More About Dr. Hanjani

Positions Held

  • Chair, Robotic committee, Steward Good Samaritan Medical Center/BMC South 

                8/2013 - current

  •  Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

                Steward Good Samaritan Medical Center 

                8/2006 – 3/2016

  • Committee member, current and previous:

              Steward Good Samaritan Medical Center/BMC South Medical staff committees:

    • Medical Executive Committee

    • Credentials Committee

    •  Bylaws Committee

    • Perinatal and Pediatric Committee

    • Patient Care Assessment/Quality Assurance Committee

    • Medical Staff Clinical Quality (Peer review) Committee

    • OR committee

  • Steward Health Care Network/Revere Medical:

    • Greater Brockton Local Chapter Board

  • Steward Good Samaritan Medical Center IPA:

    • Board of Directors

    • Member Medical Management Team

  • Brockton Neighborhood Health Center:

    • Credentials Committee - previous

Professional Associations and Licenses

  • Medical License: Massachusetts

  • Fellow, American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1996

  • Fellow, American College of Surgeons, 2001

  • American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

  • Full Registration as a Medical Practitioner, General Medical Council of the United Kingdom (previous)

  • The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (previous)

  • The Society of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (previous)

  • Massachusetts Medical Society

  • New England Obstetrical and Gynecological Society

  • Iranian American Medical Association (Advisor) 

Education

Medical Education:
University of Aberdeen Medical School, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom.  September 1982 - July 1987

Medical School Honors and Awards:
Amalgamated Medical Bursary; Distinction in Physics/Physiology; Merits in Anatomy, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Bacteriology, Pharmacology, Pathology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Psychiatry and General Surgery; Chanock Medal and Alexander Smith Cardno Price for first in Anatomy; Chest, Heart and Stroke Foundation Award for Overall Performance.

Activities:
Founder and Treasurer, Class of ’87 Club; Member of Aberdeen University Medical Society and British Medical Association

Secondary Education:
Morrison’s Academy Boarding School, Crieff, Scotland, United Kingdom.  Graduated - July 1982

Professional Activities

  • Massachusetts Medical Society – Delegate 2019 – present

    • MMS Committee on Professional Liability 2019 – present

  • Reviewer/Utilization review for Medicaid, Massachusetts (Permedion) 2018 – present

  • Specialty Care LLC

    • Risk Management Committee 2019 - present

  • Served on Massachusetts Medical tribunals: 

    • Barnstable Superior Court, MA 1995 - present

    • Dedham Superior Court, MA 2007 - present

    • Brockton Superior Court, MA 2010 - present

    • Suffolk Superior Court, MA 2019 - present 

  • OBG Management magazine - Virtual Board of Editors – 2010 – present

  • Preceptor – Nursing, Nurse practitioner, Physician Assistant and Medical assistant students – 2000 – present: 

    • Walden University School of Nursing – Clinical Instructor

    • Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (Clinical Professor in the School of Physician Assistant Studies)

    • Regis College Nurse Practitioner program

    • University of Massachusetts Boston, College of Nursing and Health Science

    • MGH Institute of Health Professions 

    • Health Training Center

    • Chamberlain College of Nursing 

    • Jefferson College of Nursing, Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University

  • Tufts University – Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Public Health and Community Medicine 1. 2026 - present

  • Family Medicine Residency Obstetric Liaison,

    Carney Hospital Family Medicine residency program 2014-2016

  • Member, Board of Directors, and Assistant Medical School Director, 

    John Winslow Institute School of Medical Assistants, 

    Randolph, MA – 2005 – 2007

  • Special reviewer for Obstetrics and Gynecology - 1994, 1995, 1999

  • Reviewer for Physicians Quality Assurance of Tumor charts and Patient Care Evaluation Studies              

    (American College of Surgeons) - 1990, 1991 and 1992 

  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program Provider - 1991, 2026

  • Instructor at ‘Laser in Gynecology’ course at Temple University School of Medicine,

    Department of Continuing Medical Education 1989 - 1991

Talks

Numerous talks locally and nationally on a wide range of OBGYN related topics, including:

  • Grand Rounds: ‘Everything you always wanted to know about Chronic Pelvic Pain but were afraid to ask’ – Milton Hospital 3.1.2025

  • Webinar (ReachMD): The benefits of In-Office Hysteroscopies 2019 

  • ‘Update on Minimally Invasive Surgery and Robotics’ and ‘Laparoscopic abdominal entry - what is safe?’ International Congress of Gynecology & Obstetrics (with scientific cooperation of FIGO), Tehran, Iran 10.2017 

  • ‘Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery” IAMA National conference talk, San Diego, CA 5.2017

  • ‘Robotic surgery for benign Gynecology surgery – the surgery of the future – now’ and ‘Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (LEEP) Conization – Look before you LEEP!’ 13th International Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology + 2nd International Congress of Minimally Invasive Gyn & Ob, Tehran, Iran 1.2017

