Boston Medical Center is proud to be a nationally recognized leader in women's health. Those who seek care with the Department of Gynecology are provided with comprehensive gynecologic healthcare including:
- Family Planning
- Gynecologic Cancers
- HPV
- Minimally Invasive and Robotic-Assisted Surgery
- Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
- Urogynecology
BMC is proud to be named a Center of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecology by the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL), the largest minimally invasive gynecologic professional organization in the world. The designation is awarded to facilities and surgeons that have met AAGL’s requirements for delivering high-quality perioperative patient care and are dedicated to offering women minimally invasive surgery whenever possible.
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5th Floor
Shapiro Center 617.414.2000
Specialty Clinics
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Urogynecology
BEACON: Family Planning and Pregnancy Loss Services
Fibroid Center
Refugee Women's Health Clinic
Our mission is to provide comprehensive and culturally sensitive women's health services to refugee, asylum seeking, and recent immigrant communities in the Greater Boston area.
Conditions We Treat
Our Team
Paul Hendessi, MD
Shannon L Bell, MD
Rachel Cannon, MD
Sarah L Crane, MD
Alison B Dick, MD
Anissa E Dickerson, CNM, MSN, MPH
Stephen J Fiascone, MD
David C Harrison, MD
Ronald E Iverson, MD, MPH
Padmasini Kandadai, MD, MPH
Samantha E Kaplan, MD, MPH
Wendy Kuohung, MD
Nyia L Noel, MD, MPH
Danielle K O'Rourke-Suchoff, MD, MPH
Elizabeth W Patton, MD
Rebecca B Perkins, MD
Kelley A Saia, MD
Michelle J Sia, DO
Elizabeth A Stier, MD
Kelly M Treder, MD, MPH
Katharine O White, MD, FACOG
Susan E White, MD
Elisabeth J Woodhams, MD, MSc
Ebonie S Woolcock, MD, MPH
Paula Latortue Albino, MD
LaKedra Pam, MD
Bianca Pascarelli, NP
Patient Resources
Minimally Invasive Surgeries
Frequently Asked Questions about robot-assisted gynecologic surgery
Common Gynecologic Procedures
Department News
Decreased Decision-To-Incision Time for Non-Emergent Cesarean Deliveries Improves Maternal and Fetal Outcomes for Black and Hispanic Patients
A new study from Boston Medical Center aims to standardize the pre-procedure process for urgent cesarean deliveries in order to decrease decision to skin incision times…

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