September 29, 2008

New York, NY - Lila Nachtigall, MD, professor of obstetrics and gynecology and director of the Women's Wellness Program at NYU Langone Medical Center, was honored with the 2008 NAMS/Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. ET/EPT Research Award late Friday during The North American Menopause Society's Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida.  This award was designed to recognize and acknowledge an individual whose body of research has advanced the understanding of the role of hormone therapy for perimenopausal or postmenopausal women. 

"I have dedicated my career to researching hormone therapy in an effort to benefit and empower women during this phase in their life," said Dr. Nachtigall.  "I am honored that my peers have recognized my accomplishments in this pivotal area of women's health."

Over the past 20 years, Dr. Nachtigall has focused on evaluating whether estrogen therapy (ET) reduces the risk of coronary heart disease and other cardiovascular complications in women; determining whether ET alone or estrogen progestogen therapy (EPT) reduces the incidence of osteoporosis-related fractures and hip fractures; and whether ET increases the risk of endometrial cancer and progestin and estrogen therapies increase breast cancer risk.  Dr. Nachtigall also is involved with studies evaluating the efficacy of transdermal versus oral estrogen. 

"I am committed to educating women about advances that continue to be made in this area of medicine," said Dr. Nachtigall.  "Hormone therapy and newer low-dose, transdermal options, in particular, are valuable alternatives for certain women during this time."

Contact:
Lorinda Klein
Office of Communications & Public Affairs
NYU Langone Medical Center
Tele: 212-404-3555
e-mail: Lorindaann.Klein@nyumc.org

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About NAMS
Founded in 1989, NAMS is North America's leading nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the health and quality of life of women through an understanding of menopause.  Its multidisciplinary membership of 2,000 leaders in the field - including clinical and basic science experts from medicine, nursing, sociology, psychology, nutrition, anthropology, epidemiology, pharmacy, and education - allows NAMS to be uniquely qualified to provide information that is both accurate and unbiased, not for or against any point of view.

About NYU Langone Medical Center

Located in the heart of New York City, NYU Langone Medical Center is one of the nation's premier centers of excellence in health care, biomedical research, and medical education. For over 167 years, NYU physicians and researchers have made countless contributions to the practice and science of health care. Today the Medical Center consists of NYU School of Medicine, including the Smilow Research Center, the Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine, and the Sackler Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences; the three hospitals of NYU Hospitals Center, Tisch Hospital, a 726-bed acute-care general hospital, Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, the first and largest facility of its kind, and NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, a leader in musculoskeletal care; and such major programs as the NYU Cancer Institute, the NYU Child Study Center, and the Hassenfeld Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders.