director, THE UCSF WOMEN'S MOOD AND HORMONE CLINIC
San Francisco Bay Area
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- DIRECTOR AND FOUNDER at UCSF
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- faculty at Harvard University
- Education
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- Yale University School of Medicine
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Louann Brizendine M.D.’s Experience
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DIRECTOR AND FOUNDER
UCSF
(Educational Institution; Medical Practice industry)
1988 — Present (20 years)
Now at UCSF, Dr. Brizendine pursues active clinical, teaching, writing and research activities. She founded the UCSF Women's Mood and Hormone Clinic in 1994 and continues to serve as the clnic's director. The Women's Mood and Hormone Clinic is a unique clinic designed to assess and treat women of all ages experiencing disruption of mood, concentration, energy, anxiety, sexual function and well-being related to hormonal influences on the brain. Couples having relationship difficulties due to these hormonal issues are also seen in the clinic.
Her bestselling first book is The Female Brain. it is being translated into -
faculty
Harvard University
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
1985 — 1988 (3 years)
Louann Brizendine M.D.’s Education
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Yale University School of Medicine
MD, Neurobiology, Medicine, Hormones and Behavior, Psychiatry, Women's Health, Men's and Women's Sexual, 1976 — 1981
Louann Brizendine, M.D. completed her degree in Neurobiology at UC Berkeley, graduated from Yale School of Medicine and did her internship and residency at Harvard Medical School. She has also served on both the faculties of Harvard University and University of California at San Francisco.
Her bestselling first book is The Female Brain. it is being translated into 24 languages. She is working on her next book: "The Male Brain", a book for women about men; due out in 2009.- Activities and Societies:
- Now at UCSF, Dr. Brizendine pursues active clinical, teaching, writing and research activities. She founded the UCSF Women's Mood and Hormone Clinic in 1994 and continues to serve as the clnic's director. The Women's Mood and Hormone Clinic is a unique clinic designed to assess and treat disruption of mood, concentration, energy, anxiety, sexual function related to hormonal influences on the brain.
