A respected physician scientist, Lindau focuses on patient care, research, education and advocacy related to the health of aging women and urban populations. In addition to studying female aging and sexuality, Lindau has a master's degree in public policy from the University of Chicago and her laboratory also focuses on urban population health improvement and fairness in health care. For more than a decade, her research has combined biomedical and social science techniques to study life course health, aging, and sexuality.