
Jennifer Bakkensen
MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology
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About
Dr. Jennifer Bakkensen is a reproductive endocrinology and infertility physician at Women & Infants Fertility Center in Providence, Rhode Island. A Buffalo, New York native, she earned a bachelor's degree in biology and psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and taught high school biology in Chicago for two years with Teach for America. She then received her medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College, trained in obstetrics and gynecology through the Harvard Medical School/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital residency, and completed her REI fellowship at Northwestern University. She is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology. Her research focuses on planned egg freezing, fertility preservation, ovarian aging and how family planning intersects with careers, and she tailors fertility evaluations and treatment plans to each patient's goals.
Education
B.A., Biology and Psychology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Weill Cornell Medical College
Residency, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Harvard Medical School / Brigham and Women's Hospital / Massachusetts General Hospital
Fellowship, Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
Certifications
- –Board Certified, Obstetrics and Gynecology
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