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|Videos|November 9, 2021
Hormone therapy, osteoporosis treatments and hybrid health care with Risa Kagan, MD
Author(s)Lindsey Carr, Editor
We caught up with Risa Kagan, MD, at the North American Menopause Society's 2021 Annual Meeting to hear about her role on the Scientific Planning Committee and this year's takeaways.
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Risa Kagan, MD, FACOG, is an ob/gyn and clinical professor at the University of California San Francisco. She currently serves on the NAMS Board of Trustees.
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