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Joy A. Melnikow
 
 
UC Davis Cancer Center
Professor, UCD, Med, Fam & Comm Med
jamelnikow@ucdavis.edu
UCSF, Medicine, MD, 1980 - 1984
Univ of Mass, Family Practice, Resident, 1984 - 1987
UC Davis, Family and Community Med, Associate Professor, 1998

Family Practice Dr. Melnikow cares for the whole person within the context of family and community. She sees patients of all ages and especially enjoys caring for children. Dr. Melnikow is particularly interested in women’s health care issues, including prenatal care, breastfeeding and preventive health maintenance. Her research areas include preventive services, prenatal care, patient compliance, and physician behavior. She also studies underserved populations and ways to improve cost effectiveness in women’s health care.

Research Areas Breast Cancer, Cancer & Carcinogenesis, Oncology

Selected Publications

Melnikow J, Paterniti D, Azari R, Kuenneth C, Birch S, Kuppermann M, Nuovo J, Keyzer J, Henderson S. Preferences of Women Evaluating Risks of Tamoxifen (POWER) study of preferences for tamoxifen for breast cancer risk reduction. Cancer. 103: (10) 1996-2005. (2005)
Kravitz RL, Melnikow J. Medical adherence research: time for a change in direction? Medical Care. 42: (3) 197 - 199. (2004)
Birch S, Melnikow J, Kuppermann M. Conservative versus aggressive follow up of mildly abnormal Pap smears: testing for process utility. Health Econ. 12: (10) 879-84. (2003)
Kravitz RL, Krackhardt D, Melnikow J, Franz CE, Gilbert WM, Zach A, et al. Networked for change? Identifying obstetric opinion leaders and assessing their opinions on caesarean delivery. Social Science and Medicine. 57: (12) 2423-34. (2003)
Sawaya GF, McConnell KJ, Kulasingam SL, Lawson HW, Kerlikowske K, Melnikow J, et al. Risk of cervical cancer associated with extending the interval between cervical-cancer screenings. New England Journal of Medicine. 349: (16) 1501 - 1509. (2003)