Dr Nanette Santoro

Professor and E. Stewart Taylor Chair, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Colorado School of Medicine 

Dr. Nanette Santoro is the E Stewart Taylor Chair of Obstetrics & Gynecology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, where she has served for 15 years. She has been continuously funded by the NIH since 1989 for research in female reproduction. Her work has covered the processes of the pubertal and menopausal transition, as well as clinical trials in reproduction and menopause. She has headed studies of women with premature and age-appropriate menopause such as the Women’s Health Initiative and the Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study (KEEPS), and the Study of Womens Health Across the Nation (SWAN). She has held numerous leadership positions in local and national organizations. Dr. Santoro was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2018.  She is Past President of the Society for Reproductive Investigation and President Elect of the Endocrine Society (2026-2027).