Josette Dawkins, MD

Josette Dawkins, MD (she/her) is a Reproductive Endocrinologist and board-certified OB/GYN at Everleap Fertility's center in Springfield, MA. She specializes in all aspects of fertility treatment and family building care.

Prior to joining Everleap Fertility, she served as the medical director for Baystate Reproductive Medicine in Springfield, MA. Her special interest is in onco-fertility.

Simultaneously, she continues to serve as an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at UMass Chan Medical School – Baystate.

Born in Montego Bay, Jamaica, Dr. Dawkins earned her medical degree at the University of the West Indies, completed her OB/GYN residency at Rochester Regional Health in New York, and completed her fellowship training at the University of Pennsylvania.

She enjoys spending time with her family, traveling and winter sports. She’s an avid pet lover, and is proud of her rescue kitten, Mr. Fluffs.

Publications

1. Lewis, Gregory & Dawkins, Josette & Tang, Xiangna. (2022). Umbilical artery aneurysm without aneuploidy and delivery of a live neonate. Case Reports in Perinatal Medicine. 11. 10.1515/crpm-2021-0091.

2. Lewis, Gregory & Dawkins, Josette & Boddu, Rohini & Cabral, Paul. (2019). Obstetric Outcomes in Nepali Immigrant Patients: A Retrospective Study Within the Rochester Regional Health System [26Q]. Obstetrics & Gynecology. 133. 187S. 10.1097/01.AOG.0000558945.96642.d9.

3. Dawkins, Josette & Carpinello, Olivia & Hill, Micah & Decherney, Alan. (2018). Phenotypic variations in X chromosome mutations: Two case reports. Case Reports in Women's Health. 21. e00084. 10.1016/j.crwh.2018.e00084.

4. Dawkins, Josette & Lewis, Gregory & Toy, Eugene. (2018). Cervical cancer complicating pelvic organ prolapse, and use of a pessary to restore anatomy for optimal radiation: A case report. Gynecologic Oncology Reports. 26. 10.1016/j.gore.2018.08.004.

5. Dawkins, Josette & Lewis, Gregory & Christensen, Benjamin & Wortman, Morris. (2017). Urinary ascites in late onset of bladder injury post laparoscopic hysterectomy. Case Reports in Women's Health. 16. 10.1016/j.crwh.2017.09.001.

6. Wortman, Morris & Dawkins, Josette. (2016). Post-Ablation Endometrial Carcinoma (PAEC) Following Radiofrequency Endometrial Ablation: A Case Report and Its Implications for Management of Endometrial Ablation Failures. Surgical technology international. XXVIII.

7. Fletcher, Horace & Dawkins, Josette & Vaughan, Allison. (2014). Fatal End Stage Renal Failure Aggravated by Recurrent Uterine Fibroids. The West Indian medical journal. 63. 10.7727/wimj.2014.043.

8. Fletcher, Horace & Dawkins, Josette & Rattray, Carole & Wharfe, Gilian & Reid, Marvin & Gordon-Strachan, Georgiana. (2013). Morinda citrifolia (Noni) as an Anti-Inflammatory Treatment in Women with Primary Dysmenorrhoea: A Randomised Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial. Obstetrics and gynecology international. 2013. 195454. 10.1155/2013/195454.

9. Dawkins, Josette & Fletcher, Horace & Rattray, Carole & Reid, Marvin & Gordon-Strachan, Georgiana. (2012). Acute Pyelonephritis in Pregnancy: A Retrospective Descriptive Hospital Based-Study. ISRN obstetrics and gynecology. 2012. 519321. 10.5402/2012/519321.