about the doctors

Susan Sugerman, MD, MPH, FAAP, FSAM
Physician

Dana RemerDr. Susan Sugerman is the president and co-founder of Girls to Women Health and Wellness, a multidisciplinary medical practice dedicated to the physical and emotional needs of girls and young women ages 10-25. She has many years of experience in adolescent medicine, both as a Board Certified pediatrician and as former staff physician in college health at Southern Methodist University. After graduating from Stanford University, she earned her Medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine and her Masters in Public Health from the University of Texas School of Public Health in Houston. She completed residency training in Pediatrics in Cincinnati, Ohio, followed by a Robert Wood Johnson Fellowship in Health Services Research at UCLA, where she studied confidentiality and adolescent access to health services. She holds memberships in the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Society for Adolescent Medicine, and the North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology.

"Being able to communicate comfortably and accurately about sensitive subjects is crucial to a successful doctor-patient relationship in adolescence," says Dr. Sugerman. She looks forward to helping young women maneuver this challenging and exciting stage of their development safely and with confidence.

Dana Rubin-Remer, MD, FAAP
Physician

Dana RemerDr. Remer is the vice-president and co-founder of Girls to Women Health and Wellness, a multidisciplinary medical practice dedicated to the physical and emotional needs of girls and young women ages 10-25. She has a strong background and interest in adolescent health care. After graduating from the University of California in Santa Barbara, she attended Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, Michigan and completed her Pediatric residency at Ohio State University Columbus Children’s Hospital, where she focused on adolescent medicine and achieved many honors. Dr. Remer joined the faculty of University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and Children’s Medical Center of Dallas where she taught medical students and residents in a variety of clinical settings. As an integral part of the child abuse team, she evaluated cases of sexual and physical abuse and worked closely with Child Protective Services, the Police Departments and District Attorney’s office. In addition to spending time at home raising her own children, Dr. Remer has worked with adolescent and pediatric patients at several local pediatric practices and with college students at the Student Health Center at Southern Methodist University. She is Board Certified in Pediatrics, a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a member their Section of Adolescent Medicine. She also holds memberships in the Society for Adolescent Medicine and the North American Society of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology.

Dr. Rubin-Remer emphasizes, "I feel passionate about empowering young women to feel confident, courageous, and safe. My goal is to give them a secure and inviting medical home where they can ask questions, get answers, and know that we all are on their team."