Susan Celia Hellerstein MD

Obstetrics & Gynecology•Chestnut Hill, MA

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

850 Boylston StFish Women's Health CenterChestnut Hill, MA 02467
Phone+1 617-732-9300
Fax+1 617-732-9458

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Summary

Dr. Susan Hellerstein is an Obstetrics & Gynecology specialist based in Chestnut Hill, MA. She graduated from the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine in 1986 and completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School. She has produced a range of significant publications, notably in JAMA, BMJ, and BMC Public Health, with her articles receiving numerous citations. Dr. Hellerstein is recognized as a Fellow from the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Education & Training

Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1986 - 1990
University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 1986

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Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1989 - 2028
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Longitudinal Medical Record, Partners Healthcare System, 2012, 2014-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Longitudinal Medical Record, Partners Healthcare System, 2012, 2014-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification OpTime Surgical 2014 Certified Module, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2014-2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

9 citations
Evaluation of dietary habits and cooking confidence using virtual teaching kitchens for perimenopausal women.
Sarah Sommer, Andrea Pelletier, Andrea Roche, Laura Klein, Kimberly Dawes
BMC Public Health. 2023-03-31
26 citations
Delivery mode and perinatal outcomes after diagnosis of oligohydramnios at term in China.
Lei Hou, Xin Wang, Susan Hellerstein, Liying Zou, Yan Ruan
The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. 2020-07-01
95 citations
Trends in Cesarean Delivery Rates in China, 2008-2018.
Hong Tian Li, Susan Hellerstein, Yu-bo Zhou, Jian Meng Liu, Jan Blustein
JAMA. 2020-01-07

Press Mentions

Cesarean Birth May Raise Baby’s Risk of Asthma, Diabetes and ObesityJune 11th, 2015
Cesarean Birth May Raise Baby’s Risk of Asthma, Diabetes and ObesityJune 10th, 2015
Mass General Brigham's Teaching Kitchen Prescribes Food as MedicineJanuary 19th, 2024