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Women in Science at UCSF

Aarthi Sabanayagam
Associate Clinical Professor, Medicine

Aarthi Sabanayagam, MBBS, MD's work has touched on Academic Medical Centers, Congenital Heart Defects, Cardiovascular Pregnancy Complications, Health Care Costs, Pulmonary Hypertension, Disease Management, and Health Insurance.

Abbey Roepke
Nurse Practitioner, Urgent Care

Abbey Roepke, NP, RN's research interests include Global / Public Health, Health Systems Quality, Cardiovascular Disease, Health Equity, and Primary Care.

Abby Cabrera
Project Manager, Family Community Medicine

Abby Cabrera's work has touched on Bacterial Multiple Drug Resistance, Vaccines, Fungal Eye Infections, Regression Analysis, Pennsylvania, Corneal Ulcer, and Fluoroquinolones.

Abby Cobb-Walch
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Abby Cobb-Walch, MD's work has touched on Healthcare Disparities, Diabetes Mellitus, Insulins, Gender Identity, Male, Policy, and Humans.

Abby Oehler
Staff 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
Associate Program Director, CTSI

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
Adjunct Instructor, Pediatrics

Abigail Arons, MD's work has touched on Medicaid, Quality Improvement, Prediabetic State, Obesity, Internal Medicine, Psychiatry, and Life Change Events.

Abigail Phillips
Professor, Medicine

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.

Abigail Shatkin-Margolis
Associate Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

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.

Abigail Sorensen
Clinical Fellow, Pediatrics

Abigail Sorensen, MD's work has touched on Task Performance and Analysis, Bilirubin, Body Temperature, Deglutition, Outpatients, Rectum, and Tablets.

Ada Ip
Assistant 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.

Ada Kwan
Postdoctoral Scholar, Medicine

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.

Adaeze Obinelo
Resident, Surgery

Adaeze Obinelo, MD, MPH's work has touched on Pain Management, Parents, Pancreatitis, Gallstones, Postoperative Pain, Focus Groups, and Cholecystectomy.

Adali Martinez
Clinical Fellow, Medicine

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
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Addison Cuneo, MD's work has touched on Child, Liver Diseases, Pancreatitis, Chronic Pancreatitis, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Health Care Surveys, and Family.

Adeena Khan
Professor, Medicine

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.

Adeline Yong
Postdoctoral Scholar, Physiology

Adeline Yong, PhD's work has touched on tau Proteins, Phosphatidylserines, Phospholipid Transfer Proteins, Carbon-Nitrogen Ligases, Repressor Proteins, Anoctamins, and Calcium.

Adeola Oni-Orisan
Assistant Professor, Humanities & Social Sciences

Adeola Oni-Orisan, MD, PhD's work has touched on 19th Century History, Racism, Health Status Disparities, Editorial Policies, Michigan, Cities, and Cultural Anthropology.

Adria Lam
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Adria Lam obtained a Bachelor of Science in Biology and her medical degree through the Physician Scientist program offered by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY, and Albany Medical College, earning a Distinction in Research.

Adriana Morell
Assistant Professor, Neurology

Adriana Morell, MD's work has touched on Anemia, Child, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Brain Hypoxia-Ischemia, Heart Failure, Infant, and Chronic Pain.

Adriana Pero
Resident, Surgery

Adriana Pero grew up in a small town outside of Philadelphia. She was recruited to play Division I field hockey at Lafayette College where she majored in Neuroscience. After graduating in 2019, she worked for a year as an Associate Researcher in the lab of Dr. Dongming Cai at the Bronx VA investigating molecular and cellular processes of Alzheimer’s disease.

Adrianna Dabrowska
Postdoctoral Scholar, Urology

Adrianna Dabrowska, PhD's work has touched on Castration-Resistant Prostatic Neoplasms, Small Nucleolar RNA, Epithelial Cells, Quercetin, Large-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channel alpha Subunits, Ribosomes, and Particulate Matter.

Adrienne Epstein
Postdoctoral Scholar, Medicine

Adrienne Epstein, PhD's work has touched on Malaria, Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena, Uganda, Spouse Abuse, Rain, Africa South of the Sahara, and Health Facilities.

Adrienne Green
Attending Physician, Medicine

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.

Aenor Sawyer
Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery

Dr. Aenor Sawyer, has more than two decades of experience in development and evaluation of health technologies, telemedicine and remote medical management.

Afsaneh Amouzegar
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Afsaneh Amouzegar, MD's work has touched on Hypothyroidism, Antithyroid Agents, Regulatory T-Lymphocytes, Hyperthyroidism, Autoimmune Thyroiditis, Thyroxine, and Corneal Transplantation.

Aida Venado Estrada
Associate Professor, Medicine

Aida Venado Estrada, MD's work has touched on Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Lung Transplantation, Atrophy, Stomach, Hemolysis, Pulmonary Fibrosis, and Diaphragm.

Aileen Chang
Associate Professor, Dermatology

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). She was the Founding Director of the ZSFG Dermatology Consult Service, 2017-2024.

