Rajita G. Patil, MD
- Complex Family Planning|
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
About
Dr. Rajita Patil is a board-certified Assistant Clinical Professor in OBGYN who strongly believes in delivering patient-centered care which considers the patient’s values and psychosocial factors to be just as important as their medical issues before providing medical treatment recommendations. She practices the full scope of obstetrics and gynecology, with additional expertise in complex family planning and menopause care. Dr. Patil is a Menopause Society Certified Practitioner and is the director of the Comprehensive Menopause Program at UCLA. She also has clinical expertise in providing comprehensive abortion and contraception care.
Comprehensive Expertise
- Prenatal care (low and high risk)
- Office gynecology including well woman examinations
- Menopause/Perimenopause Care
- Contraception including difficult intrauterine devices and nexplanon placement and removals
- Comprehensive abortion care including Telehealth Abortion
- Telehealth
- Abnormal bleeding problems
- Pap smears and abnormalities
- In-office surgical procedures
- Benign vulvar and vaginal problems
Academic and Medical Staff Appointments
- Assistant Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Associate Program Director of the Complex Family Planning Fellowship
- Consultant Gynecologist at Arthur ASHE Student Health and Wellness Center
- Consultant Family Planning Specialist at the Planned Parenthood of Los Angeles
Professional Memberships
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- Society of Family Planning
- North American Menopause Society
Languages
Education
Medical Board Certification
Residency
Degree
Recognitions
- Menopause Society Certified Practitioner, 2024
Locations
Santa Monica OBGYN
Hospital Affiliations
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
Medical Services
Areas of Focus
Research
Interests
Research Interests
- Telehealth Abortion
- Patient Experiences and Satisfaction with medical abortion
Insurance
- Aetna
- Anthem Blue Cross
- Blue Shield of California
- Centivo
- Cigna
- First Health
- Health Net of California
- Interplan (part of HealthSmart)
- L.A. Care
- Medicare Advantage
- MultiPlan
- UFCM Health System
- Prime Health Services
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- TRICARE
- UnitedHealthcare
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Recognitions
Links
- uclahealth.org/medical-services/obgyn
- uclahealth.org/medical-services/obgyn/family-planning
- uclahealth.org/medical-services/obgyn/menopause