Michael Policar, MD, MPH
Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
Prior to joining UCSF, Dr. Policar was Vice President of Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer of the NorthBay Healthcare System in Fairfield, California. From 1994 through 1999, he was Medical Director of the Partnership HealthPlan of California, in Fairfield, California, which included over 50,000 Medicaid recipients of Solano and Napa counties. He is former Vice President for Medical Affairs of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. a position that he held between 1992-1994. Between 1983 and 1992, he concurrently served as Medical Director of the Women's Health Center at the San Francisco General Hospital and as Medical Director of Planned Parenthood of Alameda/San Francisco.
Areas of interest:
- Women's health screening
- Menopause
- Family planning
- Female genital tract infections
Education:
- University of California, San Francisco, Medical Doctorate
- University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine, Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology
- University of California, Los Angeles, School of Public Health, Master of Public Health degree in Health Services Management
In the news:
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Performance measures for contraceptive care: what are we actually trying to measure? Contraception. 2015 Jun; 91(6):433-7. Dehlendorf C, Bellanca H, Policar M. PMID: 25677992.
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In a California program, quality and utilization reports on reproductive health services spurred providers to change. Health Aff (Millwood). 2012 Apr; 31(4):852-62. Watts LA, Thiel de Bocanegra H, Darney PD, Hulett D, Howell M, Mikanda J, Zerne R, Policar MS. PMID: 22459923.
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Number of oral contraceptive pill packages dispensed and subsequent unintended pregnancies. Contraception. 2010 Aug 1; 82(2):202. Foster FD, Hulett HD, Bradsberry BM, Darney DP, Policar PM. .View in: Publisher Site Mentions:
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Self-reported sexually transmitted diseases among family planning clients: ethnic differences in sexual risk behavior and HIV risk reduction. Ethn Dis. 1993; 3(2):181-8. Eversley RB, Policar M, White V, Grinstead O, Newstetter A, Avins A, Hearst N. PMID: 8324496.