Katharine O’Connell White, MD MPH
Associate Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Biography
I’m a practicing gynecologist, the Vice-Chair of Academics and the director of the Fellowship in Family Planning at Boston Medical Center, and an associate professor of OB/GYN at the Boston University School of Medicine.
Officially, my job is to oversee the education of fellows, residents and students in OB/GYN, to run the BEACON family planning research unit, to write grant proposals, and to provide excellent clinical care.
But really? I teach women how to better understand their bodies. I help women be unafraid of seeing the doctor, and to arm them with questions to ask. I empower women with the information they need to make the best choices for themselves and their lives. I speak English, not Doctor.
Education
- University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, MD
- Columbia University School of Public Health, MPH
- Duke University, BS
Publications
- Published on 3/26/2021
Tancioco V, White KO. COVID-19 Sheds Light on Opportunities to Reshape Contraception Delivery. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2021 Mar 26. PMID: 33769897.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/16/2020
Storey A, White K, Treder K, Woodhams E, Bell S, Cannon R. First-Trimester Abortion Complications: Simulation Cases for OB/GYN Residents in Sepsis and Hemorrhage. MedEdPORTAL. 2020 10 16; 16:10995. PMID: 33094159.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/29/2020
Backley S, Knee A, Pekow P, Markenson G, White KO, Schoen C, Chasan-Taber L. Prenatal Depression and Risk of Short Interpregnancy Interval in a Predominantly Puerto Rican Population. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2020 11; 29(11):1410-1418. PMID: 32471325.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/21/2019
Lindsay SF, Woodhams EJ, White KO, Drainoni ML, Johnson NL, Yinusa-Nyahkoon L. Understanding Barriers to Contraception Screening and Referral in Female Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer. J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol. 2020 02; 9(1):63-71. PMID: 31634022.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/17/2018
White KO, Jones HE, Lavelanet A, Norman WV, Guilbert E, Lichtenberg ES, Paul M. First-trimester aspiration abortion practices: a survey of United States abortion providers. Contraception. 2019 01; 99(1):10-15. PMID: 30125557.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/14/2018
White KO, Jones HE, Shorter J, Norman WV, Guilbert E, Lichtenberg ES, Paul M. Second-trimester surgical abortion practices in the United States. Contraception. 2018 Apr 14. PMID: 29665357.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 2/1/2018
Brandi K, Morgan JR, Paasche-Orlow MK, Perkins RB, White KO. Obstetric Outcomes After Failed Hysteroscopic and Laparoscopic Sterilization Procedures. Obstet Gynecol. 2018 02; 131(2):253-261. PMID: 29324606.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/15/2017
Brandi K, Woodhams E, White KO, Mehta PK. An exploration of perceived contraceptive coercion at the time of abortion. Contraception. 2018 04; 97(4):329-334. PMID: 29253582.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/12/2017
Jones HE, O'Connell White K, Norman WV, Guilbert E, Lichtenberg ES, Paul M. First trimester medication abortion practice in the United States and Canada. PLoS One. 2017; 12(10):e0186487. PMID: 29023594.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/8/2017
Goff SL, Mazor KM, Guhn-Knight H, Budway YY, Murphy L, White KO, Lagu T, Pekow PS, Priya A, Lindenauer PK. Factors That Matter to Low-Income and Racial/Ethnic Minority Mothers When Choosing a Pediatric Practice: a Mixed Methods Analysis. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2017 Dec; 4(6):1051-1060. PMID: 28275998.
Read at: PubMed
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