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The mission of the Tufts Women in Medicine and Science Committee is to promote the professional and personal development of women in medicine and science and to advocate for parity for women at our institution.
Committee Members Request Appointment Elizabeth Yen, MD Accepting New Patients Title(s): Neonatologist; Chair, Women in Medicine and Science (WiMS); Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Pediatrics, Newborn Medicine Appt. Phone: 617-636-5322 Fax #: 617-636-1456 Newborn medicine, neonatal resuscitation training View Full Profile Monika Roychowdhury, MD Title(s): Medical Director of Cytopathology; Cytopathologist; Surgical Pathologist; Outgoing Chair, Women in Medicine and Science (WiMS); Co-Chair, Wellness Subcommittee, Women in Medicine and Science (WiMS); Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Appt. Phone: 617-636-5829 Fax #: 617-636-8302 Surgical pathology, cytopathology, molecular genetic pathology View Full Profile Request Appointment Neha Sharma, DO Accepting New Patients LGBTQ Health Title(s): Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist; Director, CAP Residency Program; Past Chair, Women in Medicine and Science Committee (WiMS) Department(s): Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Appt. Phone: 617-636-5731 Fax #: 617-636-4852 Child and adolescent psychiatry, anxiety disorders, mood disorders, intercultural hardships, gender identity difficulties View Full Profile Deborah Blazey-Martin, MD, MPH LGBTQ Health Title(s): Chief, Internal Medicine and Primary Care; Attending Physician; Chair, Salary and Benefits Subcommittee, Women in Medicine and Science (WiMS); Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Medicine, Internal Medicine and Adult Primary Care Appt. Phone: 617-636-5400 Fax #: 617-636-9712 Internal medicine, urgent care, quality, adult primary care, medical ethics View Full Profile Request Appointment Rachel J. Buchsbaum, MD Accepting New Patients Title(s): Director of the Cancer Center; Chief of the Division of Hematology/Oncology; Hematologist/Oncologist in the Breast Health Center; Fellowship Program Director; Professor of Medicine and the Dr. Jane F. Desforges, MD, Chair in Hematology/Oncology, Tufts University School of Medicine; Professor of Genetics, Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences Department(s): Medicine, Hematology/Oncology Appt. Phone: 617-636-5757 Fax #: 617-636-2342 Breast cancer therapy, risk assessment and prevention View Full Profile Bushra Afzal, MD Title(s): Neonatologist; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Pediatrics, Newborn Medicine Appt. Phone: 617-636-5322 Fax #: 617-636-1456 Newborn medicine View Full Profile Request Appointment Senada Arabelovic, DO Accepting New Patients Title(s): Rheumatologist; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Medicine, Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology Appt. Phone: 617-636-5990 Fax #: 617-636-2388 General rheumatology, transitioning young adults with autoimmune diseases to the adult rheumatology clinic, pregnancy in rheumatologic disease View Full Profile Request Appointment Laura Arvidson-Guzman, MD Accepting New Patients Title(s): Associate Medical Director, Pediatric Complex Care Program; General Pediatrician; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Pediatrics, General Pediatrics Appt. Phone: 617-636-5255 Fax #: 617-636-7719 general pediatrics, newborn medicine, complex medical conditions View Full Profile Request Appointment Laura Baecher-Lind, MD, MPH Accepting New Patients Title(s): Director, Women's Care of Tufts Medical Center; Obstetrician and Gynecologist; Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women's Care Appt. Phone: 617-636-2229 Fax #: 617-636-0751 Obstetrics and gynecology, clinical research, contraception, cervical dysplasia and colposcopy, medical and public health ethics, postmenopause issues View Full Profile Karen Freund, MD, MPH Title(s): Interim Physician-in-Chief; Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs and Quality Improvement; Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine; Emeritus, WiMS Committee Department(s): Medicine, Internal Medicine and Adult Primary Care; Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute Appt. Phone: 617-636-5400 Fax #: 617-636-9712 Adult primary care, women's health, breast cancer screening View Full Profile Request Appointment Deborah Green-LaRoche, MD Accepting New Patients Title(s): Director