Aileen Gozali
Resident, Surgery

Aileen Gozali is a plastic and reconstructive surgery resident at UCSF. She holds a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music and a Master of Music in Piano Performance from The Juilliard School.

Aimee Abu-Shamsieh
Professor, Pediatrics - Fresno

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
Professor, Neurology

Aimee Kao, MD, PhD's work has touched on Neurodegenerative Diseases, Lysosomes, Cathepsin D, Frontotemporal Dementia, Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, Dura Mater, and Peptide Hydrolases.

Aimee Medeiros
Professor, Humanities & Social Sciences

My work focuses on the reciprocity between diagnoses, preventive care measures, and societal expectations of the body in medicine.

Aimee Williams
Research and Policy Analyst, CTSI

With 15+ years of experience in patient access, provider education, and healthcare operations across academic medicine, public health, and clinical research. Aimée is passionate about driving key strategic and operational initiatives, as well as overseeing complex projects.

Aish Subramanian
Clinical Research Coordinator, HDF Comprehensive Cancer Center

Aish Subramanian's work has touched on Oncolytic Viruses, Oncolytic Virotherapy, Autophagy-Related Proteins, Neoplasms, Macrophages, Vaccinia virus, and Vesicular Transport Proteins.

Aisha Hanif
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Aisha Hanif, DO, MPH's work has touched on Italy, Triazoles, Ovarian Neoplasms, Health Care Costs, Deferoxamine, Cost-Benefit Analysis, and Genomics.

Akane Yamamichi
Specialist, Neurological Surgery

Akane Yamamichi, MD, PhD's work has touched on Glioblastoma, HLA-A2 Antigen, Brain Neoplasms, X-linked Nuclear Protein, Gene Expression, Tumor Biomarkers, and Neoplasm Antigens.

Akanksha Onkar
Postdoctoral Scholar, Laboratory Medicine

Akanksha Onkar, PhD, MSc's work has touched on Glucose Transporter Type 3, Non-Receptor Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases, Extracellular Vesicles, Heat-Shock Response, Drosophila Proteins, Glycogen, and Hydrogen Sulfide.

Akiko Hata
Professor, Cardiovascular Research Institute

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.

Alaa Abdelghani
Clinical Fellow, Pediatrics

Alaa Abdelghani, MD's work has touched on Cystic Fibrosis, Temperature, Healthcare Disparities, Mass Screening, Neonatal Intensive Care Units, Liver Diseases, and Newborn Infant.

Alejandra De Alba Campomanes
Professor, Ophthalmology

Alejandra De Alba Campomanes, MD, MPH's work has touched on Eyeglasses, Crystalline Lens, Retinoscopy, Ocular Refraction, Dermoid Cyst, Postcataract Aphakia, and Visual Acuity.

Alekist Quach
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Dr. Alekist Quach is a clinician-educator based at the San Francisco VA (SFVA) in the Division of General Internal Medicine and Associate Program Director for the UCSF Internal Medicine Residency.

Alex Ernst
Program 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
Psychologist 2, Psychiatry

Alexandra Apple is a board-certified 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
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

I am a pediatric nephrologist and clinician-scientist interested in optimizing outcomes for children and young adults with chronic kidney disease. Currently, I am learning to leverage large datasets in order to improve allograft longevity for those with kidney transplants.

Alexandra Gersing
Associate Professor, Radiology

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
Resident, Surgery

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
Postdoctoral Scholar, Psychiatry

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
Clinical Research Coordinator, Medicine

Alexandra Le's work has touched on Animals, Transgenic Mice, Mice, Humans, HIV Infections, HIV Envelope Protein gp120, and Anti-HIV Agents.

Alexandra Lee
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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.

Alexandra Nelson
Professor, Neurology

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 Sullivan
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

Alexandra Sullivan, PhD's work has touched on Aggression, Social Class, Genetic Epigenesis, Problem Behavior, Family Conflict, Depression, and Child Health.

Alexandra Tremblay-Mcgaw
Clinical Research Coordinator, Psychiatry

Alexandra Tremblay-Mcgaw's work has touched on Neurites, Long-Term Memory, Chronic Pain, Saliva, Memory Disorders, Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging, and Brain.

Alexandra Velasquez
CRC Supervisor, Medicine

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 and is a certified Clinical Research Professional.

Alexis Beatty
Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

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.

Alexis Colley
Resident Physician, Surgery

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 Fogel
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Alexis Fogel, MD, MPH's work has touched on Parents, Humans, Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing, Motorcycles, Telemedicine, Tanzania, and United States.

Alexis Melton
Volunteer Associate Clinical Professor, Pediatrics

Alexis Melton, MD, PhD's work has touched on Transplantation Conditioning, Thrombotic Microangiopathies, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Whole-Body Irradiation, Alternative Splicing, Leukocyte Common Antigens, and Hepatic Veno-Occlusive Disease.

Alexis Oddi
Data Science Resrch Specialist, Neurology

Alexis Oddi's work has touched on Whole Genome Sequencing, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes, Genome-Wide Association Study, Cerebrospinal Fluid, Risk Factors, and Aged.

