Michael Policar, MD, MPH

Senior Medical Advisor

Dr. Michael Policar is Professor Emeritus of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine. From 2005 through 2014, he was Medical Director of UCSF Program Support and Evaluation for the Family PACT Program, the family planning and STI program operated by the California State Office of Family Planning.

He currently serves on expert advisory panels of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Office of Population Affairs that are engaged in developing national clinical practice guidelines for contraceptive management. Dr. Policar received his medical degree at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine and completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the UCLA School of Medicine. Subsequently, he received a Master of Public Health in Health Services Management from the UCLA School of Public Health.