Lynn Sosa, MD
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Principal Investigator, Connecticut Emerging Infections Program
Assistant Clinical Professor of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases)
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Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases
410 Capitol Avenue MS #11 TUB
Hartford, CT 06134
United States
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Assistant Professor Adjunct
Principal Investigator, Connecticut Emerging Infections Program; Assistant Clinical Professor of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases)
Biography
Dr. Lynn Sosa received her medical degree from Harvard Medical School and completed a residency in internal medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. She served in the Epidemic Intelligence Service with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 2005-2007, assigned to the Connecticut Department of Public Health. Since October 2007, Dr. Sosa has been with the Connecticut Department of Public Health and currently serves as the Coordinator of the TB and STD Control Programs and the Deputy State Epidemiologist.
Last Updated on April 07, 2025.
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Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases
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Education & Training
- Resident
- Massachusetts General Hospital (2005)
- MD
- Harvard Medical School (2002)
- BS
- Loyola University Chicago, Biology (1998)
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Medical Research Interests
Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Tuberculosis
Public Health Interests
Emerging Infectious Diseases; Community Engagement; Respiratory Disease/Infections; Sexually-Transmitted Infections
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Frequent collaborators of Lynn Sosa's published research.
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A big-picture view of Lynn Sosa's research output by year.
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8Publications
539Citations
Publications
2025
Household transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in five US jurisdictions: Comparison of Delta and Omicron variants
Baker J, Nakayama J, O’Hegarty M, McGowan A, Teran R, Bart S, Sosa L, Brockmeyer J, English K, Mosack K, Bhattacharyya S, Khubbar M, Yerkes N, Campos B, Paegle A, McGee J, Herrera R, Pearlowitz M, Williams T, Kirking H, Tate J. Household transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in five US jurisdictions: Comparison of Delta and Omicron variants. PLOS ONE 2025, 20: e0313680. PMID: 39787187, PMCID: PMC11717262, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0313680.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2024
Extensively Drug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Outbreak Associated With Artificial Tears
Grossman M, Rankin D, Maloney M, Stanton R, Gable P, Stevens V, Ewing T, Saunders K, Kogut S, Nazarian E, Bhaurla S, Mephors J, Mongillo J, Stonehocker S, Prignano J, Valencia N, Charles A, McNamara K, Fritsch W, Ruelle S, Plucinski C, Sosa L, Ostrowsky B, Ham D, Walters M, Aguilar H, Alavi A, Balbuena R, Braut-Taormina J, Bruce H, Chambers W, Chen K, Clancy K, Cockrell M, Crayton K, Cyrus M, D'Angeli M, Diaz M, Dollete J, Eskenazi S, Fong L, Giardina R, Gogley J, Greendyke W, Hadman S, Houston H, Huck C, Istafanos P, Jean-Louis A, Jones D, Kratz M, Kwan T, La S, Lance S, Lasure M, Longo C, Machado M, McAllister G, McGarry S, McKay S, Miller D, Musk M, O'Yong K, Patel E, Pightling A, Rodriguez A, Rogers J, Romero H, Satyam M, Silverman M, Skolek G, Smith A, Stahl A, Torres L, Trivedi K, Wilmott N. Extensively Drug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Outbreak Associated With Artificial Tears. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2024, 79: 6-14. PMID: 38315890, PMCID: PMC11259536, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciae052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2023
Estimated Effectiveness of JYNNEOS Vaccine in Preventing Mpox: A Multijurisdictional Case-Control Study — United States, August 19, 2022–March 31, 2023
