Elizabeth A. Jackson, MD, MPH, received her medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine. She completed her residency in internal medicine at Brown University's Rhode Island Hospital and attended the New England Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts for a fellowship in cardiovascular medicine. She also completed a research fellowship in preventative medicine at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. It was during her research fellowship that Dr. Jackson earned a Master's in Public Health at Harvard University's School of Public Health, where she also completed training in nutritional epidemiology. Dr. Jackson began working at the University of Michigan Health Center in 2007. She works as an attending cardiologist with an emphasis in women's cardiovascular health and cardiovascular prevention. Dr. Jackson is board certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease and is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology.

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