Leah S. Millheiser, M.D.

Clinical Focus

• Gynecology
• Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Female Sexual Medicine
• Menopausal Health

Administrative Appointments

• Scientific Advisory Board Member, TiVaMed, Inc , (2004– present )

Honors and Awards

• ACOG/Boehringer Ingelheim Research Award in Female Sexual Dysfunction, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (2008)
• Excellence in Education, Stanford University School of Medicine (2008)
• Women's Reproductive Health Research Scholarship, NIH/NICHD (2004-2008)

Professional Education

• Board Certification: Obstetrics and Gynecology, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (2007)
• Stanford University School of Medicine (2004) CA
• Stanford University School of Medicine (2001) CA
• Northwestern University (1999) IL
• M.D., Northwestern University Medicine (1999)
• B.A., Columbia University Art History (1994)

Web Site Links

• Female Sexual Medicine Program

Research Interests

Research interest in the role of the central nervous system in female hypoactive sexual desire disorder.

Clinical Trials

• A Twelve Month, Open-Label, Safety Trial of Flibanserin 50 Milligrams to 100 Milligrams Daily in Women with Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder Recruiting
• A safety and efficacy trial of flibanserin in premenopausal women with HSDD No longer recruiting

Publications

• Women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder compared to normal females: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study. Arnow BA,  Millheiser L, Garrett A, Lake Polan M, Glover GH, Hill KR, Lightbody A, Watson C, Banner L, Smart T, Buchanan T, Desmond JE.  Neuroscience.  2009; 158 (2): 484-502
• Severe vaginal pain caused by a neuroma in the rectovaginal septum after posterior colporrhaphy. Millheiser LS,  Chen B.  Obstet Gynecol.  2006; 108 (3 Pt 2): 809-11