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Blumenthal is of Jewish heritage. [10] Her mother was afflicted by cancer while Blumenthal was a child, strongly influencing her decision to become a medical professional. [ 11 ] Blumenthal received her undergraduate degree from Reed College and a Master of Public Administration (MPA) from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government .
Rear Admiral, USPHS (ret.) Clinical Professor, Tufts and Georgetown University Schools of Medicine. Director of Health Innovations Lab and Senior Fellow in Health Policy, New America. Senior Medical Advisor, amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research.
From 1993 to 1997, Dr. Blumenthal was appointed and served as the country's first ever Deputy Assistant secretary for Women's Health within the United States Department of Health and Human Services in recognition of her pioneering leadership in women's health.
Rear Admiral Susan J. Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.A . (ret.) ,served as a leading U.S. government health expert and spokesperson for more than 20 years in the Administrations of four U.S. Presidents.
Rear Admiral Susan Blumenthal included in Museum Exhibit of Jewish Generals and Admirals, June 2020. Admiral Blumenthal delivers Inaugural Lecture at Greater Boston Food Bank, May 2018. Dr. Blumenthal publishes an article for National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day in The Hill.
Blumenthal is particularly known for her pioneering leadership in exposing the inequities in women’s health and developing innovative initiatives to advance women’s health and the study of sex differences in disease, moving these issues to the forefront of our nation’s health care agenda.
Senior Fellow in Health Policy. Rear Admiral Susan J. Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.A. (ret,) is a senior fellow with the Health Policy Program and directs the Health Innovations Lab at New America.
