Louann Brizendine

LOUANN BRIZENDINE, M.D. Neuropsychiatrist Lynne and Marc Benioff Endowed Professor of Psychiatry University of California at San Francisco, Medical School Founder/Director, Women's Mood & Hormone Clinic, UCSF She completed her degree in Neurobiology at UC Berkeley, graduated from Yale School of Medicine, did graduate work in London at UCL in Philosophy of Mind and Wellcome Institute in History of Science and Medicine, and completed a residency in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. She has served on the faculties of Harvard Medical School and UCSF Medical School. At UCSF, she holds the Lynne and Marc Benioff endowed chair in Psychiatry. At UCSF, Dr. Brizendine pursues active clinical, teaching, writing and research activities. She founded the UCSF Women's Mood and Hormone Clinic. "The Female Brain" and "The Male Brain" are national and international bestsellers. Her new book: "The Upgrade: How the Female Brain Gets Stronger and Better in Midlife and Beyond" is available for pre-order now. Dr. Brizendine lives with her husband, Sam Barondes, in the San Francisco Bay Area. For more information about Dr. Louann Brizendine see @louannbrizendine Tiktok, Louann Brizendine M.D. LinkedIn, @drLouann Twitter, @louannbrizendine Instagram, Dr Louann Brizendine Facebook author page or www.louannbrizendine.com