Dr. Joy Saini Biography
Dr. Joy Saini was an Indian born urogynecologist (pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgeon) and founder of Boston Pelvic Health and Wellness. She was a double board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology (ABOG) in ob/gyn and FPMRS. In addition, she was a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (FACOG).
She was one of the first women in the United States to receive fellowship training in urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery and was among the first to be board certified when the discipline became an official medical subspecialty in 2013.
She graduated with a medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Pittsburgh, PA.She completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology (ob/gyn) at The New York Presbyterian Hospital – Weill Cornell Medical Center and fellowship in FPMRS at New York University Medical Center.
Her career roles includes; an attending physician and associate fellowship program director at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center. She also served as an attending physician and assistant professor at New York University Medical Center in New York, NY and Indiana University Medical Center in Indianapolis, IN. She also served as director of the fellowship didactics program and Grand Rounds at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center.
Joy Saini Died in a Plane Crash alongside her family on Saturday
On 12th April 2025, a private plane, a twin-engine Mitsubishi MU-2B crashed in a muddy field in Copake, New York, near the Massachusetts line killing all six on board. The victims were a close knit members of the family, Karenna Groff, a former MIT soccer player named the 2022 NCAA woman of the year; her father, a neuroscientist, Dr. Michael Groff; her mother, Dr. Joy Saini, a urogynecologist; her brother, Jared Groff, a 2022 graduate of Swarthmore College who worked as a paralegal; Alexia Couyutas Duarte, Jared Groff’s partner who also graduated Swarthmore and planned to attend Harvard Law School this fall; and Karenna Groff’s boyfriend, James Santoro, another recent MIT graduate.
The family was set to land at Columbia County Airport but crashed roughly 10 miles (16 kilometers) to the south. The pilot was flying under instrument flight rules, rather than visual flight rules but it’s not clear whether reduced visibility was a factor in the crash.
According to the Associated Press, the plane had been sold a year ago and had an upgraded cockpit with newer technology that was certified to Federal Aviation Administration standards.