Leadership & Staff
Academic Year 2025-2026
Meet Our Leadership Team
Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship
The Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship trains clinician-researchers to provide excellent patient-centered care for patients with pelvic floor disorders, while fostering an inclusive, collaborative and interdisciplinary learning environment.

Will Winkelman, MD
Program Director
Fellowship
Mount Auburn Hospital/BIDMC
Residency
University of California San Francisco
Medical School
Harvard Medical School
Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship
The Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship trains physician-surgeons to provide outstanding care to patients with gynecologic malignancies, while also fostering the development of innovative leaders in translational and clinical research, medical education, quality improvement and global health.

Katharine Esselen, MD, MBA
Program Director
Fellowship
Brigham & Women's Hospital
Residency
Brigham & Women's Hospital
Medical School
Tufts University School of Medicine
Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) Fellowship
The Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) Fellowship trains individuals to become superb clinicians, leaders in the field of maternal-fetal medicine, productive researchers and inspiring teachers while providing compassion and humanism to patients.

Melissa Spiel, DO
Program Director
Fellowship
BIDMC
Residency
University of Connecticut
Medical School
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Osteopathic Medicine
MFM & Medical Genetics & Genomics Fellowship
The MFM & Medical Genetics & Genomics Fellowship creates leaders in both maternal-fetal medicine and genetics with robust clinical training, a world-class education and a broad range of individual opportunities in clinical innovation, research, advocacy and quality improvement in an innovative and progressive work environment.

Melissa Spiel, DO
Program Director
Fellowship
BIDMC
Residency
University of Connecticut
Medical School
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Osteopathic Medicine

Millie Ferres, MD
Assistant Program Director
Fellowship
Tufts Medical Center
Residency
Baylor College of Medicine
Medical School
Ponce Health Sciences University
Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Fellowship
The Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Fellowship trains skilled and compassionate specialists to provide comprehensive evaluation, advanced treatment and compassionate support for infertility as well as menstrual, adrenal and related abnormalities.

Alan Penzias, MD
Program Director
Fellowship
Tufts Medical Center; Yale University
Residency
Beth Israel Hospital
Medical School
State University of New York - Downstate Medical Center

Thomas Toth, MD
Associate Program Director
Fellowship
Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine
Residency
Brigham & Women's Hospital; Massachusetts General Hospital
Medical School
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Fellowship Program Staff

L. Renata Vicari
Medical Education Program Manager