EDUCATION:

Doctor of Medicine: University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, M.D., June 1989

Residency: Internship and Residency in Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, The University of Texas – Houston Medical School, July 1989 – June 1993

 

PUBLICATIONS (selected):

Physician Pocket Guide to Breastfeeding, Texas Department of Health, Contributing Author and Editor, Health and Human Services Printing Service, 2011..

What About Me – A Girls Guide to Health, The Women’s Fund for Health, Education and Research, Contributing Author, 2000 & Revision 2004.

Breastfeeding Handbook for Physicians,  American Academy of Pediatrics, Contributing Author, 2004.

Hale TW, Berens PD: Clinical Therapy in Breastfeeding Patients. 3rd Edition. Pharmasoft Medical Publishing Company, Amarillo, Texas, 2010. 

 

PRESENTATIONS (selected):

“Breastfeeding in Special Infant Situation”, Knapp Medical Center Weslaco, TX January 16 &17, 2007.

“Medications During Lactation”, Knapp Medical Center Weslaco, TX January 16 &17, 2007.

“Management of Breast Complaints & Common Problems in Lactation”, Knapp Medical Center Weslaco, TX  January 16 & 17th, 2007.

“Clinical Assessment of Lactation Research and Policies” Course Development for Texas Department of Health. Houston, TX January 25 & 26, 2007.

  • Critical appraisal of labor and delivery influences on lactation
  • Evaluation of sensitivity and specificity with regard to lactational research
  • Protocols to guide practices

“Breastfeeding in Special Infant Situation”, Good Shepherd Medical Center, Longview, TX. March 13-14, 2007.  

“Medications During Lactation”, Good Shepherd Medical Center, Longview, TX. March 13-14, 2007

“Management of Breast Complaints & Common Problems in Lactation”, Good Shepherd Medical Center, Longview, TX. March 13-14, 2007.

“How Modern Practices in Obstetrics Affect Breastfeeding Coupling” March of Dimes Houston Division 12th Annual Visiting Professorship in Nursing.  UT School of Nursing Houston Auditorium. Houston TX April 19, 2007.

Physiology of Lactation Management of Common Problems in Lactation” Wilford Hall, Lackland Airforce Base San Antonio TX . April 25, 2007.