Graduated - Class of 2018
Contra Costa County FQHC
Research/Clinical Interests: Infertility, contraception, family planning, LGBT health, gynecologic surgery
Education/Training
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Year |
Institution | Degree | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | University of California, San Francisco | Residency | Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences |
| 2014 | Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania | MD | Medicine |
| 2009 | University of Pennsylvania | Post- Baccalaureate | Pre-Medical |
| 2006 | University of California, Santa Cruz | BA | Political science |
Research & Professional Experience
| Year | |
|---|---|
| current | Novel markers of ovarian reserve - looking at the total number of antral follicles in the largest dimension and assessed the validity of this measurement also comparing it to gold standard markers. |
| 2010-2011 | President of the Perelman School of Medicine's obstetrics and gynecology interest group. |
| 2011 | San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua - reproductive health counseling and screenings |
| 2009-2010 | Family Planning - Worked on multiple family planning clinical trials. (1) Evaluated teens' ability to appropriately determine whether they should use Plan B. (2) Evaluated patient satisfaction with medical abortion with mifepristone/misoprostol in comparison to surgical management. (3) Looked at the efficacy of an investigational intrauterine system (levonorgestral releasing device) compared with Mirena. |
| 2008-2009 | Ovarian Reserve Studies - The main project evaluated ovarian reserve at different stages of cancer treatment. The remaining projects looked at methods of fertility preservation: (1) Looked at whether cryopreserved ovarian tissue could be used to later achieve pregnancy (2) Evaluated the effectiveness of freezing oocytes as an alternative to freezing embryos. |
| 2008 | Pre-eclampsia - Collected blood and urine samples and used samples to help in the research and development of immunoassays that may provide earlier detection of the condition. |
| 2008 | Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) - Assessed whether EPT decreased the re-infection rates of Chlamydia and/or gonorrhea infection in pregnant patients |
Achievements & Recognition
| Year | Major Honors |
|---|---|
| 2010 | John and Ada Mencke & the Meyerhoff Fund Scholarship - Merit based scholarship |
| 2006 | Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society |
Publications
Gracia CR, Sammel MD, Freeman E, Prewitt M, Carlson C, Ray A, Vance A, Ginsberg JB. Impact of cancer therapies on ovarian reserve. Fertility and Sterility. 2012 Jan; 97(1): 134-140. Cited in PubMed; PMID: 22137491.