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Naima Thavory Joseph, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Obstetrics & Gynecology

MD, University of Connecticut School of Medicine
MPH, Harvard School of Public Health
MA, Boston University School of Medicine
BA, University of Notre Dame

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ORCID : 0000-0001-6021-1609

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility

2016 – 2018 Partners in Excellence Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, member; Developed program to improve representation in patient-facing clinical spaces as well as initial antiracism cultural assessment of clinical workforce

2020 – 2021 Antiracism Task Force, Emory University School of Medicine, member Developed and implemented

BMC Research

PEARLS - Preventing pre-eclampsia: Evaluation Aspirin Low dose regimens following risk screening
11/20/2024 - 11/19/2025 (PI)
The Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health Ltd

CDC Maternal Mortality Prevention Team
02/13/2024 - 02/12/2025 (PI)
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promo./CDC/DHHS

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Holland E, Joseph NT, Salas-Wright CP, Hacker MR, Hawkins SS. Racial and ethnic differences in self-reported substance use and screening during prenatal care. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2025 May; 7(5):101660.View Related Profiles.

Holland, Erica
Joseph, Naima

PMID: 40032180

Joseph NT, Swamy GK. Maternal Immunization and the Implementation Gap-Strengthening Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infrastructure and Preparing for the Future. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Feb 03; 8(2):e2460743. PMID: 39969885

Tomsho KS, Quinn MR, Wang Z, Preston EV, Adamkiewicz G, Joseph NT, Wylie BJ, James-Todd T. Improving the Health and Environmental Health Literacy of Professionals: Evaluating the Effect of a Virtual Intervention on Phthalate Environmental Health Literacy. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Nov 26; 21(12). PMID: 39767412; PMCID: PMC11675889; DOI: 10.3390/ijerph21121571;

Holt LM, Short WR, Momplaisir F, Hyun E, McKinney J, Lugo Morales A, Duque A, Druyan B, Ndubizu C, Duthely L, Joseph N, Sheth AN, Badell ML. Bictegravir Use During Pregnancy: A Multicenter Retrospective Analysis Evaluating HIV Viral Suppression and Perinatal Outcomes. Clin Infect Dis. 2024 Nov 22; 79(5):1258-1261. PMID: 38666408; PMCID: PMC12098006; DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciae218;

Briller J, Trost SL, Busacker A, Joseph NT, Davis NL, Petersen EE, Goodman DA, Hollier LM. Pregnancy-Related Mortality Due to Cardiovascular Conditions: Maternal Mortality Review Committees in 32 U.S. States, 2017 to 2019. JACC Adv. 2024 Dec; 3(12):101382. PMID: 39583867; PMCID: PMC11585746; DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2024.101382;

Campbell JI, Lavache D, Garing A, Sabharwal V, Haberer JE, Dubois M, Jenkins HE, Brooks MB, Joseph NT, Kissler K, Horsburgh CR, Jacobson KR. Evaluation of the Tuberculosis Infection Care Cascade Among Pregnant Individuals in a Low-Tuberculosis-Burden Setting. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2024 Sep; 11(9):ofae494.View Related Profiles.

Horsburgh, C.
Jenkins, Helen
Campbell, Jeffrey
Jacobson, Karen
Brooks, Meredith
Joseph, Naima
Sabharwal, Vishakha

PMID: 39238842; PMCID: PMC11376066; DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae494;

Joseph NT, Swamy GK. Foreword: Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2024 Sep 01; 67(3):555-556. PMID: 38984550

Benson J, Pierre C, Joseph NT. Updates in the Management of HIV During Pregnancy. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2024 Sep 01; 67(3):644-651.View Related Profiles.

