Jewel M. Kling

Jewel M. Kling, MD, MPH is Professor of Medicine and Chair of the Division of Women's Health Internal Medicine at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Arizona, where she also serves as Assistant Director of the Women's Health Center and Dean of the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine. Her pioneering work focuses on menopause, female sexual health, and LGBTQ health, with significant contributions to sex- and gender-specific medicine education.

Dr. Kling's research examines critical aspects of women's health including menopause symptom management, hormonal influences on cognition, and health disparities in underserved populations. She co-leads Mayo Clinic's Data Registry on Experiences of Aging, Menopause and Sexuality (DREAMS) and Hormones and ExpeRiences of Aging (HERA) registry, enabling large-scale studies on menopausal health.

Her extensive publication record demonstrates consistent focus on women's health across the lifespan, with recent work emphasizing health equity in clinical care and the impact of social determinants on treatment outcomes. Research consistently addresses hormonal influences, sexual health, and innovative care models for marginalized populations.

Honors include:

• Community Health Assessment Partnership Award (2024)
• Robert Greenblatt Award for basic science/clinical management (2020)
• APS Select Award from American Physiological Society (2020)
• NAMS/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Best Paper Award (2018)

As Division Chair and Dean, Dr. Kling oversees educational programs and clinical services while maintaining an active research portfolio. She leads initiatives to integrate sex- and gender-specific medicine into medical curricula and develops specialized clinics for transgender patients.