Dr. Neifert is an ideal keynote speaker for professional organizations, health-related associations, hospitals, churches, civic groups, and community events. She is both a compelling speaker on life balance, as well as a nationally recognized parenting expert. She has extensive media experience and graciously cooperates in granting pre-conference or onsite media interviews to promote your program. Meeting planners for hospital events can take advantage of Dr. Neifert’s medical expertise in breastfeeding by offering a CME program for physicians and staff, in addition to utilizing Dr. Mom for a community event. Those who have worked with Dr. Neifert uniformly attest to her genuine warmth, professionalism, charisma, ability to engage an audience, dynamic presentation style, and the quality of her content - generously laced with humor and personal stories.

Each presentation is adapted to suit the meeting planner’s desired format, ranging from a 1-hour keynote to a half-day seminar or workshop. Program abstracts, learning objectives, handouts, and a bibliography are provided in a timely manner. A fee schedule is available upon request, and fees are negotiable for non-profits and special circumstances.

Introduction for Life Balance Talks | Marianne Neifert, M.D., M.T.S.
Marianne Neifert, M.D., M.T.S., better known as Dr. Mom®, is a well known pediatrician, dynamic professional speaker, author, magazine columnist, and mother of five adult children - all born during her medical training. For millions of parents, the name “Dr. Mom” is synonymous with practical and empowering advice, laced with empathy and support. Successfully combining medicine and motherhood has eminently equipped Dr. Mom to offer sage counsel about the universal quest to balance one’s personal and professional lives.

Dr. Neifert is a graduate of University of Hawaii and University of Colorado School of Medicine and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. In addition, she recently completed her Master of Theological Studies at Iliff School of Theology in Denver. Dr. Neifert is a clinical professor of pediatrics at University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and is Co-Founder and Medical Consultant to the HealthONE Alliance Lactation Program in Denver. She has authored Dr. Mom and other parenting books, as well as hundreds of magazine articles and columns, and has been a guest on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Early Show, 20/20, CNN, and other national television programs.

A knowledgeable, compassionate, and gifted communicator, Dr. Mom has enchanted audiences in 45 states and 6 foreign countries, sharing hard-earned insights that resonate with anyone who has ever felt overwhelmed by the pressures of a hectic and fast-paced lifestyle. She imparts affirming, funny, and poignant lessons on balancing today’s multitude of competing priorities. Dr. Mom’s life-transforming message is guaranteed to inform, inspire, entertain, and motivate. 
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Introduction for Parenting Talks | Marianne Neifert, M.D., M.T.S.
Marianne Neifert, M.D., M.T.S., better known as Dr. Mom®, is a renowned pediatrician, dynamic professional speaker, author of parenting books, magazine columnist, and mother of five adult children - all born during her medical training. She is a clinical professor of pediatrics at University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and is Co-Founder and Medical Consultant to the HealthONE Alliance Lactation Program in Denver. With the perspective of a pediatrician and the accumulated wisdom of decades of parenting experience, she has authored four child-rearing books, Dr. Mom: A Guide to Baby and Child Care, Dr. Mom’s Parenting Guide, Dr. Mom’s Guide to Breastfeeding, and Dr. Mom’s Prescription for Preschoolers. Dr. Neifert writes two monthly columns for ParentLife Magazine and contributes feature articles to other parenting publications. For millions of parents, the name “Dr. Mom” is synonymous with practical and empowering advice, laced with empathic support and reassurance.

Dr. Mom has enchanted audiences in 45 states and 6 foreign countries. She makes frequent media appearances to educate the public about children’s health issues and has been a guest on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Early Show, 20/20, and CNN. Dr. Neifert effectively combines her professional training, personal experience, and practical wisdom to offer commonsense advice on issues impacting today’s generation of children and the parents who must prepare them to thrive in a changing world. 
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Introduction for Breastfeeding Presentations | Marianne Neifert, M.D., M.T.S.
Marianne Neifert, M.D., M.T.S., better known as Dr. Mom®, is a well known pediatrician, nationally recognized expert in lactation management, and Co-Founder and Medical Consultant to the HealthONE Alliance Lactation Program at Rose Medical Center in Denver. Dr. Neifert graduated from University of Colorado School of Medicine and completed her residency training at University of Colorado Medical Center and Affiliated Hospitals. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatrics and Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. Dr. Neifert served on the American Academy of Pediatrics Task Force on Breastfeeding (now the AAP Section on Breastfeeding), and is a founding member of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, a member of the Health Advisory Council of La Leche League, International, and past Director of the Colorado Breastfeeding Task Force. Dr. Neifert has published numerous articles in the medical literature on the topic of breastfeeding and lactation management and is the author of Dr. Mom’s Guide to Breastfeeding and other parenting books. In addition, she has written hundreds of magazine articles on children’s health and behavior and been a guest on The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Early Show, 20/20, CNN, and other national television programs. Dr. Neifert is a 1998 recipient of the National WIC Association “Friend of WIC Award.”  
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Introduction for Spirituality Talks | Marianne Neifert, M.D., M.T.S.
Marianne Neifert, M.D., M.T.S., better known as Dr. Mom®, is a dynamic Christian woman, a well known pediatrician, professional speaker, author of parenting books and magazine articles, and mother of five adult children - all born during her medical training. Dr. Neifert earned her M.D. from University of Colorado School of Medicine and holds a Master of Theological Studies from Iliff School of Theology, a Methodist Seminary in Denver. She has authored four parenting books, including Dr. Mom’s Prescription for Preschoolers, written with a Christian perspective and published by Zondervan. She has contributed hundreds of articles to various parenting magazines and currently writes two monthly columns for ParentLife Magazine, published by LifeWay Christian Resources. As a national parenting expert, as well as a motivational speaker on life balance issues, Dr Mom brings a Biblical perspective to diverse parenting topics and the widespread dilemma of chronic role overload.

Dr. Neifert has extensive experience teaching adult and youth Sunday School, including youth confirmation classes, and has been a keynote or workshop speaker for numerous church organizations, women’s ministries, and faith-based schools and parenting groups. A recovering “Superwoman,” who is convinced that God cares deeply about the unique stressors on contemporary women, Dr. Mom offers Biblically-based, practical and empowering messages of hope and inspiration to Christian women “who do too much.”

Dr. Mom makes frequent media appearances to educate the public about parenting and children's health issues, and has been a guest on countless radio shows and numerous national television programs. She has addressed audiences in 45 states and 6 foreign countries, sharing hard-earned wisdom that resonates with anyone who has ever felt overwhelmed by the pressures of parenthood or today’s fast-paced lifestyles. Dr. Mom’s life-transforming message is guaranteed to convict, inform, entertain, and motivate.

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