Sangini S. Sheth, MD, MPH, FACOG
Associate Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive SciencesCards
Additional Titles
Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
Director of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI), Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
Associate Chief, Gynecologic Specialties
Director of Colposcopy and Cervical Dysplasia, Gynecologic Specialties
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Gynecologic Specialties
310 Cedar Street, PO Box 208063
New Haven, CT 06520-8063
United States
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Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
Director of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI), Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
Associate Chief, Gynecologic Specialties
Director of Colposcopy and Cervical Dysplasia, Gynecologic Specialties
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Gynecologic Specialties
310 Cedar Street, PO Box 208063
New Haven, CT 06520-8063
United States
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Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
Director of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI), Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
Associate Chief, Gynecologic Specialties
Director of Colposcopy and Cervical Dysplasia, Gynecologic Specialties
Contact Info
Gynecologic Specialties
310 Cedar Street, PO Box 208063
New Haven, CT 06520-8063
United States
About
Titles
Associate Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health; Director of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI), Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences; Associate Chief, Gynecologic Specialties; Director of Colposcopy and Cervical Dysplasia, Gynecologic Specialties
Biography
As a member of the winning research team for Yale’s 2015 Excellence in Educational Innovation Prize, Dr. Sangini S. Sheth is equally at home caring for patients and mentoring young doctors. She serves as an associate professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at Yale School of Medicine.
“I deeply enjoy the great breadth and depth of Ob/Gyn,” says Sheth. “Discussing preventative medicine in clinic one day and performing complex surgery with advanced technology the next.”
A native of Connecticut, Dr. Sheth graduated cum laude from Yale University and returned to her alma mater in 2013 after receiving her MD and MPH from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health. In clinical practice, she is passionate about providing a full range of gynecologic services to women in all stages of life, from cervical cancer prevention and prenatal care to advanced treatments and surgery for conditions like fibroids and abnormal uterine bleeding. Her role as an educator and academic at Yale School of Medicine consistently informs the care she provides her patients. “There are several quickly changing areas within Ob/Gyn,” Dr. Sheth says. “I'm excited to be a frontline provider with a researcher's lens.”
As part of her continuing commitment to improving women’s reproductive health worldwide, Dr. Sheth has partnered with colleagues in Nepal and Mexico on public health and implementation science studies to improve cervical cancer prevention programs. She is particularly sensitive to those who may feel marginalized by age, gender, race or ethnicity, and women living with HIV. “The field of women's reproductive health is inherently linked to social and political advocacy and addressing health inequities is central to my work,” Dr. Sheth says. An advocate of patient education, she believes in partnering with patients and encouraging women to become knowledgeable and active participants in all aspects of their reproductive health.
Dr. Sheth is a member of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics, the Society for Academic Specialists in General Obstetrics and Gynecology and the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology.
