Sheila Mody, MD

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Sheila Mody, MD, MPH is family planning specialist in the Department of Reproductive Medicine. She specializes in contraceptive counseling and provision for women with complex medical conditions. She is very interested in increasing patient education and utilization of long acting reversible contraception and hysteroscopic female sterilization. She also has a special interest in early pregnancy management.Dr. Mody has several contraceptive clinical trials. Her primary research is on exploring if electronic medical record can improve contraceptive utilization among women prescribed teratogenic medications. She is also studying contraceptive utilization among women who undergo renal or liver transplants.Dr. Mody has published several contraceptive papers in peer reviewed journals and presented at many national meetings. She also has contributed to community education by writing articles for UC San Diego Health's blog and the San Diego Union Tribune.Prior to her arrival at UC San Diego, Dr. Mody completed her ob/gyn residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a Harvard teaching hospital and her fellowship in family planning at Northwestern University. She earned her medical degree from the University of Michigan and obtained a master's degree in public health from the University of Michigan School of Public Health. UC San Diego Health LinksFor more information, see http://health.ucsd.edu/specialties/obgyn/Pages/default.aspx or http://health.ucsd.edu/specialties/obgyn/maternity/Pages/default.aspx.