Alexis Sullivan
Project Policy Analyst 2, Psychiatry

Alexis Sullivan's work has touched on Pregnancy, Age Factors, Depression, Vulnerable Populations, Anxiety, Cohort Studies, and Caregivers.

Ali Haas
Dir. of Navgtn and Care Coord., Psychiatry

Director of Patient Navigation Programs within the Division of Substance use And Addiction Medicine (UCSF, DSAAM). I oversee Project HOUDINI Link (a patient navigation and contingency management program at SFGH) and Project JUNO Community (patient navigator / contingency management program working with the justice-involved population).

Alice Chan
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

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 Chen
Volunteer Clinical Professor, Medicine

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 Hua
Counseling Psychologist, Dean's Office

Alice Hua, PhD (she / her) is a clinical psychologist and Assistant Director 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 Huang
HS 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.

Alice Shieh
Clinical Fellow, Radiology

Alice Shieh, MD's work has touched on Exophthalmos, Iohexol, X-Ray Computed Tomography, Cytomegalovirus Infections, Eye, Prostatic Neoplasms, and Aging.

Alice Zhou
Clinical Fellow, Radiology

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
Postdoctoral Scholar, Business Service Center

Alicer Andrew, PhD's work has touched on Malaria, Falciparum Malaria, Pregnancy, Premature Birth, Placenta, Animal Disease Models, and Anticoagulants.

Alicia Boccellari
Professor Emeritus, Psychiatry

Alicia Boccellari, PhD's work has touched on Mental Health Services, Patient Advocacy, Urban Health Services, beta 2-Microglobulin, Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders, Case Management, and Stereotyping.

Alicia Callejo-Black
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Dr. Alicia Callejo-Black is a primary care pediatrician who is passionate about promoting health and well-being in children. With a special interest in early childhood development, she provides care from infancy through adolescence.

Alicia Fernandez
Professor, Medicine

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
Clinical Research Coordinator, Dermatology

Alicia Hamblin's work has touched on Adult, Rheumatologists, Rheumatology, Registries, Male, Attitude of Health Personnel, and Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Alicia Lieberman
Professor Emeritus, Psychiatry

Alicia Lieberman, PhD's work has touched on Parent-Child Relations, Exposure to Violence, Object Attachment, Child Abuse, Parents, Psychotherapy, and Mother-Child Relations.

Alicia Ljungdahl
Jr. Specialist, Psychiatry

Alicia Ljungdahl's work has touched on Autistic Disorder, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Missense Mutation, GABA Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins, beta Catenin, Haploinsufficiency, and Proteomics.

Alina Guna
Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Biophysics

The Guna lab focuses on how proteins get made in human cells. We use a combination of functional genomics and biochemistry to understand the molecular mechanisms that govern protein homeostasis in various organelles and across cell types.

Alisa Gean-Gersch
Clinical Professor, Radiology

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 Yee
Director of Adult Ops APP, EVP Physician Services

Alisa Yee, NP's work has touched on Hospital Emergency Service, Attitude to Health, Abdominal Pain, Physician Assistants, United States, Adult, and California.

Alisha Holloway
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

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.

Alisha Tolani
Assistant Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Alisha Tolani, MD's work has touched on Middle Cerebral Artery, Assisted Reproductive Techniques, Infertility, Fertility, Semen, Internal Carotid Artery, and Anterior Cerebral Artery.

Alison Aronstam
Resident, Medicine

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 Baskin
Resident, Surgery

Alison S. Baskin, M.D. is a general surgery resident in the UCSF Department of Surgery. She earned her undergraduate degree in Human Biology, with a minor in Economics, from Stanford University, and completed her medical education at the University of Michigan, where she was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.

Alison Canchola
Biostatistician, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Alison Canchola's work has touched on Proportional Hazards Models, Colorectal Neoplasms, Body Burden, Endometrial Neoplasms, California, Breast Neoplasms, and Faculty.

Alison Cohen
Assistant 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
Assistant Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

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.

Alison Czopp
Clinical Research Supervisor 2, Psychiatry

Alison Czopp, MSW, LCSW's work has touched on Telemedicine, Health Services Accessibility, Foster Child, Feasibility Studies, Focus Groups, Major Depressive Disorder, and Qualitative Research.

Alison DeDent
Research Associate, Medicine

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
Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Alison El Ayadi, ScD, MPH, is Professor in the Departments of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences and Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of California, San Francisco. A s a social epidemiologist, her scholarship examines how structural inequalities, gender dynamics, and health system performance shape maternal health outcomes globally.

Alison Giovanelli
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

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.

Alison Huang
Professor, Medicine

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.

Alison Jacoby
Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Dr. Alison Jacoby is an obstetrician-gynecologist specializing in the care of women during childbirth. Since joining UCSF in 1997, she has built a diverse career in women’s health, practicing general obstetrics and gynecology, advancing expertise in uterine fibroids and minimally invasive surgery, and now focusing on providing safe, compassionate care for women in labor and delivery.

