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Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD

(Michael McHale, MD)

(241 Ratings)

Specializes in: Obstetrics & Gynecology, Gynecology, Oncology (Cancer Care) and General Practice

Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School

Professional interests include: cancer, gynecologic cancer, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)

3855 Health Sciences Drive
San Diego, CA 92037

(858) 657-6100

Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD is an obstetrician and gynecologist in San Diego, CA specializing in obstetrics & gynecology, gynecology, oncology (cancer care) and general practice. He graduated from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School. Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD is affiliated with UC San Diego Health, Regents of the University of California and UC San Diego Health.

Office Locations

3855 Health Sciences Drive
San Diego, CA 92037

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Some issues Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD can help you with:

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

Polycystic ovarian syndrome is a common endocrine disorder that causes symptoms such as acne, facial hair, and weight gain. It is often diagnosed when patients experience problems getting pregnant, because PCOS can interfere with ovulation. There is no cure for PCOS, but there are effective treatments that can lessen the severity of the symptoms.

Despite the name, not everyone with polycystic ovarian syndrome develops cysts on their ovaries. It is also possible to have ovarian cysts without having PCOS. The symptoms of polycystic ovarian syndrome are actually related to insulin resistance, a condition where the insulin made by the body is not effectively recognized by the cells. This causes the pancreas to release higher levels of insulin in order to keep blood sugar levels stable, and the excess insulin interferes with hormone production in the pituitary and ovaries, causing the PCOS symptoms.

The symptoms of PCOS include:

Weight gain
Acne
Facial or body hair
Thinning head hair
Missing or irregular periods
Infertility

PCOS is a syndrome, which means that if patients have PCOS, they might not have each and every symptom. Even a few of them might be enough to have physicians check for polycystic ovarian syndrome. A doctor might perform an exam and order blood tests to measure hormone levels.

Treatment for PCOS may include:

Insulin sensitizers, which help the body use insulin more effectively, lowering hormone levels. The most commonly used insulin sensitizer is metformin.
Weight loss. Being overweight does not cause PCOS, and PCOS can make losing weight difficult. Still, weight loss can improve symptoms for many women.
Birth control pills to regulate menstruation and sometimes reduce symptoms such as acne.
Fertility medications, especially medications to stimulate ovulation such as clomiphene.
Anti-androgen medications, which work to treat symptoms such as acne and facial hair.
Low-carb diets, which work similarly to insulin sensitizers to lower hormone levels and help reduce weight.
Ovarian drilling or resectioning, surgical procedures sometimes performed if infertility is a persistent problem. These procedures open up the wall of the ovary to temporarily make ovulation more likely.

Polycystic ovarian syndrome is one of the most common endocrine disorders affecting women. Left untreated, it can increase the risk of diabetes, heart disease, and certain cancers. Fortunately there are many good treatment options available.

In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“But overall, the study adds to the body of research suggesting a link between endometriosis and ovarian cancer risk, Dr. Michael McHale of the University of California, San Diego, wrote in an...”—"Women with endometriosis face fourfold higher risk of ovarian cancer, study suggests", CNN, July 2024

“In an editorial accompanying the study, Michael T. McHale, MD, of the University of California San Diego, pointed out that "early detection [of ovarian cancer] continues to be elusive and screening...”—"Risk of Ovarian Cancer Higher in Women With Endometriosis", MedPage Today, July 2024

“The 2023 Cure Prize was awarded to University of California San Diego researchers Rebecca Rakow-Penner, MD, PhD., a Carmel Valley resident; Anders Dale, PhD.; and Michael McHale, MD, a Carmel...”—"Curebound announces $6 million in grant funding", The San Diego Union-Tribune, June 2023

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD treated as an obstetrician and gynecologist in San Diego, CA during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	216
hospital care	33
inpatient care	33

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	252

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	62
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	18
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD in 2013

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	252

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	88

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	61
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	17
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD in 2014

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	324

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	250

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	158
Black	0
Hispanic	56
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	26
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD in 2015

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	29
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD treated as an obstetrician and gynecologist in San Diego, CA during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	357
hospital care	52
inpatient care	52

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	155

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	103
Black	0
Hispanic	38
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD in 2016

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD treated as an obstetrician and gynecologist in San Diego, CA during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	303
hospital care	18
inpatient care	18

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	137

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	95
Black	0
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD in 2017

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	326

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	131

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	79
Black	0
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	67
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD in 2018

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD treated as an obstetrician and gynecologist in San Diego, CA during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	302
hospital care	38
inpatient care	38

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	138

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	85
Black	0
Hispanic	35
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD in 2019

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD treated as an obstetrician and gynecologist in San Diego, CA during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	273
hospital care	17
inpatient care	17

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	118

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	70
Black	0
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD in 2020

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	26
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD treated as an obstetrician and gynecologist in San Diego, CA during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	276
hospital care	25
inpatient care	25

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	81
Black	0
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	65
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	11
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD in 2021

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	30
Dementia	11
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD treated as an obstetrician and gynecologist in San Diego, CA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gynecologic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	257
gynecologic procedures	14
hospital care	42
inpatient care	42
minimally invasive procedures	14

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	133

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	86
Black	0
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD in 2022

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	56

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD treated as an obstetrician and gynecologist in San Diego, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gynecologic procedures.

doctor visit	285
gynecologic procedures	14
hospital care	32
inpatient care	32
minimally invasive procedures	14

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	125

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	80
Hispanic	25
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	33
85 and over	3
Less than 65	6
65 to 74	63

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	3
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	2
Cancer	15
Dementia	2

Education & Training

Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD graduated from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School. He completed residency at Naval Medical Center San Diego. He has a state license in California.

Medical School: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School

Residency: Naval Medical Center San Diego

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UC San Diego Health

Regents of the University of California

UC San Diego Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.82 out of 5 stars based on 241 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in San Diego, CA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
TESARO, Inc.	$21,306 ZEJULA $21,306
Ethicon US, LLC	$11,665 OtherNA $5,225	EVARREST $4,326	SURGIFLO Hemostatic Matrix $366	Surgicel Powder $247	STRATAFIX $243	Other $1,257
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$11,128 ZEJULA $11,032	JEMPERLI $2	$94
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$9,076 Da Vinci Surgical System $9,076
EISAI INC.	$8,756 Lenvima $8,756
Other	$16,541 EVARREST $5,387	EVICEL $2,934	LYNPARZA $635	LYMPHOSEEK $172	myChoice CDx $122	Other $7,291

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$32,334
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$26,200
Travel and Lodging	$9,544
Food and Beverage	$6,839
Education	$3,520
Other	$34

Research Payments

Dr. Michael Thomas McHale, MD has received 122 research payments totaling $876,662.

Biography

Dr. Michael McHale sees patients in La Jolla, CA and San Diego, CA. His medical specialties are general practice, oncology (cancer care), and gynecology. The average patient rating for Dr. McHale is 5.0 stars (out of 5). He has indicated that his clinical interests include gynecologic cancer and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). After completing medical school at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School, Dr. McHale performed his residency at Naval Medical Center San Diego. He is professionally affiliated with UC San Diego Health and Regents of the University of California.