Dr. Jessica Shepherd

Owner

Sanctum Med + Wellness

Dr. Jessica Shepherd is a board certified OB/GYN, women's health expert and minimally invasive surgeon.  She is the founder and CEO of Sanctum Med + Wellness, a wellness concierge practice and is affiliated with Baylor University Medical Center here in Dallas, TX Dr. Shepherd is an engaging and well known media personality that is seen regularly as an expert on Good Morning America, The Today Show, The Talk, Dr. Oz, CNN, MSNBC and CBS News.  She is on the Advisory Board for Women's Health, Healthline, Women's Health.org, It's August and has written in other various journals including Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Teen Vogue, Essence, and Self.   Her passion for women’s health, from minority health disparities to reproductive justice issues, has allowed her to be an advocate for women and she has been a speaker at various health and wellness events such as Blog Her, Well Summit and Chronicon     As a health care expert, she strives to educate people on their bodies and how to address their physical, sexual, emotional health in addition to the incorporation of wellness. She currently sits on the advisory board for Ro Medicine, Women's Health Magazine, Abbvie, Myovant, Responsum, Hologic, Healthy Women.org and Healthline She is an expert in her field, she has now expanded her reach to keynote talks and her national appeal has allowed her to work on women’s health issues with celebrities including Sheryl Crow, Brooke Burke, Erin Andrews, Dr. Jackie Walters from Married to Medicine, Catt Sadler and Laila Ali.   Her involvement with various foundations as a board member has allowed her to actively make decisions in the women's health realm.  She serves on the board of the Ross University Medical School Alumni Council, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra Board, AAGL Diversity and Inclusion Committee and also the Texas Women's Foundation.