Katherine Sherif, MD

Dr. Katherine Sherif is Associate Professor of Medicine and Director, Drexel Center for Women’s Health at Drexel University College of Medicine.  Specializing in women’s health, her interests include hypertension, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, polycystic ovary syndrome and the role of omega-3 fatty acids in health and disease. In 2000, she established the country’s first academic program for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Dr. Sherif serves on the writing committee for the 2010 American Heart Association “Guidelines for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Women” and coauthored the 2007 American College of Physicians’ “Screening Mammography for Women 40-49 Years of Age: A Clinical Guideline.” In 2008, she published a textbook of women’s health titled Women's Health in Clinical Practice: A Handbook for Primary Care. Currently, she is writing a clinical handbook on hormone replacement therapy.