Susan Blumenthal

Susan Jane Blumenthal (born June 29, 1952) is an American physician, global health expert, psychiatrist and public health advocate. With more than two decades of service as a senior government health leader in the administrations of four U.S. presidents, Blumenthal served as the first Deputy Assistant Secretary for Women's Health and director of the Office on Women's Health within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), as well as Assistant Surgeon General of the United States and senior global health advisor within the HHS. She also was a research branch chief at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the chair of the NIH Health and Behavior Coordinating Committee. Blumenthal served as the Public Health Editor of the Huffington Post and as a health columnist for magazines including US News and World Report and Elle. Currently, Blumenthal is a Visiting Professor at the MIT Media Lab, a Distinguished Provost Professor at Northeastern University, the senior medical and policy advisor at amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, a senior fellow in health policy at New America, and a clinical professor at Tufts and Georgetown University Schools of Medicine. She is also the Ambassador for the Institut Curie, France's leading cancer hospital and research center that carries forward Madame Marie Curie's legacy in the 21st century. Rear Admiral Blumenthal has received numerous awards, honorary doctorates, and medals for her significant contributions to improving health including the Distinguished Service Medal of the U.S. Public Health Service and being appointed a Knight (Chevalier) in the French Legion of Honor, France's highest recognition for military and civilian achievement. She is married to United States Senator Ed Markey.