JoAnn E. Manson

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JoAnn E. Manson
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JoAnn E. Manson
Born1953
Cleveland, Ohio
Alma mater
Spouse Christopher N. Ames
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Institutions Harvard University

JoAnn Elisabeth Manson (born 1953) is an American physician and professor known for her pioneering research, public leadership, and advocacy in the fields of epidemiology and women's health.

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Manson's research has contributed to the understanding of the causes of chronic diseases including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and breast cancer. She is one of the most highly cited researchers in the world according to Google Scholar, with an h-index of over 300. [1] She is the Michael and Lee Bell Professor of Women's Health at Harvard Medical School, a professor of epidemiology in the Harvard School of Public Health, and chief of the Division of Preventive Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital. [2] [3] [4]

Biography

Early life

Manson was born in 1953 in Cleveland, Ohio. Her father was a NASA engineer, and her mother a medical social worker. In high school she showed interest in chemistry, as well as in artistic pursuits including painting, sculpture, and the harp. [5]

Career

Manson is board certified in both internal medicine and the subspecialty of endocrinology and metabolism. [6] Her major research interests include preventive medicine and chronic disease epidemiology, particularly risk factors for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer in women. [7] She is principal investigator for 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, Women's Antioxidant and Folic Acid Cardiovascular Trial, Biochemical and Genetic Risk Factors for CVD in Women, and the Vitamin D and Omega-3 Trial, among others. [8] She is also principal investigator of the Boston site for the Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study. [9] Manson is a member of many professional societies and serves on the editorial/medical advisory boards of several medical journals. Manson is also the principal investigator of the nation-wide COSMOS trial to study the effects of cocoa flavanols and multivitamin supplementation on cardiovascular disease and cancer. [10]

ScienceWatch ranked Manson as one of the most-cited researchers in clinical medicine during the decade between 1995 and 2005. Manson was the most-cited woman researcher on the list. [11] She has also been recognized as a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher. [12]

In terms of translating medical information for the public and clinicians, Manson is an expert video commentator for Medscape/WebMD. [13] She was previously a health columnist for Glamour, for which she wrote the monthly column: "Your Doctor Is In", [14] and a health expert for Everyday Health. [8]

She was also president of the North American Menopause Society in 2011–2012. [15]

Research

Major interests include the role of vitamin D, omega-3s, and folate in the prevention of CVD, diabetes, and cancer, and assessment of endocrinologic predictors of breast cancer. In several large-scale prospective cohort studies and randomized clinical trials, Manson has assessed the benefits and risks of menopausal estrogen/hormone therapy and the role of lifestyle factors and therapeutic interventions in the prevention of chronic disease in women. She has also been actively involved in studies of biomarker and genetic predictors of cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

Awards and recognition

She has received the "Henry Ingersoll Bowditch Award for Excellence in Public Health" from the Massachusetts Medical Society in 2002, [16] the "Woman in Science" Award from the American Medical Women's Association in 2003, election to membership in the Association of American Physicians in 2005, fellowship in the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Harvard College "Women's Professional Achievement Award" in 2006, [17] the North American Menopause Society's "Postmenopausal Cardiovascular Health Research Award" in 2007, the International Menopause Society's "Henry Burger Research Prize" in 2008, [18] the American Heart Association's Population Research Prize in 2010, [19] election to membership in the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies (National Academy of Medicine) in 2011, [20] and the American Heart Association's Distinguished Scientist Award in 2011 [21] and Research Achievement Award in 2020. [22] Manson also received the Alma Dea Morani Renaissance Woman Award in 2022, [23] was named to Mastership in the American College of Physicians in 2022, [24] and received the Outstanding Clinical Investigator Laureate Award from the Endocrine Society in 2025. [25] She was one of the physicians featured in the National Library of Medicine's exhibition, "History of American Women Physicians", in Bethesda, Maryland. [5] She is also recognized by Thomson Reuters as among the top 1% most cited scientists in the world [26] and was named Best Female Scientist in the World in 2022–2024 by Research.com based on citation and H-index metrics. [27]

Publications

Journal articles

Manson has authored or co-authored more than 1,200 peer-reviewed publications in the medical literature. [28]

Books

References

  1. ↑ "Dr. JoAnn E. Manson". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  2. ↑ Biographical sketch Archived 2010-06-27 at the Wayback Machine , Harvard Medical School.
  3. ↑ Researchers and Staff Archived 2011-11-19 at the Wayback Machine , Brigham and Women's Hospital.
  4. ↑ "Division of Preventive Medicine". Brigham and Women's Hospital.
  5. 1 2 Changing the Face of Medicine, National Library of Medicine.
  6. ↑ Who We Are Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine Brigham and Women's Hospital.
  7. ↑ JoAnn E. Manson, M.D. Time Magazine.
  8. 1 2 Expert Bio Dr. JoAnn Manson, EverydayHealth.com.
  9. ↑ Principal Investigators Roster Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine , The Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study KEEPS.
  10. ↑ "COSMOS Trial". Brigham and Women's Hospital.
  11. ↑ Doctors of the Decade, 1995-2005 ScienceWatch.
  12. ↑ "Highly Cited Researchers 2020". Brigham and Women's Hospital Clinical & Research News. November 2020.
  13. ↑ Manson on Women's Health, Medscape.
  14. ↑ Your Doctor Is In Archived 2012-07-16 at archive.today , Glamour.
  15. ↑ NAMS Board of Trustees Archived 2012-03-03 at the Wayback Machine , Menopause.org.
  16. ↑ Three Physicians Honored by the Massachusetts Medical Society, Massachusetts Medical Society.
  17. ↑ Manson, Schuker honored for leadership Archived 2009-11-21 at the Wayback Machine , Harvard Gazette Archives.
  18. ↑ Award Winners at the 12th World Congress on the Menopause Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine , International Menopause Society.
  19. ↑ JoAnn Manson Bio, American Heart Association.
  20. ↑ Three HSPH Faculty Members Elected Into Institute of Medicine, Harvard School of Public Health.
  21. ↑ Distinguished Scientist Awardees Archived 2016-01-13 at the Wayback Machine , American Heart Association.
  22. ↑ "The American Heart Association's 2020 Research Achievement Awardee is JoAnn E. Manson, M.D." American Heart Association. November 2020.
  23. ↑ "Alma Dea Morani Renaissance Woman Award". Women in Medicine Legacy Foundation. 2022.
  24. ↑ "Awards & Recognitions October 2022". Harvard Medical School.
  25. ↑ "Endocrine Society Laureate Award Recipients 2025". Endocrine Society.
  26. ↑ Thomson Reuters Sciencewatch.com - JoAnn Manson
  27. ↑ "Best Female Scientists Ranking". Research.com. 2024.
  28. ↑ "World's Best Medicine Scientists: H-Index Medicine Science Ranking 2025". Research.com. 2025.
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