Medical Advisory Committee

Ellen (“Dr. Ellen”) Albertson, PhD, RDN, NBS-HWC, is a psychologist, registered dietitian, national board-certified health and wellness coach, Reiki master, and mindful self-compassion teacher. Known as The Midlife Whisperer™, she helps women raise their vibration so they have the energy, confidence, and clarity to make their next chapter their best chapter. She brings over 25 years of counseling, coaching, and healing experience to her holistic practice and transformational work. 

A bestselling, award winning author, inspirational speaker and expert on women’s wellbeing, Dr. Ellen has appeared on Extra, the Food Network and NBC World News and has been quoted in Psychology Today, Eating Well and USA Today. She has written five books and articles for SELF, Better Homes & Gardens and Good Housekeeping. Her latest book is “Rock Your Midlife: 7 Steps to Transform Yourself and Make Your Next Chapter Your Best Chapter!”  

She completed her Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Art History at the University of Pennsylvania, her Master of Science in Nutrition Communications at Boston University, Sargent College, and her Ph.D. in Psychology at the Fielding Graduate University. 

Jennifer Garrison, PhD, is a passionate advocate for women’s health and is pioneering a new movement to advance science focused on female aging. She is Co-Founder and Director of the Global Consortium for Reproductive Longevity & Equality (GCRLE) and an Assistant Professor at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging. She also holds appointments in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology at UCSF and the Leonard Davis School of Gerontology at USC. Her research lab studies the role of inter-tissue communication in systemic aging, and how changes in the complex interactions between the ovary and brain during middle-age. 

She is a leader in establishing the ecosystem around female reproductive aging research and plays an active role in the aging field as a member of the Board of Directors for the American Aging Association (AGE), a reviewer for the American Federation of Aging Research (AFAR), and as Associate Director of the Buck-USC Biology of Aging PhD program. 

Dr. Garrison received her BA in Molecular Cell Biology from UC Berkeley, completed her PhD at UCSF in Chemistry and Chemical Biology where she was a National Science Foundation Fellow and an ARCS Scholar, and was a Helen Hay Whitney Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow at the Rockefeller University.  

Dr. Garrison was named an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Neuroscience Research Fellow and an Allen Institute for Brain Science Next Generation Leader and is the recipient of a Glenn Medical Foundation Award for Research in Biological Mechanisms of Aging, a Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award from the NIH, a Junior Faculty Award from the American Federation of Aging Research, and a Healthy Longevity Catalyst Award from the National Academy of Medicine. 

Beth Kitchin, PhD, RDN, is a Registered Dietician Nutritionist and blogger of TheKitchinSink.com. She retired in 2022 after more than 25 years as a patient educator at the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment Clinic. She co-developed the popular Tone Your Bones osteoporosis education class, the Tone Your Bones Osteoporosis Nutrition and Exercise program, and the weekly Tone Your Bones exercise class. She also directed the activities of the Tone Your Bones and the EatRight information hotlines and teaches undergraduate classes. She was awarded the Outstanding UAB Woman Staff Member Award in 2001. 

Beth Kitchin earned her Bachelor’s degree in Clinical Nutrition at James Madison University, her Master’s degree in Human Nutrition and Foods at Virginia Tech, and her Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Health Behavior at the School of Public Health, University of Alabama-Birmingham’s 

Heather L. Johnson, MD, is an actively practicing gynecologist, who, after delivering more than 3,500 babies over 40 years, retired in 2019 as an obstetrician. She is a managing physician and senior partner at Reiter, Hill & Johnson, an Advantia practice, with offices in Washington, DC, Chevy Chase, MD and Falls Church, VA. She has been in private practice since 1987, and at Reiter, Hill & Johnson since 2001.  

She is the author of two books, “What They Don’t Tell You About Having a Baby: An Obstetrician’s Unofficial Guide to Preconception, Pregnancy, and Postpartum Life” and “What They Don’t Tell You About Menopause: A Gynecologist’s Unofficial Guide to Premenopausal, Perimenopausal and Postmenopausal Life”. In both books, she shares what she has learned throughout her career, fact-filled and up-to-date medical insights, humorous anecdotes, and “Dr. J’s Pearls” of bite-sized advice & information.  

Dr. Johnson completed her undergraduate education at Valparaiso University where she graduated summa cum laude and received her M.D. at Yale University School of Medicine. She completed her residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, then located in Washington, DC.  

Dr. Johnson is Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She served in the U.S. Army for eight years prior to going into private practice.  

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Jennifer Lanoff, WHNP-BC, MSN, RN, JD, is a board-certified Women’s Health and Gender Related Nurse Practitioner. She currently works as a Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner in a Women’s Health and Family Planning clinic in Northern Virginia, where she provides full-scope gynecological care for adolescents through menopause. She also works for DiscovHER Health, a boutique women’s sexual health and wellness practice focusing on complex women’s health conditions and menopause treatment. She has also recently joined MIDI health as a clinician in order to expand access to women entering into menopause and perimenopause all over the country.  

She currently serves on The Body Agency’s Medical Expert Board and is a member of the North American Menopause Society (NAMS), the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH), the American Academy of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG), the Society for Family Planning (SFP), and The American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP).   

Ms. Lanoff completed her undergraduate studies at Stanford University, her MSN at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, and received her Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner degree from Georgetown School of Nursing.   

 She is also an attorney and was a public defender in Washington, DC for 22 years before she decided to become a women’s health provider.

