Dr Sabanayagam joined the Division of Cardiology in 2020 as faculty member of the Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) Program and Co-Director of the Cardio-Obstetrics Program. Prior to this she graduated from the ACHD fellowship program at UCSF and then went on to join the COACH program The Ohio State University and Nationwide Childrens Hospital in Columbus Ohio.
Abbey Roepke, NP, RN's research interests include Global / Public Health, Health Systems Quality, Cardiovascular Disease, Health Equity, and Primary Care.
Abby Cabrera's work has touched on Bacterial Multiple Drug Resistance, Vaccines, Fungal Eye Infections, Regression Analysis, Pennsylvania, Corneal Ulcer, and Fluoroquinolones.
Dr. Walch is a pediatric and adult endocrinologist with expertise in the medical care of transgender and gender diverse children and adults. She serves as serves as Co-Medical Director and Advocacy Director of the UCSF Child and Adolescent Gender Center.
Abby OehlerStaff Research Associate III, Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases Abby Oehler's work has touched on Synaptophysin, Arvicolinae, Point Mutation, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome, Prion Proteins, Transgenic Mice, and PrPSc Proteins.
Abby Sokoloff, MPH's work has touched on Deep Sedation, Female Contraceptive Agents, Induced Abortion, Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation, Fetal Death, Dilatation, and Levonorgestrel.
Abigail Arons, MD's work has touched on Medicaid, Quality Improvement, Pediatrics, Obesity, Internal Medicine, Mass Media, and Psychiatry.
Abigail (Abbi) Phillips (formerly Eastburn) is a clinician educator who practices general internal medicine in the inpatient and outpatient setting in the SFVA healthcare system. She is the site director for the UCSF ambulatory continuity clinic for residents at the San Bruno VA clinic.
Dr. Abigail Shatkin-Margolis cares for patients with female pelvic floor disorders. She specializes in diagnosing and treating pelvic organ prolapse (when an organ such as the bladder drops into the vagina), urinary and fecal incontinence, genitourinary and rectovaginal fistulas (abnormal connections between various pelvic organs), overactive bladder and bladder pain syndrome.
Ada IpAssistant Professor, Medicine Dr. Ada Ip is an interventional cardiologist who specializes in percutaneous coronary interventions for coronary artery disease, acute myocardial infarction, heart failure and cardiogenic shock.
I am a health and development economist working with Drs. Priya Shete and Adithya Cattamanchi in the Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care and with Dr. Brie Williams and the Amend team in the Center for Vulnerable Populations.
Adali Martinez, MD, MPH's work has touched on Housing, Health Status Disparities, Social Justice, Physicians, Internship and Residency, Surveys and Questionnaires, and Social Determinants of Health.
Addison Cuneo, MD's work has touched on Pain Management, Child, Pancreatitis, Chronic Pancreatitis, Medication Adherence, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, and Self Report.
Adeena Khan is an assistant clinical professor in internal medicine. She received her bachelor degree in Neurobiology from the University of Washington. She completed her medical school and internal medicine residency at the University of Washington.
Adriana Morell, MD's work has touched on Anemia, Child, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Brain Hypoxia-Ischemia, Heart Failure, Infant, and Chronic Pain.
Adrienne Epstein, PhD's work has touched on Malaria, Malnutrition, Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena, Uganda, Spouse Abuse, Rain, and Africa South of the Sahara.
Adrienne Green is a Clinical Professor of Medicine, Chief Medical Officer for UCSF Medical Center and Vice President for Medical and Regulatory Affairs for UCSF Health. In her role as CMO, Dr. Green is responsible for alignment of all adult inpatient and hospital based services with the mission and vision of UCSF Health and the academic missions of the UCSF campus.
Adrienne Strait, MD's work has touched on Rheumatoid Arthritis, Abdominal Pain, Rheumatology, Age Factors, Minority Groups, Aged, and Humans.
Dr. Aenor Sawyer, has more than two decades of experience in development and evaluation of health technologies, telemedicine and remote medical management.
Aida Venado Estrada, MD's work has touched on Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Lung Transplantation, Atrophy, Stomach, Hemolysis, Pulmonary Fibrosis, and Diaphragm.
Aileen Chang, MD, is an Associate Professor of Dermatology at the University of California, San Francisco. She is the Director of Dermatology Research at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG) and co-Director of the Social Determinants of Health Curriculum for UCSF Dermatology.
Aimee Abu-Shamsieh's work has touched on Congenital Limb Deformities, Parasitic Diseases, Syphilis, Human Viral Hepatitis, Immunization, Communicable Disease Control, and Pediatrics.
Aimee Kao, MD, PhD's work has touched on Neurodegenerative Diseases, Lysosomes, Cathepsin D, Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, Dura Mater, Peptide Hydrolases, and Tuberous Sclerosis.
My work focuses on the reciprocity between diagnoses, preventive care measures, and societal expectations of the body in medicine.
With 10+ years of experience in public health and wellness, Aimée is passionate about driving key strategic and operational initiatives, as well as overseeing complex projects.
Aish Subramanian's work has touched on Oncolytic Viruses, Oncolytic Virotherapy, Antineoplastic Agents, Mice, Vaccinia virus, Transgenic Mice, and Animals.
Aisha Hanif, DO, MPH's work has touched on Italy, Triazoles, Ovarian Neoplasms, Health Care Costs, Deferoxamine, Cost-Benefit Analysis, and Genomics.
Akane Yamamichi, MD, PhD's work has touched on Glioblastoma, HLA-A2 Antigen, Brain Neoplasms, X-linked Nuclear Protein, Gene Expression, Tumor Biomarkers, and Adoptive Immunotherapy.
Akanksha Onkar, PhD, MSc's work has touched on Biology, Mammals, Drosophila, Huntingtin Protein, Extracellular Vesicles, Heat-Shock Response, and Glycogen.
Akiko Hata, PhD's work has touched on Ribonuclease III, Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia, Bone Morphogenetic Proteins, MicroRNAs, Post-Transcriptional RNA Processing, Vascular Smooth Muscle, and Bone Morphogenetic Protein 4.
Alejandra De Alba Campomanes, MD, MPH's work has touched on Cornea, Retinal Hemorrhage, Retinoscopy, Ocular Refraction, Dermoid Cyst, Blindness, and Laser Coagulation.
Alex ErnstProgram Manager, StrategicInfo&PubHealthPrac Alex Ernst is a Senior Program Manager and Technical Advisor based in San Francisco at UCSF within the Institute for Global Health Sciences.
Alexandra Apple is a neuropsychologist who cares for older adults and adults with early neurodegenerative disease. She specializes in cognitive assessment of a wide variety of neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders.
Alexandra Bicki, MD, MPH's work has touched on Diabetes Complications, Medically Uninsured, Needs Assessment, Fitness Trackers, Exercise, Nurses' Practice Patterns, and Renal Dialysis.
Alexandra Degraeve, PhD's work has touched on Kidney Transplantation, Genotype, Animals, 16S Ribosomal RNA, Cross-Sectional Studies, Pilot Projects, and Drug Dose-Response Relationship.
Dr. Gersing earned her medical degree in 2011 after studying at the University of Hamburg and the Technical University of Munich (TUM). She completed a radiology residency (2019), followed by a musculoskeletal imaging fellowship (2020), both at the University Hospital of the TUM.
Alexandra Highet, MD, MSc is currently a general surgery resident with the UCSF Department of Surgery. She completed her undergraduate degree at Williams College, where she double majored in Art History and French.
Alexandra Klein, PhD's work has touched on Emotions, Bile Acids and Salts, Neural Pathways, Fear, Vagus Nerve, Gyrus Cinguli, and G-Protein-Coupled Receptors.
Alexandra Le's work has touched on Animals, Transgenic Mice, Mice, Humans, HIV Infections, HIV Envelope Protein gp120, and Anti-HIV Agents.
Dr. Alexandra Lee, PhD, MSPH, is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Geriatrics in the UCSF Department of Medicine. Her research focuses on diabetes in older adults and aims to understand how diabetes management approaches should change as people age and develop competing health priorities.
Dr. Alexandra Nelson is a neurologist who cares for patients with disorders that affect both movement and cognition, such as Huntington's disease, spinocerebellar ataxia and atypical parkinsonism. She also works closely with her patients' families.
Alexandra Ross, DO's research interests include point of care ultrasound, smoking cessation, clinical ethics, transplant medicine, and preventative medicine.
Alexandra Salvi, PhD's work has touched on Animals, Neural Pathways, Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, Ethanol, Learning, Dendritic Spines, and Neurons.
Alexandra Sullivan, PhD's work has touched on Aggression, Social Class, Genetic Epigenesis, Problem Behavior, Family Conflict, Depression, and Child Health.
Alexandra Tremblay-Mcgaw's work has touched on Child, Neurites, Adolescent, Learning, Chronic Pain, Long-Term Memory, and Young Adult.
Alexandra graduated with a BS in Psychology with a Biology emphasis and a minor in Social and Ethnic Relations from UC Davis. Holds a MS from UCSF in Healthcare Administration and Interprofessional Leadership.
Alexis Beatty, MD, MAS is a cardiologist and health services researcher who studies innovative delivery models for cardiovascular disease care to improve outcomes and reduce disparities. She received a career development award from the Department of Veterans Affairs to develop and test a mobile application to improve participation in cardiac rehabilitation, called VA FitHeart.
Dr. Alexis Colley is a General Surgery resident at UCSF. Raised in Santa Cruz, California, Dr. Colley pursued her undergraduate studies in Biology at Whitman College in Walla Walla, WA. She then earned a Master of Science in Health & Medical Sciences from the UC Berkeley-UCSF Joint Medical Program (JMP), with a focus on patient-physician communication and ethics.
Alexis Oddi's work has touched on Female, CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes, Cerebrospinal Fluid, Risk Factors, Young Adult, Aged, and Mononuclear Leukocytes.
Alexis Sullivan's work has touched on Pregnancy, Age Factors, Depression, Vulnerable Populations, Anxiety, Cohort Studies, and Caregivers.
Alexus Clark's work has touched on Viral Antigens, Male, Humans, Female, Middle Aged, and Viral Antibodies.
I'm a pediatric immunologist and rheumatologist dedicated to improving our understanding of immune regulation to advance care for patients with immune system disorders. My clinical practice is focused on diagnosing and managing patients with complex or unknown immune system disorders.
Alice Hm Chen, MD, MPH is chief health officer at Centene Corporation, a leading healthcare enterprise committed to transforming the health of the communities it serves, one person at a time. At Centene, she is responsible for implementing strategies, policies and programs that improve population health for its more than 28 million members.
Alice GuanAssistant Researcher, Epidemiology & Biostatistics Alice Guan, PhD, MPH's work has touched on Poverty, Child Development, Smokers, Child Health, Food Assistance, Non-Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, and Health Status Disparities.
Alice HuaCounseling Psychologist, Dean's Office Alice Hua, PhD (she / her) is a clinical psychologist at the UCSF Medical Student Well-Being Program. In this role, she provides free, short-term, confidential therapy services to UCSF medical students, as well as consultations for mental health services and resources.
Alice HuangHS Asst Clinical Professor, Office of the CEO Alice C. Huang received her medical degree from Albany Medical College and completed her pediatric residency training at Nicklaus Children's Hospital in Miami, Florida. She attained her pediatric gastroenterology fellowship training at Stanford’s Lucile Packard Children's Hospital in Palo Alto, California.
As a Resident in the Radiology Department at UCSF, I have been involved in conducting research studies on various medical topics such as cost-effectiveness analyses in diagnostic and interventional radiology, feasibility of question prompt list in outpatient cancer care, and outcomes of percutaneous cryoablation for stage 1 renal cell carcinoma.
Alicer Andrew, PhD's work has touched on Malaria, Falciparum Malaria, Pregnancy, Premature Birth, Placenta, Animal Disease Models, and Disease Susceptibility.
Alicia Callejo-Black, MD's work has touched on Mental Health, Adiposity, Adolescent, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Child, Developmental Disabilities, and Obesity.
Alicia Fernandez, M.D. is Professor of Medicine at UCSF, a general internist at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, Associate Dean of Population Health and Health Equity for UCSF SOM. She is the founding Director of the UCSF Latinx Center of Excellence, a HRSA and UCSF funded initiative to increase academic diversity.
Alicia Hamblin's work has touched on Adult, Rheumatologists, Rheumatology, Registries, Male, Attitude of Health Personnel, and Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Alicia Ljungdahl's work has touched on Autistic Disorder, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Missense Mutation, GABA Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins, Haploinsufficiency, Rare Diseases, and Syndrome.
Alinda Amuiri's work has touched on Electrons, Positron-Emission Tomography, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Amyloid beta-Peptides, Cognitive Dysfunction, Frontotemporal Dementia, and tau Proteins.
Alisa D. Gean, MD is a Professor Emerita of Neuroradiology and Adjunct Professor Emerita of Neurology and Neurosurgery at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Dr. Gean obtained both her BS and MD degrees at Stanford University.
Alisa YeeDirector of Adult APP Ops, EVP - Physician Serv Alisa Yee, NP's work has touched on Hospital Emergency Service, Attitude to Health, Abdominal Pain, Physician Assistants, United States, Adult, and California.
Dr. Holloway is an expert in comparative genomics and statistical analysis of high-throughput sequence data. Her postdoctoral work focused on integrating population genomic data with gene expression data to understand the underlying genetic basis for gene expression variation.
Alison Aronstam, MD, MS's work has touched on Infant, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Preschool Child, Ambulatory Care, Patient Navigation, Social Work, and Caregivers.
Alison S. Baskin, M.D. is currently a general surgery resident with the UCSF Department of Surgery. She completed her undergraduate studies at Stanford University majoring in Human Biology with a minor in Economics, followed by medical school at the University of Michigan where she was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.
Alison Canchola's work has touched on Proportional Hazards Models, Colorectal Neoplasms, Body Burden, Endometrial Neoplasms, California, Faculty, and Breast Neoplasms.
Alison CohenAssistant Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics I am an epidemiologist who does community-driven, policy-relevant applied epidemiology and public health research. I often study social and environmental determinants of health, and possible interventions to address these determinants.
Alison Comfort is an Assistant Professor at UCSF in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences. Trained as a health economist, she seeks to identify individual and social network factors affecting care-seeking decisions and health outcomes, both here in the United States and in countries including Uganda and Madagascar.
Dr. Alison DeDent specializes in pulmonary and critical care medicine and sub-specializes in interstitial lung disease. She attends in the UCSF Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) Clinic, the UCSF and Zuckerberg San Francisco General (ZSFG) Medical Intensive Care Unit (ICU), the UCSF Neuro ICU, and the ZSFG Fellow's Chest Clinic.
Alison El Ayadi is Associate Professor within the Departments of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences and Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of California, San Francisco. She obtained her ScD in Social Epidemiology from Harvard University, her MPH in Reproductive Health Monitoring & Evaluation from Tulane University, and her BA in Anthropology from Colby College.
Alison (Allie) Giovanelli, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor in Pediatrics - Adolescent Medicine at UCSF. She completed her PhD in a joint program in Clinical and Developmental Psychology at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and her clinical internship at Stanford University School of Medicine / The Children's Health Council.
Dr. Alison Huang is Professor of Medicine, Urology, and Epidemiology & Biostatistics; Director of Research for General Internal Medicine at UCSF Health; Director of the UCSF Women's Health Clinical Research Center; and a clinical scientist dedicated to advancing scientific understanding and improving management of the impact of aging on women’s health and genitourinary health.
Dr. Alison Jacoby is an obstetrician and gynecologist who specializes in treating fibroids, with a focus on alternatives to hysterectomy and minimally invasive surgical techniques. She founded the UCSF Comprehensive Fibroid Center to provide personalized care for women with fibroids.
Alison Baker Nair, MD is an Associate Clinical Professor at the University of California, San Francisco. Her translational research program focuses on platelet-endothelial interactions in the setting of pediatric critical illness and how these interactions are altered by transfusion and other cellular therapies.
Alison Ohringer, MD, MPH, MS's research interests include Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Alison Scheid is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science. She is the Director of Physical Therapy Residency Education and Program Director for the Orthopedic Physical Therapy Residency Program.
Alissa Kleinhenz, MD's work has touched on Ribosomal Proteins, Health Personnel, Type 1 Angiotensin Receptor, Academic Medical Centers, Angiotensin II, Coronavirus Infections, and Betacoronavirus.
Dr Alissa Peterson is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco. She is a graduate of UCSF Medical School and Psychiatry Residency Training Program. In 2009, she joined the clinical faculty at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG) as an attending physician on the inpatient psychiatry service.
Alissa SidemanAssistant Professor, Institute for Health Policy Studies Alissa Bernstein, PhD, MPH, MA is a medical anthropologist and health policy researcher focused on understanding and improving the assessment, diagnosis, and care of people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, with a specific focus on primary care in safety net settings.
As an Assistant Professor in the Psychiatry department at UCSF, my research focuses on understanding the neurobiological mechanisms underlying G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) activation and its impact on neuromodulation.
I have focused my clinical research in the field of type 2 diabetes and obesity and have developed a three-pronged research program that is unified under this theme. The first arm consists of using existing cohort studies to test novel biomarkers that predict diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Alka Yadav, PhD's work has touched on Endothelial Cells, Collagen Type I, Macrophages, Humans, Mice, Monocytes, and Hemorrhage.
Dr. Allison Bond is an Infectious Disease and Hospital Medicine physician with academic interests in clinical reasoning, medical education, and the treatment and prevention of infectious diseases (ID) among patients being cared for by non-ID clinicians.
Allison Coker, PhD's work has touched on Ventral Tegmental Area, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders, Choice Behavior, Substance-Related Disorders, Catechol O-Methyltransferase Inhibitors, D-Penicillamine (2,5)- Enkephalin, and Cross-Over Studies.
Allison Crawford, MD, MS's work has touched on Aortic Aneurysm, Duplex Doppler Ultrasonography, Anastomotic Leak, Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Esophagectomy, Blood Vessel Prosthesis, and Peripheral Arterial Disease.
Allison Fiscalini's research interests include breast cancer
Allison Kratka, MD's work has touched on Coronary Balloon Angioplasty, Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Coronary Restenosis, Medical Economics, Muscle Weakness, Disease Eradication, and Artificial Pacemaker.
Allison MakerPostdoctoral Scholar, Cellular Molecular Pharmacology Allison Maker, PhD's work has touched on Carbon-Nitrogen Ligases, Protein Multimerization, Cadherins, Apoferritins, Phosphoproteins, Cell Membrane, and Polysaccharides.
Allison Tam, MD's work has touched on Internship and Residency, Developmental Bone Diseases, Purpura, Cutis Laxa, Congenital Hand Deformities, Neurofibromatosis 1, and Ethmoid Bone.
Allison Tatarsky is the Director of the Malaria Elimination Initiative at the University of California, San Francisco. Allison has 15 years of experience working alongside and in service of ministries of health on malaria elimination strategy, program implementation, and operational research.
Allison A. Temourian, PhD, received her doctorate in Psychological Sciences (Health Psychology) from the University of California, Merced under the mentorship of Drs. Anna V. Song and Anna E. Epperson.
Allison Webber, M.D. joined UCSF Department of Medicine- Nephrology in 2009 after completing her training at the New York Presbyterian Hospital- Weill Cornell Medical Center in General and Transplant Nephrology.
Allison Williams, PhD's work has touched on Neisseria meningitidis, Glycosyltransferases, Bacterial Proteins, Peptides, Uridine Diphosphate N-Acetylglucosamine, Multienzyme Complexes, and Physiological Stress.
Dr. Allyson Cook Chapman is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Palliative Medicine at UCSF. She primarily cares for patients on the Inpatient Palliative Medicine Services and in the ICU. She is board certified in General Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, and Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
Alma Martinez, MD, MPH's work has touched on Premature Infant, Medical Legislation, Child Health Services, Law Enforcement, Resuscitation Orders, Developing Countries, and Resuscitation.
As a Professor in the Cellular Molecular Pharmacology department at UCSF, my research has been centered on the elucidation of key molecular mechanisms involved in the function and regulation of hepatic cytochrome P450 enzymes (P450s) and other physiologically important hemoproteins.
Alysha Jamieson's work has touched on Critical Care, Spinal Fusion, Laminectomy, Joint Instability, Thoracic Vertebrae, Spondylolisthesis, and Diskectomy.
Alyson Pelayo's work has touched on Physician-Patient Relations, 80 and over Aged, Practice Attitudes Health Knowledge, Hospitalization, Qualitative Research, Caregivers, and Aminopyridines.
Alyssa Civantos, MD's work has touched on Occupational Stress, Aspirin-Induced Asthma, Head and Neck Neoplasms, Sinusitis, Viral Pneumonia, Cleft Lip, and Rhinoplasty.
Alyssa Lindsey's research interests include abortion, maternal health, contraception, doula support, and full spectrum doula care.
Alyssa Murillo, MD MSc is a general surgery resident at UCSF. She is currently in her first clinical year. Dr. Murillo has a BS in Neuroscience from the University of Rochester and her MS in Medical Physiology from Loyola University.
Alyssa Nylander, MD, PhD's work has touched on Accidental Falls, Geriatrics, Menopause, Visual Evoked Potentials, Inflammation, Myelin Sheath, and Multiple Sclerosis.
Dr. Perez graduated from Jefferson Medical College and completed Internal Medicine residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital. She received her Master of Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Alyssa Reddy, MD's work has touched on Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols, Diabetes Insipidus, Neurilemmoma, Rhabdoid Tumor, Antineoplastic Antimetabolites, Radiation, and Teratoma.
Dr. Amanda Bryson is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine within the Department of Pediatrics. Clinically, she practices Adolescent Medicine in the outpatient and inpatient settings caring for patients 12 to 26 years old.
Dr. Amanda Downey is a pediatrician and psychiatrist who cares for adolescents and young adults with eating disorders. She works with patients and their families to develop a treatment plan that honors their unique strengths and challenges.
Amanda Fingado, MPH's work has touched on Pharmacy, Pharmacy Schools, Curriculum, Research Report, Problem-Based Learning, Prescription Drugs, and Pharmacy Education.
Amanda Ling, NP, RN, MS's work has touched on Social Stigma, Mental Health Services, Psychiatric Nursing, Gender Identity, Nurse Practitioners, Educational Models, and Sexual and Gender Minorities.
Amanda Liu, MD, received her medical degree at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in Providence, RI, in 2018. Following an internship at the Tucson Hospitals Medical Education Program in Arizona, she completed a diagnostic radiology residency at UCSF in 2023 and received the Elmer Ng Outstanding Resident Award.
Amanda Marinoff's work has touched on Follicular Lymphoma, Brain Neoplasms, SEER Program, Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma, Hematologic Neoplasms, Tumor Microenvironment, and Precursor B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma.
Amanda Munoz, MD's work has touched on Phlebotomy, Erythrocyte Transfusion, Laparoscopy, Injury Severity Score, Preschool Child, Blood Component Transfusion, and Appendicitis.
Dr. Noroña-Zhou is the Assistant Director of the Intergenerational Developmental Health Programs (IDHP) and the Division of Developmental Medicine, a research scientist in the UCSF Center for Health and Community, and a licensed Clinical Psychologist.
Amanda Paulson, PhD's research interests include machine learning, tumor cell population dynamics, drug discovery, epithelial mesenchymal transition, and data science.
Amanda Sammann, MD, MPH's work has touched on Teaching Rounds, Perinatal Care, Antitubercular Agents, Trauma Centers, Ambulatory Care Facilities, Head Protective Devices, and Safety-net Providers.
Dr. Raymond is a medical dermatologist and her clinical focus includes: general dermatology, complex medical dermatology, teledermatology, and high risk skin cancer. She is the Director of the High Risk Skin Cancer Clinic, where she sees patients who are immunosuppressed due to solid organ transplant, bone marrow transplant, or various genetic syndromes.
Amandine Godier-Furnemont earned her undergraduate degree at Columbia University. She then completed her PhD in Biomedical Engineering at Columbia University, during which she spent two years researching at the Georg-August University of Gottingen in Germany.
Amanpreet Bilg's work has touched on Cystathionine gamma-Lyase, Agriculture, Uterine Artery, Lung, Foreign-Body Reaction, Cystathionine beta-Synthase, and Estradiol.
Throughout my career as an Associate Professor in the Medicine department at UCSF, my primary research interests have centered around kidney transplantation. My primary focus of research has been in epidemiology and outcomes research in patients with kidney disease and transplantation, particularly cardiovascular disease and peripheral vascular disease.
Amber Alexander's work has touched on Spinal Cord, Pilot Projects, Neuropsychological Tests, Cervical Cord, Cognition, Surveys and Questionnaires, and Motor Disorders.
Dr. Fitzsimmons is an Assistant Professor with joint appointments in the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science and the School of Medicine’s Anatomy Department. Prior to her return to academia for her doctorate research, she worked for over a decade in clinical practice with an emphasis on acute care and acute rehabilitation.
Amelia Deitchman, PharmD, PhD's research interests include computational modeling, pharmacokinetics, pharmacometrics, protein binding, and HIV.
Amelia GliwaSr. Clinical Research Coordinator, HDF Comprehensive Cancer Ctr Amelia Gliwa's work has touched on Area Under Curve, Gene Library, Viral Antibodies, Viral Genome, Cell-Free Nucleic Acids, Cross Protection, and Viral RNA.
Amelia HahnClinical Research Coordinator, Neurological Surgery Amelia Hahn's work has touched on Dyskinesias, Nerve Net, Parkinson Disease, Treatment Outcome, Male, Gamma Rhythm, and Feasibility Studies.
Ami ParekhVolunteer Associate Clinical Professor, Medicine Ami is the Chief Medical Officer for Population Health and Clinical Integration at UCSF Health. She is also an Associate Professor in Internal Medicine.
Amie Lee, MD is an Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology in the Breast Imaging section in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at the University of California, San Francisco. She received her medical degree from UCSF in 2009.
Development of computational models for early detection of cancer lesions and progression to metastatic disease can help discriminate between high and low cancer risk profiles.
Amy AutryProfessor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences Dr. Meg Autry is a board-certified obstetrician / gynecologist and the interim Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology at UCSF, Fresno. In her clinical practice, she does obstetrics and complex gynecology. Her areas of interest include family planning and benign gynecology.
Amy Becker, PhD's work has touched on Gadolinium, X-Ray Computed Tomography, Quality Control, Radiation Dosage, Radiation Scattering, Breast, and Radiology.
Dr. Byers is Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences with a joint appointment in the Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics. She is an epidemiologist with a background in aging research, methods, and biostatistics.
I am a behavioral scientist with multidisciplinary training from the fields of public health, psychology, and sociology. Broadly, my research seeks to understand and intervene upon family health related to HIV / AIDS, alcohol use, cardio-metabolic disorders, diet, and mental health.
Amy FanPostdoctoral Scholar, Pathology Amy Fan, PhD's work has touched on Bacterial RNA, Leukemia, Dioxygenases, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Interleukin-3, Core Binding Factor Alpha 2 Subunit, and Preleukemia.
Dr. Amy Fiedler is a cardiac surgeon who specializes in caring for patients with heart failure, including those who need heart transplantation. Her focus is on restoring patients' quality of life. Seeking to deliver holistic care, she believes in the powerful connection between mind and body and in the importance of trust and open communication between patient and provider.
Dr. Amy Gelfand is a board-certified child neurologist and Director of Pediatric Headache at UCSF. She specializes in diagnosing and treating children who suffer from a variety of headache disorders, as well as children with childhood periodic syndromes such as abdominal migraine that may be precursors to migraine headache later in life.
Amy Gryshuk, PhD's work has touched on Porphyrins, Equipment and Supplies, Inbred C3H Mice, Fluorine, Chlorophyll, Photosensitizing Agents, and Photochemotherapy.
Amy Kwok, MD, MPH, FACS's research interests include Surgical Critical Care, Trauma Surgery, and Acute Care Surgery.
Amy M Lin joined the UCSF faculty in 2005 as a genitourinary medical oncologist.
Amy J. Markowitz, JD is an editor, scientific writing mentor and instructor, and curriculum development consultant, with particular expertise in medicine and health policy. She is the Scientific Writing Faculty and Editorial Consultant for UCSF’s Clinical and Translational Research Career Development (K) Program, and provides editorial support as faculty for Weill Cornell's Career Development Program.
Amy McCammond, MD's work has touched on Pediatric Intensive Care Units, Critical Care, Fluid Therapy, Myocardium, Cardiac Surgical Procedures, Arteriovenous Malformations, and Congenital Heart Defects.
Amy OuAssistant Professor, Medicine Dr. Amy Ou is a hospitalist at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, where she is also the Associate CMO of the Department of Care Coordination.
Amy PadulaAssociate Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences Her research has been on the effects of ambient air pollution during pregnancy on adverse birth outcomes including preterm birth, low birth weight and birth defects. The projects have expanded to evaluate social factors including neighborhood socioeconomic status and acculturation and comorbidities including diabetes and hypertension during pregnancy.
Amy RichClinical Research Coordinator, Medicine Amy Rich's work has touched on Aged, Heart Atria, Echocardiography, Predictive Value of Tests, Male, Mitral Valve, and Atrial Remodeling.
Amy ShuiSr. Statistician, HDF Comprehensive Cancer Ctr Amy Shui, MS, MA's work has touched on Sleep Wake Disorders, Rural Population, Aggression, Psychological Adaptation, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Breast Cancer Lymphedema, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
Amy TsoAssociate Professor, Neurology I am a Headache specialist who sees patients at the UCSF Headache Center. I have expertise in the management of migraine, trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias including cluster headache, and other rare headache disorders. I also have expertise in inpatient treatments of headache.
Amy Whittle, MD is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UCSF. Her areas of interest include children with special health care needs, mental health and developmental disorders, doctor-patient communication, and social determinants of health.
Amy Wolf's work has touched on Optimism, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Episodic Memory, Alzheimer Disease, Disease Progression, White Matter, and tau Proteins.
Ana Carolina Coll, MD's publications include "Characteristics of adolescent fathers in Buenos Aires." (Int J Adolesc Med Health, 2011).
Full-scope midwifery care, clinical leadership, community partnerships, teaching and mentoring, and anti-racism, equity and structural change.
As a Program Manager in the Neurology department at UCSF, I have been involved in co-authoring research publications that explore various dimensions of genetic testing for Alzheimer's disease, including geriatricians' perspectives on its practical utility, insurance coverage for such testing, and risks of discrimination related to AD biomarkers in long-term care insurance.
Dr. Ana Velázquez Mañana, MD, MSc, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the UCSF Division of Hematology / Oncology at Zuckerberg San Francisco General and a thoracic oncologist at the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Anastasia Keller, PhD's research interests include neurophysiology, spinal cord injury, neuromodulation, transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation, and pain neurobiology.
Anat LevitRsch Gnt Prg Ofcr 4, Quantitative_Bioscience_Ins Anat Levit, PhD's work has touched on Computational Biology, Dopamine Agonists, G-Protein-Coupled Receptors, Peptide Receptors, Taste, Small Molecule Libraries, and Binding Sites.
I am a professor in the Department of Pediatrics who is passionate about leveraging the expertise we have at UCSF and in our community to make child health and wellness a reality for all children the Bay Area.
Andrea Derogatis, PhD, MS's work has touched on Candida albicans, Snails, Escherichia coli, Heterophyidae, Trematode Infections, Echinostomatidae, and Molting.
Andrea Dickey, MD, PhD's work has touched on Parkinson Disease, Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor, Axonal Transport, B-Cell Antigen Receptors, Caveolins, Plasmapheresis, and Endocytosis.
Dr. Garber is a Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Adolescent Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She is a nutritionist, with a PhD in Human and Clinical Nutrition from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a Registered Dietitian (RD) from UCSF.
Andrea Hasenstaub, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Coleman Memorial Laboratories in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (OHNS) at the University of California, San Francisco. She received her BS in Mathematics and Engineering at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California; a M.Phil.
Dr. Andrea Jackson is an obstetrician and gynecologist who specializes in providing Black-identifying patients with reproductive health care that meets the needs of the whole person. She also specializes in complex contraception and abortion services, with a particular focus on caring for women who have chronic illnesses.
Andrea Kuster, DNP, RN, FNP's work has touched on Guatemala, Growth Disorders, Postpartum Period, Nursing Faculty, Ambulatory Care, Nurse Practitioners, and Nursing Education Research.
Andrea Long, MD, FACS's research interests include Simulation medical education, Transfusion medicine, LGBTQ Healthcare, Global health, and Diversity and inclusion.
Andrea Marmor, MD's research interests include Medical Education, Evidence-Based Medicine, Pediatric Emergencies, Pediatric Asthma, and Fever in Infants / Children.
Andrea Nickerson, MS's work has touched on Vaccination, Vaccination Coverage, Antivenins, Tropical Medicine, Recreational Parks, Parents, and Qualitative Research.
Dr. Andrea Park is a facial plastic surgeon who cares for patients who have irregularities of the head or neck, whether these conditions are congenital, acquired or results of cancer treatment. Aiming to help her patients look and feel their best, she believes that trust, service and open communication are essential to a thriving patient-physician relationship.
Andrea Postier, PhD, MPH is a researcher with expertise in pediatric pain and palliative care for children with chronic conditions and serious illness.
Dr. Seritan is a geriatric psychiatrist who works to understand and manage the psychiatric manifestations of neurodegenerative diseases.
Aneela Reddy, MD's work has touched on Bland White Garland Syndrome, Humans, Coronary Vessel Anomalies, Pulmonary Artery, Coronary Angiography, Aortic Coarctation, and Heart Atria.
Angel KuoProfessor, Family Health Care Nursing Angel Chen Kuo, EdD, CPNP-PC is a Clinical Professor and Vice Chair (Administration / Academic Programs) of the Department of Family Health Care Nursing in the School of Nursing. She also serves as Associate Director of UCSF Program for Interprofessional Practice and Education.
Angel Nip, MD's work has touched on Feeding Behavior, Urban Health, Accidents, Staphylococcal Skin Infections, Vitamins, Diabetic Ketoacidosis, and Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus.
Dr. Angela Chang is an allergist and immunologist who cares for children with allergic diseases and problems linked to allergies. Her expertise includes food allergies, eczema, allergic rhinitis, asthma and hives.
Angela Jakary's work has touched on Computer-Assisted Image Processing, Brain Neoplasms, Echo-Planar Imaging, Iron, Mindfulness, Signal-To-Noise Ratio, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
We are broadly interested in how the molecular properties of viral proteins and antibodies constrain their evolution and co-evolution.
Angela Rivers, PhD, MD is a Pediatric Hematologist / Oncologist. It is her career goal to work to improve the lives of both children and adults with sickle cell disease.
Angela is a seasoned professional in the realm of academic research, with a general interest in facilitating scientific revelations. Her experience spans laboratory, clinical, and administrative settings.
Angela Suen, MD's work has touched on Professional-Family Relations, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Intensive Care Units, Decision Making, Family, and Oxygen Inhalation Therapy.
My goal as a physician is to use my skillset in clinical medicine for mission-based philanthropy. As a board-certified internal medicine hospitalist at San Francisco General Hospital I enjoy the variety and acuity in my clinical work and find meaning and fulfillment in taking care of a patient population without access to traditional resources.
Angelique received her B.S. in psychology in 2010 and her M.S. in neuroscience with a specialization in neurodegeneration in 2012 at King’s College London, England. She worked under the guidance of Dr. Frank Hirth investigating the effects of TDP-43 on Excitatory Amino Acid Transporter 1 (EAAT1) using a transgenic drosophila model of TDP-43 related ALS.
Aniqa Azim, MD's research interests include Narrative medicine, Medical education, and Patient safety.
Dr. Anita Hargrave-Bouagnon MD, MAS (she / her) is a physician-researcher who is committed to a career in patient oriented and policy relevant research aimed at improving health outcomes for people who have experienced trauma through community engaged and implementation science strategies.
Anita HoAssociate Professor, Institute for Health & Aging Anita Ho (PhD, MPH) is a bioethicist and health services researcher with a unique combined academic training and experience in philosophy, clinical / organizational ethics, public health, and business.
Dr. Anita Moon-Grady is the director of the UCSF Fetal Cardiovascular Program. With training in both pediatric cardiology and neonatal / perinatal medicine, she specializes in pediatric and fetal echocardiography (imaging the heart with ultrasound) and intraoperative assessment during congenital cardiac surgery and fetal surgery.
Anita SilProfessor & Chair, Microbiology and Immunology Anita Sil, MD, PhD's work has touched on Fungal Genes, Virulence Factors, Calcium-Binding Proteins, Fungal Proteins, Mycoses, Histoplasma, and Fungal Spores.
Anita Stewart, PhD's work has touched on Emigration and Immigration, Physician-Patient Relations, Community Health Services, Cancer Survivors, Patient Selection, Health Status, and Cultural Diversity.
Anjali Jacob, MD, PhD's work has touched on Wnt Proteins, Cell Self Renewal, Pluripotent Stem Cells, Cell Differentiation, Wnt Signaling Pathway, Feeder Cells, and Pulmonary Alveoli.
Anjali Thakkar, MD, MBA's work has touched on Plant Leaves, Swan-Ganz Catheterization, Plant Extracts, Genistein, Silver, Acorus, and Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome.
I have developed deep expertise in patient and community engagement in healthcare settings to improve quality and safety outcomes.
Anjanaa Vijayanarayanan, MD's work has touched on Aged, Cytogenetic Analysis, Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Cytogenetics, Blood Transfusion, Retrospective Studies, and Humans.
Anju RanjitAssistant Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences Anju Ranjit, MD, MPH's work has touched on Gender Identity, Malaria, Obstetric Labor Complications, Health Insurance, Ectopic Pregnancy, Developing Countries, and Fee-for-Service Plans.
Anke Hemmerling, MD PhD MPH, is an Associate Adjunct Professor in the UCSF Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, and the Director of the Interdisciplinary MPH Program in the UC Berkeley School of Public Health.
Ankitha Shetty, PhD, MS's work has touched on Signal Transduction, Transcription Factor AP-1, Fos-Related Antigen-2, Gene Expression Regulation, Interleukin-4, Cell Differentiation, and Mice.
Ann ChangSenior Project Director, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences Ann Chang's work has touched on Prospective Studies, Overactive Urinary Bladder, Adrenergic Agonists, Pandemics, Tolterodine Tartrate, Yoga, and Hot Flashes.
Ann ChuAssociate Professor, Psychiatry Ann Chu, PhD's work has touched on Psychotherapy, Parents, Regression Analysis, Adult Survivors of Child Adverse Events, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders, Infant, and Mental Health.
Ann OhAssistant Professor, Neurology Ann Oh, MD's work has touched on Hospice Care, Hospices, Patient Transfer, Conflict of Interest, Sleep Wake Disorders, Financial Support, and Disabled Persons.
Ann Petru, MD is a Pediatric Infectious Diseases physician who has been working at Children’s Hospital Oakland since completing her residency there. She was involved in many clinical trials in the 1980s and 1990s, then started to focus more on HIV and AIDS as that epidemic started to affect children.
Ann Poncelet, MD is Professor of Neurology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She specializes in the treatment of neuromuscular disorders, particularly brachial neuritis, inflammatory myopathies and neuropathies, myasthenia gravis, and neuromuscular complications of rheumatologic disorders.
Ann RafteryNurse Coordinator, StrategicInfo&PubHealthPrac Ann Raftery's work has touched on Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Acetamides, Public Health, Tuberculosis, Drug Administration Schedule, Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis, and Adolescent.
Ann Shah, MD's work has touched on Delayed Diagnosis, Pregnancy, Young Adult, Adolescent, Humans, Immunologic Factors, and Medicaid.
Anna Victoria Molofsky, MD, PhD's work has touched on Superior Colliculi, Stromal Cells, NF-E2-Related Factor 1, Zebrafish Proteins, Synapses, Neurogenesis, and Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16.
Anna Altshuler, MD, MPH's work has touched on Legal Abortion, Pelvic Pain, Spontaneous Abortion, Levonorgestrel, Family Planning Services, Dysmenorrhea, and Trial of Labor.
I am a cardiologist specializing in general and interventional cardiology. I earned my medical degree from Keck School of Medicine of USC. I came to UCSF in 2019, where I am an associate professor and an attending physician.
Anna Blanken, PhD's work has touched on Endophenotypes, Cerebrovascular Circulation, Menopause, Amyloid beta-Peptides, Dementia, Veterans, and Hypocapnia.
Anna Butrymowicz, MD, joined the department as an assistant professor in August 2018. While her principal role is to open and run the department's newest location at the Berkeley Outpatient Center, she will also be part of the general otolaryngology-head and neck surgery group practice headquartered at the ambulatory site on the Mount Zion campus.
Anna CelliResearcher, HDF Comprehensive Cancer Ctr Anna Celli, PhD's work has touched on Thapsigargin, Cell Adhesion, Calcium, Skin Aging, Keratinocytes, Calcium-Sensing Receptors, and Calcium Signaling.
Dr. Anna Chang is Professor of Medicine in the UCSF Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine. She is an educator, a mentor, a clinician, and a leader. She is board certified in Geriatric Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
Dr. Anna Chodos is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine at Zuckerberg San Francisco General and the Division of Geriatrics, both within the Department of Medicine at UCSF. Her clinical work is in outpatient specialty care in geriatrics and dementia care.
Anna Daszkowski, MD's work has touched on Dexmedetomidine, Tonsillectomy, Glycine, Non-Narcotic Analgesics, GABA Modulators, Static Electricity, and Adenoidectomy.
Anna FiorenzaLab Rsch Spec 5, Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases Anna Fiorenza, PhD's work has touched on Neuronal Plasticity, Messenger RNA, Kainic Acid, Nerve Tissue, DEAD-box RNA Helicases, Learning, and Ribonuclease III.
Anna is a first year general surgery intern at UCSF. After growing up in Washington D.C., she moved to Boston for undergrad at Boston College where she majored in Biology. During her time there and following college graduation, she worked as a research assistant in a pre-clinical cancer and immunology research lab where she went on to publish a manuscript and receive a Young Investigators Award.
Anna FiskinVolunteer Assistant Clinical Professor, Psychiatry Anna Fiskin is a psychiatrist with training in medical anthropology who specializes in cultural psychiatry and global mental health. She is a currently the assistant medical director at Chinatown North Beach Mental Health Services, where she works with a diverse patient population from China, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.
Dr. Anna Haemel is a dermatologist who treats patients with all types of skin disease. Her expertise includes care for patients who have internal organ involvement and underlying systemic disease, such as rheumatologic conditions and inflammatory bowel disease.
Anna Kahrs's work has touched on World Health Organization, Prostate, Clinical Chemistry, Automation, Berlin, Sample Size, and Regression Analysis.
Anna Krasnova, PhD MHS received her doctorate in Epidemiology from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in New York. Prior to this, she earned a Master of Health Science in Mental Health at Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Statistics from the University of British Columbia.
Dr. Anna Malkina is a nephrologist who specializes in diagnosing and managing acute and chronic kidney diseases, hypertension (high blood pressure) and kidney stones. She is passionate about patient education and engaging patients in self-care.
Anna Meyer, MD, is a Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology, Director of Medical Student Curriculum, Director of Otolaryngology Curriculum for Primary Care Pediatrics Residency, and Director of the Cochlear Implant Interconnect Program in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (OHNS) at the University of California, San Francisco.
Anna Rubinsky, PhD, is the lead clinical informatics specialist for the Academic Research Services (ARS) Research Data Services team.
Anna Strewler, MS, AGNP's work has touched on Patient Care Team, Internship and Residency, Interprofessional Relations, Communication, Dietary Supplements, Health Personnel, and Patient-Centered Care.
Annabel Frank, MD's work has touched on Internship and Residency, Stereotyping, Medical Education, Documentation, Medical Faculty, Factor Xa Inhibitors, and Graduate Medical Education.
Dr. Annalisa Post is a perinatologist, an obstetrician who cares for patients with high-risk or complicated pregnancies. She has a special focus in pregnancies with fetal complications, such as birth defects, genetic disorders, and complex multiple gestations.
Throughout my career as a Professor in the Laboratory Medicine department at UCSF, I have been actively engaged in research focused on various aspects of molecular diagnostics and hematopathology.
I am an Anesthesiologist and Intensivist in the Department of Anesthesia & Perioperative Care at the University of California, San Francisco. I care for complex patients in the operating rooms and the Medical, Surgical, and Neurological Intensive Care Units at UCSF.
Anne Fenton, MD's work has touched on Immunologic Cytotoxicity, Calcitonin, Annexin A1, C-Reactive Protein, Simian Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Intestines, and Precursor T-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma.
Anne Findlay's work has touched on Brain Mapping, Hearing Loss, Speech, Glioma, Deafness, Cerebral Dominance, and Language.
Dr. Glowinski is the Robert Porter Distinguished Professor and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (CAPBS) Division Chief at UCSF (Mission Bay and Oakland campuses) and also serves as the Medical Director for the Schwab Dyslexia and Cognitive Diversity.
Dr. Anne Kinderman is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, and provides clinical care as an attending physician in the UCSF Division of Palliative Medicine.
Anne Rosenthal, MD's work has touched on Middle Aged, Self Report, Female, San Francisco, Physician-Patient Relations, Physicians, and Family Physicians.
Dr. Schafer is Professor of Medicine and of Epidemiology & Biostatistics at UCSF and Chief of Endocrinology and Metabolism at the San Francisco VA Health Care System. She is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in the subspecialty of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.
Anne M. Suskind, MD, MS received her undergraduate training at Haverford College, where she earned a bachelor degree in Anthropology with honors investigating the anthropological influences surrounding women’s health issues.
Dr. Thorson is Medical Co-Director of the UCSF Cardiac Rehabilitation and Wellness Center. She has an avid interest in Cardiovascular disease prevention with early identification and intervention in persons at potential risk of developing heart and vascular disease.
I am a pediatric emergency medicine physician and researcher in global health and acute management of infectious diseases. My research focuses on clinical decision-making during the care of sick children, especially those with undifferentiated febrile illness.
Anneliese Taylor is the Head of Scholarly Communication at the UCSF Library where she provides guidance to UCSF students, faculty, and staff on scholarly communication topics. She is an expert in scholarly publishing, open access models and policies, author copyrights, researcher identity platforms, and systems for capturing and assessing research attention and impact.
Annemarie Charlesworth, MA's work has touched on Climate Change, Health Promotion, Mental Health, Industry, Social Marketing, Smoking Prevention, and Environmental Health.
As a Professor in the department of Community Health Systems at UCSF, my career has been devoted to conducting impactful research in the field of LGBTQIA+ health. My work spans various topics, including minority stress, biological underpinnings of stress, epigenetics, gene expression, substance use, trauma, and intersectionality.
Dr. Molinaro is a principal investigator in the Brain Tumor Research Center at UCSF and the Co-Director of the Clinical and Biostatistics Core for the newly funded UCSF Brain SPORE as well as the Co-Director of the Biospecimen and Biostatistics Core for the newly funded UCSF Brain P01.
Annika Balraj, PhD's work has touched on Retina, Visual Pattern Recognition, Neural Conduction, Retinal Cone Photoreceptor Cells, Optical Phenomena, Psychomotor Performance, and Axons.
Annsa Huang, MD's work has touched on Hepatitis C, Liver Neoplasms, Eclampsia, Antiviral Agents, Liver Cirrhosis, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, and Premature Birth.
Anny ShaiAssociate Director, Neurological Surgery Anny Shai's work has touched on Cocarcinogenesis, Glioblastoma, Viral Oncogene Proteins, Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf, Isocitrate Dehydrogenase, Cancer Vaccines, and Uterine Cervical Neoplasms.
Anoushka Sinha, MD's research interests include mental health, narrative medicine, ethics, humanities, and arts.
Anshika Srivastava, PhD's work has touched on Humans, Immunogenetics, and Histocompatibility Antigens Class I.
Antonia Biggs, PhD's work has touched on Legal Abortion, Family Planning Services, Postcoital Contraception, Unwanted Pregnancy, Self-Management, Pregnancy, and Induced Abortion.
Anudari Letian, PhD's work has touched on Schizosaccharomyces, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein NLR Family, ErbB Receptors, Inflammasomes, Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor, Lung Neoplasms, and Heterochromatin.
Anuja Shikhare, MBBS's work has touched on Middle Aged, Humanized Monoclonal Antibodies, Humans, Male, Monoclonal Antibodies, Immunocompromised Host, and Viral Pneumonia.
Dr. Kumar is hematologist / oncologist who specializes in taking care of patients with hematological malignancies. She completed medical school training and residency at Tufts Medical Center, and hematology/oncology fellowship at University of California, San Diego.
Anuradha Banerjee, MD's work has touched on Glioma, Brain Stem Neoplasms, Central Nervous System Neoplasms, Child, Brain Neoplasms, Rhabdoid Tumor, and Benzimidazoles.
Anusha Allawala, PhD's work has touched on Gyrus Cinguli, Reward, Deep Brain Stimulation, Nociception, Epilepsy, Electroencephalography, and Stereotaxic Techniques.
Dr. Agarwal is a cardiologist with special interest in adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) and cardio-obstetrics. Her additional clinical interests include the use of transthoracic echocardiography and cardiopulmonary exercise stress testing.
Anya Edwards (Greenberg) is a general surgery resident at UCSF. She completed her undergraduate studies at UCLA where she majored in Mathematics and Business / Economics. She started her career as a healthcare consultant at Deloitte Consulting before getting her MBA at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and then transitioning to healthcare management roles at UCSF Health.
Anya Gunewardena's work has touched on Brain Injuries, Cell Differentiation, Gene Knockdown Techniques, Animals, Adipocytes, Sheep, and Induced Hypothermia.
Anya Sriram's work has touched on Lung, Lung Transplantation, Humans, Frailty, Homologous Transplantation, Allografts, and Middle Aged.
People who experience traumatic or enduring psychological stress are more likely to develop psychiatric disorders as well as cardiovascular, autoimmune and neurodegenerative disorders. Our research is focused on revealing how psychological stress drives the development of mental and physical disorders.
Dr Singh is a board certified gastroenterologist with special interest in colon cancer prevention, high quality colonoscopy. Her other interests include patients with high risk for colon cancer with Lynch Syndrome, FAP and management of patients with a family history of colorectal cancers.
Research in the Lakkaraju laboratory builds on fundamental insights from retinal cell biology to develop effective therapies for inherited and age-related macular degenerations (AMD). These diseases destroy central high-resolution vision in over 30 million people globally and have limited therapeutic options.
Dr. Sundaram is a biomedical engineer, physician, and scientist with an interest in airway smooth muscle biology. Her laboratory focuses on tethering pathways used by muscle to transmit force.
Aparna Unnikrishnan, PhD's work has touched on X-Ray Crystallography, Integrases, Binding Sites, Protein Conformation, Molecular Models, DNA, and Protein Binding.
April BellAssistant Professor, Family Community Medicine Dr. Bell is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine (FCM) in the School of Medicine at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). Prior to joining FCM, she was a postdoctoral scholar with the Preterm Birth Initiative at UCSF.
Apryl AbabsehClinical Research Supervisor, HDF Comprehensive Cancer Ctr Apryl Ababseh's work has touched on Guideline Adherence, San Francisco, Newborn Infant, Masks, Poverty Areas, Incidence, and Students.
Apurva Pandey, PhD's work has touched on Copper Radioisotopes, Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras), Siderophores, Bacterial Infections, Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays, Granzymes, and Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography.
Arantxa Cebrian Silla, PhD's work has touched on Adult Stem Cells, Transcriptome, Endothelial Cells, Neural Stem Cells, Astrocytes, Neurogenesis, and Physiologic Neovascularization.
Arati Patel, MD's work has touched on Orthopedic Procedures, Wakefulness, Electronic Health Records, Low Back Pain, Body Mass Index, Spinal Cord Diseases, and Cervical Vertebrae.
Archana Venkataraman, PhD's work has touched on Septal Nuclei, Enterochromaffin Cells, Fear, Zona Incerta, Thalamus, Mechanoreceptors, and Brain.
Dr. Archna Eniasivam is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics committed to advancing health systems toward health equity and justice. She is one of two inaugural UCSF Health DEIB Physician Leads working towards a culture where all feel valued and can flourish.
Argentina is a biologist with a PhD degree in molecular neuroscience from the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain. Her doctoral work focused on microtubule-dependent transport of AMPA receptors during synaptic plasticity processes in hippocampal neurons.
Ari OglesbyAssociate Director, HDF Comprehensive Cancer Ctr Ari Oglesby's work has touched on Melanoma, Cytotoxic T-Lymphocytes, Immunological Antineoplastic Agents, Skin Neoplasms, Tumor Microenvironment, Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes, and Radiosurgery.
Ariana Austin, MS's work has touched on Corneal Endothelium, Herpetic Keratitis, Cross-Linking Reagents, Bacterial Eye Infections, Fungal Eye Infections, Fuchs' Endothelial Dystrophy, and Blister.
Ariana Thompson-Lastad, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Health and the Department of Family and Community Medicine. Dr. Thompson-Lastad is trained as a medical sociologist and conducts qualitative and community-engaged research focused on the role of integrative healthcare in advancing health equity.
Arianna Cassidy, MD's work has touched on Premature Birth, Cesarean Section, Immunoglobulin G, Viral Antibodies, Infectious Pregnancy Complications, Lactation, and Stillbirth.
Arianne Teherani, PhD is Professor of Medicine and Education Scientist in the Center for Faculty Educators at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. She is the Founding Co-Director of the University of California, Center for Climate Health and Equity.
Ariel Deardorff is the Director of Data Science & Open Scholarship at the UCSF Library. In her role she leads a team focused on empowering researchers to engage with open research and reproducible data-driven science.
Dr. Arielle Klepper is a gastroenterologist and hepatologist. She received her MD and PhD from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, followed by internal medicine residency, chief residency, and gastroenterology fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco.
Dr. Arpita Desai is an oncologist who specializes in the treatment of patients with genitourinary cancers, in particular kidney and prostate cancers. She is the Medical Director of the GU Medical Oncology program at UCSF
Ashley Foster, MD's work has touched on Psychomotor Agitation, Medication Errors, Physical Restraint, Ectoparasitic Infestations, Civil Defense, Suicide, and Child.
Ashley Hastings-Robinson, MD's work has touched on Peripheral Nervous System Diseases, Neurosurgical Procedures, Organophosphate Poisoning, Breast Neoplasms, Cholinesterase Reactivators, Mammaplasty, and Oximes.
Ashley Jackson's work has touched on Pandemics, Dementia, Infectious Pregnancy Complications, Hospitalized Child, Caregivers, Neuropsychological Tests, and United States.
Ashley Manchanda, DO's publications include "Autoimmune rheumatic diseases in women with coronary microvascular dysfunction: a report from the Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation-Coronary Vascular Dysfunction (WISE-CVD) project." (Front Cardiovasc Med, 2023).
Ashley Mason, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry in the Weill Institute for Neurosciences and the UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Health. She is a clinical psychologist and directs behavioral treatment for insomnia at the UCSF Osher Center Clinic.
Ashley McMullen, MD's work has touched on Epitopes, Mycobacterium bovis, Prejudice, Choice Behavior, Chronic Disease, Cord Factors, and Women Physicians.
I am a doctoral candidate in the Global Health Sciences program at UCSF.
Ashley Perea's work has touched on Biomarkers, Huntington Disease, Motor Activity, Glatiramer Acetate, Transgenic Mice, Random Allocation, and Inflammation.
Ashley Thompson, PharmD's work has touched on Chronic Renal Insufficiency, Fluid Therapy, Intensive Care Units, Academic Medical Centers, Critical Care, Blood Coagulation, and Quality of Health Care.
Ashwini Sadhale, MD's work has touched on Anterior Wall Myocardial Infarction, Thoracic Wall, Fistula, Retrospective Studies, Sinus of Valsalva, Cardiac Arrhythmias, and Electrocardiography.
Atlas Haddadi Avval, MD's research interests include Neuroimaging, Quantitative Imaging, Machine Learning, Radiomics, and Computer Vision.
Aubri KottekProject Policy Analyst, Preventive & Restor Dent Sci Aubri Kottek's work has touched on Organizational Culture, Dental Health Services, Graduate Dental Education, Organizations, Oral Health, Stakeholder Participation, and Monozygotic Twins.
Audrey Brown is a General Surgery resident. She studied Mechanical Engineering and Product Design at Stanford University and then worked as a Mechanical Engineer, primarily for an aeronautics company. She received her MD from Oregon Health and Sciences University in 2018 and completed a Masters of Clinical Research with a focus in Data Science at UCSF in 2023.
Audrey Foster-Barber, MD, PhD's work has touched on src-Family Kinases, Nervous System Diseases, Diseases Newborn Infant, Asphyxia Neonatorum, Encephalitis, Cerebral Palsy, and Brain Diseases.
Audrey Parent, PhD's work has touched on Islets of Langerhans, Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Graft Rejection, Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells, Insulin-Secreting Cells, HLA Antigens, and Gene Deletion.
Augusta Saulys, MD's research interests include acupuncture for acute conditions
Ava Yap, MD, MHS was born in Canada and spent her upbringing in Hong Kong before moving to the US for college. She is now a general surgery trainee at UCSF. She previously worked in a range of healthcare systems in Canada, Peru, Ecuador, Uganda and Malaysia, all which fostered a dedicated interest in addressing the global health inequity witnessed during her travels.
Avery Ostrand's work has touched on Neuroanatomy, Cognition, Psychomotor Performance, Dementia, Attention, Short-Term Memory, and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation.
Avery� Seefeld� is a Program Coordinator at UCSF working on� the African Health Markets for Equity� (AHME) evaluation and the Strengthening Person-centered Accessibility, Respect,� and Quality (SPARQ) project.� The overall goal of AHME is to increase access to quality health services for the poorest individuals in Kenya and Ghana.
Dr. Ayca Erkin-Cakmak is a pediatric endocrinologist who cares for children with conditions related to hormonal issues.
Dr. Ayesha Appa is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases, and Global Medicine at San Francisco General Hospital and a clinician investigator triply board-certified in Infectious Diseases, Addiction Medicine, and Internal Medicine.
Aylin Ulku joined the faculty at UCSF in July 2012. After completing her Combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital, she continued as Chief Resident in the Primary Care Internal Medicine Residency at Waterbury / Yale-New Haven Hospitals.
Baharak Mehrdel, PhD's work has touched on Histidine, Breast Neoplasms, Tumor Cell Line, Gold, Magnetite Nanoparticles, Photosensitizing Agents, and Porphyrins.
Bailey JonesAdministrative Officer 2, Social Behavioral Sciences Bailey Jones's work has touched on Hospice Care, Transplant Recipients, Quality of Life, Sexual Health, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Terminal Care, and Hematologic Neoplasms.
Balyn ZaroAssistant Professor, Pharmaceutical Chemistry Balyn Zaro, PhD's work has touched on Carbohydrate Metabolism, Deoxyglucose, Dimethyl Fumarate, Acetylglucosamine, Plasma Cells, Proteomics, and Post-Translational Protein Processing.
Bamidele Kammen, MD's work has touched on Knee Injuries, Polytetrafluoroethylene, Colonic Diseases, Cough, Hernia, Thoracic Radiography, and Fluoroscopy.
Barbara Grimes, PhD, MS's work has touched on Migraine Disorders, Kidney Transplantation, Waiting Lists, Walking Speed, Self Report, Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring, and Renal Dialysis.
Barbara Haller, MD, PhD's work has touched on Patient Isolation, Culture Media, Microbiology, Competency-Based Education, Diagnostic Reagent Kits, Cryptococcus, and Cryptococcosis.
Barbara Stuart, PhD's work has touched on Privacy, Self-Injurious Behavior, Evoked Potentials, Child Health Services, Cognitive Remediation, Auditory Evoked Potentials, and Prodromal Symptoms.
Dr. Barbie Klein, PhD, MS (she / her/hers) is an Associate Professor with joint appointments in the Department of Anatomy in the School of Medicine and the Department of Cell and Tissue Biology in the School of Dentistry, is the co-director of the Anatomy Learning Center, and is the Faculty Advisor for the Willed Body Program at the University of California, San Francisco.
Beatrice Huang's work has touched on Self-Management, Mentoring, Primary Care Physicians, Patient Selection, Walk Test, Risk Management, and Nebulizers and Vaporizers.
Beika Zhu, PhD's work has touched on HEK293 Cells, Structure-Activity Relationship, G-Protein-Coupled Receptors, Ligands, Synapses, Microglia, and Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Belinda Wang, MD, PhD's work has touched on Neurodevelopmental Disorders, RNA Splicing Factors, Transcription Factors, Autistic Disorder, Repressor Proteins, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos, and Protein Kinase Inhibitors.
Dr. Winger’s research is focused on advancing precision medicine to improve therapeutics and outcomes for patients with cancer and other blood diseases.
Beth works with faculty and leadership to help shape their ideas into digital products and services. She helps internal innovators identify executable product roadmaps and particularly enjoys leveraging participatory design methods and working with diverse populations.
Beth Bourdeau PhD is an Academic Specialist in the Department of Medicine's Division of Prevention Science at the University of California, San Francisco. She received her doctoral training in Child Development and Family Studies at Purdue University, with a concentration in Marriage and Family Therapy, and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at UC Berkeley's School of Public Health.
Dr. Cohen is an internist and clinical investigator whose research focuses on health outcomes in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder. She is Principal Investigator of the Mind Your Heart Study, a prospective cohort study designed to examine the effects of posttraumatic stress disorder on cardiovascular health.
Dr. Beth Griffiths is an internal medicine physician who provides primary care to adults and teaches medical students and residents in primary care clinic. She also teaches health policy, advocacy, and community engagement and collaborates with researchers to translate their work into policy change.
Beth Harleman is UCSF Professor of Medicine and Vice Chief of Medicine at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. As Vice Chief of Medicine at ZSFG, Beth runs the Inpatient Medical Service, develops programs to support faculty engagement and leadership, and promotes equity, quality and safety in patient care.
Elizabeth Mertz, PhD, MA, is a professor at the University of California, San Francisco, with a joint appointment in the Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, School of Dentistry and in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences in the School of Nursing.
Beth Phillips is a Project Director in the Family and Community Medicine Department. She currently directs implementation research projects in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria and Uganda that aim to innovate contraceptive counseling and follow-up care to support women's pregnancy prevention decisions.
Beth Ruben, MD's work has touched on Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia, Pigmentation Disorders, SOXE Transcription Factors, Sweat Gland Neoplasms, Drug Eruptions, Gnathostomiasis, and Skin Neoplasms.
Bethany Johnson-Kerner, MD, PhD's work has touched on Neuromuscular Diseases, Enterovirus Infections, Motor Neurons, Seroepidemiologic Studies, Brain Injuries, Schools, and Physicians.
Recent research efforts have focused on the regulatory framework for advanced psychiatric nursing practice and workforce trends in the specialty.
Betty Dong, PharmD, FCCP, FASHP, FAPHA, AAHIVP provides pharmacy care under a collaborative prescribing protocol for patients with HIV and HCV infection, and chronic disease states, including hypertension, anticoagulation, diabetes, thyroid, and medication nonadherence.
Bhairavi Tolani, Ph.D. provides research mentorship and supervision to surgical residents in UCSF's program as well as visiting thoracic surgeons, technicians and high school students. Dr. Tolani's research is focused on developing targeted therapies, small molecule inhibitors and biologics, for lung cancer.
Bhavika Kaul, MD, MAS's research interests include Interstitial Lung Disease, Radiomics, Leadership in Medicine, Public Policy, and Health Services Research.
Bhupinder Nahal, MS's work has touched on Male, Female, Adolescent, Focus Groups, Health Priorities, Chronic Disease, and Child.
Bianca Argueza, MD, MPH's work has touched on Internship and Residency, Problem Solving, Racism, Obesity, Health Equity, Parturition, and Preceptorship.
Biftu has been a clinician-educator in the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital Division of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences since 2017. She works clinically in Labor and Delivery, Gynecology and Family Planning at ZSFG.
Billie Lianoglou's work has touched on Enzyme Replacement Therapy, Fetal Diseases, Urethral Obstruction, WT1 Proteins, Lysosomal Storage Diseases, Exome, and COUP Transcription Factor II.
Dr. Shi is an academic hospitalist and clinician-educator at UCSF, in the Division of Hospital Medicine. She cares for patients directly on the hospital medicine service, attends and teaches on medicine wards, and provides medical consultation to surgical services.
Bo Fan, MD's work has touched on Nutrition Surveys, Bone Density, Osteoporosis, Adipose Tissue, Intra-Abdominal Fat, Anthropometry, and Breast.
Bonnie N. Joe, MD, PhD, is a Professor in Residence and Chief of Breast Imaging in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at the University of California, San Francisco. Developing a breat imaging program was a natural progression of Dr. Joe’s research interest in breast MRI, female pelvic MRI, and fetal MRI.
Bonnie Yen, MD, PhD's work has touched on Inositol Phosphates, Tetraethylammonium, Acetylcholine, Muscarine, Immunosuppressive Agents, Tacrolimus, and Transplant Recipients.
Boon Lead Tee, MD, MA's work has touched on Alzheimer Disease, Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations, Language, Intracranial Aneurysm, Primary Progressive Aphasia, Agraphia, and Primary Progressive Nonfluent Aphasia.
