Associate Professor of Obstetrics/Gynecology and Medicine-Geriatrics
As a senior member of the University of Chicago’s Urban Health Initiative, Dr. Stacy Tessler Lindau also directs the South Side Health and Vitality Studies.
Dr. Stacy Tessler Lindau is an Associate Professor, Pritzker School of Medicine, Departments of Ob/Gyn and Medicine-Geriatrics and the Comprehensive Cancer Center. She is also on the faculty in the MacLean Center on Clinical Medical Ethics. A respected physician scientist, Dr. Lindau studies life course sexuality at the population level and how sexuality affects and is affected by illness and aging. In addition to her M.D., Dr. Lindau has a master’s degree in public policy from the University of Chicago. Her laboratory work addresses population health, health policy and educational issues with relevance to women’s health, sexuality and aging, and health disparities.
Dr. Lindau focuses on patient care, research, education and advocacy related to the health of aging women and underserved populations. Her clinical interest is in the area of women’s sexuality, particularly women and girls who have or have had cancer. Dr. Lindau is the director of the Program in Integrative Sexual Medicine (PRISM), a clinic that addresses and studies sexual concerns, problems, and dysfunction for women. Many of these women have sexual health concerns caused by cancer or its treatment.
A respected physician scientist, Dr. Lindau studies life course sexuality at the population level and how sexuality affects and is affected by illness and aging. Dr. Lindau has a master’s degree in public policy from the University of Chicago. Her laboratory work addresses population health, health policy and educational issues with relevance to women’s health, sexuality and aging, and health disparities.