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Brittni A.J. Boyd, MD
Graduated - Class of 2020

Urogynecology Fellowship – UC Irvine

Research/Clinical Interests: global health, health disparities, reproductive endocrinology and infertility


 

Education/Training

Year

Institution Degree Field of Study
current University of California, San Francisco Residency Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
2016 University of California, Los Angeles- DREW MD Medicine
2009 Stanford University BA Human Biology

Research & Professional Experience

Year

 
2014-2016 Collaborative research between Charles R. Drew University and the Los Angeles County of Public Health- Primary research focused on a descriptive study of Trichomoniasis in LA County Public Health Centers using the nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT).
2013 University of California, Los Angeles Short Term Training Program in Mozambique- Collaborative research with the Center for Disease Control to examine gender-based violence programmatic efficiency
2009-2012 Clinical Research Coordinator, UCSF OBGYN and Reproductive Sciences- Primary research focused on the vaginal microbiome and its correlation with preterm labor. Also investigated the proinflammatory effects of nonoxynol 9 on the female reproductive tract and its implications for HIV infection.

Achievements & Recognition

Year Major Honors
2014 Association of Black Women Physicians Scholarship Recipient

Oral Presentations

Boyd B, Gibson C, Van Den Eeden SK, McCaw B, Subak L, Huang AJ - Interpersonal Trauma: An Under. Recognized Risk Factor for Symptomatic Urinary Tract Dysfunction in Midlife and Older Women. American Urological Association.

Poster Presentations

Boyd B, Gibson C, Van Den Eeden SK, McCaw B, Subak L, Huang AJ - Interpersonal Trauma: An Under. Recognized Risk Factor for Symptomatic Urinary Tract Dysfunction in Midlife and Older Women. American Urological Association

Boyd B, Gibson C, Van Den Eeden SK, McCaw B, Subak L, Huang AJ - Interpersonal Trauma: An Under. Recognized Risk Factor for Symptomatic Urinary Tract Dysfunction in Midlife and Older Women. ACOG 67th Annual Meeting

Johnson B, Bruns LC, Boothe M, DeUgarte D, Hartford E. Examining GBV Programmatic Efficiency in Mozambique: An Analysis of CDC Partnerships. Poster presentation at the 5th Annual Consortium of Universities for Global Health. Washington DC. May 9-12, 2014.

Chen JC, Johnson BA, Takeda M, Pannell J, Perry J, Irwin JC, Smith-McCune KK, Shacklett B, Greenblatt RM, Greene WC, Giudice LC. In vivo and in vitro pro-inflammatory effects of nonoxynol-9 (N9) and the universal placebo gel: implications for HIV infection in the upper female reproductive tract. Abstract and poster presentation at the 14th International Symposium for Immunology of Reproduction. Boston, MA. May 28-June 1, 2013.

Smith-McCune KK, Chen J, Greenblatt RM, Shacklett BL, Shanmugasundaram U, Johnson BA, Barragan F, Irwin JC, M Takeda, Pannell J, Perry J, Greene WC, Giudice LC. Unexpected pro-inflammatory effects on the upper female reproductive tract of nonoxynol-9 and the universal placebo gel. Abstract and poster presentation at the 14th International Symposium for Immunology of Reproduction. Boston, MA. May 28-June 1, 2013.

Johnson BA, Chen J, Roan N, Barragan F, Irwin JC, Giudice LC. University of California San Francisco. Seminal Plasma Induces Secretion of Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines by Human Endometrial Epithelium and Stroma. Abstract and poster presentation at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine Meeting. San Diego, CA. October 22-24, 2012.

Trimble LB, Spitzer MD, Tran ND, Johnson BA, ZamahA, Giudice LC. University of California San Francisco. The Impact of Hyperstimulated Endometrium with Discordant Morphologic and Molecular Phenotypes. Abstract and poster presentation at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine Meeting. Orlando, FL. October 18, 2011.

