Dr. LaReesa Ferdinand is a board-certified OB/GYN, menopause health expert, physician entrepreneur, and women’s health advocate whose work connects clinical care, health optimization, and digital health innovation. With more than two decades of clinical experience, she brings a practicing physician’s perspective to advancing personalized care and helping women live healthier, fuller lives. As CEO and Founder of Thrive Beyond Wellness Center in Orlando, Florida, Dr. Ferdinand leads a transformation practice where modern medicine meets holistic wellness. Her approach brings together hormone optimization, metabolic health, and restorative care to help women—particularly those over 40—move beyond managing symptoms toward greater energy, clarity, and long-term well-being. Her advanced training spans hormone optimization, epigenetics, metabolic health, and longevity, supporting a proactive approach to healthy aging. Dr. Ferdinand also serves as a women’s health advisor and FemTech consultant to startup and corporate digital health brands, including My Menowell. She brings clinical insight and an understanding of women’s lived experiences to conversations about emerging technology and the future of care. Her work is guided by a commitment to diversity, equitable access, and ensuring that women’s needs help shape healthcare innovation. She serves on the Medical Advisory Committee of the National Menopause Foundation and is a speaker on women’s health, menopause, healthy aging, and leadership. Her speaking engagements include the AnitaB.org Grace Hopper Celebration, Power Rising, WisePause Wellness, Spring Into Leadership, and women’s wellness retreats, among other national and local organizations. Dr. Ferdinand is a best-selling contributing author of Codes of Longevity—Be Ageless, Live Limitless. Her expertise has been featured in WebMD, Thrive Global, Medium, and Allure, as well as Orlando’s WESH 2 News. She is also a contributing expert to the Intermittent Fasting for Women Over 50 Guide and has participated in national satellite media tours for Women’s Health Month. Named one of Orlando Family Magazine’s Top OB/GYN Physicians in 2020, Dr. Ferdinand has also been recognized for her entrepreneurial work. In 2023, her organization was awarded a grant through the African American Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida, funded by the BeyGOOD Foundation—the public charity founded by Beyoncé Knowles-Carter—in partnership with Adidas. Dr. Ferdinand earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology from Xavier University of Louisiana and completed an Emerging Infectious Disease Laboratory Fellowship at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She earned her medical degree from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center–Shreveport and completed her OB/GYN internship and residency at the University of Florida Health Science Center–Shands Jacksonville. Her mission is to empower, heal, and transform women through personalized care, education, and innovation—so they can age well, lead with clarity, and live with greater possibility. WEBSITES thrivebeyondwellness.com drlareesa.com SOCIAL MEDIA Instagram | LinkedIn | YouTube