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Katherine Sherif, MD<\/h2>\n

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\nJefferson Women’s Primary Care<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]Dr. Sherif<\/strong>\u00a0is a leading expert on PCOS. As an internist in the 90\u2019s, she was studying insulin resistance when she discovered a special group of women with exaggerated insulin resistance: women with polycystic ovary syndrome. She started prescribing insulin sensitizers in the 90\u2019s based upon the work of Italian clinical investigators. In 2000, she co-founded the first academic center for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome with Dr. Shahab Minassian. Dr. Sherif is also a top speaker and a writer in a number of areas including menopause, hormone replacement therapy, omega-3 fatty acids, and heart disease in women. She is author of\u00a0Women\u2019s Health in Clinical Practice: A Handbook for Primary Care<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Hormone Therapy: A Clinical Handbook<\/em>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Featured Speakers<\/h2>\n

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