Adjunct Professor
UCLA School of Public Health

Phone: (310) 267-5600
Fax: (310) 312-1711

After spending two years in the Peace Corps working with the World Health Organization's (WHO) Smallpox Eradication program, Dr. Strassburg attended graduate school at UCLA where he received his doctoral degree in Epidemiology with a minor in Health Services. In his current position for the Los Angeles Department of Public Health, Dr. Strassburg oversees the Web Informatics Division (http://www.publichealth.lacounty.gov). His interests in this area includes development of policies governing the use of health data and information on the web. In his previous appointment, Dr. Strassburg was Chief Epidemiologist for the Department where he coordinated epidemiological studies and activities. During his career at the County, Dr. Strassburg has held a variety of other positions, including Disease Control Epidemiologist, Environmental Epidemiologist, Assistant Chief of Data Collection and Analysis (vital records), and Immunization Program Director. Recently he has been involved in developing the Bioterrorism Plan for Los Angeles.

Outside of the County, Dr. Strassburg has worked as a consultant in the field of Epidemiology and Information Systems for over 27 years, both within the United States and internationally. His specialty is in the conversion of legacy information systems, and in developing surveillance and data analysis programs. For the WHO he has consulted in over 30 countries. The objectives of these consultancies have varied and included writing field-guides and training materials, conducting seminars, program evaluations, developing and setting up surveillance systems, writing strategic plans, and participating in Technical Advisory Group meetings. Five diseases have received Dr. Strassburg's principal focus of attention during this time; Smallpox, Polio, Measles, Rubella, and Neonatal Tetanus. He has also consulted with other County Health Department on training issues and in developing a Bioterrorism Plans.

For over 20 years Dr. Strassburg has taught at UCLA in the Epidemiology Department where he currently holds the rank of adjunct Professor. His courses aim to provide both majors and non-majors with practical knowledge related to epidemiological measures and practice at local, state, federal, and international levels. More recently some of Dr. Strassburg's classes have included techniques in developing surveillance and Information systems on the Web. He has a number of research interests both related to vaccine preventable diseases, informatics, and Bioterrorism which have resulted in over 50 publications. He also teaches courses at the USC Keck School of Medicine, Preventive Medicine/Public Health program.