College of Medicine

About

Dr. Baerwald completed an undergraduate degree in Physiology in 1997 and a PhD in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at the University of Saskatchewan in 2003, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Ottawa/ Ottawa Fertility Center in 2004. From 2005-2019, she was a faculty member and PhD Scientist in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the U of S. During this time, she attained a medical degree and completed family medicine residency training from 2013-2019. She maintained a general family practice from 2019-2026 in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan.

Dr. Baerwald is currently the Medical and Scientific Director of the Women’s Health Research Lab in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and the Medical Co-Director of the Women’s Midlife Health Program at Saskatoon City Hospital. Her research team is internationally recognized for studies to characterize ovarian function, uterine function, and hormone production during the natural menstrual cycle, treatment for infertility, Polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) and perimenopause/ menopause. She has ongoing collaborations with the Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, College of Kinesiology, Department of Nutrition, Department of Anesthesiology, and Department of Family Medicine at the U of S and has conducted numerous interdisciplinary studies with international collaborators working in women’s health. Her research involves mentoring undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students. Dr. Baerwald has a women’s health clinical practice at Lakeside Medical Clinic in Saskatoon which includes low risk obstetrics and gynecology, fertility, contraception, Polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) and menopause management. She has received certification as a menopause specialist through the Menopause Society, and was elected to the Board of the Canadian Menopause Society in 2025.

Clinical Interests

  • low risk obstetrics
  • low risk gynecology
  • infertility
  • contraception
  • menopause/perimenopause
  • Polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS)

Selected Publications