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Frederick Naftolin, MD, PhD

Frederick Naftolin, MD, PhD is a Professor for the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at New York University School of Medicine. He was the former Chairman Emeritus of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences and of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, for Yale University.

Dr. Frederick Naftolin obtained his medical degree from University of California, School of Medicine, San Francisco and his doctoral degree from Oxford University. He was formerly Head of the Reproductive Neuroscience Unit. In addition to his considerable clinical experience, Dr. Naftolin has long been an NIH-funded researcher in the areas of reproductive endocrinology and oncology. His work is on the cell- and molecular biology that surround these areas. Dr. Naftolin has been a Guggenheim Scholar, an NIH Fogarty Fellow (X2), and a Berlex International Scholar. Under the aegis of these awards, he has performed research and teaching as a Visiting/Special Professor at the University of Geneva, the Complutensa University and Instituto Cajal (Madrid) and the Weizmann Institute of Technology. Dr. Naftolin is the author of more than 600 original publications and reviews, has edited 12 books and is an editor/associate editor of three journals. He has been honored by the Arnaldo Bruno Prize of the Italian Academy (Lincei) in 2002 and the President’s Distinguished Scientist Award of the Society for Gynecological Investigation in 2003. Dr. Naftolin is currently on the Executive Board of the International Menopause Society and the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine.