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Tessa Madden, MD, MPH

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Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
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Additional Titles

Chief, Section of Family Planning

Program Director, Complex Family Planning Fellowship

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Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences

310 Cedar Street, PO Box 208063

New Haven, CT 06510

United States

About

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Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences

Chief, Section of Family Planning ; Program Director, Complex Family Planning Fellowship

Biography

Tessa Madden, MD, MPH is Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at the Yale School of Medicine where she is also the Section Chief for Family Planning. Previously, she was at Washington University in St. Louis for more than 15 years where she was a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Family Planning Division Director, and the Program Director of the Complex Family Planning Fellowship. She completed her Obstetrics and Gynecology at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University in New York City and her Family Planning Fellowship at the Johns Hopkins University. During fellowship, she received her MPH from the Bloomberg School of Public Health. She is active in patient care, clinical research, and education. Dr. Madden’s research interests are focused on contraceptive care including interventions to improve patient access to the full range of contraceptive options. She has received research funding from the NIH, PCORI, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and private foundations. She is an author of more than 70 peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Madden is also an enthusiastic clinical research mentor, having mentored 30 trainees including medical students, residents, and fellows. She has a national reputation as an expert in Complex Family Planning serving on multiple advisory committees and recently served as the Board President of the Society of Family Planning.

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Education & Training

Fellow
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (2007)
MPH
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Epidemiology (2006)
Resident
New York Presbyterian Hospital - Columbia (2005)
MD
Washington University in St. Louis (2001)

Research

Overview

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Contraception; Decision Making; Hormonal Contraception; Long-Acting Reversible Contraception

Research at a Glance

Publications Timeline

A big-picture view of Tessa Madden's research output by year.
139Publications
6,185Citations

Publications

2024

2023

2022

Clinical Care

Overview

Tessa Madden, MD, is an obstetrician-gynecologist who says she was drawn to her field because “women’s health and reproductive health, specifically, have long been important to me, which made it a natural fit,” she says. “I enjoy taking care of mostly healthy reproductive-age females and helping them make decisions about their health, including whether or not they want to have children or if they want to prevent pregnancy.”

Dr. Madden specializes in complex family planning, which focuses on women who are at risk of pregnancy or are pregnant with complications, which could be from a maternal pre-existing health condition, a fetal anomaly, or a problem that occurred in pregnancy.

“There are pregnancy-related issues that can happen at any point, but particularly in the second trimester, that can be life-threatening, and those patients need a higher level of care,” says Dr. Madden. “Likewise, with contraception, women with medical or social complexities may need a different level of expertise.”

In addition to complex care, Dr. Madden provides general contraception counseling and education to patients, as well as management for pregnancy loss and abortion care, both in the first and second trimesters.

When meeting a new patient, Dr. Madden says she likes to start with open-ended questions. “I let women tell me why they are here before I launch into various questions,” she says. “And even when discussing sensitive topics, I try to be matter-of-fact. I don’t have—and don’t want to show—any discomfort, even when we are discussing uncomfortable topics because I don’t want a patient to feel judged.”

Dr. Madden’s research interests are focused on contraception, including what interventions are needed to improve patient access to the full range of options.

Clinical Specialties

Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences; Gynecology

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Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences

310 Cedar Street, PO Box 208063

New Haven, CT 06510

United States

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