Nerys Benfield, MD, MPH
VP/CMO, Adult Services
COO
Chancellor/EVC/FAS

Publications (30)

Top publication keywords:
Family Planning PolicyReproductive BehaviorIntrauterine Device MigrationContraceptionRefugee CampsDevice RemovalDirective CounselingFamily Planning ServicesContraception BehaviorFlourManihotDemocratic Republic of the CongoVaginal FistulaIntrauterine DevicesCosts and Cost Analysis

• Impact of the One-Child Policy on Reproductive Decision-Making Among People of Chinese Descent in the United States: An Exploratory Study.
  Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health 2025 Ng JHK, Atrio J, Nguyen N, Benfield N
• Multi-Omics Identification of Extracellular Components of the Fetal Monkey and Human Neocortex.
  Proteomics 2025 Vilicich F, Vettiatil D, Kattapong-Graber S, Nawsheen N, Patel N, Quezada A, Gurney E, Smith E, Nelson HN, Pesci S, Atrio J, Moreno N, Jones A, Murphy M, Benfield N, Hennebold J, Solanky N, Lisgo S, …
• Multi-omics identification of extracellular components of the fetal monkey and human neocortex.
  bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology 2024 Vilicich F, Vettiatil D, Kattapong-Graber S, Nawsheen N, Patel N, Quezada A, Gurney E, Smith E, Nelson H, Pesci S, Atrio J, Moreno N, Jones A, Murphy M, Benfield N, Hennebold J, Solanky N, Lisgo S, …
• Featured research at the 2024 Society of Family Planning Annual Meeting.
  Contraception 2024 Barar RE, Beasley A, Benfield N, Cansino C, Darney BG, Haider S, Shaw K
• Ease of removal of malpositioned intrauterine devices: A retrospective cohort study.
  Contraception 2024 Frisse AC, Louik JB, Kachwala IA, Wu H, Felix N, Vorawandthanachai T, Avila K, Benfield NC

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• Featured research at the 2023 Society of Family Planning Annual Meeting.
  Contraception 2023 Beasley A, Benfield N, Cansino C, Darney BG, Dempsey A, Kavanaugh M
• Consensus on Social Determinants of Health Knowledge Topics and Behavior Learning Goals Across Primary Care Residencies: Results of a Delphi Study.
  Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2023 Hassan IF, Gorski V, Sanderson D, Braganza S, Benfield N, Nadas M, Amursi E, Gonzalez CM
• Protecting reproductive health information in the post-Roe era: interoperability strategies for healthcare institutions.
  Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA 2022 Khanna RR, Murray SG, Wen T, Salmeen K, Illangasekare T, Benfield N, Adler-Milstein J, Savage L
• Telemedicine for Contraceptive Counseling During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Referral Patterns and Attendance at Follow-Up Visits.
  Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association 2022 Stifani BM, Smith A, Avila K, Levi EE, Benfield NC
• Introducing the Dilation and Evacuation Technique in Brazil: Lessons Learned From an International Partnership to Expand Options for Brazilian Women and Girls.
  Frontiers in global women's health 2022 Stifani BM, Mei Hwang S, Rodrigues Catani R, Borges Martins da Silva Paro H, Benfield N
• Attitudes and experiences with termination of pregnancy among Irish obstetrics & gynaecology trainees in the context of recent legal change: A survey study.
  European journal of obstetrics & gynecology and reproductive biology: X 2021 Stifani BM, McDonnell BP, Corbett G, Avila K, Chavkin W, Russell N, Benfield NC
• Featured research at the 2021 Society of Family Planning Annual Meeting.
  Contraception 2021 Benfield N, Dempsey A, Gariepy A, Haider S, Madden T
• Telemedicine for contraceptive counseling: Patient experiences during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City.
  Contraception 2021 Stifani BM, Smith A, Avila K, Boos EW, Ng J, Levi EE, Benfield NC
• Featured research at the 2020 Society of Family Planning Annual Meeting.
  Contraception 2020 Benfield N, Gariepy A, Haider S, Hubacher D, Madden T
• Abortion attitudes, training, and experience among medical students in Jamaica, West Indies.
  Contraception and reproductive medicine 2020 Matthews G, Atrio J, Fletcher H, Medley N, Walker L, Benfield N
• The impact of menstrual hygiene management on adolescent health: The effect of Go! pads on rate of urinary tract infection in adolescent females in Kibogora, Rwanda.
  International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics 2019 Janoowalla H, Keppler H, Asanti D, Xie X, Negassa A, Benfield N, Rulisa S, Nathan LM
• Author's reply re: Cassava flour slurry as a low-cost alternative to commercially available gel for obstetrical ultrasound: a blinded non-inferiority trial comparison of image quality.
  BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology 2018 Benfield N, authors
• Cassava flour slurry as a low-cost alternative to commercially available gel for obstetrical ultrasound: a blinded non-inferiority trial comparison of image quality.
  BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology 2018 Aziz A, Dar P, Hughes F, Solorzano C, Muller MM, Salmon C, Salmon M, Benfield N
• Exposure to routine availability of immediate postpartum LARC: effect on attitudes and practices of labor and delivery and postpartum nurses.
  Contraception 2018 Benfield N, Hawkins F, Ray L, McGowan A, Floyd K, Africa D, Barreto M, Levi E
• From Pill to Condom, or Nothing at all: HIV Diagnosis and Discontinuation of Highly Effective Contraceptives Among Women in Northeast Brazil.
  AIDS and behavior 2018 Stifani BM, MacCarthy S, Nunn A, Benfield N, Dourado I
• A data extraction algorithm for assessment of contraceptive counseling and provision.
  American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 2017 Roser BJ, Rubin SE, Nagarajan N, Wieland DL, Benfield NC
• Family planning knowledge and use among women in camps for internally displaced people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics 2017 Kisindja RM, Kimona C, Etoy M, Dorme F, Benfield N
• Placental tumor necrosis factor-α protein expression during normal human gestation.
  The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians 2016 Basu J, Agamasu E, Bendek B, Salafia CM, Mishra A, Benfield N, Prasad P, Mikhail M
• Alternative Ultrasound Gel for a Sustainable Ultrasound Program: Application of Human Centered Design.
  PloS one 2015 Salmon M, Salmon C, Bissinger A, Muller MM, Gebreyesus A, Geremew H, Wendel SK, Wendell S, Azaza A, Salumu M, Benfield N
• Fistula after attended delivery and the challenge of obstetric care capacity in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
  International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics 2015 Benfield N, Young-Lin N, Kimona C, Kalisya LM, Kisindja RM
• Healthcare providers' perspectives on the social reintegration of patients after surgical fistula repair in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
  International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics 2015 Young-Lin N, Namugunga EN, Lussy JP, Benfield N
• Placental Oxidative Status throughout Normal Gestation in Women with Uncomplicated Pregnancies.
  Obstetrics and gynecology international 2015 Basu J, Bendek B, Agamasu E, Salafia CM, Mishra A, Benfield N, Patel R, Mikhail M
• Analysis of a pilot program to implement physical therapy for women with gynecologic fistula in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
  International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics 2014 Keyser L, McKinney J, Salmon C, Furaha C, Kinsindja R, Benfield N
• Fertility desires and the feasibility of contraception counseling among genital fistula patients in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics 2011 Benfield N, Kinsindja RM, Kimona C, Masoda M, Ndume J, Steinauer J
• Global women's health in 2010: facing the challenges.
  Journal of women's health (2002) 2010 Lester F, Benfield N, Fathalla MM