Press & Media
Dr. Basma Faris is a board-certified OB/GYN and Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist, recognized nationally as an expert voice on PCOS, women's metabolic health, and nutrition. She is a recurring source for major health publications, a frequent guest on national medical podcasts, and an invited speaker at leading professional conferences.
In the Press
- Good Morning America / ABC News — "PCOS Gets a New Name: What to Know About the Most Common Hormonal Issue Affecting Women" (May 2026)
- The New York Times — "PCOS Gets a New Name — Here's What That Means for You" (May 2026)
- HuffPost — "PCOS Renamed to PMOS in Long Overdue Change" (May 2026)
- Medscape — "Prepregnancy Insulin Resistance Affects Fertility and Pregnancy Outcomes in Women With PMOS" (June 2026)
- U.S. News & World Report Health — "What Women With Perimenopause Weight Gain Should Know Before Going on GLP-1s" (July 2025)
- SELF — "GLP-1 for PCOS Treatment: Ozempic, Mounjaro, Wegovy" (May 2025)
- The Bump — "Can You Eat Salmon While Pregnant?" (January 2026)
Podcast Appearances
- Off With Your Coat (host: Cat Duff, gen-well) — "What Women Aren't Being Told About PCOS and Hormone Health" (Parts 1 & 2), January 2026
- MedStory Podcast (host: Spencer Lalk) — "Resilience, Reinvention, and Improving Women's Health from the Inside Out," December 2025
- Off With Your Coat (host: Cat Duff, gen-well) — "The Truth About Hormone Balancing," September 2025
- Fit and Fabulous with Dr. Orlena — "PCOS to Menopause: Balancing Hormones Through Food," October 2024
- Healthful Woman Podcast (host: Dr. Nathan Fox) — "PCOS: A Chronic Medical Condition That Deserves Comprehensive Care," July 2023
- The Muslim Sex Podcast (host: Dr. Sadaf Lodhi) — "PCOS with Dr. Faris," September 2023
- The Direct Care Podcast for Specialists (host: Dr. Tea) — "Polly Prep MD," 2023
Speaking & Presentations
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting — "Beyond Infertility & Irregular Periods: Management of PCOS as a Chronic Disease," May 2026
- ObG Live, The ObG Project — "PCOS Reimagined: The Shift to Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome," June 2026
- Medscape Women's Health Master Class — "Medical Management of Endometriosis," November 2025
- Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo (FNCE) — "PCOS and Menopause," October 2025
- Obesity Medicine Association Annual Meeting — "Obesity and PCOS," April 2025
- PCOSCon — "PCOS Management," September 2025
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For media inquiries or speaking requests, please reach out at hello@drbasmafaris.com.