Karen Meckstroth, MD, MPH

Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences
Medical Director, Women's Options Center, Mt. Zion
Consulting Medical Director, Women's Community Clinic

Email: meckstrothk@obgyn.ucsf.edu

Biosketch:

Dr. Meckstroth received her MD from the University of Chicago and completed a residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology at the University of Southern California LA County Hospital. She then completed a fellowship in Family Planning Clinical Care and Research at UCSF, during which she also obtained an MPH in Health Policy and Management at UC Berkeley.  Since early residency, her research has focused on the use of mifepristone and misoprostol.  Currently, she is Associate Clinical Professor at UCSF, working primarily at SFGH.  She is the Director of Family Planning Services at the Mt. Zion campus, which provides Family Planning services and miscarriage care for UCSF and community patients.  She also is the Consulting Medical Director of the Women's Community Clinic, a community clinic that provides free and low cost reproductive health care and outreach to Bay Area women. In addition to general gynecology and obstetrics, she haser special academic interests in mifepristone and misoprostol, pelvic procedure pain and care to underserved women.

Areas of Interest:

• Mifepristone and misoprostol
• Pelvic procedure pain control
• Contraception, particularly progestin-only and IUDs
• Reproductive healthcare for underserved women
• Complementary and alternative medicine in women's health

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


Updated December 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.