Jan Blustein, M.D., Ph.D ’s research career has centered on the health and well-being of older people. Her work has been published in New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, British Medical Journal, and other leading journals.  For the past decade, she has focused on hearing loss and its consequences for health and quality of life.  She has a longstanding hearing loss, is involved in hearing loss advocacy, and serves on the board of the Hearing Loss Association of America.