Cynthia A. Stuenkel MD

Cynthia A. Stuenkel, MD, is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine and an attending physician for their Endocrinology and Metabolism Service. She lectures nationally and internationally regarding the management of postmenopausal women and hormone therapy, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, and breast cancer prevention.

A Founding Member and Past President of the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) and two-term member of the NAMS Board of Trustees, She served as the Scientific Chair for the 23rd NAMS Annual Meeting in 2012 and was awarded the Leon Speroff Outstanding Educator Award. She recently participated in several Medscape productions and as a WebMD Menopause Expert.

She served as a clinical investigator in pivotal clinical trials including the Heart and Estrogen/Progestin Replacement Study (HERS), Raloxifene Use for the Heart (RUTH), and Long-Term Interventions on Fractures with Tibolone (LIFT).