Paula Kue, MD

My interest in Women’s Health developed during adolescence about the time of “the talk” with my mother. I was pretty overwhelmed by the idea of puberty and disappointed that in the process I didn’t become the Barbie that I idolized. I especially disliked the traumatic experience of my first Pap smear. I was further bothered by the lack of normalcy my skin or cycles ever attained. It took many visits to multiple doctors for me to learn of my personal hormonal issues and a few more years to learn to appreciate the woman I had become. At that point I had entered medical school at Albany Medical College and had the wonderful opportunity to learn the amazing workings of the human body; the greater challenge then was my mother’s diagnosis of breast cancer which took her life within 2 years’ time. I stayed on task, with the support of a wonderful husband, and went onto residency at the University of Massachusetts where I trained in Internal Medicine & Pediatrics. There were two particularly wonderful aspects of that training: 1. Taking care of woman at all stages of life from infancy through the Golden Years. 2. Surviving a healthy pregnancy and delivering a bouncing baby boy. That itty-bitty boy is now a toddler and I likely learned the reality of pediatrics from his illnesses and accomplishments. I have now started life beyond training but well know that the learning never ends. I have a very large, predominantly female family that is always asking questions. Often I don’t have the answers, but I am able to provide simple insight. I now have a spectacular job in the Division of General Internal Medicine at Johns Hopkins and enjoy helping the women I see attain good health and well-being. I look forward to writing about the issues that are repeatedly brought up during visits to my office and hope you’ll find them helpful in taking care of yourself, too!