Appointments
Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
Associate Professor on TermPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Cancer Prevention and Control
- Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS
- Gynecologic Specialties
- HPV Working Group (Niccolai Lab)
- Janeway Society
- Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
- Yale Cancer Center
- Yale Institute for Global Health
- Yale Medicine
- Yale Ventures
- Yale-UPR Integrated HIV Basic and Clinical Sciences Initiative
Education & Training
- Board Certification
- AB of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Obstetrics & Gynecology (2015) (2015)
- Residency
- Johns Hopkins Hospital (2013)
- Internship
- Johns Hopkins Hospital (2010)
- MD
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- MPH
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- BS
- Yale University, Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology
Research
Overview
HPV vaccine utilization
Risk factors associated with pregnancies among women with perinatally acquired HIV
Development of structured resident research curriculum
Medical Research Interests
Public Health Interests
ORCID
0000-0002-3154-9624
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Publications Timeline
Research Interests
Carlos R Oliveira, MD, PhD
Alla Vash-Margita, MD, FACOG
Linda Fan, MD, FACOG
Shefali Pathy, MD, MPH
Donna Spiegelman, ScD
Jessica Illuzzi, MD, MS, FACOG
Pregnancy
Adolescent
Gynecology
Contraception
Obstetrics
Women's Health
Publications
2024
Socio-economic factors associated with cancer stigma among apparently healthy women in two selected municipalities Nepal
Paneru B, Karmacharya A, Makaju S, Kafle D, Poudel L, Mali S, Timsina P, Shrestha N, Timalsena D, Chaudhary K, Bhandari N, Rai P, Shakya S, Spiegelman D, Sheth S, Stangl A, Eastment M, Shrestha A. Socio-economic factors associated with cancer stigma among apparently healthy women in two selected municipalities Nepal. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0301059. PMID: 39680514, PMCID: PMC11649127, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0301059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsCancer Stigma ScaleCancer stigmaMean stigma scoreGeneralized estimating equationsStigma scoresDomains of stigmaPublic health researchSocio-demographic factorsCross-sectional studyStigma ScaleMultivariate linear regressionHealthy womenLower educationHealth researchMarital statusCause of deathStigmaLow overall prevalenceEstimating equationsFemale populationLikert scalePrimary cause of deathOverall prevalenceOlder ageScoresReduction in Unindicated Cervical Cancer Screening in Adolescents in a Large Health Care System.
Geng B, Oliveira C, Hosier H, Sheth S, Vash-Margita A. Reduction in Unindicated Cervical Cancer Screening in Adolescents in a Large Health Care System. Journal Of Lower Genital Tract Disease 2024 PMID: 39037856, DOI: 10.1097/lgt.0000000000000831.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBest Practice AdvisoryCervical cancer screeningElectronic medical recordsHealth care systemCancer screeningPap testCare systemLarger health care systemPre/post intervention studyEvidence-based guidelinesProvider notificationPostinterventionPractice advisoryIntervention studiesPreinterventionFisher's exact testHuman papillomavirus test resultsLogistic regressionRetrospective chart reviewReproductive healthMedical recordsHuman papillomavirus testingPatient characteristicsChart reviewKruskal-Wallis testCoronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination and Stillbirth in the Vaccine Safety Datalink
Denoble A, Vazquez-Benitez G, Sheth S, Ackerman-Banks C, DeSilva M, Zhu J, Daley M, Getahun D, Klein N, Vesco K, Irving S, Nelson J, Williams J, Hambidge S, Donahue J, Weintraub E, Kharbanda E, Lipkind H. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination and Stillbirth in the Vaccine Safety Datalink. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2024, 144: 215-222. PMID: 38843526, PMCID: PMC11250101, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000005632.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVaccine Safety DatalinkAntepartum stillbirthVaccine Safety Datalink sitesLive birthsCOVID-19 vaccineVaccine dosePregnancy start dateRisk of severe morbidityRisk of stillbirthConditional logistic regressionCase-control studyVaccine manufacturersSingleton pregnanciesGestational ageFetal deathPostpartum visitMaternal ageIndex dateSevere morbidityDiagnostic codesPregnancyStillbirthPregnant peopleCOVID-19Logistic regressionComparative Readability Assessment of Four Large Language Models in Answers to Common Contraception Questions [ID 2683638]