Pierre, Cassandra
Joseph, Naima

PMID: 38946602

Joseph NT, Prater LC, Modest AM. Pregnancy-Associated Firearm Mortality in the U.S., 2008-2019. Am J Prev Med. 2024 Jul; 67(1):124-128. PMID: 38458269

Nicholson K, Jia L, Rowe M, Esselen K, Joseph N, Zera CA, Lax T, Shea M. Oxaliplatin desensitization for ovarian cancer in pregnancy: A case report. Gynecol Oncol Rep. 2024 Apr; 52:101354. PMID: 38435348; PMCID: PMC10909594; DOI: 10.1016/j.gore.2024.101354;

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Joseph NT, Kuller JA, Louis JM, Hughes BL. Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Statement: Clinical considerations for the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus disease in infants. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2024 Feb; 230(2):B41-B49. PMID: 37914061

Timi P, Kellerhals SE, Joseph NT, Dude CM, Verkerke HP, Irby LS, Smith AK, Stowell SR, Jamieson DJ, Badell ML. Placental Injury and Antibody Transfer after Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Pregnancy. J Infect Dis. 2023 Apr 12; 227(7):850-854. PMID: 35767286; PMCID: PMC9384443; DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiac270;

Joseph NT, Banga J, Badell ML. An Overview of Antiviral Treatments in Pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2023 Mar; 50(1):183-203. PMID: 36822703; DOI: 10.1016/j.ogc.2022.10.017;

Dude CM, Joseph NT, Forrest AD, Verkerke HP, Cheedarla N, Govindaraj S, Irby LS, Easley KA, Smith AK, Stowell SR, Neish A, Amara RR, Jamieson DJ, Dunlop AL, Badell ML, Velu V. Antibody response, neutralizing potency, and transplacental antibody transfer following SARS-CoV-2 infection versus mRNA-1273, BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2023 Jul; 162(1):154-162. PMID: 36598270; DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.14648;

Joseph NT, Stanhope KK, Geary F, McIntosh M, Platner MH, Wichmann HK, Kramer MR, Jamieson DJ, Boulet SL. Social Determinants of Health Needs and Perinatal Risk in Socially Vulnerable Pregnant Patients. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2023; 34(2):685-702.View Related Profiles.

Boulet, Sheree
Joseph, Naima

PMID: 37464526

Joseph NT, Collier AY. COVID-19 Therapeutics and Considerations for Pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2023 Mar; 50(1):163-182. PMID: 36822701; PMCID: PMC9584862; DOI: 10.1016/j.ogc.2022.10.018;

Joseph NT, Satten GA, Williams RE, Haddad LB, Jamieson DJ, Sheth AN, Badell ML. The Effect of Antiretroviral Therapy for the Treatment of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-1 in Pregnancy on Gestational Weight Gain. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 Sep 10; 75(4):665-672. PMID: 34864949; DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciab994;

Modest AM, Prater LC, Joseph NT. Pregnancy-Associated Homicide and Suicide: An Analysis of the National Violent Death Reporting System, 2008-2019. Obstet Gynecol. 2022 Oct 01; 140(4):565-573. PMID: 36075083; DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004932;

Banday AR, Stanifer ML, Florez-Vargas O, Onabajo OO, Papenberg BW, Zahoor MA, Mirabello L, Ring TJ, Lee CH, Albert PS, Andreakos E, Arons E, Barsh G, Biesecker LG, Boyle DL, Brahier MS, Burnett-Hartman A, Carrington M, Chang E, Choe PG, Chisholm RL, Colli LM, Dalgard CL, Dude CM, Edberg J, Erdmann N, Feigelson HS, Fonseca BA, Firestein GS, Gehring AJ, Guo C, Ho M, Holland S, Hutchinson AA, Im H, Irby L, Ison MG, Joseph NT, Kim HB, Kreitman RJ, Korf BR, Lipkin SM, Mahgoub SM, Mohammed I, Paschoalini GL, Pacheco JA, Peluso MJ, Rader DJ, Redden DT, Ritchie MD, Rosenblum B, Ross ME, Anna HPS, Savage SA, Sharma S, Siouti E, Smith AK, Triantafyllia V, Vargas JM, Vargas JD, Verma A, Vij V, Wesemann DR, Yeager M, Yu X, Zhang Y, Boulant S, Chanock SJ, Feld JJ, Prokunina-Olsson L. Genetic regulation of OAS1 nonsense-mediated decay underlies association with COVID-19 hospitalization in patients of European and African ancestries. Nat Genet. 2022 Aug; 54(8):1103-1116. PMID: 35835913; PMCID: PMC9355882; DOI: 10.1038/s41588-022-01113-z;

Boguslawski SM, Joseph NT, Stanhope KK, Ti AJ, Geary FH, Boulet SL. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Prenatal Care Utilization at a Public Hospital. Am J Perinatol. 2023 Oct; 40(13):1484-1494.View Related Profiles.

