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Michelle P. Warren
Michelle P. Warren, MD
Director

Dr. Michelle P. Warren earned her medical degree from Cornell University Medical College. She is board-certified in internal medicine, with a subspecialty in endocrinology and has trained in reproductive endocrinology.

Dr. Warren is the founder and Medical Director of the Center for Menopause, Hormonal Disorders and Women’s Health since 1997. A pioneer in the effects of eating disorders and athletics on the menstrual cycle, Dr. Warren was the first to identify skeletal problems, including scoliosis and stress fractures that occur in young women as a result of menstrual irregularities. Over a lifetime of practice focusing on women's health, she has written numerous articles and textbook chapters and lectures and teaches extensively on menopause, oral contraceptives, anorexia nervosa, menstrual irregularities, amenorrhea in athletes, and osteoporosis.  She offers individualized treatment for perimenopause and menopause. She has published a book on sports and hormones. She conducts clinical trials and medical research and has been twice named best doctor by NY Magazine and named best doctor in America for 2004-2005.
Tara I. Allmen

Tara I. Allmen, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.

Dr. Tara Allmen earned her bachelor's degree from Johns Hopkins University and her medical degree from State University of New York at Stony Brook. Dr. Allmen completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of California, San Francisco. She spent two years as the Associate Director of the St. Luke's Women's Center in San Francisco and in 1997 Dr. Allmen moved to New York City to join a private practice. She is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Allmen has made a commitment to provide the highest quality of gynecological care to women of all ages. She is particularly interested in caring for women entering perimenopause and menopause.

Tara I. Allmen

Cynthia Berkley, MD

Dr. Cynthia Berkley earner her bachelor's degree cum laude in Biology from Mount Holyoke College and her medical degree from Columbia University. She completed her residency in internal medicine also at Columbia Universiy and is board certified in internal medicine. An attending physician at Columbia University Medical Center, she cared for medical patients admitted to the hospital wards as well as the intensive care unit. She has a longstanding focus in women's healthcare issues and has done extensive work on cervical cancer and obstetric hemorrhage for women in the developing world.

A certified menopause practitioner and member of The North American Menopause Society Dr. Berkley is currently the Women's Health Scholar at the Center For Menopause, Hormonal Disorders and Women's Health. Dr. Berkley is involved in both clinical trial research as well as patient care.

Tara I. Allmen

Rebecca Fenichel, M.D.

Dr. Rebecca Fenichel earned her bachelor’s degree with honors from Yale University and her medical degree from the New York University School of Medicine. She completed a residency in internal medicine at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, and a fellowship in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. She is currently actively involved in clinical research concerning hypothalamic amenorrhea and post-menopausal osteoporosis, and also serves on the Reproductive Medicine committee of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE).

Dr. Fenichel is currently the Women’s Health Scholar at the Center for Menopause, Hormonal Disorders and Women’s Health. She is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Her interests include polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and obesity, gestational diabetes, thyroid disease, and menopause.

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