Nyia Noel, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
| Title Assistant Professor Obstetrician-Gynecologist Founder, The Fibroid Center at BMC Education |
Dr. Nyia Noel is an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine at Boston University and Medical Director of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery at Boston Medical Center. She joined the department in 2016 with a passion for advancing access to minimally invasive surgical care for diverse patient populations and improving women’s health across the life course. Dr. Noel earned her MD and MPH from the University of Michigan, completed residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, and a two-year fellowship in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery at Newton-Wellesley Hospital.
Her clinical expertise includes fibroids, endometriosis, and perioperative quality improvement in safety-net settings. She led the implementation of Same Day Discharge after minimally invasive gynecologic surgery at Boston Medical Center, now a standard practice, and received a Boston University CTSI pilot grant to study barriers and facilitators of this approach. Dr. Noel has completed several selective leadership programs, including the AAMC Minority Faculty Leadership Seminar and the Midcareer Faculty Leadership Development Program.
Dr. Noel’s research focuses on conditions disproportionately affecting women of color, including uterine fibroids and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. She served as principal investigator for the Prenatal Aspirin Project, a quality improvement initiative to reduce preeclampsia and related complications among high-risk patients. Most recently, she received funding from the Office on Women’s Health for the Centering Patients with Fibroids Program, a collaborative initiative with Emory University and Grady Memorial Hospital. Through this program, 13 cohorts of patients with symptomatic fibroids at two safety-net hospitals participated in education and empowerment sessions, generating rich qualitative and quantitative data to inform future interventions.
Dr. Noel remains committed to multidisciplinary care, surgical innovation, and addressing disparities in women’s health through research, education, and system-level improvements.
Recent Publications
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.
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.
Jarmoc G, Smith C, Finnerty E, Noel NL, Marks A. Anti-NMDA encephalitis secondary to an ovarian teratoma presenting as altered mental status in a 32-year-old woman: A case report. Case Rep Womens Health. 2024 Jun; 42:e00612. PMID: 38737718.
Noel NL, Abrams J, Mudafort ER, Babu A, Forbes E, Hill L, Hill CC, Valbrun TG, Osian N, Wise LA, Kuohung W. Study protocol for the implementation of Centering Patients with Fibroids, a novel group education and empowerment program for patients with symptomatic uterine fibroids. Reprod Health. 2024 Apr 01; 21(1):41. PMID: 38561795.