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Featured
Women's Heart Health and Effects on Pregnancy
The Corrigan Women's Heart Health Program was launched 13 years ago to raise awareness and expand on research regarding women-specific cardiovascular conditions. In this video, Nandita Scott, MD, co-director of the program, discusses its expansion and the innovative work accomplished over the past decade.
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Young Investigator's Award in Women's Cardiovascular Health: Q&A With Nandita Scott, MD
Mass General Brigham and Inova's Women's Cardiovascular Health have launched their inaugural Young Investigator Award. They are seeking abstract submissions for research on cardiovascular disease in women.
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Establishing Postpartum PTSD After Traumatic Childbirth
A Massachusetts General Hospital psychiatrist is working to establish formal recognition of childbirth-related posttraumatic stress disorder (CB-PTSD). Her work aims to inform healthcare providers that postpartum PTSD differs from postpartum depression.
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Comprehensive Lymphadenectomy Often Not Necessary in Surgical Management of Primary Endometrioid Ovarian Carcinoma
Varvara Mazina, MD, Marcela G. del Carmen, MD, MPH, and colleagues showed in a retrospective cohort of 63 women with primary endometrioid ovarian cancer that all pelvic and para-aortic lymph nodes removed were negative for carcinoma and comprehensive cancer staging had no effect on progression-free or overall survival.
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Women's Heart Health Program Aims to Reduce Disparities
A pioneering Massachusetts General Hospital clinical care, research, and education program aims to improve outcomes from cardiovascular disease in women.
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Q&A with Dr. Francine Hughes, Chief of the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Francine Hughes, MD, recently joined the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Massachusetts Hospital as the new chief of Maternal-Fetal Medicine. In this Q&A, read about her research, her focus on mentoring physicians, and how she transitioned mid-career to more clinical and administrative roles.
Women's Health Contributors
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Caroline M. Mitchell, MD, MPH
Director, Vulvovaginal Disorders Program, Chair, DEI Committee, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Commentary: Transcending Language Barriers in Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Emily Lau, MD, MPH
Cardiologist, Corrigan Minehan Heart Center, Director, Menopause, Hormones & Cardiovascular Disease Clinic, Massachusetts General Hospital, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Update in Clinical Cardiology Course: Q&A With Dr. Rory Weiner -
Jan Shifren, MD
Director, Massachusetts General Hospital Midlife Women's Health Center, Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Taking a Multidisciplinary Approach to Menopause
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Jill M. Goldstein, PhD
Founder & Executive Director, Innovation Center on Sex Differences in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Helen T. Moerschner Endowed MGH Research Institute Chair in Women’s Health, Professor of Psychiatry & Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Effect of Hypertension on Midlife Cognition May Be Detrimental in Women
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Malissa J. Wood, MD
Co-Director, Corrigan Women's Heart Health Program
Recent Article
Review: Does Patient–Physician Gender Concordance Influence Patient Perceptions or Outcomes?
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Nandita S. Scott, MD
Co-Director, Corrigan Women's Heart Health Program, Director of the Mass General Brigham Women’s Heart Health Program, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Young Investigator's Award in Women's Cardiovascular Health: Q&A With Nandita Scott, MD
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.