Mentors

The following faculty members have committed their time and resources to the Pathway in Women’s Health. They will teach the different components of the pathway and serve as mentors.

  • Samita Andreansky, Ph.D. - Interests:  Vaccine development for viral and malignant diseases
  • John Bethea, Ph.D. - Interests:  Sex differences in stem cells, gender differences in neuronal injury
  • Panagiota Caralis, M.D., J.D. – Interests: Intimate partner violence, end-of-life care, ethics
  • Diana Cardenas, M.D., M.H.A. – Interests: Physical medicine and rehabilitation, care of the patient with spinal cord injuries
  • Christopher Estes, M.D., M.P.H. – Interests: Contraception, women’s reproductive health
  • Stefan Gluck, M.D., Ph.D. - Interests:  Breast cancer survivorship
  • Cynthia Harden, MD -   Interests: epilepsy in women
  • Ivonne Hernandez-Schulman, M.D. – Interests: Hypertension in women
  • Thomas (Mac) Hooton, M.D. – Interests: Urinary tract infections, HIV, sexually transmitted infections
  • Nancy Klimas, M.D. – Interests: gender differences in immune-mediated illnesses, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, Gulf War Illness, immunomodulatory therapies of HIV/AIDS
  • Erin Kobetz, Ph.D., M.P.H. – Interests: Community-based participatory research, improving mammography screening and cervical cancer screening and reducing cancer disparities
  • Silvina Levis, M.D. – Interests: Osteoporosis, menopause, aging
  • Carla Lupi, M.D. -- Interests: Women’s health and medical education, contraception, women’s reproductive health
  • Nathalie Dauphin McKenzie, M.D., - Interests:  HPV and cervical cancer, HPV and HIV co-infection
  • Margaret (Maggie) Pereyra, Dr.P.H. – Interests: Health services research, health disparities research
  • Arlette Perry, Ph.D. – Interests: Exercise physiology and sports medicine, menopause
  • A. Pat Romilly, M.D. – Interests: Mammography screening
  • Shirin Shafazand, MD -   Interests: sleep disorders in women
  • Peter Takacs, M.D., Ph.D. - Interests:  Urogynecology, ectopic pregnancy
  • Ma-Li Wong, M.D. - Interests:  Major depression and co-morbid conditions in women
  • Judi Woolger, M.D. – Interests: Care of patients after bariatric surgery, care of the general medical patient