Veronica Maria Pimentel, MD, MS, FACOG

Dr. Pimentel is a board-certified Obstetrician and Gynecologist, fellowship-trained in Maternal-Fetal Medicine. She a practicing physician in Hartford, Connecticut and and an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
She combines her passion for medicine, health advocacy and social empowerment in her writing. Her work has been featured in Hartford Courant, Huffington Post, BlackDoctor.org and KevinMD. com.
Dr. Pimentel is a rising community leader and budding philanthropist. She is the founder of Cape-Verdean – American Medical Alliance (CV-AMA) and Cape Verdeans to Know (CV2Know).
CONTACT DR. PIMENTEL
For speaking engagements, contact Dr. Pimentel via the “Ask Dr. Vero” page or email VeroMD.net@gmail.com.
Links to Essays, Opinions and Interviews
I am a pregnant obstetrician on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. This is what I need from my community https://www.courant.com/opinion/op-ed/hc-op-pregnant-during-coronavirus-pandemic-0412-20200409-ln35ppgjtzgf7cu37esoorlo2i-story.html
The “Checklist” That May Save Pregnant Black Women
One Overlooked Detail That Can Could Improve Postpartum Health
What’s in woman physician’s name? A lot
Professional Publications (Selected)
Whiteboard Use in Labor and Delivery: A Tool to Improve Patient Knowledge of the Name of the Delivery Provider and Satisfaction with Care. Maternal Child Health Journal. 2018 Apr;22(4):565-570.
Prevalence of high-risk cervical human papillomavirus and squamous intraepithelial lesion in Nigeria. Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease. 2013 Apr;17(2): 203-209.
More than Interpreters Needed: Specialized Obstetric Care of the Pregnant Immigrant Patient. Obstetrics Gynecology Survey. 2014 Aug;69(8):490-500.
Antenatal Care. In N. Gupta, B. Nelson, J. Kasper, P.L. Hibberd (Ed.). The Mass General Hospital for Children Handbook of Pediatric Global Health. Willowick, OH. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.