About Anjali Kaimal, MD, MAS
Anjali Kaimal, MD, MAS is a Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital and an Associate Professor in the Departments of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology and Population Medicine at Harvard Medical School. She is Chief of the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Director of the MFM Fellowship, and Obstetric Director of the Multidisciplinary Fetal Care Program.
She sees patients both at the Main Campus in Boston and in the MGH Danvers office every week. Dr. Kaimal sees women for ultrasound, prenatal diagnosis, and MFM consultation as well as caring for women on Labor and Delivery and the Antepartum Service at MGH.
Dr. Kaimal's research program is focused on the definition, design, execution, and dissemination of evidence-based, patient-centered interventions to improve the quality and effectiveness of obstetric care, particularly regarding mode of delivery and interventions during pregnancy such as induction of labor, prenatal testing, and medications for management of medical complications. She is currently the site principal investigator for an NIH funded trial to optimize shared decision making regarding mode of delivery after cesarean. She serves on the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Committee on OB Practice Bulletins as well as the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine Education Committee.
Departments, Centers, & Programs:
Clinical Interests:
- Delivery management
- High risk pregnancy
- Labor management
- Medical education
- Obstetric outcomes research
- Obstetric ultrasound
- Prenatal Care
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Boston: Massachusetts General Hospital
Mass General Obstetrics and Gynecology
55 Fruit St.
Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care
Suite 4F
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-724-2229
Danvers: The Mass General/North Shore Center for Outpatient Care
Mass General Obstetrics & Gynecology at Mass General/North Shore Center for Outpatient Care
102-104 Endicott St.
Suite 304
Danvers, MA 01923
Phone: 978-882-6767
Medical Education
- MD, Harvard Medical School
American Board Certifications
- Maternal and Fetal Medicine, 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
- Medicare ACO - ACD
- Medicare ACO - PBO
- OSW - Connecticut
- OSW - Maine
- OSW - New Hampshire
- OSW - Rhode Island
- OSW - Vermont
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS)
- 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.
Research
My research program focuses on clinical care and patient-provider communication at the end of pregnancy, particularly regarding induction of labor and obstetric interventions. My research experience includes qualitative and quantitative studies of women's preferences regarding induction of labor, projects aimed at estimating the optimal timing of induction of labor utilizing decision analysis and cost effectiveness techniques, and examining the association between induction of labor and maternal and neonatal morbidity using the National Center for Health Statistics Natality Data Set.
As the Director of the Deborah Kelly Center for Clinical Research in Obstetrics and Gynecology, I help to support and facilitate exemplary collaborative research in obstetrics and gynecology.
Publications
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Kaimal AJ, Norton ME, Kuppermann M. Prenatal testing in the genomic age: quality of life, outcomes, and costs. Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Oct;126(4):737-746. PMID: 26348190.
Kuppermann M, Norton ME, Thao K, O’Leary A, Nseyo O, Cortez A, Kaimal AJ. Preferences regarding contemporary prenatal genetic tests among women desiring testing: implications for optimal testing strategies. Prenat Diagn. 2016 May;36(5):469-75. PMID: 27054941.
Venkatesh KK, Riley LE, Castro V, Perlis R, Kaimal AJ. Association of antenatal depressive symptoms and antidepressant treatment with preterm birth. Obstet Gynecol. 2016 May;127(5):926-33. PubMed PMID: 27054941.
Bigelow CA, Horowitz H, Goodman, AK, Growdon W, del Carmen M, Kaimal AJ. Management and outcome of cervical cancer diagnosed in pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017 Mar;216(3):276.e1-276.e6. PMID: 27810552.
Clapp MA, James KE, Melamed A, Ecker JL, Kaimal AJ. Hospital volume and cesarean delivery among low risk women in a nationwide sample. J Perinatol. 2018 Feb;38(2):127-131. PMID:29120454.
Berkowitz LR, James K, Petrusa E, York-Best C, Kaimal AJ. New Challenges for a Core Procedure: Development of a Faculty Workshop for Skills Maintenance for Abdominal Hysterectomy. J Surg Educ. 2018 Feb 5. PMID: 29422404.
Clapp MA, James KE, Kaimal AJ. The effect of hospital acuity on severe maternal morbidity in high-risk patients. Am J Obstet Gynecol. Epub 2018 Apr 16. PMID: 29673571.