Pamela M. Peeke, MD, MPH, FACP, FACSM, is a nationally renowned physician, scientist, expert and thought leader in the fields of women’s health as well as integrative, preventive and lifestyle medicine. Dr. Peeke is the Founder & CEO PMP Media, LLC t/a, The Peeke Performance Center for Healthy Living®, is board certified in internal medicine, a Pew Foundation Scholar in Nutrition and Metabolism, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Maryland, and is a Fellow of both the American College of Physicians and the American College of Sports Medicine.  Dr. Peeke is Chief Medical Officer of Embr Labs overseeing national clinical trials using digital technology to address menopausal symptoms. In addition, she is a thought leader and faculty at Harvard University’s Institute of Coaching, a member of the American College of Sports Medicine Board of Trustees and the Senior Olympics Foundation Board where she is a Senior Olympic triathlete.   

Dr. Peeke is featured as a recognized leader in the National Institutes of Health’s “Changing Face of Medicine” exhibit on the history of women physicians at the National Library of Medicine. She has been named one of America’s top physicians by the Consumers Research Council of America. She has received national recognition from the fitness and nutrition industries for her continuing leadership.    

Dr. Peeke received her baccalaureate in cellular biology and dual masters’ degrees in public health and policy from the University of California at Berkeley, her medical degree from Michigan State University College of Medicine and completed her internal medicine residency at George Washington University. Dr. Peeke became a Pew Foundation postdoctoral scholar in nutrition and metabolism at the University of California, Davis. As a senior research fellow at the National Institutes of Health’s Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Dr. Peeke was the recipient of the National Health Research Science Fellowship and Intramural Research Training Award while conducting her original research on the relationship between visceral fat and cortisol in patients diagnosed with Cushing’s Syndrome.  

As lifestyle expert for WebMD’s 90 million members, Dr. Peeke established a multi-media educational platform including podcasts, videos, and community exchanges. As Chief Medical Correspondent for Discovery Health television, she was featured in the award-winning National Body Challenge series, as well as her acclaimed Could You Survive mini-series. Dr. Peeke is a regular in-studio medical commentator for the national networks.  

Dr. Peeke is host of the top rated HER show podcast, and features news, guest experts, celebrities and lively commentary about women’s health and wellness. Dr. Peeke is an acclaimed TED presenter and three-time New York Times bestselling author.   

Susan Rawlins, MS, WHNP-BC, NP, is now retired after more than four decades as a practicing clinician, a researcher, a policy advocate and legislative activist with Coalition of Nurses in Advanced Practice, an educator & development of training at the National Association of Nurse Practitioners for Women’s Health, and an invited speaker to national and local conferences on women’s health topics. She has published text book chapters and professional articles on women’s health issues.  

She served on the editorial advisory board of Women’s Healthcare: A Clinical Journal for NPs, the official journal of NPWH, was the co-director of the 2018 WHNP Certification Exam Review Course & Women’s Health Update. During her career, Rawlins has had the opportunity to combine the roles of educator, researcher, and clinician. 

She received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing from Texas Women’s University and her certificate as a women’s health nurse practitioner from the University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. 

Andrea Singer, MD, FACP, CCD, is Chief, Division of Women’s Primary Care, Director of Bone Densitometry and Fractional Liaison Service, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. She is also associate professor in the Department of Medicine and medical director, VIP Health Check. In addition, Dr. Singer is the Chief Medical Officer of the Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation (BHOF).

Dr. Singer’s clinical areas of expertise are women’s primary care, osteoporosis, bone densitometry, osteoporosis, secondary fracture prevention, menopause, sexual health and medical and gynecologic disease. 

Dr. Singer is board certified in internal medicine and is a certified clinical densitometrist for interpretation of bone density testing. She has established a post-fracture care program at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, and Dr. Singer has also received a Sexual Health Counseling Certificate from the University of Michigan’s School of Social Work.  

She completed her Bachelor of Arts in human biology from Brown University and received her M.D. at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. 

Heidi Skolnik, MS, CDN, FACSM, has influenced millions through her media work, writing and thriving consulting business and is considered a thought leader in nutrition, and co-author of the NYTIMES bestselling book, The Whole Body Reset (Simon & Schuster, 2022). For years, professional athletes, Olympians, performance artists, corporate high achievers, and individuals, have relied on Heidi to unlock their best possible performance for achieving the things they care most about in life. She brought the sports nutrition model to the preforming arts where she oversees the Performance Nutrition program at The Juilliard School & the School of American. In addition, she has consulted with numerous Broadway shows including Hamilton, An American In Paris, Aladdin, and Billy Elliot.  

Heidi has been part of The Women’s Sports Medicine Center at The Hospital for Special Surgery for over 20 years. Additionally, she served as the team nutritionist with the NY Knicks (7 years), the Football Giants (18 years) and the NY Mets (15 years). She served on the board of directors of The Bone Health & Osteoporosis Foundation for 10 years. 

She completed her Bachelor of Arts in Planned Studies: Holistic Health-Dance Therapy, Exercise and Nutrition and her Master of Science in Exercise Science at Ithaca College. She also completed her Master of Science in Human Nutrition at the University of Bridgeport. 

Heidi has authored 5 books, including Nutrient Timing for Peak Performance (Human Kinetics, 2010), Grill Yourself Skinny (Creative Homeowners, 2013) and The Athlete Triad Playbook/RED-S. 

As a sought-after presenter, Heidi presents internationally and is an expert resource for both print, on-line and TV media where she has been featured on The Today Show, The View, Good Morning America, Live! W Kelly and Michael, amongst many more shows. Heidi is a Fellow with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM).  

As a realist, Heidi believes M&M’s can fit into a healthy eating style along with red peppers, red meat, broccoli, and fresh fruit. Sleep is the next wellness domain she will attempt to master (and has yet failed at)