Integrative Medicine & Women's Health

Earlier in 2019, we collaborated with the GW OB/GYN Department and the GW Center for Integrative Medicine on a Grand Rounds lecture and Q&A on taking an integrative and functional medicine approach to Women's Health. It was so impactful that knew we had to bring it to the podcast. Today we're joined by certified nurse midwife Kimla McDonald, an associate clinical professor with the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), and Anjali Dsouza, MD, an assistant clinical professor also with GW SMHS. CNM McDonald attended Frontier Nursing University, where she received her training as a nurse-midwife. She has worked with women and families for the past 15 years in San Francisco, New Orleans, and the Washington DC metro area. Along with interests in natural childbirth and primary cesarean prevention, complementary therapies for women's health, the transition to menopause, and mind-body therapies, she is committed to teaching and learning with residents, medical and midwifery students, and patients. Dr. Dsouza is the founder and owner of District Center for Integrative Medicine. She is a board-certified physician specializing in Integrative Medicine, Palliative Care, and Psychiatry. Her approach to healing prioritizes the whole person, rather than a specific system or organ, always honoring the importance of the relationship between patient and physician. She has spent the last 10 years studying Integrative and Functional Medicine. ◘ Related Content Integrative women's health articles by Tori Hudson, ND, author of the "Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine" http://drtorihudson.com/articles/ Aviva Romm, MD https://avivaromm.com/ Sara Gottfried, MD https://www.saragottfriedmd.com/ American Botanical Council http://abc.herbalgram.org/site/PageServer The Institute for Functional Medicine https://www.ifm.org/ District Center for Integrative Medicine https://dcimedicine.com/ "Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine" https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000WJOU14/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 "Integrative Women's Health" edited by Victoria Maizes and Tieraona Low Dog https://www.amazon.com/Integrative-Womens-Health-Medicine-Library/dp/0190214791/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=integrative+women%27s+health&qid=1574095165&s=books&sr=1-1 ◘ Transcript https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/transcript-integrative-medicine-womens-health-gw-office-of/?trackingId=ngKp6DWL5Q26zBj8D8WmYg%3D%3D ◘ This podcast features the song “Follow Your Dreams” (freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Ho…ur_Dreams_1918) by Scott Holmes, available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial (01https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) license. ◘ Disclaimer: The content and information shared in GW Integrative Medicine is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice. The views and opinions expressed in GW Integrative Medicine represent the opinions of the host(s) and their guest(s). For medical advice, diagnosis, and/or treatment, please consult a medical professional.