Eleanor Bimla Schwarz, M.D., M.S.
Specialties
Women's Health
Health Services Research
Epidemiology
Department
Title
- Professor, Department of General Internal Medicine
Reviews
Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center
4860 Y St., Suites 0101 & 0400
Sacramento, CA 95817
Driving Directions
Primary Phone:
916-734-2737
Additional Phone Numbers
Clinic Fax: 916-734-0811
Physician Referrals: 800-4-UCDAVIS (800-482-3284)
Emails
Personal:
ebschwarz@ucdavis.edu
Philosophy of Care
Dr. Schwarz's philosophy of care is patient and family-centered. She has great respect for the social determinants of health and the ways culture frames people's illness experience. Dr. Schwarz welcomes LGBT patients to her practice and does her best to foster a safe and caring environment for all patients.
Clinical Interests
Dr. Schwarz's clinical interests include primary care, health maintenance, preventive care, family planning and women's health. She is happy to place (or remove) highly effective reversible contraceptives (i.e. IUDs or Nexplanon) for patients who desire such services.
Research/Academic Interests
Dr. Schwarz is an internationally recognized health services researcher whose work has centered on the use of technology to promote health, improving pregnancy outcomes through innovative approaches to family planning service delivery, and quantifying the effects of lactation on maternal health. These areas of inquiry are interrelated in seeking to broaden understanding of the ways social policies and healthcare delivery systems affect health-related behaviors and long-term health outcomes.
Dr. Schwarz has a particular interest in identifying ways to better meet the needs of diverse and vulnerable populations, including women with chronic medical conditions and other underserved populations.
Dr. Schwarz has served as a Senior Medical Expert in Reproductive Health for the US Department of Veterans Affairs, medical consultant for the California Department of Healthcare Services' Office of Family Planning, as a Deputy Editor for the Journal of General Internal Medicine, Associate Editor of Journal Watch Womens Health, and as a member of the FDA's Advisory Committee on Reproductive Health Drugs. She is a Fellow of the Society of Family Planning, and past-chair of the Society of General Internal Medicine's Taskforce on Women's Health.
Division
General Medicine
Center/Program Affiliation
Women's Center for Health
Center for Healthcare Policy and Research
Education
M.D., UC San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco CA 1999
M.S., Health and Medical Sciences, UC Berkeley, Berkeley CA 1997
B.A., Biochemistry, UC Berkeley, Berkeley CA 1993
Internship: Primary Care and Internal Medicine, UC San Francisco, San Francisco CA 1999-2000
Residency
Primary Care and Internal Medicine, UC San Francisco, San Francisco CA 2000-2002
Fellowships
Health Services Research and Women's Health, UC San Francisco/S.F. VA Medical Center, San Francisco CA 2003-2005
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine, Recertification, 2012
Professional Memberships
Society of Family Planning
Society of General Internal Medicine
Honors and Awards
Best Poster, Forum on Family Planning, 2014
Best Women�s Health Oral Abstract, Society of General Internal Medicine, 2012,
Mid-career Mentor Award for Family Planning, Society of Family Planning, 2011,
Roy M. Pitkin Award, Obstetrics and Gynecology 2003, 2009
Select Recent Publications
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Recent Videos
How mothers can nurse themselves healthy