William D. Winkelman, MD

Dr. Winkelman was born in New York City. He graduated from Dartmouth College Magna Cum Laude with a B.A. in religious studies. In college, he was selected as a Tucker Fellow of Service Spirituality and Social Justice and spent time studying in Scotland (at the University of Edinburgh) and in Barcelona (at the Universitat de Barcelona). He pursued his medical training at Harvard Medical School where he was selected as the Neil Samuel Ghiso Fellow for Compassionate Care. He completed residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of California San Francisco and served as the chief resident during his final year of training. Dr. Winkelman subsequently completed his fellowship training in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (FPMRS) at Mount Auburn Hospital / Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Dr. Winkelman is currently a physician at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and is an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School. He is board certified in both Obstetrics & Gynecology and in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery by the American Board of Obstetrics + Gynecology (ABOG). He serves as the Program Director for the fellowship in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstrcutive Surgery. His clinical practice focuses on laparoscopic and minimally invasive approaches to pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence as well as pelvic floor dysfunction.

Dr. Winkelman has published multiple original research articles in national journals including Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, and Obstetrics & Gynecology, and has been invited to present his research both nationally and internationally. He has authored multiple textbook chapters within the field. He is the Director of Clinical Research in the division of urogynecology

Throughout his training he has also demonstrated a passion for international work and has spent two months time living in Cochabamba, Bolivia where he worked in a small peri-urban women’s health clinic. Additionally, during residency he spent a month working at Mulago Hospital, the largest public hospital in Uganda.

When not caring for patients, William enjoys ceramics, sailing, and hiking.