Heather Appelbaum, MD, FACOG

Heather Appelbaum, MD, FACOG, director of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology at K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital at Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center, associate professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, and director of the PMOS Multidisciplinary Program at Jersey Shore University Medical Center.

Articles by Heather Appelbaum, MD, FACOG

The future of PMOS care and caution around GLP-1 therapy and weight loss

ByHeather Appelbaum, MD, FACOG,Melanie Cree, MD, PhD,Michelle M. Maresca, MD

August 31st 2026

Experts weigh GLP-1 therapy's promise for PMOS against the risks of overly rapid weight loss in teens.

PMOS diagnostic workup: Ruling out, labs, and timing tips

ByHeather Appelbaum, MD, FACOG,Melanie Cree, MD, PhD,Michelle M. Maresca, MD

August 31st 2026

Experts break down which labs actually change PMOS management and how to avoid diagnostic pitfalls.

Managing PMOS and insulin resistance: From primary care to specialist

ByHeather Appelbaum, MD, FACOG,Melanie Cree, MD, PhD,Michelle M. Maresca, MD

August 31st 2026

Experts outline when primary care should manage PMOS versus refer, and why insulin resistance matters.

Diagnosing PMOS in adolescents

ByHeather Appelbaum, MD, FACOG,Melanie Cree, MD, PhD,Michelle M. Maresca, MD

August 31st 2026

Experts detail how PMOS diagnostic criteria differ in adolescents, where ovarian ultrasound doesn't apply.

From PCOS to PMOS: A welcome and more inclusive name

ByHeather Appelbaum, MD, FACOG,Melanie Cree, MD, PhD,Michelle M. Maresca, MD

August 31st 2026

Heather Appelbaum, MD, FACOG, Melanie Cree, MD, PhD, and Michelle Maresca, MD, react to the renaming of PCOS to PMOS in the first of 5 episodes of this Special Report series discussing the new name.

Heather Appelbaum, MD, FACOG, explain multimodal approach to adolescent endometriosis

Heather Appelbaum, MD, FACOG, explains multimodal approach to adolescent endometriosis

ByHeather Appelbaum, MD, FACOG

July 17th 2026

Appelbaum frames surgery as one component of endometriosis intervention, stressing ongoing postsurgical treatment given the chronic nature of the disease.

Clinical and surgical diagnosis of endometriosis, with Heather Appelbaum, MD

ByHeather Appelbaum, MD, FACOG

July 15th 2026

Heather Appelbaum, MD, FACOG, explains how distinguishing clinical from surgical diagnosis of endometriosis can enable earlier intervention, in a discussion of her NASPAG presentation.