Biography

Dr. Kristi Tough DeSapri truly believes that women deserve to function at optimal health and are gatekeepers to their families’ and communities’ health. She is a board certified internist specializing in midlife women’s health and is regarded as a national leader in the field of osteoporosis and menopause management. After fellowship training at the Cleveland Clinic, she has worked in private practice and academic medicine holding joint appointments in the Department of Ob/GYN and Internal Medicine, including being director of the Northwestern Women’s Bone Health program at the Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago. She is the founding physician and owner of Bone and Body Women’s Health, a specialized midlife women’s health practice in the northern suburbs of Chicago focused on consultation and management of perimenopause, menopause, osteoporosis, and bone health. Dr. DeSapri is an invited lecturer at national academic medical conferences, and equally enjoys educating women at community and advocacy events. She sits on several medical society committees including the Association of Bone Mineral Research (ASBMR), Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation ( BHOF), the Menopause Society and Ms. Medicine. Since 2010 she has been an active Menopause Certified Practioner (formerly known as NAMS) which is the premier organization certifying menopause and midlife women’s health providers. Dr. DeSapri is an ISCD (International Society of Clinical Densitometry) certified clinical densitometrist and maintains her specialized ongoing certification in bone densitometry. She started her practice Bone and Body Women’s Health in July 2023 with the goal of matching what midlife women want from their medical visit with her desire to spend quality time and expertise with her patients. Website: https://boneandbodywh.com IG: #boneandbodywh

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