Joan Liebmann-Smith, PhD is a medical sociologist and award-winning medical writer. Her articles have appeared in American Health, Ms., Newsweek, Redbook, Self, and Vogue, and she has appeared on numerous television talk shows, including The
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Joan Liebmann-Smith, PhD is a medical sociologist and award-winning medical writer. Her articles have appeared in
American Health, Ms., Newsweek, Redbook, Self, and
Vogue, and she has appeared on numerous television talk shows, including
The Oprah Winfrey Show and
The Today Show. She has a daughter, Rebecca, a cat, Fazelnut, and lives with her husband, Richard—also a writer—in New York City.