Brenda Nunez-Garcia's work has touched on Anticoagulants, Thrombocytopenia, Infectious Disease Transmission, Wounds and Injuries, Hemorrhage, Blood Platelets, and Catecholamines.
Dr. Brennan Higgins is a neonatologist at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital. Her scholarly interest is in understanding and addressing disparities in care and outcomes for high-risk infants both internationally and locally.
Dr. Bridget Foley is a family doctor and addiction medicine specialist who provides primary care for patients of all ages. She is particularly interested in improving the wellbeing of patients who use drugs, including through harm reduction (strategies for reducing health and safety risks associated with drug use), addressing health care inequities and reproductive health.
Bridget Gramkowski, RN, MS, PNP's work has touched on Marijuana Abuse, Nurse's Role, Health Behavior, Nursing Assessment, Nursing Faculty, Health Status Indicators, and Nurses.
Dr. Keenan completed her MD and PhD at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where she focused on using cancer vaccines to overcome immune suppression in the tumor microenvironment in mouse models of pancreatic cancer.
Bridget O’Brien, PhD has been a faculty member in the Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, since 2008. She is a professor of medicine and an education scientist in the Office of Medical Education's Center for Faculty Educators.
Dr. Ostrem has expertise in Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Neurology and treats babies, children, young adults, and pregnant patients with neurological symptoms and disorders. She completed her M.D. and Ph.D.
Dr. Brie Williams is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Health Equity & Society at UCSF and a physician trained in internal medicine, geriatrics and palliative care. She directs Amend at UCSF and co-directs the Aging Research In Criminal Justice Health (ARCH) Network.
I am an internal medicine, palliative medicine, and integrative medicine physician with a passion for excellence in clinical care, medical education, and operational leadership at the intersection of these three fields.
Brisa Palikuqi, PhD's work has touched on Intestines, Duodenum, Intestinal Mucosa, Organ Specificity, Carcinogenesis, Hemodynamics, and Notch3 Receptor.
Dr. Britt-Marie Ljung is a pathologist, a specialist in analyzing samples to diagnose disease. She one of several UCSF doctors who perform fine needle aspirations, a simple procedure in which a needle is inserted through the skin to draw material from a lump.
Britta Lindquist, MD, PhD's work has touched on Adenosine A1 Receptor, Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials, Ethosuximide, Absence Epilepsy, Adenosine A1 Receptor Antagonists, GABA Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins, and Generalized Epilepsy.
Brittany Abel, MD's work has touched on Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Waiting Lists, Vegetables, Communication Barriers, Prediabetic State, Communication, and Benzazepines.
Brooke Hollister, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Sociology in the Institute for Health & Aging at the University of California, San Francisco.
Bryn Boslett is an Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases. She specializes in HIV and related conditions including Hepatitis C, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), and HIV primary care.
Caitlin Collins, MD's work has touched on Health Communication, San Francisco, Surgical Wound Infection, Infection Control, Graduate Medical Education, Anxiety, and Professional Burnout.
Cameron Dietiker, M.D. is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the UCSF Department of Neurology where she treats people with movement disorders in the Movement Disorders and Neuromodulation Center at the Mt. Zion campus as well as the Memory and Aging Center at the Mission Bay campus.
Camila is a complex care pediatrician, hospitalist, and public health practitioner who seeks to improve health equity by dismantling systems of oppression. She is passionate about antiracism in medical practice and medical education.
Camilla Gomes, MS MD joined the UCSF Department of Surgery as a General Surgery resident in June 2020. She obtained her MD degree on April 2020 from the Boston University School of Medicine in Boston, MA.
Camilla Teng, PhD's work has touched on Acrocephalosyndactylia, Craniosynostoses, Mesoderm, Skull, Zebrafish, Biological Evolution, and Osteogenesis.
Camille Jackson, MD, MPH's work has touched on Humans, Decision Support Techniques, Nonpenetrating Wounds, Asymptomatic Diseases, Quality-Adjusted Life Years, Cerebrovascular Trauma, and Fibrinolytic Agents.
Dr. Candy Tsourounis is Professor of Clinical Pharmacy in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy in the School of Pharmacy at the University of California San Francisco. Dr. Tsourounis is involved in providing evidence-based reviews of recently approved prescription medications and performing medication utilization analyses in the Department's Medication Outcomes Center.
Dr. Pellegrini is the Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology at the San Francisco VA, with a focus in atrial fibrillation and atypical atrial arrhythmias. She is particularly interested in the impact of cardiovascular risk factor modification on atrial fibrillation, atrial fibrillation screening, and stroke prevention.
Cara Smith Gueye, PhD, MPH's research interests include malaria surveillance, collaboration, Senegal, entomological surveillance, and Malaria.
Caravella McCuistian PhD is a Clinical Psychologist and Assistant Professor at the University of California, San Francisco. Her research interests include addressing health disparities among underserved populations including substance-using populations, racial / ethnic minorities, women, and individuals living with HIV.
Dr. Carina Marquez is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases, and Global Medicine at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG) and the Equity Lead in the UCSF Center For AIDS Research (CFAR).
Dr. Harris and her team performs research in a variety of areas focused on understanding and preventing work related injuries and improving human performance, productivity and health. Her epidemiological research assesses and adjusts for healthy worker survivor bias in the assessment of physical, personal and work psychosocial factors associated with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and subsequent work disability.
Carissa Chu, MD's work has touched on Local Anesthetics, Acetamides, North American Indians, Bupivacaine, Cystectomy, Indoleamine-Pyrrole 2,3,-Dioxygenase, and Watchful Waiting.
Carla Francisco, MD's work has touched on CNS Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, Optic Neuritis, Plasma Exchange, Multiple Sclerosis, Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein, Encephalitis, and Demyelinating Diseases.
I am an author and Associate Professor Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, where I created and direct the adult inpatient bone marrow transplant massage service. I am dual board-certified in internal medicine and addiction medicine.
From 2017-2021, Dr. Carla Perissinotto served as the first Associate Chief for Geriatrics Clinical Programs at UCSF.
Carlie Tanner, MD, PhD's work has touched on Diseases in Twins, Parkinsonian Disorders, Tardive Dyskinesia, Parkinson Disease, Torticollis, Levodopa, and Delayed-Action Preparations.
Dr. Carlin Senter is Professor and Director of Primary Care Sports Medicine within the Division of Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery. She is a primary care sports medicine doctor who focuses on helping patients of all ages stay active, reduce injury risk and achieve peak performance.
Dr. Carling Ursem is a medical oncologist with clinical expertise in the management of gastrointestinal and genitourinary malignancies. Her research focus is in prostate cancer clinical trials and specifically expanding clinical trial access to veterans.
Dr. Carly Demopoulos is a clinical neuropsychologist and developmental neuroscientist. Her expertise is in utilizing multimodal neuroimaging, behavioral, and neuropsychological data to investigate the impact of sensorimotor abilities on children with neurodevelopmental disorders, with a particular focus on autism spectrum disorders (ASD).
Dr. Carly Zapata is Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Palliative Medicine. She serves as an attending physician on the Palliative Care Consult Service at Parnassus, the Symptom Management Service in the Helen Diller Cancer Center, and the Outpatient Palliative Care Service at Parnassus.
Dr. Cobb is Med-Peds hospitalist with a special interest in global and immigrant / refugee health and curriculum development, and serves as director of the Graduate Medical Education Global Health pathway and director of the hospitalist service for Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant at Benioff Children's Hospital San Francisco.
Dr. Kilpatrick is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at University of California, San Francisco. Her primary clinical role is as an Attending Psychiatrist at UCSF Langley Porter Psychiatric Hospital.
Dr. Peralta is a clinician investigator. She is Associate Professor of Medicine in Residence and Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Kidney Health Research Collaborative (KHRC).
I am a social demographer and behavioral scientist in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Medicine, Center for AIDS Prevention Studies.
Carol Chen, MD, MPH's work has touched on Jaundice, Failure to Thrive, Bed Occupancy, Wounds and Injuries, Lung Diseases, Hospital Emergency Service, and Hemosiderosis.
Carol Fraser-Browne's work has touched on Radiotherapy Setup Errors, Mucositis, New Zealand, Medical Errors, Adjuvant Radiotherapy, Health Care Quality Assurance, and Adenocarcinoma.
Carol Gross, PhD's work has touched on Bacillus subtilis, Genetic Promoter Regions, DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases, Heat-Shock Proteins, Escherichia coli Proteins, Genetic Transcription, and Regulon.
Ms. Soppe is the PET Program Clinical Research Supervisor working directly with the Rabinovici Lab. She is deeply involved with both faculty and staff in monitoring operational issues, regulatory compliance and project development.
Carol Tran, MD's work has touched on Three-Dimensional Imaging, Pregnancy Complications, Female, Brain, Fetal Distress, Risk Factors, and Risk Assessment.
Carol VieleAssoc Clinical Professor, Physiological Nursing Carol Viele, RN, MS's work has touched on Drug Monitoring, Blood Coagulation Disorders, Amifostine, Nursing Assessment, Diarrhea, Antineoplastic Agents, and Oncology Nursing.
Carole Joffe, PhD's work has touched on Ambulatory Care Facilities, Women's Health Services, Stereotyping, Nurse Midwives, Telemedicine, Feminism, and Legal Abortion.
Carolina Noya, FNP, PhD's research interests include Latinos, Health Disparities Research, Type 2 Diabetes, Community Based Participatory Research, and Global Health.
Caroline Fichtenberg, PhD's work has touched on Social Work, Delivery of Health Care, Social Support, Contact Tracing, Logic, Health Services Research, and Qualitative Research.
Dr. Caroline Hastings is a Professor of Pediatrics and is specialty boarded in Pediatric Hematology Oncology. She has been at Children's Hospital Oakland and now UCSF since completion of her training in 1992.
Caroline Jonson, PhD's publications include "The role of interferon signaling in neurodegeneration and neuropsychiatric disorders." (Front Psychiatry, 2024).
Caroline Lee, MD's work has touched on Parent-Child Relations, Communicable Disease Control, Attitude, Emigrants and Immigrants, Simulation Training, Government, and Oncologists.
Caroline McCoach is a thoracic oncologist who focuses on the treatment of patients with lung cancer as well as other thoracic malignancies. Her goal is to provide a personalized approach to treatment, based on each patient’s cancer type in combination with their individual treatment goals.
Caroline Melhado, MD is a general surgery resident at UCSF. She is currently in her third clinical year and plans to pursue a career in pediatric trauma surgery. Dr. Melhado has a BA in Anthropology and Environmental Studies from Tufts University and received her MD from Tufts University School of Medicine.
Caroline Mrejen, PhD's work has touched on DNA-Binding Proteins, Genetic Epistasis, Carrier Proteins, Trans-Activators, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Pancreas, and Cell Membrane.
Caroline Schlocker, MD's work has touched on Head and Neck Neoplasms, Ear Diseases, Conductive Hearing Loss, Penetrating Wounds, Hearing Loss, Hearing Tests, and Eustachian Tube.
Caroline Sheikhzadeh's work has touched on Middle Aged, Virus Latency, Male, Acute Disease, CD4 Lymphocyte Count, Theoretical Models, and CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes.
Dr. Caroline H. Shiboski cares for adult and pediatric patients with oral mucosal diseases and other oral disorders.
Caroline Stephens, M.D. M.P.H. is a general surgery resident at UCSF. She attended undergraduate studies at The George Washington University where she studied International Affairs with a concentration in Global Public Health, and medical school at Oregon Health & Science University where she received a M.D.
Carolyn S. Calfee, MD MAS is Professor in Residence of Medicine and Anesthesia at UCSF, where she attends in the intensive care units at Moffitt-Long Hospital. Dr. Calfee received her undergraduate degree from Yale University and her medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
Carolyn Chooljian, MD's work has touched on Prospective Studies, Area Under Curve, Chronic Kidney Failure, Cohort Studies, Goiter, Spontaneous Remission, and Hyperthyroidism.
Carolyn Chu, MD, MSc's research interests include HIV and hepatitis education / training, HIV primary care, and HIV and hepatitis prevention.
Dr. Gibson is a psychologist and health services researcher based at the San Francisco VA. She is the Associate Director of the SFVA Center for Data to Discovery and Delivery Innovation (3DI), a VA Health Systems Research Center of Innovation (COIN), and Co-Director of the UCSF Women's Health Clinical Research Center.
Dr. Hendrickson is a pulmonary and critical care medicine subspecialist with an expertise and research focus in acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), the most common life-threatening manifestation of COVID-19 disease in the earliest years of the pandemic.
Carolyn Rennels, MD's work has touched on Workplace, Advance Care Planning, Disability Evaluation, Behavior, Caregivers, Advance Directives, and Disabled Persons.
Carolyn Sangokoya, MD, PhD, is a physician-scientist, board-certified pathologist, and Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology at University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Sangokoya's broader scientific mission is to discover and build molecular tools to re-engineer and re-wire cell fates for targeted plasticity and regenerative medicine.
Carolyne Face, MD's work has touched on Fetal Hemoglobin, Carrier Proteins, Cell Cycle, Sickle Cell Anemia, Nuclear Proteins, eIF-2 Kinase, and Transcriptional Activation.
Carrie ChanAssociate Clinical Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics Carrie Chan, RN, MSN's research interests include Clinical informatics, HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis, Precision health, Epidemiology, and Pediatric hospital medicine.
Carrie Cunningham, MD, MPH's work has touched on Public Health Practice, Health Occupations, Healthcare Disparities, Psychotic Disorders, Safety-net Providers, Domestic Violence, and Integrated Delivery of Health Care.
Carrie Evans, RN, MS, FNP's work has touched on Personality, Human Characteristics, Interpersonal Relations, Spirituality, Undergraduate Medical Education, Outpatients, and Intractable Pain.
Carrie Graham, Ph.D, MGS, is a health policy researcher with a doctorate in Medical Sociology and a master's degree in Gerontological Studies. She is a Professor at the UCSF Institute for Health and Aging and holds a joint faculty appointment at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health.
Carrie Ho, MD's work has touched on Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Epstein-Barr Virus Infections, B7-H1 Antigen, Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Cystic Fibrosis, Human Milk, and Simian Immunodeficiency Virus.
Carroll L. Estes is Professor Emerita of Sociology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) where she founded and directed the campus-wide Institute for Health & Aging (1979-1998), and chaired the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences (1981-1992) in the School of Nursing.
Dr. Carter Lebares is a gastrointestinal and bariatric surgeon who specializes in treating gastrointestinal disease, particularly of the esophagus and stomach, using minimally invasive surgery, such as robotics and surgical endoscopy.
Caryl GaySpecialist, Family Health Care Nursing Caryl Gay, PhD's work has touched on Third Pregnancy Trimester, Norway, Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders, Sleep Wake Disorders, Pregnancy Complications, Hospital Nursing Staff, and Knee Replacement Arthroplasty.
Caryn Bern, MD's research interests include epidemiology, visceral leishmaniasis, Chagas disease, pathogenesis, and diagnosis.
Dr. Casey Tompkins-Rhoades is a surgical resident in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at UCSF. She earned an undergraduate degree in Bioengineering from the University of Pittsburgh in 2017 and worked in medical device research and development before earning her medical degree at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
Cassandra Belair, PhD's work has touched on Immunologic Receptors, Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins, RNA Sequence Analysis, Nectins, High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing, Tumor Microenvironment, and Shear Strength.
Cassandra Gastelum Lugo, MSc's work has touched on Pro-Opiomelanocortin, Obesity, Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide Receptors, Arcuate Nucleus of Hypothalamus, Transient Receptor Potential Channels, Homeostasis, and Opioid Peptides.
Catera Wilder, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences at the University of California San Francisco and Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Investigator. She received her Ph.D.
Caterina Mosti is a psychologist who specializes in sleep psychology and cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I), as well as neuropsychology. She performs cognitive assessment of a variety of neurologic and neuropsychiatric disorders, and has particular interests in caring for older adults experiencing sleep disruptions and patients with symptoms of early neurodegenerative disease.
Catharine Freyer, MBA's work has touched on Heterozygote, Marketing of Health Services, Heterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein U, Research Subjects, Disclosure, Epilepsy, and Genetic Variation.
Catherine R. Lucey, MD, MACP, a practicing physician and leading national voice on medical school education, was appointed Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost (EVCP) in November 2022.
Dr. Burke is a practicing hospitalist at UCSF Parnassus and Mt. Zion campuses, where she provides direct care for patients admitted to the general medicine wards and provides medical consultations for patients admitted to surgery and psychiatry services.
Dr. Catherine L. Chen is a board-certified anesthesiologist and health services researcher with a primary research interest in optimizing the quality and value of care patients receive during the perioperative period.
Catherine Chesla, RN, PhD, FAAN's work has touched on Family, Nursing Staff, Family Health, Acculturation, Psychological Stress, Life Style, and Family Relations.
Catherine Cook, MPH's work has touched on Anti-Bacterial Agents, Male, Nutritional Status, Malaria, Symptom Assessment, Niger, and Parasitemia.
Dr. Catherine Dao is a non-invasive cardiologist. She cares for adult patients with a wide variety of cardiovascular conditions, including, but not limited to, angina, arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation, cardiomyopathy, chest pain, congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, dyslipidemia, palpitations and valvular heart disease.
Dr. Catherine DeVoe cares for patients with infectious diseases and provides primary care for patients with HIV. She has a special interest in patients who are immunocompromised from organ transplantation or cancer treatment.
Cathy is a Operations and Training Officer for the Office of Sponsored Research. She trains and certifies the pre-award research administrators and supports personnel in the proposal process and award acceptance.
Catherine Gordon, MD's work has touched on Hospital Emergency Service, Quality Improvement, Lyme Disease, Cost Savings, Borrelia burgdorferi, Facial Paralysis, and Tertiary Care Centers.
Catherine Koss, MD is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases, and Global Medicine at San Francisco General Hospital. Dr. Koss conducts clinical research on HIV prevention and treatment, with a major focus on adherence measurement and strategies to optimize uptake of and adherence to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among women in the United States and eastern Africa.
Catherine Lau is a Professor of Clinical Medicine at UCSF and a member of the Division of Hospital Medicine since 2009. She currently serves as the Director of Caring Wisely at UCSF Health where she focuses her efforts in redesigning and innovating systems of care at UCSF Health to improve quality, safety, value, and the patient experience.
I am a biostatistician and Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at UCSF. My methodological interests focus on innovations in the analysis of survival endpoints that are often subject to issues, such as competing events, sparsely collected time-dependent exposures, left-truncation, etc., where standard analytic approaches may not be the most appropriate.
Catherine Park, MD's grants include "A biophysical stromal basis for radiation sensitivity in ductal carcinoma in situ", "Stromal MRI characteristics &gene expression profiles as predictors of outcome", "Manipulating b1 integrin to enhance radiation therapy for breast cancer"
My laboratory focuses on identification of therapeutic resistance mechanisms and novel treatment strategies for acute myeloid leukemia (AML). We have a particular emphasis on AML associated with mutations in Fms-like Tyrosine Kinase-3 (FLT3).
Dr. Dennehy is a Clinical Professor in the School of Pharmacy. She served as the residency program director to the first year Post Graduate Year 1 (PGY1) Residency Training Program for 16 years, from 2001-2017 and continues to enjoy mentoring students and residents in attaining their career goals.
Dr. Halabi is board certified in Neurology and in Vascular Neurology. She is the Neurorecovery Program Chief in the Department of Neurology's Neurovascular Division and the founding director of the UCSF Neurorecovery Clinic.
Cathrine is a current student in UCSF's Neuroscience Graduate Program. Her main interest lies in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and the potential for therapeutics.
Cathryn Cadwell, MD, PhD's work has touched on Gene Expression Profiling, Neurofibroma, Neocortex, Ultrasonic Surgical Procedures, Patch-Clamp Techniques, Ultrasonics, and Neurilemmoma.
Cathy Horner's work has touched on Incidence, Population Surveillance, Global Health, Ambulatory Electrocardiography, Pandemics, Treatment Outcome, and Male.
Cathy Sun, MD's work has touched on Trabeculectomy, Ophthalmology, Corneal Ulcer, Antifungal Agents, Fungi, Vancomycin, and Fungal Eye Infections.
Catie Oldenburg, ScD, is an infectious disease epidemiologist with the Proctor Foundation at the University of California, San Francisco and an Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics. She is also the Program Director for the PhD in Epidemiology & Translational Science.
Dr. Celina de Borja is a board-certified pediatrician with fellowship training and certification in sports medicine, who cares for children, adolescents, and young adults with a wide variety of musculoskeletal conditions.
Post-doctoral researcher at UCSF, with a background in chemistry, working on 13C labeling and hyperpolarization of biocompatible agents for MRI with applications from enzymatic activity to animal models, my current research, in Chaumeil Lab, focuses on the evaluation of strategies to attenuate primary CNS lymphoma growth by testing promising agents with or without established therapies.
Chaitali AnandPostdoctoral Scholar, Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases Chaitali Anand, PhD's work has touched on White Matter, Brain Mapping, Connectome, Neuropathology, Alzheimer Disease, Glutamic Acid, and Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy.
Chaitrali Saha, PhD's work has touched on Mycobacterium, Lymphocyte Activation, RNA Stability, Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors, Cyclooxygenase 2, Dendritic Cells, and Hydrolyzable Tannins.
Charlene Blake, MD, PhD's work has touched on RNA, Thrombin, Vitronectin, Brain Ischemia, Anesthesiology, Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1, and Nucleotide Aptamers.
Charlotte Eaton, PhD's work has touched on Neurofibromatosis 1, Neurofibromatoses, Neurofibromatosis 2, Neurilemmoma, Genetic Heterogeneity, beta Catenin, and Wnt Signaling Pathway.
Charlotte Hsieh, MD's work has touched on Bacterial Meningitis, Coccidioidomycosis, RNA, Back Pain, Cell-Free Nucleic Acids, Rabies, and Chronic Disease.
Charlotte Hurabielle Claverie, MD, PhD's work has touched on Viral Tropism, Skin, Adult T-Cell Leukemia-Lymphoma, Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma, Cell Plasticity, Systemic Scleroderma, and Skin Neoplasms.
Chau Tai, MD's work has touched on Facial Paralysis, Bone Marrow Transplantation, Skin Diseases, Graft vs Host Disease, Protein S Deficiency, Immunosuppressive Agents, and Graft Rejection.
The overall goal of my research is to develop novel therapies for the treatment of musculoskeletal diseases and injuries. Specifically, I believe we can drive improved tissue regeneration by recapitulating the normal sequences of development and repair.
Chelsea Chen's work has touched on Multiple Sclerosis, Hormonal Oral Contraceptives, Postpartum Period, Pregnancy, Recurrence, Inflammation, and Electronic Health Records.
Adolescent Medicine Physician and Medical Educator
I am a nurse practitioner, health care administrator, nurse theorist, and Associate Clinical Professor in the UCSF School of Nursing. I teach students in the MS program, the Psychiatric / Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Program, the UC multicampus post-master's PMHNP program, and directly train PMHNP students and psychiatric clinical pharmacy residents in clinic.
Chengshi Jin, PhD, MS's work has touched on Advance Care Planning, Urologic Surgical Procedures, Neuropsychological Tests, Nevirapine, Cognitive Dysfunction, Online Systems, and Respiratory Protective Devices.
Cheri Chapin's work has touched on Fetus, Trachea, Pulmonary Surfactants, CD Antigens, Lung, Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Proteins, and Alveolar Epithelial Cells.
Dr. Boyer is a Professor of Pediatrics based in the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine where she serves as the Associate Division Director for Research and Academic Affairs. She is an internationally recognized social health psychologist with over 30 years of research, teaching, and mentoring experience.
Cherry Concengco's work has touched on Hemorrhage, Carotid Artery Thrombosis, Knockout Mice, Blood Platelets, Hemostasis, Purinergic P2Y12 Receptors, and Collagen.
Cherry Leung, PhD, RN's work has touched on Adolescent Development, Saliva, Self Concept, Depression, Hydrocortisone, Obstetric Delivery, and Cesarean Section.
Dr. Cheryl Ewing is Associate Professor of Surgery at UCSF Mount Zion Hospital. Her focus is in breast cancer surgery and sentinel lymph node dissection. Her other interests include quality of care and evaluation of barriers to medical and breast care for minority women.
Cheryl is a Clinical Research Coordinator working on the Research team for the Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment. She has worked on several projects since joining PRHE, including the Chemicals in Our Bodies 2 study and Pregnancy Exposure to Environmental Chemicals (PEEC).
Cheryl Hawkins, MD's work has touched on Arthritis, Newborn Animals, Replacement Arthroplasty, Rhodamines, Factual Databases, Nitrogen Oxides, and Healthcare Financing.
Chienying Liu, MD's research interests include Adrenal tumors / disorders, Thyroid cancer/thyroid nodules, Hyperparathyroidism, Endocrine tumors, and Pheochromocytoma.
Chiho Kadota-Watanabe, PhD, DDS's work has touched on Repressor Proteins, Cell Nucleus, Subcellular Fractions, alpha Karyopherins, Nuclear Localization Signals, RNA Stability, and Bone Resorption.
China Parenteau's work has touched on Happiness, Academic Performance, Child, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Adolescent, Dyslexia, and Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Dr. Chiung-Yu Huang is a Professor of Biostatistics at the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and serves as an Adjunct Professor at the Johns Hopkins University Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Dr. Chloe E. Atreya specializes in gastrointestinal cancer, particularly colorectal cancer, at the UCSF Helen Diller Comprehensive Cancer Center. She also co-directs the Integrative Onolcogy Program and Research Hub.
Christen Said is the In-Country Program Manager for Global Strategic Information (GSI) projects in Tanzania.
Dr. Christi Butler is a urologic surgeon who specializes in urinary system reconstruction. Her primary focus is on gender-affirming care and genital reconstruction, including feminizing vaginoplasty and vulvoplasty, masculinizing metoidioplasty and urethral lengthening procedures.
Dr. Christiana Tai is a pediatric and fetal cardiologist who cares for patients with heart disease, supporting them from before birth through childhood and into young adulthood. She sees patients in both the clinic and the hospital.
Dr. Christie Robinson is a clinical pharmacist with experience in a variety of settings, including academia, inpatient care, ambulatory care, and at drug database / compendia companies as a drug and clinical content writer.
Dr. Christina Allen specializes in the treatment of knee and shoulder injuries, especially those of women athletes. An avid soccer enthusiast, she is an expert in treating Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injuries and shoulder athletic injuries.
Christina Homer, MD, PhD's work has touched on Hyphae, Fungal Proteins, Cryptococcus neoformans, Schizosaccharomyces, Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, Culture Media, and Carbon.
Dr. Mangurian is the Vice Dean for Faculty & Academic Affairs at UCSF School of Medicine. She is also a Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and Epidemiology & Biostatistics. Dr. Mangurian is the Director of the UCSF ARCHES (Advancing the Research Careers of Historically Excluded Scholars) Program (https: / /archesprogram.ucsf.edu/).
Our lab leverages cutting-edge machine learning and experimental genomics to map the gene regulatory networks disrupted in cardiovascular disease and discover network-correcting therapeutics.
Christina Wang, MD's work has touched on Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Chronic Hepatitis B, Young Adult, Liver Neoplasms, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, 80 and over Aged, and Adolescent.
Christina Weyer Jamora, PhD's research interests include Brain tumor, traumatic brain injury, neurosychological rehabilitation, and neuropsychology.
Christina Yoon, MD, MPH's work has touched on Tuberculosis, Latent Tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Point-of-Care Systems, Point-of-Care Testing, CD4 Lymphocyte Count, and Antitubercular Agents.
Christine Blauvelt, MD's work has touched on Betacoronavirus, Meningomyelocele, Cesarean Section, Coronavirus Infections, Pregnancy, Hepatitis C, and Live Birth.
Christine Cassel, MD's work has touched on Diagnosis, Humanism, Physician's Role, Computer Security, Unnecessary Procedures, Physicians, and Health Policy.
Christine Dehlendorf, MD, MAS, is a Professor and Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, with additional appointments in the Departments of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences and Epidemiology and Biostatistics.
Christine Fox, MD, MAS's work has touched on Seizures, Cerebral Infarction, Congenital Heart Defects, Sickle Cell Anemia, Stroke, Epilepsy, and Moyamoya Disease.
Christine Garvey is a nurse practitioner who cares for patients with sleep disorders and pulmonary conditions. Under the supervision of a doctor, she provides assessments, orders diagnostic tests, interprets test results and makes treatment recommendations.
Christine Glastonbury, MBBS, is a Neuroradiologist and a Professor of Clinical Radiology. She is also the Radiology Vice Chair for Academic Affairs at the University of California, San Francisco. She obtained her MBBS from the University of Adelaide, South Australia in 1991, and completed her residency in Diagnostic Radiology at Royal Adelaide Hospital in Adelaide, Australia.
Christine Gotthardt's work has touched on Child, Greenhouse Gases, Parents, Telemedicine, Academic Medical Centers, Environment, and Pandemics.
Christine Ha, MD's work has touched on Antibodies, tau Proteins, Cognitive Dysfunction, Capillaries, Gaucher Disease, Glycogen Storage Disease Type II, and alpha-Glucosidases.
Christine Haas's work has touched on RNA, Macular Degeneration, Pair 6 Human Chromosomes, Audiometry, Choroid, Usher Syndromes, and Retinitis Pigmentosa.
Christine Higham, MD's work has touched on CD19 Antigens, Thrombotic Microangiopathies, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Antilymphocyte Serum, Hepatic Veno-Occlusive Disease, Neurofibroma, and Child.
Christine is a postdoctoral scholar with the RMHC Center at UCSF led by Dr. Linda Franck. Their project seeks to contribute new evidence and advance the implementation of pediatric family-centered care and family-centered services where children receive care globally.
Christine Hong, DMD, MS's work has touched on Tonsillectomy, Nonoxynol, Cleft Palate, Orthodontic Anchorage Procedures, Osteogenesis, Dental Implants, and Diphosphonates.
Dr. Christine Hsieh is a cellular neuroimmunologist focused on understanding mechanisms of inflammation that contribute to diseases with an urgent need for therapies, such as lupus, frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Christine Lin's work has touched on Human Milk, Immunoglobulin A, Viral Antibodies, Gestational Age, Messenger RNA, Infant, and Neutralization Tests.
Christine McDonald, ScD, MS's work has touched on Flour, Micronutrients, Fortified Food, Folic Acid Deficiency, Nutritional Status, Tanzania, and Developing Countries.
Christine Miller, MD, PhD's work has touched on Cell Differentiation, Osteoclasts, Osteogenesis, Lymphopoiesis, CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes, T-Cell Antigen Receptors, and Thymus Gland.
Christine Nelson, MD's publications include "A Case of Osteomyelitis of the toe caused by Coccidioidomycosis in a 17 year-old with Diabetes Insipidus." (IDCases, 2017).
Christine Nguyen's work has touched on Dendritic Cells, Interferon Regulatory Factor-3, Bronchi, Endoplasmic Reticulum, Chemokine CXCL10, Interstitial Lung Diseases, and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.
Christine Pecci, MD's work has touched on Postpartum Period, Perinatal Care, Interprofessional Relations, Family Practice, Infectious Pregnancy Complications, Erythema Nodosum, and Vertical Infectious Disease Transmission.
Christine Ritchie, MD, MSPH, FACP, FAAHPM, is the Harris Fishbon Distinguished Professor in Clinical Translational Research and Aging in the Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF).
Christine Studenmund, MD's work has touched on Hormonal Antineoplastic Agents, Narration, Gunshot Wounds, Hospitalization, Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems, Inpatients, and Firearms.
Dr. Zalecki is the Director of Clinical Services in the Hyperactivity, Attention, and Learning Problems (HALP) Clinic. She specializes in the assessment and treatment of children, adolescents and teens with attention, behavior, and learning problems.
Christopher Blay's work has touched on Survival Rate, Rectum, Esophagogastric Junction, Computer-Assisted Radiotherapy Planning, Peritoneal Neoplasms, Adenocarcinoma, and Uncertainty.
Christy Boscardin, Ph.D. is a professor in the Department of Medicine and Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care and the Director of Artificial Intelligence and Student Assessment in the School of Medicine.
Dr. Inglis-Arkell is an attending anesthesiologist at the Moffitt-Long, Mission Bay, and Mount Zion campuses. At Mount Zion Hospital she serves as medical director of the surgery center. She is also a member of the regional, spine, and neurosurgical anesthesia sub-specialty teams and has been a co-investigator on several Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) pathways.
Christy Soran is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine at San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH). She is a primary care clinician and educator in the Richard Fine People's Clinic at SFGH and the Medical Director at the Outpatient Buprenorphine Induction Clinic (OBIC) through the Division of Substance Use and Addiction Medicine.
Dr. Lee is an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at UCSF. She works clinically as a child and adolescent psychiatrist providing outpatient consultation to pediatric primary care providers at the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG).
Chujing Zhang, PhD's work has touched on Animals, Splenomegaly, Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases, Zebrafish, T-Lymphocytes, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt, and Aldehyde Dehydrogenase.
Cindy Ament, PhD's work has touched on Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Notch1 Receptor, Carcinogenesis, Smad7 Protein, Bile Duct Neoplasms, Fucose, and Cholangiocarcinoma.
I’m a neurologist specializing in pain medicine. Clinically, I provide both interventional and non-interventional treatment for the full scope of chronic pain conditions. I also have a special interest in the diagnosis and treatment of facial pain and neuropathic pain conditions.
Dr. Cindy Chang, MD, is a specialist in primary care sports medicine, with almost 3 decades of experience caring for athletes of all ages and levels, from archery and aquatic sports to wrestling and wheelchair basketball.
Dr. Lai is a general internist who attends on the medicine wards at UCSF Health / Parnassus and has a primary care practice at UCSF/Mt. Zion, where she precepts residents and students. She serves as the Gold-Headed Cane Endowed Education Chair in Internal Medicine.
Claire Brett, MD's work has touched on Sodium-Independent Organic Anion Transporters, Sodium, Organic Cation Transport Proteins, Sheep, Kidney, Hypoglycemic Agents, and HEK293 Cells.
Claire BrindisDistinguished Professor, Institute for Health Policy Studies Claire Brindis, DrPH, is a Distinguished Emerita Professor of Pediatrics and Health Policy (on Recall), Department of Pediatrics and Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Health Sciences and Emerita Director of the Philip R.
Claire Cadwallader, PhD's work has touched on Exercise, Tetanus, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Music, Visual Evoked Potentials, Neocortex, and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome.
Dr. Clelland, PhD, MD, MPhil, is an Assistant Professor in the UCSF Department of Neurology. As a neurologist, she specializes in caring for patients with dementia and cognitive symptoms at the UCSF Memory & Aging Center.
Claire Greene, MD's work has touched on Microsatellite Instability, Immunotherapy, Tumor Biomarkers, Digestive System Fistula, Bile Duct Neoplasms, Colorectal Neoplasms, and Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf.
Claire Mulvey, MD's work has touched on Carcinoid Tumor, Molecular Targeted Therapy, Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1, Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, Albuminuria, Lung Neoplasms, and Intestinal Neoplasms.
Claire Parker's work has touched on Intestinal Obstruction, Pouchitis, Biological Products, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Antibody Formation, Crohn Disease, and Severity of Illness Index.
Clare Timbie, MD, PhD's work has touched on Afferent Pathways, Presynaptic Terminals, Amygdala, Prefrontal Cortex, Frontal Lobe, Generalized Epilepsy, and Mediodorsal Thalamic Nucleus.
Dr. Kripke is Clinical Professor of Family and Community Medicine. She has special interests in primary care of transition age youth and adults with developmental disabilities. She directs the Office of Developmental Primary Care a program dedicated to improving outcomes for people with developmental disabilities across the lifespan with an emphasis on adolescents and adults.
While dysfunctional alveolar epithelial cells type II (AECII) are thought to be central to the initiation of IPF, the mechanisms by which AECIIs provoke fibrosis are uncertain. Independent studies have shown that markers of cellular senescence (p53, p21, and p16INK4A) are upregulated in AECIIs in IPF lungs within the remodeled fibrotic areas.
Claudia Benkwitz, MD, PhD's work has touched on Factor VIIa, Antithrombin III, Airway Management, Antithrombin III Deficiency, Congenital Heart Defects, Etomidate, and Blood Coagulation.
Claudia Praetel, MD's work has touched on Intravenous Anesthesia, Intravenous Anesthetics, Isoflurane, Supine Position, Inhalation Anesthesia, Positive-Pressure Respiration, and Cross-Over Studies.
Dr. Coleen Sabatini is a Professor and Vice Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery. She is dedicated to caring for children with musculoskeletal problems both domestically and abroad and believes that all children should have access to high quality, safe, and affordable orthopaedic care.
Colette Dejong, MD's work has touched on Conflict of Interest, Betacoronavirus, Health Expenditures, Tetrazoles, Hydroxychloroquine, Health Care Rationing, and Drug Costs.
Coline Arnould, PhD's work has touched on Histones, DNA, Double-Stranded DNA Breaks, Cell Compartmentation, Rad51 Recombinase, Nucleic Acid Conformation, and Macromolecular Substances.
Colleen Flanagan, MD is an Integrated (0+5) Vascular Surgery Resident at UCSF. She graduated with honors from Tufts University with degrees in Biology and History. She then worked in a healthcare consulting firm focused on transactional and claims-based database analytics.
Colleen Kellison's work has touched on Child, Adolescent, Preschool Child, Emergencies, California, Humans, and Residence Characteristics.
Dr. Connie Wang is a practicing gastroenterologist at UCSF Health where she specializes in caring for patients with gastrointestinal motility disorders including esophageal motility disorders and gastroparesis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and functional GI disorders.
Constance Chen, MD's work has touched on Male Genital Neoplasms, Urothelium, Oxyphil Cells, Kidney Neoplasms, Follicular Adenocarcinoma, Tumor Biomarkers, and Extramammary Paget Disease.
Shortly after entering the nursing profession 30 years ago, Dr. Jenerette was exposed to the plight of adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) and quickly learned that the same rules for pain management did not apply to this population.
Corinne Rocca is an epidemiologist whose work brings rigorous scientific evidence to the improvement of policies and clinical practice around contraception and abortion in the US and globally. Her research focuses on investigating how structural and attitudinal factors contribute to pregnancy decision-making and reproductive well-being within the context of people’s relationships and lives.
Corynn Kasap, MD, PhD's work has touched on Endonucleases, Quinazolines, Naphthoquinones, Benzamides, Multiple Myeloma, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-abl, and Imidazoles.
Courtney Lane-Donovan, MD, PhD's work has touched on Extracellular Matrix Proteins, Synapses, Tauopathies, Apolipoprotein E4, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, and Apolipoprotein E3.
Courtney Lyles, PhD, is an affiliate Professor in the UCSF Division of General Internal Medicine at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and the UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations. She is also a Professor and Director of the Center for Healthcare Research and Policy at the UC Davis School of Medicine.
Courtney serves as the Scientific Project Manager in the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Science Policy and Strategy and Precision Medicine.
Courtney Onodera, PhD's work has touched on Glioma, Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-Associated Peptides and Proteins, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alpha Receptor, Mutation, Germ-Line Mutation, DEAD-box RNA Helicases, and GATA3 Transcription Factor.
Courtney Sherman, MD's work has touched on Liver Transplantation, Betacoronavirus, Population Surveillance, Patient Selection, End Stage Liver Disease, Venous Thrombosis, and Intestines.
Dr. Kearns is an Associate Professor at the University of California, San Francisco with a joint appointment in the Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences, Division of Oral Epidemiology and Dental Public Health and the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies.
Cristina Brickman joined the UCSF Division of Infectious Diseases in 2015 as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine. She practices within both the 360 Wellness Center and the Infectious Diseases Faculty Practice, and attends on the inpatient infectious diseases consultation service at Moffitt-Long Hospital.
Cristina Martínez is a Senior Researcher expert in Tobacco Control. She obtained her Bachelor degree in Nursing Science and Social Anthropology and was awarded by the Caixa Foundation to pursue postgraduate education in Health Policy at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF).
Crystal Ives Tallman, MD's work has touched on Wounds and Injuries, Heart Arrest, Tidal Volume, Thoracotomy, Synovial Fluid, Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia, and Body Weights and Measures.
Crystal Zhou, PharmD's research interests include Secondary prevention, Dyslipidemia, Heart Failure, Cardiology, and Cardiovascular prevention.
Cuquita O'Shea, CCRC's work has touched on Ocular Fixation, Aging, Information Storage and Retrieval, Natural Language Processing, Multiple Sclerosis, Disease Progression, and Genome-Wide Association Study.
Cynthia Belew, RN, MS, CNM's research interests include Nutrition, functional medicine, herbal medicine, microbiome, and abortion provision.
Dr. Chavira received her undergraduate degree in Neuroscience and Applied Developmental Psychology from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). She has a Master of Public Health degree in Community Health Sciences from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.
Cynthia Chin, MD, is Professor Emeritus of Clinical Radiology and Neurosurgery at the University of California, San Francisco, specializing in neuroradiology in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging. Dr. Chin introduced and developed CT-guided spine injections at UCSF.
Dr. Curry is an emeritus tenured UCSF Professor. of Pediatrics She continues to be active in both clinical and academic genetics. Dr. Curry is a graduate of Yale University School of Medicine and is Board Certified in Pediatrics and Clinical Genetics.
Dr. Cynthia Fenton is a physician-hospitalist with advanced training in caring for patients with Thrombosis related conditions in Non-Malignant Hematology. She provides direct care for hospitalized patients, teaches medical students and residents on the Hospital Medicine wards, and provides care and consultation for patients with Thrombotic conditions in the Non-Malignant Hematology clinic.
Cynthia Gasper, MD's work has touched on Uterine Neoplasms, Hydatidiform Mole, Retrospective Studies, Infant, United States, Genotype, and Pregnancy Outcome.
Cynthia Gaw, MD's work has touched on Arabidopsis, Photosynthesis, Species Specificity, Genetic Complementation Test, Spectrophotometry, Seeds, and Conserved Sequence.
Cynthia C. Harper, PhD, is a Professor in Residence in the UCSF Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences and Interim Vice Chair for Research. She leads the UCSF-Kaiser Permanente Division of Research BIRCWH (Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health) K12 scholar training program.
Cynthia Kenyon graduated valedictorian in chemistry and biochemistry from the University of Georgia in 1976. She received her PhD from MIT in 1981, where, in Graham Walker’s laboratory, she was the first to look for genes on the basis of their expression profiles, discovering that DNA damaging agents activate a battery of DNA repair genes in E.
D'Anne Duncan's work has touched on Central Nervous System, Antigen Presentation, Cytokines, Biological Science Disciplines, Membrane Glycoproteins, Graduate Education, and gamma-delta T-Cell Antigen Receptors.
Daisy FeddoesAdministrative Officer, Institute for Health & Aging Daisy Feddoes's work has touched on Aged, Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Depression, Humans, Female, and Pandemics.
Dana Balitzer's work has touched on Fine-Needle Biopsy, Immunohistochemistry, High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Tumor Biomarkers, Bile Duct Neoplasms, and Liver Transplantation.
My academic focus has two aims: (1) to improve the way in which we teach medical trainees, and (2) to provide optimal patient-centered care. As a medical educator, I passionately engage with all levels of learners to promote a greater understanding of kidney physiology and pathophysiology.
Dana Rohde, PhD is a Professor of Anatomy and Physiology. She earned her doctorate degree in Dr. Allan Basbaum's lab in 1996, studying spinal cord mechanisms of opioid tolerance and dependence. Dr. Rohde teaches anatomy in all of the first and second year medical school blocks.
Dana Smith's work has touched on Telomere, Pulmonary Diffusing Capacity, Telomere-Binding Proteins, Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction, Telomerase, Telomere Homeostasis, and Double-Stranded DNA Breaks.
Danea Horn is a researcher in the Center for Translational and Policy Research on Precision Medicine (TRANSPERS) at UCSF. After earning my PhD from the University of California, Davis, she was a postdoctoral scholar at Stanford University studying health policy and innovation.
Our group investigates mechanisms, regulation, and biological functions of methyl group addition to proteins and RNA. Methylation, a common post-transcriptional and post-translational modification, has a profound effect on the regulation of fundamental biological processes such as gene expression, cellular localization, and RNA structure and function.
Daniela Maristany, MD's work has touched on Humans, Cell Membrane, Kidney Diseases, Coronary Artery Disease, Type I Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptors, Comorbidity, and Learning.
Daniele Gusland, MD, FAAP is a pediatric infectious diseases physician in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Health. She practices at UCSF Benioff Childrens Hospitals, both the Mission Bay and Oakland locations.
Danielle Campagne, MD's work has touched on Recreational Parks, Resuscitation, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Medical Technicians, Drug Dosage Calculations, Tympanic Membrane Perforation, and Occupational Injuries.
Danielle Jones, PhD's work has touched on Self-Management, Behavior Therapy, Social Support, Primary Health Care, Caregivers, Social Work, and Social Determinants of Health.
Dr. Schlosser currently holds the positions of Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco, Director of the Digital Health Core in the Department of Psychiatry, and Director of the NIH-funded Digital Research and Interventions for Volitional Enhancement (DRIVE) lab.
My interest is in using proteomics approaches to advance our understanding of both basic and disease biology. Of particular interest to me is the study of protein-protein interactions / complexes and post-translational modification signaling in the context of infection and neurodegeneration.
Danielle is a proud native of the Pacific Northwest. She completed her MD-PhD at Oregon Health & Science University, before joining the Department of Anesthesia at UCSF as an anesthesia resident and has since completed a fellowship in Critical Care Medicine, and a post-doctoral fellowship in the Sall Lab.
Daphne LoVolunteer Assistant Clinical Professor, Medicine Dr. Lo is a clinician educator and researcher in the UCSF Division of Geriatrics with an interest in medical education and interprofessional education and learning. Dr. Lo is dedicated to leading and inspiring others to create a kinder, more compassionate, knowledgeable, and just world in which all members of society are valuable and important.
I co-lead the Torgerson-Hernandez Lab (THeLab) along with Dr. Ryan Hernandez at UCSF. Our group is focused on developing computational approaches to study the interplay between human evolutionary history and environmental contributions to complex disease in the context of genetic ancestry.
Darya joined the Office of Innovation, Technology and Alliances (ITA) in November 2011. Her responsibilities include technology management, licensing and outgoing material transfer agreements. Darya earned a B.A.
Dr. Dawn Gano is an Associate Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics. She serves as the Clinical Director of the Fetal Neurology Center of Excellence, and Associate Director of Neonatal Neurocritical Care Services.
Dawn Gross, MD, PhD's work has touched on Bereavement, Blood Transfusion, Parent-Child Relations, Decision Making, Communication, Terminal Care, and Patient Preference.
Dawn Smilek, MD, PhD's work has touched on Cyclophosphamide, Microbiota, Autoimmune Diseases, Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis, Immune System Diseases, Immunotherapy, and Abatacept.
Dawn Troeger, RN, MSN, ACNP's research interests include Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Acute Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome, and Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine.
Daya UpadhyayVolunteer Associate Clinical Professor, Pulmonology - Fresno Daya Upadhyay's work has touched on MAP Kinase Signaling System, Fibroblast Growth Factors, Bronchial Hyperreactivity, Cyclins, Apoptosis, Mitochondria, and Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases.
Dayna Long, MD's work has touched on Pediatrics, Salmeterol Xinafoate, Disclosure, Racism, Child Health, Patient Navigation, and Asthma.
Deanna M. Halliday, PhD, received her doctorate in Psychological Sciences (Health Psychology) from the University of California, Merced. Prior to joining the CTCRE, she was awarded a TRDRP pre-doctoral fellowship for her dissertation work on tobacco and cannabis co-use.
Dr. Brickley is the Director of Learning for UCSF's Pandemic Initiative for Equity and Action (UPIEA) and has 20 years of experience in global health research and training. She has a background in epidemiology and biostatistics, primarily focused on global HIV prevention research and training.
Debbie Madhok, MD's work has touched on Resuscitation Orders, Time-to-Treatment, Fibrinolytic Agents, Stroke, Intracranial Hypertension, Emergency Medical Services, and Health Care Quality Indicators.
Debby OhData Scientist, Epidemiology & Biostatistics Debby is a data scientist at UCSF with a background in epidemiology and graphic design. Her work involves analyzing and visualizing data from the cancer registry, electronic health records, census, and other public data sources.
Dr. Deborah Adey is a Professor of Medicine. She is a transplant nephrologist with the Connie Frank Transplant Center. She has over 20 years experience in the field of transplantation,
Dr. Barnes is internationally recognized as an expert in the epidemiology of brain health, cognitive decline, and dementia. There are currently nearly 7 million Americans and 55 million people worldwide living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, and prevalence is expected to more than double by 2050.
Professor Dean’s research involves in vitro and bioinformatic approaches along with studies of human populations to address host-pathogen interactions, including bacterial genomics, host immune responses and microbiota / microbiome/metabolome associations with disease protection and pathogenesis related to the obligate intracellular bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis.
Deborah French Ph.D., DABCC is currently Assistant Director of Chemistry and Director of Mass Spectrometry at the University of California San Francisco Clinical Laboratories. Deborah received her Ph.D.
Deborah Grady, MD, MPH is Professor Emeritus of Medicine and of Epidemiology and Bistatistics. She is the former Co-Director of the UCSF Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), former director of the CTSI Training Programs, and founder and former Director of the UCSF / Mount Zion Women's Health Clinical Research Center.
Deborah Johnson, DNP, RN, NP's research interests include adolescent psychiatry, advocacy, child mental health, health policy, and teleprecepting.
Deborah Yokoe, M.D., M.P.H. is a Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine. She is the Medical Director for Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Prevention for the adult services and an attending physician on the Transplant Infectious Diseases consultation service.
Deepthi Ramesh, PhD, MSc's research interests include Organic chemistry Medicinal chemistry
Deepthi Thadasina, MD's work has touched on Liver, Heterologous Transplantation, Tumor Microenvironment, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Immune Tolerance, Mice, and Natural Killer Cells.
Delahny Deivendran's work has touched on Transcriptome, High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing, Neoplasms, Paraffin Embedding, Humans, Gene Expression Profiling, and Formaldehyde.
Delphine Tuot, MD's research interests include Implementation and Dissemination Science, limited English proficiency, chronic kidney disease, Audit and feedback, and pragmatic clinical trial.
The goal of our research is to investigate mechanisms of longevity, resilience and neurodegenerative disease. Broadly we investigate how aging pathways can confer resilience to a brain and counter neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s.
Denise Barchas's work has touched on Patient Care Team, Pets, Inpatients, Critical Care, Quality of Health Care, Quality Improvement, and Patient-Centered Care.
Denise Chang, MD's work has touched on Type C Niemann-Pick Disease, Humans, Anesthetics, Retrospective Studies, Child, 2-Hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin, and Cyclodextrins.
Denise Connor, MD's research interests include Cognitive Error, Anti-Racism, Anti-Oppression in Health Professions Education, Clinical Reasoning, and Medical Education.
Desi Kotis, PharmD's work has touched on Consensus, Humans, Research Report, Pharmacists, Pharmacy, and Hospital Pharmacy Service.
Dian GuPostdoctoral Scholar, Medicine Dian Gu is a postdoctoral fellow at Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education (CTCRE), UCSF. She received her PhD in Health Economics / Health Services Research from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
Diana Alba is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology at the University of California, San Francisco. As a physician-scientist, her research program is focused on identifying the transcriptional pathways that regulate adipose tissue function during normal development and obesity.
Diana Coffa, MD's research interests include Group visits, Meaning in medicine, Family systems approach to health, Psychosocial approaches to pain, and Substance use disorders in primary care.
Diana Greene Foster is a Demographer and Professor at the University of California, San Francisco, and Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH).
Dr. Diana Kwong is board-certified nephrologist and practices both inpatient and outpatient kidney medicine. She specializes in treating patients with acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease, end-stage kidney disease, hypertension, electrolyte imbalances and glomerular disorders.
Diana Laird, PhD's research interests include stem cells, cell competition, aging, epigenetics, and environmental exposures.
Diana Partida, MD's research interests include Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Gastroenterology, and Medical Education.
Diana RoblesVolunteer Clinical Instructor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences Diana C. Robles, MD is a Clinical Instructor in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and a 2nd year postdoctoral fellow in the National Clinician Scholars Program at UCSF.
Dr. Diana Thiara is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCSF. She is the medical director of the UCSF Weight Management program as well as the Program Director of the UCSF Obesity Medicine Fellowship.
Dr. Diana H. Yu is an Interventional Pulmonologist, Critical Care Medicine Intensivist, and Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, and Sleep Medicine.
Diane Barber, PhD's work has touched on Focal Adhesions, Actin-Related Protein 2-3 Complex, Erythropoietin Receptors, Histidine, Sodium-Hydrogen Exchangers, Actin Cytoskeleton, and Hydrogen-Ion Concentration.
Diane Ehrensaft, PhD's work has touched on Puberty, Assisted Reproductive Techniques, Mental Health, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Psychoanalytic Therapy, Individuation, and Psychoanalytic Theory.
Diane Havlir, MD is a UCSF Professor and Chief of the HIV, Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine Division at ZSFG, home to world-renowned HIV research and Ward 86 clinical program.
Diane Jeon, MD, MS's work has touched on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Cross-Sectional Studies, Biomarkers, X-Ray Computed Tomography, Chest Pain, HIV Infections, and Lung Diseases.
Diane Rittenhouse, MD, MPH is Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine and the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies at the University of California, San Francisco.
Diane Sliwka, MD is a Hospitalist and Clinical Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center. In her role as Chief Physician Experience Officer at UCSF Health, she has led provider experience efforts organizationally since 2014.
Diane Wara, MD, is a professor emeritus of pediatrics in the Allergy / Immunology Bone Marrow Transplant Division, director of the Northern California Pediatric HIV Program, and a member of the leadership group for the NIAID-funded domestic and international clinical trials program in HIV (IMPAACT).
Dibyanti Mukherjee, PhD's work has touched on Neural Stem Cells, Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors, Insulin, Membrane Transport Proteins, Milk Proteins, Integrin beta Chains, and Surface Antigens.
Dilys Walker is a Professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences. She serves as the Director of Global Health Research for the Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health and the Director of the Institute for Global Health Science (IGHS) Center for Global Maternal Newborn Child Health Research.
Dina is an assistant professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine, working clinical shifts in the pediatric emergency departments at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital and Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, as well as the adult emergency department at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital.
Dioneia Araldi, PhD's work has touched on Sprague-Dawley Rats, Nociceptors, Hyperalgesia, Sumatriptan, Pain Threshold, Opioid Analgesics, and Ala(2)-MePhe(4)-Gly(5)- Enkephalin.
Dr. Dolores Shoback cares for patients with a variety of disorders related to the endocrine system, focusing particularly on metabolic bone disease, parathyroid disorders and osteoporosis. She also directs UCSF's physician training program in diabetes, endocrinology and metabolism.
Dominika Seidman, MD's work has touched on Tenofovir, HIV Infections, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Family Planning Services, Trichomonas Vaginitis, Infectious Pregnancy Complications, and Contraception Behavior.
Dominique Forestier, MD's work has touched on Phosphorylation, Breast Neoplasms, Data Curation, Tumor Cell Line, Computational Biology, MAP Kinase Signaling System, and Phosphoproteins.
Donna Ferriero, MD MS is a Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics and Neurology at UCSF. She is also a member of the Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program and the Weill Institute for Neurosciences. Dr. Ferriero is Director of the Neonatal Brain Disorder Laboratories and former co-director of the Newborn Brain Research Institute at UCSF.
Donna Leet, MD's work has touched on Cancer Vaccines, Enterocolitis, T-Cell Antigen Receptor Specificity, Immunological Antineoplastic Agents, Neoplasm Antigens, Immunologic Memory, and Notch Receptors.
Donna Peehl, PhD, is Professor in the Body Imaging Research Group in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at the University of California, San Francisco. She received her undergraduate degree in biology at Stanford University in California and completed her PhD in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology at the University of Colorado in Boulder.
Prior to her transition to Professor Emeritus at UCSF, Dr. Donesky was Director of Interprofessional Palliative Care Education at the UCSF School of Nursing.
Dr. Apollonio is Professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy at the University of California, San Francisco. Her research considers the activities of industries implicated in the spread of non-communicable diseases, including tobacco, pharmaceuticals, cannabis, alcohol, and food.
Doris WangAssociate Professor, Neurological Surgery Dr. Doris Wang is a neurosurgeon who specializes in surgery for patients with movement disorders, such as essential tremor, Parkinson's disease and dystonia, a condition in which involuntarily contracting muscles cause abnormal movements.
Dr. Ron is a Professor in the Department of Neurology at UCSF, and is a member of the Neuroscience Graduate Program. She is also the Endowed Chair in Cell Biology of Addiction in Neurology at UCSF, the Director for a P50 NIH-NIAAA Center Grant.
Dorothy Dolan's (nee Porter) research interests are in the history of public health, social medicine and the formation of the nation state since the eighteenth century. She has also published on the history of the experience of health and illness by patients and healers in the context of the eighteenth-century Enlightenment.
Dorothy Shum, MD, is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Ultrasound Section in the Department of Radiology at the University of California, San Francisco, and she is also the chief of the ultrasound section at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG).
Dr. Drew Saylor is a dermatologic surgeon who specializes in skin cancer. She has a special interest and advanced training in Mohs micrographic surgery and reconstruction, a technique for treating common types of skin cancer that preserves the maximum amount of skin tissue possible, and surgery for both non-melanoma and melanoma skin cancers.
Duygu Kuzuoglu Ozturk, PhD's work has touched on Physiological Stress, DEAD-box RNA Helicases, Messenger RNA, Plant Gene Expression Regulation, Ribonucleases, Poly(A)-Binding Proteins, and Argonaute Proteins.
Duygu Tosun-Turgut, PhD, is a Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at UCSF and the Founding Director of Medical Imaging Informatics and Artificial Intelligence at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Dr. Cengiz is a world-renowned scholar, who has received numerous distinguished awards from premier academic institutions, including the Rosalind Franklin Society Special Award in Science, the Yale Clinical Center for Investigation Scholar Award, the Brown University W.
Dr. Effie Ioannidou is a clinician scientist with training in Periodontology. Her research addresses clinical and translational questions on the anti-inflammatory effect of periodontal interventions in systemic health and chronic kidney disease.
Efrat LelkesHS Assoc Clinical Professor, EVP-Clinical Integrated N.Work Efrat Lelkes is a pediatric critical care and palliative care physician who is interesting in fostering an increased understanding and integration of bioethics in pediatrics to ameliorate moral distress and enhance meaning in medicine for providers.
Efrat Rosenthal, MD's work has touched on Male, Cohort Studies, Adult, Incidence, Respiratory Protective Devices, Humans, and Pandemics.
Eileen Le Han is a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education at UCSF. She is interested in using tobacco industry documents and social media data to study the misleading claims about tobacco products.
Dr. Yu's research program focuses on evaluating endotypes and subphenotypes of metabolic health and diseases, in order to inform tailored prevention and treatment efforts that more effectively reduce morbidity.
Elaine Cham, MD's work has touched on Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia, Lateral Ventricles, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alpha Receptor, Second Primary Neoplasms, Hepatomegaly, Arm, and Thrombocytopenia.
Elaine HsiangEmployee of Affiliated Org, Community Health Systems Elaine Hsiang, MD's work has touched on Group Psychotherapy, Male Homosexuality, Central Nervous System Stimulants, Translating, Cocaine-Related Disorders, Qualitative Research, and Substance-Related Disorders.
Elaine Khoong is a general internist and clinical informaticist at San Francisco General Hospital, where she practices primary care and conducts health system-embedded research. She is interested in leveraging technology and implementation science to increase health equity.
Elaine Kouame, PhD's work has touched on Natural Killer Cells, Webcasts as Topic, Ovalbumin, Immune Tolerance, Consumer Advocacy, Online Systems, and Research Personnel.
The global context of my research program focuses on understanding differences in the epidemiology, clinical management, and outcomes of children versus adults with kidney disease and the conduct of clinical trials to test interventions (such as blood pressure control) that will improve survival of patients with kidney disease.
Elaine Liu, MD, PhD's work has touched on Autophagy, F-Box Proteins, Posterior Cerebral Artery Infarction, Cerebral Infarction, DNA-Binding Proteins, Lysosomal Storage Diseases, and Embolism.
Dr. Elaine Tseng is Professor of Surgery in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at University of California San Francisco Medical Center.
Dr. Elan Guterman is a neurologist and clinical researcher dedicated to the care of patients with neurological disorders seen in the prehospital, emergency, and hospital setting. She obtained a bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College, obtained a medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College, and completed neurology residency and a neurohospitalist fellowship at UCSF.
Elana Meer, MBA, MD's work has touched on Macular Edema, Diabetic Retinopathy, Triage, Cataract, Ophthalmology, Artificial Eye, and Psoriatic Arthritis.
Eleanor Drey, MD, MEd's work has touched on Intrauterine Devices, Methylergonovine, Abortifacient Agents, Dilatation and Curettage, Spontaneous Abortion, Misoprostol, and Foot.
Dr. Schwarz practices general internal medicine and conducts health services research with the goals of health promotion and harm reduction. She has a particular interest in health equity and identifying ways to meet the needs of diverse populations, including women with chronic medical conditions and other underserved populations.
Dr. Vogt currently is Health Sciences Clinical Professor at the University of California San Francisco School of Pharmacy and was awarded the 2004-2005 Presidential Chair. Her career spans positions within academia, clinical pharmacy practice, the pharmaceutical industry, health policy and planning, regulatory affairs, patient safety advocacy and well-being and resiliency education.
Eleanor Woodward, MD's work has touched on Risk-Taking, Male, Humans, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders, Cross-Sectional Studies, Pandemics, and Adult.
Dr. Elena Amin is a cardiologist who specializes in cardiac catheterization, a minimally invasive procedure for diagnosing and treating heart problems. She cares for both children and adults born with heart conditions.
My program of research focuses on precision medicine and risk for type 2 diabetes in high risk racial groups. Specifically, I am studying the utility of epigenetic biomarkers for risk detection and prediction of response to risk-reduction interventions.
Dr. Fuentes-Afflick has been a UCSF faculty member since 1993. She is Vice Dean for the UCSF School of Medicine at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center and Professor of Pediatrics.
Elena Haight, MD's work has touched on Anesthesiology, GABA Receptors, Efficiency, Chronic Pain, Intramedullary Fracture Fixation, Carbazoles, and Internship and Residency.
Elena HoskinAssoc. Dir. of Clin. Research, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences Elena Hoskin's work has touched on Monosaccharide Transport Proteins, Miconazole, Ovulation, Ethinyl Estradiol, Female Contraceptive Agents, Antifungal Agents, and Premature Birth.
Elena Montauti, PhD's work has touched on Methyltransferases, Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress, Endoplasmic Reticulum, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc, Regulatory T-Lymphocytes, Tumor Microenvironment, and Cancer Vaccines.
Dr. Elena Nedelcu brings two decades of experience in clinical pathology, transfusion medicine, hematology diagnostics and cellular therapies. Her main interests are medical and post-graduate education, patient safety and quality in transfusion service, and cellular therapies.
Dr. Elena Portacolone is a Professor of Sociology in the Institute for Health & Aging and a Pepper Center Scholar at the Division of Geriatric Medicine at UCSF. She is also affiliated with the Philip Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, and the Global Health Sciences Institute, both at UCSF.
Elena Tsoy, PhD's work has touched on Self Care, Delayed Diagnosis, Mental Status and Dementia Tests, Dementia, Cognitive Dysfunction, Computer-Assisted Diagnosis, and Alzheimer Disease.
Eleni Berhaneselase's work has touched on Tibia, Treatment Outcome, Tibial Fractures, Safety-net Providers, Gentamicins, Fracture Healing, and Male.
Dr. Elham Khanafshar is a cytopathologist, a specialist who diagnoses disease by examining samples at the cellular level. She has expertise in performing fine needle aspiration, a simple procedure in which a needle is used to draw material through the skin from a lump, producing a sample that can be examined microscopically to determine whether the lump is cancerous.
Eliah Shamir, MD, PhD's work has touched on Organogenesis, Cadherins, Cell Culture Techniques, Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, Human Mammary Glands, Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, and Epithelium.
Eliana Agudelo's work has touched on Graft Survival, Antiviral Agents, Hepacivirus, 3-Ring Heterocyclic Compounds, Uridine Monophosphate, Liver Transplantation, and Hepatitis C.
Eliana Delgado, MD, MPH's work has touched on Spine, Bullying, Acetabulum, Clinical Competence, Pediatrics, Spinal Cord, and Congenital Hip Dislocation.
Dr. Elisa Jang is currently serving as the Clinical Nurse Specialist and Professional Development Specialist for EBP and Implementation Science at UCSF Health and also is faculty for the UCSF School of Nursing, DNP Program.
Elisabeth Wilson, MD, MPH, MS-HPEd is currently serving as Chair of Family Medicine at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine. In this role, Dr. Wilson oversees the academic mission of the department and co-leads a clinical service line.
Elise Harb, OD, PhD's work has touched on Refractive Errors, Myopia, Acrocephalosyndactylia, Eyeglasses, Choroid, Macula Lutea, and Ocular Accommodation.
