U.S. National Institutes of Health

Lila Amdurska Wallis, MD — education (teaching), internal medicine (endocrinology), internal medicine (hematology)

Courtesy Lila Amdurska Wallis, MD

Colleagues have described Dr. Lila A. Wallis (b. 1921) as “the godmother of women’s health.” Dr. Wallis has instituted a range of initiatives to improve patients’ experiences during physical examinations. For half a century, she has been a leading advocate for women’s rights to high standards of compassionate care and a partnership role in decisions about their treatment.

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