Janine Austin Clayton MD

Anterior Segment Related, Cornea & External Disease, Uveitis

Director, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health

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.

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

PubMed

1 citations
Recent 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
2 citations
Intersectionality and diversity, equity, and inclusion in the healthcare and scientific workforces.
Trenell J Mosley, Rachel A Zajdel, Ethel Alderete, Janine A Clayton, Shirin Heidari
Lancet Regional Health. Americas. 2025-01-01
1 citations
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

Journal Articles

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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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