Dr. Louise King

Louise P. King, MD, JD

Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Member, HMS Center for Bioethics

Louise P. King, MD, JD, is an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School and a Surgeon within the Division of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery at Brigham and Women's. Dr. King completed her juris doctorate at Tulane Law School before attending medical school at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. She completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Parkland Hospital in Dallas Texas and her fellowship in Minimally Invasive Surgery with Dr. Camran Nezhat at Stanford University. Her areas of interest in medical ethics focus on questions of informed decision making and assisted reproduction as well as equitable access to advanced gynecologic surgery.

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A Call to Action for Ergonomic Surgical Devices Designed for Diverse Surgeon End Users.
Authors: Authors: Wong JMK, Carey ET, King C, Wright KN, King LP, Kho RM.
Obstet Gynecol
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Very Low Rates of Ureteral Injury in Laparoscopic Hysterectomy Performed by Fellowship-trained Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgeons.
Authors: Authors: Gupta S, Maghsoudlou P, Ajao M, Einarsson JI, King LP.
J Minim Invasive Gynecol
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Double Discrimination, the Pay Gap in Gynecologic Surgery, and Its Association With Quality of Care.
Authors: Authors: Watson KL, King LP.
Obstet Gynecol
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Ending Restraint of Incarcerated Individuals Giving Birth.
Authors: Authors: House KT, Kelley S, Sontag DN, King LP.
AMA J Ethics
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Respecting autonomy-a call for truth in commercial advertising for planned oocyte cryopreservation.
Authors: Authors: Bayefsky MJ, DeCherney AH, King LP.
Fertil Steril
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The Morcellation "Debate" and the FDA 510(k) Process-A Call for Further Reform.
Authors: Authors: Brennan L, Milad MP, King LP.
Obstet Gynecol Surv
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Impact of prior hysterectomy on surgical outcomes for laparoscopic adnexal surgery.
Authors: Authors: Alammari RA, Jorgensen EM, Modest AM, Chu J, King LP, Awtrey CS.
Surg Endosc
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A Reluctant Critic: Why Gynecologic Surgery Needs Reform.
Authors: Authors: King LP.
Hastings Cent Rep
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Surgeon Volume in Benign Gynecologic Surgery: Review of Outcomes, Impact on Training, and Ethical Contexts.
Authors: Authors: Glaser LM, Brennan L, King LP, Milad MP.
J Minim Invasive Gynecol
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Fostering Discussion When Teaching Abortion and Other Morally and Spiritually Charged Topics.
Authors: Authors: King LP, Penzias A.
AMA J Ethics
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