Dr. Kate Ackerman, Female Athlete Conference and Wu Tsai Female Athlete Program…Ep149

Dr. Kate Ackerman is the Founder and Director of the Wu Tsai Female Athlete Program Boston Children’s Hospital and Biennial International Female Athlete Conference and Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. She earned her BA from Cornell University, her MD from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, her MPH from the Harvard School of Public Health, and completed her residency in internal medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. She completed her sports medicine fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital and endocrinology fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.  She is currently the chair of the US Rowing medical committee and a member of the World Rowing medical commission. Her research focuses on female athlete health and the various aspects of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S). She has authored/co-authored over 100 articles and book chapters related to sports medicine, endocrinology, rowing, bone health, and female athletes, including position statements with the International Olympic Committee. Athletically, Dr. Ackerman represented the US as a lightweight rower at the World Championships, having taken up rowing as a walk-on at Cornell. She has multiple National Championships titles and still competes with her teammates for life as a masters athlete. Most recently, she has become a member of the national leadership council for the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance, a $220 million initiative to improve health and performance globally. Dr. Ackerman is leading the Alliance’s focus on scientific advancements for women.Join Hear Her Sports Patreon https://www.patreon.com/hearhersportsSupport the show and women’s sports media https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hearherFind all episodes http://www.hearhersports.com/Find Hear Her Sports on all social @hearhersportsFind the Wu Tsai Female Athlete Program at https://www.childrenshospital.org/programs/female-athlete-program/research-innovation/innovation-hub-boston-childrensFind Kate Ackerman on IG and Twitter @DrKateAckerman