Trends in Menopause--Then and Now

At 6:00 PM on Tuesday, November 19th, the Vineyard Haven Library welcomes Dr. Daniel E. Pesch and Nurse Practitioner Marcy E. Holmes of the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital for a presentation and discussion entitled, “Trends in Menopause–Then and Now.” This program will be held on the main floor of the library. 

This joint presentation by Daniel E. Pesch, MD, and Marcy E. Holmes, NP, will look at how the understanding and treatment of menopause has changed over the years, and what the latest recommendations are for this stage of life. 

Daniel E. Pesch, MD, is Associate Chief Medical Officer and VP, Medical Affairs at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. He is an obstetrician gynecologist with more than 33 years of experience in the medical field. Dr. Pesch has been at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital since 2010. Before that he was Chairman of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital. Dr. Pesch is a graduate of Rosalind Franklin University Chicago Medical School.

Marcy E. Holmes, NP, is an Adult Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPC-BC) at Martha’s Vineyard Hospital since 2017. She previously served as Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner (WHNP-BC), Menopause Clinician (MC-C), and website contributor for the Women to Women Healthcare Center in Yarmouth, Maine, and clinician at local Health Imperatives Family Planning, providing reproductive health and gender affirming hormone therapy. Marcy was recently nominated for the prestigious Norman Knight Nurse Practitioner of the Year Award at MGB. She attended the University at Buffalo (NY) School of Nursing (BS), University of Rochester (NY) Graduate School of Nursing (MS), and UMass Worcester Medical School, Graduate School of Nursing (post-masters).

For more information, please contact the library at vhpl_programs@clamsnet.org or (508) 696-4211.