Trained as an infectious disease epidemiologist, Dr. Riley is interested in how clinical, biological, and behavioral factors converge to influence health. Her clinical and community-based research focuses on comorbidities and competing risks in very low-income populations, with an emphasis on housing instability and associated conditions.
Elissa Epel, Ph.D, is a Professor and Vice Chair in the Department of Psychiatry, at University of California, San Francisco.
Elissa June Hamlat's research focuses on the prevention and treatment of depression throughout the life span. Her work has documented the pubertal transition as a period of risk and the biological mechanisms by which early life adversity increases risk for accelerated development and aging.
Elissa Price, MD, is a Professor of Clinical Radiology in the Breast Imaging section at the University of California, San Francisco. Since July 2011, she has served in the Breast Imaging Division and has been a member of 9 departmental committees.
Dr. Ambriz is a qualitative researcher and Postdoctoral Scholar in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Dr. Ambriz’ current research focuses on perceptions of "successful aging", knowledge and feelings about Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRDs), and motivations and feelings associated with participating in ADRDs research among Latinas residing in an underserved agricultural area.
Dr. Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Morris Herztein Professor of Biology and Physiology in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the University of California, San Francisco, is a leader in the area of telomere and telomerase research.
Elizabeth Bruns, MD, MS's research interests include Vulnerable populations, Chronic Pain, Psychosomatics, Ethics, and Public Health.
Elizabeth Butrick is the Senior Program Manager for the Preterm Birth Initiative- East Africa. She has over 15 years experience managing maternal child health research projects in LMICs. She has a passion for working to improve the lives of mothers and babies and has spent the last 10 years with a focus on work in Sub-saharan Africa.
Elizabeth Castillo, MPH, FNP's work has touched on Quality of Life, Non-Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Primary Health Care, Feasibility Studies, Safety-net Providers, Middle Aged, and Community Health Services.
Elizabeth Colglazier's work has touched on Circulating MicroRNA, Antihypertensive Agents, Pyridazines, Disease Progression, Acetamides, Pulmonary Hypertension, and Pulmonary Vein Stenosis.
I am a neuroscientist, a vascular biologist, and a physician in Neonatal-Perinatal medicine. My lab, the Neurovascular Development lab at crouchlab.ucsf.edu, studies how brain blood vessels grow and interact with other brain cells.
Elizabeth Danial, MD's work has touched on Social Class, Menarche, Health Services Accessibility, Retrospective Studies, Surveys and Questionnaires, Female, and Puberty.
Dr. Dzeng is a sociologist and hospitalist physician conducting research at the nexus of sociology, medical ethics, palliative care, health equity, anti-racism, and human-centered design.
Elizabeth Fair, PhD, MPH is trained as infectious disease epidemiologist with a primary appointment in the Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center.
Elizabeth Gatewood, DNP, FNP-C, CNE, FAANP is an Associate Clinical Professor in the UCSF School of Nursing, Family Health Care Nursing Department. She is also Assistant Dean of Education and Technology.
Dr. Elizabeth George is a neuroradiologist, a specialist in diagnosing nervous system disorders with advanced imaging technologies, including CT and MRI. She cares for both children and adults, and has particular interests in fetal and pediatric brain imaging and in head and neck radiology.
Dr. Elizabeth Gibb cares for children with complicated medical conditions and their families, with a commitment to managing their care both over time and during severe episodes.
Dr. Elizabeth Imbert is an Associate Professor in the Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. Dr. Imbert is the Clinical Lead for the POP-UP program at Ward 86, which provides low-barrier, high-intensity care for people living with HIV who experience homelessness and unstable housing.
Elizabeth Kwan, MD's work has touched on Chest Pain, Equipment Reuse, Betacoronavirus, Unstable Angina, Workflow, Work Engagement, and Coronavirus Infections.
Elizabeth Macias Rojo's research interests include Health Equity, Meaningful Community Engagement, and Climate Change and Health.
Elizabeth Murphy, MD, DPhil, is Chief of the Endocrinology and Metabolism Division, Director of the Diabetes Center for High Risk Populations and Specialty Lead of the eReferral Program at San Francisco General Hospital and a Professor of Clinical Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco.
Elizabeth Ozer is Professor of Pediatrics & Associate Vice Provost at the University of California, SF (UCSF). She also serves as Director of Fellows Research Training in Adolescent & Young Adult Medicine.
Dr. Robbins sees patients with Hodgkin lymphoma. She also serves as an attending physician on the inpatient Hematology Consult Service.
Dr. Elizabeth E. Rogers is a neonatologist and Director of the ROOTS Small Baby Programs in the Intensive Care Nursery at UCSF Mission Bay. She specializes in neuroprotective care and neurodevelopmental outcomes for critically ill infants in the intensive care nursery of UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital.
Elizabeth Seashore, MD's work has touched on Oxidative Phosphorylation, Allografts, Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Spleen, Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays, Recovery of Function, and Radionuclide Imaging.
Elizabeth Uy-Smith, MD, MPH, MAS's work has touched on Colonoscopy, Female, Colorectal Neoplasms, Mass Screening, Humans, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, and Male.
My research centers on understanding cognitive change over time in older adults, particularly as it relates to surgery and anesthesia, using population-based data sources. I am also interested in potentially modifiable risk factors for adverse anesthesia-related outcomes, including myocardial and cerebral ischemia, perioperative mortality, and postoperative delirium.
Dr. Elizabeth Zheng is a transplant hepatologist who cares for patients with liver diseases, including hepatitis B and liver cancer.
Elizaveta Minko, MD's work has touched on Acute Disease, Humans, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Outpatients, Lung Transplantation, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, and Appendicitis.
Dr. Ellen Chang earned her MD from Washington University in St Louis and an MS in biological chemistry from UCLA. During her general surgery internship at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Dr. Chang was named Intern of the Year.
Dr. Fung has advanced training in nutrition and a long-standing curiosity on the impact of nutrition and physical activity on bone health in children and young adults with chronic disease. She has a passion for hemoglobin disorders including thalassemia and sickle cell disease and has been conducting much of her research within these populations for the last 2 decades.
Ellen GoldsteinDirector, Office of the Ombuds, Vice Provost-Academic Affairs As the Director of the Office of the Ombuds, Ellen Goldstein provides conflict management services in accordance with the International Ombudsman Association Standards of Practice, upholding confidentiality, impartiality, independence, and informality.
Ellen Herbst, MD's work has touched on Smoking Cessation, Cannabis, Mobile Applications, Performance-Enhancing Substances, Prescriptions, Smokers, and Military Personnel.
Ellen Laves, MD is the Associate Program Director for the Pediatrics Residency Program and the ZSFG Pediatric Residency Site Director. In her role as Associate Program Director, she is responsible for the development of the residency core didactic curriculum which is delivered via noon conferences and academic half days.
Ellen Stein's research interests include HIV Prevention, People who use drugs, Harm Reduction, Female sex workers, and Hepatitis C viral infection.
Ellie Gladstone is the Manager of the UCSF Action Research Center (ARC) for Health Equity at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (formerly the Center for Vulnerable Populations). She provides strategic direction, develops partnerships, and oversees overall program operations.
Dr. Elly LaRoque is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon, who specializes in arthroscopy, rehabilitation of the knee and shoulder, sports injuries in all age groups and all levels – from recreational to elite athletes.
Elora Midavaine, PhD's research interests include Pregnancy-induced analgesia, Meninges, Neuroimmunology, and Pain.
As a Specialist in the Medicine department at UCSF, my career has been focused on conducting impactful research in the field of medicine. My current studies involve detailed multi-omics analysis of intestinal tissue and peripheral blood in patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) as well as establishing and characterizing primary human intestinal organoids from patients.
Elysa Marco is a cognitive and behavioral child neurologist. She cares for children with all types of neurologic concerns, however, she specializes in the evaluation and treatment of children with cognitive, sensory, and behavioral challenges.
Elyse Foster is a cardiologist with special interests in Non-Invasive Cardiology, in particular, Echocardiography, Congenital Heart Disease in the Adult Population and Valvular Heart Disease.
We study the Neurobiology of Addiction, and specifically the neural circuits and G Protein Coupled Receptor function involved in drug reinforcement and seeking. We use a wide range of preclinical tools including whole cell electrophysiology, conventional anatomical techniques, behavioral and neural pharmacology, and in vivo and ex vivo optogenetics.
Emi Yoshida, MD's work has touched on Vulvar Neoplasms, Oropharyngeal Neoplasms, High-Volume Hospitals, Geriatrics, Merkel Cell Carcinoma, Radiation Injuries, and Cancer Care Facilities.
Emilia Basilio, MD, MPH's work has touched on Viral Antibodies, Sus scrofa, Animal Distribution, Air Pollutants, Smoke, Lactation, and Swine.
Emilia DemarchisVolunteer Associate Clinical Professor, Family Community Medicine Emilia De Marchis is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family & Community Medicine. Her primary interest is in addressing health disparities by assessing and improving screening for and delivery of social services within the health care setting, and adjusting patients' medical care informed by patients' social risk factors.
Dr. Emily Ager is an Emergency Medicine physician focused on improving the delivery of acute care for underserved patient populations. Originally from Oregon, she obtained her undergraduate degree at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota where she majored in Biology.
My research interests lie at the intersections of culture and health behavior, particularly as this relates to gender, sexuality, and HIV-related risk behavior. Much of my work has been concerned with sexual culture among gay and bisexual men, and its influence on sexual identity, sexual behavior, and HIV-related risk practices.
Emily Bergsland, MD is a medical oncologist at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center who specializes in gastrointestinal malignancies. She is a Professor of Medicine, Director of the UCSF Center for Neuroendocrine Tumors, and serves as Associate Director for Education for the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Emily Blythe, PhD's work has touched on Signal Transduction, Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophies, Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, Nuclear Proteins, Inclusion Body Myositis, beta-Arrestins, and Endocytosis.
Emily ClaymoreAssistant Director of Programs, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences Emily Claymore's work has touched on Induced Abortion, Internship and Residency, Female, Gynecology, Pregnancy, Legal Abortion, and Morals.
Emily Conway's work has touched on Sexism, Peer Review, Female, Ecology, Asia, Language, and Humans.
Emily Fehrman's work has touched on CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes, HIV Infections, CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes, Virus Shedding, Viremia, Viral Load, and Positron-Emission Tomography.
Dr. Emily Finlayson is a colorectal surgeon with expertise in the treatment of colon and rectal cancer, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. She is a specialist in minimally invasive surgical techniques.
Dr. Hirata's clinical interests range from high dose rate brachytherapy and external beam photon radiotherapy, including specialized systems such as TomoTherapy. She is also interested in quality assurance and safety practices, developing workflows to improve efficiency and communication with a focus on optimization and automation.
Emily Insetta, MD's research interests include Diagnostic Reasoning, Hospital Medicine, Patient-Centered Care, Medical Education, and Clinician and Trainee Wellbeing.
Emily Kelly, MD, MSc's work has touched on Antiparasitic Agents, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Metagenomics, Central Nervous System Infections, South America, Trypanosoma cruzi, and Chagas Disease.
Emily Lee, MD's work has touched on Mental Health Services, Psychiatric Emergency Services, Urban Health Services, AIDS Serodiagnosis, Health Promotion, San Francisco, and Health Services Research.
Emily Lydon, MD's work has touched on Bacterial Infections, Antifungal Agents, Proteomics, Metagenomics, Aspergillus, Coinfection, and Viral Load.
Dr. Emily Hammad Mrig is an Assistant Professor at the University of California San Francisco Department of Clinical Pharmacy and at the Center for Translational and Policy Research on Precision Medicine (TRANSPERS); she is also an associate faculty member at the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center (HDFCCC) and the Institute for Health Policy Studies (IHPS).
Emily Pang, MD, MS's work has touched on Palliative Care, Parents, Healthcare Disparities, Parent-Child Relations, Newborn Infant, Health Equity, and Neonatal Intensive Care Units.
Emily Paolillo, PhD, is an Assistant Professor and neuropsychologist at the UCSF Memory and Aging Center. She obtained her PhD degree in Clinical Psychology (emphasis in Neuropsychology) from the SDSU / UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in 2021, which included a predoctoral clinical internship at VA Palo Alto Health Care System.
Dr. Emily R. Perito is an professor at UCSF who specializes in pediatric liver and pancreatic disease, pediatric liver transplant, and pediatric gastroenterology. She is jointly appointed in the Departments of Pediatrics and of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and affiliated faculty with the Institute for Health Policy Studies.
Emily Stekol Moore's work has touched on Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Ulcerative Colitis, Ustekinumab, Crohn Disease, Restorative Proctocolectomy, Child, and Clostridium Infections.
My long-term goal is to improve the care and outcomes of children with rheumatic diseases. My research has focused on defining and improving outcomes in pediatric-onset Lupus, evaluating and treating childhood osteoporosis and addressing the transition needs of patients as they transition from pediatric to adult providers.
Emily (Emma) Webb, MD, is a Professor of Clinical Radiology in the Abdominal Imaging Section, and she is the Co-Director of the Goldberg Center for Advanced Imaging Education in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at the University of California, San Francisco.
Emily Wistar, MD is the Medical Director of the Richard Fine People's Clinic, a safety-net primary care clinic at San Francisco General Hospital, and an Associate Clinical Professor at UCSF. Her job is split between direct patient care, teaching and mentoring residents, and administrative work to improve clinical care and patient access for a diverse patient population.
Emma Bainbridge is a clinician educator and infectious disease specialist who attends at the San Francisco VA Medical Center. She serves as an HIV primary care physician at the San Francisco and Oakland VA ID clinics, sees infectious disease consults in both the inpatient and outpatient settings, and attends on the inpatient medicine service.
Emma Canepa's work has touched on Leukemia, Spinal Fusion, Healthcare Disparities, Case-Control Studies, Enzyme Replacement Therapy, Physiological Sexual Dysfunction, and United States.
Emma Gunderson's work has touched on Rifampin, Brugia malayi, Filaricides, Vivax Malaria, Gerbillinae, Microfilariae, and Protozoan Antibodies.
Emma Salzman, PsyD's work has touched on Social Skills, Neuropsychological Tests, Motivation, Statistical Models, Language Development, Surveys and Questionnaires, and Child.
Dr. Emma Samelson-Jones is a clinician-educator within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences who holds a joint appointment in the Department of Medicine. She is an attending psychiatrist in the Adult Psychiatry Clinic and in the primary care practice of the General Medicine Clinic at Mount Zion.
Emma Wu, MD's work has touched on Type C Niemann-Pick Disease, Spinal Injuries, Diagnostic Imaging, Organelles, Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1, Status Epilepticus, and Stroke.
Dr Waubant trained as a neurologist in Toulouse, France. She continued her training as a neuroimmunology fellow in Dr Stephen Hauser’s UCSF laboratory, focusing on matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) and their tissue inhibitors (TIMP), and their role in migration of lymphocytes through equivalents of the blood-brain barrier.
Emmy LiClinical Research Coordinator, Medicine Emmy Li's work has touched on Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Methyl-CpG-Binding Protein 2, Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats, Ependymoglial Cells, Rett Syndrome, Entorhinal Cortex, and Neocortex.
Emy Phillips, EdD's research interests include K16 education, health career pipeline, social justice, Summer programs, and Makers Spaces.
Eni Obadanudoh, DDS, MPH, DSc's research interests include Dental Public Health, Patient Engagement, Healthcare Quality, Patient Safety, and Artificial Intelligence.
General Internist within DGIM who sees patients, precepts students and residents, and continues to work on scholarly endeavors around promoting faculty and resident well-being in DGIM, improving undergraduate and graduate medical education, and treatment of substance use disorders in our clinic.
Erica Evans, MD's work has touched on Neoplasms, Poverty, Humans, Retrospective Studies, Income, and Child.
Dr. Farrand is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep, Allergy and Sleep Medicine. She is attending physician in the Interstitial Lung Disease Program and on the Pulmonary Consult Service.
Erica KasperAssociate Professor, Infectious Diseases- Fresno Erica Kasper's work has touched on Zona Pellucida Glycoproteins, Sperm-Ovum Interactions, Ivermectin, Cell Membrane, Parasitic Intestinal Diseases, Egg Proteins, and Proteomics.
Dr. Kornblith is a licensed clinical neuropsychologist and clinical researcher based at SFVAMC with expertise in traumatic brain injury (TBI) and cognitive aging, rehabilitation research, telehealth, and clinical trials.
Erica Langnas, MD's work has touched on Elective Surgical Procedures, Adrenergic Antagonists, Adrenergic Receptors, Drug Prescriptions, Adrenergic Agonists, Hospitals, and Transplants.
Dr. Lawson is a pediatric rheumatologist and medical educator at the University of California, San Francisco, where she joined the faculty in 2013. She provides care to children, teens and young adults with chronic rheumatic disease.
Erica Pitsch, PT, DPT's work has touched on Robotics, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Recovery of Function, Orthotic Devices, Hand Strength, Task Performance and Analysis, and Buttocks.
Erica SanderExercise Physiologist, Adult Electrocardiography Erica Sander's work has touched on Contrast Media, Exercise Tolerance, Male, Heart Rate, Inflammation, Humans, and Phenotype.
Erica SedlanderAssistant Professor, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Institute for Health and Aging Dr. Sedlander is an Assistant Professor and Social and Behavioral Scientist. Her research portfolio seeks to uncover mechanisms to help women achieve their reproductive goals throughout the life course (from pregnancy prevention to infertility prevention).
Erica Winnicki, MD's work has touched on Risk Assessment, Chronic Kidney Failure, Hematuria, Nephrology, Tissue and Organ Harvesting, Graft Rejection, and Allografts.
Erika Anderson, PhD's work has touched on Genome, CCCTC-Binding Factor, Lysine, Fungal Gene Expression Regulation, Meiosis, Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins, and Cell Cycle Checkpoints.
Erika Castillo Carrion, PhD's work has touched on Boronic Acids, Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II, Inflammation, Coculture Techniques, Hydrogen Peroxide, Molecular Probes, and Amyloidosis.
Erika Higuchi's work has touched on Calcitriol, Vitamin D3 24-Hydroxylase, Zinc, Tetrazoles, Coordination Complexes, Phospholipids, and Ligands.
Dr. Erin Accurso is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at UCSF, where she also serves as Clinical Director of the UCSF Eating Disorders Program. She specializes in the assessment and treatment of youth and young adults with eating disorders.
Dr. Erin Amerson is a dermatologist who focuses on caring for adults with conditions that include moles and skin cancer, eczema, psoriasis, autoimmune skin diseases and skin infections. She is the medical director of dermatology at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, where she teaches residents and medical students in both clinic and hospital settings.
Erin BankDirector of Research Strategy, HDF Comprehensive Cancer Ctr Erin Bank, PhD's work has touched on Lamins, Academic Success, Membrane Proteins, Nuclear Proteins, Adenylyl Cyclases, Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy, and Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins.
Erin DemiccoClinical Research Manager, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences Erin Demicco's work has touched on Birth Weight, Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers, Fetal Development, Caprylates, Pregnant Women, Gestational Age, and Fluorocarbons.
Dr. Goerlich is a non-invasive cardiologist who joined the UCSF faculty in the Division of Cardiology in 2024. In addition to general cardiology, her clinical interests include reading and performing transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography, the management of structural heart disease, and preventive cardiology.
I am a physician-scientist with an interest in airway epithelial dysfunction in asthma. Specifically, my lab focuses on understanding how genetic risk variants that are associated with asthma at a population level, actually confer risk of disease at a molecular level.
Erin Hickey's work has touched on Metals, Cadmium, Ions, Fluorescent Dyes, Social Discrimination, Humans, and Aniline Compounds.
Erin Hubbard, MPH's work has touched on Sleep Wake Disorders, Frontotemporal Dementia, Schizophrenia, Mental Disorders, Exercise, Assisted Living Facilities, and Recidivism.
Erin Mathes, MD's research interests include mycoplasma, exanthema, lasers, vascular anomalies, and new parent leave.
My research focuses on the causes and consequences of criminal legal involvement for individuals and families. More specifically, my research agenda falls into three core areas. First, I study� the intergenerational consequences of incarceration for children's health and education.
Dr. Erin Reilly (she / her/hers) is an Assistant Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. She received her B.A. in Psychology and Spanish from the University of Notre Dame in 2012 and her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University at Albany, SUNY in 2017.
Erin Van Blarigan, ScD's work has touched on Local Neoplasm Recurrence, Risk Reduction Behavior, Exercise, Text Messaging, Dietary Fats, Fitness Trackers, and Life Style.
Erin C. Watson, PsyD, ABPP, is a Board Certified Clinical Health Psychologist and a Clinical Associate Professor of Health Sciences at the University of San Francisco, California (UCSF). She is a Staff Psychologist with the San Francisco VA Health Care System (SFVAHCS) where she provides health psychology services and contributes to interprofessional education and practice for VA and UCSF learners.
Erin WilsonAssociate Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics I am a Senior Research Scientist at the San Francisco Department of Public Health and a Full Professor at the University of California, San Francisco in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. I currently direct a research unit called the Trans Research Unit for Equity, or TRUE.
Erin WingoProject Manager, Family Community Medicine Erin Wingo, MPH's work has touched on Health Communication, Intention, Contraceptive Agents, Misoprostol, Induced Abortion, Patient Preference, and Reproductive Health.
Esme Shaller, PhD's research interests include implementation, adolescent romantic relationships, young adults, risky sexual behavior, and adolescents.
Dr. Esther H. Chen is an emergency care doctor who cares for patients at UCSF Medical Center and Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center. She also serves as associate program director for UCSF's residency program in emergency medicine.
Esther Hsiang, MD, MBA is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine at UCSF. As a hospitalist, she provides direct care for patients as well as supervises teams of resident physicians on inpatient medical services.
Esther Kim, MD's work has touched on Sex Reassignment Surgery, Thoracic Nerves, Mammaplasty, Plastic Surgery, Gender Dysphoria, Free Tissue Flaps, and Transgender Persons.
Esther LiClinical Research Coordinator, Psychiatry Esther Li's work has touched on Locus Coeruleus, Catecholamines, Signal Transduction, Norepinephrine, Humans, and Dopamine.
Esther Yuh, M.D., Ph.D., is Professor in Residence of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging. She completed her M.D. at Stanford University in 2002, internship in Internal Medicine at Stanford University Medical Center in 2007, Radiology residency at UCSF in 2007, and advanced fellowship training in Neuroradiology at UCSF in 2009.
Ethel Tackie-Yarboi, PhD's work has touched on Inbred SHR Rats, Proteins, Photoaffinity Labels, Hypertension, Esters, Blood-Brain Barrier, and Memory Disorders.
Ethel Wu, MD's research interests include Medical Education, Physician-to-Physician Communication, Global Health and Non-communicable Diseases, and Quality Improvement.
Eugenia Custo Greig, MD's work has touched on Diabetic Retinopathy, Optical Coherence Tomography, Fluorescein Angiography, Macular Edema, Erythropoiesis, Retina, and Eye Diseases.
Eva Gillis-Buck is a general surgery resident at UCSF. Dr. Gillis-Buck has a BA with double major in Developmental Biology and Gender Studies from Harvard University, an MPhil in History and Philosophy of Science from Cambridge University, and received her MD from the University of California, San Francisco in 2020.
Dr. Eva C. Ihle, MD, PhD, is a neuroscientist and board-certified psychiatrist who treats children, adolescents and adults, and is a Health Sciences Clinical Professor at the University of California, San Francisco.
Eva RaphaelAssistant Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics Dr. Raphael is a family physician and clinician investigator in the Departments of Epidemiology & Biostatistics and Family & Community Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. Her research interest focuses on the social and environmental drivers of community-onset� drug-resistant bacterial� infections.
Eve Rorison's publications include "Opioid-free Pain Management after Cleft Lip Repair." (Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 2023).
Dr. Eveline Oestreicher Stock is a cardiologist specializing in general cardiology and cholesterol metabolism disorders. Her special interests include preventive cardiology, mechanisms of coronary artery disease, heart disease risk assessment, and heart disease women and in the young.
Evelyn BiginiClinical Research Coordinator, GHS-ExecutiveDirOffice Evelyn Bigini's work has touched on Aged, DNA Methylation, Quality of Life, Middle Aged, Polysomnography, Sleep, and Pilot Projects.
Dr. Evelyn Mok-Lin is an obstetrician, gynecologist and reproductive endocrinologist who cares for women with reproductive health concerns, including infertility, recurrent pregnancy loss, irregular periods and endometriosis.
Evelyn Monico, MD's work has touched on Schools, Complementary Therapies, Pain Management, Chronic Pain, Sickle Cell Anemia, Intravenous Infusions, and Pain Measurement.
Evelyn Porter, MD, MS's work has touched on CD40 Antigens, Medication Errors, Interleukin-4 Receptors, B-Lymphocytes, Prospective Studies, Surveys and Questionnaires, and B-Cell Antigen Receptors.
Evelyn Song, MD's work has touched on Arsenic, Heavy Metals, Antineoplastic Agents, Uranium, Brugada Syndrome, Heart Failure, and Cardiotoxicity.
Everlyn Kamau, PhD's work has touched on Common Cold, Foot and Mouth Disease Hand, Human Enterovirus A, Kenya, Hominidae, Picornaviridae Infections, and Metapneumovirus.
F Goknur Akarca, MD's research interests include Gastrointestinal pathology, Liver pathology, and Surgical pathology.
Faatimah Syed's work has touched on tau Proteins, Amyloid beta-Peptides, Brain, Alzheimer Disease, Benchmarking, and Humans.
Faezeh Abbaspour Kaboudan, MD's work has touched on Overweight, Tuberculosis, Risk Factors, Humans, Aspartate Aminotransferases, Chronic Renal Insufficiency, and Middle Aged.
Fan XiaAssistant Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics Most of my past and current research is oriented around causal mediation analysis. A part of my work provides a comprehensive guide to applied statisticians and epidemiologists that can help them navigate the philosophical subtleties and abundant methodology in causal inference.
Farhana MoonSr Clinical Research Analyst, HDF Comprehensive Cancer Ctr Farhana Moon, MPH's work has touched on Aged, Survival Rate, Medicare, Lung, Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, United States, and Retrospective Studies.
Farnoosh Nik-Ahd, MD's work has touched on Prostatic Neoplasms, Prostate-Specific Antigen, Frailty, Robotic Surgical Procedures, Equipment Failure, Delayed Diagnosis, and Transgender Persons.
My research focus is to understand the molecular mechanisms of regulation of phosphorus and vitamin D metabolism in the setting of chronic kidney disease.
Dr. Flora (Fatemeh) Momen-Heravi is an internationally recognized clinician-scientist and periodontist whose work bridges mucosal immunology, periodontology, cancer biology, and precision medicine.
Fatima Barragan, MD's work has touched on Adenomyosis, Fibroblasts, Perimenopause, Endometrium, Myometrium, Transcriptome, and Inflammation.
Fatima Karaki, M.D., is an associate professor at the University of California, San Francisco, Department of Medicine. She obtained her medical degree from the University of Michigan and completed her internship and residency at Washington University in St.
My research interests have focused on safety and quality improvement. My quality improvement work has mainly involved patients with cystic fibrosis and tracheostomy and ventilator dependent. I serve on the tracheostomy taskforce on both sides of the Bay as well as lead quality improvement projects to improve safety and delivery of care for patients with CF.
Fatimah Fahimuddin, MD's work has touched on Patient Education as Topic, Obstetrics, Surgical Decompression, Intervertebral Disc Displacement, Newborn Infant, Comprehension, and Cesarean Section.
Dr. Faustine D. Ramirez is a primary care sports medicine doctor who cares for children and young adults with a wide range of musculoskeletal conditions. She strives to help all her patients stay active so they can continue to experience the benefits of physical activity and sports participation.
Faviola Garcia's work has touched on Disease Progression, Pregnancy, Patient Satisfaction, Lipocalin-2, Chronic Renal Insufficiency, Albuminuria, and Periodontal Diseases.
Fawzy Barry's work has touched on Fibrosis, United States, Adult, Frailty, Humans, Liver Cirrhosis, and Bayes Theorem.
Faye Chan joined the UCSF Division of Hospital Medicine in September 2012. After graduating from the University of Chicago with a B.A. in Biology, she briefly worked in the field of immunology research and went on to earn her MD and MPH from Boston University.
Fei JiangAssociate Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics Dr. Jiang is an Associate Professor in biostatistics in the University of California, San Francisco. She has been an assistant professor in statistics for three years in the University of Hong Kong.
Fekir Negussie is an experienced public health professional with nearly a decade of leadership in managing research, programs, and multi-sector partnerships across academic, governmental, and non-profit organizations in the U.S. and low- and middle-income countries.
Felice Dunn, PhD's work has touched on Optokinetic Nystagmus, Retinal Bipolar Cells, Retinal Cone Photoreceptor Cells, Retinal Rod Photoreceptor Cells, Ocular Adaptation, Dendrites, and Photoreceptor Cells.
Dr. Felicia Chow is a board-certified neurologist and neuro-infectious diseases physician who specializes in caring for patients with a wide range of neurological infections, including brain abscesses, neurocysticercosis, neurosyphilis, neurological complications of HIV and infectious causes of meningitis, encephalitis and myelitis.
Felicia Lester, MD, MPH's work has touched on Struma Ovarii, Dermoid Cyst, Contraception, Social Stigma, Fistula, Cesarean Section, and Uganda.
Dr. Fernanda Romero-Hernandez is a general surgery resident at UCSF. She is an International Medical Graduate from Mexico who graduated with honors from Universidad Autonoma de Querétaro in 2017.
Finley BabaProject Director, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences Finley Baba (she / her) is a Senior Project Manager for the Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH) program at Bixby. She is involved in ANSIRH’s body of work around expanding access to medication abortion through alternative models of provision.
Dr. Aweeka has >25 years of experience as a clinical pharmacologist focusing on HIV, malaria and tuberculosis treatments. She is interested in deciphering pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynamic (PD) distinctions for vulnerable populations and investigating clinically relevant drug-drug interactions in patients residing in either resource replete or resource limited settings.
Frances Xia, PhD's work has touched on Psychological Resilience, Inbred C57BL Mice, Neurons, Anxiety, Affect, Reward, and Biomarkers.
Francesca Nesta Delling, MD, MPH's research interests include sudden cardiac death, cardiomyopathy, aortic valve disease, tricuspid valve disease, and mitral valve prolapse.
As a medical anthropologist, health services researcher, and certified yoga therapist, my research focuses on improving pain, function, and quality of life outcomes for older adults, women, and veterans through nonpharmacologic and complementary and integrative health (CIH) interventions and care models.
Fumi Mitsuishi, MD, MS's work has touched on Curriculum, Mental Disorders, Accreditation, Educational Models, Primary Health Care, Public Health, and Token Economy.
Fumie Hayashi, MD, PhD's work has touched on T-Cell Antigen Receptors, Interleukin-23, Oligoclonal Bands, Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis, Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases, Bacterial Antibodies, and Immunoglobulin G.
Gabby Joseph, PhD joined UCSF in 2003, and is a Specialist in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging. Gabby received her PhD in Bioengineering from UCSF and UC Berkeley, and her BS in Mechanical Engineering from UC Berkeley.
Dr. Schmajuk is Chief of Rheumatology at the San Francisco VA Health Care System and a Professor in the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine at UCSF. She received her undergraduate degree from Harvard, her MD from the University of Pennsylvania, and her Masters in Epidemiology from Stanford.
Gabriela Tirado's work has touched on Drug-Eluting Stents, Cardiac Valve Annuloplasty, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, Coronary Artery Disease, Bacterial Endocarditis, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, and Patent Foramen Ovale.
Gabriella Grisotti, MD's work has touched on Intestinal Neoplasms, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Biliary Atresia, Hepatic Portoenterostomy, Intestinal Perforation, Choledochal Cyst, and Superoxide Dismutase.
Gabriella Ramil's work has touched on X-Ray Computed Tomography, Female, Humans, Male, Computer-Assisted Image Processing, Radius, and Bone Density.
Gail Shibata, MD's work has touched on Psychological Models, Pediatrics, Interdisciplinary Communication, Cooperative Behavior, Cultural Competency, Attitude of Health Personnel, and Operating Rooms.
Galateia J. Kazakia, PhD, is Professor in Residence and Director of the Bone Quality Research Laboratory in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at the University of California, San Francisco.
Dr. Galen Joseph, Ph.D. is a Professor of Anthropology in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences in the School of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. She is also a member of the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and Affiliate Faculty with the Center for Vulnerable Populations at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and the Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health.
Ganna Blazhenets, PhD's research interests include Positron emission tomography, Alzheimer's disease, Neurodegeneration, and Neuroimaging.
Garani S. Nadaraja, MD, is an Associate Professor in the division of Pediatric Otolaryngology in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (OHNS) at the University of California, San Francisco. She is also a physician at the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in Oakland, California.
Gayathri Warrier's work has touched on Glucocorticoids, Isocitrate Dehydrogenase, Homozygote, Oligodendroglioma, DNA Methylation, Prednisone, and Brain Neoplasms.
Gayle KouklisVolunteer Clinical Instructor, Emergency Medicine - Fresno Gayle Kouklis, MD's work has touched on Skeletal Muscle, Regeneration, Genetically Modified Animals, Dystrophin, Tumor Suppressor Protein p53, Stem Cell Transplantation, and Heterologous Transplantation.
Geeta Narlikar, PhD's work has touched on Schizosaccharomyces, Chromatin Assembly and Disassembly, Chromatin, Heterochromatin, Adenosine Triphosphatases, Catalytic RNA, and Nucleosomes.
Geeta RameshVolunteer Assistant Clinical Professor, Family Medicine - Fresno Geeta Ramesh's work has touched on Humans, Treatment Outcome, Aged, Prospective Studies, Hypoglycemic Agents, Obesity, and Combination Drug Therapy.
Infectious Disease Specialist. Interests include Fungal infections, health disparities and medical education.
Geetika Mehra, MD's work has touched on Transsexualism, Humans, Pilot Projects, Young Adult, Retrospective Studies, Intention, and Sex Reassignment Surgery.
Gemma has over a decade of experience sourcing and executing high-value deals for UCSF’s groundbreaking technologies. Currently, she oversees UCSF’s strategic partnerships with the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy and the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub.
Dr. Lionetti is a board-certified pediatric rheumatologist committed to treating children, teens, and young adults with rheumatic disease. She completed her Pediatric internship and residency at Children's Hospital Los Angeles and her Pediatric Rheumatology fellowship at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford University.
Geraldine Collins-Bride, RN, MS, FAAN's work has touched on Baccalaureate Nursing Education, Nursing Faculty Practice, Residential Treatment, Psychiatric Nursing, Nursing Research, Community Health Nursing, and Interinstitutional Relations.
Gerami Seitzman, MD is an Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of California, San Francisco. She is a cornea and external disease specialist at the F.I. Proctor Foundation. She also sees patients with cornea and external disease diagoses at the UCSF Department of Ophthalmology.
Gillian Hirst, PhD's work has touched on Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols, V-Set Domain-Containing T-Cell Activation Inhibitor 1, Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms, Neoadjuvant Therapy, Tumor Biomarkers, Breast Neoplasms, and Circulating Tumor DNA.
Gina Borgo, PhD's work has touched on Aortitis, Phospholipases, Bartonella, Rickettsia, Epitopes, Felidae, and Amino Acid Transport Systems.
Dr. Gina Capodanno is a Pediatric Endocrinologist who cares for children with a variety of hormone issues including type 1 and type 2 diabetes, genetic and other forms diabetes, and disorders of growth, puberty, thyroid, gonads, pituitary and adrenal glands.
Gina Gwiazda, MA's work has touched on Functional Laterality, Female, Male, Adolescent, Young Adult, Humans, and Mathematical Concepts.
Gina Moreno-John, MD, MPH's research interests include Social Justice, Food Security, Medically Supportive Food and Nutrition Services, DEI, and Anti-Racism and Anti-Oppression.
Dr. Pfeifle is an Associate Clinical Professor and pediatric neuropsychologist in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Developmental Medicine.
Gina Solomon, M.D., M.P.H. is the Chief of the Division of Occupational, Environmental and Climate Medicine at UCSF. In this role she oversees clinical occupational and environmental health at UCSF Health, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and the San Francisco Veterans Administration Medical Center.
Gina Sun, MD's work has touched on Surgical Blood Loss, Basement Membrane, Blood Coagulation Factors, Postoperative Period, Blood Transfusion, ABO Blood-Group System, and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.
Gisela Marrero-Rivera, MD's work has touched on Latin America, Ceftriaxone, Graft vs Host Disease, Unrelated Donors, Pancytopenia, Cerebellar Ataxia, and Donor Selection.
Gloria Annette Aguirre's work has touched on Humans, Vulnerable Populations, and Medically Underserved Area.
Gloria Sue, MD is an Assistant Professor in the Plastic Surgery Division of the Department of Surgery.
Gloria Tavera, MD, PhD's work has touched on Tropical Medicine, Type II Activin Receptors, Pre-Eclampsia, Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Bacterial Antigens, Genetic Variation, and Neglected Diseases.
Gowoon Son, PhD's work has touched on Neurodegenerative Diseases, Olfactory Mucosa, Neural Pathways, Autopsy, Amyloid beta-Peptides, Olfactory Nerve, and Suprachiasmatic Nucleus.
Gowri Aragam, MD's work has touched on Stakeholder Participation, Curriculum, Peer Group, Culturally Competent Care, Mental Health Services, Efficiency, and Racism.
Dr. Grace A. Lin is a specialist in internal medicine who provides primary care.
Grace Banik, MD's research interests include pediatric head and neck masses, pediatric airway disorders, pediatric thyroid disease, translational research, and obstructive sleep apnea.
Grace Donzelli, MD's work has touched on Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Bacterial Proteins, Carbapenems, Imipenem, beta-Lactamases, Women, and Graduate Medical Education.
Grace Kim, MD's work has touched on Cholestasis, Wolman Disease, Pancreatic Neoplasms, Ampulla of Vater, Liver Diseases, Pediatrics, and Pancreatic Ductal Carcinoma.
Grace Zhang, MD's work has touched on Motorcycles, Human Viral Hepatitis, Diagnostic Errors, Traffic Accidents, Opioid Analgesics, Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury, and Liver Diseases.
Greta Davis, MD, completed her medical degree at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and is a current integrated plastic surgery resident at UCSF.
Dr. Gretchen Kiser is the Executive Director of the Research Development Office (RDO) at the University of California San Francisco.
Gretchen Newby is a Senior Research Manager at the UCSF Malaria Elimination Initiative (MEI). In this role, she is responsible for researching and documenting progress toward malaria elimination and eradication.
Technical leader with a high degree of knowledge in large-scale survey data management and analysis (e.g. Health and Retirement study, English Longitudinal Study on Ageing, and Medicare data)
Dr. Gwynne Church is a specialist in both respiratory conditions and sleep disorders in pediatric patients. She cares for children with pulmonary disorders such as asthma, exercise intolerance, restrictive lung disease and cystic fibrosis.
Gyehyun Lee's work has touched on Breast Neoplasms, Female, Sleep Wake Disorders, Predictive Value of Tests, Mammography, Humans, and Women's Health.
H. E. Hinson, M.D., M.C.R. is a Professor of Clinical Neurology at University of California, San Francisco and a Neurointensivist at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center. Her research focuses on developing precision strategies for the treatment of acute neurotrauma by integrating high dimensional molecular and clinical data to infer predictive analytic models of clinically relevant endpoints.
Hae Eun ParkPostdoctoral Scholar, Biochemistry and Biophysics Hae Eun Park, PhD's work has touched on Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors, Insulin Receptor, Caenorhabditis elegans, Genetic Fitness, Mutation, Diacetyl, and Phosphatidate Phosphatase.
Hai-Yen Sung, PhD's research interests include healthcare costs and productivity losses attributable to cigarette smoking and other tobacco use, evaluation of tobacco control policies and cessation programs, mental distress and smoking behavior, economic burden of secondhand smoke exposure, and tobacco use and health disparities among vulnerable population.
Haifaa Abdulhaq, MD's work has touched on Azacitidine, Central Nervous System Neoplasms, Melphalan, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma, Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, and Lymphocytosis.
Hailey Choi, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology in the Abdominal Imaging and Ultrasound sub-specialties at University of California, San Francisco. She obtained her medical degree from University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - New Jersey Medical School in 2012.
I am a physician-scientist in the UCSF Division of Rheumatology. I keep a general rheumatology clinic at the Parnassus campus where I treat patients with autoimmune diseases. Additionally, I carry out post-doctoral research in the laboratory of Dr. Julie Zikherman also in the Division of Rheumatology.
Dr. Hala Borno is faculty at UCSF and an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine and Division of Hematology / Oncology and co-Medical Director of the Genitourinary Medical Oncology Clinic at the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center (HDFCCC) at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF).
Dr. Haleh Karbasforoushan is a neuroscientist and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology. Her research interests include chronic stroke, pediatric stroke, systems neuroscience, and neuroimaging.
Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) is a prevalent and debilitating disease predominating in women and minorities. Despite its prevalence and morbidity, the biology of HS is poorly understood, thus limiting the development of effective therapies.
Hana El-Samad, PhD's work has touched on Computer Simulation, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins, Stochastic Processes, Synthetic Biology, Fungal Gene Expression Regulation, Feedback, and Cell Engineering.
The Martens lab is interested in the mechanisms of tissue aging with a specific focus on connective tissue compartments that serve as structural pillars of organ architecture.
Hannah Chesser, MD's work has touched on Patient Care Team, Pilot Projects, Teaching Rounds, Benchmarking, Feasibility Studies, Hospital Medical Staff, and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
Hannah Choi's work has touched on Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Diffusion Tensor Imaging, Liver Cirrhosis, Goals, White Matter, Hepatitis B e Antigens, and Entorhinal Cortex.
Hannah Decker is a general surgery resident with the UCSF Department of Surgery. She completed her undergraduate studies at Dartmouth College, where she majored in history with a focus on colonialism and nationalism.
Hannah George's work has touched on Physician's Role, California, Psychological Adaptation, Practice Attitudes Health Knowledge, Aged, Patient Participation, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
Dr. Hannah Glass is a pediatric neurologist, founding co-director of the Neurointensive Care Nursery (NICN), and Director of Neonatal Critical Care Services at the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital. She is also the program director of the Neonatal Neurology Fellowship Program.
Hannah Kohrman, MD, MS's work has touched on House Calls, Vegetables, Physicians, Soil Pollutants, Urban Population, San Francisco, and Diet.
In my research, I work to understand how health systems can improve implementation to meet users’ needs and preferences. I apply my expertise as an epidemiologist towards this goal in multiple ways, including:
Hannah Perrin, MD's research interests include Child Development, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Policy, ADHD, and Advocacy.
Hannah Radabaugh, PhD's work has touched on Machine Learning, Brain Injuries, Recovery of Function, Neurological Rehabilitation, Animal Behavior, Spatial Learning, and Haloperidol.
Hannah Snyder, MD's research interests include primary care, buprenorphine, addiction, and substance use disorder.
Dr. Harini Sarathy is an Assistant Professor at the University of California, San Francisco and board-certified nephrologist who treats patients in the inpatient and outpatient setting at the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG).
Harli Grant's work has touched on Osmotic Pressure, Traumatic Brain Injuries, tau Proteins, Alzheimer Disease, Neuroimaging, Pick Disease of the Brain, and Primary Progressive Aphasia.
Harpinder Dhinsa, MD's work has touched on Genetic Skin Diseases, Antioxidants, Neurotoxins, Polypodium, Child, Female, and Lip.
Hayarpi Torosyan's work has touched on Protein Stability, Protein Multimerization, Sterols, Smoothened Receptor, Cytoskeletal Proteins, beta-Lactamase Inhibitors, and Excipients.
Hayley Barnes, PhD, MPH, MBBS's work has touched on Consensus, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Hip Osteoarthritis, Genomics, Phenotype, Surveys and Questionnaires, and Weight Loss.
Hayley WallaceClinical Research Supervisor, HDF Comprehensive Cancer Ctr Hayley Wallace's work has touched on Adolescent, Child, Viral RNA, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Heterotopic Ossification, and Myositis Ossificans.
I am primarily a clinician educator based at the San Francisco General Hospital in Pediatrics. I have an interest in procedural education, and medical education in particular. In my former role as Interim Director of the Infant Care Center, I became particularly passionate about the interface of families impacted by Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and the newborn.
Dr. Heather Fullerton is a pediatric vascular neurologist with an active clinical research program in childhood stroke. She is Chief of the UCSF Division of Child Neurology and Medical Director of the Pediatric Brain Center at Benioff Children’s Hospital.
Heather GouldProject Research Director, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences Heather Gould, MPH's work has touched on Induced Abortion, Patient Education as Topic, Unplanned Pregnancy, Unwanted Pregnancy, Ambulatory Care Facilities, Informed Consent, and Decision Making.
Heather Greenwood, MD, is an Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology in the Breast Imaging section at the University of California, San Francisco. She obtained her medical degree from Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois in 2008, followed by a one-year internship at MacNeal Hospital, Berwyn, Illinois.
Adult General Clinical Anesthesiologist with Special interest in Airway Management, Neuro anesthesia and Bariatric Care. Director of PRIME-US (Program in Medical Education for the urban underserved)
Dr. Heather Huddleston is a specialist in reproductive endocrinology (hormonal function) and infertility. She cares for patients with a wide array of reproductive and fertility concerns. She has special interests in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), recurrent pregnancy loss and uterine disorders, including Asherman's syndrome (a condition involving scar tissue in the uterus).
Heather E. Nye, MD PhD, is a Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Associate Chief of Medicine at San Francisco VA Health Care System (SFVAHCS), and Director of the SFVAHCS Consult / Co-Management Service & Veterans Integrated Perioperative (VIP) Clinic.
Heather Whelan is a Clinical Professor in Hospital Medicine at the San Francisco VA Medical Center / UCSF. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and a minor in Russian Language at UC Berkeley, and her medical degree from UC Davis.
Dr. Hedieh Matinrad is a palliative care physician and faculty member at the University of California, San Francisco, where she treats patients with serious illness in the inpatient setting, and teaches future palliative care physicians.
Heidi Engel has been a physical therapist for 35 years and works at University of California San Francisco Medical Center. She has worked in the ICU at UCSF since October 2008, and over the course of her career has worked in every Acute Care PT service, as well as Outpatients and Home Health Settings.
Heidi FrankDirector of Grants Management, GHS - Central Admin Heidi Frank is the Director of Grants Management at the Institute for Global Health Sciences (IGHS) due to her interest in grant management and streamlining processes.
Dr. Heidi Kirsch is a specialist in epilepsy treatment (epileptology) and is board certified in epilepsy, neurology and clinical neurophysiology. She joined UCSF Medical Center in 2002 and is a Professor of Clinical Neurology and Radiology and Biomedical Imaging.
Dr. Helen Chen is a Clinician-administrator-educator. She is committed to improving systems of care for older adults and supporting the provision of high quality geriatric medicine care across services and specialties.
My research focuses on identifying risk factors that predispose younger individuals to stroke and cardiovascular disease. Currently, my group is studying the genetic epidemiology of hemorrhagic stroke and modifiers of outcome after hemorrhage or treatment in patients with brain vascular malformations.
Dr. Helen Stankiewicz Karita specializes in the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases in patients with a compromised immune system. She also performs high-resolution anoscopy for the detection of HPV-related diseases in the anal canal.
Helen Vander Wende, PhD's work has touched on Longevity, Oxygenases, Caenorhabditis elegans, Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors, Protein Aggregates, Nuclear Pore Complex Proteins, and Unfolded Protein Response.
The Willsey Lab uses the powerful Xenopus tropicalis (diploid frog) model to translate success in psychiatric disorder genetics into actionable mechanisms of risk and resilience. Our work to date has focused on high-confidence, large-effect risk genes for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), where we have identified a convergent phenotype during forebrain neurogenesis.
Helena Record, MD's work has touched on Body Mass Index, Mastectomy, Segmental Mastectomy, Mammography, Dendrites, Tubulin, and Breast Ductal Carcinoma.
Helene Aschmann, PhD's work has touched on Multiple Chronic Conditions, Risk Assessment, Decision Making, Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors, Patient Preference, Patient Participation, and Blood Pressure.
Hemra Cil, MD's work has touched on Polyneuropathies, Neuralgia, Myalgia, Diskectomy, Intervertebral Disc Displacement, Neuromuscular Depolarizing Agents, and Succinylcholine.
Henriette Macmillan, PhD's work has touched on Chemotaxis, Humans, Sepsis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacterial Gene Expression Regulation, beta-Lactam Resistance, and Signal Transduction.
Hilary Bowman, MD's work has touched on Congenital Heart Defects, Heart Failure, Adult, United States, Aged, Male, and Humans.
Hilary Heuer, PhD's work has touched on C9orf72 Protein, Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Empathy, Executive Function, Pick Disease of the Brain, and Tauopathies.
Hilary Ong, MD, FAAP's work has touched on Beverages, Feeding Behavior, Masks, Diet, Poverty, Oryza, and Social Class.
Hilary Seligman, MD, MAS is Professor at the University of California San Francisco with appointments in the Departments of Medicine and of Epidemiology and Biostatistics.
Hilary is the Program Director of the California Collaborative for Public Health Research (CPR3). CPR3 is dedicated to understanding the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on individuals and communities throughout California by bringing together UC investigators, policy makers, public health experts, and community members.
Hilde Schjerven, PhD's work has touched on Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma, Polymeric Immunoglobulin Receptors, Ikaros Transcription Factor, Precursor B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma, Trans-Activators, bcr-abl Fusion Proteins, and Lymphopoiesis.
Hildegarde Schell-Chaple, RN, MS, FAAN's research interests include Hemodynamics, Body temperature alterations, Fever, CRRT, and Respiratory failure & ARDS.
Hillary Braun, MD, MAS, is a general surgery resident at the University of California, San Francisco. Originally from Ohio, Dr. Braun earned her undergraduate degree from Stanford University (2010) and attended UCSF for medical school (2016).
Dr. Hillary L. Copp is a pediatric urologist who treats abnormalities of the urinary tract and genitals, including urinary tract infections, disorders of sex development and spina bifida. She cares for patients ranging in age from infants to teens.
I am a clinician-investigator in the Division of Hospital Medicine at UCSF Health. My areas of expertise include transitions across the continuum of care, care coordination, readmissions, and discharge practices.
Hind Al Saif, MD's work has touched on Optic Atrophy, Pallor, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Apraxias, Epilepsy, and Intellectual Disability.
Hohui Wang, MD's research interests include gut-brain axis, trauma and PTSD, sleep, cultural psychiatry, and medical education.
About our Reserch: Please visit my website at https: / /ingrahamlab.ucsf.edu on our current research efforts on the basic science of "Hormones and Nerves in Female Physiology" aimed at improving women's health.
Holly Martin is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics, and serves as the founding Director of the Pediatric Nocturnist Program at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and as a hospitalist in the ZSFG Department of Pediatrics.
Holly Wing's work has touched on Patient Navigation, State Government, Caregivers, Child Health Services, Child Health, Qualitative Research, and Fee-for-Service Plans.
Homa MajdPostdoctoral Scholar, Cellular Molecular Pharmacology Homa Majd, PhD's work has touched on Membrane Transport Proteins, Missense Mutation, Ubiquinone, Neural Crest, Citric Acid, Sterols, and Pluripotent Stem Cells.
Hong Sun, PhD's work has touched on Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1, CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes, Multiprotein Complexes, Adenosine A2A Receptor, Regulatory T-Lymphocytes, Myxococcus xanthus, and Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 2.
Hope Caughron, MD's work has touched on Septal Occluder Device, Prosthesis Failure, Pulmonary Valve, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, Device Approval, Ventricular Septal Rupture, and Implantable Defibrillators.
Dr. Hope Rugo is a medical oncologist and hematologist specializing in breast cancer research and treatment. A Clinical Professor of Medicine, Dr. Rugo joined the Breast Care Center in 1999 after a decade of experience at UCSF in malignant hematology and bone marrow transplantation for a variety of diseases, including breast cancer.
My research interests include: (1) adeno-associated viral vector (AAV)-mediated tissue specific gene transfer and gene expression; (2) the pathogenesis of cerebrovascular malformation; (3) development of new therapies for ischemic stroke and arteriovenous malformation; and (4) the impact of aging, peripheral injury (such as bone fracture), and innate immune response on stroke recovery.
Hueylan Chern is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco. She received her M.D. from UMDNJ - New Jersey Medical School and completed her general surgery training at Brown University.
Hui LinAssistant Professor, Radiation Oncology My research focuses on developing advanced computational frameworks that integrate imaging, biological, and clinical data to transform cancer diagnosis, prognosis, and therapeutic decision-making.
Hui YuanPostdoctoral Scholar, Anesthesia Hui Yuan, PhD's work has touched on Compression Fractures, Osteoporotic Fractures, Sarcopenia, Intervertebral Disc Degeneration, Artificial Limbs, Vertebroplasty, and Bone Cements.
Huijeong Jeong, PhD's work has touched on Prefrontal Cortex, Neurons, Dopaminergic Neurons, Classical Conditioning, Interneurons, Limbic System, and Reward.
Huijuan YanPostdoctoral Scholar, Microbiology and Immunology Huijuan Yan, PhD's work has touched on Fusariosis, Mycotoxins, Plant Diseases, Secondary Metabolism, Zea mays, Trans-Activators, and Fungal Spores.
Associate Member of the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center (Hematopoietic Malignancies Program)
Hulya Ulugut, MD, PhD's work has touched on Pick Disease of the Brain, Gray Matter, Neurology, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Frontotemporal Dementia, Language, and Biomedical Research.
Hyelee Kim, MD, MAS, MS's work has touched on Computer-Assisted Radiographic Image Interpretation, Neuropsychological Tests, Data Compression, Sensitivity and Specificity, Surveys and Questionnaires, Suicide, and Artifacts.
Ida Sim, MD, PhD is a primary care physician, informatics researcher, and entrepreneur. She is a Professor of Medicine (UCSF) and Computational Precision Health (UCSF and UC Berkeley) and is Co-Director of the UCSF UC Berkeley Joint Program in Computational Precision Health.
Dr. Idelisse Ortiz Torres completed her PhD in Chemistry and Chemical Biology at UCSF. She then discovered her passion for patient care and Neurology and completed medical school at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York.
Ifeyinwa Asiodu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Health Care Nursing at University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing. As a researcher, registered nurse, and lactation consultant, her research is focused on the intersection of racism, systemic and structural barriers, life course perspective, and human milk and lactation.
I am a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute for Health Policy Studies (IHPS), where I focus on the intersection of public health, community engagement, and early detection of diseases, such as cancer and dementia.
Ignacia Echeverria Riesco, PhD's work has touched on Human Immunodeficiency Virus vif Gene Products, Histones, Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 9, APOBEC-3G Deaminase, Disaccharides, Molecular Dynamics Simulation, and Cyclin T.
Ilana Garcia-Grossman, MD, MAS (she / hers) is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Department of General Internal Medicine at San Francisco General Hospital. She is the UCSF Residency Ambulatory Site Director and an Associate Medical Director at the Richard Fine People's Clinic.
Ilay Caliskan, MD's work has touched on Reoperation, Survival Rate, Vaccination, Female, Adult, Incidence, and Humans.
I have been a member of the full-time faculty at UCSF since 1989. I am Professor of Clinical Dermatology and Pediatrics, a founding member of the Division of Pediatric Dermatology, and Vice-Chair of Dermatology.
Ilse Larson, MD's work has touched on Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Infant Formula, Mothers, Pacifiers, Human Milk, Neonatal Screening, and Lactation.
Ilse Wiechers, MD, MPP, MHS is a practicing and board-certified adult and geriatric psychiatrist and a senior healthcare executive with the Department of Veterans Affairs. She currently serves as the Deputy Executive Director in VHA Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention.
Iman Fathali's work has touched on Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Intervertebral Disc, and X-Ray Computed Tomography.
Ina ParkProfessor, Family Community Medicine As a UCSF faculty member I am honored to demonstrate my interest for STIs through research, teaching, and patient care. I currently serve as the Medical Director for the California Prevention Training Center and am the site PI for the multicenter CDC-funded HPV-Impact project,which monitors the population-level effects of HPV vaccination.
Ines FolgerPostdoctoral Scholar, Pharmaceutical Chemistry Ines Folger, PhD, MSc's work has touched on Protein Engineering, Catalysis, Site-Directed Mutagenesis, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Copper, Alkynes, and Nucleic Acid-Independent Peptide Biosynthesis.
Ingrid ChenAssociate Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics Ingrid Chen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF).
Inna Gerlovina, PhD's work has touched on Parasites, Haplotypes, Genetic Models, Probability, Genomics, Statistical Distributions, and Malaria.
Dr. Iona Cheng is an epidemiologist with research interests focused on the role of genetics, health behaviors, environmental exposures, and neighborhood factors on cancer incidence and prognosis. Her overall research program is centered on understanding racial / ethnic differences in cancer risk.
Irena Cenzer's work has touched on Depression, Dementia, Activities of Daily Living, Aged, Loneliness, Independent Living, and Disabled Persons.
Irene YenProfessor, Social Behavioral Sciences Irene Yen, PhD, MPH's research interests include youth, Social determinants, city and transportation planning, aging, and children.
Irina Gorodetskaya, MHA's work has touched on Secondary Hyperparathyroidism, Renal Dialysis, Heart Ventricles, Refusal to Participate, Cost of Illness, Creatinine, and Chronic Renal Insufficiency.
Irina Strigo, Ph.D. is Professor-in-Residence in the Department of Psychiatry at UCSF and Research Biologist at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. She received her research training from Columbia University (Radiology), Barrow Neurological Institute (Neurosurgery) and UC San Diego (Psychiatry).
Irina Tolstykh, MS's work has touched on Colonic Neoplasms, Articular Cartilage, Leg Length Inequality, Hip Osteoarthritis, Cancer Survivors, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, and Arthralgia.
Iris Liu, MD's research interests include Chronic limb-threatening ischemia, Vascular calcification
Dr. Iris Otani serves as the UCSF A&I Medical Director and UCSF A&I Fellowship Associate Program Director. Her academic interests lie in the intersection of drug allergy, quality improvement, and medical education.
Iryna LobachAssociate Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics Dr. Iryna V. Lobach conducts research in applied statistics and supports the biostatistics component of biomedical research.
Isabel Elaine Allen, PhD, MS's research interests include data display, Clinical Research Design & Analysis, patient-reported outcome measures, Meta-analysis & synthesis research, and data science.
Isabel Arango's publications include "Voltage-based magnetization switching and reading in magnetoelectric spin-orbit nanodevices." (Nat Commun, 2024).
Isabel Ostrer, MD's work has touched on State Medicine, Delivery of Health Care, Single-Payer System, Defibrillators, Biomarkers, Neoplasms, and Troponin T.
My research focuses in applying novel epidemiological and statistical methods to understand the dynamics of infectious diseases and inform control interventions. While I am interested in infectious diseases generally, most of my work has focused on understanding shifts in the epidemiology of vector borne diseases including dengue, leishmaniasis, chikungunya, malaria and Zika.
Ishani Banik, PhD's work has touched on Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 14, GTP Phosphohydrolases, Mutation, DNA Copy Number Variations, Cell Proliferation, Membrane Proteins, and Zebrafish.
The unifying theme of my research is to understand the genetic mechanisms involved in the development and progression of melanocytic skin tumors and harness our understanding to improve melanoma treatment.
Izabella Damm's work has touched on Cytomegalovirus Infections, Homologous Transplantation, Flow Cytometry, Graft Rejection, Kidney Transplantation, Triiodothyronine, and Natural Killer Cells.
Dr. DesJardin is a cardiologist who specializes in heart failure, mechanical circulatory support, heart transplantation, and pulmonary hypertension. She is clinically skilled in evaluating and treating patients with varying degrees of heart failure and pulmonary hypertension.
Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) affects about 1 in 3,500 people worldwide. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) affects as many as 1 in 4 people by the age of 75 and is the leading cause of blindness in people over age 50 in the United States.
Jacqueline Grupp-Phelan, MD, MPH's work has touched on Mental Disorders, Adolescent Psychology, Attempted Suicide, Emergency Medical Services, Suicidal Ideation, Adolescent Behavior, and Law Enforcement.
Jacqueline Lopez, MD's work has touched on Medication Adherence, County Hospitals, Strongyloides stercoralis, Newborn Infant, Calmodulin-Binding Proteins, Muscle Proteins, and Ancylostoma.
Dr. Torres is a social epidemiologist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Dr. Torres’ current research focuses on the role of policies, families, and community social networks in shaping population health and health inequities, particularly in mid and late-life.
Jacquelyn Chyu, MD's work has touched on Pregnancy, Pelvis, Congenital Abnormalities, Adrenal Gland Neoplasms, Dinoprostone, Neuroblastoma, and Cervix Uteri.
Jacquelyn Knox, MD's work has touched on Peer Group, Text Messaging, Medical Faculty, Thinking, Sacrum, Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy, and Internship and Residency.
Dr. Maher is Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology at San Francisco General Hospital and Director of the UCSF Liver Center. Research in her laboratory focuses on the pathogenesis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
Jade Hiramoto, MD's work has touched on Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm, Peripheral Arterial Disease, Limb Salvage, Paraplegia, Lower Extremity, Blood Vessel Prosthesis, and Prosthesis Design.
Jaime LeongLab Rsch Sup 2, Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases Jaime Leong's work has touched on alpha-Synuclein, Amino Acid Sequence, Multiple Myeloma, Mutation, Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats, Protein Conformation, and Adoptive Immunotherapy.
Jaime Rosenthal, MD's work has touched on Random Allocation, Hospital Economics, Medical Fees, Hip Replacement Arthroplasty, Medically Uninsured, Prostatectomy, and Relative Value Scales.
Dr. Cohen earned her Psy.D. from the PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. Consortium in Palo Alto, CA. She completed her pre-doctoral internship at the Northport VA Medical Center in New York, followed by a post-doctoral fellowship with an emphasis in primary care psychology at the San Francisco VA Medical Center.
Jamie Yao is an Assistant Clinical Professor at UCSF and works as a hospitalist physician at San Francisco General Hospital. She attended UCSF for medical school and UCLA for Internal Medicine residency.
Jana Freeman, MD's work has touched on Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures, Trichomonas Vaginitis, Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques, Venous Thromboembolism, Work Engagement, Trichomonas Infections, and Operative Time.
I study neonatal brain hypoxic-ischemic injury. Specifically I focus on the role of Arginase-1 in microglial efferocytosis and brain fibrosis.
Research in my laboratory is focused on defining the clinical spectrum, microbiology, and molecular pathogenesis of the emerging pathogen Bartonella. Our research encompasses both translational and basic investigation.
Jane AbanesAssistant Professor, Community Health Systems I am an assistant professor in the Department of Community Health Systems and the director of the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program at the University of California San Francisco. My research interests are the use of Acupuncture and other Complementary and Alternative Medicine for posttraumatic stress disorder, perceived stress, pain, and sleep disturbances in service members and veterans.
Jane Berkeley is the database manager for the UCSF Interstitial Lung Disease Program. She has been with the ILD Program since 2008.
I am a practicing general internist and investigator in the Division of General Internal Medicine at the University of California San Francisco. My overall research program aims to reduce health disparities and promote health equity among multiethnic and linguistically diverse adults by developing and evaluating innovative, patient-centered interventions.
Dr. Jane Symington is a pediatric physician scientist investigating the pathogenesis of Coccidioides, the fungus that causes Coccidioidomycosis, more commonly known as Valley Fever. Her current work focuses on dissecting the interactions between Coccidioides and innate immune cells to identify and target pathways important for fungal virulence or protective host responses.
Jane (Jaeyun) Wang, M.D. is currently a general surgery resident with the UCSF Department of Surgery. She completed her undergraduate studies at Northwestern University, where she majored in Neurobiology and graduated with Summa Cum Laude honors.
Janeen Smith, MD is a Clinical Professor at the University of California, San Francisco and Service Chief of Tele Emergency and Urgent Care for VISN (Veteran Integrated Service Network) 21 of the Veterans Health Administration.
Dr. Boyle is a translational scientist with research interests that include pediatric cancer therapeutics, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, pharmacogenomics, and clinical trial design. The majority of her research resides within the complex setting of hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) and is focused around chemotherapeutic and immunosuppressive agents used in the preparative regimens of pediatric HCT.
Janelle UrataProject Policy Analyst 3, Preventive & Restor Dent Sci Janelle Urata, RDH, MS's work has touched on Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems, Cannabis, Attitude of Health Personnel, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Tobacco Use Cessation, Nurse Administrators, and Cell Phone.
Janessa Broussard, RN, MS, NP's work has touched on HIV Infections, Methamphetamine, Feasibility Studies, Observational Studies as Topic, HIV-1, Anti-Retroviral Agents, and Point-of-Care Testing.
Dr. Chiang is Assistant Professor of Medicine at UCSF and Staff Physician at San Francisco VA Health Care System and Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. She is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in the subspecialty of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.
Dr. Janet Chu is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the UCSF Division of General Internal Medicine, where she works as a primary care physician and health services researcher. Her research focuses on using implementation science to understand and address the impact of multilevel social determinants of health on health disparities.
