Felicia Lester, MD, MPH
Professor
Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences
School of Medicine

Education & Training

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• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California 2018
• M.D. Medicine University of California, San Francisco 2005
• M.S. Medicine University of California, San Francisco 2003

Websites

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• Clinical Profile at UCSF Medical Center (ucsfhealth.org)

Publications (22)

Top publication keywords:
Struma OvariiDermoid CystContraceptionSocial StigmaFistulaCesarean SectionUgandaPostpartum PeriodGynecologic Surgical ProceduresIntrauterine Devices, CopperShameFertilityLevonorgestrelVaginal FistulaAdenocarcinoma, Clear Cell

• Adapting the preterm birth phenotyping framework to a low-resource, rural setting and applying it to births from Migori County in western Kenya.
  BMC pregnancy and childbirth 2023 Miller L, Schmidt CN, Wanduru P, Wanyoro A, Santos N, Butrick E, Lester F, Otieno P, Walker D
• Boba sign with a twist - A variant presentation of a mature cystic teratoma complicated by torsion and rupture.
  Clinical imaging 2021 Ye AQ, Reyes MF, Lester F, Ye J, Umetsu S, Poder L, Shum DJ, Choi HH
• Feasibility and acceptability of mobile phone data collection for longitudinal follow-up among patients treated for obstetric fistula in Uganda.
  Health care for women international 2020 El Ayadi AM, Nalubwama H, Barageine JK, Miller S, Obore S, Kakaire O, Korn A, Lester F, Diamond-Smith NG, Mwanje H, Byamugisha J
• The development of a comprehensive multidisciplinary endometriosis and chronic pelvic pain center.
  Journal of Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain Disorders 2020 Jessica Opoku-Anane, Megan S Orlando, Jeannette Lager, Felicia Lester, Judith Cuneo, Lauri Pasch, Liina Poder, Brooke Peterson, Lee Hullender Rubin, Linda C Giudice
• Women's experiences of fistula-related stigma in Uganda: a conceptual framework to inform stigma-reduction interventions.
  Culture, health & sexuality 2019 El Ayadi AM, Barageine JK, Miller S, Byamugisha J, Nalubwama H, Obore S, Korn A, Sukumar S, Kakaire O, Mwanje H, Lester F, Turan JM

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• Trajectories of women's physical and psychosocial health following obstetric fistula repair in Uganda: a longitudinal study.
  Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH 2018 El Ayadi AM, Barageine J, Korn A, Kakaire O, Turan J, Obore S, Byamugisha J, Lester F, Nalubwama H, Mwanje H, Tripathi V, Miller S
• The effect of immediate postpartum levonorgestrel contraceptive implant use on breastfeeding and infant growth: a randomized controlled trial.
  Contraception 2018 Averbach S, Kakaire O, McDiehl R, Dehlendorf C, Lester F, Steinauer J
• The effect of immediate postpartum levonorgestrel implant use on breastfeeding and infant outcomes among women in Kampala, Uganda.
  Contraception 2017 RP McDiehl, O Kakaire, F Lester, J Steinauer, S Averbach
• Development and preliminary validation of a post-fistula repair reintegration instrument among Ugandan women.
  Reproductive health 2017 El Ayadi A, Nalubwama H, Barageine J, Neilands TB, Obore S, Byamugisha J, Kakaire O, Mwanje H, Korn A, Lester F, Miller S
• Immediate versus delayed postpartum use of levonorgestrel contraceptive implants: a randomized controlled trial in Uganda.
  American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 2017 Averbach S, Kakaire O, Kayiga H, Lester F, Sokoloff A, Byamugisha J, Dehlendorf C, Steinauer J
• Intracesarean insertion of the Copper T380A versus 6 weeks postcesarean: a randomized clinical trial.
  Contraception 2014 Lester F, Kakaire O, Byamugisha J, Averbach S, Fortin J, Maurer R, Goldberg A
• Teaching surgical skills using video internet communication in a resource-limited setting.
  Obstetrics and gynecology 2013 Autry AM, Knight S, Lester F, Dubowitz G, Byamugisha J, Nsubuga Y, Muyingo M, Korn A
• M143 ACCEPTABILITY OF THE IUD AMONG WOMEN WHO OPTED OUT OF A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF INTRACESAREAN INSERTION OF THE COPPER-T 380A IN KAMPALA, UGANDA.
  International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 2012 F. Lester, S. Averbach, J. Fortin, J. Byamugisha, A. Goldberg, O. Kakaire
• O396 IMPACT OF APPLIER STRENGTH AND PATIENT BMI ON PRESSURE GENERATED BY THE NON-PNEUMATIC ANTI-SHOCK GARMENT (NASG).
  International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 2012 A. Stenson, F. Lester, J. Morris, C. Meyer Brody, J. Vargas, E. Butrick, S. Miller
• O397 INTRACESAREAN INSERTION OF THE COPPER T 380A VS 6-WEEK POST-CESAREAN INSERTION: AN RCT.
  International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 2012 F. Lester, O. Kakaire, J. Byamugisha, J. Fortin, S. Averbach, R. Maurer, A. Goldberg
• Acceptability of the IUD among women who opted out of a randomized controlled trial of intracesarean insertion of the copper-T 380A in Kampala, Uganda.
  Contraception 2012 S. Averbach, F. Lester, J. Fortin, J. Byamugisha, A. Goldberg, O. Kakaire
• Impact of the Non-Pneumatic Antishock Garment on Pelvic Blood Flow in Healthy Postpartum Women.
  Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 2011 Felicia Lester, Amy Stenson, Carinne Meyer, Jessica Morris, Juan Vargas, Suellen Mille
• Radical trachelectomy for clear cell carcinoma of the cervix in a 6-year old: a case report, review, and description of the surgical technique.
  Journal of pediatric surgery 2010 Lester FC, Farmer DL, Rabban JT, Chen LM
• Use of the non-pneumatic anti-shock garment (NASG) to reduce blood loss and time to recovery from shock for women with obstetric haemorrhage in Egypt.
  Global public health 2007 Miller S, Turan JM, Dau K, Fathalla M, Mourad M, Sutherland T, Hamza S, Lester F, Gibson EB, Gipson R, Nada K, Hensleigh P
• First aid for obstetric haemorrhage: the pilot study of the non-pneumatic anti-shock garment in Egypt.
  BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology 2006 Miller S, Hamza S, Bray EH, Lester F, Nada K, Gibson R, Fathalla M, Mourad M, Fathy A, Turan JM, Dau KQ, Nasshar I, Elshair I, Hensleigh P
• Obstetric fistula: a preventable tragedy.
  Journal of midwifery & women's health 2005 Miller S, Lester F, Webster M, Cowan B
• Prevention and treatment of postpartum hemorrhage: new advances for low-resource settings.
  Journal of midwifery & women's health 2004 Miller S, Lester F, Hensleigh P