Chen JC, Erikson DW, Irwin JC, Meyer MR, Johnson BA, Barragan F, Zelenko Z, Tamaresis JS, Vo KC, Giudice LC. University of California San Francisco. Effects of Nonoxynol-9 on Endometrial Cytokine Secretion Using an In Vitro Co-Culture System in HIV-Negative Women. Poster Presentation at the Center for Reproductive Sciences Annual Retreat. San Francisco, CA. May 27, 2011.

Bianco K, Gormley M, Goldfien G, Johnson BA, McMaster M, Thiet MP, Fisher S. University of California San Francisco. Global Gene Expression Profiling of the Maternal/Fetal Interface in Common Aneuploidies: Identification of Gene Dosage-Dependant Phenotypes. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Volume 204, Issue 1, Supplement 1, January 2011, Page S284. Abstract and poster presentation at the 2011 Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine Annual Meeting, San Francisco CA February 12, 2011.

Hyman RW, Fukushima M, Davis R, Caughey AB, Johnson BA, Vo KC, Giudice LC, Stanford University; University of California San Francisco. A Metagenomics Approach to Determine if Novel Bacteria Predict Recurrent, Unexplained Preterm Birth. Poster Presentation at the Third Biennial March of Dimes Burroughs Welcome Foundation Symposium: Preventing Prematurity: Establishing a Network for Innovation and Discovery. Newport Beach, California, December 6, 2010.

Publications

Boyd BAJ, Gibson CJ, Van Den Eeden SK, McCaw B, Subak LL, Thom D, Huang AJ. Interpersonal Trauma as a Marker of Risk for Urinary Tract Dysfunction in Midlife and Older Women. Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Jan;135(1):106-112. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000003586. PMID: 31809425

Boyd B, Pratt T, Mishra K. Fungal Lumbosacral Osteomyelitis After Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. 2018 Nov/Dec;24(6):e46-e48. doi: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000000612. PMID: 30059439

Chen JC, Johnson BA, Erikson DW, Piltonen TT, Barragan F, Chu S, Kohgadai N, Irwin JC, Greene WC, Giudice LC, Roan NR. Seminal plasma induces global transcriptomic changes associated with cell migration, proliferation and viability in endometrial epithelial cells and stromal fibroblasts. Hum Reprod. 2014 Jun;29(6):1255-70. doi: 10.1093/humrep/deu047. Epub 2014 Mar 13. PMID: 24626806.

Hyman RW, Fukushima M, Jiang H, Fung E, Rand L, Johnson BA, Vo KC, Caughey AB, Hilton JF, Davis RW, Giudice LC. Diversity of the Vaginal Microbiome Correlates With Preterm Birth. Reprod Sci. 2014 Jan;21(1):32-40. doi: 10.1177/1933719113488838. Epub 2013 May 28. PMID: 23715799.

Smith-McCune KK, Chen JC, Greenblatt RM, Shacklett BL, Shanmugasundaram U, Hilton JF, Johnson, BA, Irwin JC, Giudice LC. Unexpected Inflammatory Effects of Intravaginal Gels (Universal Placebo Gel and Nonoxynol-9) on the Upper Female Reproductive Tract: an Observational Crossover Study. PLoS One. 2015 Jul 15;10(7):e0129769. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0129769. eCollection 2015. PMID: 26177352.

Bianco K, Gormley M, Goldfien G, Johnson B, McMaster M, Thiet MP, Fisher S. Global Gene Expression Profiling of the Maternal/Fetal Interface in Common Aneuploidies: Identification of Gene Dosage-Dependant Phenotypes. http://www.ajog.org/article/S0002-9378(10)02002-8/fulltext. 2011, January 03.

Johnson BA, Campbell Bruns L, Boothe M, DeUgarte D, Hartford E. (2014, September 24). Examining GBV Programmatic Efficiency in Mozambique: An Analysis of CDC Partnerships http://www.annalsofglobalhealth.org/article/S2214-9996(14)00252-5/fulltext