Louann Brizendine

LOUANN BRIZENDINE, M.D. Neuropsychiatrist

Lynne and Marc Benioff Endowed Professor of Psychiatry

University of California at San Francisco, Medical School

Founder/Director, Women's Mood & Hormone Clinic, UCSF

She completed her degree in Neurobiology at UC Berkeley, graduated from Yale School of Medicine, did graduate work in London at UCL in Philosophy of Mind and Wellcome Institute in History of Science and Medicine, and completed a residency in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. She has served on the faculties of Harvard Medical School and UCSF Medical School. At UCSF, she holds the Lynne and Marc Benioff endowed chair in Psychiatry.

At UCSF, Dr. Brizendine pursues active clinical, teaching, writing and research activities. She founded the UCSF Women's Mood and Hormone Clinic. "The Female Brain" and "The Male Brain" are national and international bestsellers. Her new book: "The Upgrade: How the Female Brain Gets Stronger and Better in Midlife and Beyond" is available for pre-order now.

Dr. Brizendine lives with her husband, Sam Barondes, in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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