Nyia L. Noel, MD, MPH, FACOG

Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Nyia Noel joined Boston Medical Center as the Director of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery and Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. Prior to this, she completed a fellowship in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery at Newton-Wellesley Hospital. Her clinical and research interests include fibroids, endometriosis, disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality, and health care access and systems delivery.
In July 2021, Fibroid Awareness Month, Dr. Noel founded The Fibroid Center at Boston Medical Center which focuses on exceptional care, patient advocacy and research through centering the patient voice.
Dr. Noel also serves as a co-investigator for the All of Us Research Program at Boston Medical Center/Boston University Medical Center through which she works to increase enrollment of underrepresented groups in research. Prior to founding the Fibroid Center, Dr. Noel worked with The Prenatal Aspirin Project to promote the use of low dose aspirin in pregnancy to decrease black maternal morbidity and mortality by decreasing the occurrence of pre-eclampsia, preterm birth and growth restriction in high risk women.

Publications

  • Published 5/7/2026

    Wise LA, Schildroth S, Lovett SM, Geller RJ, Patchel SA, Gaston SA, Jackson CL, Bethea TN, Coleman CM, Wegienka G, Wesselink AK, Harmon QE, Baird DD, Noel NL. Use of chemical hair straighteners in relation to incidence and growth of uterine leiomyomata: a prospective ultrasound study. Am J Epidemiol. 2026 May 07; 195(5):1462-1467. PMID: 41469322.

    Read at: PubMed

  • Published 3/10/2026

    Geller RJ, Schildroth S, Noel NL, James-Todd T, Baird DD, Wise LA, Wesselink AK. Use of Chemical Hair Straighteners and Menstrual Disturbances. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2026 Jul; 35(7):641-653. PMID: 41804279.

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  • Published 1/14/2026

    Lyons CE, Smolkin ME, Zhu H, Farrell ME, Noel NL, Turrentine FE, Homewood LN. A National Analysis of Community-Level Socioeconomic Status and Surgical Outcomes in Gynecologic Surgery. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2026 May; 33(5):598-605. PMID: 41544895.

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  • Published 8/30/2024

    Wesselink AK, Claus Henn B, Fruh V, Geller RJ, Coleman CM, Schildroth S, Sjodin A, Bethea TN, Noel NL, Baird DD, Wegienka G, Wise LA. Persistent endocrine-disrupting chemicals and incident uterine leiomyomata: A mixtures analysis. Sci Total Environ. 2024 Nov 15; 951:175871. PMID: 39216750.

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  • Published 6/24/2024

    Wise LA, Coleman CM, Schildroth S, Geller RJ, Lovett SM, Claus Henn B, Calafat AM, Botelho JC, Marsh EE, Noel N, Wegienka GR, Bethea TN, Harmon QE, Baird DD, Wesselink AK. Associations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances with uterine leiomyomata incidence and growth: a prospective ultrasound study. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2025 May; 35(3):466-477. PMID: 38914782.

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Education

  • University of Michigan Medical School, MD
  • University of Michigan School of Public Health, MPH
  • Columbia University, BA

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