Theresa Rohr-Kirchgraber, MD, FACP, FAMWA
Working with Indiana University’s National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health, Dr. Rohr-Kirchgraber leads efforts to improve the health of Indiana women via an outreach program and statewide collaborations, as well as by influencing policy decisions. A professor of clinical medicine and pediatrics at Indiana University (IU) School of Medicine, Dr. Rohr-Kirchgraber has served in a number of leadership positions at health care and medical organizations. She was the first Hispanic woman to serve as president of the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA), from 2015 to 2016, and was vice-chair of the American Medical Association (AMA) Women’s Physician Section. She is an Inaugural Fellow of AMWA and is recognized for outstanding achievements in science, medicine, and academia.
Dr. Rohr-Kirchgraber has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the IUPUI Outstanding Woman Leader Award, the AMA Innovations in Medicine Award, the AMWA “Exceptional Mentor” Award, and the IU Trustee Teaching Award. She has been named one of Indianapolis Monthly’s “Top Doctors” and in 2017 the Indianapolis Business Journal named her a “Woman of Influence.”
An internist, Dr. Rohr-Kirchgraber’s clinical expertise is caring for adults and adolescents with eating disorders. She primarily cares for those with chronic conditions, including childhood cancer survivors. Her emphasis is on wellness and the prevention of disease. Prior to 2007, she was on the faculty at the State University of New York Upstate Medical Center, Morehouse School of Medicine, and Emory School of Medicine. She graduated from Weill Cornell Medicine and completed her residency in internal medicine at University Hospital of Cleveland Case Western Reserve University.