Emma Chew Murphy, MD
Assistant Professor
Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences
School of Medicine

Emma Chew Murphy is an obstetrician and gynecologist who practices full scope reproductive health care. Dr. Chew Murphy is fellowship-trained in family planning and holds expertise in abortion care and contraceptive care. They are passionate about approaches to comprehensive reproductive care that reduce stigma and harm while centering autonomy, dignity, and safety for all. They have a particular interest in caring for trans and gender-expansive individuals.

Education & Training

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• Fellowship, Complex Family Planning University of California San Francisco 2025
• Residency, Obstetrics and Gynecology Albert Einstein Montefiore Medical Center 2023
• MD Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 2019
• BA Political & Social Thought University of Virginia 2012

Publications (8)

Top publication keywords:
Early Detection of CancerAnti-HIV AgentsTransgender PersonsQuality ImprovementFamily Planning ServicesNonprescription DrugsHealth Services AccessibilityCesarean SectionVaginal SmearsSafety-net ProvidersContraceptionPre-Exposure ProphylaxisUterine Cervical NeoplasmsPapanicolaou TestPapillomavirus Infections

• Trends in utilization of an anonymous abortion and miscarriage hotline before and after Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization: a retrospective cohort study.
  Lancet regional health. Americas 2026 Redd SK, Gavidia AA, Jones T, Dillon S, Luke AA, Murphy EC, Arzate MJ, Martinez A, Brittner M, Lockley A, Rice W, Karlin J
• The Opportunity of Abortion-Protective States in the Post-Dobbs Era: Implications for Public Health Policy and Practice.
  American journal of public health 2026 Redd SK, Filippa S, Luke AA, McMahon HV, Chew Murphy E
• Expanding Access to Cervical Cancer Screening for Transgender and Nonbinary Individuals.
  Obstetrics and gynecology clinics of North America 2026 Murphy EC, Rowen TS
• Impact of a Multifaceted Quality Improvement Initiative Aimed at Reducing Primary Cesarean Delivery Rates.
  Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety 2025 Peskin M, Sanford BH, Muoser CA, Murphy EC, Kulkarni A, Lynch B, Nienaltowa T, Plagianos MG, Bernstein P, Dar P
• Expanding Access to Contraception.
  Obstetrics and gynecology clinics of North America 2025 Grossman D, Murphy EC
• Over-the-Counter Medication Abortion as a Strategy to Expand Access to Care.
  JAMA internal medicine 2025 Grossman D, Chew Murphy E
• "Being able to do whatever you wanna do as a woman is important:" a qualitative exploration of contraception as a frame of reference for HIV prevention with PrEP.
  Reproductive health 2022 Murphy EC, Danvers A, Zamudio AR, Avila K, Proehl M, Gonzalez-Argoti T, Mantell JE, Bauman LJ, Dolan SM
• Women Trust Their OBGYNs to Provide Preexposure Prophylaxis: An Opportunity for HIV Prevention.
  Frontiers in reproductive health 2022 Danvers AA, Chew Murphy E, Avila K, Gonzalez-Argoti T, Edwards AR, Hoffman S, Mantell JE, Bauman LJ, Dolan SM