Casey Rosen-Carole, MD, MPH, MSEd, NABBLM-C, FABM, is the Founding Chief of the Division of Breastfeeding and Lactation Medicine at the University of Rochester in New York, USA—the first such division in the world. She completed her training in Pediatrics at Yale University, followed by fellowship training in General Academic Pediatrics and Breastfeeding Medicine under Dr. Ruth Lawrence at the University of Rochester. Having served on the inaugural board of the North American Board of Breastfeeding and Lactation Medicine, she is currently completing the second of two terms on the board of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine.

Dr. Rosen-Carole established and currently directs the LILAC Fellowship, the only NABBLM-certified fellowship in Breastfeeding and Lactation Medicine, as well as the University of Rochester’s in-person departmental fellowship. As a consultant to the Human Lactation Study Center and the Finger Lakes Environmental Health Center, she provides expert guidance on complex breastfeeding cases and concerns from across the globe.

An author and editor, Dr. Rosen-Carole served as a writer and associate editor for the 9th Edition of Lawrence’s Breastfeeding: A Guide for the Medical Profession and is co-editor of the forthcoming 10th Edition. She is widely published across a broad range of topics critical to breastfeeding and lactation management. Her current scholarly focus includes the development and implementation of best practices for the care of lactating families, as well as the advancement and dissemination of postgraduate education in breastfeeding and lactation medicine.