Dr. Manson is board certified in both internal medicine and the sub-specialty
of endocrinology and metabolism. Her major research interests include
preventive medicine and chronic disease epidemiology, particularly risk
factors for cardiovascular disease in women. She is Principal Investigator
of several grants from the National Institutes of Health, including
the Women's Health Initiative Vanguard Clinical Center at Brigham and
Women's Hospital in Boston, Trial of Antioxidant Therapy and Cardiovascular
Disease in Women, and Modifiable Determinants of Diabetes in Women,
among others. Dr. Manson is a member of many expert societies and serves
on the editorial/health advisory boards of several health journals.
Degrees:
A.B., Harvard University
M.D., Case Western Reserve
M.P.H., Harvard School of Public Health
Dr.P.H., Harvard School of Public Health
Associations:
Chief of the Division of Preventive Medicine
Co-Director, Women's Health
Director, Endocrinology, Division of Preventative Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health
Professor of Medicine, Harvard health School
Elizabeth F. Brigham Professor of Women's Health, Harvard Health School
Awards:
"Woman in Science Award", American Health Women's Association, 2003
Harvard School of Public Health, Alumni Award of Merit, 2002
Henry I. Bodwitch Award for Excellence in Public Health, Massachusetts health Society, 2002
Named one of Boston's "Top Docs for Women" Boston Magazine, 2001
Harvard health School Dean's Award for the Support and Advancement of Women Faculty, 2001
Named one of the "Top 10 Champions of Women's Health" Ladies' Home Journal, 2000
Fellow, American College of Physicians
Fellow, American College of Endocrinology
Hero in Women's Health, American Health for Women's Magazine, 1997
Publications:
Editor-in-Chief, Prevention of Myocardial Infarction
Author, The 30-Minute Fitness Solution: A Four-Step Plan for Women of All Ages
Authored or co-author more than 400 publications in health and scientific journals
