Department of OBGYN

Beatrice Chen, MD, MPH

  • Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
  • Director of Family Planning, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
  • Program Director, Fellowship in Complex Family Planning

Education & Training

  • MPH, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, 2006-2008
  • Fellowship, Complex Family Planning, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, 2006-2008
  • Residency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, 2002-2006
  • MD, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, 2002

Representative Publications

  • Thomas KN, Chen BA. Emerging contraception: understanding the latest options and tailoring methods to patient goals. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. doi: 10.1016/j.ogc.2024.12.011. Epub 2025 Apr 1.
  • Achilles SL, Kelly CW, Hoesley CJ, Blithe DL, Brown J, Richardson BA, Devlin B, Hendrix CW, Poloyac SM, Marzinke MA, Gundacker H, Singh D, Piper JM, Johnson S, Steytler J, Chen BA. Phase 1 randomized trials to assess safety, pharmacokinetics, and vaginal bleeding associated with use of extended duration dapivirine and levonorgestrel vaginal rings. PLoS One. 2024;19(6):e0304552. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0304552. eCollection 2024. 
  • Chen BA, Kimble T, Harris LH, Kerns JL, Olariu AI, Creinin MD. Levonorgestrel 52-mg Intrauterine Device Efficacy and Safety After More Than 8 Years of Use. Obstet Gynecol. 2023 May 1;141(5):1004-1006. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005147. Epub 2023 Apr 5. 
  • Ferguson GP, Achilles SL, Meyn LA, Krajewski CM, Chappell CA, Vinekar K, Chen BA. Dextromethorphan as a novel nonopioid adjunctive agent for pain control with medication abortion: A randomized controlled trial. Contraception. 2023 Feb;118:109908. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2022.10.010. Epub 2022 Nov 2. 
  • Donley G, Chen BA, Borrero S. The legal and medical necessity of abortion care amid the COVID-19 pandemic. J Law Biosci. 2020 Jan-Jun;7(1):lsaa013. doi: 10.1093/jlb/lsaa013. eCollection 2020 Jan-Jun. 
  • Chen BA, Blithe DL, Muraguri GR, Lance AA, Carr BR, Jensen JT, Kimble TD, Murthy AS, Schreiber CA, Thomas MA, Walsh TL, Westhoff C, Burke AE. Acceptability of the Woman's Condom in a phase III multicenter open-label study. Contraception. 2019 Jun;99(6):357-362. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2019.02.006. Epub 2019 Mar 6. 
  • Chen BA, Zhang J, Gundacker HM, Hendrix CW, Hoesley CJ, Salata RA, Dezzutti CS, van der Straten A, Hall WB, Jacobson CE, Johnson S, McGowan I, Nel AM, Soto-Torres L, Marzinke MA. Phase 2a Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Acceptability of Dapivirine Vaginal Rings in US Postmenopausal Women. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 Mar 19;68(7):1144-1151. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciy654. 
  • Bell KN, Meyn LA, Chen BA. Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptive Uptake before and after the Affordable Care Act Contraceptive Mandate in Women Undergoing First Trimester Surgical Abortion. Womens Health Issues. 2018 Jul-Aug;28(4):301-305. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2018.04.007. Epub 2018 May 28. 
  • Chen BA, Reeves MF, Hayes JL, Hohmann HL, Perriera LK, Creinin MD. Postplacental or delayed insertion of the levonorgestrel intrauterine device after vaginal delivery: a randomized controlled trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Nov;116(5):1079-87. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181f73fac. 

 

For additional publications, please see https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1-mgTP9LUndkQ/bibliography/public/