PINNACLE CONFERENCE

PINNACLE CONFERENCE *

Pinnacle Conference is a life-changing weekend OF INSPIRATION

May 16-18, 2025

The Four Seasons
Austin, Texas

10 continuing education credits

-Physicians: AMA Category 1
-Nurses: ANCC NCPD
-Pharmacists: ACPE CPE
-Physician Associates: AAPA
-Dentists: ADA-CERP
-Psychologists: APA
-Social Workers: ASWB-ACE
-Dietitians: CDR
-Optometrists: COPE
-IPCE: Interprofessional continuing education

Meet The Pinnacle 2025 Speakers

Vonda
wright md

Dr Wright is a practicing double boarded Orthopaedic Sports Surgeon, Author, Speaker, Researcher and Innovator whose work stands in the intersection of Longevity | Womens Health | Performance.

mary claire
haver md

Dr. Mary Claire Haver, MD, FACOG, CMP, is a board-certified Obstetrics and Gynecology specialist, a Certified Menopause Practitioner from The Menopause Society, and a Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist. Dr. Haver has a large social media following of over 3 million, where she posts advice for menopausal women and learns a great deal from her followers and community. Dr. Haver is leading the conversation about changing menopause healthcare. Additionally, she is the author of the New York Times bestseller, The New Menopause.

RENA
MALIK md

Dr. Rena Malik is a board-certified urologist with a talent for dispelling medical misinformation, discussing intimate topics, and educating the general public. With over 300 million views and 2 million subscribers, her YouTube channel Rena Malik, M.D. has become a go-to destination for frank, evidence-based discussions of taboo topics. Men’s Health Magazine named her as one of the top 10 health influencers in 2023.

julia
iafrate do

Dr. Julia Iafrate is double board-certified doctor in sports medicine and physical medicine and rehabilitation. She manages a wide variety of sports injuries using a patient-centered approach. Her goal is maximizing athletes’ physical function and optimizing their quality of life.

jasmine
johnson md

Dr. Jasmine Johnson is a wife, mother of two, and an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine. She completed her medical school training at Indiana University School of Medicine. She then completed residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology followed by fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill.

Laura
Vater md

Laura B. Vater, MD, MPH, is a medical oncologist at the Indiana University Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center. She’s also a writer, TEDx and commencement speaker, and advocate for the well-being of healthcare workers. She has developed a wellness behavioral tool for patients and clinicians (the SMILE Scale), and she co-founded Writing for Wellness, a narrative writing program at the Indiana University School of Medicine.

mary lou
song EDD

Mary Lou Song is a Collaboration Consultant specializing in leadership, team effectiveness, and organizational development. Mary Lou brings 25+ years of experience in the technology startup sector as a strategy-focused business leader. Throughout her career, she has been on the ground floor of some of the world’s leading startups in ad tech, media, social networking, mobile/app products, and e-commerce.

Dagny
zhu md

Dr. Dagny Zhu serves as Medical Director and Partner of NVISION Eye Centers in her hometown of Rowland Heights, CA. She also holds a clinical faculty appointment at the Western University School of Osteopathic Medicine. In addition, Dr. Zhu sits on the editorial board of major ophthalmology publications and holds leadership positions in the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.

ELIZABETH
LEMOINE JD

As the daughter of healthcare providers, Elizabeth Lemoine is passionate about representing physicians, medical practices, and other health care providers in today’s increasingly competitive and regulated environment. Elizabeth is a partner at the law firm of Wick Phillips Gould & Martin, LLP in Dallas, Texas, where she represents health care providers in a variety of matters.

Kimberly
hatchett md

Dr. Kimberly Johnson-Hatchett, a Kansas City, Mo native, is currently the Interim Chief Medical Officer at the local VA hospital in Kansas City while continuing to practice neurology in both outpatient clinics/procedures and inpatient consults. She is board certified in Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology and is also a Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology at Kansas University School of Medicine. She is also an author of the book Retrospective Calling, which is about her not so straight path to medicine and the lessons she learned along the way.

Jessica
Decker LPCC

Jessica Decker is a licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor with over ten years of experience providing compassionate and transformative care. She is licensed to practice in California, Utah, and Massachusetts.

salima
thobani md

Dr. Salima Thobani is an allergist-immunologist in Porter Ranch, California and is affiliated with Kaiser Permanente South Bay Medical Center. She received her medical degree from St. George's University School of Medicine and has been in practice between 11-20 years.

renee
paro md

Dr. Renee Rodriguez Paro is a board certified Pediatric Cardiologist who specializes in general pediatric cardiology as well as fetal and preventative cardiology. She works in a large multispecialty private group practice in the Bay Area called the Palo Alto Medical Foundation with an office located in Dublin, California. She is the Department Chair of Pediatric Cardiology, Pulmonology and Lipidology as well as a Geographic Wellness Leader and Chair of the Exercise Sub Group of the medical group’s Health and Well Being Committee.

arti
thangudu md

Dr. Arti Thangudu is a distinguished, triple board-certified physician specializing in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism. As a passionate advocate for patient-centered care, she emphasizes building strong doctor-patient relationships and integrating medical expertise with lifestyle optimization. Her practice focuses on treating patients with obesity, diabetes, thyroid disorders, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and other metabolic and hormonal conditions.

SHIEVA
GHOFRANY MD

Dr Shieva Ghofrany strives to help people eliminate their fear by being “proactive not paranoid” about their health. An OBGYN since 1999 and co-creator of TRIBE CALLED V, her intention is to “increase our knowledge to decrease our anxiety”.

