181 practitioners have an office in Ohio, and 84 more can see patients here by telehealth. 192 of them are certified by the Menopause Society, and the most are in Cincinnati, Columbus and Cleveland.
Dr. Neff runs a small concierge primary care practice in Mason where menopause and perimenopause care is part of the membership rather than a separate program. She trained in both internal medicine and pediatrics and spent years as a hospital doctor before moving into primary care at a women's center. She prescribes hormone therapy when it is safe after reviewing personal and family history, and also offers non-hormonal routes for women who can't or don't want to take hormones. Sexual health, bone strength and weight are handled in the same place as the rest of your care. You can text, call or video her directly between visits. A free 20 minute meet and greet comes first, and when her panel is full new patients join a waitlist.
Dr. Kappa is an internist at the Kenwood office of Concierge Medicine of Cincinnati. She works as a full primary care doctor who also manages perimenopause and menopause. Patients join through a yearly concierge membership that covers office visits, direct phone and email access to her, and virtual visits when an exam isn't needed. The practice does not file insurance claims for visits. She spent years in academic and community primary care before adding menopause certification, so hormone care sits in the same visits as blood pressure, diabetes and cholesterol. New patients start with a free call with a membership consultant.
Family medicine · DNP, CNP, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC, MSCP, IFMCP
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Worthington, OH · In person & virtual
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Christine Salem owns Precision Health and Wellness in Worthington, a clinic that pairs hormone care and medical weight loss with a full menu of aesthetic treatments. She is board certified in both family and psychiatric mental health nursing, which gives her a feel for how mood and physical symptoms tie together in midlife. Care starts with a lab draw, then a consultation where she reviews the results and builds a plan that can also look at thyroid, cholesterol and gut health. Biote hormone pellets are her favorite service and the clinic's main hormone option, with new pellets placed in the office every three to six months. Visits can be in person or by telehealth, and she also runs a medical weight loss program and enjoys taking on complex cases.
Dr. Peiffer is a family physician who opened her own small concierge practice in Fairlawn after years in Akron-area primary care. Members get unlimited unhurried visits, same or next day appointments, and can text, call or email her directly. She manages perimenopause and menopause symptoms with both hormonal and non-hormonal options as part of ordinary membership. Women who don't want a full membership can book a one-time long consultation about hormone therapy, with an optional follow-up visit. She keeps her panel small and cares for whole families, so a midlife patient can have the same doctor as her spouse and teens. Virtual visits are possible but she prefers in-person care and approves video visits case by case.
Dr. Bonza is a family physician who runs a small menopause and perimenopause practice in Upper Arlington, seeing women in person or by video. Care starts with a broad lab panel ordered before you meet, then a 50-minute visit to go through the results and build a plan. The one consultation fee covers a full year of follow-up, including text access to her through a patient portal, repeat labs and medication changes. She prescribes FDA-approved hormone therapy and also treats with testosterone, thyroid support and weight medication for women who qualify. She came to this work after her own symptoms in her 40s were brushed off by other doctors. She does not act as a primary care doctor, so you keep your own for everything else.
Dr. Bazán runs a deliberately small gynecology practice in Columbus for women in perimenopause and menopause, and you see her at every visit. Care starts with a long virtual consultation and continues through a membership with visits by video, phone or in the office. Patients can message her directly between visits. She prescribes menopause hormone therapy when it fits and also offers nonhormonal options, with attention to heart, bone and breast risk. She does not order the DUTCH urine test and relies on standard blood testing instead. Virtual visits are open to women anywhere in Ohio, and the office handles exams and in-person gynecologic care.
Laura Valle runs a small direct-care women's health practice in Westerville and sees Ohio patients in person or by video. The first visit runs 60 to 90 minutes, and ongoing menopause and hormone care happens through a membership rather than one-off visits. New patients start on the higher-touch plan with unlimited visits and direct messaging, and patients who have been stable on hormones for a year can move to a lighter one. She prescribes FDA-approved hormone therapy and also manages testosterone, bone health, thyroid and weight. Conversations happen fully clothed in a consultation room, and exams use small, quiet speculums in a separate room. She worked as a nurse and midwife in several European countries and still delivers babies in Amish country a few weekends a month.
John Waters co-founded The Cove, a small concierge primary care practice in Castle Rock, with Dr. Aaron Block, who is also Menopause Society certified. The two run the menopause service together and describe themselves as a physician and nurse practitioner team. Care starts with a free meet and greet, and members then get office visits, same-day appointments and direct phone and email access to their provider. For hormones they use both FDA-approved and bioidentical options with ongoing monitoring, and they also look at bone, heart and metabolic health in midlife. Visits are mostly in person, with video visits offered only in some cases. John has practiced since 2009 with a focus on adult and older-adult medicine and LGBTQ+ care, and he leans on humor with patients.
