Stacy Tessler Lindau, MD, MAPP

Associate Professor of Obstetrics/Gynecology and Medicine-Geriatrics

Stacy Tessler Lindau, MD, MAPP, focuses on patient care, research, education and advocacy related to the health of aging women and underserved populations. Her clinical interest is in the area of women’s sexuality, particularly women and girls who are affected by cancer. Dr. Lindau is the director of the Program in Integrative Sexual Medicine (PRISM), a program that addresses and studies sexual concerns in this population. Many of Dr. Lindau’s patients have sexual health concerns caused by cancer or its treatment.

A respected physician scientist, Dr. Lindau studies life course sexuality at the population level, and how sexuality affects and is affected by illness and aging. Dr. Lindau has a master's degree in public policy from the University of Chicago. Her laboratory work addresses population health, health policy and educational issues with relevance to women’s health, sexuality and aging, and health disparities.

Dr. Lindau is the director of the South Side Health and Vitality Studies (SSHVS). SSHVS works to create and spread knowledge that people can use to produce and sustain excellent health and vitality. The Studies include the South Side Asset Census project, population-based research and effectiveness research on targeted interventions such as the Comer Children’s Hospital Food Pantry and Food Security Project.

Practice Location

University of Chicago Medical Center
5841 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

Year Started Practice

2000

Board Certification

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Medical School

Brown University, Providence, RI

Internship and Residency

Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago

Fellowship

University of Chicago Medical Center

Memberships

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
American Geriatrics Society
American Society of Clinical Oncology
American Society of Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology
International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Diseases
International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health
Population Association of America
Society for Gynecologic Investigation
Society for Scientific Study of Sexuality
Society for Sex Therapists and Researchers

Languages Spoken

English
Spanish

Email

slindau@uchicago.edu

Office Phone

(773) 795-5110

Office Fax

(773) 834-5664

Office Postal Address

Stacy Tessler Lindau, MD, MAPP
University of Chicago Medical Center
5841 S. Maryland Avenue, MC 2050
Chicago, IL 60637

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Read More About Dr. Lindau

In the PRISM Clinic, Dr. Lindau and her colleagues provide specialized care for women and girls who have sexual health problems--in many cases, caused by cancer or its treatment.

Dr. Lindau's laboratory conducts population studies, clinical studies, cancer registry studies, and ethics research. Learn more about her current projects.

Listen to an interview with Dr. Lindau discussing her work helping cancer survivors regain their sexuality. The interview aired on Oprah Radio's "The Dr. Laura Berman Show."

Read a press release about Dr. Lindau's national study of sexual behavior among older adults.

Dr. Lindau is an alumna of the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program.

Selected Publications

View a partial list of Dr. Lindau's publications through the National Library of Medicine's PubMed online database.