Susan Dwyer Ernst, MD
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About
Dr. Susan Ernst is a Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Michigan Medical School and Chief of Gynecology at the University Health Service.
Dr. Ernst was faculty on the Pediatric Ethics Committee at the University of Michigan for 8 years. She is also the faculty adviser for the professional student group of the American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry at UM. In addition, Dr. Ernst is the current faculty moderator for the North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology special interest group for clinicians caring for adolescents with disabilities, and part of the faculty group awarded a multi-center grant application for a LEND program – Leadership in Education for Neurodevelopmental Disabilities for the state of Michigan. She has research interests including improving care for women with disabilities in Ethiopia, development of a pregnancy decision making tool for women with disabilities and improving cervical cancer screening with self-collection of HPV in women with disabilities.
Areas of Practice
Dr. Ernst specializes in reproductive healthcare for adolescents and women with disabilities, adolescent gynecology, and college health.
Locations
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U of M Obstetrics & Gynecology 1500 E Medical Center Dr
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5000
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University of Michigan Health participates with most health insurance plans.
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Research Overview
Dr. Ernst is the principal investigator on several grants, including one studying and improving reproductive healthcare for adolescents and women with disabilities in Ethiopia.
Dr. Ernst is also a co-investigator on an NIH grant to develop a decision making tool regarding pregnancy for women with disabilities, and a co-investigator on a study about the implementation of expedited partner therapy for sexually transmitted infection.
Her other current research projects include the evaluation of patient satisfaction with sexual assault services on campus and in the emergency department, along with utilization of post assault services on campus, and the evaluation of access to healthcare and barriers to services on campus for transgender college students.