OB/GYN • June 8, 2026
Ronald Iverson, MD, MPH, Department of OB/GYN Vice Chair of Quality, Safety, and Outcomes Equity, has been honored as the PNQIN Diop Award recipient by the Perinatal-Neonatal Quality Improvement Network (PNQIN) Board. Click the header to read more.
OB/GYN • June 2, 2026
As temperatures rise around the world, so do concerns about the impact of extreme heat on pregnancy. New research led by Blair Wylie, MD, MPH, Chair of the BIDMC Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, found that humid heat exposure during pregnancy was associated with increased odds of preterm birth, but this elevated risk was not observed among participants who took low-dose aspirin early in pregnancy. Click the header to learn more.
OB/GYN • January 29, 2026
We are pleased to welcome Christine Foley, MD, FACOG, as the new Division Chief of Complex Benign Gynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Dr. Foley joins us from Women & Infants Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island, where she was an Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Click the header to learn more.
OB/GYN • December 22, 2025
We are pleased to announce that Sarah (Sally) Hanson, MD, has accepted the role of Director of Global Health Programs, effective January 1, 2026. Dr. Hanson succeeds Jennifer Scott, MD, MBA, MPH. We are incredibly grateful for Dr. Scott's visionary leadership in helping shape our global health program over the past years and thank her for her service to the department. Click the header to learn more.
OB/GYN • July 17, 2025
Ronald E. Iverson, Jr. MD, MPH will be joining Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at BIDMC (HMFP) this October as the vice chair of Quality, Safety and Outcomes Equity in the Department of OB/GYN at BIDMC. Click the header to read more.
OB/GYN • March 18, 2025
Approximately 43% of women report some form of sexual dysfunction. The BIDMC Center for Intimate Health and Wellness, run by HMFP physician Mallika Anand, MD, is offering a one-day virtual CME course, Female Sexual Wellness: Identifying Concerns and Treatment Options, on May 2 for physicians, other clinicians, and researchers. Click to learn more and register.
