Eleanor Schwarz, MD, MS
Professor
Medicine
School of Medicine

eleanor.schwarz@ucsf.edu

Dr. Schwarz practices general internal medicine and conducts health services research with the goals of health promotion and harm reduction. She has a particular interest in health equity and identifying ways to meet the needs of diverse populations, including women with chronic medical conditions and other underserved populations.

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Her research, which has been funded by HRSA, PCORI, AHRQ, FDA, NICHD, the Office of Population Affairs, and the Office of Adolescent Health, has produced over 180 peer-reviewed publications. An award-winning mentor, she has worked closely with multiple junior faculty on career development awards, as well as with a range of postdoctoral fellows, graduate and undergraduate students.

A proud product of California’s public school system, Dr. Schwarz received her undergraduate and master’s degrees from the University of California, Berkeley prior to receiving her medical degree from UCSF. She completed residency training in primary care internal medicine at UCSF, and a fellowship in women’s health and health services research at the San Francisco VA. Previously, Dr. Schwarz served as Medical Consultant for California’s Department of Health Care Services’ Office of Family Planning, Senior Medical Expert in Reproductive Health for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and a member of the FDA's Advisory Committee on Reproductive Health Drugs. Prior to returning to UCSF, Dr. Schwarz was tenured at the University of Pittsburgh and the University of California, Davis. Dr. Schwarz has served on the council of the Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) and as an Associate Editor of NEJM Journal Watch as well as the Journal of General Internal Medicine. Dr. Schwarz loves clinical teaching in both inpatient and primary care settings and is committed to encouraging consideration of the social determinants of health while fostering collaboration and the growth of the next generation of clinicians and scholars.

Awards

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  • Distinguished Professor in Women's Health, Society of General Internal Medicine, 2022-2023

Education & Training

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  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Champion Training University of California 01/2022
  • Supporting Educational Excellence in Diversity UC Davis 12/2019
  • Women's Health Services Research UC San Francisco 06/2005
  • Primary Care Internal Medicine UC San Francisco 09/2002
  • MD Medicine UC San Francisco 06/1999
  • MS Health & Medical Sciences UC Berkeley 06/1997

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Grants and Projects

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  • Disseminating the safety and effectiveness of tubal ligation compared to intrauterine contraception, Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), 2024-2027
  • Disseminating PCOR findings to Reduce Racial Disparities in Surgical Sterilization, AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY, 2023-2026
  • Prenatal Counseling for Postpartum Health, HRSA, 2020-2023
  • Copper Intravaginal Contraception--Development of Novel Nonsteroidal Contraceptive Methods, NICHD, 2019-2021
  • Quality, Safety, and Comparative Effectiveness Research Training in Primary Care (QSCERT-PC), HRSA, 2016-2021
  • Real world effectiveness and safety of hysteroscopic (Essure®) compared to laparoscopic sterilization, PCORI, 2017-2020
  • SpeakOut, a social network-based teen pregnancy prevention intervention, Office of Adolescent Health, 2015-2020
  • Improving the Safe Use of Isotretinoin, FDA, 2011-2014
  • Contraceptive Services/Primary Care to Prevent Birth Defects, NIH/NICHD, 2006-2012
  • Harnessing Health IT to Prevent Medication-Induced Birth Defects, AHRQ, 2007-2011

Publications (191)

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