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Nerys Benfield, MD, MPH

Title(s)VP/CMO, Adult Services, COO
SchoolChancellor/EVC/FAS
Address521 Parnassus Avenue, #5408
San Francisco CA 94117
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    1. Multi-Omics Identification of Extracellular Components of the Fetal Monkey and Human Neocortex. Proteomics. 2025 Jul; 25(13):e00385. Vilicich F, Vettiatil D, Kattapong-Graber S, Nawsheen N, Patel N, Quezada A, Gurney E, Smith E, Nelson HN, Pesci S, Atrio J, Moreno N, Jones A, Murphy M, Benfield N, Hennebold J, Solanky N, Lisgo S, Glass I, Birth Defects Research Laboratory (BDRL), Sidoli S. PMID: 40489056.
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    2. Multi-omics identification of extracellular components of the fetal monkey and human neocortex. bioRxiv. 2024 Sep 26. Vilicich F, Vettiatil D, Kattapong-Graber S, Nawsheen N, Patel N, Quezada A, Gurney E, Smith E, Nelson H, Pesci S, Atrio J, Moreno N, Jones A, Murphy M, Benfield N, Hennebold J, Solanky N, Lisgo S, Glass I, Birth Defects Research Laboratory (BDRL), Sidoli S. PMID: 39386730; PMCID: PMC11463417.
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    3. Featured research at the 2024 Society of Family Planning Annual Meeting. Contraception. 2024 Sep 16; 110679. Barar RE, Beasley A, Benfield N, Cansino C, Darney BG, Haider S, Shaw K. PMID: 39379196.
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    4. Ease of removal of malpositioned intrauterine devices: A retrospective cohort study. Contraception. 2024 Sep; 137:110504. Frisse AC, Louik JB, Kachwala IA, Wu H, Felix N, Vorawandthanachai T, Avila K, Benfield NC. PMID: 38848813.
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    5. Featured research at the 2023 Society of Family Planning Annual Meeting. Contraception. 2023 Aug 17; 110144. Beasley A, Benfield N, Cansino C, Darney BG, Dempsey A, Kavanaugh M. PMID: 37821001.
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    6. Consensus on Social Determinants of Health Knowledge Topics and Behavior Learning Goals Across Primary Care Residencies: Results of a Delphi Study. Acad Med. 2023 08 01; 98(8):941-948. Hassan IF, Gorski V, Sanderson D, Braganza S, Benfield N, Nadas M, Amursi E, Gonzalez CM. PMID: 36917120.
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    7. Protecting reproductive health information in the post-Roe era: interoperability strategies for healthcare institutions. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2022 12 13; 30(1):161-166. Khanna RR, Murray SG, Wen T, Salmeen K, Illangasekare T, Benfield N, Adler-Milstein J, Savage L. PMID: 36287823; PMCID: PMC9748529.
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    8. Telemedicine for Contraceptive Counseling During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Referral Patterns and Attendance at Follow-Up Visits. Telemed J E Health. 2022 Oct; 28(10):1517-1524. Stifani BM, Smith A, Avila K, Levi EE, Benfield NC. PMID: 35285749.
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    9. Introducing the Dilation and Evacuation Technique in Brazil: Lessons Learned From an International Partnership to Expand Options for Brazilian Women and Girls. Front Glob Womens Health. 2022; 3:811412. Stifani BM, Mei Hwang S, Rodrigues Catani R, Borges Martins da Silva Paro H, Benfield N. PMID: 35274107; PMCID: PMC8901725.
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    10. Attitudes and experiences with termination of pregnancy among Irish obstetrics & gynaecology trainees in the context of recent legal change: A survey study. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol X. 2022 Jan; 13:100137. Stifani BM, McDonnell BP, Corbett G, Avila K, Chavkin W, Russell N, Benfield NC. PMID: 34825174; PMCID: PMC8605311.
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    11. Featured research at the 2021 Society of Family Planning Annual Meeting. Contraception. 2021 10; 104(4):448-449. Benfield N, Dempsey A, Gariepy A, Haider S, Madden T. PMID: 34283950.
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    12. Telemedicine for contraceptive counseling: Patient experiences during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City. Contraception. 2021 09; 104(3):254-261. Stifani BM, Smith A, Avila K, Boos EW, Ng J, Levi EE, Benfield NC. PMID: 33861981; PMCID: PMC8056642.
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    13. Featured research at the 2020 Society of Family Planning Annual Meeting. Contraception. 2020 10; 102(4):270-271. Benfield N, Gariepy A, Haider S, Hubacher D, Madden T. PMID: 32707100; PMCID: PMC7373043.
