Alison El Ayadi

Alison El Ayadi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences and Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of California, San Francisco. She holds a ScD in Social Epidemiology from Harvard University and an MPH in Reproductive Health Monitoring & Evaluation from Tulane University.

• Her research focuses on maternal mortality determinants, gender inequalities in women's health, and quality improvement in lower-resource settings.
• She leads clinical trials on mHealth interventions for postnatal care and non-surgical management of obstetric fistula in India and Ghana.

Scientific awards include the 2019 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training and a 2018 Certificate in Implementation Science at UCSF.

She mentors faculty, UCSF students, and research staff and leads projects in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, including studies on fistula recurrence, contraceptive adoption, and stigma reduction.