Andrea Jackson, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
Director of Complex Contraception, UCSF Mt. Zion
 

Dr. Jackson previously served as the Medical Director of the San Francisco General Hospital Obstetrics and Gynecology Outpatient Clinic. Her research interests include provider bias in contraception counseling based on patients' race/ethnicity and how implicit biases affect medical education.

 

Areas of interest:

  • Understanding contraception use in high risk populations in the US
  • Health and healthcare disparities in family planning
  • Increasing diversity in medicine

 

Honors and awards:

  • UCSF award for Outstanding Fellow, 2013
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital Midwifery Consultant Award, 2011
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital Humanism Award, 2011
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital awards for Outstanding Teacher in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2009 and 2010
  • Harvard Medical School Community Service Award, 2007

 

Education and training:

  • Harvard Medical School, Medical Doctorate
  • Brigham and Women’s Massachusetts General Hospital program, Residency
  • University of California, San Francisco, Fellowship in Family Planning

 

Publications: 
  1. Jackson AV, Wang LF, Morse J. Racial and ethnic differences in contraception use and obstetric outcomes: A review. Semin Perinatol. 2017 Jun 23. PMID: 28651792.
    View in: PubMed
  2. Premkumar A, Brown K, Mengesha B, Jackson AV. Abortion and contemporary hip-hop: a thematic analysis of lyrics from 1990-2015. Contraception. 2017 May 31. PMID: 28578149.
    View in: PubMed
  3. Morse JE, Ramesh S, Jackson A. Reassessing Unintended Pregnancy: Toward a Patient-centered Approach to Family Planning. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2017 Mar; 44(1):27-40. PMID: 28160891.
    View in: PubMed
  4. Premkumar A, Nseyo O, Jackson AV. Connecting Police Violence With Reproductive Health. Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Dec 02. PMID: 27926648.
    View in: PubMed
  5. Jackson A, Karasek D, Dehlendorf C, Foster DG. Racial and ethnic differences in women's preferences for features of contraceptive methods. Contraception. 2016 May; 93(5):406-11. PMID: 26738619.
    View in: PubMed
  6. Sufrin C, Oxnard T, Goldenson J, Simonson K, Jackson A. Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives for Incarcerated Women: Feasibility and Safety of On-Site Provision. Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2015 Dec; 47(4):203-11. PMID: 26484795.
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  7. Foster DG, Grossman D, Turok DK, Peipert JF, Prine L, Schreiber CA, Jackson AV, Barar RE, Schwarz EB. Interest in and experience with IUD self-removal. Contraception. 2014 Jul; 90(1):54-9. PMID: 24613370.
    View in: PubMed
  8. et al. ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 135: Second-trimester abortion. Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Jun; 121(6):1394-406. PMID: 23812485.
    View in: PubMed
  9. Jackson AV, Dayananda I, Fortin JM, Fitzmaurice G, Goldberg AB. Can women accurately assess the outcome of medical abortion based on symptoms alone? Contraception. 2012 Feb; 85(2):192-7. PMID: 22067786.
    View in: PubMed
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Contraception
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