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Ruth Tuomala, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Boston, MA

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Obstetrics & Gynecology • Boston, MA

Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Brigham and Women's Hospital

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Summary

  • Dr. Ruth Tuomala is an obstetrician/gynecologist in Boston, MA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. She received her medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine and has been in practice 43 years. She is specializes in infectious diseases in obstetrics and gynecology, general obstetrics and gynecology and high risk obstetrics.

Education & Training

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School
    Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1977 - 1980
  • Mount Auburn Hospital
    Mount Auburn HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1975 - 1977
  • Mount Auburn Hospital
    Mount Auburn HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1974 - 1975
  • Boston University School of Medicine
    Boston University School of MedicineClass of 1974
  • Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
    Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Infectious Disease

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1979 - 2021
  • American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fellow (FACOG) American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Lectures

  • Insurance Status Predicts Preconception Counseling in Women with Pregestational Diabetes 
    Boston, MA - 6/15/2014

Press Mentions

  • U.S. Public Health Service Task Force Recommendations for Use of Antiretroviral Drugs in Pregnant HIV-1-Infected Women for Maternal Health and Interventions to Reduce Perinatal HIV-1 Transmission in the United States
    U.S. Public Health Service Task Force Recommendations for Use of Antiretroviral Drugs in Pregnant HIV-1-Infected Women for Maternal Health and Interventions to Reduce Perinatal HIV-1 Transmission in the United StatesNovember 22nd, 2002
  • Women Now Look Beyond H.I.V., to Children and Grandchildren
    Women Now Look Beyond H.I.V., to Children and GrandchildrenAugust 7th, 2001
  • Women Now Look Beyond H.I.V., to Children and Grandchildren
    Women Now Look Beyond H.I.V., to Children and GrandchildrenAugust 7th, 2001

Grant Support

  • Pharmacokinetic Properties Of Antiretroviral Drugs During PregnancyNational Center For Research Resources2005–2006
  • Women And Infants Transmission Study (WITS)National Institute On Drug Abuse2001–2005
  • Women And Infants Transmission Study (Wits-Iii)National Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1997–2000
  • Genital Tract Virology/Immunology And HIV InfectionNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1995–1998
  • Hivig For Prevention Of Maternal/Fetal HIV Transmission In PregnancyNational Center For Research Resources1997
  • ACTG 185-3.0 Hivig For Prevention Of Maternal-Fetal HIV Transmission In PregnancyNational Center For Research Resources1996
  • Women And Infants Transmission Study (Wits Ii)National Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1993–1996
  • Perinatal Transmission Of HIV And Related RetrovirusesNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1988–1989

Professional Memberships

Dr. Ruth Tuomala, Dr. Ruth Tuomala, MD, Dr. R Tuomala, Dr. Ruth E Tuomala