of Clinical Research, Department of Neurology; Neurointensivist; Ex-chair, Women in Medicine and Science (WiMS); Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Neurology Appt. Phone: 617-636-4948 Fax #: 617-636-8199 Neurocritical care, vascular neurology View Full Profile Request Appointment Laura K. Grubb, MD, MPH Accepting New Patients LGBTQ Health Title(s): Adolescent Medicine Specialist; Pediatrician; Chair, Career Development Subcommittee, Women in Medicine and Science (WiMS) Department(s): Pediatrics, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Appt. Phone: 617-636-5255 Fax #: 617-636-7719 Adolescent and young adult primary care, contraception services including long-acting reversible contraception, menstrual disorders, acne management including Accutane, opioid addiction including buprenorphine/naloxone maintenance (South Boston Behavioral Health Center only), sexually transmitted infections, high-risk behaviors including substance abuse, violence, sexual activity, school failure or truancy, self-harming behaviors View Full Profile Raghava Kavalla, MBBS, MPH Title(s): Fellow, Newborn Medicine Department(s): Pediatrics, Newborn Medicine Appt. Phone: Fax #: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine View Full Profile Request Appointment Anita Kumar, MD, MS Accepting New Patients Title(s): Medical Oncologist Department(s): Medicine, Hematology/Oncology Appt. Phone: 617-636-6227 Fax #: 617-636-8538 Acute leukemia, myelodysplastic syndromes, myeloproliferative disorders View Full Profile Perrie O'Tierney-Ginn, PhD Title(s): Principal Investigator, Mother Infant Research Institute; Research Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Mother Infant Research Institute Appt. Phone: Fax #: Placental nutrient transport and metabolism, Maternal obesity, Fetal growth View Full Profile Jessica Paulus, ScD Title(s): Investigator, Institute for Clinical Research and Health Studies; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine; Emeritus, WiMS Committee Department(s): Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts CTSI Graduate Program; Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design (BERD) Center Appt. Phone: Fax #: Chronic disease epidemiology, novel application of epidemiologic methods to clinical and translational science View Full Profile Lori Lyn Price, MAS Title(s): Co-Chair, Wellness Committee, Women in Medicine and Science (WiMS); Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design (BERD) Center Appt. Phone: Fax #: Statistical analysis, study design View Full Profile Request Appointment Dallas Reed, MD Accepting New Patients Title(s): Interim Chief of Genetics; Obstetrician/Gynecologist; Medical Geneticist; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women's Care; Pediatrics, Genetics + Metabolism Appt. Phone: Obstetrics and Gynecology: 617-636-2229 Fax #: 617-636-0751 Obstetrics/gynecology, medical genetics View Full Profile Angie Mae Rodday, PhD, MS Title(s): Assistant Professor Department(s): Medicine, Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies Appt. Phone: Fax #: Design and analysis of health services and patient-reported outcomes research View Full Profile Natalie M Sajkowicz, MD Title(s): Resident Physician Department(s): Physical Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Appt. Phone: 617-636-5631 Fax #: 617-636-2551 Physical medicine and rehabilitation View Full Profile Request Appointment Tishi Shah, MD Accepting New Patients Title(s): Attending Physician, Pediatric Hematology Oncology; Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Appt. Phone: 617-636-5535 Fax #: 617-636-7738 Pediatric hematology oncology, vascular anomalies View Full Profile Request Appointment MaryAnn V. Volpe, MD Accepting New Patients Title(s): Neonatologist; Director, Special Care Nursery at Metrowest Medical Center; Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Pediatrics, Newborn Medicine Appt. Phone: 617-636-9001 Fax #: 617-636-1456 Lung development, neonatal lung disease, necrotizing enterocolitis View Full Profile Request Appointment Andrea L. Zuckerman, MD Accepting New Patients Title(s): Chief, Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology; Vice Chair of Gynecology; Obstetrician and Gynecologist; Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women's Care, Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Appt. Phone: 617-636-2229 Fax #: 617-636-0751 Pediatric and adolescent gynecology, adult obstetrics and gynecology View Full Profile
