Acclaimed and Renowned Author & Speaker
Education
Internship and Residency, July 1975 – June 1979
Tufts New England Medical Center Affiliated Hospitals
M.D., 1975, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire
B.A. (Biology), Magna Cum Laude, 1971, Case Western Reserve, Cleveland, Ohio
Assistant Clinical Professor
Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Vermont College of Medicine at Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine
June 1982 – March 2001
Board Certification
Diplomate, American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine, 2016
Diplomate, American Board of Holistic Medicine, 2005
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1981
Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1981 – 2023
Clinical Instructor
Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Vermont College of Medicine
June 1979 – June 1982
Associate Clinical Professor
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Tufts University School of Medicine
1979-1980
Director of Resident’s Outpatient Obstetrics & Gynecology Clinic
St. Margaret’s Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
1979 –1980
Private Practice Gynecology
Women to Women
Yarmouth, Maine
February 1986 – June 1997
Co-founder, Women to Women
Yarmouth, Maine
November 1985
Private Practice Obstetrics & Gynecology
Gynecological Associates
South Portland, Maine
July 1979 – August 1985
Hospital Appointments
Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine
Ob-Gyn Staff, 1979 – 2015
Mercy Hospital, Portland, Maine
Courtesy Staff, 1980 – 2015
Maine Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Quality Assurance Committee, 1989 – 1995
Mercy Hospital
Premenstrual Syndrome Advisory Board, 1984 – 1986
Maine Medical Center, High-Risk Perinatal Group
Member, Perinatal Associates, 1981 – 1983
Professional Appointments
My Cycle Story, Board of Advisors, March 2023 – Present
Millions Against Medical Mandates, Content Creation Committee, June 2020 – Present
Alliance for Human Research Protection, Distinguished Advisory Board, 2019 – Present
Intact America, Board of Health Professionals 2010 – Present
A Woman’s Nation, Advisory Board, 2009 – Present
Heal Breast Cancer Foundation, Advisory Board, 2007 – 2010
Friends of the Birth Center, Advisory Board, 2007 – 2008
Pilates Style, Advisory Board, 2006 – 2010
Family Circle, Advisory Board, 2006 – 2009
National Center for Homeopathy, Advisory Board, 2006 – 2007
The Red Web Foundation, Advisory Board Member, 2004 – 2011
Heartwings Foundation, Board of Trustees, 2004 – 2009
American Holistic Health Association, Board of Advisors, 2003 – Present
True North, Advisory Board Member, 2002 – 2004
National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine, Advisory Council, 1997 – 2006
Country Living’s Healthy Living, Board of Advisors, 1996 – 2000
Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, Advisory Board, 1994 – 2001
Endometriosis Foundation of Greater New York, Board of Advisors, 1991 – 1996
New Road Map Foundation, Advisory Board, 1990 – 1995
Proprioceptive Writing Center, Portland, Maine, Board of Trustees, 1987 – 1989
Natural Health Magazine, Advisory Board Member, 1986 – 2009
American Holistic Medical Association
Co-President with Bernie Siegel, MD, March 1988-March 1990
President,June 1986 – March 1988
Secretary, June 1986 – March 1988
New England Trustee, June 1984 – June 1986
Trustee at Large, June 1982 – June 1984
Honors & Awards
Zelenko Foundation Rosa Parks Award, December 2022
Named in “Spiritual 100 List,” Watkins Mind Body Spirit, 2020, 2021 & 2022
New Thought Walden Award in the Mind/Body Healing category, 2018
Recognized by OWN as a Super Soul 100 Soul Igniter, 2016
Named in “The 100 Most Trusted People in America,” Readers Digest, June 2013
The Labor of Love Award, Choices in Childbirth, 2011
