Symposium: Celebration and Reflection

On June 1, 2018 we hosted a symposium commemorating the 100-year anniversary of women at YSM. Sponsored by the Committee on the Status of Women in Medicine (SWIM), the Minority Organization for Retention & Expansion (MORE), and the Dean’s Office, this event celebrated the contributions of women faculty and alumnae from the School of Medicine. The symposium featured speakers who discussed the challenges for women in their fields, as well as those encountered on the pathway to finding work-life balance.

This daylong event was free (including complimentary meals) and open to all faculty, students, staff, alumnae/alumni, and clinicians in the community. It concluded with a networking reception for all participants following the last session.

June 1, 2018

Harkness Auditorium, 333 Cedar Street 

Complimentary parking is available for out of town guests at the Air Rights Garage (GPS users: 66 York Street). You may request a validation ticket at the Harkness Auditorium sign-in desk. 

Breakfast and Check-in 8-8:45am

Introduction and Vision of the event by SWIM Chairs 8:45-9am 

Nina Stachenfeld, PhD, Senior Research Scientist in Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences and Elizabeth Jonas, MD, Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology)

HISTORY Session 9-10:45am

Moderator and Speaker: Susan Baserga, '80 BS, '84 MPhil, '88 MD, '88 PhD
Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, of Genetics and of Therapeutic Radiology

Naomi Rogers, PhD
Professor in the History of Medicine and of History

Keynote: Mary Lake Polan, MD '75, PhD '70, MPH
Clinical Professor in Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences

Q&A at the end of each session


Coffee Break 10:50-11:05am 

SCIENCE session 11:10-12:30pm

Moderator: Valentina Greco, PhD
Associate Professor of Genetics and of Dermatology and Cell Biology

Joan Steitz, PhD
Sterling Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry

Carolyn Mazure, PhD
Norma Weinberg Spungen and Joan Lebson Bildner Professor in Women’s Health Research; Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology; Director, Women's Health Research at Yale

Keynote: Juanita L. Merchant, MD '81, PhD '84, H. Marvin Pollard Professor of Gastrointestinal Sciences; Professor of Internal Medicine, Professor of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan Medical School

Q&A at the end of each session


Lunch & PANEL DISCUSSION 12:40-1:50pm

“What it is like to be a woman, from a minority and as a minority”

Barbara Kinder, MD , Professor Emeritus of Surgery; Laura Manuelidis, MD '67, Professor of Surgery (Neuropathology); Cindy Crusto, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry (Psychology Section); and Susan Higgins, MD, Professor of Therapeutic Radiology and of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences

CLINICAL session 1:50-3:40pm

Moderator: Peggy Bia, MD
Professor of Medicine (Nephrology)

Michele Johnson, MD
Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging and of Neurosurgery

Emily Wang, MD, MAS
Associate Professor of Medicine (General Medicine)

Marcella Nunez-Smith, MD, MHS
Associate Professor of Medicine (General Medicine) and of Epidemiology (Chronic Diseases)

Jean Vining, MD '87
Assistant Professor of Surgery

Andrea Silber, MD
Clinician and Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology)

Q&A at the end of each talk or the session


3:50-4:10 PM Coffee Break

WOMEN CURRENT ISSUES 4:10-5:30pm

Moderator: Nancy Angoff, MD '90, MPH '81
Associate Professor of Medicine (General Medicine); Associate Dean for Student Affairs

SWIM Marie Robert, MD
Professor of Pathology; Former Chair, Status of Women in Medicine Committee (SWIM)

Amy Justice, MD '88, PhD
Professor of Medicine (General Medicine) and of Public Health (Health Policy) 

Priscilla Wang, MD '17
Internal Medicine, Boston, MA, PGY-1, Internal Medicine Residency / DGM Primary Care Program

Q&A at the end of each session

5:30 PM Celebration Reception: Please join us after the symposium for a special opportunity to reconnect with friends, mentors, and former teachers
100 Years of Women at Yale School of Medicine logo

Women Featured on Poster 6

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    Bonita Stanton, MD, Founding Dean of the new School of Medicine at Seton Hall University and HackensackUHN

    Robert A. Lisak

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    Naomi Rogers, PhD, Professor in the History of Medicine and of History

    Robert A. Lisak

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    Loretta DiPietro, MPH, PhD, Tenured Professor in the Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University

    Robert A. Lisak

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    Michele Johnson, MD, Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging and of Neurosurgery; Director, Interventional Neuroradiology

    Robert A. Lisak

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    Emily Fine, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor at Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH)

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    Elsa Stone, MD, Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and Founder of Pediatrics Plus

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    Rajita Sinha, PhD, Foundations Fund Professor of Psychiatry and Professor in the Child Study Center and of Neuroscience; Director, Yale Interdisciplinary Stress Center; Chief, Psychology Section in Psychiatry; Co-director of Education, Yale Center for Clinical Investigation

    Robert A. Lisak

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    Cindy Mann, MD

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    Lisa Walke, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine (Geriatrics); Associate Chief for Clinical Affairs (Geriatrics)

    Robert A. Lisak

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    Nina Horowitz, MD, FACS, Assistant Professor of Surgery (Oncology)

    Robert A. Lisak

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    Paula Kavathas, PhD, Professor of Laboratory Medicine, of Immunobiology and of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology; Associate Chair for Research; Institutional Leader CIRTL Network; Chair, Women's Faculty Forum (2013-2017)

    Robert A. Lisak

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    Andrea Silber, MD, Clinician in and Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology)

