Janna Gewirtz O'Brien

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Credentials

MD, MPH, FAAP

Bio

Janna R. Gewirtz O'Brien, MD, MPH, FAAP, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota and provides clinical care to adolescents and young adults at Hennepin Healthcare in the Adolescent Medicine Clinic embedded within the Pediatrics Clinic in Downtown Minneapolis. Her clinical work, research, and advocacy are deeply interconnected and focus on how primary care and community-based health services can most effectively and equitably serve youth from historically marginalized communities, particularly youth experiencing homelessness. Her clinical interests include adolescent sexual and reproductive health, adolescent pregnancy and parenthood, adolescent mental health and substance use, and eating disorders among diverse populations, with a focus on promoting equity and addressing social drivers of health in primary care and community-based clinical settings. She also serves on the Executive Board of the Minnesota Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and is an active member of Minnesota Doctors for Health Equity, the Minnesota School-based Health Alliance, and the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine.