Heather Lipkind is a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Director of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical Center. After receiving her medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College, she went on to complete her residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at New York University and fellowship training in Maternal-Fetal medicine at Columbia University Medical Center. She also completed a master’s degree in Clinical Epidemiology from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. A board-certified maternal-fetal medicine specialist and strong clinician-researcher, she is nationally recognized for her work in women’s health, perinatal epidemiology, and outcome measures. Her research spans medical comorbidities in women, digital hypertension management, and postpartum cardiovascular care.

Her work examines associations between hypertension and psychiatric conditions and pregnancy outcomes as well as research with diverse pregnant populations. Dr. Lipkind is an expert in community based participatory research and health services research focused on women’s health and cardiovascular disease prevention and health disparities. Dr. Lipkind collaborates on several studies focusing on maternal and infant birth outcomes, including vaccine safety studies with two recent CDC awards examining receipt of vaccines for maternal and infant outcomes. Previously, she worked for several years in collaboration with the New York City Department of Health as the perinatal consultant on the World Trade Center Health Registry. In addition, she has examined the role of chronic medical and pregnancy conditions on severe maternal morbidity. Dr. Lipkind currently serves as a Dual-PI for a Patient- Centered Outcomes Research Institute project investigating a Community-Based, Family- Centered, Trauma-Informed Approach to Timely Detection and Management of early Postpartum Hypertension. She has created programs that help patients understand the association of pregnancy-related health conditions with long-term health outcomes with a focus on hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and cardiovascular disease.