Dr. DiGirolamo is a reproductive endocrinologist who spent a decade as a fertility specialist at Boston IVF before opening this virtual practice. She sees women from their first periods through menopause, with a focus on active women and athletes, and she manages perimenopause, menopause and hormone therapy. Care starts with a 50-minute Zoom consultation after an intake questionnaire, followed by shorter video follow-ups. Visits are video only, and a medical visit is only possible if you are calling in from a state where she is licensed. She is also a CrossFit trainer and nutrition coach, and she builds care on exercise and nutrition first, adding medication as needed. She does not provide primary care and recommends you keep your own primary care doctor.
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MyMenopauseRx is a virtual menopause practice founded by a gynecologist, and Krantz is one of about a dozen clinicians a patient can pick from. Visits are video appointments of about thirty minutes, and most patients come back every eight to twelve weeks until their symptoms settle. She prescribes FDA-approved estradiol and progesterone rather than compounded hormones, and the practice is clear that it works alongside a patient's own primary care doctor rather than replacing it. Testosterone is written only for patients located in Illinois, and everyone else gets the prescription from their own doctor while the practice manages the dosing. Krantz has practiced for more than thirty years in university, HMO, community health and telehealth settings, and she completed the integrative medicine fellowship at the University of Arizona with training in medical acupuncture. She works from Oregon and says she has aged alongside her patients, which is how menopause care became her emphasis.
Dr. Romero is a family physician who runs a small direct primary care practice with offices in Estero and Naples. Menopause care comes two ways. Members get hormone care as part of their ongoing primary care, and anyone else can buy a ShineWell program, from a single 90-minute consult up to a six-month plan with five visits and texting. She prescribes FDA-approved estrogen, progesterone and testosterone, and she also sees women with hormone symptoms during or after cancer treatment. The longer programs include a body composition scan and orders for a bone density scan, heart calcium score and mammogram if you are due. She grew up in Puerto Rico and sees patients in English and Spanish.
Casey Norton is a nurse practitioner at Midi Health, a virtual clinic that focuses on perimenopause and menopause. She has worked in women's health for about ten years and says she chose the field after seeing how often women's concerns were brushed aside. Visits happen by video, starting with a half-hour first visit and shorter check-ins to adjust the plan. She offers both hormone and non-hormone treatment and follows Midi's research-based protocols, with labs when needed. She talks about the isolation many women feel in midlife and puts real weight on telling them they are not alone. You can book with her directly from her bio, though choosing her may mean fewer open times than booking any Midi clinician.
Dr. Bernardy is a family physician who runs a direct primary care practice in south Charlotte with one other doctor. Membership covers unlimited office visits of 30 to 60 minutes, direct messaging, and phone or video visits, with same-day or next-day appointments. Menopause care sits inside her general women's health work alongside Pap smears, pelvic exams and birth control. She spent years as national medical director for an employer-based primary care company and taught residents at the University of Colorado. The office has its own pharmacy with medicines at wholesale prices and a physician-supervised weight program. You can book a free video meet and greet with her before joining.
Dr. Allison runs a small telemedicine practice for women in perimenopause and menopause. She spent 14 years as an emergency physician before moving into midlife women's care. She prescribes FDA approved hormone therapy and testosterone, and offers non-hormonal medicines for women who can't or won't take hormones. New patients fill out long history forms first, then have a 75 minute first visit and a short check-in two weeks later. She also covers bone health, breast cancer risk and prevention planning. She does not replace your primary care doctor or gynecologist, and she expects you to keep them.
Diana Kumar is a board certified OB-GYN who co-founded Gliss Wellness, a virtual practice built around perimenopause and menopause. All care happens by video and secure messaging, so there is no office to visit. A menopause visit runs about 30 minutes and ends with a plan and prescriptions for an initial three month period, followed by a check-in visit before refills continue for the rest of the year. She prescribes hormone therapy when it fits, can order labs and scans, and sends prescriptions to the patient's own pharmacy. She also sees women for weight counseling and for urgent gynecology problems handled through a short written form. Her stated areas of interest are PCOS, sexual dysfunction, bone health and longevity medicine.
Stacey Ratliff sees patients at the Mariemont and Kenwood offices of Concierge Medicine of Cincinnati, a three-office group founded by Dr. Lisa Larkin. She runs her own direct primary care panel and takes patients of both sexes from adolescence onward, with midlife women's health as her main interest. There are two ways to see her. You can join her membership, which costs a monthly fee plus a charge for each visit and starts with a six-month commitment, or you can book a one-off in-person menopause and women's health consult that covers perimenopause and menopause symptoms, irregular bleeding, incontinence and weight. Members reach an on-call provider after hours and use the practice's athenahealth portal for records and messages. She spent six years in primary care before adding her menopause certification, and her bio notes that she travels and spends time at the beach when she is not working.
