Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c): What to know if you have diabetes or prediabetes or are at risk for these conditions
What could be causing your blurry vision?
Avocado nutrition: Health benefits and easy recipes
Swimming lessons save lives: What parents should know
Preventing and treating iliotibial (IT) band syndrome: Tips for pain-free movement
Wildfires: How to cope when smoke affects air quality and health
What can magnesium do for you and how much do you need?
Dry socket: Preventing and treating a painful condition that can occur after tooth extraction
What happens during sleep — and how to improve it
How is metastatic prostate cancer detected and treated in men over 70?
Toni Golen, MD
Editor in Chief, Harvard Women's Health Watch; Editorial Advisory Board Member, Harvard Health Publishing; Contributor
Dr. Toni Golen is a physician specializing in obstetrics and gynecology, practicing in Boston. Dr. Golen completed her residency training at George Washington University Medical Center in 1995, and is an associate professor at Harvard Medical School. She has a special interest in health care quality and patient safety, and serves as the interim chair of the department of obstetrics and gynecology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
Dr. Golen is also co-director of labor and delivery, as well as vice chair of quality, safety, and performance Improvement. In these roles she is responsible for the development and implementation of quality improvement projects that advance the equity, safety, accessibility, and patient-centered focus of care that is provided to patients and their families.
Dr. Golen is a past member of the board of directors of Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts, and lives in Wellesley with her husband and children.
Posts by Toni Golen, MD
Diseases & Conditions
Why is my heart rate high?
Diseases & Conditions
What causes brain freeze?
Staying Healthy
What should I ask at my annual physical?
Staying Healthy
Is biting my nails really that bad?
Diseases & Conditions
Why do my ears feel clogged?
Women's Health
How do I approach a new partner about STI testing?
Diseases & Conditions
Why won't my hives go away?
Diseases & Conditions
What's that speck in my eye?
Women's Health
Why has my natural scent changed during perimenopause?
Women's Health
Should I get genetic testing for breast cancer?
Staying Healthy
How high a fever is too high?
Women's Health
Why are my breasts sore?
Staying Healthy
Why does my arm hurt after I get a shot?
Diseases & Conditions
How can I tell if I have a concussion?
Pain
What triggers weather-related joint pain?
Staying Healthy
Should I stop cracking my knuckles?
Diseases & Conditions
Could I have lactose intolerance?
Staying Healthy
What do food freshness labels really mean?
Women's Health
Should I use vaginal probiotics?
Women's Health
What symptoms should I report to my gynecologist?
Diseases & Conditions
When is a sleep study needed?
Diseases & Conditions
How can I stop grinding my teeth when I'm asleep?
Diseases & Conditions
Why does my eyelid twitch?
Diseases & Conditions
Can stress trigger hiccups?
Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c): What to know if you have diabetes or prediabetes or are at risk for these conditions
What could be causing your blurry vision?
Avocado nutrition: Health benefits and easy recipes
Swimming lessons save lives: What parents should know
Preventing and treating iliotibial (IT) band syndrome: Tips for pain-free movement
Wildfires: How to cope when smoke affects air quality and health
What can magnesium do for you and how much do you need?
Dry socket: Preventing and treating a painful condition that can occur after tooth extraction
What happens during sleep — and how to improve it
How is metastatic prostate cancer detected and treated in men over 70?
