Health & Medicine Experts

Experts are listed alphabetically.


Leslie M. Rickey M.D., M.P.H.
  • Associate Professor of Urology and of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
  • Fellowship Director, Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery

Field & Expertise

Health & Medicine

Female pelvic floor disorders or urogynecology, incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, overactive bladder, female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery

Joseph S. Ross M.D., M.H.S.
  • Associate Professor of Medicine (General Medicine) and in the Institute for Social and Policy Studies
  • Associate Professor of Public Health (Health Policy)

Field & Expertise

Health & Medicine

Food and Drug Administration regulatory policy, pharmaceutical and medical device use

David S. Russell M.D., Ph.D.
  • Director, Clinical Research, Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders
  • Assistant Clinical Professor

Field & Expertise

Health & Medicine

Care and treatment of Parkinson disease, current and future research in Parkinson disease, care and treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, current and future research in Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, care, and treatment and research of Huntington disease, dementia

Gerard Sanacora M.D., Ph.D.
  • Professor of Psychiatry
  • Director, Yale Depression Research Program
  • Co-Director, Yale New Haven Hospital Interventional Psychiatry Service

Field & Expertise

Health & Medicine

Depression, psychopharmacology and brain stimulation modalities (ECT and TMS), mood disorders, anxiety, suicide

Tara Sanft M.D.
  • Associate Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology)
  • Chief Patient Experience Officer
  • Medical Director, Survivorship Clinic
Joseph Schindler M.D.
  • Associate Professor of Neurology and of Neurosurgery
  • Chief, Division of Vascular Neurology
  • Director, Acute Stroke and TeleStroke Services
  • Director, Vascular Neurology Fellowship Program

Field & Expertise

Health & Medicine

Stroke, transient cerebral ischemia, hermorrhagic stroke, intra- and extra- cranial arterial stenosis, cerebral venous thrombosis, cerebral vascular malformation, arteriovenous malformation, aneurysm, neurology, brain

Lynelle Schneeberg Psy.D.

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry


Field & Expertise

Health & Medicine

Sleep medicine, insomnia, childhood sleep, pediatric sleep, bedtime routine

Jason L. Schwartz Ph.D., M.B.E.

Assistant Professor of Public Health (Health Policy) and in the History of Medicine


Field & Expertise

Health & Medicine

Vaccines, Center for Disease Control (CDC), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), health policy, bioethics

Bennett Shaywitz M.D.
  • Charles and Helen Schwab Professor of Pediatrics (Neurology)
  • Co-Director, Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity

Field & Expertise

Health & Medicine

Dyslexia, neurobiology of reading and math difficulties, children's health, neurology, brain

Sally Shaywitz M.D.
  • Audrey G. Ratner Professor of Pediatrics (Neurology) and Professor in the Child Study Center
  • Co-Director, Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity

Field & Expertise

Health & Medicine

Dyslexia, learning disabilities, children's health, neurology, brain, children's health