Jeannette South-Paul honored by Pennsylvania governor

South-Paul in a dark jacket and blue scarf

Jeannette South-Paul, the Andrew W. Mathieson professor and department chair in the Pitt Department of Family Medicine, was recently honored by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, first lady Frances Wolf and Maj. Gen. Tony Carrelli at the fourth annual Female Veterans Day Ceremony in celebration of Women’s History Month.

South-Paul served in the U.S. Army for 21 years beginning with ROTC and retiring as a colonel. During her time of military service, she worked as an Army physician, her last duty station being at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Maryland.

Her research focuses on maternal-child health, particularly teen pregnancy.