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Dr. Emily M. Godfrey MD, MPH, FAAFP, DiplABLM (she/her) is a Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Washington and a core faculty member of the University of Washington Family Medicine Research Section. She is affiliated with the UW Osher Center for Integrative Health. She is board-certified in both Family Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine. Dr. Godfrey enjoys partnering with her patients to help them define and reach their own desired health goals.

Dr. Godfrey’s approach in her primary care practice is to use evidence-based lifestyle interventions to help patients with health promotion and addressing health problems. Dr. Godfrey’s patients are recommended to first set goals and make lifestyle changes before resorting quickly to prescription medicines. Dr. Godfrey takes a patient-centered approach to her practice, and seeks to have patients feel empowered to make behavioral health changes in their own life.

Dr. Godfrey is an accomplished researcher and educator. To date she has published more than 70 peer-reviewed publications, and research and presentations focused on improving contraceptive method satisfaction, safety of contraception among women with cystic fibrosis, and the implementation of telehealth abortion in primary care. Her current research includes how best to implement lifestyle medicine curricula into medical education.

Dr. Godfrey is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians and the Society of Family Planning. She earned a certificate in Quality Improvement from the University of Washington’s Center for Scholarship in Patient Care Quality and Safety and in Motivational Interviewing from the University of Massachusetts. She is a three-time recipient of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Ambassador Scholarship Award. She received the University of Illinois Faculty Mentoring Award and the Linda K. Gunzburger Faculty Award for Excellence in Scholarship from the University of Illinois Department of Family Medicine. In 2006, she was recognized for her extraordinary contribution to the health and well-being of women by Sara Feigenholtz of the Illinois House of Representatives.

Personal Interests: She is a foodie at heart and life-long yoga practitioner. When she’s not working you will find her in the garden, walking with her husband, family, friends, and her adorable rescue dog in the local park or hiking trails.

 

Publications

Godfrey EM, Fiastro AE, Thayer EK, Gomperts R, Orlando SM, Kyers CK No-Test Telehealth Medication Abortion Services Provided by US-Based Clinicians in 21 States and the District of Columbia, 2020-2022. American Journal of Public Health. Jan 2025

Riley T, Fiastro AE, Benson L, Prager S, Khattar A, Godfrey EM Abortion provision and delays to care in a clinic network in Washington State after Dobbs. JAMA Netw Open. May 2024

Srinivasulu S, Tressan A, Nyandak D, Fiastro AE, MacNaughton H, Godfrey EM Telehealth medication abortion in primary care settings: A comparison to usual in-clinic care. J Am Board Fam Med. Mar 2024

Tressan A, Nyandak D, Srinivasulu S, Fiastro AE, MacNaughton H, Godfrey EM Telemedicine abortion in primary care: An exploration of patient experiences. Ann Fam Med. Jan 2024

Fiastro AE, Zheng Z, Ruben MR, Gipson J, Godfrey EM Telehealth versus in-clinic medication abortion services. JAMA Network Open . Sep 2023

Riley T, Godfrey EM, Angelini E, Zia Y, Cook K, Balkus JE Demand for medication abortion among public university students in Washington. J Am Coll Health. Aug 2023

Fiastro AE, Young EV, Jacob-Files E, Ruben MR, Coeytaux FM, Bennett IM, Godfrey EM Advance provision of medication for induced abortion: A qualitative study of patient perspectives. . Contraception. Jul 2023

Godfrey EM, Schwartz MR, Hinckley-Stukovsky KD, Woodward D, Magaret AS, Aitken ML Web-Based Survey Piloting Process as a Model for Developing and Testing Past Contraceptive Use and Pregnancy History: Cystic Fibrosis Case Study. JMIR Form Res. Jul 2023

Godfrey EM, Fiastro AE, Ruben MR, Young EV, Bennett IM, Jacob-Files E. Patient perspectives regarding clinician communication during telemedicine compared with in-clinic abortion. Obstet Gynecol. Jun 2023

Lindley AR, McClintock AH, Godfrey EM Supporting women in academia: A dyad mentorship model. Med Educ. Feb 2023

Miller M, Lindley A, West J, Thayer EK, Godfrey EM Lower use of academic affiliation by university faculty who study abortion in top U.S. newspapers. J Commun Healthc. Dec 2022

