Ilona Goldfarb, MD, MPH
Ilona Goldfarb, MD, MPH
OB/GYN Vice Chair for Quality, Equity and Safety
Course Director, Mass General Brigham Clinical Process Improvement and Leadership Course
Assistant Professor in Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School
About Ilona Goldfarb, MD, MPH
Since starting my Obstetrical practice in 2006, I have been honored to take care of many patients through multiple pregnancies and I cherish this continuity with families.
I completed my Maternal-Fetal Medicine fellowship in 2015 and was thrilled to join the faculty at the Massachusetts General Hospital. As a high-risk obstetrician, my clinical areas of interest include hypertensive disorder of pregnancy, vaginal birth after cesarean, multiple gestations, and preterm birth prevention. My research and public health work is in the area of postpartum hypertension as well as perinatal infectious disease and pandemic management.
I serve as Vice Chair for Quality, Equity and Safety for the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Additionally, as a member of the larger Mass General and Mass General Brigham community, I am a course director for the Mass General Brigham Clinical Process Improvement and Leadership Course.
Departments, Centers, & Programs:
Clinical Interests:
- Advanced maternal age pregnancy
- Cardiac disease and pregnancy
- Cervical incompetence
- Fetal imaging
- High risk pregnancy
- Hypertension in pregnancy
- Infectious disease complications of pregnancy
- Maternal-Fetal Medicine
- Obstetric outcomes research
- Preterm Birth
- Ultrasound
- Vaginal birth after cesarean section (VBAC)
- Zika exposure in pregnancy
Treats:
- Adult
Languages:
- Russian
Locations
Mass General Obstetrics & Gynecology at Mass General Waltham
52 Second Ave.
Suite 402
Waltham, MA 02451
Phone: 781-487-3860
Medical Education
- MD, University of California Davis Medical Center
- Residency, Kaiser Foundation Hospital
- Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital*
American Board Certifications
- Maternal-Fetal Medicine, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Obstetrics & Gynecology, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna Health Inc.
- 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
- 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)
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan - ACD
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan - PBO
- MassHealth
- Medicare
- Medicare - ACD
- Medicare ACO - ACD
- Medicare ACO - PBO
- OSW - Maine
- 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
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:
Shook LL, Clapp MA, Roberts PS, Bernstein SN, Goldfarb IT. High Fetal Fraction on First Trimester Cell-Free DNA Aneuploidy Screening and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes. Am J Perinatol. 2020 Jan;37(1):8-13. PMID: 31365936, Click Here
Goldfarb IT, Clapp MA, Soffer MD, Shook LL, Rushfirth K, Edlow AG, Boatin AA, Kaimal AJ, Barth WH Jr, Bryant AS. Prevalence and Severity of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Illness in Symptomatic Pregnant and Postpartum Women Stratified by Hispanic Ethnicity. Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Aug;136(2):300-302. PMID: 32496337, PMCID: PMC7395887, Click Here
Goldfarb IT, Diouf K, Barth WH, Robinson JN, Katz D, Gregory KE, Ciaranello A, Yawetz S, Shenoy ES, Klompas M. Universal SARS-CoV-2 testing on admission to the labor and delivery unit: Low prevalence among asymptomatic obstetric patients. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 Sep;41(9):1095-1096. PMID: 32456729, PMCID: PMC7287300, Click Here
Jaffe E, Lyerly AD, Goldfarb IT. Pregnant women's perceptions of risks and benefits when considering participation in vaccine trials. Vaccine. 2020 Oct 14;38(44):6922-6929. PMID: 32893036, PMCID: PMC7471759, Click Here
Soffer MD, Shook LL, James K, Sawyer MR, Ciaranello A, Mahrouk R, Bernstein SN, Boatin AA, Edlow AG, York-Best C, Kaimal AJ, Goldfarb IT. Protocol-Driven Intensive Outpatient Management of Pregnant Patients With Symptomatic Coronavirus Disease 2019. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2020 Nov;7(11):ofaa524. PMID: 33241071, PMCID: PMC7665663, Click Here
Bunnell ME, Koenigs KJ, Roberts DJ, Quade BJ, Hornick JL, Goldfarb IT. Third trimester stillbirth during the first wave of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: Similar rates with increase in placental vasculopathic pathology. Placenta. 2021 Jun;109:72-74. PMID: 34034016, PMCID: PMC8054521, Click Here
Herz-Roiphe R, Kim AY, Kaimal AJ, Goldfarb IT. Utilizing labour and delivery units for remdesivir infusion for high-risk pregnant and postpartum patients with mild-to-moderate disease during a COVID-19 surge. J Hosp Infect. 2022 Nov;129:38-40. PMID: 35944789, PMCID: PMC9356568, Click Here
Siegel MR, James KE, Jaffe E, L'Heureux MM, Kaimal AJ, Goldfarb IT. Provider confidence in counseling preconception, pregnant, and postpartum patients regarding COVID-19 vaccination: A cross-sectional survey study. Health Sci Rep. 2023 May;6(5):e1163. PMID: 37197087, PMCID: PMC10183650, Click Here
Sarma AA, Crousillat DR, Del Cueto P, Scott NS, Tangren JS, Bryant AS, Goldfarb IT. Feasibility of Virtual Blood Pressure Monitoring Titrated to ACC/AHA Thresholds Among Outpatients with Postpartum Hypertension. JACC Adv 2023. In press.