Empowered Wellness for Her is a nurse practitioner led clinic in New Albany that runs on memberships rather than one off visits. Everyone starts with an initial care consultation, and after that Courtney recommends one of three plans. One is a six month plan for women who are starting hormone therapy or still sorting out perimenopause symptoms, and the most involved plan adds more testing and monitoring for the long term. There is also a nutrition and coaching plan run by the practice's registered dietitian that does not include nurse practitioner visits or prescriptions, so it is worth checking which plan covers what you need. Beyond hormones the practice works on weight, sexual health, and care for breast cancer survivors and women at high risk. Courtney does a monthly women's health segment on a Columbus morning show, and the practice messages with patients through a secure texting app.
Intima Wellbeing is a solo practice in Findlay with a second office in Tiffin. Bethany Parsell is a urology and family nurse practitioner who treats women and men for hormone changes, pelvic floor problems and sexual health concerns. Hormone care covers perimenopause and menopause alongside testosterone deficiency, and she prescribes bioidentical hormone therapy or non-hormonal options depending on the patient. First appointments run 45 minutes to an hour and follow-up visits run at least 20 minutes. She also does pelvic floor muscle training, bladder and pelvic floor botox, and sacral neuromodulation for leaking and pelvic pain. Partners can be seen at the same visit when a concern affects both people.
Dr. Lemin is one of seven physicians at Atrium OB/GYN, a long-running gynecology and obstetrics group in Canton. She lists midlife women's health, including perimenopause and menopause, as a particular interest alongside minimally invasive gynecologic surgery. She is also board certified in obesity medicine, which is unusual for a gynecologist and useful for women whose weight shifts in midlife. Visits are in person at the practice's office, which also has its own ultrasound, lab and mammography services on site. Menopause concerns are billed as an office visit rather than folded into an annual exam, so it helps to book them as their own appointment.
Kristen Loose is the menopause specialist at Dr. Gina Mantor's medical spa and weight clinic in Westerville, where the rest of the practice focuses on aesthetics and weight loss. She treats perimenopause and menopause with standard hormone therapy, and offers non-hormonal prescriptions and lifestyle advice to women who can't or would rather not take hormones. The first consultation is free and happens by video. After that she sees patients in the office on Wednesdays and Saturdays or by appointment. She follows Menopause Society guidance closely and writes on the clinic's site that soy and black cohosh don't hold up for hot flashes.
Jackie Stone, MD sees women entirely by telehealth, in a practice she runs alone. She is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology and in obesity medicine, and treats perimenopause, menopause and primary ovarian insufficiency alongside PCOS, genitourinary symptoms, sexual wellness, and skin and hair changes. First visits run a full hour and cover past records, labs and a treatment plan. Ongoing care is by monthly membership or visit by visit, with direct messaging for members.
Dr. Ward is a board-certified internist who sees adults at the Kenwood office of Concierge Medicine of Cincinnati, a membership practice with several menopause-certified clinicians. She spent about 20 years in Cincinnati primary care before joining, and she also holds a PhD in immunology and did cancer research early in her career. Her own bio puts weight on preventive care, cancer survivorship and long-term conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure, and she recently earned her menopause certification. As a member you have her as your primary care doctor, with longer visits, direct phone and email access, urgent visits within a day and video visits when they make sense. Her menopause care comes inside that membership, and she is not one of the clinicians who offer the practice's one-off menopause consults. New patients start with a free call with a membership consultant.
Dr. Fermann is a gynecologist with UC Health, the University of Cincinnati academic health system, and sees adults at its West Chester South medical office. Her own profile lists menopause, perimenopause and hot flashes among her clinical interests, alongside general gynecology. She also names primary ovarian insufficiency, pelvic pain and vulvar pain, which makes her a sensible choice for women with early menopause or painful sex. Care runs through a large hospital system that bills insurance, so this is regular office gynecology and not a stand-alone menopause program. New patients book by calling the office. She also teaches as volunteer faculty at the UC College of Medicine.
Therapy for Midlife is Dr. Rashkis's solo virtual practice, and every session runs over video. She works with women moving through perimenopause and menopause, and she also sees men in midlife and couples. Care is talk therapy only, and the FAQ says the practice does not prescribe medication, though she will discuss a referral to a prescribing physician and can speak with your own doctor if you give written permission. For menopause she uses cognitive behavioral therapy for the distress that comes with hot flashes and CBT for insomnia for sleep trouble, alongside acceptance and commitment therapy and emotionally focused therapy. Sessions are 50 minutes, usually weekly at first and then spaced further apart, and she says most clients need five to fifteen of them. She is a lifelong competitive athlete who says she went through her own midlife upheaval, which is what led her to start the practice.