Miller M, Lindley AR, West JD, Thayer EK, Godfrey EM Lower use of academic affiliation by university faculty who study abortion in top U.S. newspapers. Journal of Communication in Healthcare. Nov 2022

Kazmerski TM, Stransky OM, Lavage D, Taylor-Cousar JL, Sawicki GS, Ladores SL, Godfrey EM, Aitken ML, Fields A, Sufian S, Jain M, Barto TL, Billings J, Hadjiliadis D, Jain R Sexual and reproductive health experiences and care of adult women with cystic fibrosis. J Cyst Fibros. Oct 2022

Fiastro AE, Sanan S, Jacob-Files E, Wells E, Coeytaux F, Ruben MR, Bennett IM, Godfrey EM Remote Delivery in Reproductive Health Care: Operation of Direct-to-Patient Telehealth Medication Abortion Services in Diverse Settings. Annals of Family Medicine. Jul 2022

Stransky O, Pam M, Ladores S, Birru Talabi M, Borrero S, Godfrey E, Roe A, Sawicki G, Zuckerwise L, Mentch L, Deal A, O’Leary R, Taylor-Cousar J, Jain R, Kazmerski T Engaging stakeholders in the development of a reproductive goals decision aid for women with cystic fibrosis. J Patient Exp. Feb 2022

Josephy T, Sanan S, Thayer E, Godfrey EM Comparison of completeness and timeliness of paper, text and smartphone app bleeding diaries. Matern Child Hlth J. Jan 2022

Godfrey EM, Thayer EK, Mentch L, Brown G, Pam M, Kazmerski TM, Al Achkar A Development and evaluation of a virtual patient-centered outcomes research training program for the cystic fibrosis community. Res Involv Engagem. Dec 2021

Josephy T, Loeffler DR, Pam M, Godfrey EM A model for building a national, patient-driven database to track contraceptive use in women with rare diseases. [epub ahead of print]. J Amer Med Informatics Assoc J. Oct 2021

Godfrey E, Fiastro AE, Jacob-Files EA, Coeytaux FM, Wells ES, Ruben MR, Sanan SS, Bennett IM Factors associated with successful implementation of telehealth abortion in 4 United States clinical practice settings. Contraception. Jul 2021

Godfrey EM, Dehlendorf C Integrating sexual and reproductive healthcare training into family medicine. In Medical Education in Sexual and Reproductive Health: A systems approach in family planning and abortion, 1st Ed. U Landy, PD Darney and J Steinauer eds. . Cambridge University Press. Jul 2021

McClintock AH, Nguyen A, Tan N, Godfrey EM Faith-Based and Federal Government-Affiliated Training Sites for Primary Care: Implications for the Provision of Women's Health Services. J Gen Intern Med. . May 2021

Nguyen VP, Lindley AR, Mansoori B, Godfrey EM. Phleboliths mistaken for intraperitoneal TCu380A IUD in the presence of missing strings: A case report. . BMJ Case Reports. March 2021

Godfrey EM, Kazmerski TM, Brown G, Thayer EK, Mentch L, Pam M, Al Achkar M Educational needs and preferences for patient-centered outcomes research in the cystic fibrosis community: Mixed methods study. JMIR Form Res. Mar 2021

Thayer EK, Pam M, Al Achkar M, Mentch L, Brown G, Kazmerski TM, Godfrey E Best Practices for Virtual Engagement of Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Teams During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic: Qualitative Study. J Particip Med. Jan 2021

Thayer EK, Pam M, Godfrey E, Mentch L, Brown G, Kazmerski TM, Al Achkar M Best practices for virtual patient-centered outcomes research team engagement during the era of covid-19 and beyond: A qualitative research study. J Particip Med. Dec 2020

Godfrey EM, Mody S, Schwartz MR, Heltshe SL, Taylor-Cousar JL, Jain R, Sufian S, Josephy T, Aitken ML Contraceptive use among women with cystic fibrosis: A pilot study linking reproductive health questions to the cystic fibrosis foundation national patient registry. Contraception. Jun 2020

Zhang Y, McCoy EE, Scego R, Phillips W, Godfrey E A qualitative exploration of somali refugee women's experiences with family planning in the U.S.. J Immigr Minor Health. Feb 2020

