Gina Woods
Physician · Endocrinology
15+ years of experience
Menopause Society Certified Practitioner
About UC San Diego Health
Gina Woods is an endocrinologist at UC San Diego Health and directs the system's osteoporosis program. UC San Diego Health lists her among the specialists in its menopause health program, where her named role is bone health. Her own provider page names that program next to osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease. Bone is the center of her practice, so the midlife patient she sees most is one worried about fracture risk or a falling bone density score. She works out of the Perlman Medical Offices in La Jolla, and care runs the way it does at any large academic system, with new patients registering before a first visit and messages and records going through the patient portal. She teaches as well, as associate program director of the endocrinology fellowship and medical director of UC San Diego's bone densitometry course for other clinicians.
Care
Treats
- Perimenopause
- Menopause
- Hot flashes
- Sleep problems
- Mood & anxiety
- Brain fog
- Vaginal dryness
- Low libido
- Irregular periods
Particular focus
- Bone health
Cost and insurance
Insurance
Aetna
Anthem
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Cigna
UnitedHealthcare
Health Net
Molina
Blue Shield of California
Medicare Advantage
Medicaid managed care
Tricare
Anthem Blue Cross Prudent Buyer PPO
Anthem Blue Cross California Care HMO
Anthem Select HMO
Anthem Blue Cross Plus POS
CalPERS Anthem Blue Cross HMO
Anthem Priority Select HMO
UC Care PPO (through Anthem)
UC Core PPO (through Anthem)
UC Medicare PPO (through Anthem)
UC San Diego Student Health Insurance Plan (through Anthem)
Blue Shield of California employer HMO and PPO plans, including standard HMO but not Trio HMO
Covered California plans
Health Net Enhanced Care PPO and Blue & Gold HMO. Health Net has announced it will leave the commercial employer group market effective March 1, 2027, which does not affect the Blue & Gold plan for UC employees.
UnitedHealthcare Harmony HMO, from which UC San Diego Health was terminated as of Jan. 1, 2027
AXA Assistance USA PPO
BCE Emergis (through Claritev)
Beech Street Capp Care PPO (through Claritev)
Benefits Panel Service PPO
Champion Health Plan (serving the kidney care population)
CMN Global (Europe Assistance - Global Corporate Solutions) PPO
Global Excel PPO
Health Smart Preferred PPO (Interplan)
Interplan PPO (Health Smart)
Claritev PPO (PHCS)
PHCS PPO (Claritev)
National Health Solutions PPO
National Provider Network
Olympus Managed Healthcare PPO
Pacific Foundation for Medical Care (SD Foundation) PPO
Prime Health Tennessee PPO
Quality Health Management PPO
TriWest Extra (CHAMPUS) PPO, Active HMO, Prime HMO/POS and Retired HMO
Molina Healthcare, some plans only
Medicare
Medicaid (CA)
Self-pay
Available — prices aren’t published, ask for rates
The accepted plan list is UC San Diego Health's system wide list rather than this clinic's own, and the health system asks patients to call their plan to confirm UC San Diego is in network.
Verified October 2026. Coverage depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer before your visit.
Qualifications
MD, MSCP