University of Illinois at Chicago
Sandy Sufian is a Full Professor in the University IIlinois-Chicago’s Department of Medical Education, the Department of Disability and Human Development, and the Department of History. Her research interests include studying sexual and reproductive health issues for women with cystic fibrosis. Dr. Sufian co-founded the Cystic Fibrosis Reproductive and Sexual Health Collaborative (CFReSHC), a partnership with the CF female community to identify research priorities and questions about SRH and CF. She was the Co-PI for the MENSTRUAL study that examined CF symptoms across the menstrual cycle, which she will present today. She was also the PI for a PCORI Engagement Award that applied the CFReSHC framework for devising patient-driven research questions in the breast cancer community. She was a fellow of the Menopause Society and is now a Patrick Nash fellow on Aging with CF from CFRI (CF Research Institute). She has published three books, numerous articles, and several op-eds.
S03.1- Embodied Knowledge & the CF Menstrual Link
Thursday, September 26, 2024
2:30 PM – 4:30 PM ET