Maria Isabel Rodriguez, M.D., M.P.H. (she/her/ella)
- Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine
- Medical Director Oregon's Reproductive Health Program
- Director, Center for Women's Health
- Director, Center for Reproductive Health Equity
Biography
Maria I. Rodriguez, M.D., M.P.H. is a professor of obstetrics and gynecology and the medical director for Oregon's Reproductive Health Program. She is the director for the Center for Women's Health and Center for Reproductive Health Equity. She completed medical school and residency at OHSU (2004, 2008), and a fellowship in family planning at UCSF (2010). As part of her fellowship, she completed a master’s in Public Health at University of California, Berkeley (2010). Following her fellowship, she spent five years working for the Department of Reproductive Health and Research at the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. She serves as chair of Oregon’s Maternal Mortality Review Committee and as co-chair on the Medicaid Advisory Committee.
Dr. Rodriguez provides OB/GYN care at the Center for Women’s Health, with a focus on family planning.
Dr. Rodriguez’s research focuses on the intersection of medicine, policy and economics. She is specifically interested in generating information to help guide evidence based reproductive health policy both domestically and internationally. She has expertise in cost effectiveness, health systems and policy research, systematic reviews and GRADE methodologies. Her research has been nationally recognized with the Guttmacher Institute’s Darroch Award for Excellence in Sexual and Reproductive Health Research and the Society of Family Planning’s Beacon of Science Award in 2019.
Education and training
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Degrees
- M.D., 2004, Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine
- M.P.H., 2010, University of California Berkeley
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Residency
- Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oregon Health and Science University, 2008
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Fellowship
- Fellowship in Complex Family Planning, University of California San Francisco, 2010
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Certifications
- American Board of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Memberships and associations:
- American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Areas of interest
- Family planning
- Reproductive health policy
- Reproductive health equity
- Cost effectiveness, health systems and policy research
Additional information
Publications
Elsevier pure profilePublications
Future reproductive outcomes and contraceptive access in the first year postpartum after non-receipt of postpartum permanent contraception
ContraceptionLegal gender recognition and the health of transgender and gender diverse people
Social Science and MedicinePost- Dobbs Decision Changes in Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinical Workforce in States with Abortion Restrictions
JAMA internal medicinePregnancy and Breastfeeding in Neurosurgery
NeurosurgeryProvider-targeted abortion restrictions in the 2023 legislative session
American journal of obstetrics and gynecologyUnderstanding the influence of abortion on 2024 US elections
BMJAssociation of insurance type with unmet need for menopause care in Oregon
MenopauseAvailability of mifepristone and misoprostol in Oregon pharmacies
ContraceptionBuilding a Primary Care Research Agenda for Latino Populations in the Setting of the Latino Paradox
Journal of the American Board of Family MedicineContraception Use by Title X Clients and Clients of Other Providers, 2015–2019
Women's Health IssuesDecomposition analysis of racial and ethnic differences in receipt of immediate postpartum, long-acting, reversible, and permanent contraception
ContraceptionDiagnosis of Perinatal Mental Health Conditions Following Medicaid Expansion to Include Low-Income Immigrants
JAMA Network OpenDifferences between rural and urban residence in the detection and treatment of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders
AJOG Global ReportsExpanding comprehensive pregnancy care for Emergency Medicaid recipients
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology MFMHospital Encounters Within 1 Year Postpartum Across Insurance Types, Oregon 2012-2017
Medical careImmediate Postpartum Long-Acting Reversible Contraception for Preventing Severe Maternal Morbidity
Obstetrics and gynecologyImpact of the Dobbs decision on abortion services from a large tertiary center in Oregon
ContraceptionMedicaid Policy Change and Immediate Postpartum Long-Acting Reversible Contraception
JAMA Health ForumNot all Medicaid for pregnancy care is delivered equally
PloS oneParental Leave in Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery PracticeTrends in interstate abortion travel to Oregon following the Dobbs court decision
ContraceptionTwelve-Month Contraceptive Supply Policies and Medicaid Contraceptive Dispensing
JAMA Health ForumAssociation of intrapartum severe maternal morbidity with receipt of postpartum contraception among Medicaid recipients
ContraceptionAssociation of State Funding for Comprehensive Reproductive Health Care With Use of Contraception Among Latina Patients and Non-Latina Patients in Oregon
JAMA Health ForumCatholic sole community hospitals are associated with decreased receipt of postpartum permanent contraception among Medicaid recipients
Contraception