Associate Prof of Clin ObGyn
M_ObGyn-ZSFG gen-ZSFG
+1 628 206-8469
Biftu has been a clinician-educator in the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital Division of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences since 2017. She works clinically in Labor and Delivery, Gynecology and Family Planning at ZSFG. She is currently the Associate Residency Program Director, the Associate Director for the Complex Family Planning Fellowship, and the Director for Innovating Education in Reproductive Health. Her interests in medical education center abortion and contraceptive training, incorporating equity and inclusion into the learning environment, curricular development as well as trainee and program evaluation.
Publications
Racial Disparities in Cesarean Delivery Rates: Do Hospital-Level Factors Matter?
American journal of perinatology
Pregnancy Conceptualizations in Women Who Have Had Recent Bariatric Surgery.
Journal of women's health (2002)
Implications of the Dobbs Decision for Medical Education: Inadequate Training and Moral Distress.
JAMA
Assessing differences in contraceptive provision through telemedicine among reproductive health providers during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
Reproductive health
Abortion Stigma and Its Relationship with Grief, Post-traumatic Stress, and Mental Health-Related Quality of Life After Abortion for Fetal Anomalies.
Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.)
Racial Disparities in the Rates of and Indications for Cesarean Delivery in California: Are They Changing Over Time?
American journal of perinatology
Countering Misinformation About Abortion: The Role of Health Sciences Librarians.
American journal of public health
Community-Engaged Curriculum Development in Sexual and Reproductive Health Equity: Structures and Self.
Obstetrics and gynecology
A randomized controlled trial of methylergonovine prophylaxis after dilation and evacuation abortion.
Contraception
346: Racial and ethnic disparities in cesarean delivery rates: Do hospital type, setting, and volume matter?.
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
Struma ovarii with atypical features and synchronous primary thyroid cancer: a case report and review of the literature.
Archives of gynecology and obstetrics
Perioperative pregnancy interval, contraceptive counseling experiences, and contraceptive use in women undergoing bariatric surgery.
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
Effect of counseling quality on anxiety, grief, and coping after second-trimester abortion for pregnancy complications.
Contraception
Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Myomectomy Versus Abdominal Myomectomy: A Comparative Analysis of Short-Term Surgical and Efficiency Outcomes.
Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology
Robotic-assisted laparoscopic myomectomy versus abdominal myomectomy: a comparative analysis of surgical outcomes and costs.
Archives of gynecology and obstetrics
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