Dr. Judy Mikacich has maintained an active career in academic medicine, hospital leadership, and obstetrics and gynecology practice for over 20 years.  She is a Certified Menopause Practitioner and a Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine.  In 2024, she completed a master's in public health at UC Berkeley, focusing on Food, Nutrition, and Population Health.  She is the Medical Director of Quality and Patient Safety at Sutter Medical Center Sacramento and an Associate Program Director for the Obstetrics and Gynecology residency at Sutter Roseville Medical Center. A private practice physician focused on menopause and metabolic health, she also works as a Laborist at SMCS.  She has been a medical consultant to Grey's Anatomy since 2005. 

She studied Human Biology at Stanford University and attended medical school at the University of Texas San Antonio, followed by residency at UCLA.  After residency, she stayed on as faculty for four years, then worked at the University of Colorado, where she co-founded an interdisciplinary perinatal mental health providing co-located, comprehensive metal health services to pregnant women.  In 2009, she joined Sacramento Women's Health and became actively involved in leadership at SMCS, where she has served as department chair, EHR informaticist, and Physician Champion for Patient Experience.