Janet Coffman, MA, MPP, PhD, aims to build bridges between academia and policymakers. She is Co-Associate Director for Policy Programs at UCSF's Institute for Health Policy Studies and Co-Director of the Master of Science in Health Policy and Law Program.
I am a statistical programmer and manager of the UCATS Stats Group in the UCSF Department of Urology Clinical and Translational Sciences. I work closely with Peter R. Carroll, other faculty, and trainees specializing in urologic oncology.
Dr. Ho is an internist at the University of California, San Francisco fellowship trained and board-certified in palliative and addiction medicine. She attends on the Addiction consult service at the Zuckerberg General Hospital and UCSF, and is the site medical director for inpatient Palliative Care Services at Parnassus.
Janet JueClinical Research Coordinator, Neurology Janet Jue's work has touched on Preschool Child, Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis, Plasma Exchange, CNS Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, Multiple Sclerosis, Autoantibodies, and Veins.
Janet Lee, MD, MPH, MAS's work has touched on Testosterone, Telemedicine, Adolescent, Familial Hypophosphatemic Rickets, Bone Density, Fibroblast Growth Factors, and X-Linked Genetic Diseases.
Janet Myers, PhD, MPH is a medical sociologist whose research focuses on evaluation of HIV care and treatment interventions delivered in clinical settings. Janet has served as principal investigator on several large multi-site demonstration projects aiming to optimize linkage, engagement and retention in Ryan White Program-funded care.
Sociology of health and illness; social inequalities in health; science, technology, and medicine studies; race, gender, and class; qualitative research methods.
Janet Wojcicki, PhD, MPH's work has touched on Telomere, Human Herpesvirus 8, Food Labeling, Pediatric Obesity, Maternal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena, Telomere Shortening, and Nutrition Policy.
I graduated from Tulane Medical School, am a board-certified internist and cardiologist with significant experience in clinical pharmacology and geriatric medicine. My research goal has been to elucidate age-related and sex-related differences in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in order to improve medication therapy for older adults.
I am a practicing clinical psychologist and Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). I also serve as Co-Director of the Asian American Research Center on Health (AsianARCH.org).
Janine Lupo, PhD, is a Professor in the Surbeck Laboratory of Advanced Imaging and Neuroimaging Research Interest Group of the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging. She is a member of the UCSF / UC Berkeley Graduate Group in Bioengineering, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, Institute for Computational Health Sciences, and Quantitative Biosciences Institute.
Dr. Boone-Heinonen is a Professor in the Institute for Health Policy Studies, with a joint appointment in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Her research interests focus on early life, behavioral, and environmental factors influence cardiometabolic health and related disparities throughout the life cycle.
Jarmin YehAssociate Professor, Institute for Health & Aging Jarmin Yeh, PhD, MPH, MSSW, is an Associate Professor in the Institute for Health & Aging, Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences, in the School of Nursing at UCSF. They are a sociologist, gerontologist, and age-friendly cities and health researcher.
Dr. Jasleen Kukreja is a cardiothoracic surgeon and director of the Lung Transplant Program at UCSF Medical Center. She is also director of the adult respiratory mechanical circulatory support program.
Jasmine Santoyo-Olsson's work has touched on Dementia, Rural Population, Translating, Suicide, Psychological Stress, Urban Population, and Pamphlets.
Jasmine Wong, MD's work has touched on Preoperative Care, Axilla, Prophylactic Mastectomy, Fiducial Markers, Segmental Mastectomy, Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy, and Mammaplasty.
I am interested in studying cardiovascular diseases aimed at unraveling the molecular pathways involved in progression and development of hypertension. Contraction-relaxation cycle in smooth muscle cells and in in-vivo models involved in blood pressure regulation.
I am a Clinical Associate Professor, Director of Inpatient Cardiology and Site Director for UCSF Cardiology Fellowship at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital ( ZSFG) / UCSF.
Jayme Congdon MD, MS is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Affiliated Faculty at the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies. She conducts community-engaged research to develop and test innovative models of health care delivery that promote equitable access to high-quality preventive care.
Jayne LewisResearch Grant Program Officer, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences Jayne Lewis-Kulzer, MPH, is the project director on multiple NIH-funded HIV-studies based in western Kenya. She has over 20 years of experience in HIV-related research and program implementation. Her research focuses on HIV prevention, linkage, and retention in care to improve the health outcomes of people living with HIV.
Jean DigitalePostdoctoral Scholar, Institute for Health Policy Studies Jean Digitale, PhD, MPH, RN is a UCSF National Clinician Scholar and Clinical Research Informatics Postdoctoral Fellow. She has a decade of experience working at the bedside as a pediatric nurse, primarily in critical care.
Jean FengAssistant Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics For the most up-to-date information, please visit our lab website!
Jean Nakamura, MD's work has touched on Ionizing Radiation, Neurofibromin 1, Space Flight, DNA Glycosylases, Glycolysis, Radiosurgery, and Neurofibromatosis 1.
Jean StarAssistant Professor, Orofacial Sciences Jean Star, DDS, MPH's work has touched on Quaternary Ammonium Compounds, General Anesthesia, Dental Records, Silver Compounds, Topical Fluorides, Aortic Coarctation, and Energy Intake.
Jeanette Hyer, PhD's work has touched on Pigment Epithelium of Eye, Moloney murine leukemia virus, beta-Galactosidase, Organogenesis, Cerebellar Neoplasms, Multipotent Stem Cells, and Eye.
Jeanne LaBerge, MD, is a Professor in Residence at the University of California, San Francisco, and is Chief of Interventional Radiology at UCSF’s Mount Zion Campus and Director of the Interventional Radiology fellowship program.
Jeanne McPhee, PhD's work has touched on Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, Mental Health, Juvenile Delinquency, Case Management, Criminal Law, Recidivism, and Adolescent.
Jeanne Tschann, PhD's work has touched on Mothers, Risk-Taking, Sexual Partners, Mexican Americans, Parent-Child Relations, Unsafe Sex, and Adolescent Behavior.
Jeannette Lager, MD, MPH is the Interim Chief of the Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery and Urogynecology Division, and Associate Director of the Multidisciplinary Endometriosis Center. Caring for gynecological patients is her passion.
Dr. Tenthorey's lab focuses on understanding how germline-encoded innate immune receptors are built to successfully detect rapidly evolving viral pathogens. Through evolutionary, biochemical and structural dissection, the lab uncovers basic design principles as well as molecular understanding of host-pathogen interactions.
Jeannie Bailey, PhD, has over a decade of interdisciplinary research experience in orthopaedic health outcomes focused on lumbar spinal conditions and low back pain. Dr. Bailey received her bachelorís degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and her masterís and doctorate degrees from the University of Washington.
Jeannie Tran is an academic hospitalist in the Division of Hospital Medicine at UCSF Parnassus.
Jelena Mustra Rakic, PhD's work has touched on Cigarette Smoking, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Carcinogens, Ferrets, Nitrosamines, Anticarcinogenic Agents, and Dietary Supplements.
Jen Perkins, MD, MBA's work has touched on Thyroid Nodule, Deprescriptions, Blood Glucose, Thyroidectomy, Fine-Needle Biopsy, Insulin Resistance, and Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers.
Jenelle Wallace, PhD's work has touched on Species Specificity, Neuroglia, Microglia, Synapses, Olfactory Perception, Prefrontal Cortex, and Waste Management.
Jeni JanciProf. Services Contractor, Emergency Medicine Jeni began her life science career in the start-up biotech industry before earning her Ph.D. at University of California, Berkeley in Mike Levine’s laboratory. Her thesis was focused on gene regulatory networks of heart development in the primitive chordate, Ciona intestinalis.
My research goal is to improve outcomes for people with diabetes through optimal use of diabetes technologies. Management of diabetes is difficult, with self-management and adherence changing as a child progresses from childhood through adolescence and young adulthood.
Jennie Taylor, MD, MPH's work has touched on DNA Modification Methylases, Nervous System Diseases, Alkylating Antineoplastic Agents, Brain Neoplasms, Lomustine, Pathologic Neovascularization, and Astrocytoma.
Jennifer Arjona's work has touched on Wearable Electronic Devices, Ambulatory Monitoring, Chronic Progressive Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis, Accelerometry, Algorithms, and Electromyography.
Jennifer Babik, MD, PhD's research interests include Scholarly: medical education, subspecialty education, curriculum development, clinical teaching, and Clinical: infectious diseases.
Jennifer Bridge, PhD's work has touched on Lymph Nodes, Transplantation Conditioning, Regulatory T-Lymphocytes, Cytokines, T-Lymphocytes, Immune Tolerance, and Antigen-Presenting Cells.
Jennifer Buchanan, DDS's publications include "Corrigendum: "State of the Mewnion": Practices of Feral Cat Care and Advocacy Organizations in the United States." (Front Vet Sci, 2022).
Hepatic fibrogenesis is the molecular process that leads to end-stage liver disease, and there are currently no FDA-approved therapies that target this process. During my clinical training in internal medicine and hepatology, I was struck by the lack of therapies available for my patients with chronic liver disease and by how the vast majority were unaware of their diagnosis of hepatic fibrosis.
Jennifer Clarke, MD, MPH's work has touched on Neuroepithelial Neoplasms, Glioma, Isocitrate Dehydrogenase, Quinazolines, Chemoradiotherapy, Camptothecin, and Glioblastoma.
Dr. Cocohoba is a Professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy at the University of California San Francisco. She specializes in HIV / AIDS Ambulatory Care and serves as the clinical pharmacist for the UCSF Womens’ HIV Program (WHP) where she optimizes antiretroviral therapy, patient adherence, conducts chronic disease management, and opioid stewardship.
Jennifer Cohen, MPA's work has touched on Housing, Medicare Part D, Trichomonas Infections, Female Homosexuality, Bisexuality, Optimism, and Substance-Related Disorders.
Jennifer Doudna, PhD's work has touched on Catalytic RNA, CRISPR-Cas Systems, Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats, Genetic Engineering, Endodeoxyribonucleases, Bacterial Proteins, and Bacterial RNA.
Professor Jennifer Dunn is a teacher, lawyer, and emerging scholar in sociology. Her research focuses on reproductive health, health equity, health care reform, and social justice. Jennifer taught at UC Law SF from 2009 to 2019 before joining UCSF as an Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing.
Jennifer Duong, MD's research interests include cystic fibrosis gastrointestinal disease
Jennifer Evans, MS's work has touched on Amphetamine-Related Disorders, Cambodia, San Francisco, Alcohol-Related Disorders, Amphetamines, Drug Users, and Unsafe Sex.
Jennifer Felder, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist dedicated to promoting mental health during pregnancy and early parenting. In her research, Dr. Felder evaluates treatments to improve sleep and prevent depression.
Dr. Jennifer R. Grandis received her medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania, and completed her internship from the same institution. Dr. Grandis completed both a residency and an Infectious Disease fellowship from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania.
My program of research focuses on the intersection of substance use, HIV and related infections in marginalized populations including: people who inject drugs (PWID), female sex workers (FSW) and men who have sex with men (MSM).
Jennifer James, PhD, MS, MSW's work has touched on Breast Neoplasms, Cultural Anthropology, Early Detection of Cancer, Prisons, Medicine, Moral Obligations, and Access to Information.
Jennifer Karlin, MD, PhD's research interests include Person-centered care, US urban health, clinical ethics, history of medicine, and expertise.
Jennifer Kerns, MD, MPH's work has touched on Congenital Abnormalities, Fetal Death, Second Pregnancy Trimester, Therapeutic Abortion, Pregnancy Complications, Dilatation and Curettage, and Induced Abortion.
Jennifer KoProject Director, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences Jennifer Ko's work has touched on Fusion Oncogene Proteins, Melanocytes, Soft Tissue Neoplasms, Skin Neoplasms, Merkel Cell Carcinoma, Pigmented Nevus, and Hemangiosarcoma.
Dr. Lai is a practicing general / transplant hepatologist and board-certified Physician Nutrition Specialist who specializes in caring for patients across the entire spectrum of liver disease, from diagnosis to liver transplant.
Jennifer LuanClinical Research Manager, HDF Comprehensive Cancer Ctr Jennifer Luan's work has touched on Sleep Wake Disorders, Cognition Disorders, Neoplasm Drug Resistance, Quality of Life, Self-Assessment, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols, and Kidney Diseases.
Dr. Jennifer Ly is an Associate Clinical Professor and Attending Psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. in the Hyperactivity, Attention, and Learning Problems (HALP) Clinic, she assesses children, adolescents, and young adults for attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety, and depression.
Jennifer Manuel, PhD's work has touched on Health Personnel, Substance-Related Disorders, Buprenorphine, Motivational Interviewing, Social Support, Self-Help Groups, and Referral and Consultation.
Jennifer Merrilees, RN, PhD's work has touched on Love, Sleep Deprivation, Self Efficacy, Dementia, Emotions, Caregivers, and Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration.
Jennifer Michlitsch, MD's work has touched on Vincristine, Neonatal Screening, Gynecologic Surgical Procedures, Vaginal Neoplasms, Anemia, Hemoglobinopathies, and Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma.
Jennifer Mitchell is a Professor in the Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and the Associate Chief of Staff for Research and Development at the San Francisco VA Medical Center.
Jennifer Mulliken is an infectious disease specialist who attends at San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC) where she sees patients on the infectious disease consult service and in the outpatient HIV / infectious disease clinic.
Jennifer Perkins, DDS, MD's research interests include predoctoral dental education, Dentoalveolar surgery, undergraduate medical education, oral and maxillofacial pathology, and postdoctoral dental education.
Dr. Puck earned her undergraduate and medical degrees at Harvard University and Harvard Medical School, after which she completed clinical and research training in pediatrics, infectious diseases and immunology at Washington University in St.
Jennifer Rienks, PhD, has been with FHOP since 1996 and is currently the Associate Director of FHOP. A native of Connecticut, Dr. Rienks received her undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Connecticut before heading west to complete both her Masters of Science degree and PhD in Social Psychology at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Jennifer Rose-Nussbaumer is a board-certified ophthalmologist and fellowship-trained cornea specialist at the University of California, San Francisco.
Jennifer Rosenbluth, MD, PhD, is a medical oncologist who specializes in breast cancer, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine, and a member of the Breast Oncology Program in the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Jennifer Sasaki Russell, PhD's work has touched on Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Anesthesia, Maze Learning, Isoflurane, Anesthetics, Basolateral Nuclear Complex, and Septal Nuclei.
Jennifer Smith, PhD, MSc's work has touched on Trichiasis, Namibia, Disease Eradication, Travel, Vivax Malaria, Medical Topography, and Malaria.
Dr. Velloza is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Global Health and Infectious Disease Epidemiology. Her research, teaching, and mentoring focus on advancing the field of global mental health and the intersection with HIV and STI prevention specifically for adolescent girls and young women.
Jennifer Viner's research interests include Global Health, Quality Improvement in Neurosurgery
Dr. Jennifer Yarger is an Assistant Professor in the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies and the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, affiliated with the Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health.
Jennifer Yokoyama obtained her doctorate degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics from UCSF in December 2010 with Dr. Steven Hamilton (Department of Psychiatry and Institute for Human Genetics).
After graduating from UC Berkeley, she completed medical school and Internal Medicine residency at UCSF. She spent five years working as a Primary Care Physician at the county hospital in Oakland where she served as the Associate Medical Director of the clinic and more recently was the Associate Chief Medical Informatics Officer for Alameda Health System.
Jenny Fang, MD, MS's work has touched on Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Lipoxin Receptors, Acute Lung Injury, Pulmonary Alveoli, Lipoxins, and Pneumococcal Pneumonia.
Jenny LiuProfessor, Institute for Health & Aging Jenny Liu, PhD, MPP, MA's work has touched on Commerce, Community Health Workers, House Calls, Mali, Prenatal Care, Tanzania, and Child Mortality.
Jenny Stephans's work has touched on Quality of Life, Deafness, Parents, Persons With Hearing Impairments, Verbal Behavior, Self Efficacy, and Cytomegalovirus Infections.
Jenny Szu's work has touched on Seizures, Traumatic Brain Injuries, Cerebral Toxoplasmosis, Neurofibrillary Tangles, Skull, Cerebral Arteries, and Extracellular Traps.
Jenny Tai's research interests include Simulation, 3D Modeling, Virtual Reality, CAD, and 3D Printing.
Jera Lewis, MD's work has touched on Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor, Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor, T-Lymphocytes, Cancer Vaccines, Tumor Microenvironment, Castration-Resistant Prostatic Neoplasms, and Interferon-gamma.
Jess has a split appointment between the Institute for Global Health Sciences where she is the Management Lead in the Center for Pandemic Preparedness and the SON's Institute for Health and Aging where she serves as the Chief Administrative Officer.
Jessamyn Conell-Price, MD, MS's work has touched on Ganglionic Stimulants, Third Molar, Statistical Models, Frail Elderly, Oxytocics, Premedication, and Obstetrical Analgesia.
Palliative medicine, medical education, wellness and resiliency, global palliative care, vulnerable and underserved populations
Jessica Alway is a Clinical Research Coordinator focusing on tobacco use interventions among people experiencing homelessness. Specifically, she led the Smoke-Free Home study conducted in Bay Area permanent supportive housing.
Jessica Arizaga, PhD's work has touched on Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects, Vulnerable Populations, Mental Health, Psychological Adaptation, Psychological Stress, Executive Function, and Pandemics.
Jessica Bath, DPT, PhD's work has touched on Postural Balance, Humans, and Parkinson Disease.
Jessica Bloome, MD, MPH's work has touched on Language Development, Physicians' Practice Patterns, Vocabulary, Smoking Cessation, Papillomaviridae, Handheld Computers, and Hearing Loss.
Jessica Briggs, MD, MA's research interests include Global health, Malaria, Molecular epidemiology, and HIV / AIDS.
I am a behavioral neurologist with expertise in the evaluation and diagnosis of patients with primary progressive aphasia (PPA), frontotemporal dementia (FTD), and Alzheimer’s dementia. My research program aims to understand how bilingualism, language typology, and sociocultural factors affect the clinical, neuropsychological, and neuroimaging findings in neurodegenerative diseases.
Jessica Dong, MD, MBA's work has touched on Tretinoin, Cell Cycle Proteins, Neoplastic Gene Expression Regulation, Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia, Humans, Small Interfering RNA, and Retinoic Acid Receptors.
Jessica EngVolunteer Associate Clinical Professor, Medicine Jessica Eng, MD, MS, is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). A graduate of Harvard College and the Boston University School of Medicine, she completed her internal medicine residency and geriatric fellowship at Boston Medical Center.
Dr. Jessica Erickson is an internal medicine specialist who cares for patients with or at risk for chronic disorders, partnering with them on prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Her research interests include how to improve emotional and logistical processes for providers and patients' loved ones as they navigate severe illness and loss.
Jessica Foley, PhD, PsyD's research interests include cognition in aging HIV, brain white matter microstructure in Alzheimer's disease, Neuropsychology, and APOE-4 genetic risk for Alzheimer's disease.
Jessica Gosnell, M.D. is an Associate Professor of Surgery in the Division of General Surgery. Dr. Gosnell earned her BA in Biology and French Studies at Wellesley College, and her medical degree at the University of Washington in Seattle.
Jessica Hayward, MD's research interests include screening and diagnostic mammography, Breast cancer, obstetrics and gynecology imaging, and breast ultrasound and MRI.
Jessica Keyser, PhD's work has touched on Homicide, Feeding and Eating Disorders, Warfare, Veterans, Pilot Projects, Caregivers, and Anxiety Disorders.
Jessica KimAssistant Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences Dr. Jessica Kim is a gynecologist and minimally invasive gynecologic surgeon who specializes in endometriosis, chronic pelvic pain, fibroids, ovarian cysts, abnormal bleeding, and other complex gynecologic conditions.
Dr. Neely is a pediatric rheumatologist who studies a rare pediatric condition known as juvenile dermatomyositis using multi-modal single cell technologies of biological samples collected from her patients.
Jessica Pourian, MD's work has touched on Confidentiality, Child, Information Dissemination, Retrospective Studies, Adolescent, Humans, and Documentation.
Dr. Jessica Ristau, is a primary care doctor and addiction medicine specialist. Dr. Ristau earned her medical degree at Boston University School of Medicine. At UCSF, she completed a residency in internal medicine, followed by a fellowship in addiction medicine based at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center and in partnership with the San Francisco Department of Public Health.
Jessica Ross, MD, PhD's work has touched on Terminology as Topic, Controlled Vocabulary, Pair 15 Human Chromosomes, Gulf War, Genetic Linkage, Pair 20 Human Chromosomes, and Pedigree.
I am a gastroenterologist and transplant hepatologist who specializes in caring for patients with liver diseases, including those awaiting liver transplantation.
Jessica Santos-Parker, MD, MS, PhD's work has touched on Attitude to Death, Vascular Stiffness, Kidney Transplantation, Comprehension, Regional Blood Flow, Ambulatory Surgical Procedures, and Brachial Artery.
Dr. Jess Scholey is an Assistant Professor, Physics Director of the MRI Simulation Program, and Physics Lead of the Proton Ocular Program in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of California, San Francisco.
Dr. Jessica Shantha is an ophthalmologist who specializes in caring for patients with infectious or inflammatory eye diseases, including uveitis (swelling of the uvea, the eye's middle layer).
Jessica TanVolunteer Assistant Clinical Professor, Radiology Jessica C. Tan, MD, is an Assistant Clinical Professor in Residence in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at the University of California, San Francisco and San Francisco General Hospital.
Jessica Tenney, MD's work has touched on Chondrocytes, RNA Splicing Factors, Mutation, Kidney Neoplasms, Congenital Hand Deformities, Microcephaly, and 3-Oxo-5-alpha-Steroid 4-Dehydrogenase.
Jessica Trowbridge, PhD, MPH's work has touched on Organophosphates, Deoxycholic Acid, Environmental Pollutants, Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects, Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension, Fluorocarbons, and Alkanesulfonic Acids.
Jessie Holtzman, MD's work has touched on Social Values, Alcohol-Related Disorders, Human Rights, Artificial Pacemaker, Medical Device Legislation, Undergraduate Medical Education, and Cardiology.
Jessie Murphy, MPH's work has touched on Socioeconomic Factors, Patient Satisfaction, Practice Attitudes Health Knowledge, Counseling, San Francisco, HIV Seropositivity, and Directive Counseling.
Jessie Turnbaugh, PhD's work has touched on High-Fat Diet, Peptide Fragments, Lymphotoxin-alpha, PrPSc Proteins, Prions, Ketogenic Diet, and Gastrointestinal Microbiome.
Jet Vonk is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Memory and Aging Center of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She earned her first PhD in Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences from the City University of New York Graduate Center, with a specialization in neurolinguistics and cognitive science, and her second PhD in Epidemiology with a specialization in medical statistics from Utrecht University.
Jia Xin Huang, MD's work has touched on Social Determinants of Health, Incidence, Female, Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Hyperglycemia, Risk Factors, and Child.
Jia YangAssistant Researcher, Bioengineering Jia Yang, PhD's work has touched on Immunological Antineoplastic Agents, Dendritic Cells, GABA Receptors, Pancreatic Neoplasms, Adoptive Immunotherapy, CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes, and Pancreatic Ductal Carcinoma.
Jiajia ZhangAssistant Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences Dr. Wenjia "Jiajia" Zhang is a gynecologist and minimally invasive gynecologic surgeon who treats women with endometriosis, fibroids, pelvic pain, ovarian cysts, Asherman's syndrome, complications with C-section incision healing, and other reproductive system conditions.
Jialing Liu, PhD's work has touched on CD36 Antigens, Stroke, Hippocampus, Collateral Circulation, Circle of Willis, Neurogenesis, and LDL Lipoproteins.
Jiamin ZhouStaff Research Associate III, Orthopaedic Surgery Jiamin Zhou's work has touched on Paraspinal Muscles, Low Back Pain, Bone Marrow, Intervertebral Disc Degeneration, Member 25 Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptors, Antimitotic Agents, and Lumbar Vertebrae.
Jie Jane Chen, MD's work has touched on Breast Implantation, Medical Faculty, Cranial Nerves, Patient Education as Topic, Radiation Oncologists, Mentoring, and Goals.
Jill Goslinga, MD, MPH's work has touched on Protein Databases, Mutation, Animal Disease Models, Rituximab, Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis, Proteomics, and Off-Label Use.
The Hollenbach Lab specializes in analysis of the extremely polymorphic human leukocyte antigen (HLA) and killer immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) immunogenetic systems. In addition to their critical role in transplantation, over 100 infectious, autoimmune and pharmacological disease phenotypes and cancers are associated with genetic variation of HLA and KIR, which also have functional interaction with one another.
Jill Ostrem, MD's work has touched on Torticollis, Essential Tremor, Ventral Thalamic Nuclei, Implanted Electrodes, Globus Pallidus, Dystonia, and Dystonic Disorders.
Jillian Kadota's work has touched on Latent Tuberculosis, Social Isolation, Motivation, Neck Pain, Tuberculosis, Low Back Pain, and Disease Notification.
Jillian Mongelluzzo, MD's work has touched on Bacterial Meningitis, Pediatric Hospitals, Internship and Residency, Sepsis, Infectious Skin Diseases, Hospitalization, and Soft Tissue Infections.
Dr. Jina Sinskey is an Associate Professor of Anesthesia at UCSF specializing in pediatric anesthesia. She is the Vice Chair of Well-Being for the Department of Anesthesia at UCSF and serves as Chair of the American Society of Anesthesiologists Committee on Physician Well-Being.
Dr. Cheng is a Professor in the UCSF Division of Oral Epidemiology & Dental Public Health and Division of Biostatistics.
Jing Liu, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at the University of California, San Francisco.
Jing Zhou, PhD's work has touched on Corpus Callosum, Papilloma, Diffuse Palmoplantar Keratoderma, Septins, Semaphorin-3A, Neuropilin-1, and Neuroendocrine Tumors.
Jingying Zhang, CRNA's work has touched on Humans, Adrenergic alpha-2 Receptor Agonists, Phantom Limb, Methadone, Knee Replacement Arthroplasty, Neuralgia, and Opioid Analgesics.
Dr. Yazdany is Chief of the Division of Rheumatology at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG) and the Alice Betts Endowed Professor of Medicine at UCSF. She received her undergraduate degree from Stanford, her MD from UCLA, and her MPH from Harvard.
Jinyoung Lee, PhD's work has touched on Colitis, Adult Stem Cells, Fetal Blood, Dinoprostone, Polycomb Repressive Complex 1, Dual Specificity Phosphatase 1, and Chemokine CCL2.
Jiwon ChoiAssociate Professor, Institute for Health & Aging Jiwon Choi, RN, PhD's work has touched on Overweight, Exercise, Arabs, Pregnant Women, Leisure Activities, Motor Activity, and Actigraphy.
Dr. Chien specializes in the management and treatment of patients with breast cancer. She is Professor of Medicine at UCSF and the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Chien received her undergraduate degree from Stanford University and medical degree from Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Joan Addington-White is a Professor of Medicine with the UCSF Department of Medicine at the Division of General Internal Medicine at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. She is the Residency Director for the San Francisco General Hospital Primary Care Internal Medicine Training Program (SFPC).
Joan HiltonProfessor in Residence, Epidemiology & Biostatistics Joan Hilton, DSc, MPH's work has touched on Text Messaging, Dentin, Reminder Systems, Sustained Virologic Response, Eczema, Appointments and Schedules, and Rhinitis.
Joan Jeung, MD, MPH, MS's research interests include Trauma informed care, Behavioral health integration, Developmental and behavioral pediatrics, Health equity, and Early childhood mental health.
Senior Vice President, Informatics and Clinical Content at First Databank (FDB)
Joanna Balcerek, MD, PhD's work has touched on Biological Products, Neutralizing Antibodies, Passive Immunization, Fanconi Anemia Complementation Group D2 Protein, Fanconi Anemia, Tissue and Organ Procurement, and Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins.
The Halkias lab studies the cellular and molecular signals that drive human immune development with a focus on understanding how early life host-microbe interactions influence adaptive immune responses to perinatal inflammatory disorders such as preterm birth.
Joanna Kovalski, PhD's work has touched on Protein Biosynthesis, Neoplasms, myc Genes, Neoplastic Cell Transformation, Caco-2 Cells, Metabolomics, and Neoplastic Gene Expression Regulation.
Dr. Joanna Phillips is a neuropathologist, specializing in the examination of central nervous system tissue to help diagnose neurological diseases. Her particular goal is to improve brain tumor treatment through both patient care and research.
Joanna Sharpless, MD's work has touched on Grief, Narration, Medical Students, Transients and Migrants, Fertility, Clinical Medicine, and Dental Caries.
Joanna Tu, MD's work has touched on Erythropoietic Protoporphyria, Sclerotherapy, Lymphatic Abnormalities, Hospital Medical Staff, Triamcinolone, Sclerosing Solutions, and Asphyxia Neonatorum.
Joanna Vinden, PhD's work has touched on Plasmodium falciparum, Capacity Building, Falciparum Malaria, Parasitemia, Antimalarials, Uganda, and Global Health.
Joanne Calderon's work has touched on Male, Middle Aged, Aged, Male Homosexuality, Papillomavirus Infections, San Francisco, and HIV Infections.
My lab is interested in the complex interplay between bacterial pathogens and host cells. In particular, we study two important human pathogens, Chlamydia trachomatis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Our strengths include using multidisciplinary approaches to these studies—allowing the pathogen to be our tutor.
Joanne Gras, DO's work has touched on Placenta Diseases, Quality of Life, Logistic Models, Pregnancy, San Francisco, Focus Groups, and Multivariate Analysis.
Joanne LeeSRA 4, Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases Joanne Lee's work has touched on Protein Isoforms, Longevity, HEK293 Cells, Prions, Phenotype, tau Proteins, and Amyloid Plaque.
Joanne Spetz is Director and Brenda and Jeffrey L. Kang Presidential Chair in Health Care Financing at the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies (IHPS), University of California San Francisco.
Next-generation sequencing technologies developed in the last ten years have dramatically widened our view into the many kinds of events that are driving tumor biology. Gene fusions, copy number alterations, mutations, epigenetic changes and transcript level alterations can all be ascertained via the knife of DNA and RNA sequencing.
Jocelyn Keehner is a physician specializing in the treatment of infectious disease who sees patients at the UCSF Medical Center. She received her MD from Tulane University School of Medicine and completed her residency training at Boston Medical Center in Boston Massachusetts.
Jody Baron, MD, PhD's work has touched on Lymphoid Tissue, Tumor Escape, Chemokine CXCL13, Liver, Interleukins, Natural Killer Cells, and Transforming Growth Factor beta.
Jody DialaPROJECT POLICY ANL 2, Family Health Care Nursing Jody Diala's work has touched on Los Angeles, Humans, Pandemics, Schools, and Public Health.
Jody Steinauer, MD, PhD is the Philip D. Darney Distinguished Professor of Family Planning and Reproductive Health in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences based at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG).
Joelle BrownAssociate Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics Joelle Brown, PhD's research interests include safer conception, vaccines, reproductive health, HPV, and sub-Saharan Africa.
Dr. Harwin earned her medical degree at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. She completed an internship in internal medicine at the Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, followed by diagnostic radiology residency and an abdominal imaging fellowship at UCSF.
Johanna Folk, PhD's work has touched on Prisons, Substance-Related Disorders, Underage Drinking, Telemedicine, Recidivism, Parent-Child Relations, and Criminals.
Joie GunerAssistant Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences Joie Guner, MD, MSc's work has touched on Placenta Previa, Granulosa Cells, Fallopian Tubes, Abruptio Placentae, Follicle Stimulating Hormone, Precocious Puberty, and Adenomyosis.
Jolie L. Chang, MD, is a Professor of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and Chief of the Division of Sleep Surgery and General Otolaryngology at the University of California, San Francisco. She received her bachelor's and master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge.
Jonna Mazet, PhD's work has touched on Emerging Communicable Diseases, One Health, Gorilla gorilla, Coronavirus, Ecosystem, Animal Toxoplasmosis, and Seawater.
Joo Yeun Lee, PhD's work has touched on Photoreceptor Cells, Integrins, Retina, Drosophila Proteins, Cadherins, Visual Pathways, and Cell Differentiation.
Jordan Jackson, MD's work has touched on Appendicitis, Gastrointestinal Intubation, Surgical Stomas, Craniocerebral Trauma, Child Abuse, Gastrostomy, and Abdominal Injuries.
Josephine Czechowicz, MD, is an Assistant Professor and Pediatric Otolaryngologist in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (OHNS) at the University of California, San Francisco. She attended Stanford University for medical school and Otolaryngology residency.
Josephine Hinneh, PhD's work has touched on Prostatic Neoplasms, Islets of Langerhans, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Apoptosis, Experimental Diabetes Mellitus, Thrombomodulin, and Protein S.
Josephine Reijneveld, PhD's work has touched on X-Ray Crystallography, Host-Pathogen Interactions, T-Cell Antigen Receptors, Intraepithelial Lymphocytes, CD1 Antigens, Tuberculosis, and T-Lymphocytes.
Josephine Tan's research interests include Medical Education, Information Literacy
Josette Rivera is a Professor of Medicine and a clinician educator in the UCSF Division of Geriatrics. She received her medical degree from the University of Rochester and completed residency training in Primary Care Internal Medicine at Johns Hopkins Bayview, followed by a clinical and research fellowship in the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology at Johns Hopkins.
Joy Mirjahangir, MPH's work has touched on Male Homosexuality, Sentinel Surveillance, HIV Infections, Human Milk, Safe Sex, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, and Sexually Transmitted Diseases.
Joyce Chang, MD's work has touched on Surgeons, Negotiating, Quality Improvement, Operating Rooms, Analgesia, Communication, and Hospital Anesthesia Department.
Joyce So, MD, PhD's work has touched on Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Microcephaly, Hallucinations, Heterozygote, Angelman Syndrome, Ocular Motility Disorders, and X-Linked Genetic Diseases.
Dr. Joyce Trompeta is a Professor who conducts outcomes research in the Department of Surgery in the School of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She completed her doctoral degree at UCSF, oversaw UCSF's Pediatric Kidney Transplant Program for ten years, and has expertise in adolescent growth and development.
Juan Du, MD's work has touched on Axons, KIR Receptors, Optic Disk, CD20 Antigens, Natural Killer Cells, Murine-Derived Monoclonal Antibodies, and Lymphoma.
Dr. Juan Qin's research integrates Cardio-Oncology, Immunology, Bioinformatics, and Translational Medicine, focusing on:
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) afflicts millions globally, causing significant joint deformity, pain, and functional disability. RA is without cure and its cause is unknown, but CD4 T cells—immune cells widely accepted to play a key role in RA pathogenesis—from patients with RA become activated by proteins through their T cell receptor (called “antigen-specific T cells”) and cause arthritis.
Judith Ford, PhD's work has touched on Electroencephalography, Auditory Perception, Auditory Cortex, Auditory Evoked Potentials, Hallucinations, Psychotic Disorders, and Biological Psychiatry.
I am a Professor in Residence in the HIV, ID, and Global Medicine Division in the Department of Medicine.
My research program is focused on basic and translational research on sepsis and other forms of inflammation-driven acute organ failure ("Inflammatory Critical Illness"). Sepsis and multiple organ failure are leading causes of death in the Intensive Care Unit.
Dr. Walsh is a primary care physician practicing at UCSF Women's Health Primary Care Clinic. Her focus is on disease prevention and women's health.
Judy Gonzalez-Vargas's work has touched on Dental Fluorosis, Dental Caries, Diet, Preventive Dentistry, Cultural Anthropology, Oral Hygiene, and Dietary Sodium Chloride.
Dr. Judy Tan is Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Prevention Science, Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS), at the University of California San Francisco. She is a behavioral and prevention scientist trained in social and health psychological theory, quantitative research methods, and intervention development.
Jue LinProfessional Research, Biochemistry and Biophysics Jue Lin, PhD's work has touched on Parkinson Disease, Telomere, Drug-Induced Dyskinesia, Telomere Shortening, Taiwan, Dystonic Disorders, and Tongue Diseases.
Julene K Johnson, PhD is a Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at the UCSF Institute for Health & Aging. She is co-director of the Sound Health Network, which is a partnership between UCSF and the NEA, in collaboration with the NIH, Kennedy Center, and Renee Fleming.
Juli Maxworthy, DNP, PhD(c), MSN, MBA, RN, CNL, CPHQ, CPPS, CHSE, FNAP, FSSH is an academic, innovator, and collaborator in the field of nursing practice, with the goal to use innovative practices and technology to improve health care delivery.
Julia Morgan Charalel, PhD's research interests include neurodevelopmental disorders, dialectical behavior therapy
Dr. Julia Adler-Milstein is a Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Clinical Informatics & Digital Transformation (DoC-IT).
Julia BrownAssistant Professor, Humanities & Social Sciences Dr. Julia Brown is an anthropologist and bioethicist who examines lived experiences and social value-making around controversial biotechnologies. She is currently exploring the ethics of prenatal genetic technologies, including the emergence of in utero gene editing.
Dr. Carnevale is a physician-scientist who treats patients with gastrointestinal cancers, and also performs research into finding novel therapies for these diseases.
Julia Chu, MD, MPH's research interests include Myeloid leukemias, myelodysplastic syndrome, Primary Immune Regulatory Disorders (PIRD), and Primary Immune Deficiencies (PID).
Julia Lechuga, PhD's work has touched on Violence, Mass Screening, Mexico, Substance-Related Disorders, Undocumented Immigrants, Police, and Emigration and Immigration.
Julia Meyer, PhD's work has touched on DNA Methylation, Neoplasm Drug Resistance, Ikaros Transcription Factor, Genomics, Drug Discovery, Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia, and 5'-Nucleotidase.
Julia Ye, MD, PhD's work has touched on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Tumor Suppressor Proteins, Nuclear Factor 45 Protein, Tumor Biomarkers, Nuclear Factor 90 Proteins, Embryonic Stem Cells, and Membranous Glomerulonephritis.
Dr. Juliana Friend is a medical anthropologist specializing in ethnographic and community-engaged qualitative research. Drawing on expertise in digital health, bioethics, and privacy studies, Dr. Friend's work addresses the intersection of tech policy and health policy and aims to amplify the perspectives of diverse constituents on how to amplify the benefits of emerging technologies while minimizing potential harms.
Julie Ann Sosa, MD, MA, FACS, MAMSE, FSSO, is the Leon Goldman MD Distinguished Professor of Surgery and Chair of the Department of Surgery at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), where she is also a Professor in the Department of Medicine and affiliated faculty for the Philip R.
Julie Brichard, MD's work has touched on Chikungunya virus, Neutralizing Antibodies, Chikungunya Fever, Alphavirus Infections, Dengue, West Nile Fever, and Infant.
Julie Fiore, MD, PhD's work has touched on Oligoribonucleotides, Nucleic Acid Conformation, Magnesium, Cations, Proteins, Nucleotide Motifs, and Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer.
Dr. Harris-Wai’s research focuses on examining the social and ethical factors influencing how and why genomic technologies are translated from the research setting into clinical care and the impact these technologies have on health disparities and underserved communities.
Julie Kim, MD is an associate clinical professor in Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes at UCSF. Dr. Kim practices at San Francisco General Hospital and treats patients with a variety of endocrinology conditions and diabetes.
Julie Ramseier, MD's work has touched on Matrix Metalloproteinases, Protein Kinase Inhibitors, Tissue Culture Techniques, Inflammation, Immunoassay, High-Throughput Screening Assays, and Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibitors.
Julie Saba, MD, PhD's research interests include colon cancer, sphingolipids, inborn errors of metabolism, inflammatory bowel disease, and sphingosine phosphate lyase insufficiency syndrome.
Julie Schallhorn, MD, MS is Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at UCSF. Dr. Schallhorn received her undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering from UCLA, and her Master’s degree in Bioengineering from UCSD.
Julie SmeyersPostdoctoral Scholar, Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases Julie Smeyers, PhD's work has touched on Running, Preclinical Drug Evaluation, Humans, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells.
The primary focus of Dr. Sneddon’s research is the niche in pancreatic development and Type I Diabetes. Her research group employs the tools of stem cell biology, developmental biology, genomics, and tissue engineering.
Our laboratory is interested in understanding how B cell behavior is regulated after encounter with either “self” or “foreign” antigens. We postulate that overlapping mechanisms are at play in both scenarios.
Juliet Fockler's work has touched on Longitudinal Studies, Alzheimer Disease, Patient Participation, Neuropsychological Tests, Marketing, Major Depressive Disorder, and Cognition.
Juliet Yonek, PhD's work has touched on Vaping, Managed Care Programs, Behavioral Symptoms, Mental Disorders, Smoking Cessation, Smoking Reduction, and Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems.
June ChanProfessor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics Dr. June M Chan leads novel research and advances education, with the common goals of improving patient care and public health outcomes.
June Lee, MD, is a Professor in the School of Medicine at UCSF. She was the chief architect of the highly successful Clinical and Translational Science Institute's Catalyst Program which serves as an internal UCSF accelerator for therapeutics, devices, diagnostics, and digital health technologies.
I am an Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics who has a deep interest in cardiometabolic risk that has been informed by both my care of patients with obesity and my research program. For nine years, I was a co-director of a large pediatric weight management program at Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland (2,400+ patients).
Jungmin LeePostdoctoral Scholar, Cellular Molecular Pharmacology Jungmin Lee, PhD's work has touched on Hemorrhage, beta-2 Adrenergic Receptors, Ligands, Erythropoietin, Cell Communication, Recombinant Fusion Proteins, and Sports Medicine.
Jungsoo Kim, DDS, MS's work has touched on Personal Satisfaction, Dietary Sugars, Dental Care for Children, Parent-Child Relations, Dental Caries, Surveys and Questionnaires, and Sugars.
Justine Levan, PhD's work has touched on Coronavirus Infections, Second Pregnancy Trimester, Clinical Laboratory Techniques, Affinity Chromatography, Viral Pneumonia, Cytomegalovirus, and Alkanesulfonic Acids.
Juyeon Ko, PhD's work has touched on Phospholipid Transfer Proteins, Humans, Calcium Channels, Calcium, Niclosamide, Anoctamins, and Lipids.
Dr. Marbin is the Director of the UC Berkeley UCSF Joint Medical Program (JMP). She holds appointments as HS Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at UCSF and HS Clinical Professor at UC Berkeley. Dr. Marbin is a general pediatrician who practices at San Francisco General Hospital.
My research on childhood obesity prevention addresses a preventable global health problem and one with important implications for global health nursing research and practice. Childhood obesity is one of the most serious global public health challenges of the 21st century.
Kafi Hemphill, MD's work has touched on Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, Sclerosing Solutions, Mitochondrial Membrane Transport Proteins, Sclerotherapy, Medical History Taking, Doxycycline, and Tinnitus.
Dr. Kaitlin Casaletto is a scientist-practitioner, board-certified neuropsychologist, and Associate Professor at the UC San Francisco Memory and Aging Center (MAC). She leads a research program identifying novel biobehavioral targets of dementia prevention.
Dr. Willham is interested in the unique needs of older adults and interventions that support their health, well-being and access to geriatrics-focused care. She provides geriatric medicine consultations in-person and over telehealth to Veterans in Northern California.
Kaja LeWinn, Sc.D., is an epidemiologist and Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Division at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. LeWinn attained her doctorate in Social Epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health and completed fellowships through the Robert Wood Johnson Health and Society Scholars Program and the Clinical Services Research Training Program at UCSF.
Kajsa Arkelius, MS, PhD's work has touched on Brain Ischemia, Matrix Metalloproteinase 9, Middle Cerebral Artery, Tissue Plasminogen Activator, Wistar Rats, Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule L1, and Edema.
Kala Ghooray is a nocturnist in the UCSF Division of Hospital Medicine, which she joined in 2022.
Kala is an Associate Adjunct Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of California, San Francisco. Kala also teaches clinical research methods to undergraduates, medical students, residents, fellows, and international faculty.
Kali Xu, MD's work has touched on Artificial Intelligence, Breast Neoplasms, Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts, Spinal Cord Neoplasms, Propanolamines, Radiologists, and Lactation.
Kalpana Nathan, MD, DLFAPA, CPE, is a Health Sciences Clinical professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at University of California, San Francisco. After completion of residency and research fellowship at Stanford University, she served 4 years at the San Francisco General Hospital / UCSF, gaining experience in the areas of substance use, HIV and public health.
Kamalini Ranasinghe, MBBS, PhD's work has touched on Verbal Behavior, Speech, Reflex, Pitch Perception, Executive Function, Inferior Colliculi, and Sensory Feedback.
I am a dermatologist who specializes in medical dermatology, seeing patients in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. I am passionate about providing each and every one of my patients with the most evidence-based medical treatments for their cutaneous disease, and to educate my patients to promote their best health of their skin.
Kanan Patel's work has touched on Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists, Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists, Home Care Services, Digoxin, Enalapril, Palliative Care, and Adrenergic beta-Antagonists.
Dr. Kara Bischoff is the Associate Division Chief for Outpatient Palliative Care and the Medical Director of UCSF's Outpatient Palliative Care Service. She provides palliative care to patients with a range of serious illnesses, including neurologic diseases, chronic lung diseases, and cancer.
Kara Faktor, MD, MSc, is a general surgery resident at UCSF. She graduated from Brandeis University with a B.S. in neuroscience, biology and Hispanic studies and received her medical degree from UCLA.
Kara LugtuProgram Coordinator, Family Community Medicine A public health professional with almost 6 years experience in a variety of settings including clinics, research, training, stakeholder engagement, policy, and program development, capable of producing results across multiple simultaneous projects.
Dr. Lynch is the Co-Director of the Core Clinical Laboratory at San Francisco General Hospital overseeing Chemistry and Toxicology. She is also the Director of Chemistry at UCSF Children's Hospital Oakland.
Kara MyersProfessor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences Kara Myers, CNM's work has touched on Formative Feedback, Social Skills, Teaching, Patient Care Team, Cooperative Behavior, Nurse Midwives, and Maternal Health Services.
Kara Tanaka, MD's work has touched on Surgical Casts, In Situ Hybridization, Urine, Three-Dimensional Printing, Elbow, Urologic Neoplasms, and Upper Extremity.
Karen Chan Barrett, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor with a joint appointment in the Institute for Health & Aging at the UCSF School of Nursing and the Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery at the School of Medicine.
Karen Hoppens Gylys is a nurse and a neuroscientist who joined the faculty of the UCSF School of Nursing in 2023 as Chair of the Physiological Nursing Department. Dr. Gylys was previously a faculty member in the UCLA School of Nursing and the UCLA Brain Research Institute, and a member of the UCLA Neuroscience Interdepartmental Program since 1998.
Karen Hauer, MD, PhD, Karen Hauer is Vice Dean for Education and Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She is an active researcher in medical education and a research mentor for fellows, residents and students, with a focus on competency-based medical education, learner assessment, coaching and remediation.
Karen Meckstroth, MD, MPH's work has touched on Clinical Chemistry Tests, Misoprostol, Telemedicine, Progesterone Congeners, Nonsteroidal Abortifacient Agents, Abortifacient Agents, and Pharmacies.
Karen ScottEmployee of Contracting Firm, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences At the University of California, San Francisco, Karen A. Scott, MD, MPH, FACOG is an Associate Professor and OBGYN Hospitalist in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Dr. Karen Seal is a Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry in Residence at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Based at the San Francisco VA Health Care System (SFVAHCS), she serves as Chief of the Integrative Health Service.
Ms. Smith is the Clinical Research Supervisor working directly with the Rabinovici Lab and the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. She works closely with both faculty and staff in monitoring operational issues, regulatory compliance and project development.
Karen Trang, M.D. is currently a general surgery resident with the UCSF Department of Surgery. She obtained her B.S. in Biochemistry at Saint Mary's College of California in Moraga, where she was the recipient of the De La Salle award, the highest academic honor award.
Karena Puldon, MD's work has touched on Fever, Wearable Electronic Devices, Aged, Feasibility Studies, Physiologic Monitoring, Self Report, and Body Temperature.
Karin PelkaAssistant Investigator, Gladstone Institutes Karin Pelka’s lab studies the cellular interactions that shape immune responses in human tumors, focusing on how these responses are regulated. Using a combination of large-scale genomic analyses and tissue imaging approaches, Pelka has identified hubs in tumor tissues where tumor cells come into close contact with immune cells.
• Accomplished in the development and study of mindfulness and positive-emotions based
Dr. Karin Wu is Assistant Professor of Medicine at UCSF and Staff Physician at the San Francisco VA Health Care System. She is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in the subspecialty of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.
Karishma Patel, MD's work has touched on Cardiomyopathies, Injury Severity Score, Echocardiography, Pregnant Women, Poland, Nonpenetrating Wounds, and Congenital Heart Defects.
Karla Lindquist, PhD's work has touched on Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Pair 11 Human Chromosomes, Nasolacrimal Duct, Activities of Daily Living, Dacryocystorhinostomy, Prostatic Neoplasms, and Urinary Bladder Neoplasms.
Dr. Murphy is a general internist and clinician investigator whose research focuses on improving physical health care delivery for patients with comorbid serious mental illness and reducing gaps in care quality that disproportionately affect this population.
Karnika Bhardwaj, MS's work has touched on Animals, Pruritus, Male, Mice, Hyperalgesia, Pain, and Female.
My research focuses on addressing the drivers and consequences of health inequity in HIV and chronic disease. One stream of research investigates the impact of food insecurity and other unmet subsistence needs on health.
Karuna Subramaniam, PhD's work has touched on Short-Term Memory, Memory, Psychological Anticipation, Cognition Disorders, Brain Mapping, Metaphor, and Psychotic Disorders.
Katarina Wang's work has touched on DNA Polymerase beta, Racism, Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay, Internet, Cysteine, Patient Navigation, and DNA Glycosylases.
Kate Cheng, MD's work has touched on Nutritional Status, Biliary Atresia, Paracentesis, Waiting Lists, Cholestasis, Ketogenic Diet, and Cystic Fibrosis.
Kate Holbrook, MS, RN, PHN's research interests include mass vaccination, public health nursing, vulnerable populations, disaster preparedness, and nursing education.
Kate Kronish, MD's research interests include liver transplant anesthesia
Kate Tasker is the Director of the UCSF Industry Documents Library. She leads a team to preserve and make publicly accessible millions of documents which shed light on industry influence on public health, including the Truth Tobacco Industry Documents and collections on the opioid, drug, chemical, food, and fossil fuel industries.
Katelin Kramer, MD's work has touched on Seizures, Betamethasone, Growth Disorders, Gastroschisis, Anticonvulsants, Indomethacin, and Newborn Infant.
Katelyn Hasse, PhD's work has touched on Elasticity, Breast, Radiotherapy Dosage, Mammography, ROC Curve, Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy, and Computers.
Dr. Akassoglou has pioneered studies in the investigation of neurovascular and neuroimmune mechanisms in neurologic diseases, and in particular the role of the blood clotting factors in CNS autoimmunity, trauma, and neurodegeneration.
I am a pulmonary and critical care physician interested in understanding and improving the outcomes of the chronic pulmonary complications experienced by people living with HIV in high- and low-income settings.
Academic Focus: Linkage and retention in HIV care; HIV testing in the emergency department and other acute medical care settings; acute HIV infection; quality of HIV care delivery; implementation science.
Kate Melino is an Associate Clinical Professor and co-director of the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) program at the UCSF School of Nursing. In addition to ongoing curriculum development, her teaching foci include structural competency, reflexive practice, therapeutic communication, trauma-informed care, and PMHNP role development.
Katharina Ziegeler, MD's work has touched on Sclerosis, Low Back Pain, Wrist, Bone Marrow Diseases, Sacroiliitis, Rheumatic Diseases, and Secondary Hyperparathyroidism.
Katie arrived to UCSF after residency training in Boston at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Clinically, she works as a hospitalist at ZSFG and is honored to serve in San Francisco's safety net hospital. She holds several medical education leadership roles including as a Clinical Skills Mentor in the JMP program, Co-Director of the Model SFGH Program and Co-Director of the Diagnostic Reasoning Course in the SOM.
Katherine Cecil, MD's work has touched on Fluorodeoxyglucose F18, Antipruritics, X-Ray Computed Tomography, Athletic Injuries, Breast Neoplasms, Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography, and Afferent Pathways.
Dr. Katherine Connolly is a perinatologist, a doctor who specializes in high-risk pregnancies, prenatal diagnoses of disorders or complications, and prenatal ultrasound. She performs chorionic villus sampling and amniocentesis, prenatal tests that screen for genetic abnormalities.
Katherine Fuh, MD, PhD's work has touched on Proto-Oncogene Proteins, Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases, Recombinational DNA Repair, Discoidin Domain Receptor 2, Endometrial Neoplasms, Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors, and Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts.
Katherine Gruenberg, PharmD, MA's work has touched on Pharmacy Residencies, Achievement, Infectious Encephalitis, Balamuthia mandrillaris, Longitudinal Studies, Internship and Residency, and Pharmacy.
Katherine Gundling, MD, is a Clinical Professor Emerita in the Department of Medicine, and served 12 years as practice chief for the Allergy / Immunology faculty practice. She was an academic internist/hospitalist for 8 years before returning for subspecialty training in Allergy/Immunology.
Katherine Heck's work has touched on Automobile Driving, Premature Birth, Motor Vehicles, Awareness, Breast Feeding, Small for Gestational Age Infant, and Mothers.
Dr. Katherine M. Hyland is a Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics and the Institute for Human Genetics at the UCSF School of Medicine. Her primary roles are in health professions education and faculty development.
Dr. Katherine Julian is Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine. She is the Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education in the School of Medicine and the Designated Institutional Official.
Katherine Lupton, MD's research interests include equity, justice, Physician workforce diversity, Medical education, and anti-racism.
Dr. Katherine Matthay is the chief of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital and has been focused for more than 20 years on translational research in neuroblastoma, a deadly childhood cancer.
Katherine Possin, PhD's research interests include Neuropsychology, Diagnosis, and Caregiving.
Katherine Rankin is a neuropsychologist who specializes in assessing cognitive and emotional symptoms in patients with memory disorders.
Katherine Sanders, MD MAS, is a general surgery resident at UCSF with an anticipated Graduation in 2025. She plans to pursue fellowship training in Endocrine Surgery.
Dr. Katherine Van Loon is a Professor of Medicine with clinical expertise in the management of gastrointestinal cancers. She has a particular interest in colorectal and anal cancers.
Katherine Wai, MD's work has touched on Pulmonary Surfactants, Newborn Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Human Papillomavirus DNA Tests, Respiratory Sounds, Immunological Antineoplastic Agents, Extremely Premature Infant, and Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures.
Kathy Yang, Pharm.D., MPH is a Health Sciences Clinical Professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy at the University of California (UCSF) School of Pharmacy and an Infectious Diseases Clinical Pharmacist in the UCSF Medical Center.
Kathleen Liu, MD, PhD's work has touched on Renal Dialysis, Critical Illness, Biomarkers, Sepsis, Acute-Phase Proteins, Fluid Therapy, and Nephrology.
Kathleen B. Orrico, PharmD, BCPS is a Full Professor of Clinical Pharmacy at the University of California, San Francisco School of Pharmacy. Kathy is a graduate of the University of Michigan and holds a Certificate in Genetics and Genomics from the Stanford University Center for Professional Development.
Kathleen Sarmiento is an Professor of Medicine at the VA San Francisco Health Care System and the Executive Director for VHA's National Sleep Medicine Program Office. Her research focuses on improving access to sleep care for both rural and urban Veterans by leveraging telehealth and hub-spoke partnerships, and by de-implementing low-value visits.
Kathleen Tebb, Ph.D., is a developmental and health research psychologist whose research focuses on developing, evaluating, implementing, and disseminating evidence-based interventions to promote health equity among diverse and underserved adolescents, young adults, and their families.
Kathy joined the UCSF Office of Technology Management(OTM) in March of 2014. She works with UCSF faculty members to protect intellectual property arising from their research and negotiates licenses to these technologies with both startups and established companies.
Kathryn Bilello, MD's work has touched on Thrombolytic Therapy, Fibrinolytic Agents, Cannabinoids, Designer Drugs, Pulmonary Embolism, Psychotropic Drugs, and Blood Substitutes.
Dr. Eubank is a Professor in the UCSF Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics. She is a clinician-educator developing and implementing curricula in geriatrics education, ethics, and team based care. She teaches in both undergraduate and graduate medical education settings.
Kathryn Kemper's work has touched on Mass Screening, Health Promotion, Occult Blood, Kenya, Cote d'Ivoire, Accreditation, and Colorectal Neoplasms.
Kathryn Kinasz, MD's work has touched on Feeding and Eating Disorders, Feeding Behavior, Body Image, Buprenorphine, Veterans, Internship and Residency, and Obsessive Behavior.
Kathryn LeeProfessor Emeritus, Family Health Care Nursing Dr. Lee has been in the Department of Family Health Care Nursing since 1988. She is Professor Emerita with a program of research in the area of sleep, fatigue, and circadian rhythms particularly focused on women and reproductive health issues.
Dr. Margolis is the Director of the Division of Integrated Behavioral Health at the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences ZSFG Campus. She is also the Associate Director of Primary Care Behavioral Health, Pediatrics at the Children's Health Center at ZSFG.
Kathryn A. Phillips, PhD, is Professor of Health Economics and Health Services Research in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy at UCSF. A leader in the application of new technologies to improve healthcare, she is the Founding Director of the UCSF Center for Translational and Policy Research on Precision Medicine (TRANSPERS).
Dr. Kathryn Rouine-Rapp is a cardiac anesthesiologist whose focus is on caring for infants, children and adults as they undergo surgery for congenital or acquired heart disease. This includes preparing patients for surgery as well as postsurgical recovery.
Kathryn Sullivan, MD's work has touched on Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration, Asthma, Sepsis, Chi-Square Distribution, Humans, Angiopoietin-2, and Health Status Disparities.
Kathleen Dracup, RN, FNP, PhD, FAAN is Dean Emeritus and Professor Emeritus, University of California, San Francisco, School of Nursing. Dr. Dracup earned a PhD from the University of California, San Francisco, a Master of Nursing degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from St.
Kathy Fung's work has touched on Solitary Pulmonary Nodule, Physicians' Practice Patterns, Hypotension, Nursing Homes, Blood Pressure Determination, Medical Overuse, and Veterans.
The Giacomini research group focuses on expanding our understanding of membrane transporters. Membrane transporters are of great biological and pharmacological importance, as they play a major role in human physiology and in drug disposition and response.
Kathy LeSaint, MD's work has touched on Opioid-Related Disorders, Hydroxychloroquine, Mitragyna, Emergency Medical Technicians, Chloroquine, Brugada Syndrome, and Hospital Emergency Service.
Katiah Llerena, PhD's work has touched on Psychotic Disorders, Work Performance, Contingent Negative Variation, Schizotypal Personality Disorder, Time Perception, Schizophrenic Psychology, and Schizophrenia.
Katie Gibson's work has touched on Medical Oncology, Antineoplastic Agents, Unnecessary Procedures, Chi-Square Distribution, Patients, Cost Sharing, and Health Behavior.
Katie Giessler, MPH, is a Senior Research Analyst for the SPARQ Project at the Institute for Global Health Sciences at the University of California in San Francisco.
Dr. Robin Kate Kelley is a gastrointestinal oncologist who specializes in cancers arising from the liver, including hepatocellular carcinoma, bile duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma), and gallbladder carcinoma.
Dr. Stone conducts large-scale multi-center cohort studies exploring the interrelationships between sleep and health outcomes, including falls and fractures, cognitive impairment and dementia, cardiovascular disease and mortality.
Katie Woodruff, DrPH, MPH's work has touched on Information Dissemination, Public Health, Mass Media, Politics, Induced Abortion, Virginia, and Pregnant Women.
Dr. Abuabara studies the impact of inflammatory skin disease on overall health and the role of the skin in the aging process. Her interdisciplinary scientific approach combines genomic, physiological, environmental, and psychosocial variables to understand patient outcomes over time.
Katrina BlackPostdoctoral Scholar, Cellular Molecular Pharmacology Katrina Black, PhD's work has touched on Membrane Lipids, Potassium Channels, Inwardly Rectifying Potassium Channels, Thrombocytopenia, Potassium, Ion Channel Gating, and Cytosol.
Katrina Hough's work has touched on 80 and over Aged, United States, Telephone, Social Isolation, Loneliness, Aged, and Humans.
Katrina Kimport, PhD, is Professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences of the University of California, San Francisco and Research Sociologist in the Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH) program at UCSF.
Dr. Katy K. Tsai is a medical oncologist and clinical researcher who specializes in treating advanced melanoma and other non-melanoma skin cancers, such as squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, and Merkel cell carcinoma.
Kavita Gandhi, MD, PhD's work has touched on Pain, Point-of-Care Systems, Observer Variation, Ultrasonography, Hospital Emergency Service, Eye, and Vitreous Detachment.
Dr. Kavita K. Mishra is an internationally renowned expert radiation oncologist focused on the treatment of uveal melanomas with proton beam radiotherapy as well as plaque brachytherapy. She earned her undergraduate degree in Biology at Harvard University, followed by her medical degree at the UCSF School of Medicine.
Global Health interest specifically in health systems rebuilding both during and post humanitarian crisis. Experience in humanitarian field, refugee camp medicine, emergency medicine education abroad, and emergency medicine development.
Kayla Karvonen, MD's research interests include anti-racism, racial inequities, health equity, social determinants of health, and racism.
Keiko Amano, MD, is a fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon specializing in the shoulder and elbow.
Kelley Bullard, MD's work has touched on General Surgery, Traumatology, Cardiovascular Diseases, Estradiol, Cardiology, Gunshot Wounds, and Genetic Predisposition to Disease.
As Associate Dean of Academic and Clinical Affairs at Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, Kelley Meade collaborates with leadership in the UCSF School of Medicine as well as in the UCSF Health Children's enterprise to support faculty in their clinical, research, training and advocacy work.
Kelly Atkins, PhD's work has touched on Motivation, Cognitive Dysfunction, Cognition, Physical Exertion, Delirium, Huntington Disease, and Reward.
Dr. Kelly Cordoro is a Professor of Dermatology and Pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco. She is Division Chief of Pediatric Dermatology and the Pediatric Dermatology Fellowship Director at UCSF.
Kelly Hilk, MD's work has touched on COP9 Signalosome Complex, Inner Auditory Hair Cells, Mass Screening, Macrophage Migration-Inhibitory Factors, Metabolic Syndrome, Glucose Intolerance, and Hypertension.
I am the Medical Director of the California STI / HIV Prevention Training Center at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the UCSF Division of Infectious Diseases, and a Public Health Medical Officer in the STD Control Branch at the California Department of Public Health.
The social construction and experience of addiction; Co-morbidity (HIV, substance abuse, mental illness), homelessness, and US urban health; Chronic non-cancer pain, clinical uncertainty, and scientific evidence; Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), bi-polar disorder, and the US welfare state; Gender, reproduction, motherhood and citizenship.
I am a junior researcher interested in studying the health-related quality of life of patients with hematologic malignancies
Dr. Taylor is a research scientist with Global Health Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco. Educated at University of Michigan, Vanderbilt University, and University of California Berkeley, Dr. Taylor is a behavioral scientist with a background in community psychology, epidemiology, and evaluation methodology.
My research focuses on understanding the role of Gs-protein coupled receptor signaling in skeletal development, with a focused interest in craniofacial fibrous dysplasia of the bone (FD) and McCune-Albright syndrome (MAS).
Kelly C. Young-Wolff (Piazza), PhD, MPH, is a licensed clinical psychologist and research scientist at the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research. She is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco.
Kelsey Bonilla, MD, is a fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon specializing in orthopaedic trauma.
Kelsey H. Collins, PhD completed her undergraduate work in Exercise Biology at University of California, Davis, and earned her PhD in Biomedical Engineering at University of Calgary under the direction of Dr. Walter Herzog.
Kelsey HoltAssociate Professor, Family Community Medicine Dr. Holt is a social and behavioral scientist whose research portfolio is dedicated to identifying ways to promote equity and person-centeredness within the sexual and reproductive health field. Drawing on training in anthropology and public health, Dr. Holt deploys diverse methodological approaches in her research.
Kelsey Natsuhara, MD's work has touched on Precision Medicine, Neoadjuvant Therapy, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols, Immunoglobulin Light Chains, Local Neoplasm Recurrence, Perineum, and Multiple Myeloma.
Kelsey Waier, RPh's work has touched on Attitude of Health Personnel, Pharmacy, Research Report, Community Pharmacy Services, Consensus, Humans, and Pharmacists.
Kelsey ZornProject Manager, Biochemistry and Biophysics Kelsey Zorn's work has touched on High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing, Nervous System Paraneoplastic Syndromes, Aseptic Meningitis, Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Degeneration, Autoantibodies, Complement Factor I, and Viral Encephalitis.
Dr. Kendall Beck is a gastroenterologist who cares for patients with general diseases of the stomach or intestines, inflammatory bowel disease and short bowel syndrome. She also performs endoscopic procedures.
Kendall Gross, PharmD, BCPS, DPLA is the Manager of the Pharmacy Informatics & Automation Teams at UCSF Health. She received her PharmD from the University of Georgia and completed residency training in Pharmacy and Critical Care at the University of Kentucky before joining UCSF.
