Naima Joseph, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

I am a board-certified obstetrician gynecologist with subspecialty expertise in Maternal and Fetal Medicine, an Assistant Professor at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and a practicing physician in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Boston Medical Center. I completed residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital and Maternal-Fetal medicine fellowship at Emory University. Nationally, I am the Vice Chair of the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine’s Infectious Disease and Emerging Threats Committee and a member of the Infectious Disease, Immunizations and Public Health Preparedness expert work group of the American College of Obstetrician and Gynecologists. In these roles, I work to develop clinical guidance, lead advocacy and support implementation of maternal immunization into obstetric practices. I am a health services researcher funded by the Agency for Health Care Research and the Department of Health and Human Services for research related to maternal infectious diseases, clinical guidance implementation and evaluation, as well as an investigator for several maternal immunization clinical trials. As a high-risk pregnancy expert, I care for patients with complex conditions with special expertise in perinatal infectious disease. Additionally, I am the co-medical director of the Ryan White Funded Part D HIV in Pregnancy Clinic at Boston Medical Center..

Publications

  • Published 9/11/2026

    Swarray Deen A, McDougall ARA, Chemway R, Craik R, Jayaratnam S, Joseph N, Mahar R, Koye D, Nguyen L, Simpson J, Gwako G, Hadebe RL, Nartey ET, Minckas N, Gülmezoglu AM, Vogel JP, Osman A. Prospective accuracy study on an artificial intelligence-based ultrasound system for gestational age estimation among pregnant women in Ghana, Kenya and South Africa: protocol. BMJ Open. 2026 Sep 11; 16(9):e118330. PMID: 42731844.

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  • Published 7/2/2026

    Joseph NT, Rasmussen SA, Meaney-Delman D, Jernigan DB, Jamieson DJ. Ebola Virus in Pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol. 2026 Jul 02. PMID: 42390951.

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  • Published 3/6/2026

    Glace J, Johnson A, Chadha N, Jaiprasert S, Taglauer E, Paintsil E, Wachman EM, Joseph NT. Effect of combined HIV and Substance use during pregnancy on placental efficiency. Placenta. 2026 Apr; 177:32-35. PMID: 41802386.

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  • Published 1/9/2026

    Joseph NT, Trost SL, Hollier LM, Perkins KM, Goodman DA, Leonard M, Busacker A. Pregnancy-Related Mortality Due to Infection: Maternal Mortality Review Committees in 29 U.S. States, 2017-2019. Obstet Gynecol. 2026 Jun 01; 147(6):857-865. PMID: 41505755.

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  • Published 12/24/2025

    Joseph NT, Reyes D, Agudogo JS, Wade C, Molina RL. The Epidemiology of Maternal Mortality in the United States: Trends, Structural Determinants, and Individual Risk Factors. Annu Rev Public Health. 2026 Apr; 47(1):81-93. PMID: 41442641.

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Education

  • University of Connecticut School of Medicine, MD
  • Harvard School of Public Health, MPH
  • Boston University School of Medicine, MA
  • University of Notre Dame, BA

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