Daniel Grossman, MD, FACOG

Assistant Clinical Professor, Dept. of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
Vice President for Research, Ibis Reproductive Health

Email: Daniel.Grossman@ucsf.edu

Biosketch:

Daniel Grossman, MD, FACOG, received his Bachelor’s in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry from Yale University and an MD from Stanford University. He completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Dr Grossman has a clinical faculty appointment in the UCSF Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences and works as a part-time clinician in San Francisco.  Dr. Grossman is also Vice President for Research at Ibis Reproductive Health. Prior to joining Ibis in 2005, he held the position of Health Specialist at the Population Council in Mexico City. While at the Council, his work included qualitative research on women’s experiences with misoprostol abortion, developing an acceptability trial of female-controlled barrier methods, designing training materials on emergency contraception, and training on medication abortion. His current work focuses on improving access to contraception and safe abortion in the US, sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America, as well as on integration of reproductive health and HIV services.

Areas of Interest:

  • Unsafe abortion in developing countries
  • Access to medical abortion and second trimester abortion
  • Simplifying access to contraception
  • Integration of HIV and family planning services

For a complete list of publications, please click here: Publications on PubMed.

Updated November 2013

Citations:

  • Henderson JT, Puri M, Blum M, Rana A, Malla, K, Harper CC, Gurung G, Pradhan N, Sharma S, Satyal I, Bajracharya L, Regmi K, Acharya S, Grossman D, Lamichhane P, Darney PD. Effects of abortion legalization in Nepal, 2001-2010. PLoS ONE . 2013:8(5):e64775.
  • Harper CC, Blanchard K, Grossman D, Henderson JT, Darney PD. Reducing maternal mortality due to elective abortion: Potential impact of misoprostol in low-resource settings. International Journal of Gynaecology & Obstetrics . 2007:98(1):66-69.