CO-COURSE DIRECTORS
Skand Shekhar, MD, MHS
PCOS/PMOS Symposium Co-Course Director; Attending Endocrinologist and Faculty Member, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School; Medical Director, Section of Reproductive Health, Aging, and Metabolism, Division of Endocrinology
Opening Plenary: Accelerating Progress, Expanding Access
Panel Topic #1: PCOS/PMOS Care Across the Lifespan: Adolescence Through Post-Menopause
Panel Topic #2: Moving Forward Together: Shaping the Future of PCOS/PMOS Care
Sasha Ottey, MHA, MLS(ASCP)
PCOS/PMOS Symposium Co-Course Director; Founder and Executive Director, PCOS Challenge: The National Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Association
Opening Plenary: Accelerating Progress, Expanding Access
Panel Topic #1: Name Change Perspectives
Panel Topic #2: Moving Forward Together: Shaping the Future of PCOS/PMOS Care
SPEAKERS
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Margaret F. Lippincott, MD
Director, Multidisciplinary Care Center for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Massachusetts General Hospital; Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Session Topic: What to Expect from Your Provider: A Guide to Holistic Care for PCOS/PMOS
Vanita R. Aroda, MD
Endocrinologist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Director of Diabetes Clinical Research; Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Session Topic: GLP-1s and PCOS/PMOS: The Latest Evidence
Kimberly Keefe Smith, MD
Obstetrician-Gynecologist, Mass General Brigham; Instructor, Harvard Medical School; Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility and Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery
Session Topic: Reproductive Health in PCOS/PMOS: From Menstrual Irregularity to Fertility Treatment
Andrea Braverman, PhD
Associate Director of the Educational Core, Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University
Session Topic: Mental Health and Emotional Wellness in PCOS/PMOS
Melissa Groves Azzaro, RDN, LD
Owner, The Hormone Dietitian
Session Topic: Nutrition and Lifestyle Management for PCOS/PMOS
Panel Topic: PCOS/PMOS Care Across the Lifespan: Adolescence Through Post-Menopause
Mira Bajaj, MD
Resident Psychiatrist, Massachusetts General Hospital and McLean Hospital
Session Topic: Mental Health as Core PCOS/PMOS Care: Screening, Treatment, and Referral
Martha McKittrick, RD, CDCES
Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist
Session Topic: Metabolic Health in PCOS/PMOS: Insulin Resistance and Long-Term Health
Nnenna S. Ezeh, MD, MPH
Dermatologist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Instructor, Harvard Medical School; Director, Connective Tissue Disorders Clinic and Skin of Color Clinic; Associate Director of Health Policy and Advocacy, Department of Dermatology
Session Topic: Dermatological Issues in PCOS/PMOS: Hirsutism, Hidradenitis Suppurativa, Acne, and Alopecia
Ricardo Azziz, MD, MPH, MBA
Executive Director, Foundation for Research and Education Excellence; Professor, Ob/Gyn and Medicine, Heersink School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Session Topic: Hyperandrogenism in PCOS
Panel Topic: Name Change Perspectives
Special Session: SOP/SOMP en Español
Shalender Bhasin, MD
Director, Boston Claude D. Pepper Aging Research Center; Director, Center for Clinical Investigation; Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Session Topic: Laboratory Evaluation in PCOS/PMOS: Improving Accuracy, Interpretation, and Standardization
PANEL
FEATURED PANEL #1
NAME CHANGE PERSPECTIVES
Sasha Ottey, MHA, MLS(ASCP)
PCOS/PMOS Symposium Co-Course Director; Founder and Executive Director, PCOS Challenge: The National Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Association
Opening Plenary: Accelerating Progress, Expanding Access
Panel Topic #1: Name Change Perspectives
Panel Topic #2: Moving Forward Together: Shaping the Future of PCOS/PMOS Care
Ricardo Azziz, MD, MPH, MBA
Executive Director, Foundation for Research and Education Excellence; Professor, Ob/Gyn and Medicine, Heersink School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Session Topic: Hyperandrogenism in PCOS
