About the Author
Dr. Susanna Von Essen received her MD degree from Washington University in St. Louis and a MPH from the University of Michigan. She completed a pulmonary fellowship at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) in Omaha. She is currently a professor in the Departments of Environmental, Agricultural and Occupational Health and Division of Pulmonary Critical Care, Sleep & Allergy. Her major interest is in agricultural medicine and occupational pulmonary disease. She has numerous peer-reviewed publications and led UNMC’s Rural Research Initiative, in which she worked to strengthen UNMC’s rural outreach. She conducted free lung screenings for farmers during Husker Harvest Days and treated countless men and women suffering from pulmonary diseases.
Disclosure: Dr. Von Essen states that she does not have any financial arrangements that could constitute a conflict of interest.