Program:
Start Year:
2024
Why did you choose Duke for your fellowship training?
During the interview, it quickly became apparent to me that I wanted to train with these faculty and fellows. They appeared happy, supported, and excited about their work. The fellows also work hard — I wanted a training program in which I could become the most competent MFM physician possible, and this was the place. Additionally, my own institution's faculty highly recommended the Duke MFM division and their work.
What excites you about the fellowship program at Duke Obstetrics & Gynecology?
I'm excited to train in a new region of the country at a new institution. In medicine, it's essential to experience differences in practice, and this was my opportunity to learn from a highly regarded program and hospital. I'm also excited for the research opportunities and support. Additionally, I look forward to caring for and learning from a diverse patient population.
What are your career goals?
I envision practicing at an academic medical center, while also supporting women and pregnant people in rural and underserved regions (I'm from Oklahoma, and completed my medical school education and residency training in Utah!). Additionally, I have interests in medical ethics and humanities and hope to continue to incorporate that into my work.
What are your hobbies?
Road trips, visiting the national parks, tomato gardening (no other vegetables, just tomatoes), biking
Education & Training
Undergraduate school & graduation year:
Yale University, 2012
Medical school & graduation year:
University of Utah School of Medicine, 2020
Residency & graduation year:
University of Utah Health, 2024
Awards and Honors
Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Residency Program Award for Excellence in Obstetrics, 2023
Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Resident Award for Excellence in REI, 2023
Consultant of the Month, University of Utah Department of Emergency Medicine, June 2022
Outstanding Senior Medical Student in Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Utah School of Medicine, May 2020
Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award, University of Utah School of Medicine, May 2020
Jan Ido Terpestra Memorial Award, University of Utah School of Medicine, May 2020
Gold Humanism Honor Society, 2019
Campagna Scholar in Neurological Surgery, Oregon Health and Sciences University, 2017
Publications
Boettcher LB, Metz TD. Maternal and neonatal outcomes following SARS-CoV-2 infection. Semin Fetal Neonatal Med. 2023 Feb;28(1):101428. doi: 10.1016/j.siny.2023.101428. Epub 2023 Mar 11. PMID: 37105860; PMCID: PMC10005973.
Boettcher LB and Clark EA. Neonatal and Childhood Outcomes following Preterm Prelabor Rupture of Membranes. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2020 Dec;47(4):671-680. doi: 10.1016/j.ogc.2020.09.001. Epub 2020 Oct 7. PMID: 33121652.
Boettcher LB, Abou-Al-Shaar H, Ravindra VM, Horn J, Palmer CA, Menacho ST. Intracranial Epidural Metastases of Adrenal Pheochromocytoma: A Rare Entity. World Neurosurg. 2018 Jun;114:235-240. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.03.126. Epub 2018 Mar 26. PMID: 29588244.
Karsy M, Yoon N, Boettcher L, Jensen R, Shah L, MacDonald J, Menacho ST. Surgical treatment of glioblastoma in the elderly: the impact of complications. J Neurooncol. 2018 May;138(1):123-132. doi: 10.1007/s11060-018-2777-9. Epub 2018 Feb 1. PMID: 29392589.
Boettcher LB, Menacho ST. The early argument for prefrontal leucotomy: the collision of frontal lobe theory and psychosurgery at the 1935 International Neurological Congress in London. Neurosurg Focus. 2017 Sep;43(3):E4. doi: 10.3171/2017.6.FOCUS17249. PMID: 28859558.
Bonney PA, Boettcher LB, Burks JD, Baker C, Conner AK, Fujii T, Mehta VA, Briggs RG, Sughrue ME. Rates of Seizure Freedom After Surgical Resection of Diffuse Low-Grade Gliomas. World Neurosurg. 2017 Oct;106:750-756. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.06.144. Epub 2017 Jul 1. PMID: 28673890.
Burks JD, Conner AK, Bonney PA, Glenn CA, Baker CM, Boettcher LB, Briggs RG, O'Donoghue DL, Wu DH, Sughrue ME. Anatomy and white matter connections of the orbitofrontal gyrus. J Neurosurg. 2018 Jun;128(6):1865-1872. doi: 10.3171/2017.3.JNS162070. Epub 2017 Sep 1. PMID: 28862541.