Alison Nair
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

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
Resident Physician, Medicine

Alison Ohringer, MD, MPH, MS's research interests include Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

Alison Reed
Professor, Pediatrics

I care for children with diabetes mellitus and general endocrine disorders at the Oakland and Walnut Creek campuses and have a professional interest in addressing the causes of diabetes-related healthcare disparities.

Alison Rustagi
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Dr. Rustagi is a primary care physician at the San Francisco VA with a PhD in Epidemiology. Her overarching goal is to advance precision prevention; that is, to apply the lens of precision medicine to preventive interventions and ensure that patients most likely to benefit are most likely to be screened.

Alison Scheid
Professor, Physical Therapy

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
Clinical Fellow, Medicine

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.

Alissa Peterson
Professor, Psychiatry

Alissa Peterson, MD's research interests include medical student / resident education and well-being

Alissa Sideman
Associate 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.

Aliza Ehrlich
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

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.

Alka Kanaya
Professor, Medicine

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.

Allison Bond
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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
Clinical Research Analyst, Neurology

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 Dobry
Assistant Professor, Dermatology

Allison Dobry, MD's work has touched on Thiosulfates, Bacterial Infections, Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions, Cellulitis, Thrombophilia, Hyperpigmentation, and Dermatology.

Allison Fiscalini
Director, Athena Breast Prog., Surgery

Allison Fiscalini's research interests include breast cancer

Allison Kratka
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Dr. Kratka is a general cardiologist trained in echocardiography (ultrasound of the heart). Her research focuses on cardiac implantable electronic devices, remote monitoring of heart failure patients, heart failure readmissions and insurance coverage for invasive coronary angiography.

Allison Maker
Postdoctoral 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 Murphy
Professor, Pediatrics

Dr. Murphy is the Medical Director of the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, a 12-bed level 3 Community NICU. A 20-year Neonatal Resuscitation Instructor, Dr. Murphy uses immersive simulation-based mock codes to train staff and has a constant focus on quality improvement and partnering with the community.

Allison Tam
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Allison Tam, MD's work has touched on Internship and Residency, Developmental Bone Diseases, Purpura, Cutis Laxa, Neurofibromatosis 1, Ethmoid Bone, and Sphenoid Bone.

Allison Tatarsky Berman
Manager, GHS - Programs

Allison Tatarsky is the Director of the Malaria Elimination Initiative and Co-Director of the Center for Malaria and Vector-Borne Diseases at UCSF's Institute for Global Health Sciences. 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 Temourian
Postdoctoral Scholar, Cardiovascular Research Institute

Allison A. Temourian, PhD, received her doctorate in Psychological Sciences (Health Psychology) from the University of California, Merced.

Allison Webber
Professor, Medicine

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
Assistant Professor, Cellular Molecular Pharmacology

Allison Williams, PhD's work has touched on Neisseria meningitidis, Glycosyltransferases, Bacterial Proteins, Listeria monocytogenes, Uridine Diphosphate N-Acetylglucosamine, Bacterial Gene Expression Regulation, and Multienzyme Complexes.

Allison Xu
Professor, Diabetes Center

Research in Allison Xu’s laboratory focuses on understanding the adaptive regulation of energy balance and glucose homeostasis in response to changes of physiologic and environmental conditions.

Allyson Chapman
Associate Professor, Medicine

Dr. Allyson Cook Chapman is an Associate 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
Professor Emeritus, Pediatrics

Alma Martinez, MD, MPH's work has touched on Premature Infant, Medical Legislation, Child Health Services, Law Enforcement, Resuscitation Orders, Narration, and Developing Countries.

Almira Correia
Professor Emeritus, Cellular Molecular Pharmacology

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.

Almira Opardija
Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases- Fresno

Almira Opardija, MD's publications include "Zoonotic vascular endograft infections are rare but serious complications." (J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech, 2025).

Alvina Han
Clinical Research Coordinator, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Alvina Han, MS.'s work has touched on Adult, Middle Aged, Glycerophospholipids, Humans, Cross-Sectional Studies, HIV Infections, and San Francisco.

Alyson Pelayo
Nurse Practitioner, Medicine

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 Brisbin
Resident, Anesthesia

Alyssa Brisbin's work has touched on Cultural Diversity, Nonsynostotic Plagiocephaly, Sexism, Hand, Racism, Myocardial Contraction, and Craniosynostoses.

Alyssa Civantos
Resident, Otolaryngology

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 Murillo
Resident, Surgery

Alyssa Murillo, MD MS, MAEd is a integrated 4+3 cardiothoracic resident at UCSF. Dr. Murillo has a BS in Neuroscience from the University of Rochester and her MS in Medical Physiology from Loyola University.

Alyssa Nylander
Assistant Professor, Neurology

Alyssa Nylander, MD, PhD's work has touched on Accidental Falls, Geriatrics, Menopause, Visual Evoked Potentials, Inflammation, Myelin Sheath, and Multiple Sclerosis.

Alyssa Perez
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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
Professor, Neurology

Alyssa Reddy, MD's work has touched on Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols, Diabetes Insipidus, Pinealoma, Neurilemmoma, Rhabdoid Tumor, Antineoplastic Antimetabolites, and Radiation.

