Darney, Philip, MD, MSc
Professor and Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology, San Francisco General Hospital
Co-Director, Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health
Email: darneyp@obgyn.ucsf.edu
Biosketch:
Dr. Darney is Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology at San Francisco General Hospital. He received his undergraduate degree in experimental psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, his M.D. at UCSF, and his M.Sc. at The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. He is board-certified in preventive medicine and obstetrics and gynecology and received his training in these specialties at the Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston. He has served on the medical faculties at Harvard University, the Oregon Health Sciences University, and UCSF.
Dr. Darney is the author of 200 scientific papers, scholarly reviews, and book chapters on contraception and gynecology and 3 books on family planning. He has conducted clinical and acceptability trials of implant, injectable and oral contraceptives, contragestins and intrauterine devices. Under his direction, the UCSF Center for Reproductive Health Research and Policy has conducted investigations of contraceptives for The National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control, foundations, and pharmaceutical companies. The Center provides family planning services to teenagers and indigent women in San Francisco, trains gynecologists from all over the world in family planning technology and is the evaluator of California's family planning program.
Over the past 25 years, Dr. Darney has served as scientific advisor and field evaluator to the American Public Health Association, Engender Health, International Projects Assistance Service, Family Health International, the U.S. Agency for International Development, Pathfinder International and the Centers for Disease Control. He has served as a visiting professor and consultant around the world including Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Egypt, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sudan, Thailand, Turkey, Tunisia, Ukraine, Viet Nam, Zambia and Zimbabwe, as well as several European countries. He is a reviewer for the Journal of the American Medical Association, the New England Journal of Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology and a dozen other periodicals. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Engender Health, and the Alan Guttmacher Institute as well as the editorial boards of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Contraception.
Areas of Interest:
Clinical Interests:
- Abortion
- Contraception
- Preventive Medicine
- International Reproductive Health
Research Interests:
- Contraceptive Development
- Family Planning Program Evaluation
- Abortion technology, services and training
- International Collaboration
Ongoing Research Projects:
Title: Clinical comparison of a contraceptive skin patch with vaginal ring in young women
Key Funder(s): R.W. Johnson Research Foundation
Major Project Goal: The major goal is to determine efficacy, side effects and acceptability of patch vaginal ring contraception. Dr. Darney provides oversight and research direction of this study.
Principal Investigator: P. Darney
Title: Family PACT Evaluation-Darney
Key Funder(s): California Department of Health Services
Major Project Goal: The major goal is to measure the effect of the program on unintended pregnancy rates and program cost effectiveness. Dr. Darney directs the overall evaluation for the $900,000,000 California family planning program.
Principal Investigator: P. Darney
Title: Long-term assessment of safety, acceptability, and side effects of levonorgestrel contraceptive implants
Key Funder(s): University Health Consortium
Major Project Goal: The major goal is long-term follow up of contraceptive implant users; Dr. Darney provides overall leadership for this project.
Principal Investigator: P. Darney
Title: Pharmacokinetics and uterine effects of misoprostol administered by various routes
Major Project Goal: The major goal is to compare serum concentrations and uterine effects to determine best approach to controlling uterine hemorrhage.
Principal Investigator: P. Darney
Title: Randomized comparison of routine, advance and pharmacy distribution of emergency contraception
Key Funder(s): Gerbode, Compton, & Hewlett Foundations
Major Project Goal: The major goal is to determine the effect of different methods of EC distribution on unintended pregnancy and STD rates and use of other contraceptives. Dr. Darney provides overall leadership and clinical direction for the initiative.
Principal Investigator: P. Darney