Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery
Director, UCSF Endometriosis Center
Medical Director of Minimally Invasive and Urogynecologic Surgery
Member, UCSF Comprehensive Fibroid Center
If you are a patient, please do not contact this physician by email without her prior expressed consent due to confidentiality concerns.
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Mailing Address: |
2356 Sutter Street, 5th floor |
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Clinic Locations: |
Mt. Zion; Mission Bay: UCSF Ron Conway Family Gateway Medical Building |
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Clinic Phone: |
415-885-7788 |
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Academic Fax: |
415-353-9509 |
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Academic Assistant: |
415-353-7193 |
Dr. Opoku-Anane is a fellowship-trained minimally invasive gynecologist who specializes in the treatment of fibroids, abnormal uterine bleeding, chronic pelvic pain, endometriosis, alternatives to hysterectomy, intrauterine scarring (Asherman’s Syndrome), ovarian pathology, prolapse, and advanced gynecologic surgery. Additionally, she has expertise in office-based procedures. She is a member of the UCSF Comprehensive Fibroid Center and is currently developing the UCSF Center for Endometriosis. She has developed several surgical simulation programs and uses her expertise in minimally invasive approaches to teach trainees both locally and abroad in laparoscopic and robotic surgery through small key-hole incisions. Her research interests include methods to make gynecologic surgery safer as well as improving treatments for endometriosis and fibroids.
| Year | Institution & Location | Degree | Field of Study |
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2016 |
George Washington University, School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Washington, D.C. | M.S. | Clinical & Translational Research |
| 2015 | George Washington University/American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL) | Fellowship | Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery |
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2013 |
Harvard’s Brigham & Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA |
Residency |
Obstetrics and Gynecology |
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2009 |
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD | M.D. | Medicine |
| 2003 | Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD | B.A. | Biology & Public Health |
| Year | Major Honors |
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| 2016 | Maxine Papadakis Teaching Award for Faculty Professionalism and Respect, University of California, San Francisco |
| 2015 | UCSF Mount Zion Campus-based Award for Multidisciplinary Endometriosis Center, University of California, San Francisco |
| 2013 | 2nd place, 9th Annual National Fellows Workshop on Laparoscopic Surturing Competition, AAGL |
| 2013 | Residency Award in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, AAGL |
| 2012 | Emans-Goldstein Award for Service in Pediatric Gynecology, Children's Hospital Boston |
| 2012 | Principal Clinical Experience Teaching Award, Massachusetts General Hospital |
