
About
Perimenopause & Menopause Expert and Educator
Founder & CEO, The Collaborative
Founder, The Heather Hirsch Academy
Author of Unlock Your Menopause Type and forthcoming The Perimenopause Survival Guide (debuting Oct. 14)
Dr. Heather Hirsch is a board-certified internist with advanced fellowship training in women's health from the Cleveland Clinic and one of today's most recognized clinical authorities in menopausal medicine. After completing her internal medicine residency at Case Western Reserve University and advanced women's health fellowship training with emphasis on scholarly activity and curriculum development at the Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Hirsch founded the Menopause and Midlife Clinic at Brigham and Women's Hospital in 2020 and served as faculty at Harvard Medical School. Her decade-long specialization in menopausal medicine since 2006 has established her as a leading clinical expert in complex hormone therapy management, perimenopause differential diagnosis, and midlife women's health. A North American Menopause Society Certified Practitioner (NCMP) and Fellow of the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health (ISSWSH), Dr. Hirsch maintains active membership in the North American Menopause Society.
Dr. Hirsch's clinical expertise encompasses menopausal hormone therapy optimization and individualized protocols, complex perimenopause symptom management, breast cancer survivorship considerations in hormone therapy, sexual dysfunction, including genitourinary syndrome of menopause, osteoporosis prevention and bone health optimization, sleep disorders and mood disturbances in the menopause transition, and cardiovascular risk stratification in midlife women. She is currently the Founder and CEO of The Collaborative, a concierge telemedicine practice that delivers evidence-based, personalized care to women navigating perimenopause and menopause. Additionally, she is the Founder of The Heather Hirsch Academy, where she trains clinicians worldwide in comprehensive menopause management and care protocols. Dr. Hirsch is also the author of the bestselling book Unlock Your Menopause Type: Personalized Treatments, the Last Word on Hormones, and Remedies That Work (June 2023), and the forthcoming The Perimenopause Survival Guide, which debuts October 14.