  • ‘The Female Viagra – the women awaken!’  IAMA National conference talk, Boston, MA 5.2016

  • ‘How to get big things through small holes – what’s new in minimally invasive surgery controversies’ IAMA National conference talk, Cincinnati, OH 5.2015

  • ‘It Shouldn’t take a Decade to Decide: Accelerating Endometriosis Diagnosis and Treatment’ Multiple hospital talks, Boston, MA 12.2014

  • ‘Robotics – A Decade of Experience, and Update on the Morcellation Controversy’ Hospital Grand Rounds, Boston, MA, 10.2014

  • ‘Robotic surgery – What’s new about Whats new!’ IAMA National conference talk, New York, NY 4.2014

  • ‘Endometriosis and Surgical Treatment’ Multiple hospital talks, Boston, MA 2013

  • ‘Approaches to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Endometriosis’ Multiple hospital talk, Boston, MA 6.2013

  • ‘Everything you always wanted to know about Robotic surgery but were afraid to ask’ IAMA National conference talk, Secaucus, NJ 5.2013

  • ‘Everything you always wanted to know about Modern Management of Menometorrhagia’ Hospital Grand Rounds, Boston, MA 12.2011

  • ‘Everything you always wanted to know about being a doctor…’ High school and City talk, Brockton, MA 3.2011

  • ‘The use of Oral Estrogen Therapy for symptomatic menopausal women’ Multiple hospital talk, Boston, MA 10.2009

  • ‘Building Strategies to reduce the risk of Transmission of Sexually Transmitted Disease’ Health center talk, Brockton, MA 3.2009

  • ‘IUD insertion workshop’ Health center talk, Brockton, MA 2009

  • ‘Considerations in Contraceptive selection’ Multiple hospital talk, Boston, MA 2008

  • ‘Improving Outcomes in the Surgical Treatment and Management of Endometriosis’ Hospital Grand Round, Boston, MA 9.2002

Special Awards and Honors

  •  Rx for Excellence award ‘hero from the field’ presented by Massachusetts Medical Law Report – 9/2010 

    (http://www.lawyersweekly.com/reprints/hanjani.htm)

  • Patient’s choice physician award (MDx Medical) – 2009, 2010, 2011

  • Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare - 1998

  • Chosen as APGO/Parke-Davis Scholar by Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics - 1993

  • Chosen as Temple University Hospital Department OB/GYN representative to the Obstetrical Society of Philadelphia Residents Bowl 1993

  • ‘Ovarian Cancer and Second Look laparotomy in practice’ presented at the Annual Clinical Meeting of District III ACOG, Orlando, Florida - October 1991  - Selected for submission as the District III nomination for the National ACOG Purdue Frederick Award 1991 - 1992

Publications Abstracts

  1. Amin-Hanjani, S., Hanjani, P., Ovarian Cancer and Second Look laparotomy in practice.  Presented at Annual Clinical Meeting of District III ACOG, Orlando, Florida - October 1991

  2. Hanjani, P., Amin-Hanjani, S., Ovarian Cancer and Second Look laparotomy. Presented at the 7th International Meeting of Gynecological Oncology, Venice, Italy - April 1991

  3. Amin-Hanjani, S., Chatwani, A.  Laparoscopic surgery in the management of ectopic pregnancy.  Presented at Surgical Forum (American College of Surgeons), New Orleans, LA - October 1992

  4. Gelman, B., Setty, Y.B.N., Amin-Hanjani, S., Tyrala, E., Stewart, M.J. Impaired mobilization of intracellular calcium in neonatal platelets.  Presented at The Society of Pediatric Research, Washington, DC - May 1993

Publications in the Scientific Literature

  1. Amin-Hanjani S., Paulson J.A., Hanjani P.  Mesonephric Rest Hyperplasia:  A potential diagnostic pitfall.  Archives of pathology and Laboratory medicine 1991;115:1059-1061

  2. Amin-Hanjani S., Corcoran J., Chatwani A.  Cold therapy in the management of pain in cesarean section patients.  Am J of Obstet Gynecol 1992;167:108-109

  3. Amin-Hanjani S., Neely T., Chatwani A.  Perihepatic adhesions:  Not necessarily pathognomonic of pelvic infection.  Am J of Obstet Gynecol 1992;167:115-116

  4. Chatwani A., Yazigi R., Amin-Hanjani S.  Operative Laparoscopy in the management of tubal ectopic pregnancy.  J Laproendoscop Surgery 1992;2:319-324

  5. Amin-Hanjani S., Yazigi R., Chatwani A.  Laparoscopic management of ectopic pregnancy.  Surgical Forum; 78th Clinical Congress (American College of Surgeons) 1992;552-523

