Jody Steinauer, MD, PhD

Philip D. Darney Distinguished Professor of Family Planning and Reproductive Health, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
Director, Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health
Director, Kenneth J. Ryan Residency Training Program

Jody Steinauer, MD, PhD is the Philip D. Darney Distinguished Professor of Family Planning and Reproductive Health in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences based at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG). She is the Director of the Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health and the Director of the Kenneth J. Ryan Residency Training Program in Family Planning. After medical school and residency at UCSF she completed a fellowship in Complex Family Planning, during which she completed a Master’s Degree in clinical research in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. She then completed a PhD in Health Professions Education from the University Medical Center Utrecht - UCSF joint program. She focuses her research on family planning training, professional identity formation in medical learners, and the experiences of students and residents learning to provide patient-centered care. She provides obstetric and gynecologic care and teaches learners at ZSFG, and she teaches how to teach empathetic, patient-centered care worldwide.