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Medical Experts

Following are a list of medical experts that serve on NWHRC's Women's Health Advisory Council.

Select a health topic to view the medical expert associated with your area of interest. To schedule an interview with an expert in one of these topic areas, please contact Candace Jones at or 703-774-6184.

Acupuncture | Allergies | Alzheimer's Disease | Androgen | Anxiety Disorders | Asthma | Atherosclerosis | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder | Bacterial Vaginosis | Biofeedback | Bipolar Disorder | Birth Control Pills | Blood Donation and Transfusion | Breast Augmentation and Reduction | Breast Cancer | Breast Reconstruction | Caregiving | Cervical Cancer | Chiropractic | Chlamydia | Cholesterol | Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | Clinical Trials | Colon Cancer | Contraception | Depression | Diabetes | Dry Eye Syndrome | Eating Disorders | Endometriosis | Epilepsy | Estrogen | Fibroids | Fitness | Flu/Colds | Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) | Genetic Testing | Genital Herpes | Glaucoma | Gonorrhea | Health Insurance | Heart Disease | Hepatitis | High Blood Pressure | Homeopathy | Human Papillomavirus | Hypnosis | Hysterectomy | Incontinence/Overactive Bladder | Infertility | Irritable Bowel Syndrome | Legal Health Tools | Liposuction | Lung Cancer | Lupus | Macular Degeneration | Medication Safety | Menopause | Menstrual Disorders | Migraine | Multiple Sclerosis | Naturopathy | Nutrition | Obesity | Ocular Allergies | Oral Health | Osteoarthritis | Osteopathic Medicine | Osteoporosis | Ovarian Cancer | Pain Management | Pelvic Pain | Peripheral Arterial Disease | Polycystic Ovary Syndrome | Pregnancy | Premenstrual Syndrome | Preparing for Surgery | Progesterone | Rheumatoid Arthritis | Schizophrenia | Scleroderma | Sexual Dysfunction | Sinusitis | Sjogren's Syndrome | Skin Cancer | Skin Health | Sleep Disorders | Smoking | Stress | Stroke | Substance Abuse | Teen Health | Thyroid Disorders | Trichomoniasis | Urinary Tract Conditions | Urinary Tract Infection | Uterine Cancer | Varicose Veins | Violence Against Women | Weight Management | Yeast Infections | Yoga


Acupuncture

James K. Rotchford, MD
Port Townsend, WA


Allergies

Eric J. Schenkel, MD
Valley Allergy & Asthma Treatment Center
Easton, PA


Alzheimer's Disease

Neil Buckholtz, PhD
Chief, Dementias of Aging Branch
Neuroscience and Neuropsychology of Aging Program
National Institute on Aging
Bethesda, MD


Androgen

Philip M. Sarrel, MD
Emeritus Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Psychiatry
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, CT


Anxiety Disorders

Mary E. Salcedo, MD
Medical Director
The Ross Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders
Washington, DC


Asthma

Eric J. Schenkel, MD
Valley Allergy and Asthma Treatment Center
Easton, PA


Atherosclerosis

Erin Donnelly Michos, MD
Fellow, Division of Cardiology
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD


Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Stephen P. Hinshaw, PhD
Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA


Bacterial Vaginosis

Mark H. Yudin, MD, MSc, FRCSC
Obstetrics, Gynecology, & Reproductive Infectious Diseases
St. Michael's Hospital
Toronto, Ontario
Canada


Biofeedback

Karen Olness, MD, FAAP
Professor of Pediatrics, Family Medicine, and International Health
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH


Bipolar Disorder

Nelda Scott, MD
Women's Psychiatry Fellow
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL


Birth Control Pills

James Trussell, PhD
Director, Office of Population Research
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ


Blood Donation and Transfusion

James P. AuBuchon, MD
E. Elizabeth French Professor and Chair of Pathology and Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, Blood Bank and Transfusion Service
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH


Breast Augmentation and Reduction

Maurice Nahabedian, MD, FACS
Department of Plastic Surgery
Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, DC


Breast Cancer

Toni Choueiri, MD, MS
Hematology and Medical Oncology
Taussig Cancer Center
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, OH


Breast Reconstruction

Maurice Nahabedian, MD, FACS
Department of Plastic Surgery
Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, DC


Caregiving

Lisa P. Gwyther, MSW
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Director,Duke Aging Center Family Support Program
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC


Cervical Cancer

R. Kevin Reynolds, MD, FACOG, FACS
The George W. Morley Professor
Chief, Division of Gynecologic Oncology
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI


Chiropractic

Jerome F. McAndrews, DC
National Spokesperson
American Chiropractic Association
Claremore, OK


Chlamydia

William M. Geisler, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Alabama at Birmingham STD Program
Birmingham, AL


Cholesterol

David L. Katz, MD, MPH, FACPM, FACP
Associate Clinical Professor, Epidemiology and Public Health
Director, Prevention Research Center
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, CT


Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Terri Lupton, RN, BSS
Coordinator for Educational Opportunities
The CFIDS Association of America, Inc.
Charlotte, NC


Clinical Trials

Linda U. Krebs, RN, PhD, AOCN
Associate Professor
University of Colorado School of Nursing
Denver, CO


Colon Cancer

Susan L. Gearhart, MD
Assistant Professor of Colorectal Surgery
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD


Contraception

Beth Kelsey, EdD, RNC, NP
Assistant Professor
Ball State University, School of Nursing
Muncie, IN


Depression

Carol Landau, PhD
Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Brown Medical School
Providence, RI


Diabetes

Manisha Chandalia, MD
Associate Professor, Internal Medicine
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Center for Human Nutrition
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX


Dry Eye Syndrome

Debra A. Schaumberg, ScD, OD, MPH
Division of Preventive Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Brigham & Women's Hospital
Boston, MA 02215


Eating Disorders

Drew Anderson, PhD
Department of Psychology
University at Albany, SUNY
Albany, NY


Endometriosis

Elizabeth A. Pritts, MD
Assistant Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Wisconsin Medical School
Madison, WI


Epilepsy

Patricia E. Penovich, MD
Director of Adult Investigative Studies, Minnesota Epilepsy Group, PA
Medical Director of Neurology and Epilepsy Services, United Hospital, St. Paul, Minnesota
Clinical Professor, Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota
St. Paul, MN


Estrogen

Margery L.S. Gass, MD
Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Cincinati College of Medicine
Director, University Hospital Menopause and Osteoporosis Center
Cincinnati, OH


Fibroids

Kristen P. Eckler, MD
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA


Fitness

Judy Wilson, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology
University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX


Flu/Colds

Michael Kaliner, MD
Professor
George Washington School of Medicine
Wheaton, MD


Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

Radu Tutuian, MD
Medical University of South Carolina
Department of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Charleston, SC


Genetic Testing

Antonie D. Kline, MD
Director of Pediatric Genetics
The Harvey Institute for Human Genetics
Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Baltimore, MD


Genital Herpes

Valerie A. Roe, CNM, MS
Assistant Professor, Midwifery Education Program
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Brooklyn, NY


Glaucoma

Karanjit S. Kooner, MD
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
University of Texas, Southwest Medical Center
Dallas, TX


Gonorrhea

Mettassebia Kanno, MD
Medical Director, Druid STD Clinic
Clinical Associate, Division of Infectious Diseases
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD


Health Insurance

Sara R. Collins, PhD
Senior Program Officer
The Commonwealth Fund
New York, NY


Heart Disease

Mercedes Carnethon, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Preventive Medicine
The Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL


Hepatitis

Gregory T. Everson, MD, FACP
Professor of Medicine and Director of Hepatology
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Boulder, CO


High Blood Pressure

Norman Kaplan, MD
Professor of Internal Medicine
UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Dallas, TX


