Vermont
Endometriosis care in Vermont
PelviQuest does not yet have a bookable specialist in Vermont. Burlington is the only academic center; Boston and Dartmouth are the nearest alternatives.
Vermont has about 640,000 residents, including about 136,000 women aged 15 to 49 (Census ACS); at the WHO prevalence of about 10% that is roughly 14,000 living with endometriosis, most of them undiagnosed.
Order-of-magnitude estimate: Census ACS women aged 15 to 49, WHO prevalence about 10%.
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Endometriosis care in Vermont: the facts that matter
The largest metro areas in Vermont are Burlington. Vermont has expanded Medicaid under the ACA (KFF). State programs and clinics: Vermont health department, women's health (opens in new tab). Burlington is about 180 air miles from Boston, the distance behind the usual out-of-state referral.
Facts checked 2026-10-13. Sources: data.census.gov, api.census.gov, en.wikipedia.org, healthvermont.gov, kff.org, kff.org, en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org.
Specialist endometriosis care in Vermont
Vermont has one academic center. University of Vermont Health's gynecology service in Burlington says gynecologic surgery is used to treat conditions including chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis, and its pediatric and adolescent gynecology covers endometriosis in younger patients. The University of Vermont's Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine, also in Burlington, delivers clinical care with its UVM Health partners. We could not verify a separately named endometriosis, minimally invasive gynecologic surgery or pelvic pain program in the state; ask any gynecology practice how it handles complex or deep disease.
Rutland is about 60 miles from Burlington in a straight line. Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire, about 80 miles from Burlington, lists gynecologic procedures and surgeries and names pelvic pain among the reasons to see its gynecologists.
Vermont adopted the Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansion in 2014, so adults with incomes up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level can qualify for coverage. America's Health Rankings' 2026 report records 0.7 percent of Vermont women aged 15 to 44 living in a county with no obstetric hospital, birth center or obstetric clinician. The Vermont Department of Health is the state's public health agency; we could not verify a dedicated women's health page.
Checked 2026-10-13. Sources: uvmhealth.org, med.uvm.edu, dartmouth-hitchcock.org, en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, kff.org, kff.org, americashealthrankings.org, healthvermont.gov.
Where specialist gynecology is concentrated in Vermont
Most excision surgeons train and practice at or near academic centers. In Vermont:
- University of Vermont Medical Center (Burlington)
Across the state line: NYU Langone Health in New York, Dartmouth Health (Lebanon) in New Hampshire and Mass General Brigham (Boston) in Massachusetts.
Named for where gynecologic surgery is concentrated, not as programs we have assessed.
Travelling for care from Vermont
Vermont borders New York, New Hampshire and Massachusetts, and a specialist across the state line is often closer than one across the state.
Questions from Vermont
- Does PelviQuest have an endometriosis specialist in Vermont?
- Not yet. Physicians join state by state; when one joins in Vermont, this page and the app will show it.
- Can I use PelviQuest in Vermont?
- Yes. The questionnaire, trackers, insights and report work in every state; bring the report to any gynecologist.
- Where do most Vermont patients end up for endometriosis surgery?
- Usually at or near University of Vermont Medical Center, or with a private excision surgeon trained there. Physicians who treat endometriosis in Vermont can join the network.
Six things to check before choosing a surgeon in Vermont
excision experience, clinical diagnosis, not surgery first, pelvic nerve and pelvic floor care, imaging read by experienced hands, a team around the surgeon, time and follow-up. The questions behind each point are on the specialist directory page.
Neighboring states
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