
Janine Austin Clayton MD
Anterior Segment Related, Cornea & External Disease, Uveitis
Director, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
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10 Center Drive Op10National Eye Institute National Institutes of HealthBethesda, MD 20892
Phone+1 301-498-5846
Fax+1 301-402-1798
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Summary
- Janine Clayton, MD, is an ophthalmologist located in Bethesda, MD, with subspecialties in anterior segment related disorders, cornea and external disease, and uveitis. She completed her medical education at Howard University College of Medicine, followed by an internship at Howard University and a residency in ophthalmology at Virginia Commonwealth University Health System. Dr. Clayton is experienced in women's health, ocular diseases like cornea and uveitis, and the intersection of sex and gender influences in health and disease. She has published research in prominent journals on topics including women's health research, exposome research in autoimmune diseases, and sex and gender considerations in orthopedic research. She has been involved in clinical trials focused on dry eye in women with certain conditions and the use of a tumor necrosis factor receptor fusion protein for uveitis associated with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
Education & Training
- Virginia Commonwealth University Health SystemResidency, Ophthalmology, 1990 - 1993
- Howard UniversityInternship, Transitional Year, 1989 - 1990
- Howard University College of MedicineClass of 1989
Certifications & Licensure
- MD State Medical License 1993 - 2026
Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsRecent Developments in Women's Health Research at the US National Institutes of Health.Janine Austin Clayton, Diana W Bianchi, Richard Hodes, Tara A Schwetz, Monica Bertagnolli
JAMA. 2025-03-11 - Coordination and Collaboration to Support Exposome Research in Autoimmune Diseases.Victoria K Shanmugam, Sarah M Temkin, Janine A Clayton, Yuxia Cui, Michael C Humble
Arthritis Care & Research. 2025-01-01 - Sex and Gender Considerations in Orthopaedic Research: Existing Barriers, What's Needed by Institutions and Research Departments, and How to Guide Junior Investigators...Joan E Bechtold, Thomas W Bauer, Janine Clayton, Kharma C Foucher, Leland Graves
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume. 2024-10-08
Journal Articles
- Dry eyeJanine Clayton, New England Journal of Medicine, 6/7/2018
Press Mentions
- Medical Research: Mostly on (White, Middle-Aged) Men. What Could Go Wrong?April 30th, 2023
- Will Harvard’s New Bionic Vaginas Revolutionise Women’s Health?February 2nd, 2023
- Why This UCLA Professor Is Studying Female Animals to Gain Insights into Women’s HealthOctober 14th, 2022
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Grant Support
- Ocular Surface DiseaseNational Eye Institute2009–2010
- Ocular Surface DiseaseNational Eye Institute2001–2008
- Pediatric UveitisNational Eye Institute2006–2007
- Treatment Of Jra-Associated Uveitis With EtanerceptNational Eye Institute2002–2005
- Treatment Of JRA Associated Uveitis With EtanerceptNational Eye Institute2001
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