University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Leslie Appiah, MD, is a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Chief of the Division of Academic Specialists in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital Colorado. She is a fellowship-trained pediatric and adolescent gynecologist and Director of the Fertility Preservation and Reproductive Late Effects program at the Comprehensive Cancer Center and Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders. Dr. Appiah received her medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and completed her residency at Sinai Medical Center in Baltimore, Md. She subsequently completed a BIRCWH (Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health) fellowship in reproductive genetics at Baylor College of Medicine and a clinical fellowship in pediatric and adolescent gynecology (PAG) at Texas Children’s Hospital. Dr. Appiah is an NICHD (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) CREST (Clinical Reproductive Scientist Training) scholar through the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) and serves on the ASRM Fertility Drugs and Cancer Task Force and Children’s Oncology Group Long-Term Follow-up Guidelines Ovarian Task Force. She has published 50 peer-reviewed manuscripts and book chapters and given over 100 national and international lectures in her area of expertise. She is co-founder of the Pediatric Initiative Network of the Oncofertility Consortium where she served as chair for 5 years and is the inaugural chair of the Female Oncofertility Scientific Committee of the Consortium. Dr. Appiah is the past chair of the ASRM PAG Special Interest Group (SIG) and NASPAG (North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology) Fertility Preservation SIG (FPSIG), where she served for five years. She is a member of the Society for Reproductive Surgeons SIG and has been a member of the ASRM FPSIG since its inception. Dr. Appiah is a Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) alumna and founder of a women’s health education platform focused on fertility and reproductive health in cancer survivors. Dr. Appiah’s clinical and research interests include team science and outcomes research in pediatric, adolescent, and young adult fertility preservation, reproductive late effects in cancer survivorship, and hormone replacement therapy in the medically complex patient. She is passionate about improving the health of girls and women so that they may pursue life, career, and education goals unencumbered by reproductive health concerns.
