Adult Women’s Care at Brigham and Women’s Hospital


Mark Hornstein, M.D.
Chief of Reproductive Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Mark Hornstein, MD

Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 1982

Residency/Fellowship:
Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital, Obstetrics & Gynecology, 1986
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Reproductive Endocrinology, 1988

Clinical Interests: Assisted reproductive technologies/IVF, infertility, and laparoscopic surgery

Dr. Hornstein is the Co-Director of the Boston Center for Endometriosis, Director of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School. He is dedicated to caring for adult women diagnosed with endometriosis and infertility. Dr. Hornstein has led numerous clinical trials that have focused on the efficacy of specific medications to treat endometriosis and other studies that have examined the link between endometriosis with other conditions such as dysplastic nevi. Over the course of his career, Dr. Hornstein has treated thousands of adult women with endometriosis both medically and surgically with the goal of improving pain and fertility outcomes.


Raymond Anchan, M.D., Ph.D.
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Raymond Anchan, MD, PhD

Medical School: East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine, 2001

Residency/Fellowship:
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, 2008
Pitt County memorial Hospital, Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2005
Duke University Medical Center, Neurobiology, 1997

Clinical Interests: Assisted reproductive technologies/IVF, endometriosis, fibroids, gynecologic surgery, infertility, PCOS, abnormal/irregular bleeding

Ray Anchan first joined the Center for Infertility and Reproductive Surgery as a reproductive endocrinology fellow, coming to Boston from Duke University. He joined the faculty of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility as a clinician and established his basic science laboratory focused on biologic discoveries that can improve the fertility outcomes of his patients. Dr. Anchan is an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School. He focuses his scientific discovery on determining the early developmental steps of human diseases, including endometriosis. Outside of work, Dr. Anchan enjoys time and travel with his wife who is a pediatrician and his twin sons.


Jon Einarsson, M.D., M.P.H.
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Jon Einarsson, MD, MPH

Medical School: University of Iceland School of Medicine, 1995

Residency/Fellowship:
Baylor College of Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2002
Landspitali University Hospital, Obstetrics & Gynecology, 1998
Baylor College of Medicine, Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2004

Clinical Interests: Cervical insufficiency/incompetence, endometriosis, fibroids, laparoscopic surgery, minimally invasive gynecologic surgery, prolapse


Antonio Gargiulo, M.D.
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Antonio Gargiulo

Antonio Gargiulo, MD

Medical School: University of Naples, Italy, 1989

Residency/Fellowship:
University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Obstetrics & Gynecology, 1996
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, 1998
University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Reproductive Endocrinology, 1992

Clinical Interests: Assisted reproductive technologies/IVF, endometriosis, infertility, minimally invasive gynecologic surgery, oocyte donation and gestational carrier, robotic surgery

Dr. Gargiulo is the Director of Robotic Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital’s Center for Infertility and Reproductive Surgery and Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School, and is an internationally recognized pioneer in robotic reproductive surgery. He is also a senior member of the Center for Assisted Reproduction at BWH, one of the premier fertility centers in the world. Dr. Gargiulo provides comprehensive surgical and infertility care to women faced with complex pelvic endometriosis and/or uterine fibroids, based on personalized surgical strategies aimed at fertility preservation.


Marc R. Laufer, M.D.
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Chief of Gynecology, BCH

Marc Laufer, MD
Chief of Gynecology, Boston Children’s Hospital

Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1986

Residency/Fellowship:
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Obstetrics & Gynecology, 1990
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Reproductive Endocrinology, 1992
Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, 1992

Clinical Interests: Congenital anomalies of the reproductive tract, endometriosis, gynecologic surgery, pelvic pain

Dr. Laufer, Director of the Boston Center for Endometriosis, Co-Director of the Center for Young Women’s Health and Chief of Gynecology at Boston Children’s Hospital and Professor at Brigham and Women’s Hospital is devoted to caring for young women with endometriosis and is determined to help find a cure. As a gynecologist, Dr. Laufer has treated both young and older women with endometriosis and has recognized that symptoms including; painful periods, pelvic pain, painful urination, etc, often begin during the teenage years. These symptoms are frequently misunderstood and treatment is commonly delayed when early treatment is possible. Dr. Laufer has spent most of his career not only caring for adolescent girls and adult women with endometriosis; helping to relieve their pain and preserving their fertility, but also conducting clinical research studies to help find a cure.


Serene Srouji, M.D.
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Serene Srouji, MD

Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Repro Endo & Infertility, 1998

Residency/Fellowship:
University of Washington Medical Center, Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2002
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Reproductive Endocrinology, 2006

Clinical Interests: Assisted reproductive technologies/IVF, fibroids, gynecologic laparoscopic surgery, hysteroscopic surgery, infertility, robotic surgery


Brian Walsh, M.D.
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Brian Walsh, MD

Medical School: Brown University School of Medicine, 1981

Residency/Fellowship:
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Obstetrics & Gynecology, 1985
Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Reproductive Endocrinology, 1988

Clinical Interests: Assisted Reproductive technologies/IVF, fibroids, infertility, laparoscopic surgery, ovarian cysts


Elena Yanushpolsky, M.D.
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Elena Yanushpolsky

Elena Yanushpolsky, MD

Medical School: Harvard Medical School, 1985

Residency/Fellowship:
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Obstetrics & Gynecology, 1989
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Reproductive Endocrinology, 1991

Clinical Interests: Endometriosis, fibroids, genetic reproductive disorders, infertility, ovarian cysts, pregnancy – history of prior loss or infertility

Dr. Yanushpolsky is the Director of Reproductive Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital as well as the Director of Brigham and Women’s Center for Infertility and Reproductive Surgery affiliate at the South Shore Hospital site. She is an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Yanushpolsky’s interests and expertise are in the areas of infertility and surgical treatments of conditions contributing to infertility, such as endometriosis. Over the course of a 20-year career in Reproductive Medicine, Dr. Yanushpolsky has helped numerous patients with endometriosis achieve their fertility goals through medical and surgical treatments, and has also published research papers on the topic of endometriosis and in-vitro fertilization (IVF).