Request Appointment Elizabeth Yen, MD Accepting New Patients Title(s): Neonatologist; Chair, Women in Medicine and Science (WiMS); Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Pediatrics, Newborn Medicine Appt. Phone: 617-636-5322 Fax #: 617-636-1456 Newborn medicine, neonatal resuscitation training View Full Profile Monika Roychowdhury, MD Title(s): Medical Director of Cytopathology; Cytopathologist; Surgical Pathologist; Outgoing Chair, Women in Medicine and Science (WiMS); Co-Chair, Wellness Subcommittee, Women in Medicine and Science (WiMS); Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Appt. Phone: 617-636-5829 Fax #: 617-636-8302 Surgical pathology, cytopathology, molecular genetic pathology View Full Profile Request Appointment Neha Sharma, DO Accepting New Patients LGBTQ Health Title(s): Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist; Director, CAP Residency Program; Past Chair, Women in Medicine and Science Committee (WiMS) Department(s): Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Appt. Phone: 617-636-5731 Fax #: 617-636-4852 Child and adolescent psychiatry, anxiety disorders, mood disorders, intercultural hardships, gender identity difficulties View Full Profile Deborah Blazey-Martin, MD, MPH LGBTQ Health Title(s): Chief, Internal Medicine and Primary Care; Attending Physician; Chair, Salary and Benefits Subcommittee, Women in Medicine and Science (WiMS); Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Medicine, Internal Medicine and Adult Primary Care Appt. Phone: 617-636-5400 Fax #: 617-636-9712 Internal medicine, urgent care, quality, adult primary care, medical ethics View Full Profile Request Appointment Rachel J. Buchsbaum, MD Accepting New Patients Title(s): Director of the Cancer Center; Chief of the Division of Hematology/Oncology; Hematologist/Oncologist in the Breast Health Center; Fellowship Program Director; Professor of Medicine and the Dr. Jane F. Desforges, MD, Chair in Hematology/Oncology, Tufts University School of Medicine; Professor of Genetics, Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences Department(s): Medicine, Hematology/Oncology Appt. Phone: 617-636-5757 Fax #: 617-636-2342 Breast cancer therapy, risk assessment and prevention View Full Profile Bushra Afzal, MD Title(s): Neonatologist; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Pediatrics, Newborn Medicine Appt. Phone: 617-636-5322 Fax #: 617-636-1456 Newborn medicine View Full Profile Request Appointment Senada Arabelovic, DO Accepting New Patients Title(s): Rheumatologist; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Medicine, Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology Appt. Phone: 617-636-5990 Fax #: 617-636-2388 General rheumatology, transitioning young adults with autoimmune diseases to the adult rheumatology clinic, pregnancy in rheumatologic disease View Full Profile Request Appointment Laura Arvidson-Guzman, MD Accepting New Patients Title(s): Associate Medical Director, Pediatric Complex Care Program; General Pediatrician; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Pediatrics, General Pediatrics Appt. Phone: 617-636-5255 Fax #: 617-636-7719 general pediatrics, newborn medicine, complex medical conditions View Full Profile Request Appointment Laura Baecher-Lind, MD, MPH Accepting New Patients Title(s): Director, Women's Care of Tufts Medical Center; Obstetrician and Gynecologist; Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women's Care Appt. Phone: 617-636-2229 Fax #: 617-636-0751 Obstetrics and gynecology, clinical research, contraception, cervical dysplasia and colposcopy, medical and public health ethics, postmenopause issues View Full Profile Karen Freund, MD, MPH Title(s): Interim Physician-in-Chief; Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs and Quality Improvement; Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine; Emeritus, WiMS Committee Department(s): Medicine, Internal Medicine and Adult Primary Care; Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute Appt. Phone: 617-636-5400 Fax #: 617-636-9712 Adult primary care, women's health, breast cancer screening View Full Profile Request Appointment Deborah Green-LaRoche, MD Accepting New Patients Title(s): Director of Clinical Research, Department of Neurology; Neurointensivist; Ex-chair, Women in Medicine and Science (WiMS); Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Neurology Appt. Phone: 617-636-4948 Fax #: 617-636-8199 Neurocritical care, vascular neurology View Full Profile