Homeopathy

Chris D. Meletis, ND
Science Officer/Associate Professor of Natural Pharmacology
National College of Naturopathic Medicine
Portland, OR


Human Papillomavirus

Richard E. Rupp, MD
Division of Adolescent and Behavioral Health
University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX


Hypnosis

Benjamin S. Fialkoff, PhD
Clinical Psychologist and Hypnotherapist
Director, Center for Peak Performance
Ridgewood, NJ


Hysterectomy

Valerie Montgomery Rice, MD
Professor and Chair, Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology
Meharry Medical College
Nashville, TN


Incontinence/Overactive Bladder

Cindy Maloney Monaghan, FNP
Director
Seton Health Incontinence Treatment Center
Troy, NY


Infertility

Daniel Shapiro, MD
Medical Director
Reproductive Biology Associates
Atlanta, GA


Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Emeran A. Mayer, MD
Professor, Division of Digestive Diseases
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

Kirsten Tillisch, MD
Clinical Instructor , Division of Digestive Diseases
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA


Legal Health Tools

William M. Sage, MD, JD
Professor
Columbia Law School
New York, NY


Liposuction

Stephen Hopping, MD
Director of the Center of Cosmetic Surgery
Clinical Professor of Surgery, George Washington University
Washington, DC


Lung Cancer

Philip Hoffman, MD
Professor, Clinical Medicine
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL


Lupus

Victoria P. Werth, MD
Professor of Dermatology and Medicine
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA


Macular Degeneration

William Tasman, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology
Temple University School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA


Medication Safety

Michael R. Cohen, RPh, MS, ScD
President
Institute for Safe Medication Practices
Huntingdon Valley, PA


Menopause

Rebecca Kightlinger, DO
Midlife Health
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA


Menstrual Disorders

William Parker, MD
Professor
UCLA School of Medicine
Santa Monica, CA


Migraine

Seymour Diamond, MD
Director and Founder
Diamond Inpatient Headache Unit, Diamond Headache Clinic St. Joseph Hospital, Finch University of Health Sciences and The Chicago Medical School
Chicago, Illinois


Multiple Sclerosis

Randall T. Schapiro, MD
Director, the Schapiro Center for Multiple Sclerosis at the Minneapolis Clinic of Neurology
Clinical Professor of Neurology, University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN


Naturopathy

Chris D. Meletis, N.D.
Science Officer/Associate Professor of Natural Pharmacology
National College of Naturopathic Medicine
Portland, OR


Nutrition

Beth Taylor, MS, RD, CNSD, FCCM
Nutrition Specialist
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Washington University Medical Center
St. Louis, MO


Obesity

Teresa T. Fung, ScD, RD
Department of Nutrition
Simmons College and Harvard School of Public Health
Boston, MA


Ocular Allergies

Mark Abelson, MD
Ophthalmic Research Associates
North Andover, MA


Oral Health

Michael D. Turner, MD, DDS
David B. Kriser Dental Center, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
New York University
New York, New York


Osteoarthritis

Joanne M. Jordan, MD
Associate Professor
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC


Osteopathic Medicine

Teresa A. Hubka, DO, FACOOG Dist., FACOG
Medical Director, Comprehensive Women's Care
Chair, American Osteopathic Association (AOA) Women's Health Advisory Committee
Trustee, American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians & Gynecologists (ACOOG)
Chicago, IL


Osteoporosis

Lynn C. Parsons, DSN, RN, CNA
Professor and Director, School of Nursing
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN


Ovarian Cancer

Susan V. Temple, RN, MSN, AOCN
President, Society of Gynecologic Nurse Oncologists
Seale, AL


Pain Management

Diana J. Wilkie, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor and Harriet Werley Endowed Chair for Nursing Research
Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing
University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Nursing
Chicago, IL


Pelvic Pain

John F. Steege, MD
Director, Division of Advanced Laparoscopy and Pelvic Pain
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC


