Author: Susan J. Baumgaertel, MD, FACP

Dr. Susan Baumgaertel has hung up her stethoscope after 25 years of clinical practice in internal medicine and now owns a novel medical consultation business, myMDadvocate. She serves patients in WA state as their virtual physician advocate, guide, partner, coach, resource, navigator and educator.

Dr. Baumgaertel also serves as an ally to primary care and specialty physicians and surgeons by helping to “offload” more thorough and deep-dive discussions with patients on medical issues and navigational concerns, a service that our current strained healthcare system often cannot support in a timely manner.

Parallel to her professional services she maintains her passion project website MenopauseMenu which offers nourishing support for menopause and beyond. This free site offers science-based health information, balanced with a holistic focus on personal well-being. All are invited to improve individual empowerment, reinforce sustainable life balance, and build nourishing paths to feeling healthy and well.

Her book The Menopause Menu is an all-in-one giftbook, medical guide, and recipe book for navigating menopause!

Dr. Susan Baumgaertel earned her Doctor of Medicine from the University of Washington, where she also completed her Internal Medicine residency and served as Chief Resident. From 1996 to 2021, she worked in private practice, held a Clinical Assistant Professor role at UW, and chaired committees in Integrative Medicine, Technology, and Quality Management.

To learn more about Dr. Susan Baumgaertel, connect with her on LinkedIn (Susan J. Baumgaertel, MD, FACP), follow her on Facebook (MenopauseMenu), subscribe to her YouTube channel (@Dr.SusanBaumgaertel), or visit her website at MenopauseMenu.com.