Dr. Kendall Nash is a pediatric neurologist whose focus is delivering the highest quality neurological care to hospitalized children. As a pediatric neurohospitalist with specialty training in epilepsy, her special interests range from quality improvement to electroencephalogram monitoring (recording the brain’s electrical signals) in critically ill children.
Dr. Moore practices primary care in the Division of General Internal Medicine.
Kendra SimsPostdoctoral Scholar, Epidemiology & Biostatistics Kendra Sims, PhD's work has touched on C-Reactive Protein, Alzheimer Disease, Hypertension, Retirement, Mobility Limitation, Social Discrimination, and Nutrition Surveys.
Kendyl Naugle's work has touched on Hearing Loss, Language Development Disorders, Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Spouses, Language Therapy, Deafness, and Speech Therapy.
Kerry Decker’s clinical role is as a nurse practitioner on the inpatient adult liver transplant service, where she manages patients with decompensated cirrhosis who are waiting for and recovering from liver transplant surgery.
Kexin LiAssociate Specialist, Physiology Kexin Li, PhD's work has touched on Cholecystokinin, Septal Nuclei, GABAergic Neurons, Epilepsy, Neuregulin-1, Anoctamins, and Signal Transduction.
Kieran O'Brien, PhD, MPH's work has touched on Infant Mortality, Severe Acute Malnutrition, Malnutrition, Anthropometry, Trachoma, Child Mortality, and Mass Drug Administration.
Kieuhoa Vo, MD, MAS's work has touched on 3-Iodobenzylguanidine, Pharmacogenetics, Autologous Transplantation, Ifosfamide, Thrombotic Microangiopathies, Local Neoplasm Recurrence, and Transplantation Conditioning.
Kim DauVolunteer, Institute for Health Policy Studies Kim Dau, RN, MS, CNM's work has touched on Cultural Diversity, Gynecology, Social Discrimination, Organizations, Unplanned Pregnancy, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and Organizational Innovation.
Dr. Kimberly Koester, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. She is also a member of the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies in the Division of Prevention Science (DPS).
Kim LongPostdoctoral Scholar, Psychiatry Kim Long, PhD's work has touched on Neurons, Animal Sexual Behavior, Animals, Female, Social Behavior, and Hypothalamus.
Kim RhoadsAssociate Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics Kim Rhoads, MD, MPH's work has touched on Patient Readmission, Evidence-Based Practice, Colonic Diseases, Integrated Delivery of Health Care, Quality of Health Care, Colorectal Surgery, and Acute Myeloid Leukemia.
Kimberly Badal, PhD's work has touched on Mammography, Local Neoplasm Recurrence, Human Immunodeficiency Virus env Gene Products, Public Hospitals, Breast Neoplasms, Trinidad and Tobago, and Medical Records.
Kimberly Coleman-Phox, MPH's work has touched on Postpartum Period, Hyperphagia, Pregnancy Complications, Psychological Stress, Ventilation, Premature Birth, and Pregnant Women.
Dr. Jinnett is an implementation scientist, systems researcher, pro-social activist and lifelong learner.
Kimberly Kallianos, MD, is an Associate Professor in Cardiac and Pulmonary Imaging in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Kallianos received her medical degree at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts, and completed a one-year internship at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Kimberly Kirkwood, MD's work has touched on Substance P, Digestive System Endoscopy, BRCA2 Genes, Pancreatectomy, TRPV Cation Channels, Pancreatitis, and Transient Receptor Potential Channels.
Kimberly Luu MD is an Assistant Professor in the division of Pediatric Otolaryngology at the University of California, San Francisco's Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (OHNS). She received her medical degree from the University of Western Ontario and completed her residency in Otolaryngology at the University of British Columbia.
Dr. Page is a Professor in Residence in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Division of Infectious Disease, in the Department of Medicine at University of California San Francisco (UCSF). She is located with the Global Health Sciences group.
Kimberly Ray, MD, is an Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology in the Breast Imaging section in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Ray received her medical degree from the University of California, Irvine in 2001, and she completed a one-year internship from Loma Linda University Medical Center in California, in 2002.
Kimberly Rickman, MD, PhD's work has touched on DNA Damage, Fanconi Anemia, BRCA2 Protein, DNA Replication, DNA, Fanconi Anemia Complementation Group D2 Protein, and Sulfates.
Kimberly Yan, MD's work has touched on Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations, Cardiovascular Pregnancy Complications, Syncope, Cholangiography, Parathyroid Hormone, Liver Transplantation, and Cavernous Hemangioma.
Kimia Mashouf, MD's work has touched on Incisor, Tooth Eruption, Staining and Labeling, Hyaluronoglucosaminidase, Periodontium, Microbial Collagenase, and Periodontal Ligament.
Kiran Gupta is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine within the Division of Hospital Medicine as well as the Medical Director for Patient Safety at UCSF Medical Center. Her work focuses on supporting caregivers emotionally impacted by patient care, disseminating error prevention frameworks, as well as improving the root cause analysis, incident reporting and mortality review processes at UCSF.
Kirthi Ramalingam was born and raised in India, where she completed medical school and her initial surgical training before relocating to the US. Her medical career in India gave her valuable exposure to academic and resource-limited settings, fueling a deep commitment to care for cancer patients.
Kirsten Balano, Pharm D has contributed her clinical HIV pharmacist expertise in a variety of clinical, educational, and program development settings. Dr. Balano has been involved in the clinical care of patients since 1991 through work at San Francisco General Hospital Inpatient and Outpatient HIV programs.
Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS is the Lee Goldman, MD Endowed Professor of Medicine and Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. She is currently the 17th Editor in Chief of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and the JAMA Network.
Dr. Kirsten Fleischmann is a cardiologist specializing in echocardiography and non-invasive cardiology.
Dr. Kangelaris is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine (DHM) in the Department of Medicine at the University of California San Francisco. She is the Associate Director of the Academic Hospital Medicine fellowship and an Inquiry Advisor at UCSF Medical School.
Kirsten Obernier, PhD's work has touched on Protein Interaction Maps, Neural Stem Cells, Stem Cell Niche, Depsipeptides, Prosencephalon, Lateral Ventricles, and Neurogenesis.
My goal is to improve sexual and reproductive health and rights through creative solutions and new technologies. My tools include research, communications, advocacy, and design.
Kirsten Tolstrup is a non-invasive cardiologist with special interest in echocardiography, valvular and structural heart disease.
Kripa Balaram, MD's work has touched on Psychopharmacology, Premature Rupture Fetal Membranes, Chlamydia Infections, Substance-Related Disorders, Infectious Pregnancy Complications, Viral RNA, and Risk.
Dr. R. Krishna Chaganti is a rheumatologist who cares for patients with a variety of rheumatologic diseases. She has been a clinician at UCSF since 2008 and has a special focus on rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and skeletal health / osteoporosis.
Krista Harrison, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Division of Geriatrics and the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies (IHPS). Her research aims to mitigate suffering by improving models of care & policies for older adults living with, dying from, and grieving neurodegenerative diseases and other serious illnesses.
Krista Kaups, MD's work has touched on Nonpenetrating Wounds, Ventilator Weaning, Injury Severity Score, Spleen, General Surgery, Physician Impairment, and Traumatology.
Kristan Olazo, MPH's work has touched on Patients, Delivery of Health Care, Health Facilities, Work-Life Balance, Truth Disclosure, Disclosure, and Sexual Harassment.
Kristen Burke, PhD's work has touched on Contraception, Contraceptive Agents, Family Planning Services, Contraceptive Devices, Employment, Tubal Sterilization, and Texas.
Dr. Kristen Favel is a pediatric nephrologist who cares for children and adolescents with acute or chronic kidney problems, including those requiring dialysis and kidney transplant. Her research focuses on improving the long-term kidney health of children and adolescents with diabetes.
Kristen Gosnell's work has touched on Prenatal Diagnosis, Karyotyping, Twin Pregnancy, Congenital Abnormalities, Perinatal Care, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernias, and Microarray Analysis.
Kristen Harknett, PhD's work has touched on Social Welfare, Single Parent, Marriage, Birth Rate, Air Pollution, Sex Ratio, and Fertility.
Kristen Kirksey, PhD, MPH's work has touched on Logistic Models, Health Status Disparities, Female, Humans, United States, and Breast Feeding.
Kristen Marchi, MPH's research interests include diversity, equity, inclusion in research, maternal and infant health, and racism.
Dr. Kristen Nishimi is a social and psychiatric epidemiologist, an Adjunct Assistant Professor at UCSF in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and a research health science specialist in Mental Health at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Care System.
Dr. Kristen Wade’s scientific motivation is to contribute novel, interdisciplinary and evolutionarily-grounded models for understanding complex genetic traits. Her Bachelor of Science degree in Bioinformatics obtained at Virginia Commonwealth University in 2014 has prepared her for the technical challenges of working with large genomics datasets.
Kristie Hsu, MD's work has touched on Primary Health Care, Patient Reported Outcome Measures, Patient Preference, Goals, Medical Education, Cognitive Dysfunction, and Health Services Needs and Demand.
Kristie L. White is a pathologist who specializes in the diagnosis of hematologic disorders including leukemia, lymphoma, and infections and inherited disorders with hematologic manifestations. She is the Medical Director of the Hematology Laboratory at the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital, where she also oversees the clinical hematopathology service.
Kristin has been managing intellectual property and commercialization for UCSF since 2008. Her portfolio of technologies includes therapeutics, diagnostics, and medical devices. She works closely with UCSF faculty and staff to develop and commercialize their inventions, build large research collaboration and licensing partnerships, and spin out companies.
Dr. Kristin Dolan is the Assistant Director for the Benioff Center for Microbiome Medicine (BCMM), where she oversees operations, strategy, and all program development for a community of over 130 researchers and annual budget of $5M.
Kristin Hoeft, PhD, MPH's work has touched on Dietary Sodium Chloride, Dental Caries, Population Groups, Mothers, Dental Health Education, Cultural Anthropology, and Farmers.
Kristin Ming's work has touched on Medication Adherence, Anti-Retroviral Agents, Continuity of Patient Care, San Francisco, HIV Infections, Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, and Drug Prescriptions.
Dr. Sellers is an Assistant Adjunct Professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery. She studies intracranial electrical stimulation for the treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders including major depressive disorder and chronic pain.
Kristin Shimano, MD's work has touched on Thrombotic Microangiopathies, Spinal Cord Diseases, Pyridones, Pyrimidinones, Aplastic Anemia, Thrombosis, and Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras).
Kristina Fortes, MSN, RN's work has touched on Prospective Studies, Pharmacy, Transition to Adult Care, Nursing Students, Curriculum, Humans, and Educational Status.
Kristina W. Rosbe, MD is a Clinical Professor of Pediatric Otolaryngology – Head and Neck (OHNS) and Pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Rosbe received her medical degree from Dartmouth Medical School.
Kristina Stillwell, MD's research interests include Lactation support for mothers of sick or premature infants, Antibiotic Stewardship, and Neonatal Resuscitation.
Kristine Breyer, MD's research interests include Critical Care Medicine, Global Health, Critical Care Ultrasound, Resuscitation, and Medical Education.
Kristine Godziuk, PhD's work has touched on Obesity, Hip Osteoarthritis, Adiposity, Qualitative Research, Body Mass Index, Skeletal Muscle, and Alberta.
Kristine YaffeProfessor of Psychiatry, Neurology and Epidemiology, Psychiatry Kristine Yaffe, MD, is the Scola Endowed Chair and Leon Epstein Endowed Chair and Vice Chair, Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology, and Epidemiology, and Director of the Center for Population Brain Health at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).
Kriti Chaplot, PhD, MSc's work has touched on Pathological Protein Aggregation, Biological Assay, Drosophila melanogaster, Carrier Proteins, Superoxide Dismutase, Reverse Genetics, and Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases.
Kritika Khanna, PhD's work has touched on Antiviral Agents, Sulfhydryl Compounds, Phytochemicals, Cysteamine, Plant Extracts, Hypoxia, and Pharmaceutical Preparations.
I am a nurse leader who spent the first half of my career in hospitals in nursing administration and the second half in academia. My faculty practice and research interest is in clinical simulation and I lead the California Simulation Alliance (www.californiasimulationalliance.org).
Kyung-Hee Choi, PhD, MPH, is Professor Emeritus of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Dr. Choi has conducted HIV prevention research with men who have sex with men (MSM) in China and in the U.S., focusing on prevalence of and individual and contextual factors associated with HIV risk.
Laila Fozouni, MD, MPH's research interests include Addiction, Health Disparities, Cirrhosis, and Alcohol Related Liver Disease.
Public health challenges are deeply human challenges, shaped by culture, context, and community. Our work must bridge worlds - from high-level policy to grassroots implementation - while recognizing that gender equality and women's empowerment are fundamental to achieving lasting health impacts.
Lakshmi Subbaraj, MD's work has touched on Kelch-Like ECH-Associated Protein 1, Zinc Finger Protein Gli2, Central Nervous System Neoplasms, Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage, Glutamine, Lymphoma, and Adenocarcinoma.
Laleh Foroutani, MD's work has touched on Neuralgia, Polyphenols, Rectal Neoplasms, Anti-Anxiety Agents, Myasthenia Gravis, Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring, and Alginates.
Dr. Lan Vu is a pediatric surgeon at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital. Her research interests include outcomes for children with surgically correctable birth defects. Her interest in global health includes establishing sustainable collaborations with countries in Southeast Asia.
Lani WuProfessor, Pharmaceutical Chemistry Dr. Lani Wu is interested in discovering principles underlying cellular individuality, the emergence of collective cellular behaviors, and the evolution of drug resistance. She also applies the high-throughput technology developed by her laboratory to diverse applications, including mapping paths of signal transduction and accelerating drug discovery.
Lanjun Guo's work has touched on Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring, Facial Nerve, Meningeal Neoplasms, Finite Element Analysis, Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography, Spinal Fusion, and Spinal Cord Neoplasms.
Lanya Tianhao Cai, PhD's research interests include medical image processing, Traumatic brain injury, neurodegenerative diseases, magnetic resonance imaging, and neuropsychiatric disorders.
Lara Coffin, MPH's work has touched on Continuity of Patient Care, Syphilis, Developing Countries, Hepatitis A, Amphetamine-Related Disorders, Viral Load, and Behavior Therapy.
Lara Senekjian, MD's work has touched on Spleen, Fracture Fixation, Appendicitis, Economic Models, Quality-Adjusted Life Years, Abdominal Injuries, and Injury Severity Score.
Larissa Thomas is UCSF Professor of Clinical Medicine and a faculty hospitalist at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG). She is the Director of Well-being for UCSF Graduate Medical Education and the UCSF Academy of Medical Educators Endowed Chair for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.
Laura Buback's work has touched on Parturition, Kenya, Obstetric Delivery, Delivery of Health Care, Maternal Health Services, Middle East, and World Health Organization.
The research in my laboratory occurs at the interface of genetics and hepatology. We identify and study genetic factors contributing to development of cholestatic liver disease in people and mouse models.
Dr. Collins works full-time at the San Francisco VA Community Living Center. She is the physician-leader of the Social Focus Cohort, an interdisciplinary team that specializes in the care of veterans with complex medical, psychiatric and behavioral needs.
Laura Crocitto, MHA, MD's work has touched on Glutathione Transferase, DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferases, Physician's Role, Isoenzymes, Telomerase, Robotics, and Body Fluids.
I grew up in the bay area and joined UCSF in the Department of Neurology in 2013 as a Clinical Research Coordinator (CRC) at the UCSF Headache Center.
Laura Deering, MD's work has touched on Hepatitis C, Nicotinic Agonists, Nicotinic Receptors, Length of Stay, Intravenous Substance Abuse, Continuity of Patient Care, and Mass Screening.
Dr. Laura Esserman, M.D., M.B.A is a surgeon and breast cancer oncology specialist practicing at the UCSF Breast Care Center where she has also held the position of Director since 1996. She co-leads the Breast Oncology Program, the largest of the UCSF Helen Diller Comprehensive Cancer Center's multidisciplinary programs.
Laura Gottlieb, MD, MPH, is a Professor of Family and Community Medicine at UCSF. A former National Health Services Scholar and safety-net family physician with fellowship training in social determinants of health, Dr. Gottlieb now serves as Principal Investigator on multiple quantitative and qualitative projects examining the integration of social and medical care services.
Dr. Laura Huppert is an oncologist who cares for patients with all stages of breast cancer.
Dr. Laura Jelliffe-Pawlowski is an Emeritus Professor of Epidemiology & Biostatistics and a senior faculty member in the Institute of Global Health Science and with the California Preterm Birth Initiative in the UCSF School of Medicine.
Laura Koth received a B.S. degree from the University of California, Los Angeles in Biochemistry and an M.D. degree from Harvard Medical School in 1994. She completed her Internal Residency training at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts and her Pulmonary / Critical Care fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco.
As the Chief Scientific Officer for the Bluefield Project to Cure Frontotemporal Dementia, I work to enable and accelerate basic, clinical and translational research in frontotemporal dementia (FTD) caused by mutations in the lysosomal protein progranulin (GRN).
Laura Muratore's work has touched on Female, Feeding and Eating Disorders, Heterosexuality, Body Image, Sexual Behavior, Self Report, and Transgender Persons.
Laura Nerb, MD's work has touched on Healthcare Disparities, Heart Injuries, Infertility, Fertility Preservation, Cellular Mechanotransduction, User-Computer Interface, and Counseling.
Laura Packel, MPH, PhD's work has touched on Family Planning Services, Reproductive Health Services, Postcoital Contraception, Contact Tracing, HIV Infections, Reproductive Health, and Societies.
Laura Pincus, MD's work has touched on Benign Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid, Seborrheic Keratosis, T-Cell Lymphoma, Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16, Mycosis Fungoides, and Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma.
Dr. Plantinga is an epidemiologist and health services researcher. Her research focuses on multidisciplinary, patient-centered approaches to improving the quality of care among underserved patients with chronic diseases, particularly those with lupus and chronic and end-stage kidney disease.
As a member of the Neuromuscular Medicine division, I see patients with a variety of neurological disorders, including: neuropathy, muscle disease (hereditary and acquired myopathies / muscular dystrophies), neuromuscular junction disorders (such as myasthenia gravis), and diseases of the spine and nerve roots.
My lab investigates the societal root causes of chronic disease in our current food system. We study the interplay between the processed food industry and the populations that experience health harms from its products.
Dr. Laura Schoenherr is a palliative care physician who treats patients with serious illness in the inpatient setting. Together with the other members of the transdisciplinary inpatient palliative care team, she helps maximize patients' quality of life through symptom management, advance care planning, and emotional and psychosocial support.
Laura Seeholzer, PhD's work has touched on Larynx, Sensory Receptor Cells, Adenosine Triphosphate, Neural Pathways, Trachea, Biological Evolution, and Deglutition.
Laura Soriano, MD's work has touched on Seizures, Anesthesiology, Adult, Pregnancy, Cocos, Europe, and Obstetric Labor.
Dr. Straus is a psychologist and clinical science researcher based at the San Francisco VA medical center. Her research interests include: 1) sleep disturbance and emotional processes, including sleep disruption as a mechanism in trauma and stressor-related disorders; and 2) sleep disruption and its effects on daytime cognition and functioning.
Laura van ‘t Veer, PhD is Professor of Laboratory Medicine is the Program Leader of the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center Breast Oncology Program (BOP), Director of Applied Genomics with the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, and UCSF-Site Principal Investigator of the Athena Breast Health Network.
My program of research has focused on improving patient safety among nurses. In particular I focus on nursing care processes to improve the EFFICIENCY of care, provide ETHICAL care, and ensure safe care is EVIDENCE-based.
Laura J. Zitella is a nurse practitioner who cares for patients with blood or bone marrow cancers, such as lymphoma, multiple myeloma and leukemia.
Laurel Kinman, PhD's work has touched on Single Molecule Imaging, Proteolysis, Endopeptidase Clp, Genetic Translocation, Escherichia coli Proteins, Software, and Machine Learning.
Dr. Asarnow’s research program aims to reduce the burden of mental illness in youth by developing behavioral interventions that are effective, youth friendly, engaging, widely disseminable and easily accessible.
Dr. Lauren Boreta is a radiation oncologist. She has a special interest in palliative radiation therapy – which focuses on relieving pain and improving quality of life – for advanced cancer and cancers of the central nervous system.
Lauren M. Haack, PhD, is an associate professor and attending psychologist with research and clinical interests focused on 1) cultural influences to mental health conceptualization, assessment, and treatment, 2) accessible and culturally attuned evidence-based services for traditionally underserved youth and families worldwide, and 3) provider experience, training, and consultation.
Lauren Harasymiw, MPH, MD, PhD's work has touched on Antidepressive Agents, Mitosis, Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Spindle Apparatus, Aneuploidy, Mechanical Phenomena, and Centromere.
Lauren Higdon's research interests include Immunology
Lauren HuntAssociate Professor, Institute for Health Policy Studies I am PhD-trained nurse practitioner and health services researcher with a research focus on understanding the geriatric palliative care needs and experiences of older adults with dementia across care settings.
Lauren Lederle is a current hospitalist at the San Francisco VA medical center, where she is in the Division of Hospital Medicine. In addition to attending on the teaching service, and clinical work on the faculty service, she works in the Veteran's Integrated Preoperative Clinic which assists in evaluating and optimizing complex orthopedic surgery patients prior to surgery.
Lauren Linett, MD's work has touched on Time Factors, Fever, Ibuprofen, Drug Administration Schedule, Acetaminophen, Preschool Child, and Child.
Lauren Locke, MD's work has touched on Avoidance Learning, Ocular Vision, Smell, Cues, Animals, Mosquito Vectors, and Rats.
Lauren Patrick, MD's research interests include Medical education, Resident efficiency
Lauren Perez, PsyD's work has touched on CD28 Antigens, Chemokine CXCL12, HMGB1 Protein, Cryoelectron Microscopy, HIV Infections, beta-Arrestin 2, and CD4 Antigens.
Lauren Phinney, MD's work has touched on Qualitative Research, Interviews as Topic, Workplace, Adult, Clinical Competence, Feedback, and Learning.
Dr. Sanchez received her B.S and M.A in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology at UCLA before attending medical school at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. She then completed her residency in Pediatrics at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Dr. Lauren G. Santiesteban, MD is an orthopedic surgeon with specialty training in hand and upper extremity surgery.Treating all conditions of the upper extremity, from the simple to the complex, Dr. Santiesteban’s philosophy of care is that each patient should be treated as a unique person and not by a cookie-cutter, protocol-only approach.
Dr. Shapiro has clinical expertise in conditions of the upper extremity, including the hand, wrist, and elbow. Her clinical interests include traumatic hand and forearm injuries stemming from sports-related injuries to acute traumas as well as common issues such as arthritis, carpal tunnel, and ligament and tendon injuries.
Lauren Sterling's work has touched on Research Personnel, Body Mass Index, Academic Medical Centers, Mentors, Trial of Labor, Mentoring, and Distance Education.
Lauren StuparSalesforce Solutions Architect, Family Community Medicine Lauren Stupar's research interests include Salesforce
Lauren Suchman is an Assistant Professor in the Institute for Health and Aging and the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She is also a Faculty Affiliate with UCSF’s Institute for Global Health Sciences and the Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health.
Lauren TrihyProtocol Project Manager, HDF Comprehensive Cancer Ctr Lauren Trihy's work has touched on Mobile Applications, Practice Attitudes Health Knowledge, Male, Patient Education as Topic, Aged, Appointments and Schedules, and Tape Recording.
My laboratory focuses on understanding the genetic architecture of autism. We are working with genome-wide genetic data to identify additional susceptibility loci, the genetic mechanisms by which DNA variants influence autism risk, and the genetic and physiological pathways these risk loci implicate.
Lauri Pasch is a psychologist who specializes in infertility, family building and reproductive health. A member of the UCSF Center for Reproductive Health team for more than 10 years, she provides comprehensive consultations for patients.
Laurie Fields is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in the School of Medicine. She is a licensed clinical psychologist with a practice in adult psychotherapy and clinical consultation / supervision.
Laurie joined UCSF in June 2015 as an Associate RSC in Research Management Services (RMS). Currently she is a Research Services Coordinator and Grants & Contracts Officer for RMS, serving the Department of Medicine.
Laurie Richer, DO's research interests include Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, risk of harm to others, risk of self-harm, Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault, and Sexual Assault Survivors.
I am a physician-scientist and an assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco, and my research is focused on the use of technology in children with type 1 diabetes.
Dr. Lea Tenenholz Grinberg is a neuropathologist specializing in brain aging and associated disorders, most notably, Alzheimer's and neurological basis of sleep disturbances in neurodegenerative diseases.
Leah Jarlsberg's research interests include data visualization, tuberculosis, data management, regression, and statistics.
Dr. Karliner is Professor in Residence in the Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She is Director of the Center for Aging in Diverse Communities (CADC), an NIA funded Resource Center on Minority Aging Research.
Dr. Rorvig is a family doctor and geriatrician dedicated to the care of older adults and persons with disabilities. Currently she works as a geriatrician for the Family Health Center at San Francisco General Hospital.
Dr. Leah Witt is a pulmonologist and geriatrician based in San Francisco, California. She completed her fellowship in Geriatrics at UCSF in 2018. She completed her Pulmonary fellowship at the University of Chicago in 2017 following her residency in Internal Medicine at the same institution from 2011 to 2014.
Dr. Lealah Pollock is a family doctor who specializes in primary and specialty care for women living with HIV throughout their lives, including during pregnancy and the postpartum period. She also has a special interest in sexual and reproductive health and care for transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals.
Leanne Jones, PhD's research interests include mitochondrial and lipid metabolism, geroscience, and conserved mechanisms regulating stem cell behavior.
Lee Atkinson Mcevoy, MD's research interests include Medical Education, Primary Care Pediatrics, Clinic Administration, Patient-Centered Medical Home, and Quality Improvement.
Lee Schnaider, PhD's work has touched on Anti-Infective Agents, Metal Nanoparticles, Silk, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Biocompatible Materials, Candida albicans, and Bacterial Adhesion.
Dr. Lee-may Chen is the Division Director and Associate Program Director for the UCSF / KPSF Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship Program. She is deeply committed to education and improving the outcomes of gynecologic cancer care.
Leena Pandya, ND's work has touched on Major Depressive Disorder, Menstrual Cycle, Feasibility Studies, Sex Characteristics, Self Report, Depression, and Periodicity.
Legna Betancourt's work has touched on Biomarkers, Prospective Studies, Frailty, Cohort Studies, Phenotype, Pilot Projects, and Humans.
Lei ChenPostdoctoral Scholar, Institute for Health Policy Studies Dr. Lei Chen is a postdoctoral scholar at the UCSF Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies. She is a trans-disciplinary and cross-cultural researcher whose research focuses on Long-term services and supports, immigrants' access to healthcare, migrant workforce, aging and health policy, aging and technology, and cross-cultural study.
Lei ChoiMed Dir-Lean Promotion Office, Office of the CEO Lei Choi's work has touched on Efficiency, Pseudomonas Infections, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Internship and Residency, Leadership, Drug Hypersensitivity, and Antimicrobial Stewardship.
Leigh Ann O'Banion, MD's research interests include Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia, Vascular Trauma, Limb Salvage, Amputation Prevention, and Amputee Outcomes.
Leigh Kimberg, MD's research interests include violence prevention, critical pedagogy medical educaton, trauma-informed care, and abolition medicine.
Leila EtemadSr. Clinical Research Coord., Neurological Surgery Leila Etemad's work has touched on Flavonoids, Mustard Gas, Morphine Dependence, Chemical Warfare Agents, Congenital Limb Deformities, Flavonols, and DNA Damage.
Dr. Mohammadi is a physician-scientist and an Early Career Investigator with over 12 years of experience in clinical vascular studies including pre-doctoral work with much of it focused on studying vascular effects of tobacco and marijuana exposure.
Dr. Lekshmi Santhosh is an Associate Professor in Pulmonary / Critical Care Medicine and Hospital Medicine at the University of California-San Francisco. She serves as the inaugural DOM Associate Chair for People Development and Mentorship.
Dr. Lela Bachrach serves as the Adolescent Health and School-Based Health Medical director for the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland federally qualified health center. She enjoys clinical work and precepting trainees.
Lelia Chaisson, PhD, MSc's work has touched on Pulmonary Tuberculosis, CD4 Lymphocyte Count, Isoniazid, Informed Consent, Transaminases, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and Antitubercular Agents.
My research explores racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in access to care and outcome of leukemia and lymphoma treatment. I study access to care across the continuum of pediatric cancer from diagnosis and clinical trial enrollment through treatment and relapse to salvage therapies.
Leslie Avilez's publications include "Multilevel intervention for follow-up of abnormal FIT in the safety-net: IMProving Adherence to Colonoscopy through Teams and Technology (IMPACTT)." (Contemp Clin Trials, 2025).
Dr. Leslie Dubbin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at UCSF.
Leslie Carstensen Floren, PharmD, DABCP is an Associate Adjunct Professor of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences (BTS) in the School of Pharmacy at UCSF, the Academic Coordinator and Director of Professional and Postdoctoral Educational Affairs in BTS as well as the co-Director of the NIH-funded, UCSF Clinical Pharmacology Fellowship Training Program.
Leslie Kernisan, MD's work has touched on Patient Discharge, Aged, United States, Internet, Health Services for the Aged, Data Collection, and Adult.
Leslie Sheu, MD is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She completed medical school and residency at UCSF, and served as a chief resident at Moffitt-Long Hospital prior to joining faculty in 2016.
Leslie StoreyVolunteer Assistant Clinical Professor, General Medicine - Fresno Leslie Storey's work has touched on Skull Base Neoplasms, Necrosis, Actinic Keratosis, Folliculitis, Colorectal Neoplasms, Antineoplastic Agents, and Chondrosarcoma.
Dr. Leslie Suen (she / her) is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the UCSF Division of General Internal Medicine at San Francisco General Hospital.
Dr. Leslie C. West is a neurologist and sleep medicine specialist who cares for patients with neurological disorders and sleep disorders.
Dr. Leslie Wilson is a Professor in the Department of Medicine and the Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy at the University of California, San Francisco. Prior to joining the faculty at UCSF, she was the Director of Health Economics for Miles Inc.
Leslie is the Director of the Research Technology (RT) Program and the Chief Information Officer at the Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) at UCSF. In this position, she is responsible for a team of professionals who manage, develop, and innovate on technology / infrastructure projects that support CTSI's mission to accelerate translational research.
Lexi Tatem, MD, MPH's work has touched on Radiography, Radiology, Radiologists, Humans, and Internship and Residency.
Li WangSpecialist, Biochemistry and Biophysics Li Wang, PhD's work has touched on Ion Transport, Genetic Speciation, Plant DNA, Autocrine Communication, Ion Channels, beta Catenin, and Cryoelectron Microscopy.
Li Zhang is a Full Professor in the Department of Medicine and the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. She is an associate member of UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center (HDFCCC).
As an Assistant Professor in Hematology / Oncology based at the San Francisco VA with dual training in aging research, I am passionate about improving care for older patients with cancer. My research focuses on understanding the interactions between cancer, cancer therapy, and geriatric syndromes such as cognitive impairment.
Lia Banie's work has touched on Myostatin, Adipose Tissue, Penis, Erectile Dysfunction, Urethra, Deoxyuridine, and Stem Cells.
Liana Milanes, MD's work has touched on Glucosides, Benzhydryl Compounds, Medical Students, Treatment Outcome, Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV Inhibitors, Interpersonal Relations, and Insulin Glargine.
Dr. Lianne Gensler is a rheumatologist and serves as director of the UCSF Ankylosing Spondylitis Clinic, which is dedicated to care for this inflammatory disease.
Liara Rizzi, PhD, MSc's work has touched on Amyloidosis, Peptide Fragments, Caspases, Single-Blind Method, Alzheimer Disease, Biomarkers, and Cognitive Dysfunction.
Licia Selleri, PhD, MD's work has touched on Homeobox Genes, Pair 11 Human Chromosomes, Transcription Factors, Vacuoles, Pre-B-Cell Leukemia Transcription Factor 1, Developmental Gene Expression Regulation, and Morphogenesis.
Dr Liina Pōder is the Director of Ultrasound in the Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging and an internationally known expert in obstetrical and gynecologic imaging. Her current clinical and research focus is multimodality imaging of reproductive age female.
Lila SheiraAssistant Professor, Institute for Health & Aging Lila Sheira, PhD MPH is an epidemiologist and Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing at the University of California, San Francisco.
Lily Hitchner, MD's work has touched on Physicians' Practice Patterns, Academic Medical Centers, Female, Aged, Primary Health Care, Retrospective Studies, and Opioid Analgesics.
As an Assistant Clinical Professor of General Internal Medicine, I see patients at the Executive Health Practice. I precept residents and medical students in the primary care setting at the Mount Zion campus.
Lin Kretschmer, PhD's work has touched on Endosomes, Tumor Cell Line, Annexin A7, Down-Regulation, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Galectin 3, and Gelsolin.
Lin LiPostdoctoral Scholar, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences Lin Li, MD, PhD's work has touched on Multiple Abnormalities, Chromosome Disorders, Microarray Analysis, Hydrops Fetalis, Intrauterine Blood Transfusion, Dizygotic Twins, and Fibroblast Growth Factor 1.
Lin LinProfessor, Family Health Care Nursing Lin Lin, RN, PhD's work has touched on Affect, Psychological Adaptation, Parent-Child Relations, Surveys and Questionnaires, Nursing Students, Brain Neoplasms, and Psychological Stress.
Lin YuanAssociate Specialist, Physiology Lin Yuan, PhD's work has touched on COP-Coated Vesicles, Drosophila Proteins, Integrin beta Chains, Drosophila melanogaster, Coatomer Protein, Body Temperature, and Neuralgia.
Linda Chaba, PhD, MS's work has touched on Recurrence, Sexual Behavior, Trichomonas Infections, ROC Curve, Antitubercular Agents, Chlamydia Infections, and Combination Drug Therapy.
Linda Chao, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging and in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Chao obtained her BS in Biological Science from the University of California, Davis in 1991, and she completed her PhD studies in Neuroscience from UCD in 1996.
Linda CopelandVolunteer Assistant Clinical Professor, Pediatrics - Fresno Linda Copeland, MD's work has touched on Energy Metabolism, Hyperglycemia, Aspartic Acid, Neurons, Photic Stimulation, Creatine, and Fasting.
Linda Ferrell, MD's work has touched on Immunohistochemistry, Comparative Genomic Hybridization, Cholangiocarcinoma, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Liver Diseases, Liver Transplantation, and Glutamate-Ammonia Ligase.
My program of research focuses on health care for acutely and chronically ill infants and children, in community and health care settings. My most recent research focuses on innovative strategies to improve family-centered care and enhance the partnership between families, communities and health care systems to ensure children receive optimal health care before, during and after hospitalization.
Linda C. Giudice, MD, PhD is Distinguished Professor, Chair Emerita, and the Robert B. Jaffe MD Endowed Professor in the Reproductive Sciences in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).
Linda HopkinsAssociate Physician Diplomate, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences Dr. Linda Hopkins is a maternal-fetal medicine physician who specializes in prenatal diagnosis, which involves testing for fetal health problems before birth and counseling parents on their testing options.
Linda Liu, MD's research interests include Critical Care, Quality Improvement, and Liver Transplant.
Linda ParkAssociate Professor, Community Health Systems Dr. Park's program of research focuses on the secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease. Her current research projects center around determining the most engaging, practical, and meaningful technology-based interventions to improve patient self-care, clinical outcomes, and quality of life for patients with ischemic heart disease and heart failure.
Linda Pfiffner, PhD is a Professor in Residence and Director of the Hyperactivity, Attention and Learning Problems (HALP) Program in the Department of Psychiatry and is a licensed Clinical Psychologist.
Linda Stephan, RN, MSN, PNP's work has touched on Practice Guidelines as Topic, Medicine, Humans, Female, Male, Adult, and Quality of Health Care.
Lindsay Braun, MD's work has touched on Postoperative Complications, Infant, Cholestasis, Retrospective Studies, Intravenous Fat Emulsions, Parenteral Nutrition, and Fat-Restricted Diet.
Lindsay Hampson, MD, MAS's work has touched on Male Urologic Surgical Procedures, Neurogenic Urinary Bladder, Fecal Incontinence, Urethral Stricture, Urinary Incontinence, Spinal Dysraphism, and Stress Urinary Incontinence.
Dr. Mazotti is board certified in Internal Medicine and Palliative Care. She graduated from UCSF School of Medicine and completed her Internal Medicine Residency at UCSF.
Lindsay Olson, PhD's work has touched on Parenting, Brain, Preschool Child, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Language Development Disorders, Autistic Disorder, and Neurodevelopmental Disorders.
Lindsay Ryan studied at Harvard Medical School and trained at UCSF in internal medicine with a primary care focus, then did an HIV fellowship at San Francisco General Hospital. She has worked extensively overseas as well, including public health work in Mali, health research in Rwanda, and clinical work in South Africa, where she has lived cumulatively for more than four years.
Lindsey Bruett, PhD's research interests include Depression, Training and Supervision, Anxiety, Gender Development, and Adolescent Mental Health.
Lindy Fox, MD's work has touched on Skin Diseases, Drug Hypersensitivity Syndrome, Viral Skin Diseases, Hospitalists, Inpatients, Chilblains, and Purpura.
Dr. Ling Zhan is a pediatric dentist who cares for children and adolescents at both the Mission Bay and Parnassus campuses. Her treatment philosophy is very prevention-oriented. She works closely with her patients and their families to identify risk factors for common dental diseases, such as dental caries, and to adopt scientifically-based preventive and treatment regimens to avoid future diseases.
Linh NguyenClinical Research Coordinator, Community Health Systems Linh Nguyen's work has touched on Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase, Maximum Tolerated Dose, Environmental Biodegradation, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Sulfonamides, Kinetics, and Non-Small-Cell Lung Carcinoma.
Lisa Catalli's research interests include Viral Hepatitis, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Lisa Chesner, PhD's work has touched on Mitochondrial DNA, Mutagenicity Tests, Xeroderma Pigmentosum, DNA Adducts, Cricetulus, DNA, and Epoxy Compounds.
Lisa Deng, MD's work has touched on Frailty, Inpatients, Organ Transplantation, Practice Attitudes Health Knowledge, Analgesics, Physician-Patient Relations, and Communication.
Lisa Grossman Liu, MD, PhD's research interests include clinical informatics, visual design, electronic health records, user experience, and biomedical informatics.
Lisa Guertin, DNP, MS, ACNP's work has touched on San Francisco, Distance Education, Teaching, Hospitals, Retrospective Studies, Nursing Schools, and Heart Failure.
Lisa Hail, PhD, MA's work has touched on Male Homosexuality, Binge-Eating Disorder, Bulimia Nervosa, Anorexia Nervosa, Psychological Feedback, Parents, and Alcohol Drinking.
Lisa KroonChair, Clinical Pharmacy, Clinical Pharmacy Dr. Lisa Kroon is a Professor of Clinical Pharmacy in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy in the School of Pharmacy at the University of California in San Francisco.
Lisa LimPIDTC Project Expert, Pediatrics Lisa Lim's work has touched on Ventricular Premature Complexes, Myocardial Contraction, Atrial Remodeling, Implantable Defibrillators, Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiac Sudden Death, and Cardiac Imaging Techniques.
Dr. Lommel holds a doctorate in Nursing, a master’s degree in Public Health, and is certified as a Women’s Health and Family Nurse Practitioner. She has more than 25 years of experience as a direct service provider in a variety of clinical settings, as well as extensive teaching experience in women’s health and primary care.
The McConlogue laboratory focuses on both understanding the mechanisms involved in neurodegeneration driven by misfolding-prone proteins and in developing therapeutic approaches to treat neurological diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases (AD and PD).
Lisa MihalyAssociate Professor, Family Health Care Nursing Lisa Mihaly, RN, MS, FNP's work has touched on Adolescent Health, Cultural Diversity, Mentors, Faculty, Confidentiality, Privacy, and Consciousness.
Lisa Ochoa-Frongia, M.D. is a clinician-educator and Associate Professor of Medicine at UCSF, in the Division of General Internal Medicine at San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH). Dr. Ochoa-Frongia is a practicing primary care physician and Associate Program Director for the ZSFG Primary Care General Internal Medicine Track of the UCSF Internal Medicine Residency Program (SFPC).
Lisa Pascopella's work has touched on Tuberculin Test, Tuberculosis, Pyrazinamide, Disease Notification, Ambulatory Care Facilities, Isoniazid, and Interferon-gamma Release Tests.
Dr. Rotenstein is a primary care physician, researcher and healthcare leader whose work focuses on ambulatory care delivery, physician wellbeing, gender issues in medicine, and the intersection of the electronic health record with these issues.
Dr. Singer is an attending physician and Assistant Professor in Radiation Oncology at UCSF, where she specializes in the use of radiation to treat breast cancer, thoracic cancer, and ventricular tachycardia.
My research focuses on environmental factors that contribute to low birth weight and adverse perinatal outcomes, such as neonatal morbidity and mortality.
Lisa Winston received her MD from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1994. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine at UCSF and was Chief Resident at San Francisco General Hospital. Dr. Winston then completed fellowships in Infectious Diseases and Clinical Pharmacology at UCSF.
Litty John, MBBS's work has touched on Humans, Central Venous Catheters, and Central Venous Catheterization.
Liz CouchProject Policy Analyst, Preventive & Restor Dent Sci Liz Couch, RDH, MS's work has touched on Tobacco Use, Dental Hygienists, Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems, Tobacco Products, Dentists, Vaping, and Periodontal Diseases.
Dr. Goldman is a practicing primary care physician at Zuckerberg San Francisco General and is the Medical Director for CalAIM Enhanced Care Management Program in the San Francisco Health Network and medical lead for the Emergency Department Case Management team, an innovative interdisciplinary intensive case management program assisting the most socially and medically complex clients in San Francisco.
As the recipient of a VA Rehabilitation R&D Career Development Award-2, I spend 75% effort advancing my research program and 25% effort providing clinical services to Veterans and CHAMPVA enrollees in the San Francisco VA Healthcare System.
Lizette AvinaClinical Research Coordinator, HDF Comprehensive Cancer Ctr Lizette Avina's work has touched on Health Literacy, Schools, Health Equity, Pediatric Hospitals, Poverty, Language, and Family.
Loren Alving, MD's work has touched on Dementia, Physician's Role, Inclusion Bodies, Age of Onset, Qualitative Research, tau Proteins, and Primary Care Physicians.
Lori M. Strachowski, MD, is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging and Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco.
Lori Freedman, PhD's research interests include reproductive healthcare services, abortion, religion, systems, and medical sociology.
Lori Mendelsohn, MD's research interests include behavioral emergencies, adolescent medicine, structural inequity, pediatric hospital medicine, and behavior emergency response team.
Dr. Lorri Leard received her undergraduate degree from Stanford University and her M.D. from the University of California San Diego. After completing her Internal Medicine residency at the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas, she came to the University of California San Francisco for her Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship.
Louise Aronson, MD MFA, is a leading geriatrician, writer, educator, professor of medicine at UCSF and the author of the New York Times bestseller and Pulitzer Prize finalist Elderhood: Redefining Aging, Transforming Medicine, and Reimagining Life.
Dr. Walter was appointed Chief of the UCSF Division of Geriatrics in July 2013 after serving as interim division chief since August 2012. Her leadership role spans three major health systems, UCSF Health, San Francisco VA Health Care System and Zuckerberg San Francisco General.
Luci Gilbert, AuD's research interests include music perception, cochlear implant
Lucia Calderon, MPH's work has touched on Mexican Americans, Emigrants and Immigrants, Bayes Theorem, Endocrine Disruptors, Volatile Organic Compounds, Agriculture, and Qualitative Research.
Lucia Calthorpe is a third-year general surgery resident at UCSF. She completed her B.A. at the University of Pennsylvania where she majored in Health and Societies. She then completed a master’s in epidemiology at Cambridge University with the Gates Cambridge Scholarship.
Lucia PaccaRESEARCH DATA ANALYST 3, Family Community Medicine Lucia Pacca's work has touched on Breast Neoplasms, Ecosystem, Healthcare Disparities, Colorectal Neoplasms, Colonoscopy, Brazil, and Safety-net Providers.
Lucky Ding, MD's work has touched on Leukemia, Premature Birth, Premature Infant, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit, Triazines, Newborn Infant, and Staurosporine.
Lucy Kornblith, MD's research interests include Platelets, Acute Traumatic Coagulopathy, Critical Care, Functional Coagulation, and Whole Blood.
Dr. Lulu Tsao is an allergist / immunologist who sees patients in the UCSF Parnassus adult allergy/immunology clinic. She has special interests in equitable access to allergy/immunology care, quality improvement, and evaluation of medication allergies in pregnant patients.
Dr. Bepo is a general internist and clinician-educator who cares for patients in the inpatient and outpatient settings at San Francisco General Hospital. Her personal, academic, and professional missions center around caring for underserved populations, developing and nurturing a diverse healthcare workforce, and promoting health equity.
Luz Venegas's work has touched on Medication Adherence, Ambulatory Care Facilities, Gender Identity, HIV Infections, California, Young Adult, and Qualitative Research.
Lydia Leung, MD's research interests include DEIA, building a diverse primary care workforce, refugee and immigrant health, care of the underserved across generations in the context of their communities, and underrepresented in medicine mentorship.
Many people have brought me to this place and for that I am grateful. I have the honor and privilege of practicing medicine at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland's Primary Care Clinic. With cultural humility, I go forward trying to listen to my patients and their families.
Dr. L. B. Zablotska is an epidemiologist specializing in radiation epidemiology, biostatistics, and risk modeling, with over two decades of experience in the field. Her research focuses on quantifying the health risks of radiation exposure in occupational and environmental settings.
Lynda Frassetto, MD, is a Professor Emeritus of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology at the University of California, San Francisco (USCF). She grew up in the greater New York metropolitan area and attended college and medical school in Connecticut.
Dr. Lyndly Tamura is a board-certified specialist in Physical Medicine and
Dr. Lynn Flint is a Clinical Professor in the Division of Geriatrics. She is a board-certified internist and hospice and palliative medicine physician and a medical educator.
Lynn KeenanVolunteer Clinical Professor, Pulmonology - Fresno Lynn Keenan, MD's work has touched on Aged, Patient Compliance, Middle Aged, Continuous Positive Airway Pressure, Female, Male, and Depression.
Dr. Pulliam is Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Medicine at UCSF. Her research interests are in HIV-associated cognitive impairment, neuroinflammation and chronic monocyte activation. She has begun to study how extracellular vesicles from activated cells can influence inflammation in recipient cells.
Lynn Ramirez MD, MSc, who joined the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Health in November 2014, serves as Medical Director of Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control at the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco.
Lynne Steinbach, MD, is Professor Emeritus of Clinical Radiology and Orthopaedic Surgery on Full Recall. She is one of the country’s top radiologists in sports imaging. Dr. Steinbach earned her bachelor's degree in Human Biology at Stanford University followed by a medical degree from the Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1979.
Lynnea has been a clinician-educator in the Division of Hospital Medicine since 2014. She works clinically on the General Medicine inpatient services and focuses academically on medical education and communication.
Dr. Maanasa Indaram is an ophthalmologist who cares for children with all types of eye conditions, as well as adults with strabismus (abnormal eye alignment), eye movement disorders and keratoconus (a vision-affecting disorder of the cornea).
Maddy Griffith is a Project Manager with the Innovations for Choice and Autonomy (ICAN) implementation research project in Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, and Uganda. She oversees the implementation research and program evaluation workstreams in Nigeria and Uganda, and supports qualitative and quantitative data management and analysis as well.
Madelaine Modrow's work has touched on Blood Pressure Determination, Dehydration, Health Services Misuse, Hypertension, Patient Outcome Assessment, Research Design, and Mindfulness.
Dr. Madeleine Norris, PhD, MSc, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anatomy in the School of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Norris teaches gross anatomy, neuroanatomy, and histology to health professional students and continuing education healthcare learners.
Madeline B. Deutsch, MD MPH is a Professor of Clinical Family & Community Medicine. She is the founding Medical Director of the UCSF Gender Affirming Health Program, a growing multidisciplinary group providing gender affirming medical, surgical, and mental health care within the UCSF Health System.
Madeline Hess's work has touched on Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Technology, Computer-Assisted Image Processing, Humans, Retrospective Studies, and Lumbar Vertebrae.
Madeline Mackechnie, PhD, MA's work has touched on Musculoskeletal Diseases, Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy, Leadership, Latin America, Orthopedics, Free Tissue Flaps, and Tibial Fractures.
Madeline Matthys, MD's work has touched on General Surgery, Breast Neoplasms, Curriculum, Graduate Medical Education, Information Systems, Anxiety, and Internship and Residency.
Madeline Yung, MD's research interests include Refractive surgery, Cataract surgery, Medical Education, and Cornea.
Dr. Dandu is a Professor of Medicine. She received her undergraduate degree in Comparative Literature and Biomedical Sciences and then a medical degree from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. She completed her residency training in the Categorical Medicine Program at UCSF in 2003.
Madhavi Duvvuri, MD, MPhil's work has touched on Tracheal Stenosis, Laryngostenosis, Fibroblasts, Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations, Cranial Sinuses, Pathologic Constriction, and Immunomodulation.
Madhumita Sushil, PhD's work has touched on Electronic Health Records, Intensive Care Units, Medical Informatics, Supervised Machine Learning, Pharmacovigilance, Algorithms, and Semantics.
Madhura Raghavan, PhD's work has touched on Fungal RNA, Falciparum Malaria, Plasmodium falciparum, Clinical Laboratory Techniques, Protozoan Proteins, Biological Products, and Protozoan Antibodies.
Madina Halim is a Project Manager at the Pacific Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Consortium at UCSF managing multiple clinical trials and projects dedicated to bringing new therapies to children and young adults with brain tumors.
Dr. Madina Tugizova is an Assistant Professor at the University of California, San Francisco. She is board-certified in neurology and neuromuscular medicine. She provides care to patients in the adult neuromuscular clinic, and she performs electromyography (EMG), nerve conduction studies, and skin biopsies.
Dr. Chung earned her medical degree at the Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, followed by an internship at Scripps Mercy Hospital in San Diego. Dr. Chung completed her diagnostic radiology residency at UCSF, where she was recognized in 2022 with the Elmer Ng Outstanding Resident Award, the Margulis Society Resident Research Award, and the RSNA’s Roentgen Resident / Fellow Research Award.
My career goal is to broaden the understanding of central pain processing to develop targeted, novel therapeutics for specific headache syndromes. My experiences with patients who experience migraines prompted me to think more deeply about concepts of pain and central sensitization.
Adult hospitalist at UCSF with a focus on quality improvement and medical education.
Mahnoosh Nik-Ahd, MD's work has touched on Langerhans-Cell Histiocytosis, Y Human Chromosomes, Osteosarcoma, Chest Pain, Hospital Emergency Service, Bone Neoplasms, and Pediatric Emergency Medicine.
Mala Setty, MD's work has touched on Autoimmunity, Interleukin-15, Small Intestine, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Cytotoxic T-Lymphocytes, Physiological Stress, and Adaptive Immunity.
Dr. Malini Nijagal (she / her) is an obstetrician and gynecologist who provides care at both Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and UCSF Health. Her non-clinical care focuses on reducing inequities in care access, experience and outcomes during pregnancy and the postpartum period.
I am the Vice Chief of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Clinical Professor at UCSF School of Medicine. My clinical time is spent taking care of patients who come into the ZSFG Emergency Department at all levels of acuity with both traumatic and medical presentations.
Dr. Dhawan is an assistant professor in Medical Oncology. She completed her medical oncology fellowship training at UCSF in 2018 and remained on as a faculty member in the Division of Oncology.
Mallory CasesProtocol Development Manager, HDF Comprehensive Cancer Ctr Mallory Cases, PhD's work has touched on Nails, Gardening, Cancer Survivors, Vegetables, Nocturia, Health Behavior, and Medical Education.
Manasi Iyer, PhD's work has touched on Myelin Sheath, Single-Domain Antibodies, Neural Pathways, Animal Vocalization, Dinoprostone, Nerve Regeneration, and Oligodendroglia.
Mandana Khalili, MD's work has touched on Coinfection, Alanine Transaminase, Antiviral Agents, Hepacivirus, Fatty Liver, Hepatitis B, and Vulnerable Populations.
Mandy Brown, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, DPLA is the Learning & Development Manager of the UCSF Pharmacy Enterprise and the PGY1 Residency Program Director. After earning her PharmD from Touro University, she completed a PGY1 Pharmacy residency at UCSF Medical Center, and a PGY2 Critical Care residency at the University of Colorado Hospital.
Manisha Israni-Jiang is a Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of California San Francisco. She serves as the Assistant Medical Director for the Peri-Operative Medicine Consultative Services at UCSF Health.
Manisha Ummadi's work has touched on Molecular Evolution, Vero Cells, Mass Spectrometry, Proteomics, Immune Evasion, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, and Mitochondrial Membrane Transport Proteins.
Manjiree Karandikar, MD's research interests include immunocompromised populations, quality improvement, and pediatric infectious disease.
Manjit Singh, MD's work has touched on Clinical Trials as Topic, Colchicine, Quality of Life, Disability Evaluation, Absenteeism, Self-Assessment, and Efficiency.
Manju Sharma, PhD's work has touched on Radiotherapy Dosage, Organs at Risk, Bone Remodeling, Calcium Radioisotopes, Credentialing, Radiation Injuries, and Brain Neoplasms.
Mansi Desai, MD's work has touched on Qualitative Research, Organizational Efficiency, Patient Care Team, Professional-Family Relations, Pediatric Intensive Care Units, Communication, and Humans.
Mara DeckerAssociate Professor, Institute for Health Policy Studies Mara Decker is an Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies and the Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health. She oversees a portfolio of applied research projects and evaluations focusing on adolescent health.
Marcelle Cedars, MD's work has touched on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Ovarian Reserve, Female Infertility, Embryo Transfer, Assisted Reproductive Techniques, Reproductive Medicine, and Infertility.
Marcia Glass originally joined the faculty of UCSF in August of 2012. She received a BA from
Dr. Scheuner is an internist and medical geneticist. She is a Clinical Professor in the UCSF Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology and in the UCSF Department of Pediatrics, Division of Medical Genetics.
Margaret A. Chesney is a Professor of Medicine at the UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Health, and in the Division of Prevention Science at UCSF. From 2010 to 2015, she served as the director of the UCSF Osher Center, with its three core programs in integrative medicine research, education and patient care.
Margaret Fang is the Chief of the Division of Hospital Medicine at UCSF Health, as well as the director of research and the director of the UCSF Academic Hospital Medicine Fellowship. After graduating from the Honors Program in Medical Education at Northwestern University Medical School, Dr. Fang completed her internal medicine residency training at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.
Dr. Feeney is a Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Global Health at UCSF. She is the Principal Investigator of several NIH-funded projects focused on the immune response to malaria and CMV in infants and children.
Dr. Margaret Handley is a public heath-trained epidemiologist and implementation scientist in the Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics in the Department of Medicine, Division of Genereal Internal Medicine, at the University of California San Francisco and Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital.
Margaret Hutchison, RN, MS, CNM's work has touched on Maternal Health Services, Hospital Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Patient Care Team, Racism, Parturition, Health Personnel, and Nursing Evaluation Research.
Margaret Lin-Martore, MD, is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics at UCSF in the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM). She is the Director of Pediatric Emergency Ultrasound at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals-San Francisco, and is a Bridges Coach and Co-Director of the Physician Identity Weeks for the UCSF School of Medicine.
Margaret Tempero, MD, is a Professor of Medicine and Director of the UCSF Pancreas Center and editor-in-chief of JNCCN. Her research career has focused on pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, especially in the area of investigational therapeutics.
Margaret Wallhagen, RN, PhD, FAAN's work has touched on Deafness, Caregivers, Palliative Care, Intergenerational Relations, Grief, Somatoform Disorders, and Grandparents.
Margaret Wheeler, MD's work has touched on Postpartum Period, Undergraduate Medical Education, Prejudice, Patients, Physician-Patient Relations, Qualitative Research, and Focus Groups.
Margaux Pinney, PhD's work has touched on Serine Proteases, X-Ray Crystallography, Biocatalysis, Thermodynamics, Enzyme Stability, Bacterial Proteins, and Ketosteroids.
Margo Heston, PhD's work has touched on Positron-Emission Tomography, Musa, Amyloid, Leukocyte L1 Antigen Complex, Alzheimer Disease, Gastrointestinal Microbiome, and Amyloid beta-Peptides.
Margot Kushel, MD is a Professor of Medicine and Division Chief at the Division of Health Equity and Society at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center and Director of the UCSF Action Research Center for Health Equity (formerly Center for Vulnerable Populations) and UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative.
Dr. Maria Byron is a specialist in internal medicine and clinical informatics, and a primary care doctor. She is an Associate Professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine as well as the Division of Clinical Informatics and Digital Transformation.
Maria Castro, M.D., is a general surgery resident at UCSF. She grew up in Sacramento, CA, and graduated from Stanford University with a Bachelor of Science with Honors in Human Biology. She completed medical school at UCSF.
Maria T. Chao, DrPH, MPA is a professor at the University of California San Francisco’s Osher Center for Integrative Health and the Division of General Internal Medicine at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital.
Maria Dall’Era is the Jean S. Engleman Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Rheumatology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).
Maria Duarte's research interests include Microbial translocation, HIV, Steatotic liver disease, and Gut microbiome.
As a clinician investigator, Dr. Garcia focuses on co-morbid mental health and chronic diseases and their disproportionate impact on vulnerable and marginalized populations. As an Assistant Professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine, she conducts research on mental health integration in primary care, with a focus on racially, ethnically and linguistically diverse populations.
As the Department of Medicine's Associate Chair for Administration, Maria serves as the Chief Administrative Officer. She is responsible for human resources, academic affairs, space, IT, facilities, staff experience, research administration, and communications, as well as for leadership of the central administration and division manager teams.
Maria OpenshawVolunteer Assistant Clinical Professor, Family Health Care Nursing I am a Certified Nurse-Midwife who has practiced midwifery in the U.S. and Malawi in a variety of birth settings. I am the Midwifery Advisor for the UCSF Global Action in Nursing, a global nursing workforce project with sites in Malawi, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Dr. Raven is a practicing Emergency Medicine physician and health services researcher, is the Chief of Emergency Medicine at UCSF and a Vice Chair in the UCSF Department of Emergency Medicine.
Dr. Wamsley is a general internist and a Professor of Medicine at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF).
Maria Wei, MD, PhD's work has touched on Skin Neoplasms, Melanoma, Public Opinion, Melanosomes, Petrolatum, Attitude to Computers, and Dermatology.
Maria Yefimova's work has touched on Caregivers, Sleep, Hydrocortisone, Operative Surgical Procedures, Home Care Services, Allostasis, and Dementia.
Marianna Kong, MD serves as the Associate Director for Practice Transformation at the Center for Excellence in Primary Care at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and is a faculty member in the Department of Family & Community Medicine.
Dr. Marianne Biangone has been committed to strengthening the diversity of the nursing workforce with a focus on faculty and the environments in which students learn. Her research is dedicated to exploring the various factors that impact nursing students' academic performance, with a focus on the development of strategies and tools to enhance a student’s overall resilience, wellness, and achievement.
Marica Baleilevuka-Hart, MD's work has touched on Heart Diseases, Coronary Sinus, Exercise, Congenital Heart Defects, Aortic Valve, Aortic Valve Insufficiency, and Cardiac Catheterization.
Dr. Marie Cornet is a Neonatologist at Benioff Children Hospital, University of California, San Francisco. She cares for premature babies and term neonates who require intensive care at birth. She is part of the Neuro-intensive Care Nursery (NICN) leadership team.
Marieke Kruidering, PhD's research interests include Medical Education, Small group dynamics, Pharmacology, Assessment, and Mentoring.
Marika D. Russell, MD, is an Associate Professor in the division of Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco’s Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (OHNS).
Dr. Maria Luisa Gorno Tempini is a behavioral neurologist, currently directing the Language Neurobiology laboratory of the UCSF Memory and Aging Center and the UCSF Dyslexia Center. She also directs the state-funded Multitudes Universal Screening Project, one of the four reading difficulties risk screeners approved by a state appointed panel for use in California public schools beginning in Fall of 2025.
Marilyn McEnhill, RN, MS, PNP's work has touched on Homologous Transplantation, Tissue and Organ Procurement, Donor Selection, Graft Survival, Continuity of Patient Care, Emigration and Immigration, and Nurse's Role.
Marilyn Stebbins joined the faculty at UCSF, School of Pharmacy in 1998. Her clinical work has focused on developing innovative pharmacy practice models in the physician group practice setting, primarily for underserved populations. Her teaching has been in the areas of Medicare
- Structural and Social Determinants of Health
Marina Chabot, MSc's work has touched on Pregnancy in Adolescence, Government Financing, Contraception Behavior, Health Services Accessibility, Mothers, Reproductive Medicine, and Postpartum Period.
Marina Lopez Alvarez, PhD's research interests include Molecular Imaging, Fluorecence, Biomedical Imaging, Infectious diseases, and Monoclonal antibodies.
Marina Roytman, MD's research interests include viral hepatitis, drug induced liver injury, alcohol related liver disease, MASLD, and medical education.
Marina is currently an Assistant Professor at the Bakar Computational Health Sciences Institute at UCSF. Prior to that she was the Lead Research Scientist in the Division of Systems Medicine at Stanford University and has worked as a Senior Research Scientist at Pfizer where she focused on developing Precision Medicine strategies in drug discovery.
Dr. Tolou-Shams is the Kilroy Realty Professor of Psychiatry and Vice Chair of Community Engagement, Outreach and Advocacy in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (DPBS) at UCSF. She is also Deputy Vice Chair for Research in the DPBS at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG).
Marisa Gardner, MD's work has touched on Clavicle, Health Care Costs, Infantile Spasms, Cleidocranial Dysplasia, Metabolic Brain Diseases, Stroke, and Inborn Errors Amino Acid Metabolism.
Marisa Medina, PhD's work has touched on Alternative Splicing, Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors, Hep G2 Cells, Simvastatin, Pseudogenes, Chitinases, and Cholesterol.
Marissa A. Boeck, M.D., M.P.H. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery, and serves as an acute care surgeon at Parnassus and as an acute care and trauma surgeon and surgical critical care intensivist at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG).
Dr. Raymond-Flesch is an Associate Professor in the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies (IHPS) and the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine within the Department of Pediatrics.
Dr. Marla B. Ferschl is the Executive Vice Chair for Pediatric Anesthesia, the Division Chief of Pediatric Anesthesia at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals Mission Bay and a Clinical Professor of Anesthesia in the Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care at UCSF.
Dr. Marlene Grenon was born in Quebec, Canada. She obtained a diploma in space sciences from the International Space University (ISU) in 1998.
Marlene Martin, MD, is an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at UCSF, Director of Addiction Initiatives for the Latinx Center of Excellence, a hospitalist at San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH), and Director of the Addiction Care Team (ACT) at SFGH.
Marley Rashad, MD's work has touched on X-Ray Computed Tomography, Female, Uterine Diseases, Differential Diagnosis, Leiomyoma, Uterine Neoplasms, and 80 and over Aged.
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Marsha Lee, MD's work has touched on Graft Rejection, Chronic Kidney Failure, Hydroxymethyl and Formyl Transferases, Image-Guided Biopsy, Moyamoya Disease, Amyloidosis, and Vascular Diseases.
I am a Professor In Residence in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology in the UCSF School of Medicine. I am Co-Director of the UCSF Sickle Cell Center of Excellence, an internationally recognized lifespan center.
Marta Kochanska, MD is an Associate Clinical Professor at UCSF. She divides her clinical time between providing HIV primary care to women at the Positive Health Program at Ward 86 and working as a hospitalist at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital.
The long-term goal of my translational research is to develop new diagnostic methods, improve diagnostic criteria, and advance our understanding of the pathogenesis of neuromuscular disorders, with particular focus on autoimmune and autophagic myopathies.
Dr. Marta San Luciano specializes in diagnosing and managing movement disorders, including Parkinson's disease, dystonia, tremor and myoclonus, in both children and adults.
Martina Steurer, MAS is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and the associate Fellowship Program Director for research for the Sub-Specialty Training Program in Pediatric Critical Care at UCSF. Her academic career focus is in clinical research with a focus on outcomes after preterm birth and congenital heart disease.
Marwa ShoebAssistant Clinical Professor, EVP-Clinical Integrated N.Work Marwa Shoeb is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Hospital Medicine. She received an undergraduate degree in Neuroscience from Brown University and her MD and Masters in Health Sciences from the Joint UC Berkeley-UC San Francisco Medical Program.
Mary Anne Koda-Kimble, PharmD, has served as dean of the School of Pharmacy, University of California, San Francisco since 1998. She brings to the position a history of leadership in PharmD education and practice; staunch support for PhD science education and research; commitment to collaboration among disciplines; and advocacy for innovation across the academic landscape.
Dr. Kleinhenz is a Professor of Medicine in the UCSF Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy-Immunology and Sleep Medicine. She is the Director of the UCSF Adult Cystic Fibrosis Program and Associate Director of the UCSF Cystic Fibrosis Center.
