Elizabeth W. Patton, MD, MPhil, MSc
Assistant Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology

Biography
Elizabeth Patton, MD is an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. Before pursuing a career in the medical field, Dr. Patton completed a BA and MA in Theology. She worked for a few years before attending the University of Massachusetts Medical School. While at Northwestern University she worked at Northwestern Prentice Women’s Hospital and Stroger Hospital of Cook County.
Education
- University of Massachusetts Medical School, MD
- University of Michigan, MSc
- University of Cambridge, MPhil
- Harvard College, BA
Publications
- Published on 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.
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 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 - Published on 1/2/2021
Patton EW, Saia K, Stein MD. Integrated substance use and prenatal care delivery in the era of COVID-19. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2021 05; 124:108273. PMID: 33771277.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/18/2019
Katon JG, Gerber MR, Nillni YI, Patton EW. Consequences of Military Sexual Trauma for Perinatal Mental Health: How Do We Improve Care for Pregnant Veterans with a History of Sexual Trauma? J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2020 01; 29(1):5-6. PMID: 31738642.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/19/2019
Katon JG, Zephyrin L, Meoli A, Hulugalle A, Bosch J, Callegari L, Galvan IV, Gray KE, Haeger KO, Hoffmire C, Levis S, Ma EW, Mccabe JE, Nillni YI, Pineles SL, Reddy SM, Savitz DA, Shaw JG, Patton EW. Reproductive Health of Women Veterans: A Systematic Review of the Literature from 2008 to 2017. Semin Reprod Med. 2018 11; 36(6):315-322. PMID: 31003246.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/10/2018
Vela VX, Patton EW, Sanghavi D, Wood SF, Shin P, Rosenbaum S. Rethinking Medicaid Coverage and Payment Policy to Promote High Value Care: The Case of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception. Womens Health Issues. 2018 Mar - Apr; 28(2):137-143. PMID: 29329988.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/1/2017
Zuchowski JL, Chrystal JG, Hamilton AB, Patton EW, Zephyrin LC, Yano EM, Cordasco KM. Coordinating Care Across Health Care Systems for Veterans With Gynecologic Malignancies: A Qualitative Analysis. Med Care. 2017 Jul; 55 Suppl 7 Suppl 1:S53-S60. PMID: 28614184.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/1/2017
Patton EW, Griffith KA, Jones RD, Stewart A, Ubel PA, Jagsi R. Differences in Mentor-Mentee Sponsorship in Male vs Female Recipients of National Institutes of Health Grants. JAMA Intern Med. 2017 04 01; 177(4):580-582. PMID: 28241219.
Read at: PubMed
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