About Susan
Rear Admiral Susan J. Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.A., is a physician and health policy expert who served as the first Deputy Assistant Secretary for Women's Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. She directed the HHS Office on Women's Health with a $4 billion budget and founded the field of public health technology. Key initiatives include Missiles to Mammograms, which adapted military technology for medical imaging, and the National Centers of Excellence in Women's Health.
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Medical ExpertMilitary and Security ExpertCancer ResearchCOVID 19 Pandemic ResponseGlobal HealthHealth DiplomacyHealth Policy And ReformHIV/AIDSMental HealthOpioid Crisis
Known for
- Women's health advocacy and policy
- Public health technology innovation
- Digital mammography development through Missiles to Mammograms initiative
- AIDS and HIV research support
- Cancer research advancement
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