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Neena Qasba, MD, MPHAssociate Professor of Obstetrics and GynecologyDivision Director of Family Planning
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Education
Post-Graduate Training
Awards
| Degree | Institution | Major |
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| BA | Johns Hopkins University | Public Health |
| MD | UConn School of Medicine | Medicine |
| MPH | Yale University | Health Policy and Management |
Post-Graduate Training
| Training | Institution | Specialty |
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| Residency | Indiana University | Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Fellowship | Yale University | Complex Family Planning |
Awards
| Name of Award/Honor | Awarding Organization |
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| Excellence in Resident Teaching | UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate |
| Accomplished in Resident Teaching (2017-2021) | UMass Chan Medical School - Baystate |
| Resident Scholar in Family Planning Award | Indiana University |
| Resident Research Award | Indiana University |
| 4.0 Resident Medical Student Teaching Award (2012-2015) | |
| Provost's Award for Excellence in Public Engagement Finalist | University of Connecticut |
| Gold Humanism Honor Society | UConn School of Medicine |
| Urban Health Service Track Scholar (2007-2011) | University of Connecticut |
| Outstanding Senior Award in Community Service | Johns Hopkins University |
| Outstanding Student in Public Health Award | Johns Hopkins University |
- General Obstetrics and Gynecology Care
- Intrauterine Device Insertion (IUD), Removal, Missing Strings, or Other Complications
- Comprehensive Reproductive Healthcare
- Subdermal Contraceptive Implant and Removal
- Early Pregnancy Assessment and Miscarriage Care
- Contraceptive Care for Patients With Medical Conditions
- Pregnancy Options Counseling
- Medication Abortion
- Procedural Abortion With Anesthesia
- Contraceptive Care for LGBTQI+
| Name & Description | Category | Role | Type | Scope | Start Year | End Year |
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| Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund | Professional/Scientific Organization | Board Member | External | Local | 2020 | 2022 |
| American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists | Professional/Scientific Organization | Fellow | National | 2019 | ||
| American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Legislative Committee | Professional/Scientific Organization | Member | External | National | 2019 | 2022 |
| Society of Family Planning, Clinical Affairs Subcommittee | Professional/Scientific Organization | Fellow | Regional | 2018 | 2022 | |
| Society of Family Planning | Professional/Scientific Organization | Junior Fellow | Regional | 2015 | ||
| Medical Advisory Board, NARAL-ProChoice Massachusetts Chapter | Advisory Committee | Member | External | State | 2015 | 2019 |
| American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists | Professional/Scientific Organization | Member | National | 2013 | 2014 | |
| American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists | Professional/Scientific Organization | Member | National | 2010 | 2019 |
Journal Articles
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Society of Family Planning Clinical Recommendation: Management of undesired pregnancy of unknown location and abortion at less than 42 days of gestation.
Contraception 2025 Mar;110865
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Segregation by Payer in Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Ambulatory Care Sites.
JAMA network open 2024 Sep;7(9):e2434347
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Readiness to Implement a Doula-Hospital Partnership Program.
Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNN 2024 Mar;53(2):197-206
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Online survey of consumer awareness and perceptions of a Massachusetts law for 12-month supply of contraception.
Contraception 2023 Dec;128110138
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Twelve. Twelve-Month Contraception Dispensing Advances Access and Equity.
Health Affairs Forefront. 2023 Apr;
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A qualitative study of clinicians' perspectives on a law that allows for a 12-month supply of short-acting contraceptives in Massachusetts: Barriers and facilitators to implementation.
Health services research 2023 Apr;58(2):498-507
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Variation in the interpretation and application of the Medicaid sterilization consent form among Medicaid officials.
Contraception 2022 May;10957-61
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Twelve-month supply of short-acting contraception methods: Pharmacists' perspectives on implementation of new state law.
Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhA 2022 Jan;62(4):1296-1303.e2
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Evaluation of rapid telehealth implementation for prenatal and postpartum care visits during the COVID-19 pandemic in an academic clinic in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Health science reports 2021 Dec;4(4):e455
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COVID-19 highlights the policy barriers and complexities of postpartum sterilization.
Contraception 2021 Jan;103(1):3-5
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Medicaid sterilization consent forms: variation in rejection and payment consequences.
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 2020 Dec;223(6):934-936
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Informing Policy Change: A Study of Rapid Repeat Pregnancy in Adolescents to Increase Access to Immediate Postpartum Contraception.
Journal of women's health (2002) 2020 Jun;29(6):815-818
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Updates in Family Planning Care for Primary Care Practitioners.
Advances in Family Practice Nursing 2019 Jan;1161-174
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"I Just Don't Know": An Exploration of Women's Ambivalence about a New Pregnancy.
Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health 2018 Jan;28(1):75-81
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Is Preconception Substance Use Associated With Unplanned or Poorly Timed Pregnancy?
Journal of addiction medicine 2018 Jan;12(4):321-328
Reviews
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Society of Family Planning clinical recommendation: Extended use of long-acting reversible contraception.
Contraception 2022 Sep;11313-18
| Title or Abstract | Type | Sponsor/Event | Date/Year | Location |
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| Wesson Women’s Clinic Role in Women’s and Reproductive Health Care in Western Massachusetts | Talk | Hampden County Commission on the Status of Women and Girls | 2021 | virtual |
| Revisiting US sterilization policy: Disparities, potential barriers, and a pathway to reform | Talk | Society of Family Planning Annual Meeting | 2020 | virtual |
| BC ASAP – Same Day Access to Contraception | Talk | Partners in Choice and Contraception Knowledge | 2020 | Webinar |
| Reproductive Rights in the US: Where Are We | Talk | Annual Women in the Law Conference at Northeastern Law School | 2019 | Boston, MA |
| Integration of Family Planning in a Primary Care Health Center with Advanced Practice Clinicians | Poster | National Sexual Health Conference | 2019 | Chicago, IL |
| Updates in Family Planning | Talk | Grand Rounds, -- Department of OBGYN, Berkshires Medical Center | 2019 | Pittsfield MA, |
| Updates and Strategies for Effective Contraception Counseling | Talk | Grand Rounds, Department of OBGYN University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School-Baystate | 2018 | Springfield, MA |
| Updates in Contraception | Talk | Grand Rounds - Internal Medicine Dept., University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School-Baystate | 2018 | Springfield, MA |
| Refugee Health Care in Women | Talk | Yale University Annual Refugee Health Care Conference | 2017 | New Haven, CT |
| A pilot student to develop and evaluate a group prenatal contraception counseling model. | Talk | Family Planning Fellowship Annual Meeting | 2017 | San Diego, CA |
| Immediate Postpartum LARC: From Research to Policy to Practice | Talk | American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Indiana Section Meeting | 2016 | Indianapolis, IN |
| Impact of immediate postpartum contraception on the rate of rapid pregnancy in adolescents in an urban hospital system | Poster | American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Annual District V Meeting | 2014 | Indianapolis, IN |
| Legislative Updates in Reproductive Health in Indiana | Talk | National Center of Excellence Women of Influence Symposium | 2013 | Indianapolis, IN |