Burks JD, Boettcher LB, Conner AK, Glenn CA, Bonney PA, Baker CM, Briggs RG, Pittman NA, O'Donoghue DL, Wu DH, Sughrue ME. White matter connections of the inferior parietal lobule: A study of surgical anatomy. Brain Behav. 2017 Mar 8;7(4):e00640. doi: 10.1002/brb3.640. PMID: 28413699; PMCID: PMC5390831.
Bonney PA, Boettcher LB, Conner AK, Glenn CA, Briggs RG, Santucci JA, Bellew MR, Battiste JD, Sughrue ME. Review of seizure outcomes after surgical resection of dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumors. J Neurooncol. 2016 Jan;126(1):1-10. doi: 10.1007/s11060-015-1961-4. Epub 2015 Oct 29. PMID: 26514362.
Bonney PA, Conner AK, Boettcher LB, Cheema AA, Glenn CA, Smitherman AD, Pittman NA, Sughrue ME. A Simplified Method of Accurate Postprocessing of Diffusion Tensor Imaging for Use in Brain Tumor Resection. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2017 Feb 1;13(1):47-59. doi: 10.1227/NEU.0000000000001181. PMID: 28931252.
Boettcher LB, Bonney PA, Smitherman AD, Sughrue ME; Hitler’s parkinsonism. Neurosurgical Focus. 2015 Jul;39(1):E8. doi: 10.3171/2015.4.FOCUS1563.
Bonney PA, Glenn CA, Ebeling PA, Connor AK, Boettcher LB, Cameron DM, Battiste JD, Sughrue ME; Seizure freedom rates and prognostic indications following resection for gangliogliomas: A Systematic Review. World Neurosurgery. 2015 Dec;84(6):1988-96. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2015.06.044.
Bonney PA, Boettcher LB, Maurer AJ, Sughrue ME; Operative results of keyhole supracerebellar-infratentorial approach to the pineal region. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 2015 Jul;22(7):1105-10. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2014.12.029.
Bonney PA, Boettcher LB, Krysiak III RS, Fung KM, Sughrue ME; Histology and molecular aspects of central neurocytoma. Neurosurgery Clinics of North America. 2015 Jan; 26(1):21-9. doi: 10.1016/j.nec.2014.09.001.
Presentations
Presenter, Grand Rounds, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Utah School of Medicine. “Intimate Partner Factors and Substance Use Disorder Among Pregnant People with Opioid Use Disorder.” 2 November 2023.
Boettcher LB, Association between partner factors on continued substance use among pregnant people with opioid use disorder. Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine Annual Pregnancy Meeting, January 2024. Volume 230, Issue 1, Supplement, s82-s83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2023.11.146.
Boettcher LB, Hayes K; A Petrified Intrauterine Device: Another Consideration for a Vaginal Foreign Body. North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Annual Clinical & Research Meeting. March 2023.
Presenter, Grand Rounds, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Utah School of Medicine. “When Patients Don’t Do What We Want: The Language, Ethics and Problems of ‘Against Medical Advice,’” 3 November 2022.
Co-Moderator and Presenter, Grand Rounds, Division of Medical Ethics and Humanities, University of Utah School of Medicine. “Informed Consent: The Importance of the Havasupai Indian Tribal Case,” 14 November 2016.
Burks JD, Bonney PA, Connor AK, Glenn CA, Briggs RG, Boettcher LB, O’Donoghue DL, Wu DH, Sughrue ME; Anatomy and White Matter Connections of the Orbitofrontal Gyrus. Neurosurgery. Suppl 1:209. 2016 August. Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting.
Bonney PA, Boettcher LB, Pittman NA, Conner AK, Sughrue ME; Surg-02. A Simplified Method of Accurate Post-Processing of Diffusion Tensor Imaging for Use in Brain Tumor Resection. Neuro-Oncology 17. Suppl 5:v214. 2015 November. Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Neuro-Oncology.
Research Interests
Placenta accreta management, obstetric critical care, medical ethics and humanities