Address
759 Chestnut Street
Springfield, MA 01199
phone: 413.794.5457
Administration
Daniel R. Grow, MD, Chair
Education Programs
Education Administration
Heather Z. Sankey MD, CPE, Director, Obstetrics-Gynecology Residency Program
Michael Plevyak, MD, Associate Director, Obstetrics-Gynecology Residency Program
Barbara Graves, CNM, Director, Midwifery Education Program
Carrie L. Bell, MD, Medical Student Clerkship Director
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:
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General Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Maternal-Fetal Medicine
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Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
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Gynecologic Oncology
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Reproductive Genetics
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Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery
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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.
Research Activities
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Some of the research activities within the department include:
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breast cancer and reproductive hormones (Burkman)
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improving outcomes of assisted reproduction (Grow)
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smoking cessation in pregnancy (Sankey)
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weight changes in pregnancy (Sankey)
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novel approaches to medical education (Sankey, Bell, Feinland)
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exercise physiology in pregnancy (Markenson)
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depression/PTSD in pregnancy (Burkman)
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labor evaluation (Burkman)
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contraceptive studies (Burkman)
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perioperative morbidity of all hysterectomy routes (Harmanli)
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risk factors for failure of laparoscopic approach to hysterectomy (Harmanli)
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laparoscopic hysterectomy vs. laparoscopic supracervical hysterectomy: postoperative complications (Harmanli)
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functional consequences, risks, morbidity and the quality of life after colpocleisis (Harmanli)
- outcomes associated with maternal position at delivery (DeJoy)
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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.
