Florencia Greer Polite, M.D.
Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Attending, Active Staff Privileges, Penn Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Chief, Division of General Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Vice Chair - Clinical Operations, Penn Medicine, Dept of OBGYN
Department: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Contact information
Penn Ob/Gyn Associates
3701 Market Street, 3rd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3701 Market Street, 3rd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 2156624818
Education:
BS (cum laude)
Harvard College, Cambridge, MA, 1997.
MD
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2002.
Permanent linkBS (cum laude)
Harvard College, Cambridge, MA, 1997.
MD
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2002.
Selected Publications
Arina E. Chesnokova , Annie Apple , Karampreet Kaur , Allison Schachter , Elizabeth A. Clement , Marilyn M. Schapira , Sarita Sonalkar , Florencia G. Polite , Kavita Vinekar , Abike T. James , Rebecca F. Hamm: Integrating Payor-Segregated Outpatient Obstetrics and Gynecology Care Models: The Patient Perspective. American Journal of Perinatology 11, August 2025.Arina Chesnokova, Allison Schachter, Elizabeth Clement, Sarita Sonalkar, Marilyn Schapira, Florencia Polite, Abike James, Sindhu Srinivas, Elizabeth Howell, Rebecca Hamm,: Integrating Payor-Segregated Outpatient OBGYN Care Models: The Clinician Perspective. Women's Health Issues Journal 35, May 2025.
Humphries LA, Applebaum J, Polite FG, Kravitz E, Gracia CR, Berger DS.: Influences of race, ethnicity, and other social factors on coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination uptake among patients undergoing in vitro fertilization. Fertil Steril Apr 2024.
Arina Chesnokova, Theresa Christensen, Taylor Streaty, Arden McAllister, Allison Schachter, Florencia Polite, Sarita Sonalkar: Medicaid compared to private insurance is associated with lower rates of sterilization in people with unwanted births. National Library of Medicine March 2024.
Thriving at PSOM Podcast: To Post or Not to Post: Leveraging Social Media in Medicine. Spotify January 2024.
Jessica A Jushchyshyn, Lakeisha Mulugeta-Gordon, Cara Curley, Florencia Greer Polite, Jon F Merz: Patient Consent for Medical Student Pelvic Exams under Anesthesia: An Exploratory Retrospective Chart Review. National Library of Medicine 2024.
Jushchyshyn JA, Mulugeta-Gordon L, Curley C, Polite FG, Merz JF.: Patient Consent for Medical Student Pelvic Exams under Anesthesia: An Exploratory Retrospective Chart Review. J Clin Ethics 2024.
S. Golder, A. C. E. McRobbie-Johnson, A. Klein, F. G. Polite, G. Gonzalez Hernandez: Social media and COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy during pregnancy: a mixed methods analysis. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology April 2023.
Marina Franklin: "Health, Pandemic Fatigue, and Vaccine Misinformation" Friends Like Us September 2021.
David Shifrin: "Operations and Emotions: A Case Study from Penn Medicine’s Employee Engagement for the COVID-19 Vaccines" Jarrard Phillips Cate & Hancock Inc. June 2021.