Jeannette Lager, MD, MPH
Professor
Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences
School of Medicine
Jeannette Lager, MD, MPH is the Interim Chief of the Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery and Urogynecology Division, and Associate Director of the Multidisciplinary Endometriosis Center. Caring for gynecological patients is her passion. Dr. Lager provides patients with an array of treatment options tailored individually to each patient.
Show full bio (190 words) Hide full bio
She specializes in minimally invasive clinical and surgical procedures for the treatment of abnormal uterine bleeding, adenomyosis, fibroids, endometriosis, and benign ovarian cysts, among other conditions. She is also the co-Principal Investigator for Improving the Identification of Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis with Estrogen Receptor Targeted Positron-Emission Tomography/Magnetic Resonance Imaging (PET/MRI).
She is the Director of Medical Student Education in OBGYN, overseeing medical student education over the 4 year curriculum and regularly lectures to medical students on various topics. Her educational research focuses on curricular changes in Obstetrics and Gynecology UME to ensure that students are educated with an anti-oppressive curricular lens, with exposure to the diverse aspects of OBGYN. She has developed modules for surgical techniques for fibroids and endometriosis and teaches surgical skills to medical students and residents. She is the Clinical Clerkship Director for Obstetrics and Gynecology for the School of Medicine.
Her non-profit work is dedicated to maternal and child health. Since 2008, she has been on the Medical Advisory Board of One Heart Worldwide, a non-profit organization focused on improving maternal and child health care for indigenous populations in developing nations such as Tibet, Nepal and Mexico.
Awards
Show all (15) Hide
- Outstanding Resident Teaching Award, UCSF Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, 2022
- Scholars and Leaders Fellow, Associate of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 2021-2023
- Outstanding Medical Student Teaching Award, UCSF Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, 2021-2022
- Exceptional Faculty Teaching Award, UCSF Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, 2021
- Muriel Steele Society Honor Roll, Muriel Steele Society, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, 2020
- Outstanding Resident Teaching Award, UCSF Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, 2020
- Academy of Medical Educators Inductee, Haile T. Debas Academic of Medical Educators, UCSF, 2019
- Exceptional Medical Student Teaching Award, Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators, UCSF, 2019
- Outstanding Resident Teaching Award, UCSF Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, 2018
- Society for Academic Specialists in General Obstetrics and Gynecology Faculty Award, Society of Academic Specialists in General Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2017
- CORO Leadership Training Fellow, University of California, San Francisco, 2017
- Exceptional Medical Student Teaching Award, UCSF Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, 2016-2017
- Excellence in Teaching Award, UCSF Academy of Medical Educators, 2016
- Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology Resident Teaching Award, Baylor School of Medicine, 2014
- Exceptional Medical Students Teaching Award, UCSF Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, 2013
Education & Training
Show all (6) Hide
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California 2017
- MPH Public Health Leadership University of North Carolina 2008
- Resident Obstetrics & Gynecology University of North Carolina 2007
- Intern Obstetrics & Gynecology University of North Carolina 2004
- MD Alpha Omega Alpha, Medicine University of Minnesota 2003
- BS Anthropology University of California 1996
Interests
Show all (7) Hide
- medical education
- abnormal uterine bleeding
- anti-oppressive curriculum development
- fibroids
- enhanced recovery after surgery
- Minimally invasive gynecology
- endometriosis
Websites
Show all (4) Hide
- Comprehensive Fibroid Center at UCSF Health (ucsfhealth.org)
- Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery & Urogynecology (obgyn.ucsf.edu)
- Endometriosis Center at UCSF Health (ucsfhealth.org)
- Clinical Profile at UCSF Health (ucsfhealth.org)
Publications (5)
Top publication keywords:
Uterine MyomectomyGynecologyPlacentaCurriculumUterine NeoplasmsObstetricsLeiomyomaPituitary-Adrenal SystemStudents, MedicalCortisoneTransgender PersonsFetusStress, PsychologicalLaparoscopyClinical Clerkship
-
Student challenges during third-year perioperative clerkships through the lens of faculty and residents: A qualitative study.
The clinical teacher 2024 Wile RK, Barnes KE, Charondo LB, Breyer K, Lager J, Campbell A, O'Sullivan PS -
Confronting new challenges: Faculty perceptions of gaps in current laparoscopic curricula in a changing training landscape.
Surgery open science 2023 Charondo LB, Brian R, Syed S, Chern H, Lager J, Alseidi A, O'Sullivan P, Bayne D -
Care across the gender spectrum: A transgender health curriculum in the Obstetrics and Gynecology clerkship.
BMC medical education 2022 Schmidt CN, Stretten M, Bindman JG, Pettigrew G, Lager J -
Rethinking Disparities in Minimally Invasive Myomectomy: Identifying Drivers of Disparate Surgical Approach to Myomectomy Between African American and White Women.
Journal of minimally invasive gynecology 2021 Kim JS, Qureshy Z, Lazar AA, Chen LL, Jacoby A, Opoku-Anane J, Lager J -
Human Placenta Buffers the Fetus from Adverse Effects of Perceived Maternal Stress.
Cells 2021 Vuppaladhadiam L, Lager J, Fiehn O, Weiss S, Chesney M, Hasdemir B, Bhargava A