Andrea Jackson, MD
Dr. Jackson is an Associate Professor of Obstetrics, and Chief of the Obstetrics, Gynecology and Gynecologic Subspecialty Division in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). Her clinical and research focus is on dismantling of racial/ethnic disparities in reproductive health through diversifying the healthcare workforce and education of medical students, residents and practicing physicians on how systemic racism contributes to healthcare inequality. She is Director of the UCSF Initiative for Black Women’s Health and Livelihood and of EMBRACE, an innovative group prenatal care program for Black Families at UCSF.
Dr. Jackson earned her B.S. in Engineering at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., and received a medical degree from Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts. She completed her residency at Brigham and Woman's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, followed by a fellowship in Family Planning at UCSF. She also earned her Masters in clinical research at UCSF.
Areas of interest:
- Racial equity and justice for Black people
- Abortion & Contraception
- Perinatal healthcare for Black birthing people
- Promoting reproductive justice in family planning
Honors and awards:
- Alpha Omega Alpha Faculty Inductee - Chosen by the UCSF graduating AOA class of 2018
- Bridges Curriculum – Foundations 1 and 2 Teaching Award - Best Lecture, "Race, Ethnicity and Health", 2017
- Outstanding Faculty Award in Medical Student Teaching, 2015
- 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:
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“An extra layer of pressure to be my best self”: Healthcare provider perspectives on how doulas foster accountability and bridge gaps in pregnancy-related care. SSM - Qualitative Research in Health. 2023 Jun 1; 3:100259. Reed RR, Nguyen NA, Armstead AM, Cuentos CA, Mystic MM, Arcara AJ, Jackson JA, Marshall MC, Gomez GA. .View in: Publisher Site Mentions:
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Environmental justice: What's racism got to do with it? Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2023 02; 160(2):372-373. Jackson AV. PMID: 36081399.
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Black Women's Lived Experiences of Abortion. Qual Health Res. 2022 06; 32(7):1099-1113. Brown K, Plummer M, Bell A, Combs M, Gates-Burgess B, Mitchell A, Sparks M, McLemore MR, Jackson A. PMID: 35537214.
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Clinicians' Perspectives on Racism and Black Women's Maternal Health. Womens Health Rep (New Rochelle). 2022; 3(1):476-482. Chambers BD, Taylor B, Nelson T, Harrison J, Bell A, O'Leary A, Arega HA, Hashemi S, McKenzie-Sampson S, Scott KA, Raine-Bennett T, Jackson AV, Kuppermann M, McLemore MR. PMID: 35651994; PMCID: PMC9148644.
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"My 9 to 5 Job Is Birth Work": A Case Study of Two Compensation Approaches for Community Doula Care. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 10 14; 18(20). Gomez AM, Arteaga S, Arcara J, Cuentos A, Armstead M, Mehra R, Logan RG, Jackson AV, Marshall CJ. PMID: 34682558; PMCID: PMC8535486.
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"When I think of mental healthcare, I think of no care." Mental Health Services as a Vital Component of Prenatal Care for Black Women. Matern Child Health J. 2022 Apr; 26(4):778-787. Kemet S, Yang Y, Nseyo O, Bell F, Gordon AY, Mays M, Fowler M, Jackson A. PMID: 34519952; PMCID: PMC8438651.
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Occurrence of fatal police violence during pregnancy and hazard of preterm birth in California. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2021 07; 35(4):469-478. Goin DE, Gomez AM, Farkas K, Duarte C, Karasek D, Chambers BD, Jackson AV, Ahern J. PMID: 33689194; PMCID: PMC8243783.
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Community-informed models of perinatal and reproductive health services provision: a justice-centered paradigm toward equity among Black birthing communities. Seminars in Perinatology. 2020 Jun 1; 151267. Julian JZ, Robles RD, Whetstone WS, Perritt PJ, Jackson JA, Hardeman HR, Scott SK. .View in: Publisher Site Mentions:
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Racial diversity in abortion education and intention to provide abortion in postresidency practice: data from the Ryan Program. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020 03; 222(3):271.e1-271.e8. Brown KS, Steinauer JE, Turk J, Landy U, Jackson AV. PMID: 31526793.
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A framework to promote equity in clinical clerkships. Clin Teach. 2020 06; 17(3):298-304. Lai CJ, Jackson AV, Wheeler M, Dhaliwal G, Ziv TA, Kryzhanovskaya I, Teherani A. PMID: 31486273.
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Reproductive (In)justice - Two Patients with Avoidable Poor Reproductive Outcomes. N Engl J Med. 2019 Aug 15; 381(7):593-596. Knight KR, Duncan LG, Szilvasi M, Premkumar A, Matache M, Jackson A. PMID: 31412176.
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In Reply. Obstet Gynecol. 2019 03; 133(3):585-586. Jackson AV, Premkumar A, Eichelberger KY, Whetstone S, Riley LE, Chescheir NC. PMID: 30801462.
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Beyond Silence and Inaction: Changing the Response to Experiences of Racism in the Health Care Workforce. Obstet Gynecol. 2018 10; 132(4):820-827. Premkumar A, Whetstone S, Jackson AV. PMID: 30204690.
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Racial and ethnic differences in contraception use and obstetric outcomes: A review. Semin Perinatol. 2017 08; 41(5):273-277. Jackson AV, Wang LF, Morse J. PMID: 28651792.
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In Reply. Obstet Gynecol. 2017 06; 129(6):1140-1141. Premkumar A, Nseyo O, Jackson AV. PMID: 28538484.
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Abortion and contemporary hip-hop: a thematic analysis of lyrics from 1990-2015. Contraception. 2017 Jul; 96(1):30-35. Premkumar A, Brown K, Mengesha B, Jackson AV. PMID: 28578149.
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Reassessing Unintended Pregnancy: Toward a Patient-centered Approach to Family Planning. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2017 Mar; 44(1):27-40. Morse JE, Ramesh S, Jackson A. PMID: 28160891.
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Connecting Police Violence With Reproductive Health. Obstet Gynecol. 2017 01; 129(1):153-156. Premkumar A, Nseyo O, Jackson AV. PMID: 27926648.
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Racial and ethnic differences in women's preferences for features of contraceptive methods. Contraception. 2016 05; 93(5):406-11. Jackson AV, Karasek D, Dehlendorf C, Foster DG. PMID: 26738619.
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Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives for Incarcerated Women: Feasibility and Safety of On-Site Provision. Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2015 Dec; 47(4):203-11. Sufrin C, Oxnard T, Goldenson J, Simonson K, Jackson A. PMID: 26484795.
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Interest in and experience with IUD self-removal. Contraception. 2014 Jul; 90(1):54-9. Foster DG, Grossman D, Turok DK, Peipert JF, Prine L, Schreiber CA, Jackson AV, Barar RE, Schwarz EB. PMID: 24613370.
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Interest in and experience with IUC self-removal. Contraception. 2013 Sep 1; 88(3):460. Foster FD, Grossman GD, Turok TD, Peipert PJ, Prine PL, Schreiber SC, Jackson JA, Barar BR, Schwarz SE. .View in: Publisher Site Mentions:
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ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 135: Second-trimester abortion. Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Jun; 121(6):1394-1406. PMID: 23812485.
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Can women accurately assess the outcome of medical abortion based on symptoms alone? Contraception. 2012 Feb; 85(2):192-7. Jackson AV, Dayananda I, Fortin JM, Fitzmaurice G, Goldberg AB. PMID: 22067786.