the Planned Parenthood Foundation of America National Medical Committee.

Currently my passions lie in using storytelling and public engagement to fight the lingering stigma towards STIs. My first book for the lay public is entitled Strange Bedfellows: Adventures in the Science, History, and Surprising Secrets of STIs. (Macmillan Feb 2021) Read more about me and the book here: www.inapark.net

• Improved Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Testing Among Men Who Have Sex With Men Living With HIV Through Implementation of Self-Collected Tests.
  Sexually transmitted diseases 2021 Park IU, Reminick D, Schapiro JM, Hurley LB, Hare CB, Slome S, Flamm JA, Anderson A, Silverberg MJ, Allerton MW
• Congenital Syphilis: A Case Report Demonstrating Missed Opportunities for Screening and Inadequate Treatment Despite Multiple Health Care Encounters During Pregnancy.
  Sexually transmitted diseases 2021 Fukuda A, Katz AR, Park IU, Komeya AY, Chang A, Ching N, Tomas JE, Wasserman GM
• Increases in Human Papillomavirus Testing Preceding Diagnosis of Cervical Precancer in 5 US States, 2008-2016.
  Journal of lower genital tract disease 2021 Cleveland AA, Gargano JW, Griffin MR, Park IU, Niccolai LM, Bennett NM, Pemmaraju M, Fink D, Brackney M, Scahill M, Ehlers SJ, Unger ER, Markowitz LE, HPV-IMPACT Working Group
• Knowing What We Do Not Know: Analysis of an Online Consultation Service to Identify Provider Knowledge Gaps in Sexually Transmitted Disease Care.
  Sexually transmitted diseases 2021 Plotzker RE, Hauschild BC, Kelley D, Blakley LA, Park IU
• Sensitivity and Specificity of Treponemal-specific Tests for the Diagnosis of Syphilis.
  Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2020 Park IU, Tran A, Pereira L, Fakile Y
• Effectiveness of 1, 2, and 3 Doses of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Against High-Grade Cervical Lesions Positive for Human Papillomavirus 16 or 18.
  American journal of epidemiology 2020 Johnson Jones ML, Gargano JW, Powell M, Park IU, Niccolai LM, Bennett NM, Griffin MR, Querec T, Unger ER, Markowitz LE, HPV-IMPACT Working Group
• 962. Trends in Cervical Pre-cancers by Race and Ethnicity During the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Era, HPV Vaccine Impact Monitoring Project (HPV-IMPACT), United States, 2008–2016.
  Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2019 Julia Gargano, Rayleen Lewis, Hillary Hunt, Nancy McClung, Nancy M Bennett, Marie Griffin, Linda Niccolai, Ina Park, Melissa Powell, Monica Brackney, Mary Scahill, Manideepthi Pemmaraju, Deanna Fink, …
• Cervical determinants of anal HPV infection and high-grade anal lesions in women: a collaborative pooled analysis.
  The Lancet. Infectious diseases 2019 Lin C, Slama J, Gonzalez P, Goodman MT, Xia N, Kreimer AR, Wu T, Hessol NA, Shvetsov Y, Ortiz AP, Grinsztejn B, Moscicki AB, Heard I, Del Refugio González Losa M, Kojic EM, Schim van der Loeff MF, Wei…
• Cervical adenocarcinoma in situ: Human papillomavirus types and incidence trends in five states, 2008-2015.
  International journal of cancer 2019 Cleveland AA, Gargano JW, Park IU, Griffin MR, Niccolai LM, Powell M, Bennett NM, Saadeh K, Pemmaraju M, Higgins K, Ehlers S, Scahill M, Johnson Jones ML, Querec T, Markowitz LE, Unger ER, HPV-IMPACT …
• Estimated Number of Cases of High-Grade Cervical Lesions Diagnosed Among Women - United States, 2008 and 2016.
  MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report 2019 McClung NM, Gargano JW, Park IU, Whitney E, Abdullah N, Ehlers S, Bennett NM, Scahill M, Niccolai LM, Brackney M, Griffin MR, Pemmaraju M, Querec TD, Cleveland AA, Unger ER, Markowitz LE, HPV-IMPACT …
• Trends in anogenital wart incidence among Tennessee Medicaid enrollees, 2006-2014: The impact of human papillomavirus vaccination.
  Papillomavirus research (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 2019 Shing JZ, Hull PC, Zhu Y, Gargano JW, Markowitz LE, Cleveland AA, Pemmaraju M, Park IU, Whitney E, Mitchel EF, Griffin MR
• Trends in High-grade Cervical Lesions and Cervical Cancer Screening in 5 States, 2008-2015.
  Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2019 Gargano JW, Park IU, Griffin MR, Niccolai LM, Powell M, Bennett NM, Johnson Jones ML, Whitney E, Pemmaraju M, Brackney M, Abdullah N, Scahill M, Dahl RM, Cleveland AA, Unger ER, Markowitz LE, HPV-…
• Performance of the Syphilis Health Check in Clinic and Laboratory-Based Settings.
  Sexually transmitted diseases 2019 Fakile YF, Brinson M, Mobley V, Park IU, Gaynor AM
• Performance of Treponemal Tests for the Diagnosis of Syphilis.
  Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2019 Park IU, Fakile YF, Chow JM, Gustafson KJ, Jost H, Schapiro JM, Novak-Weekley S, Tran A, Nomura JH, Chen V, Beheshti M, Tsai T, Hoover K, Bolan G
• Trends in Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Types 16 and 18 in Cervical Precancers, 2008-2014.
  Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology 2019 McClung NM, Gargano JW, Bennett NM, Niccolai LM, Abdullah N, Griffin MR, Park IU, Cleveland AA, Querec TD, Unger ER, Markowitz LE, HPV-IMPACT Working Group
• 152 Using “Lean” rapid-quality improvement (QI) to Increase Adolescent Chlamydia Screening Rates in a Large Pediatric Clinic: A Strategy for Engaging Primary Care in Public Health QI Priorities.
  Journal of Adolescent Health 2018 Holly Howard, Laura Kovaleski, Lindsey Clopp, Ina Park, Serena Yang, Christian Faulkenberry-Miranda, Emily Bahne, Lauren Nelson, Heidi Bauer
• Correlation of Treponemal Immunoassay Signal Strength Values with Reactivity of Confirmatory Treponemal Testing.
  Journal of clinical microbiology 2017 Fakile YF, Jost H, Hoover KW, Gustafson KJ, Novak-Weekley SM, Schapiro JM, Tran A, Chow JM, Park IU
• Cervical Adenocarcinoma in Situ in the United States: Results from Population-based Laboratory Surveillance, 2008–2014.
  Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2017 Angela Ahlquist Cleveland, Michelle L Johnson, Julia W Gargano, Ina U Park, Marie R Griffin, Linda M Niccolai, Sean Schafer, Nancy M Bennett, Lauri E Markowitz, Elizabeth R Unger
• A Case of Persistent and Possibly Treatment Resistant Pharyngeal Gonorrhea.
  Sexually transmitted diseases 2016 Levy V, Pandori M, Berrada ZL, Relucio KI, Lopez TP, Samuel MC, Park IU
• Interventions to Improve Sexually Transmitted Disease Screening in Clinic-Based Settings.
  Sexually transmitted diseases 2016 Taylor MM, Frasure-Williams J, Burnett P, Park IU
• Human Papillomavirus and Genital Warts: A Review of the Evidence for the 2015 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines.
  Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2015 Park IU, Introcaso C, Dunne EF
• Performance of the InTray GC System Versus Modified Thayer-Martin Agar for Diagnosis of Urethral Gonorrhea.
  Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2015 Juliet Stoltey, Stephanie Cohen, Severin Gose, Tina Noohi, Ina Park
• Improvement of Sexually Transmitted Disease Screening Among HIV-Infected Men Who Have Sex With Men Through Implementation of a Standardized Sexual Risk Assessment Tool.
  Sexually transmitted diseases 2015 Scarborough AP, Slome S, Hurley LB, Park IU
• 002.5 Evaluation of five rapid point-of-care tests for syphilis: two treponemal only, and three dual treponemal/hiv assays.
  Sexually Transmitted Infections 2015 Y Fakile, K Hoover, K Delaney, L Wesolowski, C Asef, Y Sun, I Park, J Chow, J Schapiro, S Novak, S Philip, K Karem
• Monitoring Effect of Human Papillomavirus Vaccines in US Population, Emerging Infections Program, 2008-2012.
  Emerging infectious diseases 2015 Hariri S, Markowitz LE, Bennett NM, Niccolai LM, Schafer S, Bloch K, Park IU, Scahill MW, Julian P, Abdullah N, Levine D, Whitney E, Unger ER, Steinau M, Bauer HM, Meek J, Hadler J, Sosa L, Powell SE,…
• Population-based trends in high-grade cervical lesions in the early human papillomavirus vaccine era in the United States.
  Cancer 2015 Hariri S, Johnson ML, Bennett NM, Bauer HM, Park IU, Schafer S, Niccolai LM, Unger ER, Markowitz LE, HPV-IMPACT Working Group
• Discordant Syphilis Immunoassays in Pregnancy: Perinatal Outcomes and Implications for Clinical Management.
  Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2015 Mmeje O, Chow JM, Davidson L, Shieh J, Schapiro JM, Park IU
• Cytology and human papillomavirus co-test results preceding incident high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia.