Natalie
Crawford MD

Dr. Crawford is co-founder of Fora Fertility, a boutique fertility practice in Austin, Texas is board certified in both Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. She promotes fertility awareness and education through social media on Instagram, with over 110K followers, her blog, and her wildly successful podcast “As a Woman” podcast, with over 1 million downloads, and on her YouTube channel.

Pamela
Mehta MD

Pamela Mehta, MD is a board certified orthopaedic surgeon practicing in Northern California. Dr. Mehta has been in practice for over 10 years and started her own solo concierge private practice called Resilience Orthopaedics in 2016. She focuses on surgery of the shoulders, knees, hips and hands and has a passion for getting her patients back to their active lifestyles. In addition to her clinical practice she advises several medical companies and startups. She is passionate about women designing a life on their own terms when it comes to career and family. She shares her life as a practice owner and mom to 3 on her social media platforms @dr.pamelamehta.

Rupa
Wong MD

Rupa Wong, MD is a wife, mom to 3 kids, entrepreneur, and the managing partner of Honolulu Eye Clinic for the past 13 years. In addition to building a successful practice on Oahu (she's been featured as a Best Doctor since 2010 and was even featured on the cover of Honolulu magazine). Dr. Wong is active on Instagram, her blog and YouTube channel where she discusses harmonizing work and life, as well as the gaps in business knowledge that medical school does not address.

When you join us at Pinnacle conference, you will understand why every attendee says the same thing -
Pinnacle is life changing.

Not only do you have an opportunity to grow personally and professionally, you are allowed to see the side of medicine that we were all told did not exist: support, community, guidance, and an integration of personal and professional life.

Friday Night Welcome Reception

The energy is unmatched. This year get ready for live music and cocktails (or mocktails) as you meet the most inspiring group of women you could imagine.

*cocktail attire

Saturday Morning Wellness Activity by Town Lake

breakfast on the lawn

Saturday Conference, including lunch

Business, leadership, and communication

Pinnacle Pink Gala with cocktails, dinner, dancing and special guest speaker

Formal attire, plated meal, and dancing with your newest and closest friends. A night you won’t forget.

*formal attire, shades of pink encouraged

Sunday Conference, including breakfast

workshops and networking

Pinnacle is a community for all women in medicine to share ideas, set intentions and create actionable strategies to achieve professional success.

YOU WILL NOT WANT TO MISS A SINGLE MOMENT, DUCK OUT OF ANY ROOM, OR HIDE IN THE CORNER.

PINNACLE IS AN EXPERIENCE FILLED WITH COMMUNITY AND NETWORKING, GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADVANCEMENT.

Join us at Pinnacle

May 16-18, 2025 AUSTIN, TX

Are you ready to take your
career to the next level?

Are you looking for both personal
and professional development?

Are you ready to find the balance you
desire between home and work?

Do you struggle to find your place within the
boundaries of traditional medicine?

Are you looking for more in your career?

If so - Pinnacle is for you.

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Testimonials

“It was an honor to meet such driven, ambitious, and successful doctors, mothers, wives, sisters, and partners who run the world and don’t flinch.”

Parihan Tamkin, DDS
“I attended for the first time and gained an incredible network of professional women in medicine who shared their failures, successes, leadership and career development tools.”

Zarina Sharalaya, MD
"I signed up for this conference on a whim having no idea what it would really be. I have ALL the feelings. I have a new perspective. I feel inspired, hopeful, and excited.”

Caitlin Lindsay, PA-C
"The warmth and focused support I felt instantly was cultivated so quickly. We were all so like-minded, and it was energy I've not felt in a long time.”

Kim Hatchett, MD
“A wonderful community of powerful and inspiring women within the medical community, coming together to support our patients and one another.”

Maxine Harvey, DO
"During the conference I made friends, found my soulmates, and was surrounded by like-minded women. But most importantly, I was inspired and uplifted by all the women at Pinnacle."

Eliza Pierko MD
"To say that I had one of the best weekends of my life is an understatement. I am leaving pinnacle conference feeling motivated, understood, loved, happy, and full

Jen Caudle, DO
“A weekend to hone in on being the best versions of ourselves and shaping the lives that fulfill us most. Loved connecting with new and old friends.”

Kellie Reed, MD
“I had no idea that I was about to attend a conference that would quite literally change my life, with each conference, my vision of who I want to be and what I want to achieve gets clearer and clearer.”

Anne Sharkey, DPM
“It was encouraging to be in a room with so many women who are all there to better themselves and their practices. It fuels the fire to work hard and achieve, but to value your own time and happiness while doing so.”

Danielle Mathisen, Medical Student
"This is the 3rd year I’ve attended Pinnacle and it DID NOT DISAPPOINT. There is something to be said about being in a room with like-minded women who INSPIRE you to be your best self and EMPOWER you to live the life of your dreams."

Renita White, MD
“Pinnacle is more than just a conference. It is a community of supportive women with ambitious goals and the desire for work/life integration. I left Pinnacle with friends that felt like family and increased passion for my career.”

Michelle Rockwell, MD
“I attended the Pinnacle, and it was so good to be surrounded by women who wanted more out of their careers. At the conference, you find more than just professional development, you join a community of supportive peers and mentors.”

Jennifer Okwerekwu, MD
"I did not think the ladies of Pinnacle could beat the first one. I was wrong. Leaving once again inspired and rejuvenated."

Anu Kathiresan, MD