The Barcellos-Hoff laboratory studies radiation carcinogenesis and biologically augmented radiotherapy. In studies funded by DOE and NASA, she describe the complexity of radiation effects on biological systems and identified new mechanisms underlying radiation carcinogenesis.
Mary Jue Xu, MD, is a head and neck oncology, endocrine, transoral robotic, and microvascular surgeon working at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital.
Mary Kate Hayward, PhD's work has touched on Breast Neoplasms, Noninfiltrating Intraductal Carcinoma, Cellular Mechanotransduction, Organ Specificity, Artificial Intelligence, Collagen, and Human Mammary Glands.
Mary Burke, MD's research interests include Infant Parent Therapy, Environmental Justice, Consult Liaison Psychiatry, Collaborative Care, and Global Health/ Mental Health.
Mary De May, MD's work has touched on Emotions, Pleasure, Brain, Atrophy, Mental Disorders, Neurodegenerative Diseases, and Frontotemporal Dementia.
Dr. Mary Feng specializes in treating patients with cancers in the abdomen (gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary). Her approach is to make sure care is compassionate and coordinated. Her research uses advanced biology and technical advances to personalize and adapt radiation treatments for each patient to make treatment the most effective with the least amount of side effects.
Mary Han, MD's work has touched on Tendon Transfer, Neck Dissection, Tongue Neoplasms, Oropharynx, Temporal Muscle, Free Tissue Flaps, and Costs and Cost Analysis.
Mary Karalius, MD's work has touched on Multiple Sclerosis, Second Pregnancy Trimester, Population Groups, Aseptic Meningitis, Myelin-Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein, Autoantibodies, and Pregnancy Complications.
Dr. Margaretten is a clinician-educator and Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. She is the Clinical Director of Rheumatology at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital where she teaches medical students, residents, and fellows in the rheumatology outpatient clinic and in-patient consult service.
Mary Mercer, MD, MPH is a professor of emergency medicine at the University of California San Francisco. She works clinically at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (ZSFG), the only level-one trauma center in San Francisco and the acute care hospital of the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH).
Mary Nakamura received her B.A. from Swarthmore College, her M.D. from Yale and trained in internal medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. She completed her rheumatology training at Johns Hopkins and UCSF.
Mary E. Norton is a perinatologist and clinical geneticist at UCSF Medical Center's Prenatal Diagnostic Center. She primarily cares for pregnant women who have a fetus with a birth defect or genetic disorder or are at risk for such a condition.
Dr. Prahl is a clinician-scientist engaged in translational research evaluating human immune responses to infectious diseases during pregnancy and early childhood to facilitate the development of novel strategies for disease prevention.
Mary Whooley MD FACP FAHA FACC FAMIA is a primary care physician, clinical informatician, health systems researcher, Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, and Director of the Center for Healthcare Improvement and Medical Effectiveness (CHIME) at the San Francisco VA and UCSF.
Marya Zlatnik, MD's research interests include reproductive toxicity, climate change, maternal and fetal medicine, environmental health, and environmental justice.
Maryte Gylys, MD, MBA's work has touched on Mytilus, Morbid Obesity, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Ventricular Fibrillation, Preexisting Condition Coverage, Electric Countershock, and Right Ventricular Dysfunction.
Matilda Chan is a cornea specialist at the F.I. Proctor Foundation. Her clinical expertise is the diagnosis and management of patients with corneal and ocular surface diseases. Her basic and translational research program focuses on understanding the cellular and molecular responses to corneal injury.
I am the Medical Director of the Pediatric Transitional Care Unit (PTCU) at Benioff Childrens Hospital, SF. The PTCU is an acute care unit run by the pediatric critical care team serving a medically diverse population of children who require hospital care that exceeds the resources of standard hospital units.
McGrath was recruited back to the School of Nursing at UCSF in 2012 to start the nation’s first diabetes concentration with clinical opportunities for advanced practice nurses. She has been practicing for over 25 years as a pediatric diabetes specialist; Emory (10 years) and UCSF (15 years).
Maureen Shannon is a certified nurse-midwife and family nurse practitioner who specializes in primary, preconception and pregnancy care for women with HIV. She has provided care to HIV-infected women and families since 1989.
Maxine Papadakis, MD's work has touched on Medical Schools, Foreign Medical Graduates, Medical Licensure, Physicians, Academic Medical Centers, Governing Board, and Medical Students.
Maya Aslam's work has touched on HIV-1, Castration-Resistant Prostatic Neoplasms, Lymphocyte Activation, Transitional Cell Carcinoma, Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi, Viral RNA, and Urinary Bladder Neoplasms.
Maya BlumAssociate Director, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences Maya Blum, MPH's work has touched on Nepal, Contraceptive Agents, Nurse Midwives, Contraception, Pharmacies, Family Planning Services, and Gynecological Examination.
Dr. Dulay is a board-certified Internist who is the Medical Director of the San Francisco VA (SFVA) Medical Practice Clinic and a Health Sciences Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center.
Dr. Kotas is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep, Allergy and Sleep Medicine. She received her BA, MD and PhD from Yale University. After completing residency training in Internal Medicine at New York Presbyterian - Columbia University, she completed a fellowship in Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine at UCSF.
Maya Lodish, MD's work has touched on Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2a, Adrenal Gland Neoplasms, Adrenal Cortex, Hydrocortisone, Paraganglioma, Acromegaly, and Octreotide.
Dr. Vella completed her MD, residency and fellowship at UCSF while also serving as a T32 scholar during 2020-21.
Dr. Vijayaraghavan is a practicing general internist and a researcher in tobacco control with a focus on populations experiencing homelessness. She is the Director of the UCSF Smoking Cessation Leadership Center, a Center focused on eliminating disparities in tobacco use prevalence among behavioral health populations.
Maytal Firnberg, MD's work has touched on ELAV Proteins, Shoulder Joint, Infectious Arthritis, Emergency Medical Technicians, Pneumoperitoneum, Ultrasonography, and Hospital Emergency Service.
Maytinee Lilaonitkul, MBBS MRCP FRCA is an anesthesiologist at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and a faculty member of the Division of Global Health Equity.
Meagan Harms's work has touched on Prospective Studies, Disease Progression, Cohort Studies, Menopause, Multiple Sclerosis, Longitudinal Studies, and Neurofilament Proteins.
Meenakshi Joshi, PhD's work has touched on Gene Editing, DNA Fragmentation, Plasmodium falciparum, CRISPR-Cas Systems, Preclinical Drug Evaluation, Gene Deletion, and Glucuronates.
Meenal Sinha, PhD's work has touched on Cancer Vaccines, Trachea, Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes, Ipilimumab, Gene Deletion, Transgenes, and Castration-Resistant Prostatic Neoplasms.
Dr. Margaret (Meg) McNamara is HS Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and Program Director of the Pediatric Residency at University of California San Francisco. She is committed to training a diverse cadre of pediatricians to advance clinical care of children, scientific research to benefit children’s health, and child health equity.
Megan Casey, MD's work has touched on Peritoneal Neoplasms, Organometallic Compounds, Executive Function, Neuroendocrine Tumors, Agammaglobulinemia, Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography, and Induced Hyperthermia.
Megan Durr, MD, FACS is an Associate Professor of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and Interim Chief of Otolaryngology at the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. She is a general otolaryngologist and specializes in surgery for sleep apnea and snoring.
Megan GarberPostdoctoral Scholar, Microbiology and Immunology Megan Garber, PhD's work has touched on Zinc, Lactams, Caprolactam, Copper, Bacterial Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial Proteins, and Signal Transduction.
Megan GeeClinical Research Coordinator, HDF Comprehensive Cancer Ctr Megan Gee's work has touched on Enoxaparin, Benzazepines, Antineoplastic Antimetabolites, Physicians' Practice Patterns, Inappropriate Prescribing, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, and Neoadjuvant Therapy.
Megan Gish's work has touched on Quinuclidines, Random Allocation, Ovariectomy, Rabbits, Pain Management, HEK293 Cells, and Hysterectomy.
Dr. Megan Mahoney is the Hellman Endowed Professor and Chair in the UCSF Department of Family & Community Medicine - a department with a recognized legacy of defining the role of academic family medicine in the social justice movement. Throughout her career, Dr. Mahoney has built and led sustainable initiatives in health technology integration, quality improvement, and DEI for health care organizations.
Megan McGrath, MD's work has touched on Attitude of Health Personnel, Quality of Health Care, Safety-net Providers, Uncompensated Care, Cost Control, Medically Uninsured, and Government Financing.
Dr. McLaughlin is a general cardiologist trained in echocardiography (ultrasound of the heart). She has special interests in echocardiography, women’s cardiovascular health, and prevention of heart disease.
Dr. Richie attended medical school and residency at the University of Pennsylvania before completing a Neurohospitalist fellowship at UCSF. She joined the faculty in the Neurohospitalist Division of the Department of Neurology at UCSF in 2016, and spends most of her time seeing patients on the inpatient neurology consult and primary services at UCSF Health including the Parnassus and SFGH campuses.
Megan Swanson, MD, MPH's work has touched on Poverty, Rural Population, Uterine Cervical Neoplasms, Standard of Care, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Aged, and Neoplasm Staging.
Megann YoungVolunteer Assistant Clinical Professor, Emergency Medicine - Fresno Megha Basak, PhD, MSc's research interests include Molecular imaging, Drug development, Click reaction, Linker chemistry, and Prostate cancer.
Megha Garg, MD, MPH, is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, and the Associate Chief of Hospital Medicine at the San Francisco VA Medical Center.
Meghan Hewlett, MD, MPH's work has touched on San Francisco, Substance-Related Disorders, Fertility Preservation, Androgens, Environmental Exposure, Primary Ovarian Insufficiency, and Female Infertility.
Meghan O'Brien, MD, MBE, is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of California, San Francisco, and a hospital-based general internist at San Francisco General Hospital where she leverages her training in primary care, humanities, and bioethics in service of providing dignity-driven, whole-person care.
Dr. Shan is a board-certified ophthalmologist who specializes in clinical and surgical managements of cataracts and glaucoma. Her expertise include various lasers, minimally invasive surgeries, glaucoma drainage devices and combined cataract – glaucoma surgeries.
Meghan Tedesco's work has touched on Neoadjuvant Therapy, Humanized Monoclonal Antibodies, Polylysine, CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes, Cell Differentiation, Peptides, and Vaccination.
My long-term goal is to prevent cardiometabolic disease in high-risk populations through a three-level approach: 1) clinical investigation of metabolomic processes at the individual level 2) improvements in chronic disease prevention inside the primary care office and 3) lifestyle changes with a focus on practical dietary interventions in the lived environment.
My research is aimed at studying and formulating interventions that will address barriers and facilitators to chronic illness care for children with special health care needs as they transition from the pediatric to adult health care setting.
Dr. Melanie M. Henry is an anesthesiologist and pain management specialist. She is boarded in both specialties. She joined the UCSF faculty in 2006 after her UCSF anesthesia residency and pain fellowship.
Melanie Majure, MD's work has touched on Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms, Congenital Syphilis, Fertility Preservation, Breast Neoplasms, Female Infertility, Meningeal Neoplasms, and Neutropenia.
Melanie Molina, MD, MAS is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Affiliated Faculty at the UCSF Institute for Health Policy Studies. She works clinically as an emergency physician at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and UCSF Medical Center, and as a health services researcher within the UCSF School of Medicine.
Melanie Morrison, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in residence in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at UCSF, and a core member of the UCSF-UC Berkeley Joint PhD Program in Bioengineering.
My laboratory is interested in the molecular mechanisms of viral pathogenesis. We focus on a variety of viruses including HIV-1, Hepatitis B and C Virus (HBV and HCV), Zika and SARS-CoV-2. We believe that identifying common host pathways involved in different viruses can lead to the discovery of panviral therapeutics.
Melanie Stephens is the Clinic Director of the UCSF Memory and Aging Center.
Melanie Thomas, MD, MS's research interests include health disparities, postpartum, maternal mental health, public psychiatry, and implementation science.
Melia Magnen, PhD's work has touched on Chemokine CXCL10, Respiratory Mucosa, Orthomyxoviridae Infections, Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor, Tissue Kallikreins, Chemokine CCL3, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Melicent Peck is a board-certified infectious diseases physician. She completed her MD / PhD training and internal medicine residency at Stanford University, infectious diseases fellowship at UCSF, and the Advanced Training in Clinical Research certificate at UCSF.
Dr. Melike Pekmezci is a pathologist, a doctor who examines samples from the body to detect disease. She specializes in diagnosing tumors and nontumorous abnormalities of the brain, spinal cord and eye.
Melinda Gu, MD, PhD's work has touched on Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, Myosins, Muscle Contraction, Calcium, Swine, Cell Hypoxia, and Oxygen.
Melinda is a Pediatric Neurology resident at UCSF. She currently serves as chief resident for diversity equity and inclusion within the neurology residency and outpatient clinic chief at UCSF Mission Bay and San Francisco General Pediatric Neurology clinics.
Melisa Wong, MD, MAS, AGSF is a thoracic oncologist who treats patients with lung cancer and other thoracic malignancies. Dr. Wong has a particular interest in caring for older adults with cancer. Her goal is to provide personalized cancer care based on patients’ values and goals.
Melissa Arioli's work has touched on Memory, Video Games, Virtual Reality, Young Adult, Adult, Middle Aged, and Brain.
Melissa R. Bachhuber, MD is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Medicine at UCSF. She practices primary care and hospital medicine at the San Francisco VA and also serves as an attending on the inpatient wards and primary care clinic.
Melissa Bond, PhD's work has touched on Psychological Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Adult Survivors of Child Adverse Events, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders, Adult, and Anxiety Disorders.
Melissa Brie, PsyD's work has touched on Adult, Brain Mapping, Cognition, Brain Neoplasms, Quality of Life, Brain Injuries, and Neurosurgical Procedures.
Melissa Buitrago's work has touched on Lung, Positron-Emission Tomography, Middle Aged, Male, Female, Adult, and Time Factors.
Dr. Melissa H. Coleman obtained her undergraduate degree in Biology at Harvard College and her medical degree at Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Coleman began her General Surgery Residency at Duke University Medical Center where she completed her intern and second year.
My research focuses on the evolution of antimalarial drug resistance in Uganda and the molecular epidemiology of malaria transmission. Working closely with a team of researchers in Uganda, our group evaluates antimalarial resistance in Plasmodium falciparum collected from sites across Uganda.
Melissa Hurwitz, MD's work has touched on Vancomycin, Immunosuppressive Agents, Botulinum Toxins, Alagille Syndrome, Organoids, Sodium Benzoate, and Hyperammonemia.
Melissa J. London, PhD, is an attending psychologist and clinic coordinator of the Drug and Alcohol Treatment clinic in the Addiction Recovery Treatment Services at the San Francisco VA Health Care System.
Melissa Martin, MD's work has touched on Biometry, Nicotinic Agonists, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Cocaine, GABAergic Neurons, Exploratory Behavior, and Creatine.
Dr. Melissa Medvedev (Morgan) is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Neonatology). She is a physician-scientist with a background in clinical research / trials, global health, and health technology innovation.
Dr. Melissa Rosenstein is a maternal-fetal medicine specialist and the Medical Director for Quality and Patient Safety for Obstetrics, working to improve outcomes for all patients delivering at UCSF Mission Bay.
Melissa Rudy's research interests include cellular stress signaling, transcription factors, axon injury, and axon regeneration.
Melissa SaphirResearch Data Analyst, Institute for Health Policy Studies Melissa Saphir's work has touched on Substance-Related Disorders, Transgender Persons, Adolescent Health Services, Reproductive Health Services, First Aid, Reproductive Health, and School Health Services.
Melissa Zerofsky's work has touched on Dietary Supplements, Inflammation, Metabolic Syndrome, Cholecalciferol, Tooth, Vitamin A, and Sclerosing Cholangitis.
Melissa Zimel is an Orthopaedic Surgical Oncologist, treating pediatric and adult patients with both benign and malignant bone and soft tissue tumors. She also cares for patients with metastatic disease to the skeleton.
Melody Hu, MD, MHS's work has touched on Reward, Immunotherapy, Periventricular Leukomalacia, Long-Evans Rats, Cerebral Cortex, Anhedonia, and Nervous System Diseases.
Mengya Zhao, MD, PhD's work has touched on Aqueous Humor, Sialomucins, Osteopontin, Angle-Closure Glaucoma, Anterior Chamber, Rho Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors, and Dilatation.
Mengyi Song, PhD's work has touched on Mesoderm, Embryonic Development, Gastrulation, GATA4 Transcription Factor, Developmental Gene Expression Regulation, Cell Separation, and Genetic Enhancer Elements.
Mercedes Paredes, MD, PhD's work has touched on CXC Chemokines, Neural Stem Cells, Cerebral Cortex, Neurogenesis, Prosencephalon, gamma-Aminobutyric Acid, and Median Eminence.
Meredith Greene is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics at the University of California San Francisco. She is a board certified internist, geriatrician and American Academy of HIV Medicine Specialist who is interested in improving healthcare for vulnerable older adults.
Meredith Laguna, MD's research interests include Primary Care Pediatrics, Newborn Medicine, Resident Education, and Telehealth.
Meredith Meacham, PhD, MPH's work has touched on Vaping, Medical Marijuana, Drug Overdose, Methamphetamine, Smokers, Needle Sharing, and Social Media.
Dr. Merisa L. Piper is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon who specializes in breast reconstruction and general reconstruction, with expertise in all methods. With the goal of restoring appearance after partial or complete breast removal, she focuses particularly on microsurgery and free tissue transfer, using skin, fat and muscle from another part of the body.
Merve Cakir, PhD's work has touched on Coronavirus Infections, Mitochondrial Membrane Transport Proteins, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, Neoplasm Genes, Viral Pneumonia, Computer Graphics, and Betacoronavirus.
Merve Postalcioglu, MD's work has touched on Cold Ischemia, Registries, Kidney, Graft Rejection, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Kidney Transplantation, and Antidiuretic Hormone Receptor Antagonists.
Meshell Johnson, MD's research interests include critical care, resuscitation, simulation, lung injury, and alveolar type I cells.
My research focuses on patient outcomes in genetic kidney diseases including polycystic kidney disease and APOL1-mediated kidney disease. I am the medical director of the UCSF PKD Center of Excellence and principal investigator of the UCSF Cardiovascular Risk After Kidney Transplantation (CARAKTER) study.
Mi-Ok KimProfessor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics I am Professor of Biostatistics in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Director of the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center Biostatistics and Population Research Shared Resource at UCSF.
Mia Williams, MD, MS is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine at UCSF, practicing at the General Internal Medicine Practice at Divisadero Street. Her clinical interests include patient-centered medicine, chronic disease management, quality of life, preventive care, and caring for LatinX patients.
Dr. Mica Estrada received her Ph.D. (1997) in Social Psychology from Harvard University and now Associate Dean of Diversity, Inclusion and Equity for the School of Nursing and a Professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences and the Institute for Health and Aging at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).
Mica Muskat, RN, PNP's work has touched on Tooth, Patient Transfer, Viral Eye Infections, Neutropenia, Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes, Agammaglobulinemia, and Food Hypersensitivity.
Micaela Lasser, PhD's work has touched on Humans, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Spindle Apparatus, Autistic Disorder, Microtubules, Chromatin, and Histones.
Micaela Rosser, MD's work has touched on Contracture, Professional Burnout, False Aneurysm, Cleft Palate, Rhinoplasty, Infected Aneurysm, and Cleft Lip.
Dr. Michela Faggioni is an interventional cardiologist, a specialist in minimally invasive procedures to address heart conditions. She treats acute and chronic coronary syndromes (conditions in which blood flow to the heart is suddenly reduced) and heart valve diseases.
Michele Long, MD is a Professor of Pediatrics and a board-certified pediatric hospitalist at the University of California, San Francisco.
Michele Maison-Fomotar, MD's work has touched on Humans, Bordetella Infections, Bacteremia, and Bordetella.
I am the Director of the ECG Monitoring Research Lab located in the UCSF School of Nursing. In 2019, I was named an Associate Translational Scientist in the Center for Physiologic Research, also located in the SON.
Dr. Pham is a board-certified Allergist and Immunologist who serves as the Director of Adult Clinical Immunology. Dr. Pham leads UCSF's Complex Clinical Immunology and Primary Immunodeficiency Transition of Care Clinic where she sees patients with infectious disease physicians and immunologists.
Michele Tana grew up in Northern Virginia, studied the Classics at Harvard College, and attended Harvard Medical School. She trained in Internal Medicine at Stanford University Hospital and Clinics and Gastroenterology at California Pacific Medical Center.
Michelle’s lab develops innovative approaches to screen for chemical tools and drug leads, using biophysical approaches like fragment-based drug discovery and biological approaches including high-content imaging with primary cells and organisms.
Michelle Benedict is a dual-degree MD / MBA graduate from the University of Michigan with a strong focus on healthcare innovation and plastic surgery. Her research interests center around leveraging mixed reality technologies, including augmented and virtual reality, to enhance surgical planning, patient outcomes, and medical education.
Michelle Chong earned a dual MD / MPH degree at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and went on to complete Internal Medicine Residency at UCLA. She joined the Division of Hospital Medicine in 2020, working on the Malignant Hematology and general medicine services.
Michelle Florentine, MD's work has touched on Hearing Loss, Unilateral Hearing Loss, Deafness, Conductive Hearing Loss, Child, Language Development Disorders, and Cochlear Implantation.
Michelle Guy, MD is Professor of Medicine at the University of California San Francisco. As a clinician-educator she leads faculty development programs to create an inclusive learning environment for students and trainees across all educational settings.
Michelle Hermiston, MD, PhD's work has touched on Panniculitis, Leukocyte Common Antigens, Neoplasm Drug Resistance, Interleukin-7 Receptors, T-Cell Lymphoma, SEC Translocation Channels, and Glucocorticoids.
Dr. Michelle Hsiang aims to improve the health of children through clinical care and the study of malaria. She is Associate Professor in the Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Epidemiology, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, as well as a Chan-Zuckerburg Biohub Investigator.
Michelle Lin, MD's work has touched on Emergency Medical Services, Periodicals as Topic, Potentially Inappropriate Medication List, Blogging, Social Media, Internet, and Hospital Emergency Service.
Dr. Michelle E. Melisko is a cancer specialist with expertise in breast cancer treatment and research. She is interested in testing new chemotherapy combinations, biological therapies and immunotherapies for breast cancer, with a particular focus on treatment of cancer that has spread to the brain.
Michelle Moritz, PhD's work has touched on Protein Binding, Quaternary Protein Structure, Cell Nucleus, Mitochondrial Membrane Transport Proteins, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins, Tubulin, and Viral Nonstructural Proteins.
Michelle Mourad is Vice Chair of the Department of Medicine and a Professor in the Division of Hospital Medicine at the University of California San Francisco. She divides her time between clinical, quality improvement and administrative roles.
Michelle Odette, MD (she / her/hers) is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine. Dr. Odette received her medical degree from the Eastern Virginia Medical School, completed her pediatric residency training at University of California, Davis, and completed her adolescent medicine fellowship training at UCSF.
Michelle Pavlik's research interests include Family-Centered Care, Social Determinants of Health, Human-Centered Design, Child Development, and Community-Based Participatory Research.
Michelle Roh, PhD's work has touched on Insecticides, Piperonyl Butoxide, Artemisinins, Mosquito Control, Sulfadoxine, Uganda, and Plasmodium falciparum.
Michelle Storkan's work has touched on Factual Databases, Time-to-Treatment, Heat Stress Disorders, Pain, Hospital Emergency Service, Analgesics, and Fentanyl.
Michelle Teng's work has touched on Escherichia coli, Immunoglobulins, Genetically Modified Animals, Neurons, Caenorhabditis elegans, Ligands, and Gene Library.
Michelle's research group is interested in developing AI-driven methods that integrate multi-modal, real-world data to innovate therapeutic strategies for diverse populations.
Michelle Wong's work has touched on Veterans, Humans, Pandemics, Community Participation, and Alaska Natives.
I am a Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician-Scientist. My clinical and research specialties are in Cystic Fibrosis lung infection and inflammation. I am the Principal Investigator of a basic science laboratory, and I serve as the Associate Program director of the UCSF Adult Cystic Fibrosis Center.
Michelle Zhang, MD, PhD's work has touched on Eye Axial Length, Sebaceous Gland Neoplasms, Intraocular Lens Implantation, Crystalline Lens, Sebaceous Adenocarcinoma, Cataract Extraction, and Visual Acuity.
Dr. Michi Yukawa is a Clinical Professor in the Division of Geriatrics and the Post Acute Care Medical Director at the Jewish Home & Rehabilitation Center (JHRC).
Micquel Little joined UCSF Library in 2019 as Associate University Librarian for Research and Learning. In 2024, Micquel was promoted to Deputy University Librarian.
Dr. Kato-Maeda’s research activities focuses on 1) transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), 2) drug- resistant tuberculosis, and 3) tuberculosis diagnosis.
Mignote Yilma, MD is a general surgery resident at UCSF who is currently in her dedicated research years. She is also a National Clinician Scholars Fellow at UCSF, previously known as Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and has recently joined Health Affairs as a Health Equity Fellow.
Dr. Madhulika Varma, Chief of Colorectal Surgery, specializes in the surgical treatment of diseases of the colon, rectum, and anus. Her areas of expertise include colon and rectal cancer, inflammatory bowel diseases such as ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, and pelvic floor disorders.
Mimi TonPostdoctoral Scholar, Epidemiology & Biostatistics Mimi Ton, PhD, MPH's work has touched on Liver Neoplasms, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Sigmoid Diseases, Intestinal Volvulus, Neoplasms, SEER Program, and Medical Marijuana.
Min Kang, MD's work has touched on Ligands, Humans, Mutation, Nicotinic Receptors, Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases, Congenital Myasthenic Syndromes, and Action Potentials.
Dr. Mindy Goldman is a gynecologist with particular expertise in providing specialized gynecologic care for women with breast cancer and women at risk for cancer.
Dr. DeRouen is a cancer epidemiologist with dual training in cancer biology and epidemiology. Her ongoing research efforts are focused on cancer prevention and control and address cancer disparities due to multi-level determinants, especially social determinants of health.
Mingli Zhu, PhD's work has touched on Mice, Cell Line, Cytoplasmic Vesicles, Ribonucleases, Protein Transport, Mitochondrial Proteins, and PTEN Phosphohydrolase.
Mingyue ZhouData Systems Analyst, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences Mingyue Zhou's work has touched on Fibroblast Growth Factors, Cardiac Arrhythmias, Cholesterol, Lipid Metabolism, Fibrosis, Heart Failure, and Intestinal Diseases.
Minnie Sarwal, MD, PhD's research interests include Proteomics, Drug Repositioning, Immunosuppression Personalization, Genomics, and Immunobiology of Organ Dysfunction.
Miranda Dunlop graduated from UCSF Medical School and completed an Internal Medicine Primary Care Residency at UCSF. After residency, she joined the UCSF Department of Medicine and is a Professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine.
Miranda Gilbert's work has touched on Inflammation, Inbred C57BL Mice, Dysbiosis, Animal Disease Models, Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Colitis, and Mice.
Miranda HillAssistant Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences Miranda Hill is a social and behavioral scientist and champion for addressing the social isolation, connection, and healthcare engagement needs of underreached and hidden populations.
I am the program coordinator for Global Action in Nursing (GAIN), which works to build a skilled cadre of nurse leaders and reduce maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality in Malawi, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.
Miranda Surjadi is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing. She joined the faculty in the Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP) program in 2014. She is the Specialty Coordinator for the Post Masters AGPCNP program and her teaching focus is on 2nd year NP education.
Mireya Arreguin's work has touched on Substance-Related Disorders, Domestic Violence, Interrupted Time Series Analysis, Human Influenza, HIV Infections, Influenza Vaccines, and Viral Antibodies.
Miriam Kuppermann is a Professor in the Departments of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences (primary) and Epidemiology & Biostatistics (secondary).
Miriam Oseguera's work has touched on Virus Diseases, Sensitivity and Specificity, Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid, Bacterial Infections, Cell-Free Nucleic Acids, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, and Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome.
Miriam Toveg's work has touched on Electronic Health Records, Acupuncture Therapy, Clinical Protocols, Health Personnel, Complementary Therapies, Pilot Projects, and Pain Management.
Misung Han, Ph.D, is a Professional Associate Researcher in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at UCSF. She has developed various MRI techniques ranging over MRI acquisition, reconstruction, and quantification for breast, musculoskeletal, and brain applications both at Stanford (as a graduate student) and at UCSF.
Dr. Mitra Assemi is a Professor and Experiential Program Director in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and the Associate Dean for Accreditation and Quality Improvement in the School of Pharmacy at the University of California, San Francisco.
Dr. Hawkins is a generalist obstetrician gynecologist and clinical researcher with a focus on improving care for transgender and gender nonbinary people. Dr Hawkins' research explores the effects of gender-affirming hormone therapy on sexual and reproductive health.
Moira Rachman, PhD's work has touched on Pharmaceutical Preparations, Recombinant Proteins, Ligands, Enzyme Inhibitors, HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins, Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras), and Protein Binding.
Mollie Hudson, PhD, NP, MS's work has touched on Infectious Disease Medicine, Referral and Consultation, HIV Infections, Communicable Disease Control, Health Services Research, Tuberculosis, and Private Hospitals.
Molly Cooke, M.D. FACP, Professor of Medicine, is the inaugural Director of Education for Global Health Sciences across the five schools at UCSF (Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, and the Graduate Division).
Molly Hodul, PhD's work has touched on Enzyme Stability, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor, Glutamate Receptors, Caenorhabditis elegans, AMPA Receptors, Cell Membrane, and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptors.
Molly Kantor is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Division of Hospital Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. She graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Molecular Biology and certificate in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public Policy from Princeton University.
As a Senior Project Manager, I help develop and implement the policies, processes and guidelines that govern the research enterprise in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at UCSF. I also manage special department-wide projects, primarily focusing on faculty affairs.
Mona Aminbeidokhti, PhD's work has touched on Mice, Lethal Genes, Spontaneous Abortion, Genetic Carrier Screening, Animals, Female, and Humans.
Mona Asghariahmadabad, MD's work has touched on Multiple Sclerosis, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Alanine Transaminase, Asthma, Malpractice, Alkaline Phosphatase, and Aspartate Aminotransferases.
Monara DiniHS Associate Clinical Prof, Orthopaedic Surgery Monara Dini, DPM's work has touched on Limb Salvage, Ankle Joint, Desmoplastic Fibroma, Osteochondritis, Bone Screws, Talus, and Prosthesis Fitting.
Monica Fung, MD's work has touched on Hematologic Neoplasms, Legionella, Mycoses, Mannans, Transplant Recipients, Invasive Fungal Infections, and Legionellosis.
Monica Gandhi MD, MPH is Professor of Medicine and Associate Division Chief (Clinical Operations/ Education) of the Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases, and Global Medicine at UCSF/ San Francisco General Hospital.
Monica Hahn, MPH, MS, MD's research interests include refugee health, HIV, social determinants of health, sexually transmitted infections, and women's health.
Monica Tang, MD's work has touched on Inhalation Administration, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Neonatal Intensive Care Units, Electronic Health Records, Beclomethasone, Physicians' Practice Patterns, and Fluticasone.
Dr. Monica Yang is a rheumatologist with a clinical focus on patients with systemic sclerosis and connective tissue associated interstitial lung disease. She currently practices at the UCSF Scleroderma clinic where she also manages the Scleroderma Patient Registry and Biorepository.
Monika Deswal's work has touched on Cell Separation, Lymphocyte Activation, Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha-Induced Protein 3, T-Lymphocytes, Intestinal Mucosa, Cytomegalovirus Infections, and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.
My clinical focus is on women with liver disease, including pregnancy-related liver conditions and reproductive health. My research program is focused on the role of sex hormones in modulating liver disease in women.
Monisha Bhatia is an academic hospitalist with and research focus on patient communication, care documentation, implementation science, as well as public health information (and disinformation).
Monita Muralidharan, PhD's work has touched on Proteome, Cysteine, Mass Spectrometry, Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry, Proteomics, Glutathione, and Hemoglobins.
Dr. Philbin is a social and behavioral scientist who uses mixed methods to examine how social policies and clinical practice shapes inclusion and health equity with a focus on substance use and HIV / AIDS.
Morgan Ye, MPH's work has touched on Environmental Pollutants, Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis, United Kingdom, Atopic Dermatitis, Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects, Dermatitis, and Antihypertensive Agents.
Morna Dorsey, MD, MS's work has touched on NF-KappaB Inhibitor alpha, Chronic Granulomatous Disease, Patients, Agammaglobulinemia, Mycobacterium avium Complex, Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes, and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation.
Morvarid Moayeri, MD, PhD's work has touched on Multiple Myeloma, Hemophilia A, Genetic Therapy, ADP-ribosyl Cyclase 1, Hydrazines, Retroviridae, and Sepsis.
Dr. Muriel Babey is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at UCSF. She is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in the subspecialty of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism. As a physician-scientist in the Ingraham lab, she engages in cutting-edge research at the interface of skeletal health, metabolism, and aging.
Mylo Schaaf, MD, MPH, DTMH is a Professor of Medicine, Senior International Officer and Director of Global Outreach in the Office of the Executive Vice-Chancellor and Provost, as well as Global Health Advisor, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).
Myriam M. Chaumeil, PhD, is an Associate Professor in Residence in the departments of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science, and Radiology & Biomedical Imaging at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).
Dr. Myung Ko is a gastroenterologist with an interest in gastrointestinal motility disorders, medical education, and geriatric gastroenterology. Her research endeavors include development of a motility curriculum for the gastroenterology fellowship, outcomes of Barrett's esophagus in elderly patients, and treatment of pelvic floor dysfunction.
Nadia ArangPostdoctoral Scholar, Quantitative_Bioscience_Ins Nadia Arang, PhD's work has touched on Melanoma, Focal Adhesion Kinase 1, GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Heterotrimeric GTP-Binding Proteins, Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases, Gq-G11 GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, and Focal Adhesion Protein-Tyrosine Kinases.
Nadia Diamond-Smith is an Associate Professor in the Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department and Institute for Global Health Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco. Her expertise is in maternal and reproductive health in the developing world, with a focus on gender inequality / women's empowerment, family planning and abortion, nutrition, and the preconception, pregnancy and postpartum periods.
Nadia Roessler De Angulo is a fellowship-trained pediatric hospitalist. Her clinical areas of interest include inpatient pediatric care and pain management as well as newborn medicine.
Nadine Pardee, MD, is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCSF, practicing at the San Francisco VA in the Department of General Internal Medicine. She is the Associate Medical Director and Educational Site Director for the Internal Medicine residents at Medical Practice Clinic, and is involved in medical education for UCSF medical students, residents, and SFVA nurse practitioner residents.
Nahal Rose Lalefar, MD, is an associate professor of pediatrics who specializes in pediatric hematology / oncology with a focus on stem cell transplantation. She runs the bone marrow transplant long term follow up program at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland.
Nailyn Rasool, MD's work has touched on Whipple Disease, Retinitis, Cavernous Sinus, Isaacs Syndrome, Diplopia, Aqueous Humor, and Ocular Motility Disorders.
Namasvi Jariwala, MA's work has touched on Memory, Prefrontal Cortex, Judgment, Humans, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, and Speech.
Namrata Patel-Sanchez, MD, MPH's research interests include Pediatric Obesity, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Short Gut Syndrome, and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.
Nancy Ann Oberheim Bush, MD, PhD's work has touched on Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein, Stem Cells, Biological Evolution, Stem Cell Transplantation, Pancreatic Neoplasms, Brain, and Astrocytes.
Nancy Allen, MD, PhD's work has touched on Cellular Senescence, Lipopolysaccharides, Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors, Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16, Macrophages, Interleukin-12 Subunit p40, and Pulmonary Emphysema.
Dr. Nancy Ascher has devoted her career to organ transplantation and transplant research. She has served on the Presidential Task Force on Organ Transplantation, Surgeon General's Task Force on Increasing Donor Organs and Secretary of Health and Human Services Advisory Committee on Organ Transplantation.
Nancy BerglasFull Professional Researcher, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences Nancy Berglas, DrPH's work has touched on Pregnant Women, Pregnancy, Health Services Accessibility, Sex Education, Ambulatory Care Facilities, Sexual Health, and Legal Abortion.
Nancy BurkeAdjunct Professor, Humanities & Social Sciences Dr. Burke is an affiliated Professor of Medical Anthropology in the Department of Anthropology, History and Social Medicine. She is also a member of the Helen Diller Comprehensive Cancer Center and Co-Director of the UC-Cuba Academic Initiative.
Nancy Choi, MD's research interests include patient advocacy, health disparities, student coaching, urban health, and hospitalist.
Nancy Hessol is an epidemiologist whose research interests include HIV disease progression and mortality, HIV-related malignancies, and human Papillomavirus infection. She has more than 30 years of experience directing epidemiologic studies of HIV / AIDS and of health disparities.
Nancy Hills, PhD's work has touched on Intestinal Perforation, Brain Ischemia, Cerebral Arterial Diseases, Stroke, Bacteremia, Indomethacin, and DNA Vaccines.
Nancy Joseph, MD, PhD's work has touched on Tumor Biomarkers, Glutamate-Ammonia Ligase, Retinoblastoma Binding Proteins, Liver Cell Adenoma, Cholangiocarcinoma, Keratins, and Neuroendocrine Tumors.
Nancy Milliken, MD's work has touched on Research Subjects, Women's Health Services, Focus Groups, Research Personnel, Job Satisfaction, Women's Health, and Patient Selection.
Nancy Parks, MD's work has touched on Carotid Artery Injuries, Staphylococcal Infections, Carrier State, Nonpenetrating Wounds, Anti-Infective Agents, Wounds and Injuries, and Appendicitis.
Nancy YangClinical Research Coordinator, Pediatrics Nancy Yang's work has touched on Iron Chelating Agents, Drug Prescriptions, Zebrafish Proteins, Bronchiolitis, Pain Management, Oligodendroglia, and Zebrafish.
Nandini Palaniappa, MD's work has touched on Iatrogenic Disease, Ventral Hernia, Postoperative Complications, Colonic Diseases, Quality Improvement, Inhalation Anesthetics, and Laparoscopy.
Naomi AbeAssociate Professor, Emergency Medicine Naomi Abe, MD's work has touched on Cranial Epidural Hematoma, Phenylurea Compounds, Squalene, Quinazolines, alpha-Tocopherol, Alkenes, and Mothers.
Naomi Akagi, MD's work has touched on Neutralizing Antibodies, Thrombotic Microangiopathies, Meningoencephalitis, Glycogen, Transforming Growth Factor beta Receptors, Antineoplastic Antimetabolites, and Deoxycytidine.
Dr Anker is an Associate Professor in the Division of Nephrology at the San Francisco Veteran's Affairs (SFVA) hospital. Her primary focus is on clinical care and education. She serves as a Bridges Coach for UCSF Medical School.
Dr. Bardach is a Professor of Pediatrics and Policy in the Department of Pediatrics and the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies at the University of California San Francisco. She is Vice Chair of Health Services Research in the Department of Pediatrics.
Naomi Stotland, MD's research interests include inter-professional collaboration (especially with midwifery), Obesity and weight gain during pregnancy, gestational diabetes, prenatal care, and prenatal environmental health.
Naomi Wortis, MD's research interests include service-learning, community partnerships, community-based participatory research, social advocacy, and health disparities.
Dr Nardine Saad Riegels earned her undergraduate degree from UCLA and went on to complete medical school and an internal medicine residency at UCSF. She then joined The Permanente Medical Group at Kaiser Permanente, East Bay.
Dr. Narges Alipanah-Lechner is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at UCSF. She received her undergraduate degree from Johns Hopkins University and her medical degree and master's degree in clinical and epidemiological research from UCSF.
Narges Neyazi, PhD's work has touched on Pandemics, Noncommunicable Diseases, Attitude of Health Personnel, Students, Iran, Program Evaluation, and Professional Education.
Dr. Nasim Sobhani is a perinatologist, an obstetrician who specializes in care during high-risk pregnancies. She provides comprehensive care for women with preexisting conditions that can affect pregnancy and for women with pregnancy-specific health conditions.
Natalia Jura, PhD's work has touched on Neuregulin-1, Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, ErbB-2 Receptor, Type II Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptors, Signal Transduction, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-met, and ErbB-3 Receptor.
Natalia Sanchez, MD's research interests include Genitourinary pathology, Medical education, Gynecologic pathology, and Digital pathology.
I am interested in learning how we can protect the vulnerable developing brain and improve neurodevelopmental outcomes, especially in the most fragile babies. I am also passionate about global neonatal health and scaling up innovative solutions to reduce neonatal mortality and help children everywhere live to their fullest potential.
Natalie Cvijanovich, MD's work has touched on Preschool Child, Multiple Organ Failure, Acute Kidney Injury, Critical Illness, Child, Septic Shock, and Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections.
Dr. Natalie Hastings practices and teaches general dentistry with an emphasis in prosthodontics. She provides reliable, trustworthy comprehensive dental care to patients and role models her strong work ethics and attention to details to elevate the next generation of dentists to be safe and caring dental professionals.
Natalie Nardone, PhD's work has touched on Tobacco Products, Nicotine, Tobacco Smoke Pollution, Tobacco Use Disorder, Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems, Tobacco Smoking, and Smoking Reduction.
Natalie OmanResearch Program Manager, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences Natalie Oman's work has touched on Patient Care Team, Palliative Medicine, Attitude to Health, Heroin, Opioid Analgesics, Palliative Care, and Drug Prescriptions.
Natalie Pandher's work has touched on Wakefulness, Neurons, Alzheimer Disease, Cohort Studies, Sleep, Humans, and Sleep Wake Disorders.
Natalie Pierson, MD's work has touched on Multivariate Analysis, Seasons, Length of Stay, B-Lymphocyte Subsets, Hospital Mortality, Immunoglobulin Variable Region, and Regression Analysis.
Natalie Rios's work has touched on Penile Diseases, Hospital Departments, Pelvic Floor, Research Support as Topic, Fund Raising, Priapism, and Urination.
Natalie L. Wilson, PhD, DNP, MPH, APRN-BC, is an associate professor of Nursing in the Department of Community Health Systems at the UCSF School of Nursing. Dr. Wilson’s research is informed by over 30 years of clinical expertise in primary care, HIV, and sexual health.
Natalie Wu, MD, MS's work has touched on Homologous Transplantation, Renal Insufficiency, Wilms Tumor, Sepsis, Kidney Neoplasms, Bacteremia, and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation.
Natalya Slepneva's work has touched on Nerve Net, Internal Capsule, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Male, Middle Aged, Female, and Humans.
Natasha BorgenResearch Data Analyst 3, Institute for Health Policy Studies Natasha Borgen's work has touched on Health Care Surveys, Sex Education, Curriculum, Sexual Health, Rural Population, Pregnancy in Adolescence, and Capacity Building.
Natasha Setia, MD's work has touched on Food, Clinical Protocols, Clinical Decision-Making, Risk, Prognosis, Anaphylaxis, and Allergens.
Infectious disease physician-scientist with a focused on unbiased diagnostics and developing treatments for uncommon infections.
Natsuko Onishi Yamashita, MD, PhD's work has touched on Neoadjuvant Therapy, Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Retrospective Studies, Early Detection of Cancer, Mucinous Adenocarcinoma, Adjuvant Chemotherapy, and Ki-67 Antigen.
Dr. Matharu holds joint appointment as Assistant Professor and Associate Researcher. Dr.Matharu's research interest is focused on applying ‘gene regulation and transcription logics’ to innovate therapeutic strategies for genetic disorders.
Nawei Sun, PhD's work has touched on DNA Copy Number Variations, Estrogens, Systems Biology, Tourette Syndrome, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Fibronectins, and Neurodevelopmental Disorders.
Dr. Neda Ghaffari is a perinatologist, an obstetrician who specializes in high-risk pregnancies, prenatal diagnoses of disorders or complications, and prenatal ultrasound. Her expertise includes caring for pregnant patients with heart disease or cancer, as well as women whose pregnancies involve birth defects.
Neda Ghassemi, MD's work has touched on Reference Values, Humans, Pregnancy, Septum Pellucidum, Fetus, Retrospective Studies, and Septo-Optic Dysplasia.
Neda Ratanawongsa, MD, MPH (she / her/hers) is the Deputy Chief Health Informatics Officer for the San Francisco Department of Public Health. She was the Interim Chief Medical Officer for the San Francisco Health Network and for Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center.
Dr. Neeta Thakur is a pulmonary and critical care physician at UCSF who examines the role of social and environmental stressors on asthma and COPD in historically marginalized communities.
Dr. Neeti Doshi, MD, MPH, FAAP, is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics within the Department of Pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco. Clinically, she is a primary care pediatrician at the Children's Health Center at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, the safety net healthcare system for San Francisco County.
Neeti is a clinician-educator in the Department of Ophthalmology at UCSF. She sees patients and teaches residents both in the clinic and operating room at UCSF and at ZSFGH. She is also a member of the Clinical Competency Committee.
I am a Pediatric Hematologist / Oncologist with subspecialty interest in Pediatric Hematology. I am the Medical Director for the Pediatric Sickle Cell Program in Oakland. My clinical interests include Sickle Cell Disease, Bleeding, Thrombosis, Iron Deficiency anemia and other Cytopenias.
Neha Goyal's work has touched on Thyroid Neoplasms, Fatigue, Geriatric Assessment, B-Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Breast, Sleep Wake Disorders, and Longitudinal Studies.
Neha NirwanPostdoctoral Scholar, Cardiovascular Research Inst Neha Nirwan, PhD's work has touched on GTP Phosphohydrolases, Structure-Activity Relationship, Small Angle Scattering, Endonucleases, Escherichia coli, Escherichia coli Proteins, and X-Ray Diffraction.
Nela PawlowskaSenior Data Safety Auditor, HDF Comprehensive Cancer Ctr Nela Pawlowska, MD's work has touched on Tamoxifen, Phthalazines, Carboplatin, Chemoprevention, Sulfonamides, Estradiol, and Hormonal Antineoplastic Agents.
Dr. Nerissa Ko is neurointensivist, a neurologist with specialized training in the care of patients in the intensive care unit with neurological diseases. She also has specialty training to care for patients with cerebrovascular diseases.
Neslihan Kayraklioglu, MD, PhD's work has touched on Uterine Neoplasms, Gynecology, Oligodeoxyribonucleotides, Immunologic Adjuvants, Vaccines, Papillomavirus Infections, and Imidazoles.
Ngoc P. Ly, MD, MPH is Professor of Pediatrics, Division Chief of Pediatric Pulmonology, Director of the Cystic Fibrosis Therapeutic Development Network (TDN) Research Center, co-Director of the Cystic Fibrosis Center, and Director of the Asthma Program at the University of California, San Francisco.
Nhu Nguyen, MD, PhD's work has touched on Respiratory Tract Infections, Human bocavirus, Tooth Abnormalities, Pedigree, Multiple Abnormalities, Rhinovirus, and Ellis-Van Creveld Syndrome.
Dr. Nguyen is a substance use researcher whose research program focuses on reducing the use of tobacco and cannabis among priority populations (e.g., youth and young adults). She has employed a variety of research methods (e.g., human-centered design, ecological momentary assessment, and mixed methods) to address important issues in tobacco and cannabis use and co-use.
Nia Adeniji, MD's work has touched on Immune Evasion, Socioeconomic Factors, Residual Neoplasm, Liver Neoplasms, Liver Diseases, B7-H1 Antigen, and Elasticity.
Dr. Nichole Starr is a Trauma & Surgical Critical Care Fellow at UCSF / Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and a Clinical Advisor for Lifebox Foundation. She completed General Surgery resident at University of California, San Francisco in 2023, and was a Surgical Safety Fellow at Lifebox Foundation from 2018-2021 and the Senior Fellow at Lifebox Foundation in 2020-2021.
Nick WilsonClinical Trial Activation Mgr, Vice Chanc Research Public health professional interested the world of applied clinical research and evidence-based medicine. Areas of personal interest include oncology, radiology, implementation science, health equity, LGBTQ+ health, transgender health, patient-centered outcomes, and making applied research more useful, timely, and impactful.
Dr. Bush is the Lisa and John Pritzker Distinguished Professor of Developmental and Behavioral Health, jointly appointed as a Full Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and of Pediatrics, and the Director (Division Chief) of the Division of Developmental Medicine.
Nickole Criner's work has touched on Trust, Prostatic Neoplasms, Humans, Focus Groups, Adult, Male, and Qualitative Research.
Nicky Mehtani, MD, MPH is an assistant professor in the UCSF Division of General Internal Medicine at San Francisco General Hospital.
Nicole CollmanVolunteer Assistant Clinical Professor, Community Health Systems Nicole Collman, MS, RN, NP's work has touched on Surveys and Questionnaires, Workers' Compensation, Humans, Cross-Sectional Studies, Logistic Models, Low Back Pain, and Workplace.
Dr. Nicole Cresalia is a pediatric cardiologist with expertise in pediatric, fetal and transesophageal echocardiography (ultrasound of the heart). In addition to caring for infants and children as outpatients in the clinic, she cares for hospitalized pediatric patients with heart disease or following cardiac surgery.
Nicole Curatola, MD's work has touched on Male, Aged, Middle Aged, Palliative Care, Inpatients, Cross-Sectional Studies, and Physicians.
Nicole Delrosso's work has touched on Repressor Proteins, Mutagenesis, Sumoylation, Chromatin, Gene Expression Regulation, Thermodynamics, and Genetic Epigenesis.
Nicole Fisher, PhD's work has touched on Glutamic Acid, Phenotype, Fear, Anxiety, Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, and Amphetamine-Related Disorders.
Nicole Henry is a Certified Prosthetist and Orthotist (CPO) at the ZSFG Orthotics and Prosthetics Center. She received her Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences with a concentration in Physiology and Anatomy at California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo.
Dr. Nicole Jiam is a board-certified, fellowship-trained surgeon-scientist who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the ear and skull base. She is the Director of the UCSF Otolaryngology Innovation Center.
Dr. Nicole W. Kittler is a pediatric dermatologist who cares for infants, children and adolescents with skin conditions or vascular anomalies (abnormalities of veins or arteries). She performs minor surgical procedures, including laser surgery, and provides care in all settings – the clinic, hospital and emergency department.
Nicole Kopari, MD, FACS's work has touched on Wound Healing, Burns, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Pain Management, Integrated Delivery of Health Care, Benchmarking, and Immunocompromised Host.
Nicole Mercho, OD's work has touched on Evaluation Studies as Topic, Pneumonectomy, Actuarial Analysis, Postoperative Complications, Atrial Heart Septal Defects, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, and Male.
Nicole Munz, DO's work has touched on Chemical Water Pollutants, Rivers, Water Quality, Biological Assay, Solid Phase Extraction, Invertebrates, and Gas Chromatography.
After completing residency and fellowship training at UCSF, Dr. Nicole Rosendale joined the faculty in the Neurohospitalist Division of the Department of Neurology at UCSF in 2017. She primarily attends on the teaching service at San Francisco General Hospital, the city's safety-net hospital and only Level 1 trauma center.
Nicole Schroeder, MD, serves as the Chief of the Hand, Elbow, and Upper Extremity Service and is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at UCSF.
Nicole Thomason, MD's work has touched on Patient-Controlled Analgesia, Female, Continuing Nursing Education, Southeastern United States, Self Efficacy, 80 and over Aged, and Aged.
Nicolette Miller's work has touched on Middle Aged, Male, Young Adult, Mentoring, Behavior Therapy, Weight Loss, and Overweight.
Nida Degesys, MD's work has touched on Respiratory Protective Devices, Betacoronavirus, Bone Fractures, Masks, Hospital Emergency Service, Pandemics, and Nonparametric Statistics.
Nida Ozarslan, MD's work has touched on Monocytes, Pregnancy, Cohort Studies, Placenta, Pathologic Neovascularization, Malaria, and Macrophages.
Niharika Dixit, MD's work has touched on Patient Navigation, Lymphedema, Continuity of Patient Care, Primary Care Physicians, Patient-Centered Care, Colonic Neoplasms, and Neoplasms.
Nijee Luthra, MD, PhD's work has touched on Essential Tremor, Dystonic Disorders, Parkinson Disease, Electric Stimulation Therapy, Globus Pallidus, Peripheral Nerves, and Exercise Therapy.
Nikki LanshawAcademic Prog Mgmt Officer 3, Family Health Care Nursing Nikki Lanshaw's work has touched on Racism, Attitude of Health Personnel, Reproductive Health, Health Insurance, Health Personnel, Social Justice, and Pregnancy.
Nikki Leba, PhD, MA's work has touched on Mothers, Family Conflict, Problem Behavior, Coercion, Parent-Child Relations, Emotional Adjustment, and Attitude.
Nilanjana Chatterjee, PhD's work has touched on Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Tumor Biomarkers, Genome-Wide Association Study, Transcription Factors, Nucleosomes, Histones, and DNA-Binding Proteins.
Nilika Singhal, MD is Associate Professor of Neurology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She specializes in the treatment of pediatric epilepsies, including early-life genetic epilepsies, surgical epilepsies, and focal epilepsies.
Niloufar Abdollahi's work has touched on Female, Cataract, Male, Vision Disorders, Follow-Up Studies, Aged, and Ocular Tonometry.
Nilpa Shah's work has touched on Domestic Violence, Humans, Intimate Partner Violence, Survivors, and Los Angeles.
Nimmy Mohan, PhD's work has touched on Wistar Rats, RNA-Binding Proteins, Casein Kinase I, HeLa Cells, Polyadenylation, Nucleotidyltransferases, and Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor).
Nina Agabian, PhD's work has touched on Candida albicans, Eicosapentaenoic Acid, Telomerase, Virulence, Fungal Antigens, Trypanosoma brucei brucei, and Fungal Gene Expression Regulation.
Dr. Botto has an active clinical practice in general dermatology and a special interest in allergic contact dermatitis. She is the co-director of the Occupational and Contact Dermatitis Clinic, where she brings her expertise in contact dermatitis to patients referred for patch testing and complex inflammatory dermatoses.
Nina I. Garga, MD, FAES is a Professor in the Department of Neurology at UCSF, and serves as the Director of the National VA Epilepsy Centers of Excellence (ECoE). She is the San Francisco VA Health Care System (SFVAHCS) deputy chief of the neurology service and site director for the ACGME neurology residency.
Nina ShahVolunteer Clinical Professor, Medicine Dr. Nina Shah is a hematologist who specializes in the treatment of multiple myeloma, a type of cancer affecting the blood marrow. She treats patients at the Hematology and Blood Marrow and Transplant Clinic.
Ning Zhang's work has touched on Macular Degeneration, Bacterial Infections, Cardiac Rehabilitation, Bone Cements, Veterans, Veterans Health, and Prosthesis-Related Infections.
Nisa Atigapramoj, MD's work has touched on Craniocerebral Trauma, Child Protective Services, Forensic Medicine, Gallstones, Ultrasonography, Post-Exposure Prophylaxis, and Mandatory Reporting.
Nisha Acharya is the Director of the Uveitis and Ocular Inflammatory Disease Service and the Uveitis Fellowship at the F.I. Proctor Foundation. Her clinical expertise is the diagnosis and management of patients with infectious and inflammatory eye diseases.
Nisha Donthi, MD's work has touched on Orthomyxoviridae Infections, Neutralization Tests, Humans, Inactivated Vaccines, Ventricular Tachycardia, Influenza Vaccines, and Electrocardiography.
Nisha Parmeshwar, MD is an integrated plastic surgery resident in the UCSF Department of Surgery. She received both her Bachelor's Degree in Biology and Medical Doctorate at the University of California San Diego as part of the UCSD BS / MD Medical Scholars Program.
Nneka Emenyonu's work has touched on Anti-Retroviral Agents, Rural Population, Food Supply, Alcohol Abstinence, HIV Infections, Alcohol Drinking, and Latent Tuberculosis.
Noa Simchoni, MD, PhD's work has touched on Toll-Like Receptor 9, Phenotype, Common Variable Immunodeficiency, Interstitial Lung Diseases, Job Syndrome, Agammaglobulinemia, and X-Linked Genetic Diseases.
Noemi Spinazzi, MD is a primary care physician at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland. She provides primary care services to hundreds of children with complex care needs and developmental disabilities.
Nola Hylton, PhD, is a Professor in Residence in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, and Director of the Breast Imaging Research Group at the University of California, San Francisco.
Nonna Shakhnazaryan's work has touched on Androgen Antagonists, Renal Cell Carcinoma, Gallium Radioisotopes, Patient Education as Topic, Comprehension, Internet, and Radiosurgery.
Nora Hutchinson, MD's research interests include Research Ethics, Meta-Research, and Clinical Trials.
Nora Pfaff, MD's work has touched on Hospitalized Adolescent, Sex Factors, Mass Screening, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Exercise, Hospitals, and Sexual Behavior.
Nu Le's work has touched on Observer Variation, Breast, Neoadjuvant Therapy, Tumor Burden, Breast Neoplasms, Reproducibility of Results, and Treatment Outcome.
Dr. Palmer is an Associate Professor at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), in the Division of General Internal Medicine at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, with secondary appointments in the Departments of Urology and Radiation Oncology.
Oana Maties, MD's work has touched on Meningeal Neoplasms, Morphine, Vomiting, Postoperative Pain, Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting, Local Anesthetics, and Meningioma.
Dr. Nguyen is a physician-health services researcher with expertise in epidemiology and implementation science.
I am a pediatric anesthesiologist whose interests include Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Global Health, as well as Education. As a UCSF Teachers Scholar in 2020, I started a diversity curriculum for anesthesia and surgery residents, and I have held a teaching position as a UCSF Bridges coach from 2017 to 2021 for the School of Medicine thus providing a foundation in the Differences Matter Initiative.
Dr. Barreto Chang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, with a research focus on understanding the molecular and behavioral basis of cognitive impairment after surgery.
Oi Saeng Hong, RN, PhD, FAAN's research interests include Population Health, mHealth and technology-based nursing interventions, Training advanced occupational health nursing workforce, Auditory impairment due to exposure to environmental and occupational ototoxins, and Environmental health.
I am a research technology product manager at Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) at UCSF.
Olga Laporta Hoyos, PhD, MSc, MS's work has touched on Brain, Executive Function, Muscle Spasticity, Vocabulary, Intelligence Tests, Motor Activity, and Child.
Olga RammProfessor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences Olga Ramm, MD's work has touched on Obstetric Labor Complications, Gynecologic Surgical Procedures, Anal Canal, Obstetrics, Surgical Mesh, Lacerations, and Stress Urinary Incontinence.
Olga Zbodakova, PhD's work has touched on Liver Diseases, Cortactin, Netherton Syndrome, Primary Cell Culture, Liver Regeneration, Kallikreins, and Liver.
Olivia Bernal, MD, MPH's work has touched on Disabled Persons, Communication, Medicare, Patient Satisfaction, Continuity of Patient Care, Comorbidity, and Quality of Health Care.
Olivia Council's work has touched on Semen, HIV Infections, Medication Adherence, Triazoles, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Anti-HIV Agents, and Host-Pathogen Interactions.
Olivia Harris, MD's work has touched on Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone, Weight Loss, Opioid Analgesics, Postoperative Pain, Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptors, Ovariectomy, and Inpatients.
Olivia SleeperClinical Research Coordinator, HDF Comprehensive Cancer Ctr Olivia Sleeper's work has touched on Gastropoda, DNA, Genomics, Genome, Animals, and DNA Sequence Analysis.
Ons MamaiAssociate Specialist, HDF Comprehensive Cancer Ctr My academic training and research experience in Africa, Europe, Asia and the USA, have provided me with an excellent background in human genetics and molecular biology. These experiences have allowed me to develop a comprehensive understanding of molecular signaling pathways, and how gene expression alterations contribute to human disease.
Oona Appel, PsyD's work has touched on Housing, Social Determinants of Health, Mental Health Services, Los Angeles, Mental Competency, Criminal Law, and Young Adult.
Orit A. Glenn, MD, is a Professor and Director of Pediatric Neuroradiology in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging. Dr. Glenn is a radiologist, specializing in pediatric and adult neuroradiology, with additional expertise in pediatric and fetal neuroimaging.
Paige Tripp's work has touched on Suicidal Ideation, Pandemics, Male, Risk-Taking, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders.
Pam Marcott, MD, PhD's work has touched on Dopaminergic Neurons, Synaptic Vesicles, Signal Transduction, Nucleus Accumbens, Corpus Striatum, Diet, and Feeding Behavior.
Pamela Den Besten, DDS's work has touched on Tooth Calcification, Dental Enamel Proteins, Dental Fluorosis, Cariostatic Agents, Dental Pulp, Tooth Germ, and Amelogenesis Imperfecta.
Pamela Emeney, MD's research interests include minimally invasive surgery, adolescent health care
Pamela Gangar, MD's work has touched on Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma, Antineoplastic Agents, Ki-1 Antigen, Whole-Body Irradiation, Tetrahydronaphthalenes, Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis, and Malaria.
Pamela Huang, MD's work has touched on Cystic Fibrosis, Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors, Neoplasm Drug Resistance, Dissociative Anesthetics, Phthalazines, Cytoskeletal Proteins, and Unconsciousness.
Pamela Ling is internationally known for research in tobacco related to tobacco marketing, tobacco industry strategies targeting youth and young adults, marketing of novel tobacco products, and novel interventions to prevent smoking and promote smoking cessation among priority populations.
Pam Murnane is an Assistant Professor in the department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics at UCSF. Her research focusses on biological, behavioral, and structural factors that influence maternal and child health outcomes in the context of HIV in resource limited settings.
We are interested in understanding the mechanisms encoded in the DNA by which cancerous cells avoid being detected and destroyed by the host’s immune system.
Dr. Paradi Mirmirani is a dermatologist who specializes in caring for people with hair disorders. She sees patients of all ages.
Paraskevi Tsiolaki, PhD's work has touched on Cystatin C, Clusterin, Pathological Protein Aggregation, Amyloidogenic Proteins, Oligopeptides, Protein Aggregates, and C-Peptide.
Parinaz Nasr, MD's work has touched on Biological Assay, Neurofilament Proteins, Genotype, Myelin-Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein, Risk Factors, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, and Child.
Parna SahaPostdoctoral Scholar, Neurological Surgery Parna Saha, PhD's work has touched on Histone Code, DNA Transposable Elements, Genetic Epigenesis, Drosophila melanogaster, Fear, Heritable Quantitative Trait, and Human Genome.
Parul Bhargava, MD's work has touched on Human Herpesvirus 4, Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor, Pancytopenia, Neutrophils, Bone Marrow, Lipoma, and Lymphoproliferative Disorders.
Parya Saberi, PharmD, MAS, MFA, AAHIVP is an Associate Professor at the Division of Prevention Science in the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and the Director of the UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies Developmental Core.
Pascale Khairallah, MD, MS's work has touched on Chronic Kidney Failure, Kidney Transplantation, Vitamin K, Renal Insufficiency, Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus, Glomerulonephritis, and Acid-Base Equilibrium.
My research focuses on the social and health system factors underlying inequities in reproductive, maternal, neonatal, and child health (RMNCH) globally. I am particularly interested in how RMNCH outcomes are shaped by the quality of care in health facilities as well as by social determinants.
Patil Armenian, MD's work has touched on Drug Stability, Poison Control Centers, Pharmaceutical Services, Designer Drugs, Substance Abuse Detection, Valine, and Naloxone.
Patrice SuttonRecall Academic Coordinator, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences Patrice Sutton, MPH is a Research Scientist at the UCSF Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment (PRHE). Between 2008 and 2017 she spearheaded PRHE's clinical outreach and translation efforts.
Patricia Benner, RN, PhD, FAAN's work has touched on Baccalaureate Nursing Education, Nurse-Patient Relations, Warfare, Afghan Campaign 2001-, Nursing Education, Nurse's Role, and Medical Philosophy.
Calarco earned her PhD degree in cell biology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is currently professor and dean of the Graduate Division at UCSF. Her research is in early mammalian and stem cell development.
Patricia Chase, MD, MPH's work has touched on Delivery of Health Care, Health Services Accessibility, Problem-Based Learning, Pharmacy Students, Pharmaceutical Societies, Pharmacy Education, and Pharmacy Faculty.
Patricia C. Conroy, MD is the 2024-2025 Endocrine Surgery clinical fellow at UCSF. She completed her general surgery residency at UCSF in June 2024. Dr. Conroy received her BS in Biology from Stanford University and her MD from the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 2017.
Dr. Patricia Cornett is a hematologist who cares for patients with classical (noncancerous) disorders affecting the blood.
Patricia A Leake, PhD, is a Professor and Director of the Saul and Ida Epstein Laboratory for Auditory Physiology and Genetics in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (OHNS) at the University of California, San Francisco.
Patricia Loftus, MD, is an Associate Professor in the Rhinology & Skull Base Surgery division in the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (OHNS) at the University of California, San Francisco.
Patricia Moran, PhD's work has touched on Psychological Stress, Induced Hyperthermia, Eating, Depression, Dietary Carbohydrates, Carbohydrate-Restricted Diet, and Feeding Behavior.
