- Ectopic pregnancy
- Abortion
- Family planning
- Nexplanon (Etonogestrel implant)
- ParaGard IUD (Copper IUD)
Sarita R. Sonalkar, MD
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 12 to 65
Penn Health for Women University City
Penn Medicine Provider
About me
- Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
My education and training
- Medical School: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
- Residency: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
- Fellowship: Boston Medical Center
Spoken languages
English
English
Reviews
162 reviews
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Insurance accepted
Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.
- Aetna Advantra Cares D-SNP
- Aetna Advantra Credit Value
- Aetna Advantra Eagle HMO
- Aetna Advantra Eagle POS
- Aetna Advantra Premier Plus PPO
- Aetna Advantra Value
- Aetna Advantra Value Plus
- Aetna APCN Plus (Multi-Tier)
- Aetna Better Health Kids (CHIP) - DH Only
- Aetna Flexible Five
- Aetna Freedom Core
- Aetna Gold
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Philly Prime
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO APCN
- Aetna Premier
- Aetna Premier Plus
- Aetna Savings Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Plan PPO
- Aetna Upfront Advantage
- First Health HMO
- First Health POS
- First Health PPO
- Meritain - Aramark (Other)
- Meritain - Aramark (Pennsylvania Premier Medical Plan)
- Centivo EPO
- Cigna Healthcare EPO
- Cigna Healthcare HMO
- Cigna Healthcare POS
- Cigna Healthcare PPO
- Claim Watcher (Homestead/ INDECs) Open Access
- Clover Health Choice
- Clover Health Choice Value PPO
- Clover Health Classic HMO
- Clover Health Value
- Devoted Health Choice Giveback Pennsylvania (PPO)
- Devoted Health Choice Pennsylvania (PPO)
- Devoted Health Choice Plus Pennsylvania (PPO)
- Devoted Health Core Pennsylvania (HMO)
- Devoted Health Dual Plus Pennsylvania (HMO D-SNP)
- Devoted Health Giveback Pennsylvania (HMO)
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.
Qualifications and experience
- Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2012
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, National
- American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM), National
- Society of Family Planning, National
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
Sonalkar S, Maya E, Guure C, McAllister A, Puplampu D, Doe R, Gallop R, Kiarie J, Gaffield ME. Standardizing postpartum family planning counseling guidance in Ghana: A stepped-wedge cluster randomized implementation effectiveness trial , PLoS One, 21: 2026,e0340482
Gilmore EV, Smith MV, Tannous-Taylor C, McAllister A, Schreiber CA, Sonalkar S. Provider Perspectives on De-Implementation of Routine Blood Typing and Rh Immune Globulin Administration in the First Trimester: A Qualitative Study , Womens Health Issues, 36(1): 2026,45-51
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