Elisabeth J. Woodhams, MD MSc

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

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.

Publications

  • Published 4/22/2025

    Wong ML, Holland E, White KO, Woodhams E. Amniotic fluid embolism in late second trimester abortion: a case report. Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care. 2025 Apr 22; 1-2. PMID: 40261265.

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  • Published 11/27/2024

    Limdi JK, Rhodes S, Liu E, Kuriakose Kuzhiyanjal AJ, Brookes M, Farraye J, Cannon R, Woodhams E, Farraye FA. Knowledge, Values and Preferences regarding Contraceptive Choices among Women living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. J Crohns Colitis. 2024 Nov 27. PMID: 39602552.

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  • Published 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.

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  • Published 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.

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  • Published 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.

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Education

  • University of Arizona College of Medicine, MD
  • University of Chicago, MSc
  • Trinity College, BS