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Katherine Sherif, M.D.

Chief and Clinical Director

  • Practice: Drexel Center for Women's Health
  • Specialty:Women's Health, General Internal Medicine
  • Education: M.D., Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (1991); B.A., Hamilton College, Clinton, NY (1981)
Patient Care

Dr. Katherine Sherif, a board-certified internist, is the chief and clinical director of the Drexel Medicine Center for Women's Health.

Specializing in women's health, Dr. Sherif's areas of clinical expertise include menopause, cardiovascular risk factors, depression, metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, the role of omega-3 fatty acids in health and disease, and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Dr. Sherif sees patients in Center City Philadelphia.

2011 Philadelphia Magazine Top Doctor / 2011-2012 Best Doctors Awards and Honors:

  • Named "Top Doctor" by Philadelphia Magazine (2011)
  • Frequently named by Philadelphia Magazine as one of the region's top internists
  • Recipient of the Women's Way 25th Anniversary Year "Agent of Change" Award
  • Recipient of several teaching awards from medical students and residents

Affiliated Hospital: Hahnemann University Hospital
Research

Dr. Sherif's research has focused on the role of sex hormones and cardiovascular risk factors in premenopausal women.

Selected Publications:

"Women's Health in Primary Care"
Co-editor

"Women's Health in Clinical Practice: A Handbook for Primary Care."
(2008)

"Guidelines for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Women"
American Heart Association (2007)

"Screening Mammography for Women 40-49 Years of Age: A Clinical Guideline."
American College of Physicians (2007)

In progress, a clnical handbook on hormone replacement therapy.
Teaching

Dr. Sherif is an associate professor in the division of Internal Medicine at Drexel University College of Medicine. In 2000, she established the country's first academic program for polycystic ovary syndrome and was named co-director of the nationally recognized Center for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.
Specialties
  • Women's Health
  • General Internal Medicine
Services and Clinical Interests
  • Diabetes
  • Diabetes risk factors
  • Heart disease and women
  • Menopause
  • Pap smear
  • PCOS
  • Polycystic ovary syndrome
  • Primary care
  • Women's health issues
Internship
  • Internal Medicine - Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (1992)
Residency
  • Internal Medicine - Chief Resident, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (1995)
  • Internal Medicine - Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (1993-1994)

Primary Practice

Drexel Center for Women's Health
219 N. Broad Street
The Arnold T. Berman, M.D. Building, 6th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: 215-762-5181
Fax: 215-762-5176

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