Dr. Tara Iyer is a NAMS-certified Menopause Practitioner and will be working in the Menopause and Midlife Clinic in the Fish Center for Women’s Health. She is a board-certified family medicine physician, specializing in women's health, menopause care, and weight management medicine. She received her M.D. from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and completed her residency with an obstetrics and women's health track at Saint Joseph Hospital Family Medicine Residency in Denver, Colorado. She then completed a two-year specialized women's health fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Dr. Iyer is also board-certified in Obesity Medicine and intends to foster stronger clinical and research partnerships between the Division of Women’s Health and the Center for Weight Management and Wellness, to create a more comprehensive and collaborative approach to the management of midlife women’s health issues.
Dr. Iyer is an avid educator and has given both regional and national talks on the importance of perimenopausal and menopausal recognition, evaluation, and treatment. Her clinical and research interests additionally include weight management in women, sexual dysfunction, bone health, polycystic ovarian syndrome, and menopause care of the cancer survivor. Dr. Iyer strives to empower her patients to optimize their health and well-being as they age.
