About Me
Leanne Rutter, MD, is a board-certified Family Medicine physician and Menopause Society Certified Practitioner (MSCP). She earned her undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and completed her residency in Family Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University, a premier academic program in Philadelphia.
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Dr. Rutter began her career in Miami, delivering comprehensive, high-quality primary care to women in every phase of life through the University of Miami’s Departments of Internal Medicine and Student Health. She eventually pivoted to focus on student health, and continues to enjoy working with that population part-time in her 25th year of clinical practice.
The idea to evolve further as a provider and create a perimenopause and menopause-based practice started with Dr. Rutter’s own “aha” moment, both as a physician and a patient: “At first I barely noticed as I sailed through the menopause transition with only a handful of hot flashes. I thought I was rocking it!” she recalled. “So when I faced a string of miscellaneous health issues such as recurrent UTIs, an unprovoked frozen shoulder, relentless eye styes, and more, no medical provider at the time, myself included, attributed them to the low estrogen state of menopause. Estrogen, it turns out, plays a vital role throughout the body, from brain function to bone strength, so hormonal shifts in midlife impact far more than just your period.”
She explained further, “As I was connecting the dots for myself, I had three strikingly similar conversations with friends, each struggling with their own set of distressing symptoms that were not being addressed adequately. And that’s when it clicked. This wasn’t just my story, but the story of many women.”
The inspiration to establish this telehealth practice enables Dr. Rutter to continue her work as a dedicated advocate for women, delivering convenient and compassionate care with evidence-based preventive strategies for long-term health and symptom relief. Dr. Rutter is here to help you feel validated, informed, and confident as you move through this inevitable but ultimately empowering phase of life.