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Women Featured on Poster 8

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    Kelsey Martin, MD, PhD, Dean, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

    Ann Johansson/UCLA

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    Alexandra B. Kimball, MD, Harvard Medical Faculty Physician in Dermatology

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

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    Juanita Merchant, MD, PhD, H. Marvin Pollard Professor of Gastrointestinal Sciences in Internal Medicine at University of Michigan

    Leisa Thompson

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    Carolyn Mazure, PhD, Norma Weinberg Spungen and Joan Lebson Bildner Professor in Women's Health Research and Professor of Psychiatry and of Psychology; Director, Women's Health Research at Yale

    Robert A. Lisak

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    Eugenia Vining, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery

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    Greta Seashore, MD, Professor Emeritus of Genetics

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Women Featured on Poster 9

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    Lynn Cooley, PhD, Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences; C. N. H. Long Professor of Genetics and Professor of Cell Biology and of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology; Dean, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

    Robert A. Lisak

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    Nancy Ruddle, PhD, Professor Emeritus of and Senior Research Scientist in Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases)

    Robert A. Lisak

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    Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao, MD, Professor of Medicine (Digestive Diseases); Chief, Digestive Diseases, VA-CT Healthcare System; Director, Clinical and Translational Core, Yale Liver Center; Program Director, VA-CT Hepatitis C Resource Center

    Robert A. Lisak

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    Marie Landry, MD, Professor of Laboratory Medicine and of Medicine (Infectious Diseases); Director, Clinical Virology Laboratory; Director, Medical Studies; Vice Chair, Laboratory Medicine

    Robert A. Lisak

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    Anne Curtis, MD, Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging; NIOSH Certified B Reader

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    Joann Sweasy, PhD, Ensign Professor of Therapeutic Radiology and Professor of Genetics; Vice-Chair for Basic Research; Associate Director, Basic Science, Yale Cancer Center

    Robert A. Lisak

Women Featured on Poster 10

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    Lynn Tanoue, MD, Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary); Clinical Chief, Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine; Director, Yale Lung Screening and Nodule Program; Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, Department of Internal Medicine

    Robert A. Lisak

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    Ilsa Schwartz, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Surgery (Otolaryngology)

    Robert A. Lisak

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    Amy Caroline Justice, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine (General Medicine) and of Public Health (Health Policy)

    Robert A. Lisak

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    Marie E. Robert, MD, Professor of Pathology

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    Diane Krause, MD, PhD, Professor of Laboratory Medicine, of Cell Biology and of Pathology; Assoc. Director, Yale Stem Cell Center; Assoc. Director, Transfusion Medicine Service; Medical Director, Clinical Cell Processing Laboratory; Medical Director, Advanced Cell Therapy Laboratory

    Robert A. Lisak

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    Rosemarie Fisher, MD, Professor of Medicine (Digestive Diseases) and of Pediatrics; Former Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education; Director, Resident/Fellow Well-Being

    Robert A. Lisak

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    Joni Hansson, MD, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine (Nephrology) and physician with Metabolism Associates in New Haven, CT explains kidney function with a patient. Photo Credit: Robert Lisak

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    Marcella Nunez-Smith MD, MHS, Associate Professor of Medicine (General Medicine) and of Epidemiology (Chronic Diseases); Director, Equity Research and Innovation Center; Director, Center for Research Engagement; Core Faculty, National Clinician Scholars Program; Deputy Director of Health Equity Research and Workforce Development, Yale Center for Clinical Investigation presents as part of a panel of speakers at a Geriatrics conference. Photo Credit: Robert Lisak

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    Udame Ekong, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology) discusses options with a patient. Photo Credit: Robert Lisak

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    Valentina Greco, PhD, Associate Professor of Genetics, Dermatology, and Cell Biology and Katherine Cockburn, postdoctoral fellow, review stem cell images in the Greco lab. Photo Credit: Robert Lisak

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    Mary Jane Minkin, medical services provider at Yale and co-director of the Sexual Intimacy and Menopaus Program discusses contraceptive options with a patient. Photo Credit: Robert Lisak

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    Donna-Ann Thomas, MD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology; Division Chief, Pain Medicine, and Thomas Halaszynski, MD, DMD, MBA, prepare their patient (Nadeem Mirza, MD) for anesthesiology before surgery. Photo Credit: Robert Lisak

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    Nina Stachenfeld, PhD, works with Cheryl Leone, MS, study the impact of estrogens, progesterone, and androgens on cardiovascular function and control of blood pressure in a patient. Photo Credit: Robert Lisak

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    Naomi Rogers, PhD, Professor in the History of Medicine and History, reviews historical posters and texts in the Medical Historical Library. Photo Credit: Robert Lisak

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    Tehreem Rehman, medical student, works with Robert Rock, also a medical student, on the curriculum for their proposed Health Justice class. Photo Credit: Robert Lisak

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    Amanda Zhou, medical student, was happy to receive her white coat at the White Coat Ceremony in 2017. Photo Credit: Robert Lisak

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    Anisha Patel, DO, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Endocrinology), plays with children in the pediatric specialty center waiting area of 1 Long Wharf. Photo Credit: Robert Lisak

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    Lydia Aoun-Barakat, MD, Associate Professor; Medical Director Nathan Smith Clinic; Program Director, HIV Primary Care Training Track, focuses on the presentation at the SWIM Executive Committee meeting. Photo Credit: Robert Lisak.