Amal Cheema
Resident, Medicine

Amal Cheema, MD's work has touched on Bioethics, Dental Implants, Social Values, Feminism, Personal Autonomy, Peri-Implantitis, and Biological Specimen Banks.

Amanda Bryson
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

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.

Amanda Downey
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

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
Sr. Epidemiologist/Biostat, Clinical Pharmacy

Amanda Fingado, MPH's work has touched on Pharmacy, Pharmacy Schools, Curriculum, Research Report, Problem-Based Learning, Prescription Drugs, and Pharmacy Education.

Amanda Gerenza
Clinical Research Coordinator, Neurology

Amanda Gerenza's publications include "Elevated Facial Behavior Variability During Emotions Contributes to Better Functional Communication in Dyslexia." (J Nonverbal Behav, 2025).

Amanda Graveson
Postdoctoral Scholar, Surgery

Amanda Graveson, MD's work has touched on Resource Allocation, Clinical Protocols, Length of Stay, Perioperative Care, Quarantine, Safety-net Providers, and Health Services Accessibility.

Amanda Ling
Inpnt Psych Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatry

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 Marinoff
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

I am a pediatric oncologist and clinician-scientist with interests in developmental therapeutics, clinical trials, and translational genomics. My clinical and translational research focuses on advancing precision oncology in osteosarcoma.

Amanda McQuade
Postdoctoral Scholar, Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases

Amanda McQuade, PhD's work has touched on Coculture Techniques, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Neuronal Plasticity, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Extracellular Vesicles, Phagocytosis, and Brain.

Amanda Paulson
Specialist, Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Amanda Paulson, PhD's research interests include machine learning, tumor cell population dynamics, drug discovery, epithelial mesenchymal transition, and data science.

Amanda Sammann
Associate Professor, Surgery

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.

Amanda Twigg
Associate Professor, Dermatology

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.

Amandeep Shergill
Professor, Medicine

Amandeep Shergill, MD's work has touched on Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Musculoskeletal Diseases, Respiratory Protective Devices, Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage, Early Detection of Cancer, Ergonomics, and Patient-to-Professional Infectious Disease Transmission.

Amandine Godier-Furnemont
Clinical Fellow, Surgery

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
Resident, Anesthesia

Amanpreet Bilg's work has touched on Cystathionine gamma-Lyase, Agriculture, Uterine Artery, Lung, Foreign-Body Reaction, Cystathionine beta-Synthase, and Estradiol.

Amany Alshibli
Resident, Anesthesia

Amany Alshibli, MD's work has touched on Pandemics, Kenya, Schizosaccharomyces, Lipid Droplets, General Anesthesia, Tertiary Care Centers, and Triglycerides.

Amarpali Brar
Professor, Medicine

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
Clinical Research Supervisor, Neurology

Amber Alexander's work has touched on Spinal Cord, Pilot Projects, Neuropsychological Tests, Cervical Cord, Cognition, Surveys and Questionnaires, and Motor Disorders.

Amber Bahorik
Research Project Coordinator, Psychiatry

Amber Bahorik, PhD's work has touched on Marijuana Use, Dementia, Veterans, Cocaine-Related Disorders, Marijuana Smoking, Schizophrenic Psychology, and Integrated Delivery of Health Care.

Amber Fitzsimmons
Professor, Physical Therapy

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
Associate Professor, Clinical Pharmacy

Amelia Deitchman, PharmD, PhD's research interests include computational modeling, pharmacokinetics, pharmacometrics, protein binding, and HIV.

Amelia Gliwa
Sr. Clinical Research Coordinator, HDF Comprehensive Cancer Center

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 Gurley
HS Clinical Instructor, Emergency Medicine - Fresno

Amelia Gurley, MD's work has touched on Female, Buprenorphine, Substance Withdrawal Syndrome, Retrospective Studies, Narcotic Antagonists, Emergency Medical Services, and Adult.

Ami Parekh
Volunteer 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
Professor, Radiology

Amie Lee, MD is a 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.

Amlu Natesan
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine

Amlu Natesan, MD's work has touched on Feeding Behavior, Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts, Gastrostomy, Vagus Nerve Stimulation, Natural Language Processing, Cochlear Implants, and Asthma.

Amrita Ayer
Clinical Fellow, Medicine

Amrita Ayer, MD's work has touched on Poverty, Brachial Artery, Vascular Stiffness, Cardiovascular Diseases, Left Ventricular Dysfunction, Zimbabwe, and Cohort Studies.

Amrita Basu
Associate Professor, Surgery

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.

Amrutha Ramachandran
Assistant Professor, Radiology

Dr. Ramachandran completed medical school at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal in Karnataka, India. After an internship at MetroWest Medical Center Framingham, Massachusetts, Dr. Ramachandran completed her radiology residency at Jackson Memorial Hospital and the University of Miami, where she also served as chief resident.

