Kathryn Rexrode, MD, MPH

Dr. Kathryn Rexrode is the Chief of the Division of Women’s Health in the Department of Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. She also serves as the Director of the Office for Women’s Careers in the Center for Diversity and Inclusion at BWH and is a practicing women’s health primary care physician.

Dr. Rexrode is the Director of the Gretchen and Edward Fish Center for Women’s Health which provides comprehensive women’s health services, including 14 specialties and a dedicated clinic for menopause and midlife care. Building on its core mission of leading the field in state-of-the-art care for women, the Division of Women’s Health also conducts translational women’s health research and leads innovative education programs for medical students, residents, and faculty to advance the health of women.

Dr. Rexrode has broad and deep research experience in women’s health and is the author of more than 300 research publications. She leads multiple research studies funded by the National Institutes of Health with a focus on the impact of metabolism and female-specific risk factors on the risk of heart disease and stroke in women. She has received multiple scientific and mentorship awards. Dr. Rexrode is the current Director of the Brigham Research Institute and former Chair of the Women and Underrepresented Populations Committee for the American Heart Association.