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The Prosayla team is made up of the top academics, researchers, clinicians and educators in the field of female sexual health. All contributors are leaders and members of The International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH), a multidisciplinary, academic, and scientific organization devoted to supporting the highest standards of ethics and professionalism in research, education, and clinical practice of women's sexuality. Our team includes patient advocates to ensure that patient voices are heard and their needs are met.

Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Jewel M. Kling
MD, MPH, NCMP, FACP
Dr. Jewel Kling is a Professor of Medicine, Chair of the Division of Women’s Health Internal Medicine, Assistant Director of the Women’s Health Center and Associate Chair of Equity, Inclusion and Diversity for the Department of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Sasha Davenport
MD, FACOG
Dr. Davenport is an obstetrician and gynecologist with in Charlotte, NC specializing in sexual health and dysfunction for women.
Louisville, KY, USA
Laila S. Agrawal
MD, IF
Dr. Agrawal is a medical oncologist specializing in breast cancer and has a sexual health clinic for women with cancer in Louisville, KY
New Jersey, USA
Andrea Martin
DNP, CRNP, WHNP
Andrea Martin is a board-certified Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner.
Denver, Colorado, USA
Gretchen Frey
MD, FACOG
Retired obstetrician/gynecologist turned sex educator and speaker
Alexandria, VA
Aliaa Makkiya
MD, FACOG, MSCP
Tulsa, OK, USA
Corey R. Babb
DO, NCMP, IF, FACOG
Dr. Babb is a practicing board-certified gynecologist and a leading expert regarding vaginismus
Charlotte, NC, USA
Alyse Kelly Jones
MD
Dr. Alyse Kelly-Jones believes in establishing strong relationships with her patients, ones that encourage the women she cares for to ask questions and become active participants in their own health care. Dr. Kelly-Jones considers her strong family life to be an asset in helping her patients. Married to her husband, Richard, for more than two decades and the mother of three rowdy boys, Dr. Kelly-Jones gained an intimate understanding of the stresses facing modern women. In addition to her OB/GYN
Grand Rapids, MI, USA
Diana Bitner
MD
Dr. Bitner is the Chief Medical Officer and co-founder of true. Women's Health™. Dr. Bitner is a Nationally Certified Menopause Physician (NCMP) through the North American Menopause Society (NAMS) and was named the 2015 Menopause Practitioner of the Year.
Nashville, TN, USA
Brooke Faught
DNP, NCMP, IF
Brooke Faught is a board certified, women’s-health nurse practitioner with specialty training in female sexual and pelvic floor medicine, urology, and vulvoscopy. She earned her undergraduate degree at The Ohio State University, her Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) at the University of Pennsylvania and her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) at Vanderbilt University where she studied social boundaries in young-adult females with Down Syndrome as a foundation for sexuality education.
Atlanta, GA, USA
Tara Thompson
PharmD
Tara Thompson is a practicing pharmacist and patient advocate in the field of sexual health. She recognized the lack of pharmacist education, as the drug experts, in the field of sexual medicine and knew she could make a difference. She created her website , www.thesexualhealthpharmacist.com as well as her Instagram page with the same name, in order to bring education to the public surrounding sexual medicine and the drugs involved in a patient's pathway of care.
Woodstock, GA, USA
Sara Bolden
DPT, WCS, CFMP
Dr. Sara Bolden is a licensed physical therapist and boardcertified women's health clinical specialist focused exclusively in helping andhealing individuals with pelvic pain, urogynecologic disorders and pelvic floordysfunctions.
San Diego, CA, USA
Irwin Goldstein
MD
Dr. Irwin Goldstein is the director of San Diego Sexual Medicine, where he maintains his clinical practice, Director of Sexual Medicine at Alvarado Hospital and Clinical Professor of Surgery at University of California at San Diego. Dr. Goldstein has had a long career providing medical help to those with sexual problems, having been involved with sexual dysfunction research since the late 1970′s.
Rockville, MD, USA
Rachel Rubin
MD, IF, NCMP
Dr. Rachel Rubin is a board-certified urologist and fellowship-trained sexual medicine specialist.
Kennesaw, GA, USA
Heather Quaile
DNP, WHNP-BC, CSC, SANE, IF
Dr. Quaile is the co-founder for the Sexual Health Medical Certificate Program with The Buehler Institute and maintains an adjunct faculty position at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. She has been a member of The International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH) since 2008.
St. Louis Park, Minnesota, USA
Kris Christiansen
MD
Dr. Kris Christiansen a board certified family physician who specializes in sexual medicine. She attended medical school and completed her residency in family medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School. After practicing full spectrum family medicine for 10 years, she was drawn to the field of sexual medicine and pursued additional training to be able to provide the care for her patients that is so difficult to find.
Washington, DC, USA
James A. Simon
MD, CCD, NCMP
Dr. Simon is a D.C.-based physician providing patient-focused care for women across the reproductive life cycle, from adolescence to childbirth, and through the menopause transition.
Durham, NC, USA
Caitlin W.
PhD, Patient Advocate
Caitlin W. is a patient advocate committed to bridging the gap between patients and providers.
Alexandria, VA, USA
Michelle B.
MS, Patient Advocate
Michelle is a patient advocate passionate about closing research and education gaps in female sexual health, and creating connections among advocates.