Gilmore K, Ojanen-Goldsmith A, Callegari LS, Godfrey EM The first 6 months: Developing a user-informed anticipatory counselling video about the levonorgestrel intrauterine system. BMJ Sex Reprod Health. 22-Jun 2018

Harper DM, Godfrey EM Optimizing women's health in primary care. Prim Care. Dec 2018

Godfrey EM, West, II, Holmes J, Keppel GA, Baldwin LM Use of an electronic health record data sharing system for identifying current contraceptive use within the wwami region practice and research network. Contraception. Dec 2018

Amico JR, Cheng TL, Godfrey EM Providing abortion services in the primary care setting. Prim Care. Dec 2018

Torres LN, Turok DK, Clark EAS, Sanders JN, Godfrey EM Increasing iud and implant use among those at risk of a subsequent preterm birth: A randomized controlled trial of postpartum contraceptive counseling. Womens Health Issues. Sep-Oct 2018

Tepper NK, Godfrey EM, Folger SG, Whiteman MK, Marchbanks PA, Curtis KM Hormonal contraceptive use among women of older reproductive age: Considering risks and benefits. J Womens Health (Larchmt). Apr 2018

Hoopes AJ, Simmons KB, Godfrey EM, Sucato GS 2016 Updates to US Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use and Selected Practice Recommendations for Contraceptive Use: Highlights for Adolescent Patients. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. Apr 2017

Hoopes AJ,Simmons KB, Godfrey EM, Sucato GS, 2016 Updates to US Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use and Selected Practice Recommendations for Contraceptive Use: Highlights for Adolescent Patients.. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. Feb 2017

Heltshe SL,Godfrey EM,Josephy T,Aitken ML,Taylor-Cousar JL. Pregnancy among cystic fibrosis women in the era of CFTR modulators. J Cyst Fibros. Feb 2017

Godfrey EM,Zapata LB, Cox CM, Curtis KM, Marchbanks PA, Unintended pregnancy risk and contraceptive use among women 45-50 years old: Massachusetts, 2006, 2008, and 2010.. Am J Obstet Gynecol. Dec 2015

Godfrey EM,Tepper NK, Curtis KM, Moskosky SB, Gavin LE, Developing Federal Clinical Care Recommendations for Women.. Am J Prev Med. Jul 2015

Godfrey EM, Helping Clinicians Prevent Pregnancy among Sexually Active Adolescents: U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use and U.S. Selected Practice Recommendations for Contraceptive Use.. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. Jun 2015

Wu JP,Godfrey EM, Prine L, Andersen KL, MacNaughton H, Gold M, Women's satisfaction with abortion care in academic family medicine centers.. Fam Med. Feb 2015

Gavin L,Moskosky S, Carter M, Curtis K, Glass E, Godfrey EM, Marcell A, Mautone-Smith N, Pazol K, Tepper N, Zapata L, Providing quality family planning services: Recommendations of CDC and the U.S. Office of Population Affairs.. MMWR Recomm Rep. Apr 2014

Callegari LS, Darney BG, Godfrey EM, Sementi O, Dunsmoor-Su R, Prager SW Evidence-based selection of candidates for the levonorgestrel intrauterine device (IUD).. J Am Board Fam Med. Jan-Feb 2014

Lind CE,Godfrey EM, Rankin KM, Handler AS, Likelihood of emergency contraception use among African-American women at risk of adverse birth outcomes.. Matern Child Health J. Sep 2013

Turok DK,Godfrey EM, Wojdyla D, Dermish A, Torres L, Wu SC, Copper T380 intrauterine device for emergency contraception: highly effective at any time in the menstrual cycle.. Hum Reprod. Aug 2013

Godfrey EM,Folger SG, Jeng G, Jamieson DJ, Curtis KM, Treatment of bleeding irregularities in women with copper-containing IUDs: a systematic review.. Contraception. Dec 2012

Rodriguez MI,Godfrey EM, Warden M, Curtis KM, Prevention and management of nausea and vomiting with emergency contraception: a systematic review.. Contraception. Nov 2012

Godfrey EM,Whiteman MK, Curtis KM, Treatment of unscheduled bleeding in women using extended- or continuous-use combined hormonal contraception: a systematic review.. Contraception. Oct 2012

Folger SG,Jamieson DJ, Godfrey EM, Zapata LB, Curtis KM, Evidence-based guidance on Selected Practice Recommendations for Contraceptive Use: identification of research gaps.. Contraception. Oct 2012

