Sarita R. Sonalkar, MD
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 12 to 65
Penn Health for Women University City
Make an appointmentCall 800-789-7366
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
  • Residency: University of California, Los Angeles
  • Fellowship: Boston Medical Center

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

135 reviews

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October 2025
she is awesome
October 2025
knowledgeable
October 2025
calm, gentle and caring
September 2025
dr.sonalkar is very kind and patient.

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Sonalkar is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

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: 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: 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: 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

Mokkarala S, Kamuyango A, Kiarie J, Kidula N, Jiang L, Sonalkar S. Expanding contraceptive options: A scoping review of medically approved contraceptive methods that are not in the WHO Medical Eligibility Criteria , Contraception: 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: 2024,304-311

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: 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: 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): 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): 2024