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Obstetrics and Gynecology Integrated Residency Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston Lying-In Hospital (BLI) was founded to provide care for pregnant women who were “unable to afford in-home medical care.”

Free Hospital for Women was founded “for poor women affected with diseases peculiar to their sex or in need of surgical aid.”

Vincent Memorial Hospital was founded, dedicated to the “care of wage earning women”

  • First Women’s Hospital (BLI) affiliated with HMS
  • OB is the fourth oldest department at HMS
  • Walter Channing, founder of BLI, was one of the early HMS deans, and obstetrical specialists David Humphrey Storer and William Lambert Richardson, were also HMS deans
  • First cancer ward for female patients (Free Hospital for Women)
  • First clinic for the evaluation and treatment of PAP smears (Free Hospital for Women)
  • First antiseptic technique utilization during childbirth (BLI)
  • Anesthesia for childbirth (BLI: 1847)
  • Women-run philanthropy to support hospital mission (Vincent Club)

Vincent Memorial Hospital merged with Massachusetts General Hospital, bringing Gynecology Services to MGH

Boston Lying-In merged with Free Hospital for Women to form Boston Hospital for Women

Boston Hospital for Women merged with Peter Bent Brigham and Robert Breck Brigham to form Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital became members of an integrated health care delivery corporation called Partners HealthCare Inc. Partners has subsequently expanded to also include Faulkner, McLean, Newton-Wellesley, and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospitals and North Shore Medical Center.

The Obstetrical Service at MGH was launched and the first baby was born at MGH.

By 1946, 550 House Officers had trained at BLI

Graduation of first Gynecology Residents at MGH to rotate through Obstetrics at BWH

Graduation of first members of BWH-MGH combined residency

Formation of BWH-MGH Integrated OB/GYN Residency

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Obstetrics and Gynecology Integrated Residency Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital

DIVISION OF GENERAL OB/GYN

  • Sharlay Butler, MD
  • Daniela Carusi, MD, MSc
  • Daniel Cramer, MD, ScD
  • Susan Hellerstein, MD, MPH
  • Natasha Johnson, MD
  • M. Susan Schilling, MD
  • Barbara Wilkinson, MD

DIVISION OF MATERNAL-FETAL MEDICINE / CENTER FOR FETAL MEDICINE AND PRENATAL GENETICS

  • Tooba Anwer, MD
  • Saba Berhie, MD
  • Carolina Bibbo, MD
  • Daniela Carusi, MD, MSc
  • Karen Davidson, MD
  • Lisa Dunn-Albanese, MD
  • Sarah Rae Easter, MD
  • Katherine Economy, MD, MPH
  • Stephanie Guseh, MD
  • Yael Hoffman-Sage, MD,MPH
  • Daniel Katz, MD
  • Sarah Lassey, MD
  • Thomas McElrath, MD, PhD
  • Emily Reiff, MD
  • Rosemary Reiss, MD
  • Thomas Shipp, MD
  • Nicole Smith, MD, MPH
  • Ruth Tuomala, MD
  • Louise Wilkins-Haug, MD, PhD
  • Division Director
  • Elizabeth Yoselevsky, MD
  • Hope Yu, MD
  • Frederick Bieber, PhD (geneticist)

DIVISION OF GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY

DIVISION OF FERTILITY AND REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

  • Rachel Ashby, MD
  • Robert Barbieri, MD
    (Acting Chief of OB)
  • Janis Fox, MD
  • Elizabeth Ginsburg, MD
    Mark Hornstein, MD
  • Division Director
  • Marc Laufer, MD
  • Kimberly Keefe Smith, MD
  • Serene Srouji, MD
  • Brian Walsh, MD
  • Elena Yanushpolsky, MD

DIVISION OF FAMILY PLANNING

  • Robert Barbieri, MD
  • Deborah Bartz, MD, MPH
  • Kari Braaten, MD, MPH
  • Daniela Carusi, MD, MSc
  • Laurent Delli-Bovi, MD
  • Kathryn Fay, MD, MPH
  • Alisa Goldberg, MD, MPH
    Division Director

DIVISION OF UROGYNECOLOGY

BRIGHAM/FAULKNER HOSPITAL

  • James Greenberg, MD
    Vice Chairman of OB/GYN

DIVISION OF MINIMALLY INVASIVE GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY

DIVISION OF GLOBAL OB/GYN

DIVISION OF URBAN HEALTH

  • Gabrielle Bercy-Roberson, MD
  • Liza Swedarsky, MD

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WOMEN’S HEALTH CENTER

  • Kari Braaten, MD, MPH
  • Susan Hellerstein, MD
  • Christine Hirsemann, MD

DEPARTMENT OF OB/GYN RESEARCH

DIVISION OF PEDIATRIC/ADOLESCENT GYNECOLOGY

NEWTON-WELLESLEY HOSPITAL

  • Thomas Beatty, MD
    Chairman of OB/GYN
  • Stephanie Morris, MD

AFRICAN WOMEN’S HEALTH CENTER

  • Nawal Nour, MD, MPH
    Chair/Division Director

Obstetrics and Gynecology Integrated Residency Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital

The Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital Integrated Program in Obstetrics and Gynecology prides itself in fostering an environment of inclusion and diversity. We welcome applicants from across the country and the world, of any age and ethnic background who are compassionate, intellectually curious, high achieving and enthusiastic!

Please be advised that we only accept applications through the ResidencyCAS system. This is a new change this year and in compliance with CREOG guidelines.  For additional information, please visit the APGO, ACOG and ResidencyCAS websites for additional information for the current application and interview guidelines.

 

Interview Dates for 2024

Friday, November 22, 2024
Friday, December 13, 2024

 

Applications Deadline

All applications must be completed and submitted to the program by no later than September 25, 2024, when the Dean’s Letter (MSPE) are released to the programs.

 

Interview Selection

All completed applications are reviewed by our selection committee. We are participating in program signaling and encourage applicants to utilize this to communicate your interest.  In accordance with ACOG guidelines we will send invitations to interview at our program on October 29, 2024 with rolling offers as needed.  We will allow 48 hours after interview invitation to accept or decline.  Your final applicant status (interview, reject, waitlist) will be released no later than November 27, 2024.

 

Interview Process

Our program interviews approximately 110 applicants each year. We have only two interview days, one Friday in November and one Friday in December. We offer two sessions per day, with Group A interviewing in the morning and Group B interviewing in the afternoon. Interviews will be conducted virtually using the ResidencyCAS platform. 

Videos/Resources

Below are videos of our institutions and resources for you to view:

1) Brigham and Women’s Hospital Residency/Fellowship video

2) Massachusetts General Hospital Residency/Fellowship video

3) Our program participated in the Visiting Clerkship Program and Harvard-Affiliated Residences Webinar: Obstetrics & Gynecology. View the webinar: https://dicp.hms.harvard.edu/events/2021/vcp-obgyn