Godfrey EM,Bordoloi A, Moorthie M, Pela E, Medication abortion within a student health care clinic: a review of the first 46 consecutive cases.. J Am Coll Health. Feb 2012

Godfrey EM, Strategies to expand contraception coverage: another tool in the box.. Contraception. Sep 2011

Godfrey EM,Chin NP, Fielding SL, Fiscella K, Dozier A, Contraceptive methods and use by women aged 35 and over: A qualitative study of perspectives.. BMC Womens Health. Feb 2011

Logsdon MB,Handler A, Godfrey EM, Women's preferences for the location of abortion services: a pilot study in two Chicago clinics.. Matern Child Health J. Nov 2010

Godfrey EM,Wheat SG, Cyrier R, Wong W, Trussell J, Schwarz EB, Contraceptive needs of women seeking care from a publicly funded sexually transmitted infection clinic.. Contraception. Nov 2010

Dada OA,Godfrey EM, Piaggio G, von Hertzen H, Okonofua FE, Eguzoro G, Okaro J, Anumba C, Adekunle Y, Bello B, Otubu JA, Izzah N, Ogedengbe B, Osifoh C, Wakwe V, Jonathan KM, Odusoga OL A randomized, double-blind, noninferiority study to compare two regimens of levonorgestrel for emergency contraception in Nigeria.. Contraception. Sep 2010

Jordan B,Espey E, Godfrey EM, Improving patient care and reducing unintended pregnancy: translating new guidelines into effective practice.. Contraception. Aug 2010

Wu S,Godfrey EM, Wojdyla D, Dong J, Cong J, Wang C, von Hertzen H, Copper T380A intrauterine device for emergency contraception: a prospective, multicentre, cohort clinical trial.. BJOG. Jul 2010

Wu S,Dong J, Cong J, Wang C, VonHertzen H, Godfrey EM, Gestrinone compared with mifepristone for emergency contraception: a randomized controlled trial.. Obstet Gynecol. Mar 2010

Gilliam ML,Neustadt A, Kozloski M, Mistretta S, Tilmon S, Godfrey EM Adherence and acceptability of the contraceptive ring compared with the pill among students: a randomized controlled trial.. Obstet Gynecol. Feb 2010

Godfrey EM,Rubin SE, Smith EJ, Khare MM, Gold M, Women's preference for receiving abortion in primary care settings.. J Womens Health (Larchmt). Feb 2010

Godfrey EM,Memmel LM, Neustadt A, Shah M, Nicosia A, Moorthie M, Gilliam M, Intrauterine contraception for adolescents aged 14-18 years: a multicenter randomized pilot study of levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system compared to the Copper T 380A.. Contraception. Jan 2010

Panchal HB,Godfrey EM, Patel A, Buccal misoprostol for cervical ripening prior to first trimester abortion.. Contraception. Jan 2010

Godfrey EM,Leeman L, Lossy P, Early pregnancy loss needn't require a trip to the hospital.. J Fam Pract. Nov 2009

Rubin SE,Godfrey EM, Shapiro M, Gold M, Urban female patients' perceptions of the family medicine clinic as a site for abortion care.. Contraception. Jul 2009

von Hertzen H,Godfrey EM, Emergency contraception: the state of the art.. Reprod Biomed Online. Mar 2009

Patel A,Rashid S, Godfrey EM, Panchal H, Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae genital infections in a publicly funded pregnancy termination clinic: empiric vs. indicated treatment?. Contraception. Oct 2008

Rubin SE,Godfrey EM, Gold M, Patient attitudes toward early abortion services in the family medicine clinic.. J Am Board Fam Med. Mar 2008

Godfrey EM,Anderson A, Fielding SL, Meyn L, Creinin MD, Clinical utility of urine pregnancy assays to determine medical abortion outcome is limited.. Contraception. Apr 2007

Shulman LP,Bateman LH, Creinin MD, Cullins VE, Doyle LL, Godfrey EM, Murphy P, Rodriguez P, Spear SJ, Stewart FH, Thomas MA, Westhoff CL, Worthington S, Surrogate markers, emboldened and boxed warnings, and an expanding culture of misinformation: evidence-based clinical science should guide FDA decision making about product labeling.. Contraception. Apr 2006