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Elizabeth S. Ginsburg, MD

Medical Director, Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Highlights

  • LBBC Medical Advisory Board member
  • Groundbreaking researcher in oncofertility
  • Dedicated mentor, administrator and educator
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Elizabeth S. Ginsburg, MD, is the medical director of the assisted reproductive technologies (ART) program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Mass., and a clinical expert and educator in the field of assisted reproductive technology. She also chairs the ART Ethics Committee, which sets ethical guidelines for advanced fertility interventions.

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Early in her career, Dr. Ginsburg consulted at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, where she became passionate about improving fertility in people with a history of cancer. She became the first to publish on the subject, and established the first organized clinical program to freeze eggs and embryos for women undergoing cancer treatment. She later worked to educate and collaborate with health insurance companies toward covering egg and embryo freezing for women with cancer; most major payers in Massachusetts now cover it. In addition, Dr. Ginsburg developed the only program in Massachusetts for freezing ovarian tissue for children and women with aggressive cancer diagnoses.

As an administrator, educator, and investigator Dr. Ginsburg oversees fellowship training and actively mentors junior faculty, fellows, and residents. Her collective experience, contributions, and leadership in the field of ART led to co-editing a textbook on IVF, and to launching and being co-editor-in-chief of a new journal encompassing ART and reproductive endocrinology. As part of her goal of improving ART around the world, Dr. Ginsburg actively recruits original papers from international authors to encourage them to critically evaluate their practice and outcomes.

Dr. Ginsburg’s research focuses on assisted reproductive technologies, fertility in people with cancer, and menopause.

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Experience & accolades

Expertise

  • Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Oncofertility

Education

  • Brigham and Women’s Hospital
    • Internship, Obstetric Medicine, General Surgery
    • Resident, Obstetrics and Gynecology
    • Fellow, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
  • Mount Sinai School of Medicine
    • Doctor of Medicine
  • Wellesley College
    • Bachelor of Arts in English

Experience

  • Harvard Medical School (1989-Present)
    • Instructor, Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology
    • Assistant Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology
    • Associate Professor, Obstetrics Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology
    • Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology
  • Brigham and Women’s Hospital (1991-Present)
    • Associate Obstetrician/Gynecologist
    • Director, Education, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology
    • Associate Director, Assisted Reproductive Technology Program
    • Medical Director, Assisted Reproductive Technology Program
    • Director, Fellowship, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
  • South Shore Hospital (1996-Present)
    • Active Medical Staff, Obstetrics and Gynecology
    • Director, Reproductive Endocrinology
  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute (1997-Present)
    • Active Medical Staff, Gynecology
  • Exeter Hospital (1999-Present)
    • Active Medical Staff, Obstetrics and Gynecology
    • Director, Reproductive Endocrinology
  • Boston Children’s Hospital (2013-Present)
    • Active Medical Staff, Gynecology Surgery
  • McLean Hospital (1993-1996)
    • Research Fellow, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Center

Professional memberships & board positions

  • Member, LBBC Medical Advisory Board
  • Member, American Society for Reproductive Medicine
  • Fellow, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
  • Member, New England Fertility Society
  • Member, European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
  • Member, Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology
  • Member, Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

Awards & distinctions

  • Excellence in Mentoring Awards, William Silen Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award, Harvard Medical School (2018)
  • American Society for Reproductive Medicine Star Award (2014)
  • Excellence in Teaching Award, Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (2010)
  • Partners in Excellence Award, Brigham and Women’s Hospital (1996)
  • Alpha Omega Alpha, Mount Sinai School of Medicine (1985)
  • American Women’s Medical Association Award, Mount Sinai School of Medicine (1985)
  • Mosby Scholarship Book Award, Mount Sinai School of Medicine (1985)
  • Phi Beta Kappa, Wellesley College (1980)
  • Wellesley College Scholar (1980)