Biography: Susan B. Ward, MD

Dr Ward graduated from Thomas Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, PA. Her 3 year residency in Internal Medicine was at the Bryn Mawr Hospital in Bryn Mawr, PA. Her 2 year fellowship in Rheumatology was completed from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. From there she joined the faculty and practiced Rheumatology in 1990 till 2001. She continues her Rheumatology practice in her office in Exton, PA. Dr. Ward continues to have a teaching appointment at Jefferson Medical College, as an assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology.

She also has expertise in Osteoporosis, being the Associate Director of the Jefferson Osteoporosis Prevention and Out Patient Center until March 2001; at which time Dr. Ward opened her Rheumatology practice at the Arthritis Center of Chester County in Exton, PA. This is part of her Consciousness Institute that also opened its doors September 2001.

She is a fellow of The American College of Physicians (FACP) and a fellow of The American College of Rheumatology (FACR). She has a faculty appointment at Jefferson Medical College to teach medical students, residents and fellows.

During her career she was the principal investigator for various multi center clinical trials with large pharmaceutical companies in hopes of finding better cures and management medications for her patients.

She wrote and submitted a substantial P-5O Center Grant to the National Institute of Health (NIH) looking at the efficiency of various complementary medicine modalities in Rheumatic Diseases. Part of this was funded and is being carried out at The Myrna Brind Integrative Medicine Center at Jefferson Hospital.

She has been recognized as "Top Doc" in the Philadelphia Magazine in 1998 and 2000.