Newswise — WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 30, 2012) – Well-known physician, health educator, and media personality, Donnica L. Moore, MD, was voted onto the SWHR Board of Directors on January 24, 2012. Moore is a highly regarded women’s health expert and advocate for sex differences research.

As a health contributor for NBC’s Later Today, ABC’s The View, and Good Morning America, Moore is a wonderful addition to the SWHR Board of Directors. Her accomplishments as a tireless women’s health advocate are vast and a valuable complement to the Board of Directors. Moore’s appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show and CNN-International informed a diverse television audience on women's health issues, drug development, balancing work and family, and many other topics. Her website, DrDonnica.com provides useful medical tips and advice for women.

Moore is also a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Women's Health and the "Doctor on Call" columnist for First for Women magazine. She is a popular speaker covering women's health clinical and research issues, osteoporosis, cervical cancer screening, the impact of managed care on clinical research, media management of women's health, and disease management.

She has been active in organized medicine for 15 years and is a proud graduate of Princeton University and the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine. SWHR is proud to welcome Dr. Moore onto the Board.

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For more information on the Society for Women’s Health Research please contact Rachel Griffith at 202-496-5001 or [email protected].

The Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR), a national non-profit organization based in Washington D.C., is widely recognized as the thought leader in women’s health research, particularly how sex differences impact health. SWHR’s mission is to improve the health of all women through advocacy, education and research. Visit SWHR’s website at swhr.org for more information.