Patel A, Panakam A, Amin K, Doshi R, Patil A, Sheth S. Comparative Readability Assessment of Four Large Language Models in Answers to Common Contraception Questions [ID 2683638]. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2024, 143: 12s-12s. DOI: 10.1097/01.aog.0001013004.01563.47.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContraception questionsSixth-grade reading levelRecommended sixth-grade reading levelReproductive health educationAverage reading grade levelFlesch-Kincaid Grade LevelContraceptive counselingReading grade levelContraceptionAutomated Readability IndexColeman-LiauPatient education materialsPatientsSixth-grade levelBingePatient comprehensionHealth educationGunning FogGrade levelFlesch-KincaidReading levelEvaluating the Accuracy and Utility of Large Language Models in Answering Common Contraception Questions [ID 2683633]
Patel A, Jasani S, AlAshqar A, Panakam A, Amin K, Sheth S. Evaluating the Accuracy and Utility of Large Language Models in Answering Common Contraception Questions [ID 2683633]. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2024, 143: 12s-12s. DOI: 10.1097/01.aog.0001013000.12240.72.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLanguage modelContraception questionsAmerican Academy of Family PhysiciansReproductive health educationBardLanguageMicrosoft BingKruskal-Wallis testTextReference textNo significant differenceEvidence basisAcademy of Family PhysiciansContraceptive counselingContraceptionKruskal-WallisAmerican AcademySignificant differenceAssess responsePhysician reviewReferralFamily physiciansQuestionsRandomized Phase II Trial of Imiquimod with or without 9-Valent HPV Vaccine versus Observation in Patients with High-grade Pre-neoplastic Cervical Lesions (NCT02864147)
Sheth S, Oh J, Bellone S, Siegel E, Greenman M, Mutlu L, McNamara B, Pathy S, Clark M, Azodi M, Altwerger G, Andikyan V, Huang G, Ratner E, Kim D, Iwasaki A, Levi A, Buza N, Hui P, Flaherty S, Schwartz P, Santin A. Randomized Phase II Trial of Imiquimod with or without 9-Valent HPV Vaccine versus Observation in Patients with High-grade Pre-neoplastic Cervical Lesions (NCT02864147). Clinical Cancer Research 2024, 30: of1-of10. PMID: 38592381, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-23-3639.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsRandomized phase II trialCD4/CD8 T cellsT cellsHPV clearanceArm BNo significant differenceClinical surveillanceRate of HPV clearanceSecondary outcomesPre-neoplastic cervical lesionsCervical intraepithelial neoplasiaT cell infiltrationT cell responsesSignificant differenceCIN3 patientsIntraepithelial neoplasiaArm ACervical lesionsImiquimod groupSurveillance armVaginal suppositoriesProspective trialsArm CHPV vaccinationImiquimod
2023
Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Status and Correlates Among Mid-Adult Women: Connecticut, USA, 2016–2019
Sheth S, Johnson N, Sullivan E, Torres A, Oliveira C, Niccolai L. Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Status and Correlates Among Mid-Adult Women: Connecticut, USA, 2016–2019. Journal Of Women's Health 2023, 33: 28-32. PMID: 37943625, PMCID: PMC10794823, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2022.0456.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsMid-adult womenVaccination statusHPV vaccinationHPV vaccineHuman Papillomavirus Vaccination StatusHPV vaccination statusHuman papillomavirus vaccinationAge 26 yearsHealth care providersCross-sectional surveyPapillomavirus vaccinationUnvaccinated womenVaccinated womenVaccine informationCare providersVaccinationAdult womenVaccineWomenBehavioral correlatesCorrelatesStatusPotential benefitsYearsParticipantsExpedited Partner Therapy: A Multicomponent Initiative to Boost Provider Counseling
Markowitz M, Ackerman-Banks C, Oliveira C, Fashina O, Pathy S, Sheth S. Expedited Partner Therapy: A Multicomponent Initiative to Boost Provider Counseling. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2023, 51: 15-21. PMID: 37921862, PMCID: PMC11413968, DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000001894.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPartner therapyProvider counselingMulticomponent initiativesQuasi-experimental interrupted time-series studyExpedited Partner TherapyInterrupted time series studyRecords of patientsFrequent reinfectionsInterrupted time series modelObstetric indicationsGynecology clinicTherapy prescriptionPatients' perceptionsPatient acceptanceChlamydia trachomatisPatient encountersNeisseria gonorrhoeaeTherapyRegistered NursesTime-series studyPublic insurancePatientsAcademic obstetricsCounselingSignificant increaseUnindicated Cervical Cancer Screening in Adolescent Females Within a Large Healthcare System in the United States
