Christopher Fairley is the Director of Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Alfred Health and Professor of Public Health at Monash University. He holds three specialist medical fellowships from the College of Physicians (Infectious Diseases), Faculty of Public Health and Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine, and is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and a fellowship of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences. He is an editor of the Journal ‘Sexual Health’. His principle research interests are the public health control of sexually transmitted diseases and the effectiveness of clinical services. He sits on the boards of IUSTI and ISSTDR.

Dr. Handsfield is Professor Emeritus of Medicine, University of Washington. He received his medical degree from Columbia University and served his residency training in internal medicine and fellowship in infectious diseases at the University of Washington. His 40 year career has addressed the clinical aspects, epidemiology, and prevention of STDs. For 25 years he directed the Public Health—Seattle & King County STD Control Program, Seattle, Washington. Dr. Handsfield is former president of ISSTDR and a current IUSTI Senior Counselor, former president of the American Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association, a current member of ASTDA’s Executive Committee, an Associate Editor of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and the 2010 recipient of the ASTDA’s Distinguished Career Award (formerly Thomas Parran Award).