  PloS one 2015 Park IU, Wojtal N, Silverberg MJ, Bauer HM, Hurley LB, Manos MM
• Reduction in HPV 16/18-associated high grade cervical lesions following HPV vaccine introduction in the United States - 2008-2012.
  Vaccine 2015 Hariri S, Bennett NM, Niccolai LM, Schafer S, Park IU, Bloch KC, Unger ER, Whitney E, Julian P, Scahill MW, Abdullah N, Levine D, Johnson ML, Steinau M, Markowitz LE, HPV-IMPACT Working Group
• HPV type attribution in high-grade cervical lesions: assessing the potential benefits of vaccines in a population-based evaluation in the United States.
  Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology 2014 Hariri S, Unger ER, Schafer S, Niccolai LM, Park IU, Bloch KC, Bennett NM, Steinau M, Johnson ML, Markowitz LE, HPV-IMPACT Working Group
• HPV and HPV-associated diseases.
  Infectious disease clinics of North America 2013 Dunne EF, Park IU
• “There's an app for that”: an innovative tablet-based sexual risk assessment tool.
  Contraception 2013 Ashley Scarborough, Linda Creegan, Ina Park
• P5.091 Head-Head Comparison of Reactivity and Signal Strength Value For Reactivity Among Seven Treponemal Assays: A Preliminary Report.
  Sexually Transmitted Infections 2013 Y F Fakile, H Jost, S Kikkert, K W Hoover, J M Schapiro, S M Novak-Weekley, J M Chow, I U Park
• A systematic review of randomized trials assessing human papillomavirus testing in cervical cancer screening.
  American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 2012 Patanwala IY, Bauer HM, Miyamoto J, Park IU, Huchko MJ, Smith-McCune KK
• Patient-delivered partner therapy for chlamydial infections: practices, attitudes, and knowledge of california family planning providers.
  Sexually transmitted diseases 2012 Jotblad S, Park IU, Bauer HM, Barandas A, Deal M, Amey A
• Screening for syphilis with the treponemal immunoassay: analysis of discordant serology results and implications for clinical management.
  The Journal of infectious diseases 2011 Park IU, Chow JM, Bolan G, Stanley M, Shieh J, Schapiro JM
• P5-S3.01 Developing a multi-pronged quality improvement (QI) strategy to increase Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) retesting rates: building a framework for success.
  Sexually Transmitted Infections 2011 H Howard, A Barandas, L Creegan, H Bauer, J Chow, I Park, G Bolan
• Reverse sequence serologic screening for syphilis with treponemal tests--United States, 2006-2010
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2011 Radolf J, Bolan G, Park I, Chow JM, Schillinger JA, Pathela P
• Retesting for repeat chlamydial infection: family planning provider knowledge, attitudes, and practices.
  Journal of women's health (2002) 2010 Park IU, Amey A, Creegan L, Barandas A, Bauer HM
• Evaluation and Management of Anal Intraepithelial Neoplasia in HIV-Negative and HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex with Men.
  Current infectious disease reports 2010 Park IU, Palefsky JM
• Anal human papillomavirus infection and abnormal anal cytology in women with genital neoplasia.
  Gynecologic oncology 2009 Park IU, Ogilvie JW, Anderson KE, Li ZZ, Darrah L, Madoff R, Downs L
• Anal dysplasia in kidney transplant recipients.
  Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2008 Ogilvie JW, Park IU, Downs LS, Anderson KE, Hansberger J, Madoff RD
• Cervical cancer prevention in the developing world.
  Journal of lower genital tract disease 2007 Park IU, Diaz ML, Bowey C, Magaril R, Ferris DG, INCCA Foundation
• Race and ethnicity in trials of antihypertensive therapy to prevent cardiovascular outcomes: a systematic review.
  Annals of family medicine 2007 Park IU, Taylor AL
• Initiating the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology Humanitarian Program: Peru 2005.
  Journal of lower genital tract disease 2006 Ferris DG, Park I, Waxman A, Joste N, Magaril RA, Greenspan D, Santos C, Galdos O, Velarde C, Bautista F, Salazar R, Tatti SA, 2005 ASCCP Humanitarian Group
• An assessment of the severity of recurrent appendicitis.
  American journal of surgery 2003 Dixon MR, Haukoos JS, Park IU, Oliak D, Kumar RR, Arnell TD, Stamos MJ
• Correlates of HIV risk among Ecuadorian adolescents.
  AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education 2002 Park IU, Sneed CD, Morisky DE, Alvear S, Hearst N
• Stimulation of renin secretion by the phosphodiesterase IV inhibitor rolipram.
  The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics 1996 Chiu N, Park I, Reid IA