Highlights
Age Groups Seen
- Adults
- Geriatrics
Languages
- English
Gender
FemaleAbout Jan L Shifren
Jan Shifren, MD is a gynecologist, reproductive endocrinologist, and director of the Mass General Midlife Women’s Health Center. She is the Vincent Trustees Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Shifren specializes in both infertility and menopause, caring for women at different stages of their lives. Her clinical practice is devoted to helping women with infertility build their families and to helping midlife women with menopausal concerns. She is a member of the Mass General Fertility Center, providing assisted reproductive technologies, including ovulation induction and in vitro fertilization (IVF).
Dr. Shifren studied psychology and biology at Yale College and received her medical degree from Harvard Medical School. She completed her OB/GYN training at the Mass General and Brigham and Women’s Hospitals, followed by a fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility at the University of California, San Francisco.
Dr. Shifren’s research focuses on menopause, including the effects of estrogens, androgens, and alternative therapies on menopausal symptoms, mood, and sexual function. She has authored many articles and book chapters, and has delivered national and international presentations on menopause, hormone therapy, androgens for women, the genitourinary syndrome of menopause, and female sexual function. She is past president of the North American Menopause Society.
When Dr. Shifren is not at Mass General, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, hiking, and traveling.
Locations
- Massachusetts General Fertility Center
- 55 Fruit Street, Yawkey Building, 10th Floor, Suite 10A, Boston, MA 02114
- Get Directions
- phone: 617-726-8868
- fax: 617-724-8882
- Massachusetts General Fertility Center
- 55 Fruit Street, Yawkey Building, 10th Floor, Suite 10A, Boston, MA 02114
- Get Directions
- phone: 617-726-8868
- fax: 617-724-8882
- Mass General Brigham Reproductive Medicine Center at Newton-Wellesley
- 2014 Washington Street, Newton, MA 02462
- Get Directions
- phone: 617-726-8868
- fax: 617-724-8882
- Massachusetts General Midlife Women's Health Center
- 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114
- Get Directions
- phone: 617-726-6776
- fax: 617-726-4803
Expertise
Education
- Fellowship: UC San Francisco, Reproductive Endocrinology & Infirtility, 1995
- Residency: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Obstetrics & Gynecology, 1992
- Internship: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Obstetrics & Gynecology, 1989
- Medical Education: Harvard Medical School, 1988
Board Certifications
- Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1998
- Obstetrics and Gynecology: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1996
Insurance
- Aetna
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Indemnity
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Cigna
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Coventry
- Fallon Health
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Humana
- Maine Community Health Options
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MassHealth
- Medicaid ME
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid NY
- Medicaid RI
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- Tufts Medicare Preferred
- United Health Care
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
- WellSense NH
Ratings & Reviews
4.6 out of 5
74 ratings, 19 reviewsThe Patient Satisfaction Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown below from our survey. Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question.
- Reviewed on 2/2/2026
Dr. Shifren is the most knowledgeable about women's menopause issues and how to resolve them. She is a great Dr. and I am so happy to have her by my side!
- Reviewed on 1/24/2026
All of them are good ?
- Reviewed on 1/8/2026
Dr. Shifren is always professional, pleasant and caring.
- Reviewed on 1/1/2026
Overall I just love mass general personnel's. They're very kind in words and know exactly what they are doing. In addition, the embryologist who attended to me on the [redacted] is a very big plus to mass general. She's an so so amazing .
- Reviewed on 12/24/2025
I feel lucky to be able to be seen by such an incredible professional. Her care changed the quality of my life for the better.
- Reviewed on 12/5/2025
Cheerful, friendly, alarm disposition, knowledgeable, conscientious.
- Reviewed on 12/5/2025
Dr. Shifren was incredibly nice, thorough, kind, and gentle. I have really enjoyed her the day I met her. I felt like she really knew who I was and what was going on. [redacted] And I just had a really good experience [redacted].
- Reviewed on 11/27/2025
Dr. Shifren is knowledgeable, well meaning and kind. I would add that at a very sensitive time I would have appreciated her reading the situation more and responding with a more authentic approach rather than scripted.
- Reviewed on 11/13/2025
Dr. Shifren has excellent patient, very kind, very informed, very responsive, and provides excellent care.
- Reviewed on 9/30/2025
Dr. Shifren is an amazing physician. She knows my medical history thoroughly. Consequently, I feel very confident in her assessments and recommendations. I trust her completely. In addition to her professional expertise, she is extremely caring and compassionate.
- Reviewed on 8/19/2025
Had an absolutely wonderful appointment with Dr. Shifren. She is incredibly thorough and has such a warm personality. I am excited to have her as part of my care team.
- Reviewed on 7/14/2025
Dr. Shifren is an exceptional practitioner. I am positive that the quality and length of my life is better due to her care.
- Reviewed on 7/6/2025
Both [redacted] and Jan were amazing. They tried to make me as comfortable as possible and came across as very knowledgeable and skilled at their respective roles.
- Reviewed on 6/30/2025
Incredible, compassionate care
- Reviewed on 6/11/2025
[redacted] They are both without a doubt 10/10 providers and I'm a tough critic because I'm a long time Boston children's nurse. They truly are both so wonderful. Dr Shifren in particular is absolutely outstanding.
- Reviewed on 6/21/2025
She was very respectful, nice, and answered any questions that I had and eased my concern regarding pain or any potential issues that could happen.
- Reviewed on 4/24/2025
I've been seeing Dr. Shifren for MANY years and it is always a pleasure. She has helped me through a lot, and I am grateful she is one of my providers.
- Reviewed on 4/14/2025
Dr. Shifren is very knowledgeable, direct, yet kind. I especially appreciate that she reinforces that our strategy for management and care is a joint decision. She listens to my current updates and weighs that against the comprehensive medical history to provide insight and information to help make the decisions we land on.
- Reviewed on 4/9/2025
Excellent experience