Karen Bradshaw, MD

Professor
Endowed Title: Helen J. and Robert S. Strauss and Diana K. and Richard C. Strauss Chair in Women's Health
Obstetrics & Gynecology, Surgery

Contact Information

UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390

Office Phone: 214-645-0967
Office Fax: 214-648-3885

karen.bradshaw@utsouthwestern.edu

To make an appointment, call 214-645-8300.

Biography

Karen Bradshaw, MD, is Medical Director of the Lowe Foundation Center for Women's Preventative Health Care and a member of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology’s Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility.

She received her medical degree and completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at UT Southwestern Medical Center and then went on to train as a fellow in reproductive endocrinology and infertility here. She joined the faculty at UT Southwestern in 1988 after practicing reproductive endocrinology at Tufts-New England Medical Center in Boston.

Dr. Bradshaw holds the Helen J. and Robert S. and Diana K. and Richard C. Strauss Chair in Women’s Health and is a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Professor of Surgery at UT Southwestern.    

Board certified in obstetrics and gynecology as well as reproductive endocrinology and infertility, Dr. Bradshaw’s practice focuses on well-woman and preventative health care of the 40+ year-old woman. She treats disorders affecting the mature woman including menopausal symptoms, post-menopausal bleeding, hormone replacement therapy, mood disorders, and preventative treatment for bone loss.

Dr. Bradshaw is a member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and a member and past president of the Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. A Fellow of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, she has written and lectured widely on the subjects of preventative women’s health care and minimally invasive surgery for women.

Education

FellowshipUniversity of Texas Southwestern (1987)
ResidencyParkland Memorial Hospital - GME (1985)
InternshipParkland Memorial Hospital - GME (1982)
Medical SchoolUT Southwestern Medical Center (1981)

Research Interests

Menopause
Perimenopause

Publications

Pelvic Masses

Barney SP, Muller CY, Bradshaw KD , Medical Clinics of North America , September 2008; (xi,):92(5):1143-61

Sequence Variation at the Human FOXO3 Locus: A Study of Premature Ovarian Failure and Primary Amenorrhea

Gallardo TD, John GB, Bradshaw KD, Welt C, Reijo-Pera R, Vogt PH, Touraine P, Bione S, Toniolo D, Nelson LM, Zinn AR, Castrillon DH , Human Reproduction , January 2008; :23(1):216-21

Autophosphorylation of AlphaCAMKII is Not a General Requirement for NMDA Receptor-Dependent LTP in the Adult Mouse

Cooke SF, Wu J, Plattner F, Errington M, Rowan M, Peters M, Hirano A, Bradshaw KD, Anwyl R, Bliss TV, Giese KP , Journal of Physiology , August 2006; :574(Pt 3):805-18

Congenital Stationary Night Blindness Associated with Mutations in GRM6 Encoding Glutamate Receptor MGIuR6

O’Connor E, Allen LE, Bradshaw K, Boylan J, Moore AT, Trump D , British Journal of Ophthalmology , May 2006; :90(5):653-4

The Post-Menopausal Ovary Displays a Unique Pattern of Steroidogenic Enzyme Expression

Havelock JC, Rainey WE, Bradshaw KD, Carr BR , Human Reproduction , January 2006; :21(1):309-17

Honors/Awards

Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

President (2005)

Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

President Elect (2004)

American Society for Reproductive Medicine

Executive Council (2001)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

American Society for Reproductive Medicine

Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility