Peter F. Schnatz, DO

Peter F. Schnatz, DO, MBA, is chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a professor of obstetrics and gynecology and internal medicine at the Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Schnatz graduated from the Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine and completed his internal medicine and OB/GYN residencies at The University of Connecticut. He is a certified menopause practitioner and is actively involved as both a clinician and a researcher. His research interests include menopause (hormonal therapy, vitamin D, and coronary artery disease), cervical dysplasia, atypical glandular cells, and medical education. Dr. Schnatz has given numerous regional, national, and international lectures and has close to 300 publications.

He is a past president of the Menopause Society and the Obstetrical Society of Philadelphia. He is on the board of directors of the International Menopause Society, the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP), and the Advancing Health After Hysterectomy Foundation, Inc (AHAH). Dr. Schnatz is a fellow of the American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society. Dr. Schnatz is on the editorial boards of the journals Menopause and Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease (JLGTD). In addition to being on the board of directors, Dr. Schnatz is a regular faculty member for ASCCP courses, a past chair of the ASCCP education committee, and is currently the interim editor-in-chief of the JLGTD. He is a past CREOG Region II program director’s representative to the CREOG Council, as well as ACOG committees, an ABOG oral board examiner, and a reviewer for multiple journals. He is an editorial board member for SASGOG’s Pearls of Excellence, is the vice chair of the Pearls Publications Committee, and is the editor-in-chief of SASGOG’s Pregnancy Complications – A Case Based Approach. Dr. Schnatz is the founder and chairman of an organization involved in humanitarian aid both locally and internationally. Dr. Schnatz, his wife Melanie, and his four children, Rebekah, Abigail, Sarah, and David, are from Reading, PA.