Chief Division of Academic Specialists in Obstetrics & Gynecology
Penn Medicine

Dr. Florencia Greer Polite is a Professor of Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology who serves as chief of the division of academic specialists in OBGYN and vice chair of clinical operations at Penn Medicine. She is a native of Philadelphia and a graduate of Harvard College and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. She completed her residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at NYU and Bellevue hospitals and has served as faculty and in residency leadership at NYU and LSU in New Orleans. In September 2018, Dr. Polite was recruited back to Penn Medicine to serve as the chief of the division of academic specialists in obstetrics and gynecology, the largest division in the department of OBGYN and during her tenure at Penn, Dr. Polite has been a leader and advocate for health equity in OBGYN and beyond. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Polite created and operationalized Operation-CAVEAT: COVID-19 Acceptance: Vaccine Education and Adoption Taskforce, an intervention designed to address vaccine hesitancy among Black staff at Penn Medicine. She was awarded the Immunization Champion Award from the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (ACOG) and the Pennsylvania City and State Above & Beyond Distinguished Women in Pennsylvania Award.