Women in Medicine 2024

Across medical specialties, from education to clinical practice, the women of the University of Wisconsin Department of Medicine set a high standard as experts and leaders in their fields.

In this video, seven of our female faculty speak about what it means to be a woman in medicine:

Farah Kaiksow, MD, MPP, is an expert on health policy for incarcerated populations.

Tripti Singh, MBBS, leads Wisconsin's first and only lupus nephritis clinic.

Jessica Tischendorf, MD, MS, directs the UW Infectious Disease Fellowship.

Alexis Eastman, MD, leads non-oncology ambulatory medical specialties for UW Health.

Lee Eckhardt, MD, MS, is an expert in inherited arrhythmia conditions.

Christine Sharkey, MD, serves on the department's Educator Academy board of directors.

Lynn Schnapp, MD, is the first permanent female chair of the UW Department of Medicine.