Yael Swica, MD
 
Dr. Swica is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, where she works with residents and medicaal students in the Family Medicine training program.  Dr. Swica also has a private practice in Women’s Health in downtown Manhattan, where she specializes in treatment of hormonal issues such as severe PMS, PCOS/irregular periods, symptoms of peri-menopause and menopause, contraception and medication abortion, as well as general gynecology and women’s health.
 

Degree

MD, MPH, MTS
 

Title

Assistant Clinical Professor of Family Medicine
Clinical Appointments/Hospital Affiliation
New York-Presbyterian Hospital 
College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia  University
 

Description of Practice/Services Offered

Treatment of mood and concentration issues related to menopause and/or perimenopause, treatment of menopausal symptoms, treatment of severe PMS, irregular and/or difficult menses, contraception and first trimester medication abortion, general women’s health and gynecology
 

Areas of Research

Menopause, Reproductive Health, Family Planning
 

Professional Education

BA, Columbia College, Columbia University
MTS, Harvard Divinity School, Harvard University
MD, Albany Medical College
MPH, Columbia University School of Public Health
Medical Internship, Montefiore Hospital, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Residency in Family Medicine, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University
Fellowship in Family Planning, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University
Women’s Health Scholar, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University
 

Credentials/Board Certification

Board Certified in Family Medicine
 

Publications

Swica Y. Treating Osteoporosis. Letter to the Editor. New York Times. Sept 3, 20012.
 
Winikoff B, Dzuba, I, Chong E, Goldberg A, Lichtenberg ES, Ball C, Dean G, Sacks D, Crowden W,Swica Y. Extending outpatient medical abortion services through 70 days of gestational age. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2012 Nov;120(5):1070-6.
  
Swica Y, Raghavan S; Bracken H; Dabash R, Winikoff, B. Review of the literature on patient satisfaction with early medical abortion using mifepristone and misoprostol. Expert Review of Obstretrics and Gynecology, Volume 6, Number 4, July 2011 , pp. 451-468(18)
 
Swica, Y.  Modern methods of abortion.  Journal Watch Women’s Health. July 2009.
 
Blum J, Swica Y. Proposal for the inclusion of misoprostol in the WHO list of essential medicines.  Successfully submitted to the 17th WHO Expert Committee on Essential Medicines on behalf of Gynuity Health Projects, March 2009. http://www.who.int/selection_medicines/committees/expert/17/application/Miso_Incl_2.pdf
 
Yarnall J, Swica Y, Winikoff.  Non-physician clinicians can safely provide first trimester medical abortion. Reproductive Health Matters. 2009 May;17(33):61-9.
 
Swica Y, Winikoff B.  Setting up a medical abortion service for failure. Letter to Editor.  Fertility and Sterility. 2009 May;91(5):e25.
 
Swica Y, Westhoff C. Comparison of serum markers for thrombophilia and autoimmune disease in reproductive age women with and without false positive rapid plasma reagin tests. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2009 Aug;62(2):73-7.
 
Swica Y. The transdermal patch and the vaginal ring: two novel methods of combined hormonal contraception. Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America. 2007, Mar;34(1):31-42.
 
Swica Y, Westhoff, C.  Update on new contraceptive choices. J Clinical Outcomes Management.  2006 Aug;13(8):447-455.
 
Swica Y, Breitbart W. Treating pain in patients with AIDS and a history of substance abuse. Western J Med. 2002 Jan; 176(1):33-9.
 
Swica Y, Koehler A, Ackerman B.  Lies, damn lies, and statistics: why there is no epidemic of melanoma. Dermatopathology: Practical and Conceptual. 2001 Oct/Dec 7(4):347-354.
 
Swica Y. Teaching medical ethics at Tufts. Tufts Medicine. 1998 (spring):40.
Lewis DO, Yeager CA, Swica Y, Pincus JH, Lewis M.  Objective documentation of child abuse and dissociation in 12 murderers with dissociative identity disorder. American J of Psychiatry. 1997 Dec;154(12):1703-10.
 
Swica Y, Lewis DO, Lewis M. Child abuse and dissociative identity disorder: the documentation of childhood maltreatment and the corroboration of symptoms. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America. 1996;5(2):431-447.
 

Presentations/Media

Menopause Roadmap: A Guide for the Perplexed. First Presbyterian Church, New York, NY. January 17th, 2013.
 
How Participation in Research Improves Clinical Care. North American Forum on Family Planning (Philadelphia). April 2011.  
 
The Extended Gestational Age Medical Abortion Study.  Presentation of final results.  National Abortion Federation annual meeting (Chicago). April 2011.
 
The Extended Gestational Age Medical Abortion Study.  Presentation of preliminary results.  Association of Reproductive Health Professionals annual meeting (Atlanta). September 2010.
 
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