Patricia S. O’Sullivan is a Professor of Medicine and Surgery and Director, Research in Medical Education, at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine. At UCSF, she co-directs the Teaching Scholars Program and oversees the advanced degree programs in health professions education, as well as leads efforts in facilitating educational research.
Patricia Tobase is a physical therapist who specializes in caring for children and adults with bleeding disorders. She has provided evaluations and treatments for UCSF patients with hemophilia since 1992. She also educates patients, families and other health care providers.
My research interest is in harnessing the power of emerging technologies to improve non-operative management of chronic spinal conditions. I have a background in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and have fellowship training in interventional spine care.
Dr. Patrika M. Tsai is a pediatric gastroenterologist and and professor at UCSF. She has been on faculty since 2007. She is certified by the American Boards of Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Physician Nutrition Specialists, and Obesity Medicine.
Paula Braveman, MD, MPH is Professor of Family and Community Medicine and Founding Director of the Center for Health Equity at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). For more than 25 years, Dr. Braveman has studied and published extensively on health equity and the social determinants of health, and has worked to bring attention to these issues in the U.S.
Paula Fleisher, MA's research interests include Patient Engagement, Community Partnership, Translational Science, Anti-Racism Research, and Health Equity.
Paula J. Lum, MD MPH is Professor of Clinical Medicine and founding Program Director of the UCSF Primary Care Addiction Medicine Fellowship. She has been a faculty member in the Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine at San Francisco General Hospital since 1999.
Pauline Basso, PhD's work has touched on Lipase, Transcription Factors, Switch Genes, Candida albicans, Mice, Antifungal Agents, and Oxidoreductases.
Dr. Pavithra Viswanath is an Associate Professor in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at UCSF. She graduated with a Ph D in Biochemistry from the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, India.
Pearl Anne Ante-Testard, PhD's work has touched on Socioeconomic Factors, Spatial Analysis, Healthcare Disparities, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, HIV Infections, Mass Screening, and Public Health Surveillance.
Pearl ToyProfessor Emeritus, Laboratory Medicine Pearl Toy M.D. is an Internist who specialized in Hematology and Transfusion Medicine and is Professor Emeritus at the UCSF School of Medicine. Her work there from 1980-2022 included research, teaching, patient care and volunteer work.
I work for the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Collaborative Care Program under the direction of Dr. Jason Satterfield in the Department of General Internal Medicine at UCSF Health
Dr. Peggy Reynolds is an epidemiologist with research interests focused on environmental risk factors for cancer. Her research program has incorporated geographic information system tools and studies of biomarkers of exposure and effect to assess risk relationships for children and adults.
I use my expertise as a biomedical research librarian to advise UCSF students, faculty and staff on their literature search strategies and information management work flows. By educating researchers on literature search engines, databases, public data sets and other resources, I enable them to overcome bottle necks in their research.
Dr. Pei Chen is an Associate Professor in the Division of Geriatrics and the Program Director for Geriatric Medicine Fellowship at UCSF.
I work 2-1 / 2 days a week in the Radiation Oncology clinic at the Parnassus campus, specializing in the treatment of various kinds of brain tumors and brain metastases using various treatment modalities with particular expertise in Gamma Knife radiosurgery, and in palliative radiotherapy.
Petra Steinbuchel, MD's work has touched on Adolescent, Substance-Related Disorders, Suicidal Ideation, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Primary Health Care, Chi-Square Distribution, and Critical Pathways.
Phoebe Miller M.D. M.S. is a general surgery resident at UCSF. She completed her B.A. at Haverford College where she majored in English Literature. Following her graduation she worked at the African Leadership Academy and volunteered at Tambo Memorial Hospital in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Dr. Tien is Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco and Chief of the Infectious Diseases Division at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Health Care System. Her research program examines the mechanisms by which chronic viral infections (specifically HIV and HCV) and their associated metabolic and immune perturbations impact long term organ injury in adults.
Since February 2012 when she was appointed the UCSF Archivist Polina E. Ilieva has been managing the UCSF Archives and Special Collections (this department consists of Special Collections that includes materials in all formats on the history of the health sciences and ancillary disciplines, the University Archives and Manuscript Collections).
Pooja Middha, PhD's work has touched on Gene-Environment Interaction, Colitis, Nicotine, Crohn Disease, Estrogen Receptors, Fanconi Anemia Complementation Group C Protein, and Lung Neoplasms.
Pooja Neiman, MD's work has touched on Health Policy, Health Care Costs, Disabled Persons, Aftercare, Personal Financing, Health Expenditures, and Hospital Costs.
Pooja Prabhu's work has touched on Neurodegenerative Diseases, Animals, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Humans, Hippocampus, Magnetoencephalography, and Brain.
Dr. Prasad has multiple clinical research interests. In addition to diagnostic and therapeutic advances in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, she is interested in optimizing outcomes post-transplant.
Dr. Poonam Vohra is a pathologist specializing in cytopathology and breast pathology, examining cells and other samples for signs of disease. She provides both general surgical pathology and cytology services, including performing fine needle aspiration (passing a needle into a lump or other suspicious body tissue to draw a sample of cells for biopsy).
Prajakta Kulkarni's work has touched on Matrix Metalloproteinase 9, Polymers, Nanoparticles, Drug Carriers, Cellular Spheroids, Oligopeptides, and Transport Vesicles.
Pramita Kuruvilla, MD, FAAFP, HEC-C, is an Associate Professor of Medicine at UCSF, where she works clinically with the Symptom Management Service at the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and the inpatient Palliative Care Service.
Dr. Raghu is the director of Wellbeing & Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Radiology.
Prerna Gupta is a non-invasive cardiologist with special interest in cardiac prevention, cardiac rehabilitation, and echocardiography. Dr. Gupta also works with the Prevention faculty to discuss updates in the field to improve patients' chances of preventing heart attack and stroke.
Professional Experience: Dr. Hsue trained in Internal Medicine in the Molecular Medicine Training Program at UC San Francisco and in Cardiovascular Medicine at UC San Francisco. She served as Chief Cardiology Fellow during this time.
Priscilla Zhang's work has touched on Neoplasms, ErbB-2 Receptor, Protein Kinase Inhibitors, Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases, Signal Transduction, ErbB Receptors, and MicroRNAs.
Priya Dhawan, MD's research interests include Neuromuscular medicine, Global Health, Electromyography, Neurology education, and Myasthenia gravis.
Priya Jaishankar, MS's work has touched on Cysteine Proteinase Inhibitors, Sulfonic Acids, beta-Lactamase Inhibitors, Trypanocidal Agents, Ethylenes, Ubiquitin-Specific Peptidase 7, and Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2B.
Dr. Priya Kathpalia is a gastroenterologist and the Medical Director of Motility at UCSF Health, specializing in the diagnosis and management of esophageal motility disorders, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), eosinophilic esophagitis, and other complex foregut conditions.
Priya Mathur's work has touched on Animal Behavior, Motivation, Nerve Net, Genetic Models, Emotions, Choice Behavior, and Classical Conditioning.
Dr. Priya Parikh is a Clinical Instructor in the Division of Pediatric Hematology at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals. She earned her BA degree at Washington University in St. Louis, her MD at Saint Louis University School of Medicine, and her master’s degree in Clinical and Epidemiologic Research at UCSF.
Priya A. Prasad, PhD, is a clinical epidemiologist and researcher in the Division of Hospital Medicine and the School of Nursing Center for Physiologic Research whose work focuses on improving the quality of patient care.
Dr. Priya Ramaswamy currently serves as the Deputy Chief Health Informatics Officer at the San Francisco VA. Priya obtained her bachelor's and master's degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT, her medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine, and completed her Anesthesiology residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
Dr. Shankar is a physician with a passion for gender justice, intersectional feminism, reproductive and mental health, and health equity. She is a graduate of the UCSF Pediatric Leaders for the Underserved Residency Program and also is the co-founder of the award-winning organization called Girls Health Champions which fights gender bias by training youth globally as gender and health peer educators.
I am an Associate Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology based in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco where my research has focused on improving access to and quality of tuberculosis (TB) care, and now COVID-19 care, for vulnerable populations.
Priyanka Agarwal, MD, MBA is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine at the University of California, at San Francisco (UCSF). She also works at UCSF's Center for Digital Health Innovation, where she woks on strategy and partnerships for the Center, and for UCSF's Telehealth Resource Center where she is the Clinical Lead for Telehealth.
Priyanka Rashmi, PhD's work has touched on West Nile virus, Potassium, Member 3 Solute Carrier Family 12, Sodium, Serpins, Transcription Factors, and Nephrons.
Purba Chatterjee's work has touched on Delivery of Health Care, Anti-HIV Agents, Mental Health Services, Tenofovir, Major Depressive Disorder, Anti-Retroviral Agents, and Kenya.
Qihui LyuAssistant Professor, Radiation Oncology Dr. Lyu is an Assistant Professor in Residence at the UCSF Department of Radiation Oncology. She received her bachelor’s degree in physics from Nanjing University in 2016, and her PhD in Medical Physics from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2021.
Animals can exhibit hunger for not only calories but also specific nutrients, which energize behaviors to search for and ingest particular types of food in response to internal nutritional deficiency. My lab aims to understand the neurobiological basis of nutrient-specific appetite, and investigate how hunger for distinct nutrients are systematically coordinated to ensure that a balanced diet is consumed.
Qin MaAssistant Researcher, Neurology Qin Ma, PhD's work has touched on Spinocerebellar Ataxias, Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis, DNA Methylation, B-Lymphocytes, Oligodendroglia, Monocytes, and Ataxin-1.
Qing Dong, PhD's work has touched on Locus Coeruleus, Sleep Wake Disorders, REM Sleep, Neurospora crassa, Chromatin Assembly and Disassembly, Tauopathies, and Adrenergic Receptors.
Qiongyu LiPostdoctoral Scholar, Quantitative_Bioscience_Ins Qiongyu Li, PhD's work has touched on Biotinylation, Glycocalyx, Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Proteome, Membrane Proteins, Mannose, and Streptococcus sanguis.
The Tang lab focuses on translating knowledge on mechanisms of immune tolerance into novel therapeutics for treating autoimmune diabetes and preventing transplant rejection.
Rachel BurgerFaces Research Coordinator, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences Rachel Burger has over 10 years of experience conducting public health research in East Africa. Her research focus includes the prevention and treatment of HIV / AIDS, the integration of HIV and reproductive health services, and the integration of livelihood interventions to improve health outcomes among People Living with HIV.
Rachel Bystritsky is an infectious disease specialist who sees patients at the UCSF Medical Center. She received her MD from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 2012 and completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center where she went on to be a chief resident.
Rachel L. Chin, M.D. is a Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma Center, the only county hospital and trauma center for San Francisco, California.
Rachel KingAssociate Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics Rachel King, PhD's work has touched on Sex Workers, Infectious Pregnancy Complications, Vertical Infectious Disease Transmission, HIV Seropositivity, HIV Seronegativity, Attitude to Health, and Uganda.
My research focuses on early identification and intervention in schizophrenia. This includes identifying risk factors for developing psychosis, screening for and diagnosing prodromal psychosis, and testing novel interventions for early psychosis.
Rachel Logan, PhD, MPH's research interests include HIV prevention and treatment, intersectionality, sexual and reproductive health, social and structural determinants of health, and contraceptive access and care.
Rachel McKay, MD's work has touched on Light, Nitrous Oxide, Anesthesia Recovery Period, Pupil, Perioperative Period, Laryngeal Masks, and Inhalation Anesthesia.
Rachel Nosheny, PhD's work has touched on Hoarding Disorder, HIV Envelope Protein gp120, Alzheimer Disease, Amyloid beta-Peptides, Cognition, Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, and Neuroimaging.
Rachel Nosowsky, JD's work has touched on Mental Health Services, Bradycardia, Privacy, Medication Therapy Management, Long-Term Care, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, and Crime.
Dr. Rachel Radin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. She studies the links between eating behaviors, stress, and metabolic health in adults. Dr. Radin very interested in developing, optimizing, and disseminating interventions to reduce dysregulated eating behavior, including stress-related eating, and improve metabolic health.
I am an infectious disease-trained Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Experimental Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. My laboratory focuses on understanding the mechanisms that promote the formation of effective and durable CD8+ T cell immunity to viral pathogens (e.g., HIV, SARS-CoV-2) and vaccination at different stages of human development.
Dr. Rachel Schwartz is a mixed-methods Communication Scientist and Health Services Researcher focused on system-level interventions for improving clinician and biomedical scientist retention and well-being, optimizing interprofessional team communication, efficiency of practice, and patient safety.
Rachel SternVolunteer Assistant Clinical Professor, Medicine I currently serve as the Chief Medical Quality Officer of Ambulatory Care for Ventura County Healthcare Agency. VCHCA is the public healthcare delivery system for Ventura County, a rural county located on California's Central Coast I am also a primary care physician and serve as volunteer clinical faculty at UCSF.
I am a pediatric neurologist with a focus on cerebrovascular diseases and acute brain injury. My research over the past decade has focused on how neuroimaging can inform prognostication after acute brain injury. I am also interested in the genetics of cerebrovascular disease.
Rachel Waldemer, MD, PhD's work has touched on Skeletal Muscle, Myoblasts, Glutathione Transferase, Cell Differentiation, RNA Interference, Affinity Chromatography, and Tumor Necrosis Factors.
Rachel Wattier, M.D., M.H.S. is a physician in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Health. She started the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program at Benioff Chidren's Hospital San Francisco and has conducted collaborative research to improve judicious antimicrobial and diagnostic test use in children.
I am Professor and Chief of Epidemiology at UC Davis ( rawhitmer@ucdavis.edu) and lead a Laboratory of Population Based Science in Brain Aging which is a collaboration of UC Davis ADC, UCSF EpiBiostat and Kaiser Division of Research .
Rachel Willard-Grace is the Director of the Center for Excellence in Primary Care (CEPC). CEPC identifies, develops, tests, and disseminates promising innovations in primary care to improve the patient experience, enhance population health and health equity, reduce the cost of care, and restore joy and satisfaction in the practice of primary care.
Dr. Rachelle Durand earned her DO from the University of North Texas Health Science Center and completed a Diagnostic Radiology residency at Wayne State University where she served as a co-chief resident and received the 2017 Radiology Resident of the Year award.
Radha Singh, PhD's work has touched on Wistar Rats, Silver, Genetic Epigenesis, Benzhydryl Compounds, Arsenic, Sulfones, and Metal Nanoparticles.
Radhika Mathur, PhD's work has touched on DNA Modification Methylases, Brain Neoplasms, Genetic Enhancer Elements, Chromatin Assembly and Disassembly, Biological Models, Transcription Factors, and Tumor Suppressor Proteins.
Radhika Ramanan, MD, MPH's work has touched on Curriculum, Educational Measurement, Character, Medical Education, Boston, Clinical Competence, and Internal Medicine.
Raechelle Ocampo, MD, MS's work has touched on United States, Undergraduate Medical Education, Leadership, Medical Students, Internship and Residency, Pilot Projects, and Humans.
Dr. Raga Ramachandran is a surgical pathologist, a specialist in analyzing biopsies and tissue samples taken during surgery in order to help make treatment decisions. She focuses on liver and gastrointestinal diseases, and works with teams of medical students, residents, fellows and pathology assistants.
Rahmat Balogun serves as an Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine within the Division of Occupational, Environmental, and Climate Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Department of Medicine.
Rajni RaoVolunteer Clinical Professor, Medicine Rajni Rao is a general non-invasive cardiologist with special interests in echocardiography, heart failure, valvular heart disease, cardio-oncology, plant based nutrition and women's health. She has led efforts in the division to enhance physician efficiency and improve patient education and the patient experience.
Ramneek Rai's work has touched on Review Literature as Topic, Humans, General Practice, and Dental Schools.
Ramya Parameswaran, MD, PhD's work has touched on Cell Physiological Phenomena, Sex Offenses, Cells, Artificial Cardiac Pacing, Cardiac Myocytes, Electrodes, and Gold.
Rana is a public health senior leader with deep experience in sexual and reproductive health and rights, management, research, and equity and inclusion initiatives. She is a strategic thinker with strong communication, team building, and organizational skills.
Ranjani Shankar's work has touched on Amyloidogenic Proteins, Positron-Emission Tomography, Traumatic Brain Injuries, Biomarkers, Retrospective Studies, Alzheimer Disease, and Cognitive Dysfunction.
Ranya VirkPostdoctoral Scholar, Pharmaceutical Chemistry Ranya Virk, PhD's work has touched on Tumor Cell Line, Microscopy, Genome, Genetic Transcription, Neoplastic Gene Expression Regulation, Static Electricity, and Three-Dimensional Imaging.
Raphaela Lipinsky DeGette, MD, MS is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Department of General Internal Medicine at Zuckerberg San Francisco General and the Associate Medical Director for Operations and Practice Transformation at the Richard Fine People's Clinic.
Rashmi Chandra, PhD's work has touched on Mitochondria, Synapses, Von Hippel-Lindau Tumor Suppressor Protein, Smell, Mice, Caenorhabditis elegans, and Alzheimer Disease.
Rawnica Ruegner, MD's work has touched on Inferior Vena Cava, Narcotics, Urinalysis, Designer Drugs, Abdominal Pain, Ultrasonography, and Benzamides.
Dr. Abelman is an Assistant Professor at the University of California San Francisco in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Health Care System. Her research is focused on sex differences in aging-related comorbidities in people living with HIV and the role of menopause on clinical outcomes in women with HIV.
Rebecca Berman, MD, FACP is UCSF's Internal Medicine Residency program director. After completing her chief residency at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in 2009, she joined Mass General Hospital, where she built a network of student-faculty primary care practices, the Crimson Care Collaborative (CCC).
Dr. Brown is an affiliated Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Geriatrics at the University of California, San Francisco. As a clinician-investigator, Dr. Brown focuses on improving functional status among socioeconomically vulnerable older adults.
Rebecca is a Clinical Professor at UCSF and a national leader in Home-based medical care. She completed her undergraduate work in Neurobiology at Harvard University in 1990 and came to UCSF for her medical school training.
As a Research Data Analyst with the Pulmonary Division at San Francisco General Hospital, I work with Dr. Adithya Cattamanchi on research studies to improve the diagnosis and treatment of patients with tuberculosis (TB).
Rebecca (Becky) DeBoer, MD, MA is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology / Oncology at UCSF and an attending medical oncologist at Zuckerberg San Francisco Hospital (SFGH).
I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Broadly speaking, my research interests reside in population-based cancer epidemiology.
Rebecca Jackson, MD's work has touched on Maternal Welfare, Pregnant Women, Uterus, Induced Abortion, Hospital Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Employment, and Vaginal Hysterectomy.
Rebecca attended Medical School at the University Medical Center of the Johannes-Gutenberg University Mainz in Germany. She completed her Medical Doctoral Thesis through a joint project with the pediatric immunology and infectiology department at Mainz and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, focusing on the gut microbiome in children with inflammatory bowel disease.
Beckie (she / her), Program Director at the Person-Centered Reproductive Health Program has over 20 years of Reproductive Health research experience implementing complex research projects designed to improve the health and wellbeing of all people in need of reproductive services, particularly those who experience the greatest health disparities.
Rebecca Lee, PhD's work has touched on B-Lymphocyte Subsets, Dexamethasone, Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase, Glucose Intolerance, Glucocorticoid Receptors, Programmed Cell Death 1 Ligand 2 Protein, and Insulins.
Rebecca Leon, PharmD, APh, is an Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist in the Office of Population Health Clinical Programs and Adjunct Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy, at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).
Rebecca Michael, MD's work has touched on Humans, Migraine Disorders, Clinical Trials as Topic, Prospective Studies, Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide, Signal Transduction, and Dizziness.
Dr. Rebecca Olin is a hematologist who specializes in bone marrow transplantation in adults. Her expertise encompasses treating acute leukemia, myelodysplastic and myeloproliferative disorders (conditions in which the bone marrow makes too many white blood cells) and aplastic anemia (a condition in which the body doesn’t make enough new blood cells).
Rebecca Plevin, MD's work has touched on Traffic Accidents, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Medical Service Communication Systems, Automobile Driving, Mononuclear Leukocytes, Case Managers, and Environment.
Rebecca Scherzer, Ph.D. has over 20 years of experience in industry and academia. Dr. Scherzer directs the Biostatistics Core at the KHRC and has served as the principal biostatistician for the Fat Redistribution and Metabolic Change in HIV Infection (FRAM) since 2005 and the HIV Kidney Substudy within the MACS and WIHS since 2009.
Rebecca Shuere's work has touched on Trehalose, Staphylococcus aureus, Prostatic Neoplasms, Bacteria, Radiopharmaceuticals, Cellobiose, and Inbred C57BL Mice.
Rebecca Shunk, MD is the Associate Chief of Staff for Education at the SFVAHCS/ Designated Educational Officer ( DEO) and the physician Co-Director of an interprofessional team-based training program called EdPACT at the San Francisco VA Health Care System (SFVAHCS).
Rebecca Silvers's work has touched on Developing Countries, Curriculum, Critical Care, Critical Illness, Data Collection, Humans, and Program Evaluation.
Rebecca Smith-Bindman, MD, is a Professor in Residence of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine. Dr. Smith–Bindman directs the Radiology Outcomes Research Laboratory.
Dr. Rebecca Sudore is a geriatrician, palliative medicine physician, and clinician investigator. She also directs the Innovation and Implementation Center in Aging & Palliative Care (I-CAP) and the Vulnerable Populations Aging Research Core of the NIA-funded Pepper Center.
Rebecca Sugrue, PhD's work has touched on Methane, Carbon, Particulate Matter, Carbon Dioxide, Soot, Atmosphere, and Vehicle Emissions.
Rebecca Webb, MD's publications include "Does Parental Report of Having a Medical Home Attenuate the Negative Association Between Unmet Basic Needs and Health for Low-Income Children?" (Glob Pediatr Health, 2020).
Dr. Rebeccah McKibben Brusca is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and an academic hospitalist at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG).
Regina Lam, MS, MD's work has touched on Omalizumab, Pandemics, Adrenal Cortex Hormones, Medication Adherence, Pediatric Hospitals, Asthma, and Health Plan Implementation.
Dr. Rena Fox is a Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine since 2001. Dr. Fox was an undergraduate at Stanford, got her MD at UC San Diego and did her internal medicine residency at University of Washington.
Dr. Pasick is Professor of Medicine at UCSF. From 2002-18 she served as Director of the Office of Community Engagement for the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. Trained in public health with a DrPH from UC Berkeley, Dr. Pasick has spent the past thirty years conducting research on cancer disparities in the diverse and underserved communities of the San Francisco Bay Area.
Binder is a Professor of Psychiatry and the founder and director of UCSF's Psychiatry and the Law Program. In 2003, Binder served as a Congressional Health Policy Fellow in the US Senate. She received her MD degree from UCSF and completed her internship and residency at Mount Zion.
Renee Howard, MD's work has touched on Eczema, Skin Diseases, Genetic Therapy, Coxsackievirus Infections, Hamartoma, Hemangioma, and Aortic Coarctation.
Renee Y. Hsia, M.D., M.Sc. is Professor and Vice Chair of Health Services Research of the Department of Emergency Medicine. She is also a core faculty member of the UCSF Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies (IHPS), as well as a member of the UCSF Center for Healthcare Value and the UCSF Global Health Economics Consortium.
Renee Kinman, MD's research interests include Mentorship, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, and Educational Technology.
Renee MehraAssistant Professor, Family Health Care Nursing Dr. Mehra's research focuses on diversification of the perinatal workforce and social and structural factors that influence racial inequities in maternal and infant health. Using reproductive justice and ecosocial frameworks and mixed methods and community-partnered approaches, she conducts research and evaluations on diversifying the midwifery, doula, and community health care workforce.
Dr. Renuka Nayak, MD, PhD, is a physician-scientist dedicated to advancing the care and treatment of patients with rheumatologic conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, psoriatic arthritis, and other autoimmune diseases.
Dr. Rhonda Watkins is a board-certified pediatrician with fellowship training in Primary Care Sports Medicine she treats children and young adults with a wide spectrum of musculoskeletal conditions. Her areas of interest include sports medicine, injury prevention, fractures, bone health, and running injuries.
Riham Alwan, MD, MPH's work has touched on Low Back Pain, Abdominal Pain, Practice Attitudes Health Knowledge, Parents, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Syria, and Emigration and Immigration.
Rikita Merai's work has touched on Hypertension, Chlamydia Infections, Low Birth Weight Infant, Checklist, World Health Organization, Syphilis, and Maternal-Child Health Services.
Dr. Riley Bove is a practicing neurologist and clinician scientist in the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences.
Dr. Rim ElChaki is a pediatric nephrologist who cares for patients with conditions that involve or affect the kidneys, including high blood pressure, hematuria (blood in urine), proteinuria (excess protein in urine), kidney stones, and birth defects of the kidneys or urinary tract.
Dr. Rima Arnaout is an Assistant Professor in Medicine (Cardiology) and a member of the Bakar Computational Health Sciences Institute, the Biological and Medical Informatics graduate program, and the Center for Intelligent Imaging.
Dr. Rishika Chugh is Assistant Professor of Medicine in the division of Gastroenterology at the University of California San Francisco.
Rita Fagan, PhD's work has touched on Endocytosis, Dopamine, Drosophila Proteins, GABA Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins, Amphetamine, Corpus Striatum, and HEK293 Cells.
Rita Freimanis, MD, is professor of clinical radiology in the Breast Imaging section at the University of California, San Francisco Mount Zion. She obtained her medical degree from Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1985.
Dr. Rita Mukhtar specializes in breast surgery and general surgery for urgent conditions. For her patients with breast cancer, she offers expertise in total skin-sparing mastectomies, breast conservation, wire localization surgery (used to show the location of tissue requiring biopsy) and sentinel lymph node biopsy (used to see if cancer has spread).
Dr. Redberg is a general Cardiologist and is interested in preventive cardiology. Her main clinical interests include treatment of all types of heart disease.
Ritu RoyPROGR ANL 3, HDF Comprehensive Cancer Ctr Ritu Roy's work has touched on Caveolin 1, Comparative Genomic Hybridization, Cetuximab, Acute Biphenotypic Leukemia, Genomic Instability, Head and Neck Neoplasms, and Precursor T-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma.
My research focuses on understanding family management of children's complex chronic conditions. I use ethnographic methods to conduct field studies in the Symbolic Interaction tradition, focusing on the everyday life experiences of families within the context of community.
Dr. Tallarico is a board-certified critical care physician in Brazil (Brazilian Association of Intensive Medicine - AMIB), starting her dedicated research training at UCSF under NIH T32 Ph.D. Research Fellowship.
Dr. Robin Corelli is a Professor and Vice-Chair in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy in the School of Pharmacy at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Dr. Corelli received her PharmD from UCSF and then completed additional training at UCSF as a clinical pharmacy resident and Infectious Disease Fellow.
Robin Lincoln's work has touched on Interleukin-7 Receptors, HLA-DR Antigens, Glypicans, Multiple Sclerosis, Information Storage and Retrieval, Natural Language Processing, and Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis.
Robyn Kaake, PhD's work has touched on Proteome, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases, Multiprotein Complexes, Affinity Chromatography, Core Binding Factor beta Subunit, Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex, and APOBEC-3G Deaminase.
Robyn LamarAssociate Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences Robyn Lamar, MD's work has touched on Female, Humans, Early Detection of Cancer, Pandemics, Papillomavirus Infections, Uterine Cervical Dysplasia, and Uterine Cervical Neoplasms.
Dr. Zak is a neurologist who specializes in sleep medicine. She has a particular interest in Restless Legs Syndrome but sees patients with all types of sleep disorders. She believes that her patients should understand their disease as well as she does and enjoys teaching patients about the causes of sleep disorders.
Dr. Rohini Jain is a pediatric hematologist-oncologist who cares for patients with a variety of childhood cancers, while also providing support for their families. She has special interests in lymphoma and histiocytic disorders. Her research focuses on health disparities and medical education.
Rong Wang, PhD's work has touched on Phenylalanine, Notch1 Receptor, Azides, Notch4 Receptor, Physiologic Neovascularization, Immunoglobulin J Recombination Signal Sequence-Binding Protein, and Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III.
Rongze LuAssociate Professor, Neurological Surgery I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Our lab focuses on identifying molecular mechanisms mediating immune suppression and evasion in brain tumors, with the goal of developing novel immunotherapeutics for these diseases.
Roopa Ramamoorthi brings a diverse scientific background in drug development, bacteriology, biotechnology, and engineering.
Rosa Rodriguez-Monguio, PhD, MS's research interests include Patient safety, Vulnerable populations, Adverse drug events, Access to Healthcare Services and Pharmaceuticals, and Health economics and outcomes evaluation.
Rosalie Lawrence, PhD's work has touched on Bacillus subtilis, Phosphorylation, Viral Proteins, Cryoelectron Microscopy, Polymerization, Molecular Biology, and Allosteric Regulation.
Dr. Rosalyn Plotzker is an assistant professor in the UCSF Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and performs high resolution anoscopy at the UCSF Anal Neoplasia Clinic, Research and Education (ANCRE) Center.
Dr. Rosanna Wustrack is the Chief of Orthopedic Oncology and an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in the surgical diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal tumors and fragility fractures. Her research focuses on immunotherapy for sarcomas, functional outcomes in cancer patients, osseointegration and optimizing treatment for metastatic disease.
Rose Creed, PhD's work has touched on Synaptic Transmission, Dopamine, alpha-Synuclein, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases, Rats, Gene Knockout Techniques, and Leucine-Rich Repeat Serine-Threonine Protein Kinase-2.
Rose Monahan, MD's research interests include Interprofessional Education, Drug Allergy, Medical Education and Mentorship, and Health Disparities.
Roseanne Krauter, BSN, MSN, FNP's work has touched on Video Recording, Antidepressive Agents, Depression, Migraine Disorders, Remote Consultation, Nurse Practitioners, and Vertigo.
Dr. Roselle Abraham is a cardiologist with expertise in the treatment of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Dr. de la Rosa is an Environmental Health Scientist with expertise in environmental toxicology and molecular epidemiology, who is passionate about social determinants of health and environmental justice.
Currently, I hold the position of Professor of Anatomy within the HDF Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCSF. My research work delves into the involvement of TGFbeta signaling pathway components in vascular biology and cancer.
Roxanne Garbez, RN, PhD, ACNP's work has touched on Patient Discharge, Pain Measurement, Severity of Illness Index, Emergency Treatment, Hospital Emergency Service, Patient Satisfaction, and Activities of Daily Living.
Roxanne Simmons, MD's work has touched on Epilepsy, Brain Hypoxia-Ischemia, Electrophysiology, Cadherins, Nervous System Malformations, Asphyxia Neonatorum, and Seizures.
Ruby Warnock, MPH's work has touched on Confidentiality, Patient-Centered Care, Maternal-Child Health Services, Trust, Family Planning Services, Quality of Health Care, and Personhood.
Ruchi Malik, PhD's research interests include Long-range synchrony, Interneuron physiology, Prefrontal cortex, Hippocampus, and Autism.
Ruchira Sharma, PhD's work has touched on Mammals, Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alpha, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt, Oxytocin Receptors, Arvicolinae, Pluripotent Stem Cells, and Grassland.
Rumpa Ganguly, DMD, MS, BDS's work has touched on Periapical Diseases, Maxillary Sinusitis, Cone-Beam Computed Tomography, Dental Radiography, Panoramic Radiography, Mandibular Condyle, and Temporomandibular Joint.
Rupa TuanAssociate Professor, Cellular Molecular Pharmacology Rupa Tuan, PhD's work has touched on Corpus Striatum, Drug Overdose, Neuronal Plasticity, Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potentials, Pharmacy Education, Pharmacy, and Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials.
Dr. Rupal Shah is Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine. She serves as an attending physician in the Lung Transplant Program and the Interstitial Lung Disease Program.
Rupsa Bhattacharjee, PhD is a Post-Doctoral Associate Specialist in the Radiology and Biomedical Imaging Department.She is a medical imaging and image processing researcher with a primary interest in developing algorithms for to improve the utility of MRI imaging as diagnostic and prognostic tool.
In our lab we study how autophagy and the lysosome regulate the response to cellular stress to promote cancer progression.
Ruth B. Goldstein, MD, is an Emeritus Professor of Radiology in the Department of Radiology at the University of California, San Francisco. At UCSF, Dr. Goldstein has active roles in the clinical programs of Fetal Treatment, Transplant, Nephrology, Surgery, and Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Dr. Malone is internationally known for her research on the tobacco industry, focused broadly on the public relations aspects of the tobacco epidemic, particularly the strategic activities of U.S.-based companies aimed at undermining public health and tobacco control policy.
Instructor in Pediatric Oncology with clinical and research focus in childhood leukemia and the development of novel engineered cell therapies using natural killer cells as an effector platform.
Sabina Ali, MD's research interests include Quality Improvement, liver disease, Inflammatory Bowel disease, and Nutrition.
Sabra Inslicht, PhD's research interests include Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD, Infertility, Fear conditioning, insomnia, and Psychophysiology.
Sabreea Parnell, MD's work has touched on Humans, Female, Medical Education, Racism, Boston, Organometallic Compounds, and Coordination Complexes.
Sabreen Aulakh, MD's work has touched on Quality Improvement, Ecosystem, Water, Biosimilar Pharmaceuticals, Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction, Infliximab, and Archaeal DNA.
Dr. Sabrina Darrow is a Professor and licensed psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. She is passionate about improving the link between research and mental health services with the goal of empowering individuals to reach their personal goals.
Dr. Sabrina Fernandez is a primary care pediatrician who cares for children of all ages at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital. In her practice, she sees children for routine primary care, health maintenance, and sick visits.
Sabrina Islam, PhD, MS's research interests include Tobacco control, Intimate partner violence, Qualitative methods, Domestic abuse, and Cannabis use behavior.
Sabrina Jarrott's work has touched on Primary Progressive Aphasia, Mental Status and Dementia Tests, Corpus Callosum, Brain Fornix, Cognitive Dysfunction, Executive Function, and Memory.
Sabrina Legaspi, MA's work has touched on Peritoneal Dialysis, Humans, Medicare, Surgeons, Nephrologists, Radiologists, and United States.
Sabrina M. Ronen, PhD, is a Professor Emeritus in the UCSF Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging. Dr. Ronen completed her BS in Chemistry and Biochemistry at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel, received her MS in Chemistry from San Jose State University, and obtained her PhD in Chemical Physics from The Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel.
Sahru Keiser's work has touched on Patient Selection, Health Services Accessibility, Vaccines, Interpersonal Relations, Focus Groups, Clinical Trials as Topic, and Pandemics.
Sailaja Peddada, PhD's work has touched on Inhibitor of Differentiation Proteins, SOXB1 Transcription Factors, Early Growth Response Protein 2, Chromosome Pairing, Post-Translational Protein Processing, Chromatin Immunoprecipitation, and Inhibitor of Differentiation Protein 1.
Dr. Sakura Kinjo is an anesthesiologist who specializes in regional anesthesia (injections to relieve or prevent pain in a specific part of the body) and acute pain management. She has served as the UCSF Orthopaedic Institute's anesthesia medical director since it opened in 2009.
Sally Graglia, MD, MPH's research interests include Ultrasound, Emergency Medicine, Medical education, Vulnerable Populations, and Global Health.
Marshall, a UCSF Professor since 1987, retired as the vice provost of academic affairs and director of the Office of Faculty Development and Advancement in 2013. She is distinguished professor emerita and recall professor of biomaterials and bioengineering in the Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences in the UCSF School of Dentistry.
Sally Rankin, RN, PhD, FNP's research interests include Nursing workforce in Malawi, Malawi religious leaders, International (medical), Practice guidelines, and HIV and AIDS.
Dr. Salma Shariff-Marco is a social and behavioral scientist with a research portfolio focused on understanding the role of social determinants of health in shaping and perpetuating health disparities.
Dr. Salomeh Keyhani is a Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. She is the Director of the Center for Data to Discovery and Delivery Innovation, a VA-funded Center of Innovation focused on improving health and health care delivery.
Dr. Samantha Fordwood (she / her) is a Clinical Professor in the UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. She received her undergraduate degree from Cornell University, her doctoral degree from UCLA, and completed her internship and postdoctoral training at UCSF.
Samantha Auerbach, PhD, MS's work has touched on Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, Nursing Care, Opioid Analgesics, Coercion, Contraception, Intrauterine Devices, and Family Planning Services.
Samantha Valle-Oseguera, PharmD's work has touched on Dental Records, Inappropriate Prescribing, Prescription Drugs, Interprofessional Relations, Contracts, Professional Practice, and Cooperative Behavior.
Samhita Jain, MD's work has touched on Multivariate Analysis, Extremely Premature Infant, Diseases Premature Infant, Autoimmune Diseases, Cesarean Section, Morbidity, and Obesity.
Samira Abdulai-Saiku, PhD's work has touched on Fear, Toxoplasmosis, Animal Sexual Behavior, Host-Parasite Interactions, Neurosecretory Systems, X Chromosome, and Animal Toxoplasmosis.
Dr. Soleimanpour has led numerous multi-site, multi-method school and adolescent health research and evaluation projects with UCSF since 2000.
Sana Vaziri, PhD's work has touched on Problem-Based Learning, Lactic Acid, Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator, Cystic Fibrosis, Educational Measurement, Bicarbonates, and Glioblastoma.
Sanaz Gidfar, MD's work has touched on Limbus Corneae, Gene Expression Regulation, Messenger RNA, Corneal Neovascularization, Annexins, Corneal Epithelium, and Mycobacterium Infections.
Sanaz Vaziri, MD's work has touched on Problem-Based Learning, Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator, Glioma, Glioblastoma, Substance-Related Disorders, Pulmonary Medicine, and Pyruvic Acid.
Dr. Sandhya Kharbanda is a specialist in pediatric blood disorders and stem cell transplantation, and the medical director of the pediatric blood and marrow transplant program at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital San Francisco.
Sandhya Kumar, MD's work has touched on Elective Surgical Procedures, Surgical Wound Infection, Ventral Hernia, Laparoscopy, Gastric Bypass, Gastrectomy, and Anesthesiologists.
Sandra J. Domeracki, RN, MSN, FNP-BC, COHN-S, FAAOHN, is a clinical professor in the Community Health Systems Department in the School of Nursing at UCSF. She joined the Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner AGPCNP) / Occupational and Environmental Health (OEHN) program in 2018.
Sandra Moody, MD, BSN's work has touched on Emotions, Health Status, Terminal Care, Frail Elderly, Disasters, Physicians, and Patient Care Planning.
Sandra Salazar's work has touched on Stem Cell Factor, Telomere Homeostasis, Pharmacogenomic Variants, Quantitative Trait Loci, Genome-Wide Association Study, Air Pollution, and Albuterol.
Sandra L. Staveski PhD, RN, CPNP-AC, is an assistant professor in Family Health Care Nursing Department. She has over 30 years of clinical and teaching experience in cardiac critical care. Dr. Staveski’s research is aimed at improving outcomes of children after cardiac surgery through preventing harm they may experience during hospitalization and at home.
Dr. Weiss is the Robert C. and Delphine Wentland Eschbach Chair in Mental Health. Her program of research focuses on the interaction between biological and psychological factors as they impact the mental health of children and adults.
Sandrijn M. van Schaik, MD PhD is Professor of Clinical Pediatrics with a clinical appointment in the Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at UCSF. She serves as the Director of Faculty Development in the UCSF School of Medicine Center for Faculty Educators, the Education Director of UCSF’s Simulation Center and Vice-Chair for Education in the Department of Pediatrics.
Dr. Sandy Feng is a transplant surgeon who performs liver, kidney and pancreas transplants.
Sanober Sadiq, MD's work has touched on Chronic Renal Insufficiency, Kidney, Child, Chronic Kidney Failure, Humans, Hypertension, and Retrospective Studies.
Sanziana Roman, MD, FACS's research interests include Pheochromocytoma, Paraganglioma, Cushing's Syndrome, Aldosteronoma, and Adrenal tumors / cancer.
Sara Geierstanger, MPH, Evaluation Director, has worked with the Institute for Health Policy Studies at UCSF since 1994. Sara’s evaluation work focuses on the potential of school health services to improve student physical and mental health and well-being to help them succeed in school and life.
Dr. Sara C. LaHue is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at UCSF, and holds a Visiting Scientist appointment at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging. She is a neurohospitalist (neurologist focused on the care of hospitalized adults), researcher and educator.
Sara Leibovich, MD's work has touched on Digestive System, Appendicitis, Emergency Medical Services, Emergencies, Differential Diagnosis, Foreign Bodies, and Law Enforcement.
Dr. Sara Lewin is a gastroenterologist who specializes in caring for patients with inflammatory bowel diseases, disorders of the small intestine and nutritional deficiencies. In addition to evaluating patients in the clinic, she performs procedures to examine the digestive tract.
Sara Miller, NP, MPH's work has touched on Genetic Epigenesis, T-Box Domain Proteins, Helper-Inducer T-Lymphocytes, Histone Demethylases, Histones, Transcription Factors, and Chromatin Assembly and Disassembly.
Sara Murray, MD, MAS, is Vice President, Chief Health AI Officer for UCSF Health. She also serves as Associate Chief Medical Information Officer for Inpatient Care at UCSF Health. She is Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine and Associate Chief for Health System Partnerships in the Division of Clinical Informatics and Digital Transformation (DoC-IT).
Sara Newmann, MD, MPH's research interests include Reproductive age, Brief implementation science training courses, western Kenya, Education, and International (medical).
Dr. Obeid is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco and a Hospitalist at the San Francisco VA Medical Center. Her clinical work includes attending on the inpatient teaching service, surgical co-management, and Faculty Hospitalist Service (FHS).
Tuberculosis (TB) disease, caused by infection with the intracellular pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) remains a leading cause of mortality globally. Interestingly, only 5-10% of Mtb-exposed individuals are estimated to develop active TB in their lifetime, thus posing host-specific factors as mediators of risk of progression to disease.
Sara TaoField Technician, Info Tech Services Sara Tao's research interests include Tech Leadership and Development Program, Committee member
Dr. Sara Whetstone is an obstetrician and gynecologist whose specialties include family planning and fibroids. She has particular interests in caring for underserved women, health disparities, workforce diversity, patient-centered care and minimally invasive gynecologic surgery.
Sara-Megumi Rumrill (she / her) is a clinician-educator-administrator and a board-certified Internal Medicine physician. She practices general internal medicine in the primary care setting at the San Francisco VA Medical Center, Medical Practice Clinic.
Sarah Alba-Nguyen is an Associate Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency and the Director of GME Diversity for the Department of Medicine. She divides her time between clinical, educational, and administrative roles.
Sarah Anderson, PhD's work has touched on Animals, Interferon Type I, Mice, Microglia, Zebrafish, Brain, and Neurons.
Sarah Apgar is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Division of Hospital Medicine at UCSF. She received her undergraduate degree in Microbiology from the University of Rochester and medical degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
Dr. Sarah Cairo is a pediatric surgeon with training in minimally invasive procedures for newborns and children. She is interested in improving access to care for pediatric patients with complex colorectal diseases and creating teams to meet their needs.
Sarah Coates, MD's research interests include Social Determinants of Health, HIV Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology, Kaposi Sarcoma, and Global Health.
Sarah Doernberg is a Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases. She has an active outpatient Infectious Diseases Clinic and sees inpatients on the Transplant Infectious Diseases service. Her clinical research focuses on diagnosis and treatment of antibiotic resistant infections.
Dr. Sarah Durney is a pediatric hospitalist at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland and Mission Bay.
Sarah Fisher's work has touched on Induced Hyperthermia, Meditation, Thermometry, Mindfulness, Physiologic Monitoring, Self Report, and Wearable Electronic Devices.
Sarah Flynn is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine at UCSF Health. As a hospitalist, Dr. Flynn cares for patients on a variety of inpatient medical services and also supervises teams of resident physicians and medical students.
Sarah Fong, PhD's work has touched on Humans, Animals, Kidney, Epithelial Cells, Pancreas, Diabetes Mellitus, and Chiroptera.
Sarah Forsberg, PsyD's work has touched on Parents, Family Therapy, Compulsive Behavior, Professional-Patient Relations, Cooperative Behavior, Dietetics, and Psychometrics.
Dr. Sarah French is a rheumatologist who specializes in caring for patients with complex systemic rheumatic diseases, including lupus and scleroderma. She serves as co-director of the UCSF Scleroderma Clinic.
Sarah GarrettAssistant Professor, Institute for Health Policy Studies Sarah B. Garrett, PhD, is a medical and cultural sociologist. She works to promote health equity via stakeholder-informed mixed-methods research, focusing in particular on maternal health. She is core faculty at the Phillip R.
Sarah Goglin, MD's work has touched on Neuromyelitis Optica, Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis, Neurosyphilis, Cheek, Ocular Vision, Relapsing Polychondritis, and Exanthema.
Sarah Goldberg, MAS's work has touched on Exosomes, Tears, Exercise Tolerance, Viral RNA, Viral Load, Coronavirus Spike Glycoprotein, and Inflammation.
Sarah GutinAssistant Professor, Community Health Systems Sarah Gutin, PhD's work has touched on Postnatal Care, HIV Infections, Reproductive Behavior, Social Stigma, Contraception, Safety, and Family Planning Services.
Sarah Inkelis, PhD's work has touched on Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders, Fitness Trackers, Alcoholism, Brain, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Suicidal Ideation, and Saliva.
Sarah Kaufman, MD, PhD's work has touched on Entorhinal Cortex, Prion Proteins, Temporal Lobe, Visual Cortex, Immunohistochemistry, Fixatives, and Tauopathies.
I am a clinician educator with a particular interest in diabetes and obesity. Boarded in Adult Endocrinology as well as General Pediatrics, my clinic work has focused on Adult Diabetes as well as Adult and Pediatric Obesity.
Sarah Knox, PhD's work has touched on Morphogenesis, Neuregulins, Submandibular Gland, Salivary Ducts, Organogenesis, Tears, and Salivary Glands.
Sarah Lucas, PharmD's work has touched on Anesthesia, Critical Care, Vancomycin, Hypnotics and Sedatives, Neuromuscular Blocking Agents, Analgesia, and Pediatric Intensive Care Units.
Sarah Macfarlane MSc, Ph.D., CStat, FFPH is Professor Emerita in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics in the School of Medicine. She is a founding member of UCSF Global Health Sciences having served as Director of Program Planning and Development during the leadership of its Founding Executive Director, Dr. Haile Debas.
Sarah Maxwell, MD's work has touched on Preschool Child, Atrioventricular Block, Bronchiolitis, Quality of Life, Sickle Cell Anemia, Alanine Transaminase, and Body Mass Index.
Sarah McClung's work has touched on Humans, California, Medical Libraries, Library Associations, United States, Nevada, and Fellowships and Scholarships.
Sarah NgoData Infrastructure Specialist, Medicine Sarah Ngo's work has touched on Pharmacies, Psychological Tests, Drug Prescriptions, Activities of Daily Living, Blood Pressure Determination, Medication Reconciliation, and Solitary Pulmonary Nodule.
Dr. Nouri is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Palliative Medicine. She specializes in caring for people with serious illness in both the outpatient and inpatient settings. Dr. Nouri's research is focused on achieving equity in access to high quality palliative care among racially, ethnically, and socioeconomically diverse populations.
Dr. Patterson is a rheumatology physician scientist in the UCSF Department of Medicine and a member of the research faculty at the UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Health (OCIH). She pursued her undergraduate education at the University of California, Berkeley, and earned her MD from UCSF.
Sarah Raissi, PhD's work has touched on Newborn Animals, Clemastine, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2, Wallerian Degeneration, Axons, Myelin Sheath, and White Matter.
Sarah Roberts, DrPH's research interests include alcohol, pregnancy, policy, abortion, and cannabis.
Sarah Schneider's work has touched on Speech-Language Pathology, Voice Training, Voice, Speech Therapy, Singing, Dysphonia, and Speech.
Sarah Sullivan's work has touched on Traumatology, Educational Measurement, Patient Care Team, United Kingdom, General Surgery, Nocturnal Enuresis, and Theory of Mind.
Sarah Tabbutt, MD, PhD's research interests include Cardiac Critical Care, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, and Leveraging Data to Improve Care.
Sarah Umetsu, MD, PhD's work has touched on Glandular and Epithelial Neoplasms, Appendiceal Neoplasms, Pseudomyxoma Peritonei, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Uterine Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue Neoplasms, and Liver Cell Adenoma.
Sarah WulfResearch Project Manager, Family Community Medicine Sarah Wulf, MPH's work has touched on Inservice Training, Personal Autonomy, Family Physicians, Quality of Health Care, United States, Patient Participation, and Induced Abortion.
Dr. Saras Ramanathan is the Medical Director of Comprehensive Ophthalmology. She specializes in the surgical treatment of cataracts, particularly complex cases. She is also a nationally recognized medical educator.
Sarit HelmanDatabase Administrator, Preventive & Restor Dent Sci Sarit Helman, MPH's work has touched on Mobile Applications, Toothbrushing, Dental Care for Children, Parents, Pilot Projects, Adult, and Registries.
Sasha Alcon, MD's work has touched on CD4 Lymphocyte Count, Animal Housing, Animal Behavior, Viral Load, Medication Adherence, HIV Infections, and Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists.
Sasha Binford, RN's work has touched on Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, Nursing Education Research, Masks, Spouses, Hearing, Graduate Nursing Education, and Geriatric Nursing.
Sasha Gorrell, PhD's work has touched on Dancing, Bulimia Nervosa, Feeding and Eating Disorders, Binge-Eating Disorder, Publishing, Anorexia Nervosa, and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Sasha Gupta, MD's work has touched on Myelin-Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein, Monoclonal Antibodies, Interleukin-10, Central Nervous System, T-Lymphocytes, Cell Engineering, and Escherichia coli.
Saumya Gopalkrishnan's work has touched on Escherichia coli Proteins, Guanosine Pentaphosphate, Escherichia coli, Genetic Transcription Initiation, DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases, Genetic Promoter Regions, and Politics.
Sawona Biswas is a genetic counselor and researcher who cares for adults with concerns about genetic disorders. She evaluates patients for genetic conditions and provides counseling, including genetic testing guidance.
Dr. Scarlett Lin Gomez is an epidemiologist with research interests in the role of structural and social drivers of health in producing inequities and disparities in cancer and other health outcomes. She is Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, where she is Vice Chair for Faculty Development.
Dr. Seanna Grob is an Orbit and Oculofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon. Her areas of interest include eyelid reconstruction after trauma, surgery, or cancer removal, disorders or malpositions of the eyelid, tearing and disorders of the lacrimal system,� tumors and disorders of the orbit, anophthalmic socket surgery, and� aesthetic eyelid and facial rejuvenation.
Seema Saharan is a highly skilled Software Engineer, Data Scientist and Biostatistics researcher specializing in Big Data, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques applied to healthcare, precision medicine, and translational research.
Seema Gandhi, MD's work has touched on Professional Burnout, Conduction Anesthesia, Surgeons, Carbon Footprint, Operating Rooms, Surgical Instruments, and Inhalation Anesthetics.
Dr. Selena Chan is a board-certified integrative psychiatrist who specializes in helping patients find safe, evidence-informed, and cost-effective treatment options that can be practically implemented in each person’s current life circumstances.
Sena OtenAsst Clinical Research Crd, Neurological Surgery Sena Oten's work has touched on Animals, Microtubules, Dynactin Complex, Mammals, 1-Alkyl-2-acetylglycerophosphocholine Esterase, Microtubule-Associated Proteins, and Dyneins.
Sepideh is an Assistant Professor at the School of Dentistry and is the Deputy Director of the Dental Public Health Residency Program. She contributes to the program's administrative tasks, teaching postgraduate courses and instructing residents on their field site projects.
Sepideh Nozzari, MS's work has touched on Riboflavin, Anus Diseases, Interferon-gamma, Gingival Crevicular Fluid, Viral Oncogene Proteins, Toll-Like Receptors, and Heterosexuality.
Serena LiuAssistant Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences Dr. Liu is an assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a specialist in Complex Family Planning. She provides full reproductive care with a specialized training in contraception and abortion care.
I combine my bone biomechanics and genetics expertise with computational methods to improve bone quality and advance the diagnostics and therapies for human bone fragility and joint diseases.
Seul YeonPostdoctoral Scholar, Cardiovascular Research Inst Seul Yeon, PhD's work has touched on 1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine, N-Type Calcium Channels, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Neurofibromin 1, Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors, Monoamine Oxidase, and D-Amino-Acid Oxidase.
Seyedeh Faranak Fattahi, PhD's work has touched on Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II, Hirschsprung Disease, Cell Culture Techniques, Patient Acuity, Cell Transplantation, Enteric Nervous System, and Androgens.
Dr. Shabnam Peyvandi is a pediatric cardiologist that specializes in fetal diagnosis and management of congenital heart disease. Her main research interest is identifying fetal markers of neurodevelopmental outcomes in fetuses with critical CHD.
Shaeri Mukherjee, PhD's work has touched on Golgi Apparatus, Legionella, Legionnaires' Disease, Legionella pneumophila, Unfolded Protein Response, Activating Transcription Factor 6, and rab GTP-Binding Proteins.
Shalini Chopra, PhD's work has touched on Radioisotopes, Granzymes, Tissue Distribution, Orthomyxoviridae Infections, Gallium Radioisotopes, Mifepristone, and Positron-Emission Tomography.
Clinical Interests- Dr. Dixit is a non-invasive cardiologist who specializes in cardiac imaging, specifically echocardiography. Her clinical interests include the use of transthoracic, stress, transesophageal and three-dimensional echocardiography in the assessment and treatment of valvular heart disease and other cardiomyopathies.
Shalini Lynch, PharmD, BCGP is Health Sciences Clinical Professor of Pharmacy at UCSF. She has been a faculty member at the UCSF School of Pharmacy since 2004. Her practice expertise includes drug information, literature evaluation, drug utilization review and management, geriatrics, and pharmaceutical industry.
Shan Dong, PhD's work has touched on INDEL Mutation, Tourette Syndrome, Whole Genome Sequencing, Pedigree, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernias, WT1 Proteins, and Frameshift Mutation.
Shan McBurney-Lin, MBA, MD's work has touched on Computer-Assisted Image Processing, Retina, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Disease Progression, Retinal Neurons, Nerve Degeneration, and Nerve Fibers.
Shana Ballow's work has touched on Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin, Venous Thromboembolism, Hepatic Artery, Therapeutic Embolization, Intratracheal Intubation, Liver, and Pediatric Hospitals.
Shannon Fuller is a qualitative analyst at the UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS) and a member of the teaching faculty for the Institute of Global Health Sciences (IGHS) master’s program.
Shannon Kelly, MD's work has touched on Ferritins, Sickle Cell Anemia, Blood Component Removal, Iron Overload, Erythrocyte Transfusion, Transfusion Reaction, and Sickle Hemoglobin.
Dr. Lundy is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Pediatrics. She is the Director of Psychology Services in the Division of Developmental Medicine as well as the Neurodevelopmental Program Director for the CRS / CTSI Neurodevelopmental Assessment Program.
Shannon Smith-Bernardin, PhD, MSN, RN's research interests include managed alcohol programs, alcohol, homeless health care, street medicine, and sobering centers.
Dr. Weinsheimer’s research interests include human genetics studies of cerebrovascular malformations and neuropsychiatric disorders.
Sharmila Majumdar, PhD, is a UCSF Professor and is the Vice Chair for Research and Margaret Hart Surbeck Distinguished Professor in Advanced Imaging in the Deparment of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging and courtesy appointments in the Departments of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, Orthopedic Surgery at UCSF.
Sharon Abada, MD, MPH's work has touched on Multivariate Analysis, Herpes Zoster, Herpes Zoster Vaccine, Government Programs, Medication Adherence, Activities of Daily Living, and House Calls.
Dr. Chung completed her MD (2001) at Johns Hopkins University where she was also an intern and resident (2001-04) in Internal Medicine. She was a Rheumatology Clinical Fellow at UCSF (2004-07), and joined the UCSF faculty in 2007.
Sharon L. Youmans, PharmD, MPH, FAPhA is a Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Executive Vice Dean of the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) School of Pharmacy. She received her PharmD degree from UCSF in 1985 and completed a pharmacy residency at California Pacific Medical Center in 1986.
Shatabdi Roy Chowdhury, PhD's work has touched on Crystallization, Photosystem I Protein Complex, Ceftriaxone, Synechococcus, Microbial Photoreceptors, Bacterial Proteins, and X-Ray Crystallography.
Shayne Cardozo's work has touched on Lung Neoplasms, Palliative Care, Survival Analysis, Lymphatic Metastasis, Mediastinum, Gene Expression Profiling, and Thoracic Neoplasms.
Sheila Antrum, RN, MHSA's work has touched on Sex Factors, Program Evaluation, Academic Medical Centers, Quality Improvement, Sexism, Sterilization, and Attitude of Health Personnel.
Sheila Ghods, MPH, MSW's work has touched on Self Report, Parents, Autistic Disorder, Learning, Preschool Child, Sex Characteristics, and Phenotype.
Sheiphali Gandhi, MD, MPH, is an Assistant Professor at the University of California San Francisco in the Divisions of Occupational, Environmental, and Climate Medicine and Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep, and Allergy Medicine.
Shelley Adler, PhD's research interests include Sociocultural gerontology, Palliative care, Medical education, End of life, and Interprofessional education.
Shelley McCormack, MD, MAS, PharmD's work has touched on Ethanolamines, HIV Protease Inhibitors, Pyrrolidinones, Malaria, HIV Integrase Inhibitors, Fluorenes, and Raltegravir Potassium.
Shelly Kallersenior research associate, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences Shelly is a Project Director at ANSIRH, managing research studies focused on access to sexual and reproductive health care.
Shenwei Zhang, PhD's work has touched on Immunoprecipitation, Homeodomain Proteins, Humans, Autoantibodies, Autoimmune Diseases, Autoantigens, and Proteome.
Shera Wanner, MD's research interests include Forensics, Autopsy
Dr. Shereen Katrak is a specialist in infectious diseases, those caused by microorganisms such as viruses and bacteria. Her expertise includes HIV and tuberculosis. She cares for patients at both UCSF and the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Sheri Lippman, PhD, MPH's research interests include Social intervention for HIV prevention, Multi-level intervention programs, International (public health) - South Africa / Brazil, Health Equity / Health Disparities, and Implementation science.
Sheri Weiser, MD, MPH, MA, is a Professor of Medicine and internist at UC San Francisco’s Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital.
Dr. Yu (Sherry) Chen is a postdoctoral researcher with a background in Neuropsychology and Neurology. She received her medical degrees from Capital Medical University, China, and undertook her Neurology training at Beijing Tiantan Hospital, China.
I am currently the Director of the Center for Research in Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapies at UCSF (CTMCT). This center is focused on bringing together multidisciplinary groups of individuals to collaborate in the areas of transfusion medicine (TM) and cellular therapies (CT).
Shira Maguen, Ph.D. is Mental Health Director of the Post-9 / 11 Integrated Care Clinic and Staff Psychologist on the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Clinical Team (PCT) at the San Francisco VA Health Care System (SFVAHCS), and Interim Vice Chair of SFVAHCS and Professor in the Dept.
Shira Rutman, MPH's work has touched on Program Development, Racism, Infant Mortality, Health Services, Social Responsibility, Alaska Natives, and North American Indians.
Shireen coordinates the HIV research program at the Memory and Aging Center, including a number of domestic and international protocols focused on studying the impact of HIV infection on cognition.
Shonul Jain, MD is a Professor of Pediatrics and Vice Chair for ZSFG in the UCSF Department of Pediatrics. Dr. Jain is also the Chief of Service for Pediatrics at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital.
Dr. Zha is a Pulmonary and Critical Care physician scientist. She specializes in the care of patients with bronchiectasis and nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary infections. She cofounded the Bronchiectasis and Pulmonary NTM Clinic at UCSF and attends in the Parnassus intensive care units.
Interested in single cell biology of complex diseases. Leading translational research and functional genomics studies with both academic and industrial experience in cell based disease models, cell-engineering, single cell omics, high-throughput screening and biomarker assay designs.
Dr Shreya Agarwal is a pediatric hematologist-oncologist, who specializes in pediatric hemostasis and thrombosis. Her research interests include thrombosis, thromboprophylaxis and thrombotic microangiopathies.
Dr. Shreya Patel is a physician executive and Assistant Professor of Medicine at UCSF, specializing in gastroenterology with a strong focus on quality improvement and healthcare access for underserved populations.
Shruti Kant, MBBS's work has touched on Practice Guidelines as Topic, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Distracted Driving, Cholinergic Antagonists, Serotonin, Serotonin Syndrome, and Cell Phone.
Shuvodra Routh, MD's work has touched on Treatment Outcome, Humans, Heart Transplantation, Cardiogenic Shock, Heart Failure, and Heart-Assist Devices.
Shweta Jain, PhD's work has touched on Heterochromatin, Dopamine, Theoretical Models, Prions, Elementary Particles, Nuclear Physics, and Adaptor Protein Complex 1.
I am an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant cardiologist, and the Director of Heart Failure Disease Management at UCSF. I have clinical expertise in evaluating and treating patients across the spectrum of heart failure disease severity, including those who require mechanical circulatory support or heart transplantation.
I am a clinican-scientist and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology at UCSF. My clinical and scientific focus is on prediabetes and type 2 diabetes in youth. Specifically, I use pharmacologic and genetic approaches to evaluate pathophysiology and therapeutic strategies for youth with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes.
Sibapriya Chaudhuri, PhD's work has touched on BRCA2 Protein, Bone Marrow Cells, Neuropeptide Y Receptors, Recombinational DNA Repair, Ataxia Telangiectasia, Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors, and Indazoles.
Dr. Sibel Demir-Deviren is currently a Clinical Professor specialized in non-surgical treatments of spinal disorders in the Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurological Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco and a Physiatrist at the UCSF Spine Center.
Sidney Carrillo, MPH's work has touched on Sex Workers, Health Risk Behaviors, HIV Infections, Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, Intravenous Substance Abuse, Cities, and Data Collection.
Dr. Siegrid Yu is a dermatologic surgeon who specializes in Mohs micrographic surgery (a precise technique for removing skin cancer while sparing healthy tissue) and surgical reconstruction for skin cancer.
Dr. Sima Porten is a specialist in cancers of the genital and urinary organs. She is a member of the urologic oncology team at the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. Her clinical interests include the diagnosis and treatment of genitourinary cancer, particularly bladder cancer, upper tract urothelial cancer, kidney cancer and high-risk prostate cancer.
Simona Carini's work has touched on Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Factual Databases, Human Experimentation, Clinical Trials as Topic, Information Storage and Retrieval, Research Design, and Medical Subject Headings.
Simone Arvisais-Anhalt is board-certified in anatomic pathology, clinical pathology, and clinical informatics and the Director of Laboratory Medicine Informatics. Her interests include pathology informatics, clinical informatics, operationalizing digital health tools in health care systems, clinical chemistry, laboratory medicine, and health IT policy.
Simone VaisAssistant Professor, Family Community Medicine Simone Vais, MD's work has touched on Hospital Administration, Opioid-Related Disorders, Social Isolation, Women's Health, Health Services Accessibility, Sublingual Administration, and Drug Tolerance.
Sindy LawInstitutional Research Analyst, Dental Center Sindy Law's work has touched on Kaplan-Meier Estimate, Chromosome Mapping, Breast Ductal Carcinoma, Breast Neoplasms, Electronic Health Records, Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis, and Nucleic Acid Hybridization.
Sireesha I. Reddy, M.D., FAAFP
Sirisha Narayana cares for patients on the inpatient medicine direct care and teaching services at Moffitt-Long Hospital. Her academic interests rest in complex medical decision-making and uncertainty, ethics, and medical education.
Skyler Deutsch's publications include "Boundary Complexity of (Sub-) Cortical Areas Predict Deep Brain Stimulation Outcomes in Parkinson's Disease." (Res Sq, 2024).
Dr. Slavena Vylkova manages the scientific communications for the Benioff Center for Microbiome Medicine (BCMM). Her responsibilities include assisting with pre-award research funding operations, scientific writing / editing and project development.
Smitha Ganeshan, MD MBA is a Hospitalist and Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center. As a hospitalist, Smitha Ganeshan cares for patients on a variety of inpatient medical services and is focused on improving care delivery, quality, and safety for our patients.
Sneha ChallaAssistant Professor, Institute for Health & Aging Sneha Challa is an Assistant Professor at the Institute for Health and Aging at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Dr. Challa obtained her PhD in Public Health with a concentration in Global Health from the University of California San Diego and San Diego State University.
Dr. Snehlata (Sneha) Oberoi is the Director of the Cleft and Craniofacial Orthodontic Program at UCSF. She is a craniofacial orthodontist with the Craniofacial Center, where she provides assessment and treatment recommendations for children with craniofacial anomalies.
Dr. Solmaz Poorsattar Manuel is a physician-educator-researcher in the UCSF Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care. She is a graduate of the UCSF School of Medicine and the Harvard Medical School / Massachusetts General Hospital Anesthesiology Residency Program.
Dr. Bishop is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Weill Institute for Neurosciences at UCSF. She is a clinical psychologist with expertise in assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of individuals with autism spectrum disorders.