Boulet, Sheree
Joseph, Naima

PMID: 35709724; DOI: 10.1055/a-1877-7951;

Forrest AD, Joseph NT, Irby LS, Smith AK, Badell ML, Dude CM. Establishment of a COVID-19 perinatal biorepository in a safety net population. J Natl Med Assoc. 2022 Aug; 114(4):390-391. PMID: 35397931; PMCID: PMC8986480; DOI: 10.1016/j.jnma.2022.03.003;

Joseph NT, Miller ES. Obstetric Outpatient Management During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Prevention, Treatment of Mild Disease, and Vaccination. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2022 Mar 01; 65(1):161-178. PMID: 35045038; PMCID: PMC8767923; DOI: 10.1097/GRF.0000000000000670;

Stanhope KK, Piper K, Goedken P, Johnson T, Joseph NT, Ti A, Geary F, Boulet SL. Quality and satisfaction with care following changes to the structure of obstetric care during the COVID-19 pandemic in a safety-net hospital in Georgia: Results from a mixed-methods study. J Natl Med Assoc. 2022 Feb; 114(1):94-103.View Related Profiles.

Boulet, Sheree
Joseph, Naima

PMID: 35039177; PMCID: PMC8759626; DOI: 10.1016/j.jnma.2021.12.017;

Joseph NT, Namuli A, Kakuhikire B, Baguma C, Juliet M, Ayebare P, Ahereza P, Tsai AC, Siedner MJ, Randall TR, Ngonzi J, Boatin AA. Implementing community-based human papillomavirus self-sampling with SMS text follow-up for cervical cancer screening in rural, southwestern Uganda. J Glob Health. 2021; 11:04036. PMID: 35003710; PMCID: PMC8709902; DOI: 10.7189/jogh.11.04036;

Campbell A, Stanhope KK, Platner M, Joseph NT, Jamieson DJ, Boulet SL. Demographic and Clinical Predictors of Postpartum Blood Pressure Screening Attendance. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2022 Mar; 31(3):347-355.View Related Profiles.

Boulet, Sheree
Joseph, Naima

PMID: 34610249; DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2021.0161;

Joseph NT, Metz TD. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Pregnancy Outcomes: State of the Science. Obstet Gynecol. 2021 Oct 01; 138(4):539-541. PMID: 34433179; PMCID: PMC8454283; DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004548;

Joseph NT, Dude CM, Verkerke HP, Irby LS, Dunlop AL, Patel RM, Easley KA, Smith AK, Stowell SR, Jamieson DJ, Velu V, Badell ML. Maternal Antibody Response, Neutralizing Potency, and Placental Antibody Transfer After Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infection. Obstet Gynecol. 2021 Aug 01; 138(2):189-197. PMID: 33910220; PMCID: PMC8288196; DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004440;

Labgold K, Stanhope KK, Joseph NT, Platner M, Jamieson DJ, Boulet SL. Validation of Hypertensive Disorders During Pregnancy: ICD-10 Codes in a High-burden Southeastern United States Hospital. Epidemiology. 2021 Jul 01; 32(4):591-597.View Related Profiles.

Boulet, Sheree
Joseph, Naima

PMID: 34009824; DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000001343;

Britt AJ, Carlson NS, Joseph NT, Amore AD. The Convergence of COVID-19 and Systemic Racism: An Evaluation of Current Evidence, Health System Changes, and Solutions Grounded in Reproductive Justice. J Midwifery Womens Health. 2021 May; 66(3):298-303. PMID: 34114324; PMCID: PMC9014468; DOI: 10.1111/jmwh.13250;

Stanhope KK, Joseph NT, Platner M, Hutchison C, Wen S, Laboe A, Labgold K, Jamieson DJ, Boulet SL. Validation of ICD-10 Codes for Gestational and Pregestational Diabetes During Pregnancy in a Large, Public Hospital. Epidemiology. 2021 Mar 01; 32(2):277-281.View Related Profiles.

