About Milena Weinstein, MD
Milena Weinstein, MD, joined the division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital in 2008 after completion of fellowship in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine. She completed medical school and Obstetrics and Gynecology residency at University of California Los Angeles.
Dr. Weinstein evaluates and treat patients with a complex pelvic floor disorders including urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse, which can include uterine prolapse, vaginal vault prolapse, anterior vaginal wall prolapse (cystocele) and posterior vaginal wall prolapse (rectocele). She also sees patients with mesh-related complications (mesh erosion, mesh exposure), urogenital fistula and other pelvic floor issues.
She is a co-chair of the Mass General Center for Pelvic Floor Disorders, a multidisciplinary group comprised of pelvic reconstructive surgeons, colorectal surgeons, urologists, gastroenterologists and physical therapists. The center provides surgical and nonsurgical treatment options, including minimally-invasive surgeries such as vaginal, laparoscopic and/or robotic assisted surgeries. The service holds regular multidisciplinary conferences to discuss discuss and coordinate the care of patients with complex and combined pelvic floor disorders.
Dr. Weinstein has served on multiple national committees at American Urogynecologic Society (AUGS). She also has been trained in three-dimensional pelvic floor ultrasound. She teaches on pelvic floor ultrasound nationally and uses pelvic floor ultrasound for research and to assist with diagnosis and treatment.
Dr. Weinstein sees patients at Mass General West in Waltham and at Mass General Boston, in Suite 4E in the Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care. Dr. Weinstein performs surgery at the Mass General Hospital in Boston and at Newton Wellesley Hospital. In addition, Dr. Weinstein has consultative clinical and surgical practice at Emerson Hospital.
Clinical Interests:
- Cystocele
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Pelvic organ prolapse/relaxation
- Pelvic reconstructive surgery
- Rectocele
- Rectovaginal fistula
- Ultrasound
- Urethral diverticulum
- Urinary incontinence
- Urogenital fistula
- Urogynecology
- Uterine prolapse
- Vaginal prolapse
Treats:
- Adult
Languages:
- Russian, Spanish
Locations
Boston: Massachusetts General Hospital
Mass General Gynecology: Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery at Mass General Waltham
52 Second Ave.
Suite 400
Waltham, MA 02451
Phone: 857-238-8496
Fax: 617-724-5843
Waltham: Mass General Waltham
Mass General Gynecology: Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery Program
55 Fruit St.
Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care
Suite 4
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 857-238-8496
Medical Education
- MD, David Geffen School of Medicine @ UCLA
- Fellowship, UCSD Women's Campus Pelvic Med. Ctr
American Board Certifications
- Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Obstetrics & Gynecology, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna Health Inc.
- AllWays Health (NHP) - ACD
- AllWays Health (NHP) - PBO
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Blue Care 65
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Indemnity
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Managed Care
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Partners Plus
- BMC HealthNet Mass Health MCO/ACO
- Centene/Celticare
- Cigna (PAL #'s)
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Fallon Community HealthCare
- Great-West Healthcare (formally One Health Plan)
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Plan - ACD
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Plan - PBO
- Health Care Value Management (HCVM)
- Humana/Choice Care PPO
- Maine Community Health Options (MCHO)
- MassHealth
- Medicare
- Medicare - ACD
- OSW - Connecticut
- OSW - Maine
- OSW - New Hampshire
- OSW - New York
- OSW - Rhode Island
- OSW - Vermont
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS)
- Railroad Medicare
- Railroad Medicare - ACD
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- Unicare
- United Healthcare (non-HMO) - ACD
- United Healthcare (non-HMO) - PBO
- Well Sense Pediatrics
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
Publications
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Selected publications:
Hicks CW, Weinstein MM, Wakamatsu MM, Pulliam SJ, Savitt L, Bordeianou L. Are Rectoceles the cause of the result of obstructed defecation syndrome (ODS)? A prospective anorectal physiology study. Colorectal Dis.2013 Aug; 15(8):993-9.
Clemens JL, Weinstein MM, Guess MK, Alperin M, Moalli P, Gregory WT, Lukacz ES, Sung VW, Chen BC, Bradley CS. Impact of the 2011 FDA Transvaginal Mesh Safety Update on AUGS Members’ Use of Synthetic Mesh and Biologic Grafts in Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg.2013; 19(4):191-198.
Cauley CE, Savitt L, Weinstein M, Wakamatsu M, Kunitake H, Ricciardi R, Staller K, Bordeianou L. A Quality of Life Comparison of Two Fecal Incontinence Phenotypes: Isolated Fecal Incontinence Versus Concurrent Fecal Incontinence with Constipation. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. 2019 Jan;62(1):56-62.
Cavallaro PM, Staller K, Savitt LR, Milch, H., Kennedy, K., Weinstein, MM, Bordeianou, L. G. The Contributions of Internal Intussusception, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, and Pelvic Floor Dyssynergia to Obstructed Defecation Syndrome. Diseases Of The Colon And Rectum. 2019 Jan;62(1):56-62.
Ortega MV Pierce TT O'Shea A, James K, Von Bargen E, Weinstein MM. Presacral Anatomy in Women with a Horseshoe Kidney. Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery. 26(2):111-115, 2020 Feb.
Wieslander CK, Weinstein MM, Handa VL, Collins SA. Pregnancy in Women with Prior Treatments for Pelvic Floor Disorders. Female Pelvic Med Reconst Surg, 2020 May;26(5):299-305.