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
Chesnokova AE, Apple A, Kaur K, Schachter A, Clement EA, Marilyn M. Schapira, 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 42(11):1425-1436, Aug 2025.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. Women's Health Issues 35(4):267-275, Jul-Aug 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 122(2):376-378, Aug 2024.
Chesnokova A, Christensen T, Streaty T, McAllister A, Schachter A, Polite F, Sonalkar S: Medicaid compared to private insurance is associated with lower rates of sterilization in people with unwanted births. Am J Obstet Gynecol 230(3):347.e1-347.e11, Mar 2024.
Thriving at PSOM Podcast: To Post or Not to Post: Leveraging Social Media in Medicine. Spotify January 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 35(2):93-100, Summer 2024.
Golder S, McRobbie-Johnson ACE, Klein A, Polite FG, Gonzalez Hernandez G: Social media and COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy during pregnancy: a mixed methods analysis. BJOG 130(7):750-758, Jun 2023.
Marina Franklin: "Health, Pandemic Fatigue, and Vaccine Misinformation" Friends Like Us Sep 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.
Stephanie Creary, Aline Gatignon, Dr. Florencia Greer Polite: "Creating Equity in COVID-19 Testing and Vaccine Distribution" Knowledge@Wharton Podcast. The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, May 2021.