Boulet, Sheree
Joseph, Naima

PMID: 33252439; DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000001311;

Joseph NT, Rasmussen SA, Jamieson DJ. The effects of COVID-19 on pregnancy and implications for reproductive medicine. Fertil Steril. 2021 Apr; 115(4):824-830. PMID: 33676752; PMCID: PMC7775651; DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.12.032;

Boulet SL, Platner M, Joseph NT, Campbell A, Williams R, Stanhope KK, Jamieson DJ. Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy, Cesarean Delivery, and Severe Maternal Morbidity in an Urban Safety-Net Population. Am J Epidemiol. 2020 Dec 01; 189(12):1502-1511.View Related Profiles.

Boulet, Sheree
Joseph, Naima

PMID: 32639535; DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwaa135;

Joseph NT, Stanhope KK, Badell ML, Horton JP, Boulet SL, Jamieson DJ. Sociodemographic Predictors of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Obstetric Patients, Georgia, USA. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Nov; 26(11):2787-2789.View Related Profiles.

Boulet, Sheree
Joseph, Naima

PMID: 33050982; PMCID: PMC7588535; DOI: 10.3201/eid2611.203091;

Joseph NT, Wylie BJ. Maternal deaths in Brazil from severe COVID-19 respiratory disease: time for a global commitment to ending health disparities. BJOG. 2020 Dec; 127(13):1627. PMID: 32959491; PMCID: PMC7537235; DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.16521;

Joseph NT, Worrell NH, Collins J, Schmidt M, Sobers G, Hutchins K, Chahine EB, Faya C, Lewis L, Green VL, Castellano PZ, Lindsay MK. Implementation of a Postpartum Hemorrhage Safety Bundle at an Urban Safety-Net Hospital. AJP Rep. 2020 Jul; 10(3):e255-e261. PMID: 33094014; PMCID: PMC7571554; DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1714713;

Joseph NT, Piwoz E, Lee D, Malata A, Leslie HH. Examining coverage, content, and impact of maternal nutrition interventions: the case for quality-adjusted coverage measurement. J Glob Health. 2020 Jun; 10(1):010501. PMID: 32082545; PMCID: PMC7020656; DOI: 10.7189/jogh.10.010501;

Kruk ME, Gage AD, Joseph NT, Danaei G, García-Saisó S, Salomon JA. Mortality due to low-quality health systems in the universal health coverage era: a systematic analysis of amenable deaths in 137 countries. Lancet. 2018 Nov 17; 392(10160):2203-2212. PMID: 30195398; PMCID: PMC6238021; DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31668-4;

Melamed A, Gockley AA, Joseph NT, Sun SY, Clapp MA, Goldstein DP, Berkowitz RS, Horowitz NS. Effect of race/ethnicity on risk of complete and partial molar pregnancy after adjustment for age. Gynecol Oncol. 2016 Oct; 143(1):73-76. PMID: 27486130; DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2016.07.117;

Gockley AA, Joseph NT, Melamed A, Sun SY, Goodwin B, Bernstein M, Goldstein DP, Berkowitz RS, Horowitz NS. Effect of race/ethnicity on clinical presentation and risk of gestational trophoblastic neoplasia in patients with complete and partial molar pregnancy at a tertiary care referral center. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Sep; 215(3):334.e1-6. PMID: 27130239; DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.04.019;

Sun SY, Melamed A, Joseph NT, Gockley AA, Goldstein DP, Bernstein MR, Horowitz NS, Berkowitz RS. Clinical Presentation of Complete Hydatidiform Mole and Partial Hydatidiform Mole at a Regional Trophoblastic Disease Center in the United States Over the Past 2 Decades. Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2016 Feb; 26(2):367-70. PMID: 26588240; DOI: 10.1097/IGC.0000000000000608;

