Lisa S. Callegari
United States Department of Veterans Affairs, University of Washington
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About
Dr. Lisa S. Callegari is a leading health services researcher whose work centers on gynecologic health equity, with a particular focus on uterine fibroids, hysterectomy outcomes, and the influence of mental health conditions on surgical care. Her major contributions lie in uncovering and explaining racial and ethnic disparities in minimally invasive hysterectomy (MIH) within the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare system. Through a series of highly cited studies—including her 2018 paper on race/ethnicity and fibroids (32 citations) and her 2019 work detailing contributors to racial disparities in MIH (23 citations)—Dr. Callegari has demonstrated that Black women with fibroids are significantly less likely to receive MIH compared to white women, even within an equal-access system. She has also pioneered research linking depression and PTSD to lower rates of MIH receipt (16 citations), and has explored how preexisting chronic pelvic pain affects surgical approaches. Her work has informed VA policy and clinical guidelines, making her a key voice in the push for equitable, patient-centered gynecologic care for women veterans.
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