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Iris F. Litt, MD — education (teaching), pediatric medicine (adolescent)

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Through her work on young women’s health issues, Dr. Iris Litt (b. 1940) has helped to revolutionize the care of women in prisons and juvenile detention centers. Her research has focused on health problems of adolescents, including substance abuse, prevention of pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, and the long-term consequences of eating disorders in adolescent women.

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