Susan McLellen
associate professor of clinical tropical medicine

Department(s):
Tropical Medicine

Email:
smclell@tulane.edu

Research Interests:
Development of digitized images for clinical and laboratory courses; travel and tropical medicine clinic at Tulane University Hospital and Clinic; surveillance for diseases in travelers

Professional Achievements:
2006-present Member, Antibiotic Subcommittee of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, TMC
1997-present Director, Tulane Travel Clinic
1999-present Site firector, GeoSentinel Project, CDC/International Society for Travel 2001-present Occupational medical health consultant for Tulane Office of Environmental Health and Safety
2003-present Chair, Control of Occupational Exposures Committee

Memberships:
Infectious Diseases Society of America
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene: 2001-2003 Judge, Student Book Prize; 2002-present Examination Committee member; 2006-present Examination Committee chair; 2003-2006 Board Certification Committee member
International Society for Travel Medicine: 2002-present Program Education Committee member; 2003-present Research Committee member
International Society of Infectious Diseases
Louisiana-Mississippi Infectious Diseases Society
New Orleans Academy of Internal Medicine

Educational Background:
BA, anthropology, Princeton University
MPH, behavioral sciences, University of California, Berkeley
MD, Tulane University School of Medicine

Publications:
McLellan SLF, Ratard R, McAllister J, Yates M, and Wesson DM. Outbreak of Saint Louis Encephalitis (SLE) in Monroe, Louisiana. 50th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Atlanta, GA, November 2001.

McLellan, SLF. Evaluation of fever in the returned traveler. Primary Care; Clinics in Office Practice 2002 Dec; 29(4); 947-970.

Oberhelman, RA, McLellan, SLF, Behrens, R. Special Hosts: Children, Pregnant Women, Immunocompromsied Patients, and the Elderly). In Travelers' Diarrhea, BC Decker Inc: 2003; Ericsson CD, Dupont HL, and Steffen, eds.

Hadi CM, Dowell D, Perry H, McLellan SLF. Acute Bacterial Meningitis in Rural Haiti: A Retrospective Review. 52nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Philadelphia, PA, Dec 2003.

Paddock CD, Sumner JW, Comer JA, Zaki1SR, Goldsmith CS, Goddard J, McLellan SLF, Tamminga CL, and Ohl CL. Rickettsia parkeri: A Newly Recognized Cause of Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis in the United States. CID 2004; 38:805-11.

McLellan, SLF. Jet lag. In Travel Medicine, CV Mosby: 2004; Keystone et al, eds.

McLellan SL. Vaccine Special Issues: Yellow Fever, Rabies and Japanese Encephalitis. Clin Fam Pract 2005 Dec; 7(4); 697-716.

Wang S, Theall K, Gurtman A, Rosselot G, Zuckerman J, Weld L, Arguin P4, McLellan SLF, and the GeoSentinel Surveillance Group. Presenting Diagnoses of Young Adult and Student Travelers: an Analysis of GeoSentinel Data.

Contact Information:
Clinical Associate Professor of PH
Department of Tropical Medicine
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
1440 Canal Street, Suite 2210
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone 504.988.5199
Fax 504.988.7313

Level of Instruction:
graduate