Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees are elected by the membership as leaders in the field of midlife women’s health. The Board is responsible for setting strategy and goals and ensuring The Society’s financial stability. Board members are required to disclose all financial relationships currently or within the past 24 months.
![Group of three healthcare professionals reviewing information.](https://menopause.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Board-of-Trustees.jpg)
![Lisa Larkin](https://menopause.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Larkin-Lisa-2022-cropped.jpg)
Lisa C Larkin, MD, FACP, MSCP, IF—President
Ms.Medicine—Cincinnati, Ohio
Disclosures:
Consultant/Advisory Board: Astellas, Esperion, Grail, Johnson & Johnson, Mayne, Solv Wellness; Board Member: HealthyWomen.
![Claudio Soares](https://menopause.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Soares-Claudio-2022.jpg)
Claudio N Soares, MD, PhD, FRCPC, MBA—President-Elect
Queen’s University School of Medicine—Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Disclosures:
Consultant/Advisory Board: Bayer, Diamond Therapeutics, Eisai, Otsuka, Pfizer; Executive Committee Member: Canadian Biomarker Integration Network in Depression.
![Monica Christmas](https://menopause.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Christmas-Monica-2023.jpg)
Monica M Christmas, MD, FACOG, MSCP—Treasurer
UChicago Medicine and Biological Sciences—Chicago, Illinois
Disclosures:
Consultant/Advisory Board: FDA Bone, Reproductive, and Urologic Products Committee; Speaker Honoraria: Fertility IQ.
![Laurie Jeffers](https://menopause.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Jeffers-Laurie-2022-cropped.jpg)
Laurie S Jeffers, DNP, FNP-BC, MSCP—Secretary
NYU Grossman School of Medicine—New York, New York
Disclosures:
No financial relationships.
![Susan Reed](https://menopause.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Reed-Susan-2022-Crop.jpg)
Susan D Reed, MD, MPH, MS, MSCP—Immediate Past President
University of Washington School of Medicine—Seattle, Washington
Disclosures:
Consultant/Advisory Board: Bayer, NIH; Grant/Research Support: Bayer, NIH; Royalties/Patents: UpToDate.
![Stephanie Faubion](https://menopause.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Faubion-Stephanie-2023.jpg)
Stephanie S Faubion, MD, MBA, FACP, MSCP, IF—Medical Director
Mayo Clinic—Jacksonville, Florida
Disclosures:
No financial relationships.
![Yamnia Cortes](https://menopause.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Cortes-Yamnia-2023.jpg)
Yamnia Cortés, PhD, MPH, FNP-BC, FAHA
The University of Iowa College of Nursing—Iowa City, Iowa
Disclosures:
Grant/Research Support: NIH, Betty and Gordon Moore Foundation.
![Samar R El Khoudary](https://menopause.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/El-Khoudary-Samar-2017.jpg)
Samar R El Khoudary, PhD, MPH, BPharm, FAHA
University of Pittsburgh—Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Disclosures:
Grant/Research Support: NIH.
![Carolyn Gibson](https://menopause.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Gibson-Carolyn-2018.jpg)
Carolyn Gibson, PhD, MPH, MSCP
University of California, San Francisco—San Francisco, California
Disclosures:
Grant/Research Support: University of California Office of the President Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program, Department of Veterans Affairs Health Services Research and Development, National Institute for Complementary and Integrative Health; Consultant/Advisory Board: Astellas (unpaid).
![Ekta Kapoor](https://menopause.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Kapoor-Ekta-2023-cropped-.jpg)
Ekta Kapoor, MBBS, FACP, MSCP
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine—Rochester, Minnesota
Disclosures:
Consultant/Advisory Board: Academy of Continued Healthcare Learning, Astellas, Med Learning Group, Mithra, OBG Management, Scynexis, Womaness; Grant/Research Support: Mithra, NIH/NIA.
![Cheryl Kinney](https://menopause.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Kinney-Cheryl-2015.jpg)
Cheryl Cox Kinney, MD, FACOG, MSCP
Medical City Dallas—Dallas, Texas
Disclosures:
No financial relationships.
![Isaac Schiff](https://menopause.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Schiff-Isaac-2021-cropped.jpg)
Isaac Schiff, CM, MD—Editor-In-Chief, Menopause
Massachusetts General Hospital—Boston, Massachusetts
Disclosures:
No financial relationships.
![Chrisandra Shufelt](https://menopause.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Shufelt-Chrisandra-2021.jpg)
Chrisandra L Shufelt, MD, MS, FACP, MSCP
Mayo Clinic—Jacksonville, Florida
Disclosures:
Grant/Research Support: NIH.
![Holly Thomas](https://menopause.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Thomas-Holly-2021.jpg)
Holly N Thomas, MD, MS, MSCP
University of Pittsburgh—Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Disclosures:
Consultant/Advisory Board: Astellas; Grant/Research Support: NIH.
![Makeba Williams](https://menopause.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Williams-Makeba-2023-cropped.jpg)
Makeba Williams, MD, FACOG, MSCP
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine—St. Louis, Missouri
Disclosures:
Consultant/Advisory Board: Astellas, Purchasers Business Group on Health; Board of Directors/Trustees: Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Society of Academic Specialists in General Obstetrics and Gynecology; Stock/Ownership: Bend Health.