A royal Canadian honor
“It was like a scene right out of the movies,” says Isaac Schiff, MD, of the celebratory state dinner honoring recipients of the prestigious Order of Canada last month.
About Isaac Schiff, MD
Dr. Schiff did his Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Boston Hospital for Women (now Brigham and Women's Hospital) and a Fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology at the same institution. He was the Director of Reproductive Endocrinology at Brigham and Women's Hospital before being selected to head the Vincent Obstetrics and Gynecology Service at Massachusetts General Hospital in 1988. He also became the Joe Vincent Meigs Professor of Gynecology at Harvard Medical School at the same time.
He is past President of the North American Menopause Society and Editor-in-Chief of its journal, Menopause. In addition, he chairs the Medical Advisory Board for Pause, the consumer magazine for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologist (ACOG) News
In the New: HRT for Symptom Relief vs. Breast Cancer Risks, U.S. News & World Report
Clinical Interests:
- Infertility - female
- Infertility - male
- Menopause
- Reproductive Medicine
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Boston: Massachusetts General Hospital
Mass General Fertility Center
55 Fruit St.
Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care
Suite 10A
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-8868
Medical Education
- MD, McGill University
- MD, McGill University Faculty of Medicine
- Residency, Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Residency, Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Residency, Montreal General Hospital
- Residency, Montreal General Hospital
- Residency, New Eng. Medical Ctr
- Residency, Tufts Medical Center
- Fellowship, Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Fellowship, Brigham and Women's Hospital
American Board Certifications
- Obstetrics & Gynecology, American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility, American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Cigna
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Coventry
- Fallon Health
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Humana
- Maine Community Health Options
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MassHealth
- Medicaid ME
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid NY
- Medicaid RI
- Medicaid VT
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- United Health Care
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
- WellSense NH
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
Publications
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Schiff I, Tulchinsky D, Ryan KJ. Vaginal absorption of estrone and 17??-estradiol. Fertil Steril 28(10):1063-1066, 1977.
Schiff I, Regestein Q, Tulchinsky D, Ryan KJ. Effects of estrogens on sleep and psychological state of hypogonadal women. JAMA 242(22): 2405-2407, 1979.
Schiff I, Ryan KJ. Benefits of estrogen replacement. Obstet Gynecol Surv. 35(6):400-411, 1980.
Schiff I, Tulchinsky D, Cramer D, Ryan KJ. Oral medroxyprogesterone in the treatment of postmenopausal symptoms. JAMA 244(13):1443-1445, 1980.
Schiff I, Sela HK, Cramer D, Tulchinsky D, Ryan KJ. Endometrial hyperplasia in women on cyclic or continuous estrogen regimens. Fertil Steril. 37(1):79-82, 1982.
Frisch RE, Wyshak G, Albright TE, Albright NL, Schiff I. Lower prevalence of diabetes in female former college athletes compared with nonathletes. Diabetes 35(10):1101-1105, 1986.
Schiff I. Summing up the risk:benefit equation. Menopause 3(2):61-64, 1996.
Schiff I. Executive Summary. Hormone Therapy. Obstet Gynecol 104(4) Supplement: 1S-4S, 2004.
Schiff I. The pill and the Pendulum. Editorial. Obstet Gynecol 110(2, part1), pp. 228-229, August 2007.
Shifren JL, and Schiff I. The role of hormone therapy in the management of menopause. Obstet Gynecol, 115(5): 839-854, 2010.
Wonderful Reassuring Caring
This Doctor is my 'lynchpin'.
Dr Schiff has been one of my physicians for 30 years. There is none better both in terms of his professional skills and his sensitivity. I am so fortunate to be under his care.
Dr.. Schiff practices medicine the way it should be practiced, and often is not in these days of corporatized medicine. He and hisnstaff are thorough, careful, friendly, supportive, and never make you feel as though you are a thing on a conveyer belt, not a human being. Patients who are lucky enough to have him as their doctor (not ... Read More
We are lucky patients to have this doctor
I think Dr. Schiff is the most extraordinary doctor I've ever experienced in my life. He is incredibly caring, incredibly attentive, and listens intensely. At any rate, what can I say? He walks on water. I consider myself absolutely incredibly lucky to have him as a provider. Thank you.
MGH is lucky to have Dr. Isaac Schiff. He is an amazing role model for all the students and residents he has mentored over the decades, I am sure. There is no doctor more caring and ethical than Dr. Schiff. He is truly a National Treasure.
My experience was exceptional with Dr. Schiff and over the years I've come to discover that this is a consistent finding. He is always excellent, and takes the time to listen, and provide proper feedback to me, and my many questions.
This provider, Dr Isaac Schiff, is superb and always has been. [redacted] he is superb and he always has very efficient, charming, kind, just nice, nice office staff from the receptionist to the nurse [redacted].
Dr. Schiff is such a wonderful, caring, compassionate doctor. I've been very, very, very, very fortunate to have him for, I would say, over 40 years. He's very caring, thoughtful, kind, just the best. I love him so much. He's just so great, and I've been very lucky to have him. And he's very smart, too. Thank you.