Hosier H, Sheth S, Oliveira C, Perley L, Vash-Margita A. Unindicated Cervical Cancer Screening in Adolescent Females Within a Large Healthcare System in the United States. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 2023, 78: 470-472. DOI: 10.1097/ogx.0000000000001179.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsCervical cancer screeningIncidence rateUnindicated testsPatient-specific variablesCervical cancerCancer screeningHPV testingYale New Haven Health SystemCervical cancer screening testsAdolescent femalesEligible young womenRepeated cross-sectional studyWell-woman examinationsAtypical squamous cellsHealth system patientsCancer screening testsWomen ages 21Cross-sectional studyLow incidence rateLarge healthcare systemElectronic medical recordsEvidence-based strategiesSelf-reported raceGuideline adherenceHPV testFactors associated with receiving results and attending colposcopy in patients with positive HPV screens in Mexico City
León-Maldonado L, Hernández-Ramírez R, Torres-Ibarra L, Spiegelman D, Sheth S, Lazcano E, Cadena-Fiscal J, Salmerón J. Factors associated with receiving results and attending colposcopy in patients with positive HPV screens in Mexico City. Preventive Medicine Reports 2023, 35: 102347. PMID: 37593354, PMCID: PMC10428024, DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercent of participantsColposcopy appointmentHealthcare facilitiesHigh-risk human papillomavirusMultivariable logistic regressionHealthcare system factorsScreening resultsPositive screening resultsColposcopy adherenceColposcopy clinicHPV screenPrevious PapMedian ageCervical cancerPap testHuman papillomavirusHigh school educationPatientsGreater adherenceExperienced nursesGood complianceLogistic regressionScheduling appointmentsLimited staff availabilityAdherence
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
honor Faculty Award
National AwardSASGOGDetails05/15/2020United Statesactivity Cervical Cancer Prevention in Low Resource Setting - a Pilot Implementation Study in Nepal
ResearchDetails06/01/2019 - PresentDhulikhel, Central Development Region, NepalCollaboratorshonor Society for Academic Specialists in General Obstetrics and Gynecology Research Award
National AwardDetails06/01/2019United Stateshonor American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Immunization Champion Award
National AwardDetails07/01/2018United Stateshonor Patient Experience Award for Caring and Excellence (PEACE), Yale New Haven Hospital
Other AwardYale New Haven HospitalDetails06/30/2017United States
Clinical Care
Overview
Sangini S. Sheth, MD, MPH, is equally at home caring for patients and mentoring young doctors. “I deeply enjoy the great breadth and depth of obstetrics and gynecology—discussing preventive medicine in clinic one day and performing complex surgery with advanced technology the next,” she says.
In clinical practice, Dr. Sheth is passionate about providing a full range of gynecologic services to women in all stages of life, from cervical cancer prevention and prenatal care, to advanced treatments and surgery for such conditions as fibroids and abnormal uterine bleeding. Her roles as both educator and academic at Yale School of Medicine informs the care she provides her patients. “I'm excited to be a frontline provider with a researcher's lens,” Dr. Sheth says.
Dr. Sheth is particularly sensitive to those who may feel marginalized by age, race or ethnicity, and women living with HIV. “The field of women's reproductive health is inherently linked to social and political advocacy, and provides many opportunities to address health disparities and bring evidence-based medicine to all patients,” she says. She is an assistant professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at Yale School of Medicine.
Clinical Specialties
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- November 07, 2024
Yale Ob/Gyn Faculty Present the Latest in Gynecologic Oncology at Memorial Conference
- October 24, 2024
Benefits Go Beyond Summer for YSM Research Program
- October 18, 2024
Yale Ob/Gyn Delves into DEI During Annual Retreat
- June 07, 2024
Study Finds No Association Between COVID-19 Vaccines and Stillbirths
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New Haven, CT 06520-8063
United States
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