Gockley AA, Melamed A, Joseph NT, Clapp M, Sun SY, Goldstein DP, Horowitz NS, Berkowitz RS. The effect of adolescence and advanced maternal age on the incidence of complete and partial molar pregnancy. Gynecol Oncol. 2016 Mar; 140(3):470-3. PMID: 26777992; DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2016.01.005;

Joseph N, Clark RM, Dizon DS, Lee MS, Goodman A, Boruta D, Schorge JO, Del Carmen MG, Growdon WB. Delay in chemotherapy administration impacts survival in elderly patients with epithelial ovarian cancer. Gynecol Oncol. 2015 Jun; 137(3):401-5. PMID: 25839911; DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2015.03.052;

Worley MJ, Joseph NT, Berkowitz RS, Goldstein DP. Women with a partial mole during their first pregnancy and diagnosed earlier in gestation are at increased risk of developing gestational trophoblastic neoplasia. Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2014 Jun; 24(5):941-5. PMID: 24819660; DOI: 10.1097/IGC.0000000000000130;

Watts L, Joseph N, Velazquez A, Gonzalez M, Munro E, Muzikansky A, Rauh-Hain JA, Del Carmen MG. Understanding barriers to cervical cancer screening among Hispanic women. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Aug; 201(2):199.e1-8. PMID: 19646571; DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.05.014;

Watts LA, Joseph N, Wallace M, Rauh-Hain JA, Muzikansky A, Growdon WB, del Carmen MG. HPV vaccine: A comparison of attitudes and behavioral perspectives between Latino and non-Latino women. Gynecol Oncol. 2009 Mar; 112(3):577-82. PMID: 19150120; DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2008.12.010;

This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown, or last author.

Bar chart showing 45 publications over 11 distinct years, with a maximum of 8 publications in 2021 and 2022 and 2024

Bar chart showing 45 publications over 11 distinct years, with a maximum of 8 publications in 2021 and 2022 and 2024

Year	Publications
2009	2
2014	1
2015	1
2016	4
2018	1
2020	5
2021	8
2022	8
2023	5
2024	8
2025	2

Media Mentions

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Measles Vaccination Urged for Nonimmune Women Pre-Pregnancy

Medscape 11/20/2025

COVID Vaccines and Boosters: What’s Changing in 2025

U.S. News and World Report 10/15/2025

Covid Shots Protect Pregnant Women, but Getting Them Now Can Be Hard

The New York Times 10/2/2025

The Doctors Building a Public-Health Universe Outside the Government

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Gaza Food Distribution Chaos, New COVID-19 Vaccine Guidelines, Children Of ISIS

NPR 5/28/2025

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The New York Times 5/27/2025

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Vector-Borne Illnesses: How to Fight the (Bug) Bite During Pregnancy

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Should You Take Baby Aspirin During Pregnancy?

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How remote blood pressure date helps fight strokes and the effects of racism

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Preparing pregnant people for 2024- 2025 Respiratory season.

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1 in 6 Gun Deaths for Women Occur In or Around Pregnancy

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Legal at one clinic, illegal at another: How abortion bans make gestational age even less precise

STAT News 11/10/2022

With homicide the leading cause of maternal mortality, new research shows a link to firearms and intimate partner violence

STAT News 9/8/2022

COVID 19 Vaccination and Reproductive Health Myths and Facts

Biotechnology Innovation Organization 4/16/2021

What Happened With Preterm Birth During the Pandemic?

MedPage Today 4/8/2021

What pregnant people face during COVID-19

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Maternal COVID Antibodies Cross Placenta, Detected in Newborns

Medscape 1/29/2021

Meet a doctor from Boston who’s helping prevent the spread of cholera in Haiti

Medium 11/7/2016

2022 Roy M. Pitkin Award, Obstetrics & Gynecology, for “Pregnancy-Associated homicide and suicide: in recognition of scientific merit, methodology, presentation of results, soundness of conclusions

2021 Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Emory University: Resident Teaching Award

2021 Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Emory University : Outstanding Research Award

2020 Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Emory University : Resident Teaching Award

2018 Diversity and Inclusion Committee at MGH : Partners (Mass General Brigham) in Excellence Award

2015 Children’s Hospital Boston: Emans-Goldstein Award in Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

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