Specialty OB/GYN
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Using Artificial Intelligence to Decrease Obstetric Risk
Physicians at Massachusetts General Hospital are researching how artificial intelligence methods in obstetrics can help to identify high-risk patients and optimize labor and delivery outcomes.
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Wireless Monitor Aims to Reduce Maternal Mortality in Uganda
A Massachusetts General Hospital obstetrician, Adeline Boatin, MD, MPH, co-director of the Global OB/GYN Program in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, is collaborating with colleagues in sub-Saharan Africa to combat maternal mortality.
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AI System 100% Accurate in Tracking Identity of IVF Embryos
Victoria S. Jiang, MD, Charles L. Bormann, PhD, and colleagues created a robust artificial intelligence (AI)–based electronic witnessing platform that focuses on unique morphologic features specific to each individual embryo to ensure embryos are matched with the correct patient at every step of assisted reproduction.
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Review: Achieving Equity in Telemedicine in Obstetrics
Allison S. Bryant, MD, MPH, and Mark A. Clapp, MD, MPH, note that while lack of broadband access is a key impediment to telehealth, clinicians can address other barriers, including patient dissatisfaction, distrust, and fears, that are greater in certain communities and patient populations than others.
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De Novo Stress Urinary Incontinence Common After Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy
Youngwu Kim, MD, Emily Von Bargen, DO, and colleagues found that of 169 stress-continent women who underwent minimally invasive sacrocolpopexy, 30 (18%) developed stress urinary incontinence (SUI). An existing calculator for determining the risk of postoperative de novo SUI performed moderately well in the cohort.
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Lymph Node Evaluation Underutilized for Early-stage Vulvar Cancer
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers found in a nationwide study that contrary to guidelines, 34% of eligible patients with early-stage vulvar cancer did not undergo lymph node evaluation. Among patients 80 and older, the figure was 49%, even though withholding lymph node assessment did not improve survival.
OB/GYN Contributors
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Andrea Edlow, MD, MSc
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist , Investigator, Vincent Center for Reproductive Biology
Recent Article
COVID-19 Vaccination During Pregnancy Produces Durable Antibodies in Young Infants
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Caroline M. Mitchell, MD
Director, Vulvovaginal Disorders Program, Investigator, Vincent Center for Reproductive Biology , Assistant Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Biology
Recent Article
Innovative Research on Modifying Vaginal Microbiome to Treat Bacterial Vaginosis
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Ilona T. Goldfarb, MD, MPH
Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist, Massachusetts General Hospital
Recent Article
Obstetric Units Can Be Used Efficiently As Remdesivir Infusion Sites for Pregnant and Postpartum Outpatients
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Irene C. Souter, MD
Director, Preimplantation Genetic Diagnostics Program, Physician, Fertility Center
Recent Article
New Personalized Tool Predicts Pregnancy After Ovulation Induction or Controlled Ovarian Stimulation
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Jeffrey L. Ecker, MD
Chief, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Recent Article
Mass General Department of OB/GYN Develops and Executes Three-Pronged Diversity Strategy
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John Petrozza, MD
Chief, Division of Reproductive Medicine and IVF, Director, Massachusetts General Fertility Center, Co-director, Integrated Fibroid Program
Recent Article
Exploring Advances in Fertility Research and Access to Care
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Marcela G. del Carmen, MD
Chief Medical Officer, Massachusetts General Physicians Organization and Massachusetts General Hospital, Gynecologic Oncologist, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinician, Center for Gynecologic Oncology, Mass General Cancer Center
Recent Article
Lymph Node Evaluation Underutilized for Early-stage Vulvar Cancer
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Mark Clapp, MD
Specialist in the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Program, Massachusetts General Hospital
Recent Article
Review: Achieving Equity in Telemedicine in Obstetrics
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May M. Wakamatsu, MD
Director, Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery, Vice Chair, Gynecology
Recent Article
IMPACT: A Standardized Tool for Assessment of Pelvic Floor Disorders
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Milena M. Weinstein, MD
Director of Research, Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship, Co-director, Center for Pelvic Floor Disorders
Recent Article
Digital Therapeutic That Guides Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Demonstrates Real-World Effectiveness
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Sarah N. Bernstein, MD
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist, Medical director, Outpatient Obstetrics Program
Recent Article
Acceptability of Virtual Prenatal Care: Thinking Beyond the Pandemic
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William H. Barth, MD
Vice Chair, Obstetrics
Recent Article
Percutaneous Valve Replacement Therapy Sometimes an Option During Pregnancy
Obstetrics & Gynecology Care at Mass General
The Mass General Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology offers the highest level of care to women. Our clinical and research team is a leader in advancing treatments for gynecologic cancers, menopause, high-risk obstetrics, infertility and urogynecology.