Prioritizing Women’s Health and Quality of Life
Dr. Elizabeth Comen, MD, is an esteemed oncologist empowering women to lead healthy and joyful lives.
About
Dr. Comen
Dr. Elizabeth Comen, MD, has dedicated her medical career to saving the lives of women. An award-winning, internationally sought-after clinician and physician-scientist, Dr. Comen is a Medical Oncologist specializing in breast cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College. She earned her BA in the History of Science from Harvard College and her MD from Harvard Medical School, then completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital and her fellowship in oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She lives in New York City with her family.
“Wow! This book will upend everything you thought you knew about your body while empowering you to make better decisions moving forward. Through storytelling, extensive research, and easy recommendations, Dr. Elizabeth Comen has given us all a priceless road map to reclaim our agency.”
Eve Rodsky,
Author of Fair Play
“All in Her Head accomplishes a remarkable feat of storytelling. By combining essential medical histories about women’s bodies with all the narrative propulsion of a medical thriller, Comen has written a must-read, compelling, and important book.”
Siddartha Mukherjee,
Pulitzer Prize-winning Author of The Emperor of All Maladies and The Song of the Cell
Featured In The Media
New York Times
A Brief History of Sexism in Medicine
A new book explores the history of discrimination in women’s health care and how it affects diagnosis and treatment today.
Good Morning America
How women can advocate for themselves at the doctor
Nearly 30% of women say they feel dismissed by their doctors, says medical oncologist and author of “All in Her Head,” Dr. Elizabeth Comen. She talks how women can take control of their health.
