RuthETuomalaMD

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

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Dr. Ruth Tuomala is an obstetrician/gynecologist in Boston, MA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. She received her medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine and has been in practice 43 years. She is specializes in infectious diseases in obstetrics and gynecology, general obstetrics and gynecology and high risk obstetrics.

Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1977 - 1980
Mount Auburn HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1975 - 1977
Mount Auburn HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1974 - 1975
Boston University School of MedicineClass of 1974
Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Infectious Disease

PubMed

8 citations
Perinatal Depressive Symptoms, HIV Suppression, and the Underlying Role of ART Adherence: A Longitudinal Mediation Analysis in the IMPAACT P1025 Cohort
Florence Momplaisir, Mustafa Hussein, Deborah Kacanek, Kathleen A. Brady, Allison L. Agwu
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2021-10-20
3 citations
Profile of Chronic Comorbid Conditions and Obstetrical Complications Among Pregnant Women With Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy in the...
Kartik K. Venkatesh, Leavitt Morrison, Ruth Tuomala, Alice Stek, Jennifer S Read
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2021-09-15
Innovating Evaluation and Treatment of Intrapartum Fevers: Where Do We Go from Here?
Gianna L. Wilkie, Kaitlyn E. James, Samsiya Ona, Sarah Rae Easter, Joseph H. Chou
American Journal of Perinatology. 2021-04-20

Lectures

Insurance Status Predicts Preconception Counseling in Women with Pregestational Diabetes
Boston, MA - 6/15/2014

U.S. Public Health Service Task Force Recommendations for Use of Antiretroviral Drugs in Pregnant HIV-1-Infected Women for Maternal Health and Interventions to Reduce Perinatal HIV-1 Transmission in the United StatesNovember 22nd, 2002
Women Now Look Beyond H.I.V., to Children and GrandchildrenAugust 7th, 2001
Women Now Look Beyond H.I.V., to Children and GrandchildrenAugust 7th, 2001

Pharmacokinetic Properties Of Antiretroviral Drugs During PregnancyNational Center For Research Resources2005–2006
Women And Infants Transmission Study (WITS)National Institute On Drug Abuse2001–2005
Women And Infants Transmission Study (Wits-Iii)National Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1997–2000
Genital Tract Virology/Immunology And HIV InfectionNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1995–1998
Hivig For Prevention Of Maternal/Fetal HIV Transmission In PregnancyNational Center For Research Resources1997
ACTG 185-3.0 Hivig For Prevention Of Maternal-Fetal HIV Transmission In PregnancyNational Center For Research Resources1996
Women And Infants Transmission Study (Wits Ii)National Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1993–1996
Perinatal Transmission Of HIV And Related RetrovirusesNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases1988–1989