Dalton A, Diallo A, Chard A, Moulia D, Deputy N, Fothergill A, Kracalik I, Wegner C, Markus T, Pathela P, Still W, Hawkins S, Mangla A, Ravi N, Licherdell E, Britton A, Lynfield R, Sutton M, Hansen A, Betancourt G, Rowlands J, Chai S, Fisher R, Danza P, Farley M, Zipprich J, Prahl G, Wendel K, Niccolai L, Castilho J, Payne D, Cohn A, Feldstein L, Group C, Group C, Saadeh K, Snyder R, Anderson M, Anguiano V, Nadle J, Rothrock G, Jones S, Duval L, Herlihy R, Stringer G, Weber R, Phan Q, Sosa L, Meek J, Lee M, Morrow A, Willut C, Carlson J, Kamis K, Nishiyama M, Simien G, Colasanti J, van der Woude T, Archer R, Finn L, Lam J, Moulton B, Peterson E, Bolan R, Garcia-Lopez G, Como-Sabetti K, Ruff A, Schneider D, Robinson T, Anderson B, Engesser K, McGuire S, Rowe A, Pride C, Mitchell J, Tourkina Y, Cieslak P, Fill M, Wiedeman C, Dumyati G, Felsen C, Lewnard J, Akoko B, Mansilla-Dubon K, Ndi D, Talbot H, Tiwari S, Wyatt D. Estimated Effectiveness of JYNNEOS Vaccine in Preventing Mpox: A Multijurisdictional Case-Control Study — United States, August 19, 2022–March 31, 2023. MMWR Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report 2023, 72: 553-558. PMID: 37200229, PMCID: PMC10205167, DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7220a3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2022
Epidemiologic and Clinical Features of Children and Adolescents Aged <18 Years with Monkeypox — United States, May 17–September 24, 2022
Hennessee I, Shelus V, McArdle C, Wolf M, Schatzman S, Carpenter A, Minhaj F, Petras J, Cash-Goldwasser S, Maloney M, Sosa L, Jones S, Mangla A, Harold R, Beverley J, Saunders K, Adams J, Stanek D, Feldpausch A, Pavlick J, Cahill M, O’Dell V, Kim M, Alarcón J, Finn L, Goss M, Duwell M, Crum D, Williams T, Hansen K, Heddy M, Mallory K, McDermott D, Cuadera M, Adler E, Lee E, Shinall A, Thomas C, Ricketts E, Koonce T, Rynk D, Cogswell K, McLafferty M, Perella D, Stockdale C, Dell B, Roskosky M, White S, Davis K, Milleron R, Mackey S, Barringer L, Bruce H, Barrett D, D’Angeli M, Kocharian A, Klos R, Dawson P, Ellington S, Mayer O, Godfred-Cato S, Labuda S, McCormick D, McCollum A, Rao A, Salzer J, Kimball A, Gold J, Group C, Group C, Group C, Berumen R, Cosentino G, Getabecha S, Glaser C, Grosgebauer K, Harriman K, Haw M, Kamali A, Kath C, Kim E, Lewis L, Sachdev D, Salas M, Stainken C, Wadford D, Peters P, Vaidya A, Group C, Adkins S, Baird ;, Barrios L, Beeson A, Blackburn D, Borah B, Click E, Davidson W, Galang R, Hufstetler K, Hutchins H, Kourtis A, Miller M, Morris S, Olsen E, Roth N, Sims E, Chatham-Stephens K. Epidemiologic and Clinical Features of Children and Adolescents Aged <18 Years with Monkeypox — United States, May 17–September 24, 2022. MMWR Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report 2022, 71: 1407-1411. PMID: 36331124, PMCID: PMC9639439, DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7144a4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricSARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 (Omicron) Variant Transmission Within Households — Four U.S. Jurisdictions, November 2021–February 2022
Baker J, Nakayama J, O’Hegarty M, McGowan A, Teran R, Bart S, Mosack K, Roberts N, Campos B, Paegle A, McGee J, Herrera R, English K, Barrios C, Davis A, Roloff C, Sosa L, Brockmeyer J, Page L, Bauer A, Weiner J, Khubbar M, Bhattacharyya S, Kirking H, Tate J. SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.529 (Omicron) Variant Transmission Within Households — Four U.S. Jurisdictions, November 2021–February 2022. MMWR Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report 2022, 71: 341-346. PMID: 35238860, PMCID: PMC8893332, DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7109e1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2020
Treatment Guidelines for Active Drug-Susceptible and Drug-Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis, and Latent Tuberculosis Infection
Sosa L, Friedman L. Treatment Guidelines for Active Drug-Susceptible and Drug-Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis, and Latent Tuberculosis Infection. 2020, 393-398. DOI: 10.1201/9781351249980-20.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Estimated Number of Cases of High-Grade Cervical Lesions Diagnosed Among Women — United States, 2008 and 2016
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, Group H, Group H, Blankenship S, Allen S, Meek J, Higgins K, Hadler J, Sosa L, Saadeh K, Fink D, Silverberg M, Powell M, Allain S, Felsen C, Bogart R, Feiler M, Dahl R. Estimated Number of Cases of High-Grade Cervical Lesions Diagnosed Among Women — United States, 2008 and 2016. MMWR Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report 2019, 68: 337-343. PMID: 30998672, PMCID: PMC6476057, DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6815a1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
2017
Notes from the Field: Powassan Virus Disease in an Infant — Connecticut, 2016
Tutolo J, Staples J, Sosa L, Bennett N. Notes from the Field: Powassan Virus Disease in an Infant — Connecticut, 2016. MMWR Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report 2017, 66: 408-409. PMID: 28426641, PMCID: PMC5687186, DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6615a3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetric
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