About this program

We have active divisions in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Gynecologic Oncology, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology and Family Planning, as well as faculty subspecialists in genetics and minimally invasive surgery.

Our mission is to train tomorrow’s leaders in healthcare. We accomplish this as a community through the pursuit of excellence in clinical care for all, advocacy at local, regional and national levels and with incredible research mentors.

Most of the residency training occurs at Tufts Medical Center (Tufts MC). In addition, our 3 affiliates – Lowell General Hospital, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center and Southern New Hampshire Medical Center make important contributions to increase the breadth, depth and diversity of the resident’s clinical experiences.

The program has a unique balance of university and community-based care, evidence-based and cutting-edge practices, all with dedicated faculty and staff to guide and mentor the residents through their training. We maintain a 9-week elective rotation during the PGY-3 year, which allows residents the opportunity to explore individualized curriculum enhancement such as international work, away rotations and full-time research activities.  

We are committed to promoting wellness and work-life balance for our residents, faculty and staff. Your career development is one of our top priorities, and residents are matched with career and research mentors to ensure their goals are fulfilled to the highest potential.  

Why choose Tufts MC

Fellows complete their training at Tufts Medical Center, a tertiary academic medical center located in Boston and the principal teaching hospital for Tufts University School of Medicine. Graduating fellows are equipped with outstanding clinical skills in prenatal diagnosis, and medical and fetal complications of pregnancy. In addition, fellows are well-supported through their fellowship research projects in basic science, clinical and translational research.

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Clinical experience

The Maternal-Fetal Medicine fellows will treat patients from diverse populations with significant maternal and fetal complications. Fellows will treat complex patients from Boston as well as patients who are transferred here from our 7 surrounding community hospitals. We work very closely with our referring providers to carefully select patients to be followed on a consultative basis, and those to be delivered at Tufts MC. With a labor floor predominantly filled with high-risk patients, with over 500 maternal transfers per year, our fellows gain experience in treating a broad range of obstetric complications.

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Research

Fellows are supported in their pursuit of basic science, clinical, and/or translational research. Our fellows are encouraged to present annually at scientific meetings for numerous regional and national/international societies.

The Mother Infant Research Institute (MIRI) at Tufts Medical Center in Boston is a multidisciplinary basic science/translational research institute. In addition, the Departments of OB/GYN and Pediatrics have established a large team providing clinical research support for faculty and trainees.

As fellows work on research, they will also attend an Exxcellence in Clinical Research Course or a statistical/clinical research study design course at Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Tufts University.

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Culture

Our departmental culture emphasizes integrating fellows as junior faculty as soon as they begin their first year – providing autonomy in their continuity clinic and on Labor & Delivery, while having a safe learning environment with a senior attending available for assistance. Our well-rounded ultrasound training prepares graduates to be fully-functioning attendings who are able to run an ultrasound unit themselves. In addition, fellows are provided significant opportunities throughout the 3 years to become proficient in amniocentesis, CVS, and fetal blood sampling. Our fellows have thrived in our culture of fostering independence, confidence, and clinical proficiency. After graduation, the majority of our fellows take academic faculty appointments and leadership positions in their department.

Overview

Tufts Medical Center, the principal teaching hospital of Tufts University School of Medicine, offers exceptional Residency and Fellowship programs. The Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics is dedicated to providing such programs so that we can help you to become an expert in Women's Health.

Members of the Division direct nutrition courses provided to medical and physician assistant studies at Tufts University School of Medicine.

Division members are also active in teaching and supervision of graduate student research at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. The Frances Stern Nutrition Center offers a combined dietetic internship and master’s degree in nutrition with the Friedman School of Nutrition.

The Neurosurgery Residency Program at Tufts Medical Center (Tufts MC) in downtown Boston provides outstanding clinical training and surgical experience to residents.

Attending physicians focus on teaching bedside and operating room techniques, while encouraging progressive independence in clinical decisions and the performance of surgery. At the end of their training, residents are familiar with a wide range of surgical procedures. In addition, we increasingly emphasize the interaction between clinical and the basic sciences and ask that all residents participate in research activities.

Although the neurosurgical service at Tufts MC is very busy, with over 1,700 annual procedures performed, attending and house staff have a close and collegial relationship. Physician assistants and nurse practitioners are closely collaborating with attendings and residents to make sure we meet our clinical demands.

During this rotation, students will gain a broad exposure to the field of neurosurgery. Students will perform inpatient consultations, evaluate patients in the emergency room, see patients in the outpatient clinic, round on the inpatient service and scrub in for surgical cases. Medical students will also participate in our education conferences, including journal club, neuroanatomy, neurosurgery case presentation and neurosurgery/neuroradiology case conference. Students will have the opportunity to give a 15-minute presentation on a neurosurgical topic at the conclusion of their rotation.

Dr. Riesenburger, Director of Neurosurgery Medical Student Education at Tufts Medical Center, is happy to answer questions about the medical student clerkship and can be reached at 617.636.8484. If you would like to do a visiting sub-internship on our neurosurgery service, please notify Kiara Matier at kiara.matier@tuftsmedicine.org. She will help you initiate the application process with Tufts University School of Medicine.

Visit Tufts University School of Medicine's website to apply for an away clerkship.

About this program

We believe in providing our fellows with a broad and balanced clinical training involving acute stroke management, critical care of cerebrovascular diseases, young adult stroke and survivorship, teleneurology, neurosonology, secondary stroke prevention, and stroke recovery and rehabilitation. We have at least 300 stroke admissions each year along with a busy consultation service and outpatient practice. 

We offer one fellowship position each year for a 12 month training period. This fellowship is part of the NRMP Match.