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Susan Altman

Susan Altman DNP, CNM, FACNM Program Director: Midwifery Program Clinical Associate Professor NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing

Susan Altman, DNP, CNM, FACNM, is director of the Graduate Midwifery Education Program and clinical associate professor at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing. She has practiced clinical midwifery for more than 20 years. Prior to joining the faculty at NYU Meyers, Dr. Altman was an adjunct professor in both the Graduate Midwifery and Graduate Women?s Health programs at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

Since becoming a member of the NYU faculty, Dr. Altman has developed a special interest in women’s oral-systemic health throughout the lifespan, with a special emphasis on perinatal oral health care. She has presented on this topic for various organizations including the American College of Nurse-Midwives, Dentaquest Institute, and the Nurse-Family Partnership and has served as a content expert for the American Academy of Pediatrics: Section on Oral Health.

Professor Altman has earned a DNP and MS in midwifery from SUNY at Stony Brook, an MA in community health education from Adelphi University, a BS in nursing from SUNY at Stony Brook, and a BS in physical therapy from Hunter College. She is a fellow in the American College of Nurse-Midwives.



Webinars featuring Susan Altman

Partner: Pacific Dental Services

On-demand webinar

Women’s Oral Health Through The Lifespan
Susan Altman

Susan Altman DNP, CNM, FACNM Program Director: Midwifery Program Clinical Associate Professor NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing

Cherae Farmer-Dixon

Cherae Farmer-Dixon DDS, MSPH, MBA, FACD, FICD Dean, School of Dentistry Meharry Medical College

Ira Lamster

Ira Lamster DDS, MMSc

Women’s Oral Health Through The Lifespan