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George Sawaya, MD

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Dr George Sawaya is an obstetrician-gynecologist and a professor in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences and Epidemiology & Biostatistics at UCSF. His main research interest is in cervical cancer screening with particular interest in patient-centered and economic effects of various screening strategies. He has served as an invited expert to CDC and the American Cancer Society.

He is the director of the Colposcopy and Cervical Dysplasia Clinic at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. He has taught the core curriculum in clinical decision making, evidence-based medicine and value-based decision-making at the UCSF School of Medicine for over a decade. He has received the Academic Senate Distinction in Teaching Award and is a member of the UCSF Academy of Medical Educators. He served as the inaugural Director of the Pathways to Discovery Program in Clinical and Translational Research and currently serves as the Educational Lead for the UCSF Center for Healthcare Value.

Dr Sawaya earned a medical degree at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He completed his internship and residency at UCSF and a fellowship in UCSF's Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics. He is a former member of the US Preventive Services Task Force.
Education
2019 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training, University of California
Fellowship, 1996 - VA, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco
Residency, 1994 - School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
MD, 1990 - School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University
BA, 1985 - Chemistry, Hendrix College
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