
Presented by Journal of Women's Health and VCU Institute for Women's Health
Wendy S. Klein, M.D., Senior Deputy Director of the VCU Institute for Women's Health and Deputy Editor of Journal of Women's Health, is the Congress Program Chair.
Sheldon Retchin, MD
Chief Executive Officer & Vice President
VCU Health System
Robert Freedman, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Elizabeth G. Stewart, MD
Director, Stewart-Forbes Vulvovaginal Specialty Service
Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates
Michael Holick, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Physiology & Dermatology
Chief, Division of Endocrinology
Boston University School of Medicine
Paula Johnson, MD, MPH
Executive Director, Connors Center for Women's Health & Gender Biology
Brigham & Women's Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Gender, Politics & Humor
Supported by an educational grant from National Speaking
of Women's Health Foundation
Tom Clarkson, DVM
Professor of Comparative Medicine
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Karen Johnston, MD, MSc
Professor & Chair of Neurology
University of Virginia Health System
David Gardner, MD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology
VCU School of Medicine
Larry Wickerham, MD
Associate Chair, National Surgical Adjuvant Breast & Bowel Project
Protocol Officer, Breast Cancer Prevention Trial
Professor of Oncology
Drexel University School of Medicine
Joycelyn Elders, MD
Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics
Distinguished Professor of Public Health
University of Arkansas Medical Center
Former U.S. Surgeon General
Supported by The Kellogg Foundation
Catherine Matthews, MD
Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
VCU School of Medicine
Michael Rein, MD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
University of Virginia Health System
Lesley Arnold, MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Director, Women's Health Research Program
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Melissa McNeil, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Section of Women's Health
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Vincent T. Martin, MD
Professor of Clinical Medicine
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Supported by an educational grant from Endo Pharmaceuticals
Deborah Koehn, MD Co-Chair
Virginia Diabetes & Endocrinology Association
Patricia Selig, PhD, RN, FNP, Co-Chair
VCU Medical Center
Robert Kushner, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Northwestern Hospital Wellness Institute
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Diana McNeill, MD, FACP
Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology
Duke University Medical Center 3158
John Clore, MD
Professor of Medicine
Director, Center for Clinical & Translational Research
VCU School of Medicine
Thomas Peng, MD
Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Director of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
VCU School of Medicine
James Simon, MD
Clinical Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
George Washington University School of Medicine
Yoga (optional) - embrace the day with yoga
Supported by a grant from DHHS Office on Women's Health
Lisa Ellis, MD
Medical Director, Sanford Women's Health
University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine
Melissa McNeil, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Section of Women's Health
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Santosh Gill, MD. MBA, FACC
Medical Director
Women's Heart Center of Fox Valley Cardiovascular Consultants
Aurora, IL
Amparo Villblanca, MD
Professor and Lazda Chair, Women's Cardiovascular Medicine
Director, Women's Cardiovascular Medicine Program
Associate Director, Women's Center for Health
University of California, Davis
Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman, MD, DrPH
Professor of Medicine
Division of Rheumatology
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
David Archer, MD
Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Director, Clinical Research Center
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Nanette Santoro, MD
Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Director, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Redonda Miller, MD, MBA
Associate Professor of Medicine
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Linda Hancock, FNP, PhD
Office of Health Promotion
Virginia Commonwealth University
Please note that the program may be subject to change.