Jan L. Shifren, MD - Course Director
Jan L. Shifren, MD is a reproductive endocrinologist at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Director of the MGH Midlife Women’s Health Center. She is the Vincent Trustees Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Shifren focuses her research on menopause, including the effects of estrogens, androgens and alternative therapies on menopausal symptoms and sexual function. She is a past President of the Menopause Society.

Allison Baker, MD
Allison Baker, MD is a psychiatrist with the Perinatal and Reproductive Psychiatry Clinical Research Program at the Massachusetts General Hospital and an Instructor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Her current research focuses on the course and treatment of ADHD in women during pregnancy and postpartum.

Don Dizon, MD
Don Dizon, MD is the Director of the Pelvic malignancies Program at Lifespan Cancer Institute, Head of Community Outreach & Engagement at Legorreta Cancer Center, and the Director of Medical Oncology at Rhode Island Hospital. Nationally, he is the Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Professional Integrity at SWOG Cancer Research Network. He also is a founding member of the Collaboration for Outcomes using Social Media in Oncology. His research foci include novel treatment of ovarian, uterine, and cervical cancers; communication; survivorship after cancer especially in sexuality; professional social media use; and advocacy on behalf of the sexual and gender minoritized communities.

Anahita Dua, MD, MS, MBA
Anahita Dua, MD, MS, MBA is a vascular surgeon at the Massachusetts General Hospital and an Associate Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School. At MGH, she is the director of the Vascular Lab, co-director of the Peripheral Artery Disease Center and Limb Evaluation and Amputation Program, associate director of the Wound Care Center, director of the Lymphedema Center, associate director of the Vascular Surgery Clerkship, and director of clinical research for the division of vascular surgery.

Rajshri Gartland, MD, MPH
Rajshri Gartland, MD, MPH is an endocrine surgeon and surgical oncologist at the Massachusetts General Hospital with expertise in the surgical treatment of benign and malignant thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal diseases. Dr. Gartland's clinical and research interests focus on the practice and advancement of endocrine surgery, particularly through innovative and minimally-invasive techniques. She co-founded and leads the Thyroid Radiofrequency Ablation Program at MGH and serves as Surgical Director of the NWH Thyroid Biopsy Clinic and Assistant Chief Quality Officer at MGH.

Allison Gockley, MD
Allison Gockley, MD is a gynecologic oncologist in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Gockley’s research interests include the surgical treatment of gynecologic cancers, gestational trophoblastic neoplasia, advanced endometrial cancer and onco-fertility.

Linda Kelly, DNP, ANP-BC
Linda Kelly, DNP, ANP-BC is an advanced practice provider at the Massachusetts General Hospital. She is the Nursing Director of the Midlife Women's Health Center in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Massachusetts General Hospital.

Deborah Kwolek, MD
Deborah Kwolek, MD is a primary care physician at the Massachusetts General Hospital and the founding lead of the Women’s Health and Sex and Gender Medicine Program at the MGH and Harvard Medical School. Dr Kwolek is co-editor of the textbook, Sex- and Gender-Based Women’s Health: A Practical Guide for Primary Care. She is Chair of the Society of General Internal Medicine’s Women and Medicine Commission and serves as Co-Chair of the American Medical Women’s Association’s Sex and Gender Health Collaborative’s mentoring committee. Dr. Kwolek directs the HMS Primary Care Internal Medicine Course and the Women's Health Resident Rotation at MGH.

Varvara Mazina, MD
Varvara Mazina, MD is a gynecologic oncologist in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Mazina’s research interests include multidisciplinary and translational collaboration for management of gynecologic malignancies, surgical innovation and education, and improvement of quality of life of cancer patients and survivors. 

Alisa Pascale, DNP, WHNP-BC
Alisa Pascale, DNP, WHNP-BC is a women's health nurse practitioner in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Her clinical interests include routine gynecologic care across the lifespan, contraceptive management, perimenopausal issues and LGBTQ health. She has clinical expertise in vulvar and vaginal disorders, including chronic vaginitis, and vulvar skin disorders such as lichen sclerosis. Dr. Pascale is a clinical instructor in the Women's Health program at the MGH Institute of Health Professions. 

Isaac Schiff, MD
Isaac Schiff, MD is the Chief, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Emeritus, at the Massachusetts General Hospital and the Joe Vincent Meigs Distinguished Professor of Gynecology at Harvard Medical School. He is Co-Director of the MGH Midlife Women’s Health Center. Dr. Schiff is an internationally known expert in menopause, a founding member of the Menopause Society, and the Editor-in-Chief of the journal, Menopause.

Lecia Sequist, MD, MPH
Lecia Sequist, MD, MPH is a medical oncologist in the Center for Thoracic Cancers at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Program Director, Cancer Early Detection and Diagnostics Clinic. She holds the Mary B Saltonstall Endowed Chair in Oncology at MGH and is the Landry Family Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Sequist's research focuses on studying novel targets and targeted agents for lung cancer treatment and in detecting and studying the significance of tumor cells circulating in the bloodstream.

Ahmed Tawakol, MD
Ahmed Tawakol, MD is a cardiologist at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He is Co-Director of the Cardiac MR PET CT Program. Dr. Tawakol's research focuses on developing novel diagnostic approaches and treatment strategies for atherosclerosis. He leads several multi-center trials to evaluate interventions targeting plaque inflammation and is evaluating the potential clinical role of vascular PET imaging for improving the identification of patients at highest risk for atherothrombotic events.