George F. Sawaya, MD

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Additional Websites

• Physician Referral Directory

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Education

Hendrix College, Conway, AR, BA, 1985, Organic Chemistry
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, MD, 1990, Medicine
University of California San Francisco, Fellow, 1994-96, Clinical Research Methods and Biostatistics

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Professional Experience

• 1990-1994
  Resident, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco
• 1994-1996
  Fellow, Clinical Research Training Program, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco
• 1996-1997
  Assistant Adjunct Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco
• 1997-2003
  Assistant Professor in Residence, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco
• 2003-2005
  Associate Professor in Residence, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco
• 2005-2009
  Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco
• 2010-present
  Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco

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Honors & Awards

• 2003
  Exceptional Education Contributions Award, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, UCSF
• 2007
  Academic Senate Distinction in Teaching Award, UCSF
• 2005-2009
  Outstanding Resident Teaching Award, UCSF
• 2010
  Essential Core Teaching Award: Commitment to Teaching, UCSF Class of 2012

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Selected Publications

1. Weitlauf JC, Jones S, Xu X, Finney JW, Moos RH, Sawaya GF, Frayne SM. Receipt of cervical cancer screening in female veterans: impact of posttraumatic stress disorder and depression. Womens Health Issues. 2013 May-Jun; 23(3):e153-9.
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2. Sawaya GF. New Guidelines: It's Complicated. Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Apr; 121(4):703-4.
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3. Henderson JT, Harper CC, Gutin S, Saraiya M, Chapman J, Sawaya GF. Routine bimanual pelvic examinations: practices and beliefs of US obstetrician-gynecologists. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Feb; 208(2):109.e1-7.
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4. Henderson JT, Saraiya M, Martinez G, Harper CC, Sawaya GF. Changes to cervical cancer prevention guidelines: Effects on screening among U.S. women ages 15-29. Prev Med. 2013 Jan; 56(1):25-9.
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5. Sawaya GF, Tice JA. Evidence at the point of practice change: lung cancer screening. Arch Intern Med. 2012 Oct 8; 172(18):1415-7.
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6. Walsh JM, Kim SE, Sawaya G, Kaplan CP, Wong ST, Gregorich SE, Pérez-Stable EJ. Colorectal cancer screening: what do women from diverse ethnic groups want? J Gen Intern Med. 2013 Feb; 28(2):239-46.
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7. Kaplan CP, Kim SE, Wong ST, Sawaya GF, Walsh JM, Pérez-Stable EJ. Willingness to use tamoxifen to prevent breast cancer among diverse women. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2012 May; 133(1):357-66.
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8. Wong ST, Pérez-Stable EJ, Kim SE, Gregorich SE, Sawaya GF, Walsh JM, Washington AE, Kaplan CP. Using visual displays to communicate risk of cancer to women from diverse race/ethnic backgrounds. Patient Educ Couns. 2012 Jun; 87(3):327-35.
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9. Sawaya GF. Pelvic examinations in asymptomatic women: tipping a sacred cow. Arch Intern Med. 2011 Dec 12; 171(22):2054-5.
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10. Diouf K, Sawaya GF, Shiboski S, Magure T, Makunike-Mutasa R, Darragh TM, Tuveson J, Chipato T, Palefsky JM, Moscicki AB, Chirenje M, Smith-McCune K. Investigating Potential Associations between Cervical Procedures and HIV Acquisition. ISRN Obstet Gynecol. 2011; 2011:789106.
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11. Sawaya GF, Jacoby V. Performance of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' ovarian tumor referral guidelines with a multivariate index assay. Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Nov; 118(5):1178; author reply 1178-9.
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12. Harris R, Sawaya GF, Moyer VA, Calonge N. Reconsidering the criteria for evaluating proposed screening programs: reflections from 4 current and former members of the U.S. Preventive services task force. Epidemiol Rev. 2011 Jul; 33(1):20-35.
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13. Gregory KD, Sawaya GF. Updated recommendations for breast cancer screening. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Dec; 22(6):498-505.
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14. Henderson JT, Sawaya GF, Blum M, Stratton L, Harper CC. Pelvic examinations and access to oral hormonal contraception. Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Dec; 116(6):1257-64.
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15. Melnikow J, Kulasingam S, Slee C, Helms LJ, Kuppermann M, Birch S, McGahan CE, Coldman A, Chan BK, Sawaya GF. Surveillance after treatment for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: outcomes, costs, and cost-effectiveness. Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Nov; 116(5):1158-70.
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16. Sawaya GF, Gregory KD. The new mammographic screening guidelines: what were they thinking? Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Nov; 116(5):1216; author reply 1216-7.
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17. Kuppermann M, Melnikow J, Slee C, Tancredi DJ, Kulasingam S, Birch S, Helms LJ, Bayoumi AM, Sawaya GF. Preferences for surveillance strategies for women treated for high-grade precancerous cervical lesions. Gynecol Oncol. 2010 Aug 1; 118(2):108-15.
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18. Sawaya GF. Rightsizing cervical cancer screening: comment on "Cervical cancer screening with both human papillomavirus and Papanicolaou testing vs Papanicolaou testing alone". Arch Intern Med. 2010 Jun 14; 170(11):985-6.
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19. Smith-McCune KK, Shiboski S, Chirenje MZ, Magure T, Tuveson J, Ma Y, Da Costa M, Moscicki AB, Palefsky JM, Makunike-Mutasa R, Chipato T, van der Straten A, Sawaya GF. Type-specific cervico-vaginal human papillomavirus infection increases risk of HIV acquisition independent of other sexually transmitted infections. PLoS One. 2010; 5(4):e10094.
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20. Smith-McCune K, Sawaya GF. Update on quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccination and pregnancy outcomes: is contraception advisable? Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Dec; 114(6):1168-9.
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