Susan Zieman, M.D., Ph.D. joined the Division of Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology as a Medical Officer in the Geriatrics Branch. Dr. Zieman comes to the NIA from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine where she was Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Divisions of Cardiology and Geriatrics. Her interests in the Geriatrics Branch at NIA are focused on organ-specific diseases of older adults including cardiovascular, renal, pulmonary and gastroenterology in addition to promoting aging and geriatric-focused research amongst medical and surgical specialists. She received her PhD from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health in Clinical Investigation. At Johns Hopkins, Dr. Zieman ran a unique geriatric cardiology clinical practice and lectured locally, nationally and internationally on the impacts of aging on the cardiovascular system, cardiovascular syndromes, medications and specific care practices in older adults.

Cardiovascular diseases, Anemia, Pulmonary disease, Renal disease, Thyroid conditions