Marla Wald
P'24, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Duke Department of Psychiatry
Marla Wald, MD, is a psychiatrist specializing in Women's Mental Health and perinatal psychiatry. Her clinical work, education initiatives, and outreach focus on supporting women through hormonal transitions across the lifespan, with expertise in the perimenopausal transition and menopause. Dr. Wald emphasizes the intersection of hormonal change and emotional well-being, addressing symptoms such as anxiety, mood disturbances, sleep disruption, other mental health issues that pose challenges to navigating this stage of life.
Marla Wald, MD, is a psychiatrist specializing in Women's Mental Health and perinatal psychiatry. Her clinical work, education initiatives, and outreach focus on supporting women through hormonal transitions across the lifespan, with expertise in the perimenopausal transition and menopause. Dr. Wald emphasizes the intersection of hormonal change and emotional well-being, addressing symptoms such as anxiety, mood disturbances, sleep disruption, other mental health issues that pose challenges to navigating this stage of life.
Courses for this Presenter
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Wellness, Wisdom, and Resilience from Perimenopause through Menopause
- Presenter(s): Deborah Smith; MargEva Cole; Anne Ford; Nazema Siddiqui ; Marla Wald; Jocelyn Wittstein
- Session#: DUKE2601-06
- Session Length: 75 minutes
- Program: 2026 Duke Women's Weekend
- Date: Feb 20, 2026