  6. Chatwani A., Amin-Hanjani S.  Perihepatic adhesions and pelvic infection (letter).  Am J of Obstet Gynecol 1993;169

  7.  Amin-Hanjani S., Kuhn M., Sloane N., Chatwani A.  Moyamoya disease in pregnancy - A case report.  Am J of Obstet Gynecol 1993;169:395-396

  8.  Chatwani A., Amin-Hanjani S.  Management of Intrauterine Device associated Actinomycosis.  Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol 1993; 1:130-133

  9.  Amin-Hanjani S., Nyirjesy P.  Incarcerated fibroid uterus:  A rare cause of acute abdominal pain in a non-pregnant patient.  J Gynecol Surgery 1994; 10:97-98

  10. Chatwani A., Amin-Hanjani S.  Incidence of Intrauterine Device associated Actinomycosis.  J Reprod Medicine 1994; 39:585-587

  11. A-Hanjani S., Good J.M.  Is it a boy or a girl?  My most interesting case.  The Female Patient 1994; 19:51

  12. Amin-Hanjani S., Good J.M.  Pyometra following endometrial resection and ablation.  Obstet Gynecol 1995; 85:893-4

  13. Chatwani A., Mohammed N., S.Amin-Hanjani, Nyirjesy P.  Perihepatic adhesions:  Another look.  Inf Dis Obstet Gynecol 1995;2:263-6

  14. Gelman B., Setty Y.B.N., Chen D., Amin-Hanjani S., Tyrala E., Stewart M.J.  Impaired mobilization of intracellular calcium in neonatal platelets.  Pediatric Research 1996; 36:692-6

  15. Gambone J.C., Mittman B.S., Winkel C.A., et al. and the Chronic Pelvic Pain/Endometriosis Working Group (Member:  S.Hanjani) . Consensus statement for the management of Chronic Pelvic Pain and endometriosis: proceedings of an Expert-Panel Consensus Process.  Fertility and Sterility 2002; 78:961-72

  16. Kaveh M, Tahermanesh K, Hanjani S, Abed SM. B-Lynch plus technique for uterine conservative surgery in an asymmetric atonic uterus. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2018 Jun 7; 10.1002

  17. Mansoureh G, Tahermanesh K, Hanjani S, Khorshidizadeh, L, Sadeghipour L, Anvari-Yazdi A, Uterine  intracavitary angioleiomyoma, Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2019: 40.8; 1186-1188

  18. Tahermanesh K, Hanjani S, Shahriyari R, et al.  The blooming phenomenon: a rare but a dilemma in hysteroscopic resection of myomas - J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc. 2022; 23:63-67.

  19. Tahermanesh K, Hanjani S, Saadat Mostafavi SR, et al. Hourglass cesarean scar: A neglected external niche in association with the internal niche – International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 2021;00:1-3

  20.  Tahermanesh K, Gorginzadeh M, Hanjani S, Shahriyari R, et al. Ovarian suspension loop: an assembled device for ovarian lifting and immobilization during laparoscopic cystectomy - J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2022; 23: 126-9

  21. Karimzadeh A, Allahqoli L, Salehiniya H, Hanjani S, et al.  Assessing the Efficacy and Safety of Misoprostol Prior to Hysteroscopy in Women with Difficult Cervix: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – J Clinical Medicine 2024; 13: 5494

  22. Tahermanesh K, Allahqoli L, Karimzadeh A, Nasiri Zeidi S, Shahriyaripour R, Hanjani S, et al. Cesarean Scar niche: Comparison of Transvaginal Ultrasound Findings and Uterine Tissue Samples after Hysterectomy – American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2025; 232: 373

  23. Tahermanesh K, Allahqoli L, Bozorgmehr B, Babaheidarian P, Hanjani S, et. Al. Comprehensive evaluation of residual myometrial thickness of cesarean scar in uterine samples after hysterectomy – Fertil Steril. 2025; S0015-028.

Other Activities

  1.  Board member - Boston Leadership Council, Save the Children Charity 2020 – current.

  2. Senior Advisor, Adolescent Gynecology Consultant, Asani Project for Menstrual Equity+Education 2024 – current.

Family

Dr. Hanjani was born in Massachusetts, and raised in Iran and Europe, returning to the United States for his specialized medical training. He settled in the south suburbs of Boston after residency training and has remained in this area ever since.

He is married with 3 sons and a daughter. His wife Mahsa, is an accomplished immigration attorney with offices in Easton, Massachusetts (www.mk-immigration.com).

Dr Hanjani has active hospital affiliations with:

BMC South (Prior Steward Good Samaritan Medical Center)

235 North Pearl Street

Brockton, MA 02301

1993 - current

 

Signature Brockton Hospital (Courtesy privileges) 

680 Center Street

Brockton, MA 02302

2014 – current 

 

Beth Israel Deaconess Milton Hospital 

199 Reedsdale Road

Milton MA 02186

2023- current 

 

Sturdy Memorial Hospital

211 Park Street,

Attleboro, MA 02703

2026 – current