Naima T. Joseph, MD, MPH Hear my name
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

Pronouns: she/her/hers



I am a board-certified obstetrician gynecologist with subspecialty expertise in Maternal and Fetal Medicine, an Assistant Professor at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and a practicing physician in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Boston Medical Center. I completed residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital and Maternal-Fetal medicine fellowship at Emory University. Nationally, I am the Vice Chair of the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine’s Infectious Disease and Emerging Threats Committee and a member of the Infectious Disease, Immunizations and Public Health Preparedness expert work group of the American College of Obstetrician and Gynecologists. In these roles, I work to develop clinical guidance, lead advocacy and support implementation of maternal immunization into obstetric practices. I am a health services researcher funded by the Agency for Health Care Research and the Department of Health and Human Services for research related to maternal infectious diseases, clinical guidance implementation and evaluation, as well as an investigator for several maternal immunization clinical trials. As a high-risk pregnancy expert, I care for patients with complex conditions with special expertise in perinatal infectious disease. Additionally, I am the co-medical director of the Ryan White Funded Part D HIV in Pregnancy Clinic at Boston Medical Center..

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility

My commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) is grounded in my clinical, research, and leadership work in obstetrics and gynecology. I view equity not as an adjunct to academic medicine, but as a core responsibility of clinical excellence, quality improvement, and health systems leadership. As a clinician and researcher, and daugher of first generation immigrants from Haiti, my scholarship centers on addressing inequities in maternal outcomes, particularly among historically marginalized communities and people living with HIV. I intentionally incorporate social determinants of health, structural racism, and access barriers into study design and quality improvement initiatives. By leveraging implementation science and learning health system frameworks, I aim to redesign clinical workflows to reduce maternal health disparities by improving access to evidence-based care. In my leadership roles, I prioritize equity-focused clinical quality metrics and transparent data review stratified by race, ethnicity, language, insurance status, and other structural drivers of inequity. I advocate for standardized protocols that reduce bias and unwarranted variation while ensuring flexibility to meet individual patient needs. My approach emphasizes system accountability rather than individual blame. As a mentor, I am deeply committed to supporting learners and junior faculty from backgrounds underrepresented in medicine. I foster psychologically safe environments where diverse perspectives are valued and critical dialogue is encouraged. I provide sponsorship in addition to mentorship, ensuring that mentees have access to leadership opportunities, national networks, and scholarly visibility. I intentionally guide trainees to incorporate equity frameworks into their research and clinical improvement efforts, preparing them to become leaders in advancing reproductive justice and maternal health equity.

I have been recognized for my work including -
- recipient of the 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
- appointed to the 2020 – 2021 Antiracism Task Force, Emory University School of Medicine,



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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  1. Joseph NT, Trost SL, Hollier LM, Perkins KM, Goodman DA, Leonard M, Busacker A. Pregnancy-Related Mortality Due to Infection: Maternal Mortality Review Committees in 29 U.S. States, 2017-2019. Obstet Gynecol. 2026 Jan 09. PMID: 41505755; DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000006172;
     
  2. Joseph NT, Reyes D, Agudogo JS, Wade C, Molina RL. The Epidemiology of Maternal Mortality in the United States: Trends, Structural Determinants, and Individual Risk Factors. Annu Rev Public Health. 2025 Dec 24. PMID: 41442641; DOI: 10.1146/annurev-publhealth-100824-020456;
     
  3. Joseph NT. Measles in Pregnancy: Clinical Considerations and Challenges. Obstet Gynecol. 2026 Jan 01; 147(1):44-53. PMID: 41411665; DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000006126;
     
  4. Darveau SC, Joseph NT, Riley LE. Differentiating and Managing Emerging Tropical Vector-Borne Diseases During Pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol. 2025 Nov 13. PMID: 41232111; DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000006105;
     
  5. 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. PMID: 40032180
     
  6. 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
     
  7. 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;
     
  8. 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;
     
  9. 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;
     
  10. 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. PMID: 39238842; PMCID: PMC11376066; DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae494;
     
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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

The Wall Street Journal 9/23/2025

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

NPR 5/28/2025

U.S. Will No Longer Recommend Covid Shots for Children and Pregnant Women

The New York Times 5/27/2025

RFK Jr. says CDC will no longer recommend COVID vaccine for children and pregnant women.

CBS News 5/27/2025

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

MotherToBaby 5/9/2025

Should You Take Baby Aspirin During Pregnancy?

What to Expect 2/12/2025

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

WBUR 12/16/2024

Preparing pregnant people for 2024- 2025 Respiratory season.

SMFM Podcast 7/15/2024

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

Health Day 3/11/2024

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

Axios 2/11/2021

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

2024 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women’s Health Hypertension Innovator Award
2024 American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Immunization Champion Award
2024 Antiretroviral Pregnancy Registry Award
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
In addition to these self-described keywords below, a list of MeSH based concepts is available here.

Maternal-Fetal Infection Transmission
Maternal Mortality
Health disparity
Healthcare Quality

I am a a dedicated and mission-driven mentor committed to advancing equity, scholarship, and leadership in obstetrics and gynecology. My philosophy centers on cultivating intellectual curiosity, methodological rigor, and a deep commitment to improving outcomes for historically marginalized populations. I intentionally integrates principles of quality improvement, implementation science, reproductive justice and equity to ensure hat trainees not only develop strong clinical and research competencies but also understand the structural determinants that shape maternal health.

I currently mentor medical students, residents, and junior faculty across a spectrum of scholarly activities, including perinatal epidemiology, HIV in pregnancy, remote patient monitoring, implementation of equity-focused clinical workflows, and interrupted time series analysis within learning health systems. I provide structured guidance in study design, analytic strategy, manuscript development, and grant preparation, while emphasizing clarity of scientific communication and methodological transparency. My mentees regularly present at national meetings and contribute to peer-reviewed publications.

Available to Mentor as: (Review Mentor Role Definitions):
  • Advisor
  • Co-Mentor or Peer Mentor
  • Project Mentor
  • Research / Scholarly Mentor
Contact for Mentoring:
  • Email (see 'Contact Info')

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