Lifestyle Medicine Center

Committed to helping women reach their greatest health potential in body, mind and spirit.

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Women are unique. So are their health needs.

Learn more about ob-gyn care at the Women's Medicine Collaborative. Created by women for women.

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Women's Medicine Collaborative

The Women’s Medicine Collaborative at Lifespan provides multidisciplinary, patient-centered, personalized care to meet the unique health needs of women at all stages of life.

Our physicians are board-certified, nationally recognized specialists and serve on the faculty of The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.

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Our comprehensive range of services includes the following.

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Women's Medicine Collaborative
146 West River Street
Providence, RI 02904
146 West River Street
Providence, RI 02904
401-793-5700
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Patient Stories

MOMS helping moms

Program uses team approach for high-risk pregnancies

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Relax. Your Mind and Body Will Thank You.

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March 24 is World Tuberculosis Day.

Constipation: Why Can’t I Go?

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For providers: Referral form

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Lifespan Blog Team
April 5, 2018

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Bone Density Testing Center for Gynecologic Cancers Diabetes and Endocrine in Pregnancy Program Fecal Transplantation High-Risk Breast Program Lifestyle Medicine Center Menopause Consultation Program Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Services Multidisciplinary Obstetric Medicine Service (MOMS) Newport Women's Health Obstetrics and Gynecology Services Pelvic Floor Disorders Pulmonary Medicine and Pulmonary Function Testing at the Women's Medicine Collaborative Women's Behavioral Medicine Women's Cancer Services Women's Cancer Survivorship Program: "I Am" Women's Cardiac Center at the Lifespan Cardiovascular Institute Women's Gastrointestinal Medicine Women's Genetic Counseling Women’s Health and Rehabilitation Women's Health Services at Rhode Island Hospital Women's Primary Care Women's Rheumatology Services

Women's Medicine Collaborative News

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Rhode Island Hospital Requests Obstetrics Unit Approval

Expertise in both low- and high-complexity pregnancies vital as maternal complication rates continue to increase
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Thursday, October 15, 2015

Women's Medicine Collaborative Earns Facility Bone Densitometry Reaccreditation

Category: 
Awards & Designations
First and only R.I. facility to be accredited by the International Society for Clinical Densitometry The Bone Health Program at the Women's Medicine Collaborative has been reaccredited for five years by the International Society for Clinical Densitometry . This distinction recognizes the facility’s...
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Thursday, October 8, 2015

Free Educational Session: Pelvic Floor Disorders

Some things are difficult to talk about, even with your doctor. You are not alone. The Women's Medicine Collaborative presents, “Pelvic Floor Disorders: Getting Your Life Back," a free educational event. Nearly 20 percent of the general population and as many as 50 percent of seniors are affected...
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Thursday, October 8, 2015

Newport Hospital to Offer Free Mammograms, Breast Exams

Newport Hospital is pleased to offer free mammograms and breast exams to women 40 years old or older who do not have health insurance that covers annual breast cancer screenings. WHEN: Please call 401-845-1548 no later than Monday, October 19, to schedule an appointment for a free screening...
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Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Lynn Pesta, MD, Primary Care Physician, Joins the Women's Medicine Collaborative

Category: 
Medical Education
Lynn Pesta, MD The Women's Medicine Collaborative announced that Lynn Pesta, MD, has joined the Women’s Medicine Collaborative Women’s Primary Care team. She began seeing patients on September 1. Pesta received her medical degree from the Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit,...
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Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Women's Medicine Collaborative Earns Level 3 Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition

Highest designation for care coordination, communication awarded by the National Committee for Quality The Women’s Medicine Collaborative primary care team has been designated a Level 3 Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) . The patient-...
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Thursday, August 13, 2015

$2.7 Million NIH Grant to Study Sleep Apnea, Placental Function

One-of-a-kind study will explore placental function in women with sleep apnea Ghada Bourjeily, MD, The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded $2.7 million to the Women's Medicine Collaborative to study the placenta and its function to determine whether changes in the placenta are linked to...
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Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Primary Care Physician Mariah Stump, MD, Joins the Women's Medicine Collaborative

Mariah Stump, MD, MA, The Women's Medicine Collaborative announced that Mariah Stump, MD, MA, MPH, has joined the Women’s Primary Care team at the Women’s Medicine Collaborative. She began seeing patients on July 1. Stump received her medical degree from the University of Vermont College of...
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Monday, August 3, 2015

New Program for Pelvic Floor Disorders

It was in an unusual setting where Pamela Lambert, of East Providence, first learned she needed a colonoscopy – at a routine eye exam back in the summer of 2012. Little dark spots could be seen on her retina – an indicator of colon cancer. Just one week and one day later she had a colonoscopy – and...
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Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Clinical Psychologist Margaret Bublitz, PhD, Joins the Women’s Medicine Collaborative

Margaret Bublitz, PhD The Women's Medicine Collaborative announced that Margaret Bublitz, PhD, has joined the Women's Behavioral Medicine team as a clinical psychologist. She began seeing patients on June 10. A graduate of the University of British Columbia, Bublitz conducts research at the Centers...
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Featured Events

Category: 
Medical Education, Mental Health and Behavioral Health, Nutrition, OBGYN and Women's Health
Apr 26

Lifestyle Medicine Symposium

Related Locations: 
Rhode Island Hospital, The Miriam Hospital
Location Johnson & Wales Harborside Campus 265 Harborside Boulevard Providence, RI 02905 Note: Do not follow GPS. Directions and Parking Information Lifestyle Medicine is the evidence-based practice of assisting individuals and families to adopt and sustain behaviors that can improve health and...
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Category: 
Infectious Diseases
May 1

Speech on Lyme Disease by Author Pam Weintraub

Related Locations: 
The Miriam Hospital
A longtime science journalist who was moved to write a book about Lyme disease based on her own family’s struggles with the illness will be a guest speaker at The Miriam Hospital on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Pam Weintraub, executive editor of Discover magazine, will discuss her book, Cure Unknown:...
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Category: 
OBGYN and Women's Health, Urology
May 31

Pelvic Floor Disorders: Getting Your Life Back

Related Locations: 
The Miriam Hospital
The Women's Medicine Collaborative's Program for Pelvic Floor Disorders and Pelvic Pain Program will present a free public education night, on Thursday, May 31, 2018. At least one in four women experience significant discomfort and diminished quality of life as a result of a pelvic floor disorder...
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