Women's Health: Faculty Experts: For Journalists

Cara Angelotta

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Field: Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Focus Areas: Mental Health, Postpartum Health, Reproductive Health, Women's Health

Sheehan D. Fisher

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion at The Graduate School, Northwestern University

Field: Medical Social Sciences, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychology, Sociology

Focus Areas: Behavior Change, Child Psychology, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Gender Diversity and Equality, Men’s Health, Mental Health, Postpartum Health, Race and Ethnicity, Women's Health

Dr. Traci Kurtzer

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Medical Director Trauma Informed Care and Education, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Field: Medical Education, Obstetrics/Gynecology

Focus Areas: Domestic Violence, Healthcare Policy, Health Disparities, Intersectionality, LGBTQ Health, Menopause, Mind-Body Medicine , Patient Care, Reproductive Health, Sexual Assault, Sexual Education, Sexual Health, Violence Prevention, Women's Health

Monica Laronda

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics (Endocrinology)

Field: Biomedical Engineering, Fertility, Obstetrics/Gynecology

Focus Areas: Fertility Treatment and Preservation, Oncofertility, Regenerative Medicine, Reproductive Health, Women's Health

Dr. Priya Rajan

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Associate Professor, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Field: Obstetrics/Gynecology

Focus Areas: Childbirth Injuries, Genetic Testing, Healthcare Policy, Infant Health, Medical Imaging, Reproductive Health, Women's Health

Melinda Ring

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Director, Osher Center for Integrative Health at Northwestern University

Field: Integrative Medicine

Focus Areas: Acupuncture, Alternative Medicine, Lifestyle and Wellness, Menopause, Mind-Body Medicine , Nutrition, Stress, Thyroid Health, Women's Health

Dr. Melissa Simon

Center for Civic Engagement, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University School of Professional Studies

Vice Chair of Clinical Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Field: Epidemiology, Medical Social Sciences, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Preventive Medicine, Public Health

Focus Areas: Birth Control and Contraception, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Gender Diversity and Equality, Health Disparities, Lifestyle and Wellness, Public Health Policy, Reproductive Health, Sexual Education, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Women's Health

Dr. Lauren Streicher

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Field: Obstetrics/Gynecology

Focus Areas: Cancer Survivorship, Menopause, Sexual Health, Women's Health

Dr. Jian-Jun Wei

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Professor of Pathology

Field: Cancer and Oncology, Genetics, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Pathology

Focus Areas: Cell Biology, Gynecologic Cancer, Race and Ethnicity, Sarcoma, Women's Health

Dr. Katherine L. Wisner

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Norman and Helen Asher Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Field: Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Focus Areas: Bipolar Disorder, Depression and Anxiety, Mental Health, Postpartum Health, Women's Health