Dr. Andrew T. Goldstein grew up in Bridgeton, New Jersey and graduated from the University of Virginia and the University of  Virginia School of Medicine. He pursued his internship and residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the Beth Israel Medical Center. After completing his residency, Dr. Goldstein moved to Annapolis, Maryland and started the Sexual Wellness Center which is devoted to the treatment of female sexual dysfunction. In 1999, he joined the faculty of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and he became the Director of the Center for Vulvovaginal Disorders in Washington, D.C. and New York City in 2002.

Dr. Goldstein is board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and he has been elected to the International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease and to the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology. Dr Goldstein is a grant recipient of the National Vulvodynia Association, and is on the Board of Directors of the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health. He is the editor of the textbook Female Sexual Pain Disorders: Evaluation and Management  that will be published by Blackwell-Wiley in February 2009. He also recently co-authored the chapter on female sexual dysfunction for the Johns Hopkins Manual of Gynecology and Obstetrics and his book Reclaiming Desire was published by Rodale Books in 2004. Dr. Goldstein is actively involved in research and has recently published peer-reviewed articles on lichen sclerosus, lichen planus, and vulvar vestibulitis syndrome. He is the Surgical Techniques Editor of the Journal of Sexual Medicine. Dr. Goldstein lectures frequently on the subjects of vulvodynia, vulvar disease, and female sexual dysfunction. He has been interviewed by many publications including CBS's Healthwatch, ABC's 20/20, Allure, Prevention, the Washington Post, and the New York Times.

  Dr. Goldstein's wife, Gail, is a dermatologist in Annapolis, Maryland. They have three wonderful daughters: Lena, Mimi, and Julia. Together they enjoy skiing, scuba diving, wine tasting, and adventurous travel.

Dr. Lara Burrows grew up in Connecticut. She completed her undergraduate degree at New York University where she earned a degree in psychology; research that she performed as an undergraduate was featured prominently in Malcolm Gladwell's best selling book Blink. She graduated from the Dartmouth School of Medicine and then completed her Ob/Gyn residency at the John Hopkins Hospital. She continued her post-graduate training at NYU and the University of Pittsburgh where she completed a fellowship in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery. She also obtained a Master's in Clinical Research Design and Statistical Analysis.

            Dr. Burrows is the author of more than 40 peer-reviewed articles and abstracts and is regarded as an expert in the evaluation and treatment in female pelvic floor disorders, and interstitial cystitis. She is the senior associate editor for the textbook Female Sexual Pain Disorders: Evaluation and Management. In addition, she is the co-author of 101 Questions about Vulvar Disease that will be published in 2009. 

            Her husband is a plastic surgeon who specializes in hand and breast surgery. She has a three-year-old son and a four-year-old daughter. In her spare time, she enjoys decorative furniture painting and restoring 17th and 18th century French and Italian furniture.