MEDICAL ADVISORY BOARD


Isaac Schiff, MD, Chair is chief of the Vincent Obstetrics and Gynecology Service at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and the Joe Meigs Professor of Gynecology at Harvard Medical School. He is a reproductive endocrinologist and a former president of the North American Menopause Society (NAMS). Dr. Schiff served as chair of ACOG’s Task Force on Hormone Therapy and serves on the editorial boards of several medical publications. He is the editor-in-chief of NAMS’ professional journal,Menopause. He is also the author of the book, Menopause, a Comprehensive Guide for Women. Dr. Schiff is recognized internationally for his expertise in menopause and hormone therapy.


Mark S. DeFrancesco, MD, MBA has practiced obstetrics and gynecology for more than 25 years. He is a founder and the medical director of Physicians for Women’s Health, LLC, which is among the nation’s largest physician group practices dedicated to women’s health. He is also an assistant clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Connecticut Health Center. Dr. DeFrancesco is a board member and past president of the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) and a member of the Board of Trustees of AAAHC’s Institute for Quality Improvement.


Andrew M. Kaunitz, MD is professor and associate chair in the obstetrics and gynecology department at the University of Florida College of Medicine and director of Menopause and Gynecologic Sonography Services at the University of Florida Southside Women’s Specialists in Jacksonville. Dr. Kaunitz is a recognized authority on contraception and menopause and has published more than 300 articles and book chapters in the area of women’s health. He is editor-in-chief of Journal Watch: Women’s Health and is on the editorial boards of several additional professional publications.


Deborah M. Smith, MD, MPH is staff gynecologist in women’s health at the Elizabeth Taylor Medical Center Whitman- Walker Clinic in Washington, DC. She is a past member of the ACOG Committee on Gynecologic Practice and a past member of the Committee on Health Care for Underserved Women.


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The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)—the nation’s leading group of physicians providing health care for women. As a private‚ voluntary‚ nonprofit membership organization‚ ACOG: • Serves as a strong advocate for quality health care for women; • Maintains the highest standards of clinical practice and continuing education of its members‚ who include nearly 90 percent of the nation’s board-certified ob-gyns— more than 40‚000 physicians;


• Promotes patient education; • Increases awareness among its members and the public of the changing issues facing women’s health care.


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