Amy Autry
Professor, 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 Beck
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

I am a general pediatrician and health services researcher focused on improving the prevention and treatment of childhood obesity in safety-net clinical settings. In my research, I use both qualitative and quantitative methodologies to develop and test clinical interventions and to better understand the factors that contribute to disparities in children's cardiometabolic health.

Amy Byers
Professor, Psychiatry

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.

Amy Conroy
Associate Professor, Medicine

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 Fan
Postdoctoral Scholar, Pathology

Amy Fan, PhD's work has touched on Bacterial RNA, Leukemia, Dioxygenases, Interleukin-3, Core Binding Factor Alpha 2 Subunit, Preleukemia, and Allergy and Immunology.

Amy Fiedler
Associate Professor, Surgery

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.

Amy Gelfand
Professor, Neurology

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
Associate Director, Innovation Ventures

Amy Gryshuk, PhD's work has touched on Porphyrins, Equipment and Supplies, Inbred C3H Mice, Fluorine, Chlorophyll, Photosensitizing Agents, and Photochemotherapy.

Amy Kistler
Associate Adjunct Professor, Biochemistry and Biophysics

Amy Kistler, PhD's work has touched on Bird Diseases, Bornaviridae, Cranial Nerve Diseases, Chiroptera, Stomach Diseases, Rhinovirus, and Flaviviridae.

Amy Kwok
Professor, Surgery - Fresno

Amy Kwok, MD, MPH, FACS's research interests include Surgical Critical Care, Trauma Surgery, and Acute Care Surgery.

Amy Markowitz
Writing Consultant, CTSI

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
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Amy McCammond, MD's work has touched on Pediatric Intensive Care Units, Very Low Birth Weight Infant, Critical Care, Fluid Therapy, Cardiac Surgical Procedures, Arteriovenous Malformations, and Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia.

Amy Ou
Assistant 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 Padula
Associate 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 Ransohoff
Assistant Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Amy Ransohoff, MD's work has touched on Margins of Excision, Faculty, Retrospective Studies, Live Birth, Medical Students, Educational Measurement, and Learning.

Amy Shui
Sr. Statistician, HDF Comprehensive Cancer Center

Amy Shui, MS, MA's work has touched on Sleep Wake Disorders, Psychological Adaptation, End Stage Liver Disease, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Breast Cancer Lymphedema, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders.

Amy Tso
Associate 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
Professor, Pediatrics

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
Imaging Core Manager, Neurology

Amy Wolf's work has touched on Optimism, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Episodic Memory, Alzheimer Disease, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome, Disease Progression, and White Matter.

Ana Carolina Coll
MSP Physician, Pediatrics

Ana Carolina Coll, MD's publications include "Characteristics of adolescent fathers in Buenos Aires." (Int J Adolesc Med Health, 2011).

Ana Delgado
Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Full-scope midwifery care, clinical leadership, community partnerships, teaching and mentoring, and anti-racism, equity and structural change.

Ana Guijarro Hernandez
Postdoctoral Scholar, Physiology

Ana Guijarro Hernandez's work has touched on Primary Myelofibrosis, Calreticulin, Transcriptome, Mutation, Mammals, Myeloproliferative Disorders, and Cell Surface Receptors.

Ana Tyler
Program Manager, Neurology

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.

Ana Velazquez Manana
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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 Health. She also serves as Assistant Director of the Office of Education and Training at the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Anastasia Keller
Assistant Professor, Neurological Surgery

Anastasia Keller, PhD's research interests include neurophysiology, spinal cord injury, neuromodulation, transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation, and pain neurobiology.

Anastasia Zhurikhina
Postdoctoral Scholar, Biochemistry and Biophysics

Anastasia Zhurikhina, PhD's work has touched on Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Software, Computational Biology, Cytological Techniques, rho GTP-Binding Proteins, Pseudopodia, and src-Family Kinases.

Anat Levit
Rsch Gnt Prg Ofcr 4, Pharmaceutical Chemistry

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.

Anda Kuo
Professor, Pediatrics

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
Postdoctoral Scholar, Dermatology

Andrea Derogatis, PhD, MS's work has touched on Candida albicans, Snails, Escherichia coli, Heterophyidae, Trematode Infections, Echinostomatidae, and Molting.

Andrea Dickey
Resident, Pathology

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.

Andrea Garber
Professor, Pediatrics

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
Professor, Otolaryngology

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.

Andrea Jackson
Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

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
Associate Professor, Family Health Care Nursing

Andrea Kuster, DNP, RN, FNP's work has touched on Growth Disorders, Nursing Faculty, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Education Research, Advanced Practice Nursing, Nurse's Role, and Hypersensitivity.

Andrea Long
Associate Professor, Surgery - Fresno

Andrea Long, MD, FACS's research interests include Simulation medical education, Transfusion medicine, LGBTQ Healthcare, Global health, and Diversity and inclusion.

Andrea Marmor
Professor, Pediatrics

Andrea Marmor, MD's research interests include Medical Education, Evidence-Based Medicine, Pediatric Emergencies, Pediatric Asthma, and Fever in Infants / Children.

