Obstetrics-Gynecology Department

Educational Programs

• Obstetrics-Gynecology Residency Program

• 4th Year Electives for Medical Students

• Midwifery Education Program

Clinical Activities

The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology provides a full breadth of clinical service that is comparable to most major academic medical centers. The department is includes the Divisions of:

• General Obstetrics and Gynecology

• Maternal-Fetal Medicine

• Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

• Gynecologic Oncology

• Reproductive Genetics

• Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery

• Midwifery and Community Health.

In addition, there is a fellowship trained Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecologist and faculty with expertise in Family Planning. The clinical staff are faculty members of the Tufts University School of Medicine and are active not only in clinical care, but also in education and research.

Read more about Baystate Medical Center Obstetrics-Gynecology Department's facilities and services.

Research Activities

Some of the research activities within the department include:
breast cancer and reproductive hormones innovative techniques to manage gynecologic hemorrhage improving outcomes of assisted reproduction patient safety new applications of gynecologic surgeryoutcomes of depression in pregnancy smoking cessation in pregnancy	novel approaches to medical education improving outcomes for women with endometriosis evaluation of outcomes of pelvic re-constructive surgery exercise physiology in pregnancy

 

In addition to work conducted solely at Baystate Medical Center, the Department also collaborates with the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, and Yale University School of Medicine.

FACULTY

Administration

M. Yusoff Dawood, MD, Department Chair

Education

Heather Z. Sankey MD, CPE, Director, Obstetrics-Gynecology Residency Program
M. Yusoff Dawood. MD, Associate Director, Obstetrics-Gynecology Residency Program

Barbara Graves, CNM, Director, Midwifery Education Program

Carrie L. Bell, MD, Clerkship Director

Divisions

General Gynecology & Obstetrics	Reproductive Genetics
Heather Z. Sankey, MD, Chief	Mary-Alice Abbott, MD, PhD
Patricia E. Bailey-Sarnelli, MD
Carrie L Bell, MD	Urogynecology & Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery
Ronald T. Burkman, Jr., MD
Kristin L. Dardano, MD	Oz Harmanli, MD, Chief
Sarah Perez Mc-Adoo, MD
Roman Starikov, MD	Midwifery & Community Health
	Susan DeJoy, CNM, MSN, FACNM, Director
Gynecologic Oncology	Paula Barry, CNM, MSN
Julia T. Donovan, MD	Julie Feinland, CNM, MPH
	Barbara Graves, CNM, MN, MPH, FACNM
Maternal-Fetal Medicine	Donna Jackson-Kohlin, CNM, MSN
Glenn R. Markenson, MD, Chief	Susan Krause, CMN, MSN
Fadi Bsat, MD	Jain Lattes, CNM, MSN
Andrew Healy, MD	Audrey Psaltis, CNM, MSN
Michael P. Plevyak, MD	Tonja Santos, CNM, MSN
	Christine Sevigny, RN, MS, CNM
Reproductive Endocrinology
Daniel R. Grow, MD, Chief
Kelly Lynch, MD
Halina P. Wiczyk, MD