Peripheral Arterial Disease

Mark Abelson, MD
Ophthalmic Research Associates
North Andover, MA


Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Ricardo Azziz, MD, MPH, MBA
The Helping Hand of Los Angeles Chair in Obstetrics & Gynecology
Chair, Department of Ob/Gyn and Director, Center for Androgen Related Disorders at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Professor and Vice-Chair, Department of Ob/Gyn and Professor, Department of Medicine
The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Los Angeles, CA


Pregnancy

Heather Dawn Reynolds, CNM, MSN, FACNM
Associate Professor, Nurse-Midwifery Program
Yale University School of Nursing
New Haven, CT


Premenstrual Syndrome

Ellen W. Freeman, PhD
Director, Premenstrual Syndrome Program
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA


Preparing for Surgery

James C. Welsh, MD
Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Georgetown University
Associate Director, Georgetown University Hospital
Washington, DC


Progesterone

Steven R. Goldstein, MD
Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
New York University School of Medicine
New York, NY


Rheumatoid Arthritis

Gary R. Firestein, MD
Professor of Medicine and Chief
Division of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology
University of California at San Diego School of Medicine
La Jolla, CA


Schizophrenia

Joseph Pierre, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
VA West Los Angeles Healthcare Center
Los Angeles, CA


Scleroderma

Naomi Rothfield, MD
Professor of Medicine
University of Connecticut Health Center
Farmington, CT


Sexual Dysfunction

Donna Brassil, RN, MA
NYU Medical Center
Urology Associates
New York, NY


Sinusitis

Jay F. Piccirillo, MD
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology, Medicine, and Occupational Therapy
Director, Clinical Outcomes Research Office
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO


Sjogren's Syndrome

Don Martin, MD
Assistant Professor, Divisions of General Internal Medicine and Rheumatology
Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD


Skin Cancer

Diane S. Berson, MD
Assistant Professor of Dermatology
Cornell University Weill Medical College
Iris Cantor Women's Health Center
New York, NY


Skin Health

Elizabeth A. Liotta, MD
Board-Certified Dermatologist
Montgomery Village, MD


Sleep Disorders

Michael D. Weinstein, MD
Director, Winthrop Sleep Disorders Center
Winthrop University Hospital
Mineola, NY


Smoking

Susan Stewart, MD, FACP
Chair, Women's Health Committee
American Medical Women's Association
Brooklyn, NY


Stress

Rebecca C. Thurston, PhD
Robert Wood Johnson Health and Society Scholar
Department of Society, Human Development, and Health
Harvard School of Public Health
Boston, MA


Stroke

Mitchell S. V. Elkind, MD, MS, FAAN
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology
Columbia University
New York, NY


Substance Abuse

Christine Savage, RN, PhD, CARN
President, International Nurses Society on Addictions
University of Cincinnati College of Nursing
Cincinnati, OH


Teen Health

Marcia Shew, MD
Associate Clinical Professor, Adolescent Medicine
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN


Thyroid Disorders

Alan P. Farwell, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Worcester, MA


Trichomoniasis

David Soper, MD
Professor, Department of Ob/Gyn
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC


Urinary Tract Conditions

Elizabeth (Ann) Gormley, MD
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH


Urinary Tract Infection

Elizabeth (Ann) Gormley, MD
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, NH


Uterine Cancer

Joan L. Walker, MD
Professor, Gynecologic Oncology
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, OK


Varicose Veins

Walter Kwass, MD
Connecticut Heart Group, PC
New Haven, CT


Violence Against Women

Ivy M. Alexander, PhD, C-ANP
Assistant Professor, Yale University School of Nursing
Coordinator, Women's Health NP Track
New Haven, CT


Weight Management

Teresa T. Fung, ScD, RD
Department of Nutrition
Simmons College and Harvard School of Public Health
Boston, MA


Yeast Infections

Linda French, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Family Practice
College of Human Medicine
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI


Yoga

Jonathan Fields
Founder/Director
Sonic Yoga
New York, NY

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