Larner College of Medicine

Jeffrey F. Peipert

John Van Sicklen Maeck Professor and Chair

PRONOUNS he/him

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Pronouns he/him
Alma mater(s)
  • M.D., Emory University, Atlanta, GA
  • Ph.D., Epidemiology, Brown University, Providence, RI
  • M.H.A., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
  • M.P.H., Fellow, National Clinical Scholar Program, Yale University, New Haven, CT
  • B.A., Human Biology, Brown University, Providence, RI
  • Resident, Philadelphia Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Areas of expertise

family planning, sexually transmitted infections, infertility.

BIO

For many years, Dr. Peipert’s professional activities focused on education and clinical research.  In the last 5 years his efforts have shifted to administration of the Department of OBGYN and management of the faculty and learners (i.e., fellows, residents, and medical students). Between 2000–May 2024, Dr. Peipert led the Department of OBGYN at Indiana University.  In June 2024, he assumed his current role of Professor and Chair at the University of Vermont/UVM Health Network.

Jeffrey Peipert's educational journey included Brown University (BA and PhD), Emory University (MD), Yale University (MPH), and University of Minnesota (MHA). In addition to OBGYN training, Dr. Peipert has expertise in public health, epidemiology, and health services research. Previous NIH-funded grant/project experience includes an NICHD-funded randomized trial of a computer-based intervention to encourage dual method contraceptive use to prevent unplanned pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). He also served as the Principal Investigator of a large prospective cohort study, the Contraceptive CHOICE Project, which recruited close to 10,000 women and followed them for 2-3 years for contraceptive effectiveness, satisfaction, and continuation rates. Dr. Peipert continues to be interested in family planning, sexually transmitted infections, and infertility.

 

Publications

NIH Publications

Awards and Achievements

See CV

Bio

For many years, Dr. Peipert’s professional activities focused on education and clinical research.  In the last 5 years his efforts have shifted to administration of the Department of OBGYN and management of the faculty and learners (i.e., fellows, residents, and medical students). Between 2000–May 2024, Dr. Peipert led the Department of OBGYN at Indiana University.  In June 2024, he assumed his current role of Professor and Chair at the University of Vermont/UVM Health Network.

Jeffrey Peipert's educational journey included Brown University (BA and PhD), Emory University (MD), Yale University (MPH), and University of Minnesota (MHA). In addition to OBGYN training, Dr. Peipert has expertise in public health, epidemiology, and health services research. Previous NIH-funded grant/project experience includes an NICHD-funded randomized trial of a computer-based intervention to encourage dual method contraceptive use to prevent unplanned pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). He also served as the Principal Investigator of a large prospective cohort study, the Contraceptive CHOICE Project, which recruited close to 10,000 women and followed them for 2-3 years for contraceptive effectiveness, satisfaction, and continuation rates. Dr. Peipert continues to be interested in family planning, sexually transmitted infections, and infertility.

 

Publications

Awards and Achievements

See CV

Select Publications

  • Peipert JF, Redding CA, Blume JD, Allsworth JE, Matteson KA, Lozowski F, Mayer KH, Morokoff PJ, Rossi JS. Tailored intervention to increase dual-contraceptive method use: a randomized trial to reduce unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008; 198(6): 630.el-8. PMID: 18395692. 
  • Peipert JF, Madden T, Allsworth JE, Secura GM. Preventing unintended pregnancies by providing no-cost contraception. Obstet Gynecol 2012; 120(6):1291-7. PMID: 23168752. 
  • Winner B, Peipert JF, Zhao Q, Buckel C, Madden T, Allsworth JE, Secura GM. Effectiveness of long-acting reversible contraception. N Engl J Med 2012; 366(21):1998-2007. PMID: 22621627. 
  • Secura GM, Madden T, McNicholas C, Mullersman J, Buckel CM, Zhao Q, Peipert JF. Provision of no-cost, long-acting contraception and teenage pregnancy. N Engl J Med. 2014 Oct 2;371(14):1316-23. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1400506. PMID: 25271604 
  • Curtis KM, Peipert JF. Long-acting reversible contraception. N Engl J Med 2017; 376(5):461-468. PMID: 28146650.