Elisabeth J. Woodhams, MD, MSc

Elisabeth J. Woodhams, MD, MSc, is a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist specializing in complex family planning at Boston Medical Center (BMC), where she directs the Division of Complex Family Planning and serves as Ambulatory Medical Director for the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology. She is also a Clinical Associate Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, where she directs the fellowship in Complex Family Planning.

Dr. Woodhams earned her medical degree from the University of Arizona in Tucson and completed her obstetrics and gynecology residency training at Boston University Medical Center. She subsequently completed a fellowship in Complex Family Planning through the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. She is board-certified in both obstetrics and gynecology and complex family planning.

An active researcher, Dr. Woodhams specializes in substance use disorders (SUDs) and reproductive health, improving abortion service delivery, contraceptive decisionmaking, and interdisciplinary education for reproductive health care topics.