Dr. Somi Javaid and Komel Caruso, HerMD Founders - and sisters - are on a mission to revolutionize the women’s healthcare landscape. HerMD is a female-founded women’s health and wellness company providing comprehensive medical and aesthetic healthcare.

 

The founding of HerMD is rooted in a deeply personal story for Dr. Javaid and Caruso. When their mother was only forty-five, she nearly lost her life due to repeated dismissals in the healthcare system. She was ignored for months by her providers as she experienced chest pain, left arm pain, and shortness of breath. She was told it was anxiety and caffeine consumption. No one listened to her as she described the classic symptoms of heart disease. One day, she was emergently rushed to the hospital and underwent quadruple bypass surgery. She did not see her children before she went into surgery - she did not have time to process what was happening, nor did her three children and husband.

 

From then on, Dr. Javaid made it her mission to advocate for women - to ensure they were no longer invisible patients. She went on to become an OBGYN and later a specialist in menopause and sexual healthcare.

 

The realities of medicine became clear to Javaid when she began practicing as an OBGYN. Her days were long, and she saw patients every fifteen minutes - not nearly enough time to listen to their concerns and offer them the comprehensive care they deserve.

 

In 2015, Javaid knew it was time for a change. She was frustrated with our broken healthcare system. She created a new model of healthcare where patients are given time. Each patient at HerMD is given twenty to sixty minutes to meet with their provider to discuss their healthcare concerns and create a treatment plan together. Patients at HerMD have the time to be seen and to be heard.

 

Caruso joined Dr. Javaid in 2016, driving patients and national brand recognition to the first location. They noticed that once women learned of the unique HerMD healthcare model - longer appointment times, patient-centric care, and specialization in menopause and sexual healthcare - that they were willing to travel to HerMD for their healthcare needs. In a few years, they saw women travel from thirty-five states and three countries to the HerMD Cincinnati, Ohio location. From there, Javaid and Caruso decided to bring the HerMD model of healthcare to women nationwide with the mission to educate, empower, and advocate for women.

 

 HerMD offers comprehensive women’s healthcare, including gynecology, sexual health, menopause, and aesthetics- all under one roof. In addition to specialized women’s healthcare services, HerMD brick-and-mortar locations are equipped with phlebotomy, surgical, and imaging services. HerMD also prides itself on accessibility - accepting most major medical insurance plans and medicare. 

 

HerMD currently has  five locations: Cincinnati, Ohio; Crescent Springs, Kentucky; Franklin, Tennessee; Carmel, Indiana; and Millburn, New Jersey. Their 6^th location will be opening in Nashville, Tennessee in 2024. 

 

To learn more about HerMD, or to make an appointment, please visit: HerMD.com/franklin