Andrea Nickerson
Program Manager, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Andrea Nickerson, MS's work has touched on Vaccination, Vaccination Coverage, Antivenins, Tropical Medicine, Recreational Parks, Parents, and Bibliometrics.

Andrea Park
Associate Professor, Otolaryngology

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
Professional Researcher, Pediatrics

Andrea Postier, PhD, MPH is a researcher with expertise in pediatric pain and palliative care for children with chronic conditions and serious illness. Her primary areas of interest are: 1) the parent-caregiver experience as it relates to caring for a child with palliative care needs; 2) pain and symptom management; 3) pediatric palliative care service delivery; and 4) quality improvement.

Andrea Tenner
Volunteer Associate Clinical Professor, Emergency Medicine

Andrea Tenner, MD, MPH's research interests include Health Systems Development, Humanitarian Crisis Response, Medical Education, Disaster Preparedeness, and Global Health.

Andreea Seritan
Professor, Psychiatry

Dr. Seritan is a geriatric psychiatrist who works to understand and manage the psychiatric manifestations of neurodegenerative diseases.

Aneela Reddy
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Aneela Reddy, MD's work has touched on Cardiac Surgical Procedures, Smooth Muscle Myocytes, Bland White Garland Syndrome, Coronary Vessel Anomalies, Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Morphogenesis, and RANK Ligand.

Angel Kuo
Professor, 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
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Angel Nip, MD's work has touched on Feeding Behavior, Urban Health, Accidents, Staphylococcal Skin Infections, Vitamins, Diabetic Ketoacidosis, and Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus.

Angela Chang
HS Assoc Clinical Professor, Office of the CEO

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 Hemesath
Resident, Radiology

Angela Hemesath, MD's work has touched on Rotator Cuff Injuries, Scapula, Retinal Vessels, Pediatrics, Rotator Cuff Tear Arthropathy, Humeral Head, and Resuscitation.

Angela Jakary
Staff Research Associate 3, Radiology

Angela Jakary's work has touched on Computer-Assisted Image Processing, Brain Neoplasms, Echo-Planar Imaging, Iron, Mindfulness, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, and Contrast Media.

Angela Phillips
Assistant Professor, Microbiology and Immunology

We are broadly interested in how the molecular properties of viral proteins and antibodies constrain their evolution and co-evolution.

Angela Rivers
Professor, Pediatrics

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 Rizk-Jackson
Chief Operating Officer, Computational Health Scienc

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
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Angela Suen, MD is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine. Her research focuses on improving care for people living with chronic lung diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and interstitial lung disease (ILD), with a particular emphasis on older adults.

Aniqa Azim
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Aniqa Azim is an academic hospitalist at UCSF. Aniqa completed her undergraduate studies at Brown University where she majored in Neuroscience. She completed medical school at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and was initially interested in Psychiatry, in which she completed over a year of residency training, before pivoting into Internal Medicine during the COVID pandemic.

Anita Hargrave
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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 Ho
Associate 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.

Anita Moon-Grady
Professor, Pediatrics

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 Sil
Professor & Chair, Microbiology and Immunology

Anita Sil, MD, PhD's work has touched on Fungal Genes, Virulence Factors, Calcium-Binding Proteins, Fungal Proteins, Histoplasma, Fungal Spores, and Coccidioides.

Anita Stewart
Recall Faculty, Institute for Health & Aging

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
Clinical Fellow, Medicine

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.

Anjana Sharma
Associate Professor, Family Community Medicine

I have developed deep expertise in patient and community engagement in healthcare settings to improve quality and safety outcomes.

Anjanaa Vijayanarayanan
Assistant Professor, Laboratory Medicine

Anjanaa Vijayanarayanan, MD's work has touched on Cytogenetic Analysis, Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Cytogenetics, Adoptive Immunotherapy, Blood Transfusion, Isoantibodies, and Chromosome Aberrations.

Anjelica Vance
Clinical Research Coordinator, Medicine

Anjelica Vance's work has touched on Animal Disease Models, Seizures, Animal Behavior, Pentylenetetrazole, Swimming, Animals, and Machine Learning.

Anju Ranjit
Assistant 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
Associate Professor, Campuswide Accounting

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
Postdoctoral Scholar, Microbiology and Immunology

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 Chang
Senior Project Director, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Ann Chang's work has touched on Prospective Studies, Overactive Urinary Bladder, Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders, Adrenergic Agonists, Tolterodine Tartrate, Yoga, and Hot Flashes.

Ann Chu
Associate Professor, Psychiatry

Ann Chu, PhD's work has touched on Psychotherapy, Parents, Caregivers, Adult Survivors of Child Adverse Events, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders, Mental Health, and Infant.

Ann Oh
Assistant Professor, Neurology

Ann Oh, MD's work has touched on Hospice Care, Hospices, Patient Transfer, Chronic Pain, Conflict of Interest, Sleep Wake Disorders, and Financial Support.

Ann Petru
Professor, Pediatrics

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
Professor, Neurology

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 Raftery
Nurse Coordinator, StrategicInfo&PubHealthPrac

Ann Raftery's work has touched on Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Acetamides, Public Health, Tuberculosis, Nutrition Disorders, Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis, and Palliative Care.

