EVIDENCE. COMPASSION. IMPACT.
Advancing Women's
Health. Improving Lives.
OB-GYN and lifestyle medicine physician, professor, author, and international speaker translating women’s health evidence into practical action across menopause, healthy aging, survivorship, and the lifespan.
OB-GYN + LIFESTYLE MEDICINE
PHYSICIAN
PROFESSOR
MENOPAUSE PRACTITIONER
AUTHOR + EDITOR
INTERNATIONAL SPEAKER
MICHELLE TOLLEFSON, MD, FACOG, DipABLM, FACLM, MSCP
Advancing Women's Health Through Evidence, Education, and Practical Action.
I am an OB-GYN and lifestyle medicine physician, professor, author, editor, and international speaker. I translate evidence into clear, compassionate guidance and practical tools that help women, clinicians, and organizations move from information to supported action across the lifespan – with a particular focus on menopause, healthy aging, and cancer survivorship.
EXPLORE THE WORK
Evidence Matters. So Does Making It Usable.
My work brings together research, education, behavior-change science, lived experience, and care design so women, clinicians, and organizations are not left with information alone, but with practical next steps they can use.
SPEAKING
Evidence-rich keynotes, workshops, and public and clinician education that combine clear science, human stories, and practical application.
RESEARCH & EDUCATION
Research, curricula, competencies, implementation work, and practical tools designed to make women’s health evidence easier to understand, teach, and use.
BOOKS & RESOURCES
Books and practical educational resources for women, clinicians, survivors, and communities navigating health across the lifespan.
WHY THIS WORK
My Work Lives at the Intersection of Science and Real Life
- I have spent my career asking a practical question: How do we turn what research tells us into care women can actually use?
- My career has spanned obstetrics and gynecology, lifestyle medicine, university teaching, wellness coaching, and women's health leadership. In 2019, breast cancer and treatment-induced menopause made the gap between excellent acute care and fragmented long-term support deeply personal.
- That experience strengthened an existing mission. Today, I create education, tools, and care pathways that help women and the clinicians who care for them move from confusion to clarity - and from advice to supported action.
“Advice names the destination. Support helps a person cross the terrain.”
WHY THIS WORK
My Work Lives at the Intersection of Science and Real Life
- I have spent my career asking a practical question: How do we turn what research tells us into care women can actually use?
- My career has spanned obstetrics and gynecology, lifestyle medicine, university teaching, wellness coaching, and women's health leadership. In 2019, breast cancer and treatment-induced menopause made the gap between excellent acute care and fragmented long-term support deeply personal.
- That experience strengthened an existing mission. Today, I create education, tools, and care pathways that help women and the clinicians who care for them move from confusion to clarity - and from advice to supported action.
“Advice names the destination. Support helps a person cross the terrain.”
SPEAKING
Evidence People Can Understand - and Use.
I speak to clinical and public audiences through universities, professional societies, health systems, employers, nonprofits, and international organizations. My presentations combine rigorous evidence, clear explanation, human stories, and practical next steps. My goal is for audiences to leave with more than inspiration: they should understand what the evidence supports, what remains uncertain, and what they can reasonably do next.
BOOKS & RESOURCES
Evidence That Continues Beyond the Room.
Explore books and practical educational resources that extend learning beyond a presentation or classroom – across
women’s health, menopause, healthy aging, survivorship, behavior change, and whole-person care.
PAVING a Woman's Path Through Menopause and Beyond
Michelle’s role: Lead Author, Drs. Beth Frates and Amy Comander are co-authors
Intended audience: Women in midlife and beyond, and the clinicians who support them
Publisher/year: Healthy Learning, 2025
PAVING the Path to Wellness Manual & Workbook (Second Edition)
Michelle’s role: Co-author, Lead Author Dr. Beth Frates
Intended Audience: Individuals, clinicians, coaches, and groups building sustainable well-being
Publisher/year: Healthy Learning, 2025
PAVING Your Path Through Breast Cancer and Beyond
Michelle’s role: Co-author, Lead Author Dr. Amy Comander
Intended audience: Breast cancer survivors and thrivers, caregivers, and healthcare professionals
Publisher/year: Healthy Learning, 2025
Improving Women's Health Across the Lifespan
Michelle’s role: Editor-in-Chief
Intended Audience: Clinicians, educators, students, and professionals working across women’s health
Publisher/year: CRC Press, 2022
COLLABORATION
Bring Clear, Evidence-based Women's Health Education to Your Audience.
For speaking, media, academic, nonprofit, health-system, or organizational collaboration, tell me a little about your audience, goals, and preferred format.
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