Speaker BIO:
Lee P. Shulman MD is the Anna Ross Lapham Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Chief of the Division of Clinical Genetics at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois. He also serves as the Co-Director of the Cancer Genetics Program of the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, the Director of the Northwestern Ovarian Cancer Early Detection and Prevention Program and the Medical Director of Reproductive Genetics Innovations and Insight Medical Genetics. Dr. Shulman is also an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy. He is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and a Founding Fellow of the American College of Medical Genetics.
Dr. Shulman was graduated from Cornell University in 1979 with a BA degree in the College Scholar program. He then attended Cornell University Medical College where he received his Doctor of Medicine degree in 1983. Dr. Shulman completed an internship and residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at North Shore University Hospital -- Cornell University Medical College in 1987 and served as Chief Resident during his final year. From there he completed a fellowship in Reproductive Genetics at the University of Tennessee, Memphis and then joined the Ob/Gyn faculty of the University of Tennessee, Memphis, becoming the Director of Reproductive Genetics in 1994. In 1999 he relocated to the University of Illinois at Chicago where he was Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Molecular Genetics and Deputy Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director of the Divisions of Reproductive Genetics and Ambulatory Care Services and medical director of the Center of Excellence in Women’s Health.
Dr. Shulman is a member of numerous regional, national and international organizations that pertain to the health and care of women. His work has been recognized regionally and nationally; most recently, he was again included in the list of ‘‘Top Doctors’’ in Chicago (2007-14) and the United States (2005-14). He is the Editor-inChief of the Yearbook of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, an Editor of the European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health, is a Contributing Editor for The Journal of Reproductive Medicine and the Executive Editor of the Journal of Gynecologic Surgery. He also serves on the editorial boards of Prenatal Diagnosis, Contraception, Menopause, Journal of Pregnancy, Climacteric and as a peer-reviewer for 37 other journals. Dr. Shulman served as Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals from 2006-2008 and has been an examiner for the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology since 1999. A frequent contributor to the peer-reviewed and informational literature with over 200 peer-reviewed articles and over 60 book chapters, Dr. Shulman’s major research interests are in reproductive and cancer genetics, contraception, menopause, women’s healthcare advocacy and botanical interventions in women’s health.
