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Janine Clayton, MD, Ophthalmology, Bethesda, MD

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 System
    Virginia Commonwealth University Health SystemResidency, Ophthalmology, 1990 - 1993
  • Howard University
    Howard UniversityInternship, Transitional Year, 1989 - 1990
  • Howard University College of Medicine
    Howard University College of MedicineClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1993 - 2026

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Dry eye  
    Janine Clayton, New England Journal of Medicine, 6/7/2018

Press Mentions

  • Medical Research: Mostly on (White, Middle-Aged) Men. What Could Go Wrong?
    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?
    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 Health
    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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