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| Name: | Susan R. Johnson, MD, MS |
| Affiliation: | Professor Obstetrics & Gynecology, and Epidemiology The University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa |
| Chapters Contributed: | Gynecologic Issues for Lesbians |
| General Biographical Description: | Dr. Susan R. Johnson received her BS, MD, and an MS in Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health from the University of Iowa. She completed residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and then joined the faculty of that Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, where she is now Professor. In 1999 she received a secondary appointment in the Department of Epidemiology in the College of Public Health. She also has served as Associate Provost for Faculty at the University of Iowa since 2005. Dr. Johnson’s clinical and research interests are in the areas of menopausal health issues, particularly the use of hormones and other drugs for prevention in postmenopausal women, and premenstrual syndromes. She is currently the Study Chair for the NIH sponsored observational study of the menopause transition, Study of Women Across the Nation (SWAN), serves on the data, safety and monitoring boards of several other multicenter clinical trials of various postmenopausal preventive drugs, and written numerous articles and chapters regarding these issues. She currently serves as an ad hoc reviewer for several clinical journals, and has been involved with numerous NIH grant reviews and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists editorial review committees. She currently serves on the Executive Board of the National Board of Medical Examiners, and is Treasurer of that organization. |
| Special Interests: | Menopause, Premenstrual syndrome, Lesbian health issues |
| Contact Address: | University of Iowa, 111J Jessup Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA |
| Email: | susan-johnson@uiowa.edu |
