Women’s Hair Loss Symposium

by Kevin Rands | May 13, 2016 8:08 pm

The first annual Medical and Scientific Symposium on Womens Hair Loss[1] at Columbia University[2] Eastside Conference Center. The conference will educate attendees about the medical impacts that female hair loss has on society today. ..Wednesday Evening, June 6, 2001 7:00 -9:00 p.m.

16 East 60th Street (between 5th and Madison) Eastside Conference Center

It is estimated that nearly 30 million women in the United States have some form of hair loss. Yet, until recently, the subject of female hair loss has been rarely addressed. Please join the Partnership for Women’s Health at Columbia University and the Department of Dermatology for a symposium addressing medical and scientific aspects of female hair loss.

Join Lissa Rosenthal, Director of Hair Aware: Organization for Women’s Hair Loss, Inc. as she participates in the first annual Medical and Scientific Symposium on Female Hair Loss at Columbia University Eastside Conference Center. The conference will educate attendees about the medical impacts that female hair loss has on society today.

The conference will address treatment options, female hormones, and current medical research in the field. Please join us at the:

SPONSORED BY

Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons Department of Dermatology
The Partnership for Women’s Health at Columbia University

Agenda

Opening Remarks
Dr. David Bickers
Chairman, Department of Dermatology
Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons

Introduction to Gender-Specific Medicine
Dr. Marianne Legato
Founder & Director, Partnership for Women’s Health at Columbia University
Professor of Clinical Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons

Overview of Female Hair Loss
Dr. Sheryl Miller
Assistant Attending Dermatologist, Weill Cornell Center of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital

Hair Loss and Hormones
Dr. Michelle Warren
Wyeth-Ayerst Professor of Women’s Health at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
Partnership for Women’s Health Scholar

Treatment Options for Female Hair Loss
Dr. Monica Peacocke
Professor of Clinical Medicine, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons[3]

Research in Female Hair Loss
Dr. Angela M. Christiano
Associate Professor of Dermatology and Genetics & Development,
Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
Partnership for Women’s Health Scholar

Resources for Female Hair Loss
Lissa Rosenthal
Executive Director, Hair Aware

Speakers Will Include

* Dr. Marianne Legato, Professor of Clinical Medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons and Founder and Director of the Partnership for Women’s Health at Columbia University. Dr Legato will give an introduction to gender-specific medicine.

* Dr. Monica Peacocke, Professor of Clinical Medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons. Dr. Peacocke who will speak on treatment options for female hair loss.

* Dr. Angela Christiano[4], Associate Professor of Dermatology and of Genetics & Development at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons. Dr. Christiano will talk about research in female hair loss and will introduce Lissa Rosenthal, who will discuss resources available women with hair loss.

Photo and interview opportunities will be available with all of the speakers. The symposium is sponsored by the Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons Department of Dermatology and the Partnership for Women’s Health at Columbia University.

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