Ann Schwartz
Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Ann Schwartz, PhD, MPH's research interests include Bone marrow adiposity, Dual x-ray absorptiometry, Osteoporosis, Body composition, and Diabetes.

Ann Shah
Associate Professor, Anesthesia

Ann Shah, MD's work has touched on Delayed Diagnosis, Uveitis, Sarcoidosis, Intermediate Uveitis, Myelin-Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein, Neuromyelitis Optica, and Immunoglobulin G.

Anna Victoria Molofsky
Professor, Psychiatry

Anna Victoria Molofsky, MD, PhD's work has touched on Superior Colliculi, Stromal Cells, Retinal Dehydrogenase, NF-E2-Related Factor 1, Zebrafish Proteins, Synapses, and Neurogenesis.

Anna Altshuler
Associate Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Anna Altshuler, MD, MPH's work has touched on Legal Abortion, Pelvic Pain, Spontaneous Abortion, Levonorgestrel, Family Planning Services, Dysmenorrhea, and Trial of Labor.

Anna Ayala
Resident, Pediatrics

Anna Ayala, MD's work has touched on Nucleus Accumbens, Inhibitory Postsynaptic Potentials, Glutamate Dehydrogenase, Locomotion, Neural Inhibition, Perception, and Anxiety.

Anna Beyer
Professor, Medicine

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
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

Anna Blanken, PhD's work has touched on Endophenotypes, Cerebrovascular Circulation, Menopause, Amyloid beta-Peptides, Dementia, Veterans, and Hypocapnia.

Anna Butrymowicz
Associate Professor, Otolaryngology

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 Celli
Researcher, HDF Comprehensive Cancer Center

Anna Celli, PhD's work has touched on Thapsigargin, Cell Adhesion, Calcium, Skin Aging, Keratinocytes, Calcium-Sensing Receptors, and Calcium Signaling.

Anna Chang
Professor, Medicine

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.

Anna Chodos
Professor, 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 work focuses on outpatient care in geriatrics and dementia care.

Anna Daszkowski
Resident, Anesthesia

Anna Daszkowski, MD's work has touched on Dexmedetomidine, Tonsillectomy, Glycine, Benzodiazepines, Non-Narcotic Analgesics, GABA Modulators, and Adenoidectomy.

Anna Fiorenza
Lab 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 Fishbein
Resident, Surgery

Anna is a second 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 Fiskin
Volunteer Assistant Clinical Professor, Psychiatry

Anna Fiskin is a psychiatrist in private practice with training in medical anthropology who specializes in culturally sensitive care, perinatal mental health and psychedelic assisted psychotherapy. She served for 10 years as a community psychiatrist for the San Francisco Department of Mental Health, working with immigrants at Chinatown North Beach Mental Health Services.

Anna Haemel
Professor, Dermatology

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
Lead UX Designer, Info Tech Services

Anna Kahrs's work has touched on World Health Organization, Prostate, Clinical Chemistry, Automation, Berlin, Sample Size, and Regression Analysis.

Anna Krasnova
Postdoctoral Scholar, Medicine

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.

Anna Malkina
Associate Professor, Medicine

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
Professor, Otolaryngology

Anna Meyer, MD, is a Professor of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery in the Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, the Roger Boles MD Academy Chair in Otolaryngology Education, Medical Director of Patient Experience for UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital - San Francisco, and a coach in the Bridges Curriculum in the UCSF School of Medicine.

Anna Rubinsky
Lead Clinical Informatics Spec, Info Tech Services

Anna Rubinsky, PhD, is the lead clinical informatics specialist for the Academic Research Services (ARS) Research Data Services team.

Anna Strewler
Volunteer Associate Clinical Professor, Community Health Systems

Anna Strewler, MS, AGNP's work has touched on Cooperative Behavior, Patient Care Team, Internship and Residency, Interprofessional Relations, Communication, Dietary Supplements, and Health Personnel.

Annabelle Charbit
Postdoc Employee, Cardiovascular Research Institute

Annabelle Charbit, PhD's work has touched on Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide, Dopamine Receptors, Asthma, Trigeminal Nerve, Mucus, Spinal Trigeminal Nucleus, and Dopamine.

Annalisa Post
Associate Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

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.

Anne Deucher
Professor, Laboratory Medicine

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.

Anne Donovan
Professor, Anesthesia

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
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Dr. Anne Fenton is an Infectious Diseases physician based at the UCSF Parnassus Campus. She provides inpatient general ID consultation and outpatient HIV care at the UCSF 360 Wellness Center. She enjoys managing HIV resistance and co-morbidities.

Anne Findlay
CRC Supervisor, Radiology

Anne Findlay's work has touched on Brain Mapping, Hearing Loss, Speech, Glioma, Deafness, Cerebral Dominance, and Language.

Anne Glowinski
Professor, Psychiatry

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.

Anne Kinderman
Professor, Medicine

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 Richards
Professor, Psychiatry

Anne Richards, MD, MPH's work has touched on Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, Sleep, Sleep Wake Disorders, