Elizabeth W. Patton, MD, MPhil, MSc

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Elizabeth Patton, MD is an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. She is also the Deputy Director of Reproductive Health, Office of Women's Health, Veterans Health Administration, where she leads initiatives to enhance reproductive health care delivery to Veterans. Before pursuing a career in the medical field, Dr. Patton completed a BA in Comparative Religion and a Master of Philosophy in Theology. She attended the University of Massachusetts Medical School. While at Northwestern University she worked at Northwestern Prentice Women’s Hospital and Stroger Hospital of Cook County, and after residency completed the Robert Wood Johnson Clinican Scholars Program at the University of Michigan.

Publications

  • Published 11/7/2024

    Clark M, Kairys C, Patton EW, Miller L, Lang AE, Sall J, Ballard-Hernandez J, Wayman L, Davis-Arnold S. Synopsis of the 2023 U.S. Department of VA and U.S. DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Pregnancy. Mil Med. 2024 Nov 07. PMID: 39508546.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 9/1/2024

    Cole MB, Kim J, Gordon SH, Lasser KE, Ncube C, Patton E, Deen N, Carey K, Cabral H, Goldman AL, Ogden S, McCloskey L. Massachusetts Medicaid ACO Program May Have Improved Care Use And Quality For Pregnant And Postpartum Enrollees. Health Aff (Millwood). 2024 Sep; 43(9):1209-1218. PMID: 39226509.

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  • Published 12/27/2023

    Combellick JL, Basile Ibrahim B, Esmaeili A, Phibbs CS, Johnson AM, Patton EW, Manzo L, Haskell SG. Improving the Maternity Care Safety Net: Establishing Maternal Mortality Surveillance for Non-Obstetric Providers and Institutions. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Dec 27; 21(1). PMID: 38248502.

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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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  • Published 1/24/2023

    Katon JG, Rodriguez A, Yano EM, Johnson AM, Frayne SM, Hamilton AB, Miller LJ, Williams K, Zephyrin L, Patton EW. Research Priorities to Support Women Veterans' Reproductive Health and Health Care Within a Learning Health Care System. Womens Health Issues. 2023; 33(3):215-221. PMID: 36702724.

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Education

  • University of Massachusetts Medical School, MD
  • University of Michigan, MSc
  • University of Cambridge, MPhil
  • Harvard College, BA