Managing Menopause After Breast Cancer

Clinical Associate Professor, Medicine - Oncology
Division of Oncology
Stanford School of Medicine

Dr. Milana Dolezal is a board-certified hematologist-oncologist and Clinical Associate Professor in the Division of Oncology at Stanford School of Medicine, where she practices at Stanford Medicine Cancer Center in Emeryville. Her clinical and research work centers on breast cancer, with particular expertise in triple-negative breast cancer, fertility preservation in breast cancer patients, and treatment adherence. She previously served as Clinical Scientist and Associate Medical Director in the BioOncology Therapeutics unit at Genentech, bringing rare depth in both translational science and drug development to her academic oncology practice. Dr. Dolezal has co-authored peer-reviewed research published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Cancer, and other leading journals, and contributed the chapter "Progression from Hormone-Dependent to Hormone-Independent Breast Cancer" to the Oxford University Press textbook Hormones, Genes and Cancer. She has presented her research at the American Association for Cancer Research, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and the European Cancer Organisation.

Professor of Medicine in Clinical Psychiatry and Professor of Clinical Medicine
Weill Cornell Medical College
Director of Medical Services
New York Presbyterian Hospital/ Westchester Division

Dr. Sharon Parish is a Professor of Medicine in Clinical Psychiatry and Professor of Clinical Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College and Director of Medical Services at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Westchester Division. An internal medicine physician, she is a fellow of the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health (ISSWSH) and a Menopause Society Certified Menopause Practitioner, with a sexual medicine practice at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City. Dr. Parish specializes in sexual medicine practice, training, and research, designing educational programs on female sexual health for medical trainees across disciplines. She has authored numerous publications on sexual dysfunction, clinical assessment, therapeutic interventions, menopause management, hormonal therapy, and genitourinary syndrome of menopause. She is Past President of ISSWSH (2014-2018), former Chair of its Clinical Practice Guidelines and Education Committees, and a longtime Board member. She served on the International Society for Sexual Medicine Board (2018-2022) and is Associate Editor for Sexual Medicine Reviews, having previously edited for the Journal of Sexual Medicine.

Breast Medicine Physician and Women’s Health Specialist
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, Florida 

Dr. Sabrina Sahni is a board-certified family medicine physician with dual fellowships in Specialized Women’s Health and Medical Breast Medicine from Cleveland Clinic. She is a Breast Medicine Physician and Women’s Health Specialist at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, where she focuses on breast cancer risk assessment, new diagnoses, genetics, survivorship, and evidence-based menopause and perimenopause care across the midlife transition.

A Menopause Society Certified Practitioner (MSCP), Dr. Sahni is known for translating complex medical science into practical, compassionate guidance patients can actually use. She is an active member of The Menopause Society, the National Consortium of Breast Centers, and the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health. Her work has been published in peer-reviewed medical journals, and she has also served as a guest editor for leading women’s health journals. She has been featured in women’s health media and podcasts and is a sought-after speaker at state and national levels.

Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine
Oregon Health and Science University

Dr. Abigail Liberty is an Assistant Professor in Complex Family Planning and Women's Health Research in Reproduction Fellow in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Oregon Health & Science University, where she practices at the OHSU Center for Women's Health. She earned her MD and MSPH from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and completed both her OB/GYN residency and Complex Family Planning fellowship at OHSU. Dr. Liberty's clinical and research focus sits at the intersection of contraception and breast health — including the role of androgenic progestins in mammary tissue, progesterone receptor modulators in breast physiology and cancer prevention, and contraceptive access for patients facing cancer diagnoses. Her peer-reviewed work includes publications on progesterone receptor modulators in breast biology and cancer prevention, and she serves as Principal Investigator on active research at OHSU's Center for Women's Health.

Clinical Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
Yale University School of Medicine

Dr. Mary Jane Minkin is a clinical professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at the Yale University School of Medicine and has been in private practice in New Haven (CT) for more than 40 years. Dr. Minkin is board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology, and she practices at Yale-New Haven Hospital. She earned her medical degree from Yale Medical School and her undergraduate degree from Brown University. She did both her internship and residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital, the former in internal medicine, the latter in obstetrics and gynecology. She is a fellow of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (FACOG), and has been a North American Menopause Society Certified Menopause Practitioner (NCMP) since 2002. Dr. Minkin has been Director of the Sexuality, Intimacy and Menopause clinic in the Division of Gynecological Oncology, in the Smilow cancer center at Yale New Haven Hospital since 2008. She has also been Director of the Yale Obstetrical and Gynecological Society (YOGS) since its inception in 2006. 

Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, George Washington University
Medical Director and Founder
IntimMedicine Specialists
Washington, DC

Dr. James Simon is a board-certified OB/GYN and reproductive endocrinologist based in Washington, D.C. and a Clinical Professor of obstetrics and gynecology at George Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. Simon specializes in patient-focused care for women spanning the reproductive life cycle, from adolescence to childbirth through menopause.

He has served as principal investigator on more than 400 clinical trials, research grants and scholarships related to women’s health, and the author of more than 800 published articles, abstracts, chapters, and the paperback book: Restore Yourself: A Woman’s Guide to Reviving Her Sexual Desire and Passion for Life.

Dr. Simon earned his bachelor’s degree from Washington University in St. Louis and his medical degree from Rush Medical College in Chicago. He completed an internship and residency in obstetrics and gynecology at The George Washington University Hospital and a fellowship in endocrinology and infertility at Harbor-University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center.

Women’s Health and Gender-Related Nurse Practitioner
Reiter, Hill, and Johnson
Washington, DC

Jennifer Lanoff, WHNP-BC, MSCP, JD, is a board-certified Women's Health and Gender-Related Nurse Practitioner with a GYN-only practice at Reiter, Hill and Johnson, an Advantia Practice, seeing patients in Washington, DC, Chevy Chase, MD, and Falls Church, VA. She specializes in menopause, osteoporosis, complex sexual health disorders, pelvic floor dysfunction, incontinence, hypoactive sexual desire disorder, persistent genital arousal disorder, and vulvovaginal disorders including vulvodynia, lichen sclerosus, and GSM, alongside well-woman care.

A Menopause Society Certified Provider, Jennifer chairs the Menopause Society Education Committee and sits on its Trustee Nominating Committee. She also serves on Ms. Medicine's Physician Executive Group, The Body Agency's Medical Expert Board, and the National Menopause Foundation's Medical Advisory Committee, with memberships in leading women's health, sexual health, and bone health organizations.

Jennifer studied at Stanford University, earned her MSN from Johns Hopkins, and her WHNP degree from Georgetown. Before medicine, she practiced law for over 20 years as a trial and appellate attorney at the DC Public Defender Service, holding a JD from the University of Michigan Law School.

Medical Director of Menopause Care and Women’s Health - Clinical Effectiveness
Primary Care and Menopause Physician
Beverly Hills, California

Dr. Erin Duralde is an internist, menopause specialist, and Medical Director of Women's Health - Clinical Effectiveness at One Medical, where she leads menopause care design and delivery. She has scaled integration of this essential care across over 20 metro areas. Before joining One Medical in 2023, she practiced at Brigham and Women's Hospital's Menopause and Midlife clinic in Boston. Erin earned her MD from the University of California, San Francisco, completed her internal medicine residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and holds a Master of Public Health from the Harvard School of Public Health. She has completed fellowships in both population health management and menopause management. Board-certified in internal medicine and a Menopause Society Certified Practitioner, Erin actively researches women's quality of life and barriers to care, recently co-authoring a state-of-the-art review on menopause management for the British Medical Journal. Her focus is on bridging the gap between research and practice, making menopause care more personalized, accessible and empowering for every person navigating this transition and beyond.

Director, Breast Oncology Program
Director, Lifestyle Medicine
Mass General Cancer Center
Waltham, Massachusetts

Dr. Amy Comander is a board-certified breast oncologist and Director of the Breast Oncology Program at Mass General Cancer Center at Waltham and Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She also serves as Director of Lifestyle Medicine at Mass General Cancer Center, where she works to integrate lifestyle medicine into cancer care to improve long-term survivorship outcomes. Dr. Comander's clinical focus centers on helping breast cancer survivors navigate menopause and long-term health through evidence-based approaches that combine oncologic care with practical, sustainable lifestyle strategies.