Susanne Tanski is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Section Chief and Vice Chair of general pediatrics and a primary care pediatrician at Dartmouth Health Children’s. Working within the Population Sciences Group at Dartmouth Cancer Center and the Koop Institute at Dartmouth, and with the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Richmond Center, her research focuses on tobacco use among adolescents/young adults, tobacco cessation for patients with cancer, media/marketing influences on adolescent behavior and the effects of corporate interests on health.

Dr. Tanski received her MD from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. She completed her residency in pediatrics at Strong Memorial Hospital/University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, followed by a fellowship in General Pediatrics and Masters of Public Health degree at the University of Rochester. She worked for the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Center for Child Health Research prior to joining the Dartmouth faculty in 2005.