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    14. Abortion attitudes, training, and experience among medical students in Jamaica, West Indies. Contracept Reprod Med. 2020; 5:4. Matthews G, Atrio J, Fletcher H, Medley N, Walker L, Benfield N. PMID: 32377371; PMCID: PMC7193391.
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    15. The impact of menstrual hygiene management on adolescent health: The effect of Go! pads on rate of urinary tract infection in adolescent females in Kibogora, Rwanda. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2020 Jan; 148(1):87-95. Janoowalla H, Keppler H, Asanti D, Xie X, Negassa A, Benfield N, Rulisa S, Nathan LM. PMID: 31560131.
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    16. Author's reply re: Cassava flour slurry as a low-cost alternative to commercially available gel for obstetrical ultrasound: a blinded non-inferiority trial comparison of image quality. BJOG. 2018 08; 125(9):1198. Benfield N, authors. PMID: 29517169.
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    17. Cassava flour slurry as a low-cost alternative to commercially available gel for obstetrical ultrasound: a blinded non-inferiority trial comparison of image quality. BJOG. 2018 Aug; 125(9):1179-1184. Aziz A, Dar P, Hughes F, Solorzano C, Muller MM, Salmon C, Salmon M, Benfield N. PMID: 29328522.
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    18. Exposure to routine availability of immediate postpartum LARC: effect on attitudes and practices of labor and delivery and postpartum nurses. Contraception. 2018 05; 97(5):411-414. Benfield N, Hawkins F, Ray L, McGowan A, Floyd K, Africa D, Barreto M, Levi E. PMID: 29428850.
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    19. From Pill to Condom, or Nothing at all: HIV Diagnosis and Discontinuation of Highly Effective Contraceptives Among Women in Northeast Brazil. AIDS Behav. 2018 02; 22(2):663-670. Stifani BM, MacCarthy S, Nunn A, Benfield N, Dourado I. PMID: 28688030; PMCID: PMC9982654.
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    20. A data extraction algorithm for assessment of contraceptive counseling and provision. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2018 Mar; 218(3):333.e1-333.e5. Roser BJ, Rubin SE, Nagarajan N, Wieland DL, Benfield NC. PMID: 29175248.
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    21. Family planning knowledge and use among women in camps for internally displaced people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2017 Sep; 138(3):256-260. Kisindja RM, Kimona C, Etoy M, Dorme F, Benfield N. PMID: 28524326.
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    22. Placental tumor necrosis factor-α protein expression during normal human gestation. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2016 Dec; 29(24):3934-8. Basu J, Agamasu E, Bendek B, Salafia CM, Mishra A, Benfield N, Prasad P, Mikhail M. PMID: 26988271.
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    23. Alternative Ultrasound Gel for a Sustainable Ultrasound Program: Application of Human Centered Design. PLoS One. 2015; 10(8):e0134332. Salmon M, Salmon C, Bissinger A, Muller MM, Gebreyesus A, Geremew H, Wendel SK, Wendell S, Azaza A, Salumu M, Benfield N. PMID: 26252003; PMCID: PMC4529075.
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    24. Fistula after attended delivery and the challenge of obstetric care capacity in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2015 Aug; 130(2):157-60. Benfield N, Young-Lin N, Kimona C, Kalisya LM, Kisindja RM. PMID: 26089287.
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    25. Healthcare providers' perspectives on the social reintegration of patients after surgical fistula repair in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2015 Aug; 130(2):161-4. Young-Lin N, Namugunga EN, Lussy JP, Benfield N. PMID: 25957801.
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    26. Placental Oxidative Status throughout Normal Gestation in Women with Uncomplicated Pregnancies. Obstet Gynecol Int. 2015; 2015:276095. Basu J, Bendek B, Agamasu E, Salafia CM, Mishra A, Benfield N, Patel R, Mikhail M. PMID: 25722726; PMCID: PMC4333282.
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    27. Analysis of a pilot program to implement physical therapy for women with gynecologic fistula in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2014 Nov; 127(2):127-31. Keyser L, McKinney J, Salmon C, Furaha C, Kinsindja R, Benfield N. PMID: 25022342.
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    28. Fertility desires and the feasibility of contraception counseling among genital fistula patients in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2011 Sep; 114(3):265-7. Benfield N, Kinsindja RM, Kimona C, Masoda M, Ndume J, Steinauer J. PMID: 21719010.
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    29. Global women's health in 2010: facing the challenges. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2010 Nov; 19(11):2081-9. Lester F, Benfield N, Fathalla MM. PMID: 21028939.
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