Sonali SinghProject Policy Analyst II, Epidemiology & Biostatistics Sonali Singh's work has touched on Academic Success, Fruit, Psychological Stress, Hunger, Food Supply, Agriculture, and Students.
My clinical work involves signing out bone marrows, lymph nodes, peripheral smears, body fluids and coagulation cases. I have a special interest in myeloproliferative neoplasms, myelodysplastic / myeloproliferative neoplasms and lymphomas.
Sondos Al Sad, MD, MPH's research interests include Menopause, Outpatient procedure, Joint disorders in women, Women's health, and Muslim patient care.
Sonja Swenson is a pediatrician who works at UCSF China Basin, Mount Zion and Mission Bay. She cares for infants in the newborn nursery and also sees patients, from newborns to adolescents, in the outpatient setting.
Soo Jin Cho, MD, PhD's work has touched on Colorectal Neoplasms, Nucleoside Deaminases, Cytidine Deaminase, Hepatoblastoma, Soft Tissue Neoplasms, Adenocarcinoma, and Liver Neoplasms.
Soo ParkData Project Manager, Epidemiology & Biostatistics Soo Park's work has touched on Mobile Applications, Humans, Hypertension, United States, Temperature, Depression, and Anxiety.
My research focuses on health effects of occupational exposures and prevention of occupational injuries and illnesses.
Soonmee Cha, MD,� is a Professor In Residence of Radiology and Neurological Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco.� She is the Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program Director, and she is Radiology's Vice-Chair of Education.
Sophia Donaire's work has touched on HIV Infections, Anti-HIV Agents, Acute Disease, Adult, Theoretical Models, Viral DNA, and HIV Antibodies.
Sophia Hernandez, M.D. is a general surgery resident with the UCSF Department of Surgery. She is completing her dedicated research years as a T32 Surgical Oncology Research Fellow in the Maker lab where she is developing novel immunotherapies and delivery systems for the treatment of colorectal liver metastasis.
Sophia Levan, MD, PhD's research interests include Metabolism, Host-Microbe, and Microbiome.
Sophia Vinogradov, M.D. is Vice Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Professor of Psychiatry in Residence at UCSF. She is Associate Chief of Staff; Chief of Mental Health Service, at the San Francisco VA Medical Center.
Dr. Zamudio-Haas’ research interests lie in increasing access and uptake of HIV prevention and treatment services for most affected populations in the US and globally, including gender and sexual minorities, people who inject drugs, and young women and girls.
Sophie Dumont, PhD's work has touched on Spindle Apparatus, Microtubules, Chromosome Segregation, Metaphase, Kinetochores, Cell Cycle Proteins, and Chromosomes.
I'm a TB epidemiologist and Assistant Professor within the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and the Institute for Global Health Sciences. I'm interested in TB quality of care, especially how it influences the long-term outcomes of TB patients post-treatment.
Sophie MorsePostdoctoral Scholar, Institute for Health Policy Studies Sophie Morse is a Philip R. Lee Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute for Health Policy Studies. She is also a researcher on the Beyond the Pill team at the Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health working on access and equity in contraceptive health care.
Dr. Sorbarikor Piawah is a gastrointestinal oncologist with a particular interest in colorectal cancer. She also treats patients with sarcoma, a group of rare cancers that affect the bones and connective tissues.
Trillions of microbes live on and inside our bodies, forming what can be described as an 'organ' that plays a critical role in health, physiology, and defense against pathogens. One of the major questions in this field is how microbes come together to form communities that perform essential functions for the host.
Sowmya Gunasekaran, MSc, PhD's work has touched on Schizophrenia, Calcium Signaling, Catalytic Domain, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptors, Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2, Kinetics, and Glutamic Acid.
Sowmya Mangipudi, MSc, MD's research interests include Global Surgery, Clinical Outcomes in Vascular Surgery, and Health Disparities in Vascular Surgery.
Sreya Dhanam's work has touched on Proof of Concept Study, Smartphone, Longitudinal Studies, Reproducibility of Results, Severity of Illness Index, Frontotemporal Dementia, and Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration.
Srilakshmi Seetharaman's work has touched on Liver Neoplasms, Bayes Theorem, Frail Elderly, Frailty, Blood Proteins, Fibrosis, and Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Sriranjani Padmanabhan, MD's work has touched on Uveitis, Phacoemulsification, Clinical Competence, Laser Coagulation, County Hospitals, Ebolavirus, and Keratitis.
Stacey Kenfield, DSc's work has touched on Cancer Survivors, Risk Reduction Behavior, Mediterranean Diet, Fitness Trackers, Prostatic Neoplasms, Diet, and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms.
Stacy Han, MD's work has touched on Cannabis, United States, Substance-Related Disorders, Aged, Male, Middle Aged, and Humans.
Stacy Sawtelle Vohra, MD's work has touched on Emergency Medicine, Medical Education, Resuscitation, Learning, Cross-Over Studies, Mentors, and Mentoring.
Stacy Sterling, DrPH, MSW, MPH, is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, a senior research scientist with the Division of Research and co-directs the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Center for Addiction and Mental Health Research.
Stacy Vogan, MPH, has more than 25 years of national and international experience in public health focusing on HIV and STD prevention and care, program development and implementation, evaluation design and analysis, and strategic planning.
Starley Shade, PhD, MPH's work has touched on Kenya, Health Facilities, Anti-HIV Agents, Data Collection, Text Messaging, HIV Infections, and Delivery of Health Care.
Starr Knight, MD's research interests include Point-of-Care Ultrasound, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice.
Stefana Morgan, MD's work has touched on Psychological Adaptation, Spiritual Therapies, Self Concept, Group Psychotherapy, Emotional Adjustment, Health Services Research, and Palliative Care.
Stefania Pezzoli completed her PhD degree in Neuroscience at the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. Her research aimed to investigate the neural and cognitive correlates of visual hallucinations in Lewy body disease and Alzheimer’s disease by integrating multimodal neuroimaging and neuropsychological measures.
Stefanie Mayer is a clinical scientist at the UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. She obtained her PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Michigan in 2017.
Dr. Stefanie Ueda joined the UCSF faculty in 2010, helping to expand outreach services in the North Bay in gynecologic malignancies and serving to develop an educational exchange and surgical training program in Uganda.
Stefanie Weinstein, MD is a Professor of Radiology in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at the University of California, and is the Associate Chief of Radiology at the San Francisco VA Health Care Systems.
I have worked in tobacco and cancer control for over 30 years nationally and internationally. Tobacco use remains the leading cause of death and disease and a modifiable cause of health disparities.
Steph Herold, MPH, is a Researcher who studies the portrayal of abortion on television and in film as part of the Abortion Onscreen team at Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health. Steph has over fifteen years of experience in the reproductive health, rights, and justice fields, and has won several awards, including the Rosie Jimenez Award from the Women’s Medical Fund.
Dr. Stephanie Cham’s primary research focus is to reduce disparities and improve perioperative care for gynecologic cancer patients, particularly in vulnerable populations, through innovative healthcare services outcomes research and the development of novel and scalable interventions including those leveraging new care delivery approaches and technology.
Stephanie Chen, MD's work has touched on Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors, Vision Disorders, Crowdsourcing, Low Vision, Ureteral Neoplasms, Ureteroscopy, and Kidney Pelvis.
Dr. Stephanie Cheng is a palliative care specialist who provides supportive care for patients with terminal or life-altering illnesses. She devotes most of her practice to outpatient care in the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center's Symptom Management Service.
Dr. Christenson is an Associate Professor at the University of California, San Francisco in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy, and Sleep Medicine. She serves as an attending physician on the Pulmonary Consult Service and in the Pulmonary Clinic.
Stephanie Claudatos, PhD's work has touched on Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders, Episodic Memory, Polysomnography, Sleep Stages, Hot Flashes, Arousal, and Wakefulness.
Dr. Stephanie Clavijo was born and raised in Riverside, California. She is a first generation student and attended UCLA for her undergraduate degree. She majored in physiological science with minor in public health and graduated with honors.
Stephanie Cohen, MD, MPH is the medical director of San Francisco City Clinic, the municipal STD clinic in San Francisco and an assistant professor at UCSF in the division of infectious diseases. She provides HIV primary care at City Clinic and the VA medical center.
Stephanie Crilly, PhD's work has touched on PC12 Cells, Intracellular Membranes, Golgi Apparatus, beta-Arrestins, delta Opioid Receptors, Neurons, and Structure-Activity Relationship.
Stephanie Gaus, PhD's work has touched on Biogenic Monoamines, Tauopathies, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, DNA Repeat Expansion, Neurons, tau Proteins, and Neuropeptides.
I am a physician-scientist with research interests that lie at the intersection of infectious diseases, placental biology, host immune response to infections, and global health. My research program is translational—focused on maternal-fetal immune responses to perinatal infections, including malaria, Zika and COVID-19.
Stephanie Holm, MD, PhD, MPH is a pediatrician, occupational environmental medicine physician, and epidemiologist, who is particularly interested in airborne exposures and how they contribute to pediatric health and well-being.
Stephanie Murphy (formerly Stephanie Taylor) has been with the UCSF Radiology and Biomedical Imaging Department since 2010. She was the manager of the MicroPET / CT, MicroSPECT/CT, MicroCT and Optical Imaging Core Lab from 2010-2013 then became a Clinical Research Coordinator from 2013-2017.
Stephanie Rennke is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine at UCSF Medical Center. She has been a clinician-educator at UCSF since 2006. She works on the inpatient services at UCSF Medical Center.
Dr. Stephanie E. Rogers is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the UCSF Division of Geriatrics. Her academic focus is on geriatric program building particularly in the area of making hospitalization and transitions safer for older adults.
Stephanie Sandoval-Pistorius, PhD's work has touched on Gap Junctions, Antimalarials, Lewy Bodies, GABAergic Neurons, Deep Brain Stimulation, Signal Transducing Adaptor Proteins, and Connexins.
Stephanie Tsoi, MD's work has touched on Patient Care, Artificial Respiration, Prostaglandins, Retrospective Studies, Humans, Trust, and Internship and Residency.
Dr. Stephanie Wong is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon with subspecialty training in sports medicine and hip arthroscopy. She specializes in the arthroscopic treatment of hip, shoulder, and knee injuries.
Stutee Khandelwal, MD's work has touched on Postmenopause, Femoral Fractures, Glucosides, Femur Neck, Benzhydryl Compounds, Osteoporotic Fractures, and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
Su Jin Joo, MD's work has touched on Amebiasis, Balamuthia mandrillaris, Mycoses, Cardiac Tamponade, Sirolimus, Pericardial Effusion, and Fever.
Su GuoProfessor, Bioengineering Dr. Guo has a broad background in molecular biology, genetics, developmental biology, neurobiology, and is interested in the molecular genetic mechanisms that regulate brain development and function.
Subhashini Ladella, MD's research interests include perinatal consultation, prenatal diagnosis, High risk obstetrical Ultrasound, genetic services, and perinatal outreach.
Sudha Prathikanti, MD, is Board-certified in Adult Psychiatry, a diplomate of the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine, and a certified Ayurvedic practitioner. At the UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, she founded both the Integrative Psychiatry and the Ayurveda consultation services, and currently directs the Integrative Psychiatry Teaching Clinic at this site.
Division Chief, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
Sue SimPostdoctoral Scholar, Cardiovascular Research Inst Sue Sim, PhD's work has touched on Spodoptera, Mitochondrial Membranes, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins, Mitochondria, Cryoelectron Microscopy, Polyamines, and Endoplasmic Reticulum.
Sue YomProfessor, Radiation Oncology I am a radiation oncologist who specializes in the treatment of head and neck, lung, and skin cancers. I serve on national guidelines committees outlining the best practices for these cancers. I design clinical trials to improve treatment of these cancers.
Suellen Miller, PhD, CNM, MHA's work has touched on Vaginal Fistula, Maternal Welfare, Obstetric Delivery, Rectovaginal Fistula, Obstetric Labor Complications, First Aid, and Shock.
Sujatha Sankaran is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine. She received her medical degree from the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine and subsequently completed her training in Internal Medicine at the Georgetown Universty / Washington Hospital Center program in June 2005.
Sulggi Lee, MD PhD, is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and a faculty member in the Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases, and Global Medicine. She also serves as an attending physician at the San Francisco General Hospital inpatient infectious diseases and HIV consult service and in the Ward 86 HIV Clinic.
Sumaya Hammami, MD, MPH, is board certified in internal medicine.
Sun Young Jeon's work has touched on Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Drug Monitoring, Independent Living, Multiple Chronic Conditions, Nursing Homes, Suicide, and Dementia.
The goal of my research program is to improve care quality and health outcomes for hospitalized children. Our focus areas include: 1) accelerating the pace at which evidence is broadly implemented into care, 2) advancing the methods and impacts of equity-focused quality improvement, and 3) growing the evidence base around care of common diagnoses among hospitalized children.
Sunita Mutha, MD, FACP directs Healthforce Center at UCSF. In addition, she is a professor of medicine in the division of general internal medicine and associate dean for academic affairs in the UCSF School of Dentistry.
Sunny Hwang, MS, MD's work has touched on Mutation, Signal Transduction, Humans, G-Protein-Coupled Receptors, Hedgehog Proteins, and Cilia.
Sunny Wang is Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology at UCSF and Chief of the Division of Hematology and Oncology at the San Francisco VA Health Care System (SFVAHCS).
Susa Coffey, MD, HS Clinical Professor, is an attending physician at the UCSF Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine at SFGH and Lead of the RAPID ART program at SFGH. She also is Editor-in-Chief, UCSF Center for HIV Information and HIV InSite, and Medical Editor, AIDS Education Training Center National Resource Center.
Susan Chang, MD's work has touched on Supratentorial Neoplasms, Central Nervous System Neoplasms, Anticonvulsants, Glioblastoma, Brain Neoplasms, Oligodendroglioma, and Clinical Trials as Topic.
Susan A. Chapman, PhD, RN, FAAN is Professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, UCSF School of Nursing, Healthforce Center and the Institute for Health Policy Studies. She is Co-Director of the Masters and Doctoral programs in Health Policy at the School of Nursing.
Susan Desmond-Hellmann, M.D., M.P.H., was chancellor of the University of California, San Francisco. She assumed the post August 3, 2009 and recently departed in March of 2014.
Our group works in three areas. In the first, we are studying the mechanisms used by the trophoblast cells of the human placenta to invade the uterus during normal pregnancy. Human fetal development depends on the embryo's ability to rapidly gain access to the maternal circulation.
I am a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics in the UCSF School of Medicine, and Clinical Professor of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences in the UCSF School of Dentistry. My goal is to increase the rate and quality of preventive care provided to all children, but especially those who come from less resourced circumstances.
Susan Heath, RN's work has touched on Subthalamic Nucleus, Dystonia, Ventral Thalamic Nuclei, X-Linked Genetic Diseases, Dystonic Disorders, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Huntington Disease.
Susan M. Kegeles, PhD is Professor of Medicine at the UCSF School of Medicine, in the Division of Prevention Science, and Co-Director of the Center for Prevention Studies (CAPS).
Susan Kim, MD, MMSc, is a Pediatric Rheumatologist and Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at UCSF Medical School, who sees patients in the Rheumatology Clinics at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital’s San Francisco and Oakland sites.
Susan M. Meffert M.D., M.P.H. is a Professor in the UCSF Department of Psychiatry and UCSF Global Health Sciences Faculty Affiliate.
Broadly, we use a variety of biochemical and biophysical tools to investigate protein structure / function questions spanning the range of elucidating novel aspects of catalysis in individual enzymes to understanding the interactions of proteins within a pathway and how mutations influence flux through the pathway.
Dr. Noworolski is a Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging and of the Graduate Group in Bioengineering. She is Director of Graduate Studies for the Masters of Science in Biomedical Imaging (MSBI) program at UCSF.
Susan SunSpecialist, Institute for Health & Aging Susan Sun, MA's work has touched on Male Homosexuality, Young Adult, Sexual Behavior, Incidence, California, Male, and Female.
Susan Voglmaier, MD, PhD's work has touched on Vesicle-Associated Membrane Protein 2, Vesicular Inhibitory Amino Acid Transport Proteins, Transfection, Endocytosis, Glutamic Acid, Synapses, and Synaptic Transmission.
Susan D. Wall, MD is a Professor Emeritus of Radiology and Advisor to the Chair for Faculty Development at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Dr. Wall received her medical degree from UCSF where she completed a residency in Radiology (Chief Resident), a fellowship in Abdominal Imaging and during a sabbatical while an Associate Professor also a one year fellowship in Interventional Radiology.
Dr. Susan Wlodarczyk graduated from the UCSF School of Medicine in 2011 and completed her residency training in Internal Medicine at UCSF. She was selected to be a Chief Resident at San Francisco General Hospital for 2014-2015.
Dr. Susana Ortiz-Urda is a dermatologist and melanoma specialist who serves as co-director of the UCSF Melanoma Center. She cares for patients with early and advanced melanoma.
Susanna Upton's work has touched on Hearing Aids, Humans, Language Development Disorders, Retrospective Studies, Speech, Ear, and Child.
Dr. Susannah Cornes is a Professor of Clinical Neurology specializing in Epilepsy and divides her time between caring for adults with epilepsy, conducting clinical and educational research, and teaching trainees at a variety of levels.
Dr. Susanne Martin Herz is Professor and Transbay Medical Director in the Division of Developmental Medicine, Department Pediatrics at University of California San Francisco (UCSF), and Affiliate Faculty in the UCSF Institute for Global Health Sciences and the UCSF Program in Bioethics.
Susanne Mueller, MD, is an Application Scientist at the Center for Imaging of Neurodegenerative Diseases at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Dr. Mueller obtained her MD from the University of Zurich in Switzerland.
Susanne Spano, MD's work has touched on Wilderness Medicine, Analgesia, Mass Casualty Incidents, Snake Bites, Fellowships and Scholarships, Recreational Parks, and Environmental Medicine.
Susie WeltyAcademic Program Manager, GHS-ExecutiveDirOffice Susie Welty is a Senior Advisor for Business Development in the Institute for Global Health Sciences. She supports cross-collaboration across the Institute and UCSF. She also is the project director for CDC funded Global Health Security work in Latin America and the Middle East and Recent Infection Surveillance for HIV in PEPFAR countries.
Suzanna Martinez, PhD, MS's work has touched on Fathers, Energy Intake, Universities, Mexican Americans, Exercise, Mothers, and Academic Success.
Suzanne BarakatVolunteer Assistant Clinical Professor, Family Community Medicine Notable media interviews / features: Anderson Cooper, CNN, MSNBC, The New York Times, The New Yorker, NPR, Reveal, ABC Nightline, AJ+, Al-Jazeera, The SF Chronicle, UCSF Profile, UCSF Magazine, “36 Seconds: Portrait of a Hate Crime” Documentary. (2015 - 2024)
Suzanne Dufault, PhD's work has touched on Tuberculosis, Self-Injurious Behavior, Dengue, Chikungunya Fever, Suicide, Wolbachia, and Cluster Analysis.
I study the health effects of air pollution in human subjects. I focus on the chemistry and toxicity of smoke and on how exposure to tobacco or cannabis smoke can cause heart and lung disease.
Suzee Lee, MD's work has touched on Nerve Net, tau Proteins, C9orf72 Protein, Heterozygote, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, and Pulvinar.
Swastika Sur, PhD's work has touched on Kidney, IgE Receptors, Coronary Vessels, Coronary Artery Bypass, Vascular Graft Occlusion, Meiosis, and cdc25 Phosphatases.
Sydney Fine's work has touched on T-Lymphocytes, Repressor Proteins, Cation Transport Proteins, Human Influenza, Thymocytes, Cell Differentiation, and Mannose-Binding Lectin.
Sylvia Jebiwott, MPH's work has touched on Transitional Cell Carcinoma, Tanzania, Urothelium, Host-Parasite Interactions, Urinary Bladder Neoplasms, Child Health, and Intelligence.
Sylvia Singer, MD's work has touched on alpha-Thalassemia, Codon, Female Infertility, Hydroxyurea, Abnormal Hemoglobins, Thalassemia, and alpha-Globins.
Sylvia Stoffella, PharmD's work has touched on Chloride Channel Agonists, Benzodioxoles, Heterozygote, Newborn Infant, Public Hospitals, Neonatology, and Short Bowel Syndrome.
Synthia Mellon, PhD's work has touched on Veterans, Cell-Free Nucleic Acids, Cholesterol Side-Chain Cleavage Enzyme, Steroids, Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate, Steroid 17-alpha-Hydroxylase, and Dehydroepiandrosterone.
Szu-Ying Chen, PhD's work has touched on Inflammation Mediators, Immunomodulation, Lymphocyte Activation, Immunity, Antigen Presentation, CD Antigens, and Immunotherapy.
Talia PikounisClinical Research Coordinator, HDF Comprehensive Cancer Ctr Talia Pikounis's publications include "Urinary biomarkers of exposure to toxic and essential elements: A comparison of infants fed with human milk or formula." (Environ Epidemiol, 2024).
Our research focuses on the mechanobiologic pathways controlling stem cell and skeletal cell differentiation in bone and cartilage. We seek to understand how these pathways maintain the mechanical integrity of the healthy skeleton, and how this is disrupted in skeletal diseases like arthritis and osteoporosis.
Tamara Clark, MHS's work has touched on Falciparum Malaria, Quinolines, Rural Population, Kenya, Mass Screening, Parasitic Pregnancy Complications, and Sulfadoxine.
Tamara Stiep, MD's work has touched on Feces, Deep Brain Stimulation, Constipation, Leukocyte L1 Antigen Complex, Haptoglobins, Dystonia, and Cross-Over Studies.
Tamara Vasilkovska, MD, PhD's work has touched on Huntington Disease, Disease Progression, Basal Forebrain, Infant, S100 Calcium Binding Protein beta Subunit, Hypercapnia, and Animal Disease Models.
Tami RowenAssociate Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences Dr. Tami Rowen is an obstetrician and gynecologist who specializes in sexual health and gynecological care for women with disabilities, women with cancer and transgender individuals. Rowen also provides family planning services and management of both routine and complex gynecological conditions.
Tamiko Kido's work has touched on Hip Fractures, Femur Neck, Body Mass Index, Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, Scoliosis, Body Weight, and Femur.
Tissue engineering and regeneration are the next evolutionary step in surgical practice. Today, surgeons resect, reconstruct, and transplant to treat a diverse array of diseases. In the near future, our armamentarium will increase to include using our surgical skills to induce tissue regeneration in situ or to implant ex vivo engineered organs.
Tanisha Hill-Jarrett, PhD, is a neuropsychologist and an assistant professor of neurology at the UCSF Memory and Aging Center. Her research applies intersectionality theory to understand how psychosocial stressors and structural racism and sexism impact Black women’s cognitive aging and confer risk for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD).
Tanvi SinhaAssistant Researcher, Cardiovascular Research Inst Tanvi Sinha, PhD, MS's work has touched on Genetic Enhancer Elements, Cell Lineage, Wnt-5a Protein, Cardiac Myocytes, Cell Polarity, Transcription Factors, and Heart.
Tanzila Mukhtar, PhD's work has touched on Clinical Laboratory Services, Chromatin Immunoprecipitation, Cerebral Cortex, Viral Tropism, Neurogenesis, NFI Transcription Factors, and Neurons.
Taressa FrazeVolunteer Associate Clinical Professor, Family Community Medicine Taressa Fraze is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Fraze studies the configuration of health care delivery systems and the adoption of care delivery innovations across care settings.
In 2012 Tatiana Kelil earned her MD at Chicago Medical School, followed by a one-year internship at St. Mary’s Health Center in Chicago, IL. Kelil completed a four-year diagnostic radiology residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School in 2017.
Tatjana Novakovic-Agopian specializes in the psychological assessment and rehabilitation of patients recovering from brain injuries caused by trauma, stroke, toxic exposure or various neurological conditions.
Dr. Clark is a general pediatrician practicing at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. She sees patients and teaches trainees in the Children's Health Center where she is also the Director of Quality Improvement. Dr. Clark is the ZSFG pediatric clerkship site director.
Taylor Fakadej's work has touched on Alcoholism, Middle Aged, Adult, Motivation, Female, Humans, and Liver Diseases.
Taylor RogersPostdoctoral Scholar, Institute for Health Policy Studies Taylor Rogers, PhD, MPH's research interests include public health, workplace culture, physicians, structural racism, and health workforce.
Teena Bajaj, PhD's work has touched on Area Under Curve, Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases, alpha-Synuclein, ROC Curve, Ephrins, Protein-Tyrosine Kinases, and Antiviral Agents.
Tejal Desai is currently the Sorensen Family Dean of Engineering at Brown Univeristy and adjunct professor at UCSF.
Tejaswi Kompala, MD is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the UCSF Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism. She is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology. Dr. Kompala has particular interest in diabetes care, diabetes technology, diabetes prevention, obesity and weight management.
Teresa Chen, MD, MHS's work has touched on Kidney, Renal Insufficiency, HDL Lipoproteins, Hematuria, Creatinine, Chronic Renal Insufficiency, and Chronic Kidney Failure.
Teresa M. Cheng MD, MSc is a Professor at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center and board-certified internal medicine physician based out of the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC) since 2017.
Advanced heart failure, cardiomyopathies, heart transplantation, mechanical circulatory support, and pulmonary hypertension
Teresa Kortz, MD, MS, PhD's work has touched on Cost-Benefit Analysis, Critical Illness, Malawi, Pediatric Intensive Care Units, Sepsis, Hospital Mortality, and Falciparum Malaria.
• Chief, San Francisco General Hospital Department of Family and Community Medicine
Terri RiceProject Manager, Epidemiology & Biostatistics Terri Rice, MPH's work has touched on Astrocytoma, Brain Neoplasms, Hypersensitivity, Immunoglobulin E, Case-Control Studies, Pair 11 Human Chromosomes, and DNA Methylation.
Tessa Kaplan, MD's work has touched on Adjuvant Chemotherapy, Embryo Transfer, Fertility Preservation, Pregnancy Rate, Neoplasm Metastasis, Breast Neoplasms, and Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols.
Tessa RifeVolunteer Assistant Clinical Professor, Clinical Pharmacy Tessa Rife, PharmD's research interests include mental health, sedative hypnotic safety, opioids, nitazenes, and chronic pain.
Thaidy Moreno Rodriguez, PhD's work has touched on Transcription Factors, Hematologic Neoplasms, DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferases, Hematopoiesis, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, Androgen Receptors, and Myeloid Leukemia.
Dr. Tlsty has over 25 years of experience in studying human cells and the earliest responses to injury. She has lead multi-disciplinary groups that address both the epithelial and stromal contributions to wound healing and malignancy.
Theresa A. Allison, MD, M. Music, PhD, is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Geriatrics, with a secondary appointment in Family and Community Medicine. She completed both the MD and PhD (Musicology) through the University of Illinois Medical Scholars Program.
A native of rural South Carolina, Theresa Cheng, M.D., J.D. is currently an Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine and Associate Co-Director of Social Emergency Medicine at UCSF. She holds a M.D.
Theresa MauAffiliate, PostDoctoral Fellow, Epidemiology & Biostatistics Theresa Mau's work has touched on Cellular Senescence, Dietary Supplements, Clostridium Infections, Skeletal Muscle, Multimorbidity, Frailty, and Sirolimus.
Theresa O'Brien, PhD, was appointed Associate Chancellor at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) in September 2014, having served as Interim Assistant Chancellor for UCSF and Associate Dean for Research Strategy in the School of Medicine.
Dr. Therese Chan Tack is an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine. She led COVID-19 telehealth expansion across UCSF and its affiliates as the Physician Lead of Telehealth Programs for UCSF Health. She authored the Telehealth Communication Tips resource for providers, which has garnered 1000+ views and is used in residency and student training.
Thi TranProject Policy Analyst, Institute for Health & Aging Thi Tran manages the data analysis for Dr. Elena Portacolone’s various projects at UCSF. Prior to joining UCSF, she worked in the corporate realm focusing on Corporate Social Responsibility; traveling extensively to different countries and regions of the Americas to ensure workers in factories are given a safe place to work, compensated fairly, and given ethical treatment by management.
Dr. Vu received her M.D. and Ph.D. from the University of California, San Francisco in 1991 after completion of the Medical Scientist Training Program. She completed a Residency in Internal Medicine at the University of California, San Diego and a Fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at UCSF.
Thin AungClinical Research Coordinator, Medicine Thin Aung's work has touched on Mice, Animals, Lung, Humans, Pulmonary Alveoli, Cell Differentiation, and Regeneration.
Dr. Thoha M. Pham, an Anesthesiologist and Pain Management specialist, has been an active UCSF Department of Anesthesia faculty member since 2006. She provides comprehensive perioperative care for patients undergoing anesthesia for surgery as well as compassionate attention to those suffering with chronic pain.
Thuy DoanAssociate Professor, Proctor Foundation Thuy Doan, MD, PhD's work has touched on Bacterial Eye Infections, Bacterial Drug Resistance, Child Mortality, Eye Infections, High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing, Anti-Bacterial Agents, and Macrolides.
Tianyi Zhang, MD's work has touched on Prisons, Mental Health, Contraception, Health Services Accessibility, Pandemics, Immunoglobulin M, and Female Contraceptive Agents.
Dr Tiffany A Chen is a pediatric ophthalmologist specializing in the eye care of children, addressing a range of visual and ocular issues in this population. She has expertise in diagnosing and treating conditions such as refractive errors, strabismus (misalignment of the eyes), amblyopia (lazy eye), and various other pediatric eye diseases.
Dr. Kim is Assistant Professor of Medicine at UCSF and Staff Physician at the San Francisco VA Health Care System. She is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in the subspecialty of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.
Tiffany LeeClinical Research Coordinator, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences Tiffany Lee's work has touched on Prevalence, Overweight, DiGeorge Syndrome, Research Ethics Committees, Students, Obesity, and Newborn Infant.
Dr. Tiffany Pon is an Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy at the University of California, San Francisco. Her clinical practice site is at the University of California, Davis Medical Center (UCDMC) where she provides clinical services in internal medicine.
I am a dermatologist, microbiologist, and immunologist and currently serve as a Professor and the Vice Chair of Research in the Department of Dermatology. I dedicate 80% of my time to research and the remaining time taking care of patients with severe inflammatory skin diseases.
Tigist Belaye's work has touched on Bone Fractures, Interferon-alpha, Gentamicins, Ischemia, Angiography, Chronic Hepatitis C, and Pelvic Bones.
Tijana Popovic, MS's research interests include Hip, Motor learning, Musculoskeletal, Sports, and ACL.
I am a dermatologist and clinical researcher in the Department of Dermatology at UCSF. I serve as co-director of the Psoriasis and Skin Treatment Center, a world-renowned clinic dedicated to the care of patients with psoriasis.
Tina BrockAssociate Dean, Global Health & Educational Innovations, Clinical Pharmacy Dr. Tina Penick Brock serves as the Associate Dean for Global Health and Educational Innovations for the School of Pharmacy. She was previously the Director of Capacity Building at Management Sciences for Health, a Senior Lecturer at the University of London, and a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Dr. J-T Tina Chen is a critical care specialist and pulmonologist who cares for seriously ill patients and supports their loved ones in the intensive care unit (ICU).
Tina Desai, MD's work has touched on Hematoma, Ischemia, Hemostatic Techniques, Catheterization, Subclavian Artery, Filtration, and Embolism.
Tina Hu, MD's research interests include Thyroid cancer, Diabetes, and Transition of care (pediatric to adult).
Tina Raine-Bennett, MD, MPH's work has touched on Hysterectomy, Unplanned Pregnancy, BRCA2 Genes, Intrauterine Devices, Ectopic Pregnancy, Integrated Delivery of Health Care, and BRCA1 Genes.
Tingting YaoAssociate Professor, Institute for Health & Aging Dr. Yao is an associate professor in the Institute for Health and Aging at the University of California, San Francisco. Her research focuses on the economic impact of cannabis use and tobacco product use including cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and secondhand smoke exposure.
Tippi MacKenzie is a pediatric and fetal surgeon who is focused on developing better ways to diagnose and treat genetic diseases before birth. She leads a translational research lab examining the unique biology between the mother and her fetus, with the idea that pregnancy complications such as preterm labor arise from a breakdown in maternal-fetal tolerance.
Tithi Roy, PhD's work has touched on Dermatitis, Psoriasis, Biological Products, Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase, Monophenol Monooxygenase, Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases, and Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt.
Tonya Chaffee, MD, MPH's research interests include child and adolescent sexual assault, homeless youth, incarcerated youth, sexual assault, and foster care youth.
Dr. Tonya Kaltenbach is a professor of Clinical Medicine at UC San Francisco (UCSF) and the director of Advanced Endoscopy at the San Francisco VA Medical Center. She has served on the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer and led the guideline development for the endoscopic removal of colorectal lesions.
Tova Fuller, MS, MD, PhD is a transplant psychiatrist working with liver, lung, heart, and kidney recipients as well as living liver and kidney donors. She is also a psychiatric consultant in the Cardiac Rehabilitation and Wellness Program.
My work focuses on uncovering and addressing environmental determinants of disease and health inequities. My research covers how harmful chemicals and pollutants impact health, pregnancy, and child development.
Tracy Fulton has spent more than 20 years at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), where she earned a PhD in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and is now a professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics.
Tracy Luks, PhD's work has touched on Gyrus Cinguli, Attention, Parietal Lobe, Brain Neoplasms, Cerebral Cortex, Glioma, and Visual Perception.
Dr. Minichiello is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCSF and the Chief of the Anticoagulation and Thrombosis services in the Division of Hematology at San Francisco’s VA Medical Center. She over sees a multidisciplinary service caring for patients on anticoagulation.
Tram CatAssociate Professor, Clinical Pharmacy Dr. Tram Cat is an Associate Professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy in the School of Pharmacy at the University of California in San Francisco. She earned her PharmD degree from MCPHS - Worcester in 2003.
Trang Trinh is an Associate Professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy's Medication Outcomes Center. Her research areas focus on antimicrobial stewardship interventions and pharmacoepidemiology of difficult-to-treat bacterial infections.
Triveni DeFries is a physician board-certified in Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine. She practices primary care and addiction medicine at San Francisco General Hospital and is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine.
Tua-Elisabeth Mulligan, MD's publications include "Effectiveness of Group Psychotherapy in Patients with Cancer." (Int J Group Psychother, 2016).
Tushani Illangasekare, MD's work has touched on Legal Abortion, Ovarian Diseases, Health Education, First Labor Stage, Reproductive Health, Induced Abortion, and Laminaria.
Dr. Muench is an Associate Professor with tenure in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences in the School of Nursing, and affiliated faculty at the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies and Healthforce Center.
Uma Mahadevan, MD's research interests include pregnancy, Crohns disease, clinical research, ulcerative colitis, and Inflammatory bowel disease.
Umama Ali's work has touched on Prostatic Neoplasms, Zirconium, Positron-Emission Tomography, Actinium, Polyethylene Glycols, Nanoparticles, and Permeability.
Urmimala Sarkar MD, MPH is Professor of Medicine at UCSF in the Division of General Internal Medicine, Associate Chair for Faculty Experience for the Department of Medicine, Associate Director of the UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations, and a primary care physician at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital’s Richard H.
Ursula Heilmeier studied medicine at the University of Regensburg Medical School, Germany funded through a scholarship from the German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes).
Ursula Lang, MD, PhD's work has touched on Melanocytes, Ubiquitin Thiolesterase, Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors, Blue Nevus, Proto-Oncogene Proteins, Epithelioid and Spindle Cell Nevus, and Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21.
Ushma Upadhyay, PhD, MPH is a public health scientist trained in epidemiology and demography. She is in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, & Reproductive Sciences and is also core faculty of Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH).
Valentina Diaz's work has touched on Exercise, Proteome, Amyloid beta-Peptides, Cerebrovascular Disorders, Neuropsychological Tests, Positron-Emission Tomography, and Depression.
Valentina Pedoia, PhD, holds a double appointment as Associate Professor in the Radiology and Biomedical Imaging Department at UCSF and Sr Director of AI / ML Computer Vision at the Altos Labs. She is a Computer Scientists by training with more than 15 years of experience in Biomedical Imaging.
Valerie Block, PT, DPTSc's research interests include Neurology, Rehabilitation, Multiple sclerosis, Tele-rehabilitation, and Physical Therapy.
Valerie Clinard is associate dean of experiential education and professional development. She oversees the Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) programs.
Valerie Gribben, MD's research interests include narrative medicine, trainee career development, diversity / equity/inclusion, vaping, and quality improvement.
VALERIE A. GRUBER is Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at UCSF, and faculty in the Public Service and Minorities Track of the UCSF Clinical Psychology Training Program. Dr. Gruber is a licensed psychologist, and National Certification for Addiction Professionals Master Addiction Counselor.
Valerie Jackson, PhD, MPH's work has touched on Social Stigma, Hospital Information Systems, Botswana, Mental Disorders, Hospital Records, Drug Overdose, and Medical Students.
Valerie Weaver, PhD's work has touched on Integrins, Extracellular Matrix, Cellular Mechanotransduction, Glycocalyx, Breast Neoplasms, Human Embryonic Stem Cells, and Neoplasms.
Valerie B. Yerger is trained as a naturopathic doctor and is a nationally acclaimed health policy researcher with unique training and expertise in community-based research and engagement, and mixed qualitative and quantitative research methods to examine the contribution of tobacco industry marketing and use of menthol cigarettes to the disproportionate smoking rates among African Americans.
Dr. Valli Mummaneni is an anesthesiologist.
Van ParkProfessor, Community Health Systems Dr. Van Ta Park is a Professor at UCSF, School of Nursing, Department of Community Health Systems, and teaches in the Advanced Public Health Nursing (APHN) program. Her primary research interest is to address issues related to racial and ethnic minority health and healthcare disparities, especially among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI), through community-based participatory research.
Vanessa Henke, MD's research interests include thoracic anesthesia, echocardiography, obstetric anesthesia, critical care medicine, and cardiac anesthesia.
Dr. Vanessa Jacoby is a Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, the Associate Vice Chancellor for Clinical Research, and Director of the Clinical and Translational Science Institute. She is a clinical researcher with a focus on improving care for people with uterine fibroids.
Vanessa Kennedy, MD's work has touched on Macrophage Activation Syndrome, Mastocytosis, Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Rituximab, Mast-Cell Leukemia, and Systemic Mastocytosis.
Vanessa Thompson, MD is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. She practices clinically as a primary care provider at the Richard Fine People's Clinic and regularly attends on the resident inpatient medical service at ZSFG.
Vanitha Sankaranarayanan, MS's work has touched on Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring, Glioma, Language, Brain Mapping, Young Adult, Adult, and Adolescent.
Varvara Zeldovich, MD, PhD's work has touched on Listeria monocytogenes, Gynecology, Organizational Policy, Induced Abortion, Listeriosis, Internship and Residency, and Infectious Pregnancy Complications.
I am a clinician-investigator at UCSF and the San Francisco VA Medical Center, and my goal is to reduce the burden of kidney disease by identifying and intervening on kidney injury at the earliest stages.
Vasiliki Tatsis, MD, MBA, MS's work has touched on Mass Screening, Hospital Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Cesarean Section, Shear Strength, Kidney Transplantation, Obstetrics, and Hospital Emergency Service.
Vasudha Srivastava, PhD's research interests include Biophysics, Cancer Biology, Tissue Engineering, and Mechanobiology.
Venus Barlas, MD's work has touched on Cardiac Surgical Procedures, Sternotomy, Infectious Arthritis, Rhinoplasty, Sternum, Outpatients, and Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy.
Verena Oberlohr's publications include "Hip fracture surgery in resource-limited environments: a systematic literature review." (OTA Int, 2025).
Veronica Goldman's work has touched on Running, Prediabetic State, Feasibility Studies, Chronic Pain, Carbohydrate-Restricted Diet, Prehypertension, and Tai Ji.
Veronica Manzo, MD, MS's work has touched on Microbiota, Giant Cell Arteritis, Hematologic Diseases, Bacteria, Hematopoiesis, Temporal Arteries, and Fungi.
Veronica Segredo, MD, PhD's work has touched on Vecuronium Bromide, Capsaicin, Endocytosis, Neuromuscular Junction, Androstanols, Ala(2)-MePhe(4)-Gly(5)- Enkephalin, and Epitopes.
I am an experienced Research Scientist skilled in Preclinical Tumor Models and in vivo Imaging. I received my education in Italy (Master Degree in Biotechnology) and UK (PhD in Biomolecular Science). After post-doctoral training at UCSF, I joined the UCSF Preclinical Therapeutics core in 2018 and I have been appointed PTC Manager in 2021.
I am a primary care physician-investigator. My research focuses on informal (family / friend) caregivers and on improving care to prevent and manage chronic conditions in primary care, community, and home-based settings, particularly conditions associated with older adults, heavy caregiver burden (e.g., dementia), or elevated cardiovascular disease risk (e.g., chronic kidney disease).
Dr. Veronika Mesheriakova is board certified in General Pediatrics, Adolescent Medicine, and Addiction Medicine. She cares for adolescent and young adult patients, and specializes in the treatment of substance use disorders and addiction in youth.
Vickie Feldstein, MD, is an expert in many applications of diagnostic ultrasound and the use of Doppler techniques to analyze blood flow. Dr. Feldstein received her medical degree from Dartmouth Medical School Brown University Program in Medicine, Rhode Island in 1986, and completed her residency in Radiology at the University of California, San Francisco, serving as Chief Resident in 1991.
Victoria Chu, MD, MPH is a pediatric infectious diseases physician-scientist and hospital epidemiologist. Her research involved utilizing metagenomic sequencing to understand antimicrobial resistance acquisition and hospital-acquired infections.
Dr. Hsiao, originally from Boulder, Colorado, received her B.A. magna cum laude in Biology from Harvard University, her Ph.D. in Pathobiology from Columbia University, and her M.D. from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University.
Victoria Leonard, PhD, RN's work has touched on Caregivers, Infant, Child Care, Adolescent Development, Parenting, Family Relations, and Mothers.
Victoria Prudent, PhD's work has touched on Candida albicans, Bacterial Chromosomes, Phagosomes, Biofilms, RAW 264.7 Cells, Escherichia coli Infections, and Intestinal Mucosa.
About the UCSF Center for Faculty Educators (CFE)
Dr. Tang is a clinician-researcher who is a national leader in improving the lives of older adults in the surgical setting. Dr. Tang received her MD from University of Texas-Southwestern in 2005. She completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in geriatrics at UT-Southwestern.
Victoria Young, MD, is in the Pediatric Radiology division with expertise in both diagnostic and interventional pediatric radiology at the Departmet of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at UCSF.
As faculty in the Joint Program in Medical Anthropology (UCSF / UC Berkeley), I am committed to making a contribution to knowledge and insight about the interface between health and the harm that arises from that which cannot be strictly called biological.
Vineeta Singh, MD's research interests include Stroke in special population, Vascular malformations, Neurotrauma, Critical Care, and Hemorrhagic stroke.
Vinita ChittoorAssistant Professor, Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases Vinita Chittoor, PhD, MS's work has touched on Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Cytidine, Uridine, Schwann Cells, Lipoylation, Diptera, and CD11b Antigen.
Virginia Sturm, PhD's research interests include neurodegenerative disease, emotion, frontotemporal dementia, autonomic nervous system, and affective neuroscience.
Viva TaiSenior Dietitian - Supervisor, Medicine Viva Tai, RD, MPH's work has touched on Dietary Carbohydrates, Intra-Abdominal Fat, Metabolic Syndrome, Fructose, Adipose Tissue, Pediatric Obesity, and Human Growth Hormone.
Vivian Huang's work has touched on Sleep, Quality of Life, Health Plan Implementation, Fatigue, Sleep Wake Disorders, Central Venous Catheters, and Cognitive Dysfunction.
Vivian LeClin Rsch Supv, Neurological Surgery Vivian Le's work has touched on Reoperation, Computer-Assisted Surgery, Lordosis, Neck, Febrile Neutropenia, Lumbar Vertebrae, and Surgical Decompression.
Vivian Tang, MD's work has touched on Homozygote, p16 Genes, Neuroendocrine Tumors, Mesencephalon, Pituitary Neoplasms, Neural Stem Cells, and Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16.
VyVy Young, MD, is an Associate Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology in the Division of Laryngology in the University of California, San Francisco Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. Dr. Young is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Louisville.
Dr. Semere is an Associate Professor of Medicine at UCSF in the Division of General Internal Medicine and a primary care physician practicing in the Richard H. Fine People’s Clinic at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital.
Wanda TruongCRNO Operations Manager, HDF Comprehensive Cancer Ctr Wanda Truong, MS's work has touched on Prediabetic State, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Aging, Feeding Behavior, Treatment-Resistant Depressive Disorder, Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy, and Ventricular Dysfunction.
Wanjiru Waruiru's work has touched on Drug Users, Health Surveys, Cause of Death, Global Burden of Disease, CD4 Lymphocyte Count, Developing Countries, and Morgue.
Waru GichaneAssistant Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences Margaret (Waru) Gichane, PhD, MSPH, is an Assistant Professor and social and behavioral scientist at ANSIRH. Her research is dedicated to identifying and addressing the structural and social factors that produce disparities in sexual and reproductive health outcomes globally.
Waverley is a resident in the Division of Plastic Surgery. She graduated summa cum laude from Harvard University in 2018 with a concentration in Neurobiology and secondary in Computer Science. During her undergraduate studies, she developed an interest in surgical and medical education.
Weiyun Ai, MD, PhD's research interests include Hodgkin's lymphoma, T cell lymphoma, and cutaneous lymphoma.
Wen LiAssociate Researcher, Radiology Dr. Li is an expert in biomedical imaging analysis. At UCSF, her research is focused on optimizing and integrating quantitative imaging (DCE-MRI, DW-MRI, MammiPET) metrics as biomarkers in predicting treatment response for patients with breast cancer.
Wendy Anderson is a Palliative Care Physician and Professor in the UCSF School of Medicine. Her work focuses on serious illness communication and using implementation science to promote generalist palliative care.
Dr. Wendy Katzman is Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science. She is a physical therapist and board-certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist.
Wendy Ma's work has touched on Endoscopy, Airway Obstruction, Hypnotics and Sedatives, Transferrin, Iron, Gallium, and Glioma.
Wendy MaxProfessor, Institute for Health & Aging Wendy Max, Ph.D. is Professor of Health Economics and Co-Director of the Institute for Health & Aging at the University of California, San Francisco. She has been on the faculty at UCSF since 1987. Dr. Max holds a PhD in economics from the University of Colorado, Boulder.
Wendy Staub's work has touched on Ocular Adaptation, Superior Colliculi, Collagen Type IV, Presynaptic Terminals, Type II DNA Topoisomerases, Retinal Ganglion Cells, and Vesicular Glutamate Transport Protein 2.
Wendy Xin, PhD's work has touched on Visual Cortex, Neuroglia, Ventral Tegmental Area, Astrocytes, Oligodendroglia, Glutamine, and Dopaminergic Neurons.
Wendy Yue, PhD's work has touched on Opioid Peptides, Memory, Cicatrix, Light Signal Transduction, Spinal Cord, Cell Proliferation, and Retinal Cone Photoreceptor Cells.
Wensha Yang, PhD's work has touched on Four-Dimensional Computed Tomography, Radiosurgery, Breath Holding, Image-Guided Radiotherapy, Movement, Radiometry, and Meningeal Neoplasms.
Whitney Ence, PhD's work has touched on Internationality, Visual Perception, Social Behavior, Preschool Child, Parents, Prader-Willi Syndrome, and Behavior Therapy.
Winnie Kwang's work has touched on Neuroimaging, Neuropsychological Tests, Cohort Studies, Registries, Biomarkers, Surveys and Questionnaires, and Cognitive Dysfunction.
Xiangning Jiang, PhD's work has touched on Cholesterol, Brain, Brain Hypoxia-Ischemia, src-Family Kinases, Hydroxycholesterols, Enzymologic Gene Expression Regulation, and Brain Chemistry.
Dr. Piao is a physician-scientist with a focus in both neonatology and developmental neuroscience. She received her PhD with Alan Bernstein from University of Toronto, before completing her Pediatric residency at NYU and Neonatology fellowship as well as a post-doctoral fellowship with Chris Walsh at Harvard Medical School.
Xiao Wu, MD's research interests include Interventional Radiology, Cost-effectiveness analysis
Xiaodan Cai, PhD's work has touched on Hepatitis B virus, Hepatitis B, Cytomegalovirus Infections, Staphylococcus aureus, Neutralizing Antibodies, Hepatitis B Surface Antigens, and High-Throughput Screening Assays.
Xiaokui Ma's work has touched on Motor Activity, Myocardial Ischemic Preconditioning, Myocardial Reperfusion, Creatine Kinase, Matrix Metalloproteinase 2, Recovery of Function, and Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases.
Xiaoli Tian, PhD's work has touched on Gene Expression Regulation, Lung Diseases, Reperfusion Injury, Portal Vein, Transcriptome, Inferior Vena Cava, and Interleukin-1beta.
Xiaoxiao received her PhD in Cancer Pharmacology from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, where she did mechanistic studies and development of selective anti-cancer therapies using natural and synthetic compounds.
Xiaoyin Wang, MD, MS's work has touched on Bone Marrow Transplantation, Lentivirus, Cigarette Smoking, Cardiomyopathies, Virology, Vascular Endothelium, and Myocardium.
Xiaqing Jiang, PhD's work has touched on Multiple Chronic Conditions, Rural Population, Mexican Americans, Brain Ischemia, Multimorbidity, Stroke, and Disability Evaluation.
Xin ChenProfessor Emeritus, Bioengineering My lab studies molecular genetics and signaling pathways during hepatic carcinogenesis. Specifically, using genomic approaches including expression arrays and array based CGH, we have identified large numbers of genes which are deregulated during liver cancer development.
Xin MuClinical Research Coordinator, Radiology Xin Mu, MD, MS's work has touched on Transposases, Human Genome, INDEL Mutation, Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 6, Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4, Genomics, and HLA-A3 Antigen.
Xinxin Ge, PhD's publications include "Molecular and cellular dynamics of the developing human neocortex." (Nature, 2025).
Xiu Ming Wong, PhD's work has touched on International Agencies, Strontium, Calmodulin, Molecular Sequence Data, Drosophila melanogaster, Neoplasm Proteins, and Gene Expression Regulation.
Xuaner Xiang's work has touched on Sprague-Dawley Rats, Amygdala, Pain, GABAergic Neurons, Electroacupuncture, Spinal Cord Dorsal Horn, and Spinal Ganglia.
Y. Tina Tan, MD, MBA's work has touched on Equipment and Supplies, Coronavirus Infections, Laboratories, Prescription Drugs, Drug Approval, Drug Industry, and Orphan Drug Production.
Yalda Shahram spent the first several years of her life in Tehran, Iran, before moving to the United States. Her culture shock resulted in a unique self awareness that formed her identity; "I belong to no single country, I have no single culture, I speak and think in no single language."
Yan LiAssociate Professor, Radiology Dr. Yan Li is an Associate Professor in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging. Her research focuses on developing methods for obtaining reliable metabolic information from the brain to characterize spatial and temporal heterogeneity and the biological behavior during disease time for brain tumors, psychiatric and neurologic diseases.
Yan ZhangAssociate Professor, Orofacial Sciences Yan Zhang, MD, PhD's work has touched on Humans, Ameloblasts, Cell Polarity, Animals, Dental Enamel, Cell Differentiation, and Amelogenesis.
Yanett AnayaAssociate Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences Yanett Anaya, MD's work has touched on Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome, Oocyte Retrieval, Chorionic Gonadotropin, Human Follicle Stimulating Hormone, Oocytes, Fertilization in Vitro, and Ovulation Induction.
Yang LiSpecialist, Biochemistry and Biophysics Yang Li, PhD's work has touched on Human Immunodeficiency Virus tat Gene Products, Histones, Histone Acetyltransferases, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases, Acetylation, Molecular Models, and Ubiquitin-Conjugating Enzymes.
Yannan Yu, MD's work has touched on Intracranial Arteriosclerosis, Cerebrovascular Circulation, Magnetic Resonance Angiography, Stroke, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Atherosclerotic Plaque, and Perfusion Imaging.
Yasaman ZiaAssistant Researcher, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences Yasaman Zia, PhD, MPH's work has touched on MAP Kinase Kinase 1, Bodily Secretions, Induced Abortion, Contraception, MAP Kinase Kinase 2, Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, and Kenya.
I am an Obstetrician-Gynecologist with expertise in Reproductive Infectious Disease and Addiction Medicine. During my Reproductive Infectious Disease Fellowship, I completed a Master of Science in Health Services Research at the University of Pittsburgh Clinical and Translational Science Institute.
Yelena Guttman, PhD's work has touched on Ligands, Drug Interactions, Xenobiotics, Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells, Food-Drug Interactions, Citrus paradisi, and Fruit.
Yennie Shyu, MD's work has touched on Fluorescent Dyes, COS Cells, Potoroidae, Oxazines, Mitochondrial Membranes, Cholesterol, and Endoplasmic Reticulum.
Yesde Son, MD, PhD's work has touched on rab5 GTP-Binding Proteins, Transcription Factors, Multiprotein Complexes, Yeasts, Chromatin Assembly and Disassembly, Spinal Cord, and Micrognathism.
Yessica Gomez, PhD's work has touched on RNA Folding, Solanum tuberosum, Theoretical Models, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins, Artificial Membranes, and Cell Membrane.
Yeyi ZhuAssociate Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics Dr. Zhu’s research has been focusing on the developmental origins of cardiometabolic disease. She has sought to develop an interdisciplinary research portfolio focusing on disease etiology and prevention strategies to inform upstream prevention and interrupt the vicious intergenerational cycle of obesity, diabetes, and related comorbidities across the lifespan.
Yi FangPostdoctoral Scholar, Psychiatry Yi Fang, MD's work has touched on Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Single Nucleotide Polymorphism, Essential Tremor, tau Proteins, REM Sleep Behavior Disorder, Parkinson Disease, and Aquaporins.
Yi LiAssociate Professor, Radiology In 2011, Yi Li obtained her MD from Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA, followed by a one-year internship at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. In 2016, she completed a four-year Diagnostic Radiology residency at UCSF.
Yi XieAssociate Professor, Laboratory Medicine Yi Xie, MD, PhD's work has touched on Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia, Lymph Nodes, Bone Marrow Cells, Sodium-Calcium Exchanger, fas Receptor, Germ-Line Mutation, and Chronic Neutrophilic Leukemia.
Yin Shen, PhD's research interests include 3D epigenome, Neuropsychiatric Diseases, Gene Regulation, Genome editing, and Functional Genomics.
Dr. Ying Han is an ophthalmologist who specializes in treating glaucoma, including medical, laser and surgical therapies. She has expertise in evaluating and treating cataracts as well.
Dr. Fu’s research uses human genetics combined with multiple model organisms to investigate molecular mechanisms of human conditions. Her laboratory has been focusing on two areas: one in myelin biology and the other in circadian rhythm and sleep behaviors.
Dr. Wang is an Associate Professor in the Institute for Health & Aging at the School of Nursing and an affiliated faculty member at the Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, and the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies.
Yini XiaoPostdoctoral Scholar, Cellular Molecular Pharmacology Yini Xiao, PhD's work has touched on Bystander Effect, Interleukin-10, B7-H1 Antigen, Insulin-Secreting Cells, Cross Reactions, Cell Engineering, and Cytotoxic T-Lymphocytes.
Yiran Liu, MD's work has touched on Platelet Transfusion, Laser Coagulation, Endoscopy, Thrombocytopenia, HLA Antigens, Ciliary Body, and Blood Transfusion.
Yixiao Wang, PhD's work has touched on Retinal Cone Photoreceptor Cells, Ubiquitinated Proteins, Color Vision Defects, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Retinal Degeneration, Phospholipids, and Proteolysis.
Yogalakshmi Rajendran, BDS, MS's work has touched on Bone Transplantation, Endosseous Dental Implantation, Dental Implants, Alveolar Process, Periodontal Diseases, Periodontium, and Oral Health.
Yolanda Tinajero, MD's work has touched on Humans, Heart Diseases, Retrospective Studies, Cardiovascular Pregnancy Complications, Premature Birth, Pharmaceutical Preparations, and Pregnancy.
Yoo Jin Lee, MD earned her medical degree at Kyungpook National University, followed by an internship and diagnostic radiology residency at the same institution. Dr. Lee was a research associate in Cardiovascular Radiology, and a clinical instructor and clinical fellow in Nuclear Medicine at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.
Yoonmee JooAssociate Professor, Community Health Systems I am interested in research on factors that promote health for the most vulnerable elderly, with an emphasis on the social and cultural environment as these enable older adults to remain living in their communities with quality of life and dignity.
Yoshimi Fukuoka, RN, PhD, FAAN's work has touched on Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Independent Living, Myocardial Infarction, Exercise, Occupational Health, Heart Diseases, and Pregnant Women.
Young Shin Kim, MD, MS, MPH, PhD, is a child and adolescent psychiatrist who focuses on the distribution of childhood onset neuropsychiatric disorders and disruptive behavioral problems, including autism and bullying.
Yu ZhouAssociate Professor, Anesthesia Yu Zhou, PhD's work has touched on Antibody Specificity, Protein Engineering, Monoclonal Antibodies, Single-Chain Antibodies, Viral Antibodies, High-Throughput Screening Assays, and Endocytosis.
Yu-Ting Chou, PhD's work has touched on Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases, ras Proteins, Tumor Cell Line, Zebrafish, Aldose-Ketose Isomerases, Non-Receptor Type 11 Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, and Experimental Liver Neoplasms.
Yuanyuan Qin, MBBS, PhD's work has touched on Hepatocytes, Proteolysis, Liver, HDL Cholesterol, LDL Receptors, Cardiovascular Diseases, and Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-Diphosphate.
Yuanyuan WuPostdoctoral Scholar, Cardiovascular Research Inst Yuanyuan Wu, PhD's work has touched on Cell Adhesion, Membrane Proteins, Integrins, Talin, Thyroid Neoplasms, CD18 Antigens, and Goiter.
As an internationally-trained epidemiologist, Dr. Leng is interested in studying the link between sleep and neurodegeneration in older adults. Her research program focuses on the relationship between napping, sleep, circadian rhythms and risk of neurodegenerative diseases.
Yuika Goto, MD's work has touched on Basal Ganglia Diseases, Symptom Assessment, Racism, Telemedicine, Parkinson Disease, Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing, and Leadership.
Yuko Oda, PhD's work has touched on Transforming Growth Factor beta2, beta Catenin, Calcitriol Receptors, Odontogenesis, Receptor Cross-Talk, Nucleic Acid Regulatory Sequences, and Histone Acetyltransferases.
Yulin HswenAssistant Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics Dr. Yulin Hswen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and the Bakar Computational Health Institute at the University of California, San Francisco. (HSWEN.UCSF.EDU) Dr. Hswen earned her Doctorate from the Harvard T.H.
Yumi Fukuzaki, PhD's work has touched on Low-Level Light Therapy, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt, GABAergic Neurons, Oligopeptides, Member 1 Group F Nuclear Receptor Subfamily 1, PTEN Phosphohydrolase, and Radiation Dose-Response Relationship.
Yumi Mitsuya, MD's work has touched on HIV Reverse Transcriptase, Sulfonamides, Laminoplasty, Viral Multiple Drug Resistance, DNA Sequence Analysis, HIV-1, and HIV Protease.
Yun Weng, PhD's work has touched on 1,2-Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine, Inhalation Anesthetics, Smoothened Receptor, Methylmalonic Acid, Pentanoic Acids, Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells, and Anesthetics.
Yunn-Yi Chen, MD, PhD, MA's work has touched on Lobular Carcinoma, Comparative Genomic Hybridization, Carcinoma in Situ, Immunoenzyme Techniques, Estrogen Antagonists, Hormone Replacement Therapy, and Immunophenotyping.
Yuri Cartier, MPH, is a Senior Research Associate with the Social Interventions Research and Evaluation Network (SIREN). SIREN is a national research dissemination and acceleration initiative focused on social care integration into health care.
Yvette Cuca is a Research Specialist with the UCSF School of Nursing and the UCSF Women's HIV Program. She serves as Evaluator for a SAMHSA-funded program addressing trauma and substance use in women living with HIV; and for a HRSA-funded Black Women First SPNS program on trauma, substance use, and stigma in Black women living with HIV.
Yvette Hellier, PharmD's work has touched on Adult, Guideline Adherence, Pharmacy, Humans, Opioid Analgesics, Drug Prescriptions, and Middle Aged.
Yvette Wild, MD, MPH, MAS's work has touched on Probiotics, Lactobacillus, Streptococcus mutans, Gallbladder, Tooth Erosion, Gastroesophageal Reflux, and Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator.
Our laboratory studies the cellular and synaptic mechanisms of glaucomatous neurodegeneration, neuronal plasticity and repair, and regeneration. We are particularly interested in understanding the earliest steps of inner retina circuit disassembly in response to injury.
Dr. Yvonne Wu is a child neurologist and epidemiologist with expertise in newborn brain injury and cerebral palsy (CP). After obtaining a BS from Yale and an MD from Harvard Medical School, she completed her Child Neurology Residency training at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and obtained a MPH in Epidemiology at University of California, Berkeley.
Zara Szeftel, MD's work has touched on Child, Patient Care, Mental Disorders, Child Psychiatry, Health Services Accessibility, Psychiatry, and Telemedicine.
Postdoctoral Scholar working in the lab of Hana El-Samad using synthetic biology tools for understanding and rewiring the behavior of cells.
Zarin Noor, MD, MPH's work has touched on Emigrants and Immigrants, Curriculum, Pediatrics, Child, United States, Refugees, and Internship and Residency.
Zaynah Alam, MD's work has touched on Learning, Psychological Feedback, Orientation, Awareness, Neural Pathways, Physiological Adaptation, and Reward.
Zeinab Kosibaty, PhD's work has touched on Prognosis, Proto-Oncogene Proteins, Disease Progression, Focal Adhesion Protein-Tyrosine Kinases, Focal Adhesions, Gene Knockdown Techniques, and Extracellular Matrix.
Zelda LoveAssoc Director, Grants Manager, Quantitative_Bioscience_Ins Zelda Love's work has touched on Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myb, Fibrinolysin, CXCR4 Receptors, Phenotype, Genetic Association Studies, Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptors, and Diffuse Scleroderma.
Zinaida Vexler, PhD, is Professor in the Department of Neurology at UCSF and Director of Research at the Neonatal Brain Disorder Center. She has multi-disciplinary training in chemistry, biochemistry, pharmacology, and physiology and has served as Director of MRI Core on PPG since 2002, and as the Director of Research of Neonatal Brain Disorders Center at UCSF since 2003.
Zenghua Fan, PhD's work has touched on Multiple Myeloma, Sleep, B-Cell Maturation Antigen, Immunotherapy, Neoplasm Drug Resistance, Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors, and Myeloid Cells.
Zhanna Livshits, MD's research interests include Acute care of poisoned patients, Medical Toxicology, Medical education, Geriatric toxicology, and Addiction medicine.
Zhe Chen, MD's work has touched on Drosophila Proteins, Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, DNA Repair Enzymes, Cullin Proteins, Ataxin-3, Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex, and F-Box Proteins.
Zhen Jane Wang, MD received her undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering from Brown University, and her medical degree from Northwestern University Medical School. She completed her residency training in Diagnostic Radiology at UCSF in 2007, serving as a Chief Resident from 2006-2007.
My interests are in global health equity, the use of Health IT innovations to strengthen global health educational capacity, social & liberation medicine and teaching clinical reasoning skills.
Zhi LinPostdoctoral Scholar, Pharmaceutical Chemistry Zhi Lin, PhD's work has touched on Fluorescent Dyes, Photoaffinity Labels, Palladium, Phospholipase D, Peptide Hydrolases, Post-Translational Protein Processing, and Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases.
Ziba Mansoori, MD is a clinical image specialist focusing on 3D post-processing and quantification of multi-planar radiological images for clinical, research and instructional use and analyzing CT, MR and PET imaging to provide treatment response evaluation for clinical research trials.
Zoe ChengClinical Research Coordinator, Medicine Zoe Cheng's work has touched on Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction, Female, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Knee Joint, and Joint Instability.
Zoe EzzesSpeech Language Pathologist, Neurology Zoe Ezzes's work has touched on Primary Progressive Aphasia, Temporal Lobe, Primary Progressive Nonfluent Aphasia, Dysarthria, Atrophy, Semantics, and Broca Aphasia.
Zoe Kopp, MD's work has touched on No-Show Patients, Appointments and Schedules, Internal Medicine, Chronic Hepatitis C, Health Care Reform, Problem-Based Learning, and Medication Adherence.
Dr. Quandt is an endocrinologist at UCSF and the San Francisco VA with particular interest in endocrine autoimmune disease like type 1 diabetes and endocrine complications of cancer treatments, particularly immunotherapy.
Zulekha Qadeer, PhD's work has touched on X-Linked Mental Retardation, Nuclear Proteins, Melanoma, X-linked Nuclear Protein, Chromatin, Cerebellar Neoplasms, and Neuroblastoma.
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