Integrative Healthcare Visionary Award, Integrative Healthcare Symposium, 2010
Trefoil Ranch 60th Award for Courage, Confidence, and Character, Girl Scouts of Utah, 2007
Excellence in Integrative Medicine Award, Heal Breast Cancer Foundation, 2007
Lamaze International Irwin Chabon Award, 2006
Recipient, Chautauqua Lecturer for 2004
American Heart Association Learn & Live Gold Heart Award, 2004
Campaign for Better Health Celebrating Excellence Award, 2003
Pioneer of Holistic Medicine, Silver Anniversary Scientific Committee,
American Holistic Medical Association, 2003
Recipient, Maine Media Women’s President’s Award, 2003
Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, University of Maine at Farmington, 2002
Books for a Better Life Award, 2001, for The Wisdom of Menopause (Bantam 2001)
Women of Distinction Honoree, Kennebec Girl Scout Council, 2001
Natural Health Magazine’s Hall of Fame, March 2001
Named “One of 10 Ob/Gyns Who Made a Difference” OBG Magazine Award, 2000
Body Mind Spirit Award for Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom (Bantam 1994), 1996
Sarah Orne Jewett Award, Maine Women’s Fund, 1994
Outstanding Teacher Award, Presented by Tufts Medical School, Class of 1979
Publications: Books and Articles
“COVID-19 and the Surge in Decidual Cast Shedding”, The Gazette of Medical Sciences, 2022; 3(1): pp 107-117
A Mom’s Guide to the COVID Shot, Thrive Publishing 2021
Dodging Energy Vampires, Hay House, Inc. 2018
A Daily Dose of Women’s Wisdom, Hay House, Inc. 2017
Making Life Easy, Hay House, Inc. 2016
Goddesses Never Age, Hay House, Inc. 2015 New York Times bestseller
Beautiful Girl, Hay House, Inc. 2013
The Secret Pleasures of Menopause Playbook, Hay House, Inc. 2009
The Secret Pleasures of Menopause, Hay House, Inc. 2008
The Wisdom of Menopause Journal: Your Guide to Creating Vibrant Health and Happiness in the Second Half of Your Life, Hay House, Inc. 2007
Mother-Daughter Wisdom: Creating a Legacy of Emotional and Physical Health, Bantam 2005. Voted Amazon’s #1 book of the year in both Parenting & Families and Health, Mind, & Body categories in 2005, Quill Award Nominee
The Dr. Christiane Northrup Newsletter, Monthly newsletter, Hay House, Inc. 2004 – 2008
The Wisdom of Menopause, Bantam 2001, revised 2006, revised 2012, revised 2021. #1 on the New York Times bestseller list; named Amazon.com’s Best of 2001,” #1 on Amazon.com in 2001 and 2002
The Dr. Christiane Northrup e-Newsletter, formerly known as Women’s Health Wisdom, monthly e-letter via www.drnorthrup.com 2001 – Present
“Alternative Treatment for PMS and Perimenopause,” Strategic Medicine 2 (7), July 1998, pp. 38–40
Menopause: An Alternative Approach, Primary Care Clinics of North America, WB Saunders, Philadelphia, 1997
“Menopause,” Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Primary Care, 24 (4), December 1997, pp. 921–948
Natural Health Magazine, “Woman to Woman,” June 1996 – February 1997
Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom, Bantam 1994, Second Edition 1998, revised 2006, revised 2010, revised 2020; New York Times bestseller; #1 on Amazon.com in 1999
Health Wisdom for Women, Phillips Publishing International Potomac, Maryland. Monthly newsletter. 1994–2004
East–West Journal, “Ask the Holistic Doctor,” 1985 – 1986
Host, Radio Show
Flourish! with Dr. Christiane Northrup
HayHouseRadio.com
October 2009 – August 2019
Host, National Public Television Specials
Glorious Women Never Age, Hay House, Inc., 2015
Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom, Hay House, Inc., 2010
Menopause and Beyond: New Wisdom for Women, Hay House, Inc., 2007
Mother-Daughter Wisdom, Hay House, Inc., 2006
The Wisdom of Menopause, Heitz/Wilson, Inc., 1999
Your Diet, Your Health, Heitz/Wilson, Inc., 1999
Women’s Bodies, Women’s Choices, Heitz/Wilson, Inc., 1999
Women’s Bodies, Women’s Minds, Heitz/Wilson, Inc., 1998