Request Appointment Laura K. Grubb, MD, MPH Accepting New Patients LGBTQ Health Title(s): Adolescent Medicine Specialist; Pediatrician; Chair, Career Development Subcommittee, Women in Medicine and Science (WiMS) Department(s): Pediatrics, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Appt. Phone: 617-636-5255 Fax #: 617-636-7719 Adolescent and young adult primary care, contraception services including long-acting reversible contraception, menstrual disorders, acne management including Accutane, opioid addiction including buprenorphine/naloxone maintenance (South Boston Behavioral Health Center only), sexually transmitted infections, high-risk behaviors including substance abuse, violence, sexual activity, school failure or truancy, self-harming behaviors View Full Profile Raghava Kavalla, MBBS, MPH Title(s): Fellow, Newborn Medicine Department(s): Pediatrics, Newborn Medicine Appt. Phone: Fax #: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine View Full Profile Request Appointment Anita Kumar, MD, MS Accepting New Patients Title(s): Medical Oncologist Department(s): Medicine, Hematology/Oncology Appt. Phone: 617-636-6227 Fax #: 617-636-8538 Acute leukemia, myelodysplastic syndromes, myeloproliferative disorders View Full Profile Perrie O'Tierney-Ginn, PhD Title(s): Principal Investigator, Mother Infant Research Institute; Research Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Mother Infant Research Institute Appt. Phone: Fax #: Placental nutrient transport and metabolism, Maternal obesity, Fetal growth View Full Profile Jessica Paulus, ScD Title(s): Investigator, Institute for Clinical Research and Health Studies; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine; Emeritus, WiMS Committee Department(s): Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts CTSI Graduate Program; Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design (BERD) Center Appt. Phone: Fax #: Chronic disease epidemiology, novel application of epidemiologic methods to clinical and translational science View Full Profile Lori Lyn Price, MAS Title(s): Co-Chair, Wellness Committee, Women in Medicine and Science (WiMS); Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design (BERD) Center Appt. Phone: Fax #: Statistical analysis, study design View Full Profile Request Appointment Dallas Reed, MD Accepting New Patients Title(s): Interim Chief of Genetics; Obstetrician/Gynecologist; Medical Geneticist; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women's Care; Pediatrics, Genetics + Metabolism Appt. Phone: Obstetrics and Gynecology: 617-636-2229 Fax #: 617-636-0751 Obstetrics/gynecology, medical genetics View Full Profile Angie Mae Rodday, PhD, MS Title(s): Assistant Professor Department(s): Medicine, Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies Appt. Phone: Fax #: Design and analysis of health services and patient-reported outcomes research View Full Profile Natalie M Sajkowicz, MD Title(s): Resident Physician Department(s): Physical Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Appt. Phone: 617-636-5631 Fax #: 617-636-2551 Physical medicine and rehabilitation View Full Profile Request Appointment Tishi Shah, MD Accepting New Patients Title(s): Attending Physician, Pediatric Hematology Oncology; Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Appt. Phone: 617-636-5535 Fax #: 617-636-7738 Pediatric hematology oncology, vascular anomalies View Full Profile Request Appointment MaryAnn V. Volpe, MD Accepting New Patients Title(s): Neonatologist; Director, Special Care Nursery at Metrowest Medical Center; Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Pediatrics, Newborn Medicine Appt. Phone: 617-636-9001 Fax #: 617-636-1456 Lung development, neonatal lung disease, necrotizing enterocolitis View Full Profile Request Appointment Andrea L. Zuckerman, MD Accepting New Patients Title(s): Chief, Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology; Vice Chair of Gynecology; Obstetrician and Gynecologist; Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Department(s): Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women's Care, Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Appt. Phone: 617-636-2229 Fax #: 617-636-0751 Pediatric and adolescent gynecology, adult obstetrics and gynecology View Full Profile
The mission of the Tufts Women in Medicine and Science Committee is to promote the professional and personal development of women in medicine and science and to advocate for parity for women at our institution.
