A guidance counselor advised her to marry a naval officer instead , but Lewis-Hall says her family believed `` that discouragement and dissuasion were just opportunities to sharpen your skills and deepen your commitment and prove that you could do anything . '' Dr Freda Lewis - Hall is the senior physician at drug company Roche . As Chief Medical Officer , she is responsible for overseeing the company 's medical work . Editor of books on treatment of psychiatric disorders disproportionately affecting women . A psychiatrist trained at Johns Hopkins and Howard University , she has two children .
Dr Freda Lewis - Hall is the senior physician at drug company Roche . As Chief Medical Officer , she is responsible for overseeing the company 's medical work . Editor of books on treatment of psychiatric disorders disproportionately affecting women . A psychiatrist trained at Johns Hopkins and Howard University , she has two children .