Panel Topic: Name Change Perspectives
Special Session: SOP/SOMP en Español
Jorge Michel, MD
Director General, CERFERTIL; Secretario, Asociación Mexicana de Medicina de la Reproducción (AMMR)
Panel Topic: Name Change Perspectives
Special Session: SOP/SOMP en Español
PANEL
FEATURED PANEL #2
PCOS/PMOS PATIENT PERSPECTIVES ON
IMPROVING CARE AND TREATMENT EXPERIENCES
(VOICE OF THE PATIENT REPORT)
Kim Hopkins, PhD, WHNP-BC
Founder and CEO, PCOS Paragon Health & Consulting Services, LLC; Co-Chair, Scientific Research Committee, PCOS Challenge Patient Advisory Board
Panel Topic: PCOS/PMOS Patient Perspectives on Improving Care and Treatment Experiences (Voice of the Patient Report)
Holly Van Hare, MA
PCOS/PMOS Advocate and PCOS Challenge Patient Advisory Board Member
Panel Topic: PCOS/PMOS Patient Perspectives on Improving Care and Treatment Experiences (Voice of the Patient Report)
Marline C. Duroseau, DBA, CPA, MAFM
Author, PCOS and Fertility Advocate, Resilience Strategist
Panel Topic: PCOS/PMOS Patient Perspectives on Improving Care and Treatment Experiences (Voice of the Patient Report)
PANEL
FEATURED PANEL #3
PCOS/PMOS CARE ACROSS THE LIFESPAN:
ADOLESCENCE THROUGH POST-MENOPAUSE
Skand Shekhar, MD, MHS
PCOS/PMOS Symposium Co-Course Director; Attending Endocrinologist and Faculty Member, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School; Medical Director, Section of Reproductive Health, Aging, and Metabolism, Division of Endocrinology
Opening Plenary: Accelerating Progress, Expanding Access
Panel Topic #1: PCOS/PMOS Care Across the Lifespan: Adolescence Through Post-Menopause
Panel Topic #2: Moving Forward Together: Shaping the Future of PCOS/PMOS Care
Natalie Shaw, MD, MMSc
Head, Pediatric Neuroendocrinology Group; Secondary Appointment, NIEHS Reproductive and Developmental Biology Laboratory
Panel Topic: PCOS/PMOS Care Across the Lifespan: Adolescence Through Post-Menopause
Stacey Williams, PhD
Professor of Psychology and Director of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at East Tennessee State University
Panel Topic: PCOS/PMOS Care Across the Lifespan: Adolescence Through Post-Menopause
Melissa Groves Azzaro, RDN, LD
Owner, The Hormone Dietitian
Session Topic: Nutrition and Lifestyle Management for PCOS/PMOS
Panel Topic: PCOS/PMOS Care Across the Lifespan: Adolescence Through Post-Menopause
PANEL
FEATURED PANEL #4
PCOS/PMOS TECH ROUNDTABLE
Lynsey Johnson, DNP, APRN, FNP-C
Founder, PCOS Sisters Telehealth Clinic & Wellness Center; Adjunct Instructor, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University
Panel Topic: PCOS/PMOS Tech Roundtable
Esther Elonga
MD/PhD Candidate in Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford University; 2022 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellow
Panel Topic: PCOS/PMOS Tech Roundtable
PANEL
FEATURED PANEL #5
PCOS/PMOS TREATMENT PIPELINE:
UPDATES FROM INDUSTRY AND CLINICAL TRIALS
Azadeh Houshmand-Oeregaard, MD, PhD
Principal Medical Director (Executive Director), Roche/Genentech
Panel Topic: PCOS/PMOS Treatment Pipeline: Updates from Industry and Clinical Trials
Alpha Lee, PhD
Co-Founder & Chief Scientific Officer, PostEra
Panel Topic: PCOS/PMOS Treatment Pipeline: Updates from Industry and Clinical Trials
SPECIAL
SPECIAL SESSION
SOP/SOMP en Español
Ricardo Azziz, MD, MPH, MBA
Executive Director, Foundation for Research and Education Excellence; Professor, Ob/Gyn and Medicine, Heersink School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Session Topic: Hyperandrogenism in PCOS
Panel Topic: Name Change Perspectives
Special Session: SOP/SOMP en Español
Jorge Michel, MD
Director General, CERFERTIL; Secretario, Asociación Mexicana de Medicina de la Reproducción (AMMR)
Panel Topic: Name Change Perspectives
Special Session: SOP/SOMP en Español
Eric Saucedo de la Llata, MD
Reproductive Medicine Specialist and Medical Director, Clínica IMAR
Special Session: SOP/SOMP en Español
Jaclyn Lerner, MS, RD, LDN, CDCES
Senior Registered Dietitian, Nutrition and Wellness Service, Brigham and Women's Hospital