30 Facts About Susan Blumenthal

Susan Jane Blumenthal was born on June 29,1952 and is an American physician, global health expert, psychiatrist and public health advocate.

Susan Blumenthal was a research branch chief at the National Institutes of Health, and the chair of the NIH Health and Behavior Coordinating Committee.

Susan Blumenthal is the Public Health Editor of the Huffington Post.

Susan Blumenthal is married to United States Senator Ed Markey.

Susan Blumenthal's mother was afflicted by cancer while Blumenthal was a child, strongly influencing her decision to become a medical professional.

Susan Blumenthal received her undergraduate degree from Reed College and a Master of Public Administration from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.

Susan Blumenthal then attended medical school at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine, completing her medical residency at Stanford University School of Medicine and a medical fellowship at the National Institute of Mental Health.

For more than two decades, Susan Blumenthal served as a national leader and senior government health official, researcher, and policymaker in the administrations of four US presidents.

From 1993 to 1997, Susan Blumenthal served as the first deputy assistant secretary for women's health and director of the Office on Women's Health.

Susan Blumenthal organized and chaired the "Healthy Women 2000" Capitol Hill Conference Series and hosted an award-winning 13-part television series on women's health issues.

Susan Blumenthal served as co-chair of the US-Canada Conference on Women's Health and chair of the Federal Women's Health and the Environment Coordinating Committee.

Susan Blumenthal's work focused on advancing global health, addressing health disparities, improving mental health, preventing violence and suicide, and emphasizing the importance of disease prevention.

Susan Blumenthal was among the first in the government to address this disease's impact on women.

Additionally, Susan Blumenthal has been involved in the national response to bioterrorism and in advancing health care reform efforts.

Susan Blumenthal was a pioneer in applying information technology to improve health, establishing some of the first health internet sites in the government.

Susan Blumenthal served as a national spokesperson, increased scientific and public attention, and stimulated research and prevention efforts to address these public health problems.

Susan Blumenthal was a senior advisor to the White House Council on Youth Violence and established and served as the director of the National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center at HHS and launched its website, safeyouth.

Susan Blumenthal edited a book, Suicide over the Life Cycle and was the editor of the Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent Suicide.

In 1985, Susan Blumenthal was appointed as the chief of the Basic Prevention and Behavioral Medicine Research Branch at NIMH.

Susan Blumenthal was the founding director of the Health and Medicine Program at the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress.

Susan Blumenthal served as chair of the Global Health Program at the Meridian International Center.

Susan Blumenthal was co-chair of the Commission on US Federal Leadership in Health and Medicine: Charting Future Directions and directed an initiative to promote peace through health in the Middle East.

Susan Blumenthal was a member of the Global Business Network.

Currently, Susan Blumenthal is public health editor at HuffPost, the senior policy and medical advisor at AmfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, and a clinical professor at Tufts Medical Center and the Georgetown University School of Medicine.

Susan Blumenthal is a senior fellow in health policy at New America, where she directs the SNAP to Health initiative that promotes nutrition and obesity prevention in Federal Food Assistance Programs and explores ways to apply information technology to advance health.

Additionally, Susan Blumenthal serves on the board of directors of several philanthropic and educational organizations and is an advisory council member of the MIT Media Lab.

Susan Blumenthal has received numerous honorary doctorates and medals, and has been named a top doctor by The New York Times, Ladies' Home Journal, and The Medical Herald.

Susan Blumenthal has been awarded other medals for her contributions to advancing health, including the Meritorious Service Medal, the Outstanding Service Medal, the Surgeon General's Exemplary Service Medal, and the Commendation Medal.

Additionally, Susan Blumenthal was the recipient of the Abram Sachar Silver Medallion from Brandeis University, in recognition of her pioneering leadership in women's health.

Susan Blumenthal is the recipient of the Dr Rosalind Franklin Centennial Life in Discovery Award and the Women's Leadership Award from Save the Children.