William Henry Barth MD

Maternal & Fetal Medicine/High Risk

Vice Chair, Obstetrics (Chief of Obstetrics), Massachusetts General Hospital. Charles & Robert Montraville Green Endowed Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School

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55 Fruit StMGH/Austen 418Boston, MA 02114
Phone+1 617-724-9014

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Summary

Dr. William Barth is an obstetrician/gynecologist in Boston, MA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Massachusetts General Hospital, Nantucket Cottage Hospital and North Shore Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine and has been in practice 32 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish. He specializes in maternal & fetal medicine/high risk and is experienced in general obstetrics and gynecology and maternal and fetal medicine.

Education & Training

Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, 1989 - 1991
Wilford Hall USAF Medical CenterResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1985 - 1989
Baylor College of MedicineClass of 1985

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Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1989 - 2027
NH State Medical License 2021 - 2027
TX State Medical License 1988 - 2027
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Partners Longitudinal Medical Record, Partners Healthcare System, 2012, 2014, 2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Inpatient 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2014, 2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2014, 2017

Clinical Trials

Safety and Cost-Effectiveness of Early Maternal Newborn Infant Discharge Start of enrollment: 1997 Apr 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Liposomal Bupivacaine at Cesarean Delivery to Decrease Post-operative Pain Start of enrollment: 2017 Mar 08
Completed
Phase 2, Phase 3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Maternal Morbidity in the Second Stage of Labor: Analysis to Simulate the Clinical Choice.
Sarah E Little, Mark A Clapp, Sarah Lassey, Radek Bukowski, William H Barth Jr
American Journal of Perinatology. 2024-05-01
7 citations
Cross-Sectional Observational Study of Typical in utero Fetal Movements Using Machine Learning.
Lana Vasung, Junshen Xu, Esra Abaci-Turk, Cindy Zhou, Elizabeth Holland
Developmental Neuroscience. 2023-01-01
7 citations
Quantitative T1 and T2 mapping by magnetic resonance fingerprinting (MRF) of the placenta before and after maternal hyperoxia.
Jeffrey N. Stout, Congyu Liao, Borjan Gagoski, Esra Abaci Turk, Henry A. Feldman
Placenta. 2021-10-01

Journal Articles

932 Provider Assessment of Maternal Risk on Labor and Delivery
Anjali J Kaimal, Erik M Clinton, William H Barth, Mark A Clapp, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
1025 the Incidence and Predictability of High-Risk Maternal Conditions
William H Barth, Anjali J Kaimal, Mark A Clapp, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Lectures

Topics in Contemporary Obstetrics and Gynecology
Harvard Medical School ,Department Of Continuing Education, Boston, Massachusetts - 11/16/2012

Other

Acute appendicitis in pregnancy
Barth WH, Goldberg JE
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/acute-appendicitis-in-pregnancy
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-10-23

Press Mentions

Why Is One Twin Smaller Than the Other? Answer Could Lie in the PlacentaJune 16th, 2017
PSA: Vomiting During or After Labor Is Totally NormalNovember 10th, 2018