Heavy Menstrual Bleeding: Facts & Fallacies
Featured Speaker:
Dr Lakshmi Srivaths
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston & McGovern Medical School,
Gulf States Hemophilia & Thrombophilia Center
Director of Pediatric Thrombosis Program,
Co-Director of Pediatric Brain & Spine Clinic
Faculty, The Young Women’s Bleeding Disorders clinic at UTHealth Houston
Dr Srivaths’ clinical & research expertise is in the area of pediatric & adolescent hemostasis and thrombosis, with many grants, collaborative research, and publications. She has received many awards for her work, including The John P. McGovern Foundation’s “Champion for Women’s Health and Wellness” award 2025, ‘Excellence in Education’, Pediatric Fellowship Training Programs’ Education Award, M.D. Anderson Children’s Cancer Hospital/UT Health, Houston, 2021, Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award, UT Health, McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas, 2022, 2023, 2024; Women of Excellence Award, BCM, 2020, Rising Star Clinician Award, 2015, Fulbright & Jaworski L. L. P. Faculty Excellence Award, “Teaching and Evaluation” category, BCM 2011, and the Fellows’ Education Award, TCHC, 2011.
She is the editor of the textbook “Hematology in the Adolescent Female”. She has held many leadership positions and is currently the co-chair for the Pediatric and Neonatal Thrombosis & Hemostasis ISTH Scientific Sub-Committee, the past Chair for the Women and Girls with Blood Disorders-Learning Action Network, FWGBD and current co-chair of the Medical Advisory Committee, FWGD.
RSVP to Attend
This event is free to attend with an RSVP. If you’d like to help offset the cost of lunch and parking, we welcome a suggested donation of $10 to The Women’s Fund.
| Date | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, August 28 | Lakshmi Srivaths, MD | Heavy Menstrual Bleeding: Facts & Fallacies |
| Thursday, December 10 | Asha Davidson, MD, MPH | Eating Disorders |
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