Elisabeth J. Woodhams, MD MSc
Assistant Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Biography
Dr Woodhams is the Division Director of Family Planning, as well as the Program Director for the Fellowship in Complex Family Planning, and the Medical Director of Ambulatory Services for the Department of OBGYN. She is an avid research collaborator, having been co-PI on several NICHD Complex Contraceptive Trials Network tasks.
She is a national leader in understanding and studying substance use disorder and addiction for patients undergoing abortion. Her research interests include the intersection of substance used disorder and reproductive health, abortion service delivery improvement, and patient centered service delivery in reproductive health care.
As an educator, in addition to curricula building for students, residents, and fellows, Dr Woodhams is interested in interdisciplinary education on family planning topics, giving lectures, seminars, and webinars in many aligned areas of reproductive healthcare. She has also published in several non-OBGYN journals with an eye towards improving contraceptive care for patients with complex medical conditions, seeking care in their clinical homes.
As a clinical operations leader, Dr Woodhams oversaw a complex integration project bringing anesthesia services into the ambulatory procedure space, both improving patients experience with ambulatory procedures as well as decanting a bursting OR schedule. Now as medical director of ambulatory services, Dr Woodhams works with clinical leads in both inpatient and outpatient spaces to work towards mitigating disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality among Black and brown pregnant people.
Education
- University of Arizona College of Medicine, MD
- University of Chicago, MSc
- Trinity College, BS
Publications
- Published on 10/21/2023
Martinez NG, Roberts SCM, Achu-Lopes RA, Samura TL, Seidman DL, Woodhams EJ. Reconsidering the use of urine drug testing in reproductive settings. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2023 Dec; 5(12):101206. PMID: 37871695.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/20/2023
Lee EM, O'Connor SK, Pancholi R, White KO, Woodhams E, Patton EW. "Meeting Patients Where They're at": Clinician Perspectives on Integration of Family Planning Services into Office-Based Addiction Treatment. J Addict Med. 2023 Sep 20. PMID: 37729005.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/20/2023
Lee EM, O'Connor SK, Pancholi R, White KO, Woodhams E, Patton EW. "Meeting Patients Where They're at": Clinician Perspectives on Integration of Family Planning Services into Office-Based Addiction Treatment. J Addict Med. 2023 Nov-Dec 01; 17(6):702-707. PMID: 37934535.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/8/2023
Cannon R, Treder K, Woodhams EJ. Contraception. Ann Intern Med. 2023 Aug; 176(8):ITC113-ITC128. PMID: 37549386.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/10/2022
Sobel L, Lee YW, White K, Woodhams E, Patton E. Trusted contraception information sources for individuals with opioid use disorder. Health Serv Res. 2022 Dec; 57(6):1390-1395. PMID: 36138567.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/27/2022
Woodhams E, Samura T, White K, Patton E, Terplan M. Society of family planning clinical recommendations: Contraception and abortion care for persons who use substances. Contraception. 2022 Aug; 112:2-10. PMID: 35644230.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/1/2022
Treder K, White KO, Woodhams E, Pancholi R, Yinusa-Nyahkoon L. Racism and the Reproductive Health Experiences of U.S.-Born Black Women. Obstet Gynecol. 2022 03 01; 139(3):407-416. PMID: 35115434.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/13/2021
Daoud ND, Ghoz H, Cannon R, Farraye JA, Picco MF, Kane SV, Kochhar GS, Woodhams EJ, Farraye FA. Oral Contraceptive Pills Are an Effective Method of Preventing Pregnancy in Women With Crohn's Disease. Crohns Colitis 360. 2022 Jan; 4(1):otab078. PMID: 36777546.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/6/2021
Ramanadhan S, Woodhams E, Srikanth P, White KO. Pain medication requirements in patients with opioid use disorder at the time of surgical abortion: An exploratory study. Contraception. 2021 10; 104(4):350-354. PMID: 34237331.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/10/2021
Sobel L, Lee YW, White KO, Woodhams E, Patton E. Contraceptive decision making among pregnancy-capable individuals with opioid use disorder at a tertiary care center in Massachusetts. Contraception. 2021 10; 104(4):355-360. PMID: 34118268.
Read at: PubMed
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