Our Physicians / Our Staff

James D. Goldberg, M.D.

Dr. Goldberg is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, and Medical Genetics. Dr. Goldberg is a founding fellow of the American College of Medical Genetics. He was previously the director of the Reproductive Genetics Unit at the University of California, San Francisco and subsequently co-director of the Prenatal Diagnosis Center at California Pacific Medical Center. Dr. Goldberg specializes in prenatal diagnosis, including CVS, amniocentesis, and genetic screening for a variety of indications. Dr. Goldberg has also published extensively in the area of prenatal diagnosis and serves on committees which establish national policy for nuchal translucency screening. Dr. Goldberg was listed for three consecutive years in American Health Magazine’s “The Best Doctors in America.”

Michael Katz, M.D.

Dr. Katz completed his residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of New York, Brooklyn, NY. He then completed his fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences and the Cardiovascular Research Institute, at the University of California, San Francisco. He is board certified in both Obstetrics and Gynecology and Maternal-Fetal Medicine. Dr. Katz has served as Chief of Perinatal Services at California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) and is currently a Professor of Clinical Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco. His areas of clinical research interests focus on prevention of pre-term delivery and cervical competency. Dr. Katz specializes in high risk pregnancy and pre-term birth prevention. He is an accomplished surgeon and is world-renowned for expertise in cervical cerclage.

Thomas J. Musci, M.D.

Dr. Musci is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, and Medical Genetics. Following his training, he was a tenured faculty member at University of California, San Francisco in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics. Dr. Musci remains on the clinical faculty of UCSF as an Associate Clinical Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences. Dr. Musci specializes in prenatal diagnosis, including CVS, amniocentesis, and genetic screening for a variety of indications. Dr. Musci has published extensively in the areas of clinical obstetrics, clinical genetics, and basic molecular genetics. He also serves on national committees involved in establishing policy in obstetrics and gynecology.

Per L. Sandberg, M.D.

Dr. Sandberg completed his post-doctoral training as a resident in Obstetrics at Magee-Women’s Hospital, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, followed by a fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences. He is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, and board eligible in Maternal-Fetal Medicine. After completing his postdoctoral training, Dr. Sandberg was an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Sandberg’s areas of practice include prenatal diagnosis and high risk pregnancy. He specializes in hypertension, cardiac disease, and multi-fetal pregnancies, including monochorionic twins.

Melinda Scully, M.D.

Dr. Scully is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology. She completed her internship in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Chicago, and completed her residency at the University of California, San Francisco. She completed fellowships in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Medical Genetics, and Biostatistics and Epidemiology through the Advanced Training in Clinical Research Program at UCSF. Previously, Dr. Scully was the medical director of the California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) Diabetes and Pregnancy Program (DAPP). Dr. Scully areas of practice include prenatal diagnosis and high risk pregnancy. She specializes in managing patients with pre-existing diabetes and gestational diabetes.