Sarita Sonalkar, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Attending Physician, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Attending Physician, Obstetrics and Gynecology, PENN Presbyterian Medical Center and PPMC Ambulatory Surgical Facility, Philadelphia, PA
Attending Physician, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Clinical Lead, PEACE Family Planning and Pregnancy Loss Center, Penn Medicine
Program Director, University of Pennsylvania Complex Family Planning Fellowship
Department: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Contact information
Penn Health for Women University City
3737 Market Street, 12th floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3737 Market Street, 12th floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
B.A. (Biology)
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2000.
M.D.
UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, 2006.
M.P.H.
Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 2012.
Permanent linkB.A. (Biology)
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2000.
M.D.
UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, 2006.
M.P.H.
Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 2012.
Selected Publications
Chesnokova A, Schachter A, Clement E, Sonalkar S, Schapira M, Polite F, James A, Srinivas S, Howell E, Hamm R.: Integrating Payor-Segregated Outpatient OBGYN Care Models: The Clinician Perspective. Womens Health Issues May 2025.Bynum B, Mahoney KM, Griffiths T, McAllister A, Schreiber C, Sonalkar S, Bhadra-Heintz N.: Navigating Choices: Pregnancy Options Counseling Experiences in Individuals With Opioid Use Disorder. J Addict Med Mar 2025.
Chesnokova AE, Apple A, Kaur K, Schachter A, Clement EA, Schapira MM, Sonalkar S, Polite FG, Vinekar K, James AT, Hamm RF. : Integrating Payor-Segregated Outpatient Obstetrics and Gynecology Care Models: The Patient Perspective. Am J Perinatol Jan 2025.
Sarita Sonalkar, Ernest Maya, Chris Guure, Arden McAllister, Dzifa Adimle Puplampu, Roseline Doe, Mary Eluned Gaffield, James Kiarie: Providers' perceptions of implementing standardized postpartum family planning: a qualitative study of midwives and nurses in Ghana. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Global Reports 2025.
Christensen T, Ostrowski S, McAllister A, Bynum B, Schapira MM, Sonalkar S.: Patient Preferences for Immediate Compared With Delayed Postpartum Intrauterine Device Placement. Obstet Gynecol 144: 304-311, Sep 2024.
Kravitz E, Chen J, Wu J, Bromwich K, Koelper N, McAllister A, Sonalkar S.: Adaptations to COVID-19 by US abortion clinics: Analysis of Society of Family Planning survey data. Contraception Aug 2024.
Apple AN, Mulugeta-Gordon L, Deagostino-Kelly M, Kinson MS, Farrow MR, Koelper NC, Sonalkar S, James A.: High-volume Surgeons and Reducing Racial Disparities in Route of Hysterectomy. J Minim Invasive Gynecol Jul 2024.
Chen J, Nijim S, Koelper N, Flynn AN, Sonalkar S, Schreiber CA, Roe AH.: Telemedicine Follow-up After Medication Management of Early Pregnancy Loss. J Womens Health (Larchmt) Jul 2024.
Flynn AN, McAllister A, Jen A, Gutman S, Allen A, Kete C, Seth N, Koelper N, Sonalkar S.: Exploring Reasons for Loss to Follow-up in Pregnancy of Unknown Location: A Mixed-Methods Study. J Womens Health (Larchmt) Jul 2024.
Hoffman EA, Kaufman J, Koelper NC, Sonalkar S, Roe AH.: Outcomes After Induction of Labor Compared With Dilation and Evacuation for the Management of Rupture of Membranes in the Second Trimester. Obstet Gynecol 143: 550-553, Apr 2024.