Lissa Rankin, M.D, graduated from Duke University, University of South Florida, and Northwestern University before beginning her practice as a full-time OB/GYN in San Diego, California, in 1999. After 8 years of practice, Lissa took two years off to write a book, paint, bond with her daughter. Upon her return to obstetrics, she set up the hugely successful Owning Pink website, which inspired her to launch the Owning Pink Center in Mill Valley, CA, where she is now a practicing gynaecologist.