Jennifer Kerns, MD, MS, MPH

Assistant Professor

Email: kernsjl@obgyn.ucsf.edu

Biosketch:

Jennifer Kerns is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Division of San Francisco General Hospital.  She attended University of California, San Francisco for medical school and obtained her MS and MPH degrees from the School of Public Health at University of California, Berkeley.  After completing residency training at Columbia University, she did the Fellowship in Family Planning at University of California, San Francisco.  She is a clinical researcher with a focus on patient decision-making in complicated pregnancies.

Areas of Interest:

• Abortion for fetal anomalies and pregnancy complications
• Abortion safety

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


Updated November 2013

Citations:

• Kerns J, Vanjani R, Freedman L, Meckstroth K, Drey EA, Steinauer J. Women's decision making regarding choice of second trimester termination method for pregnancy complications. International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2012:116(3):244-8.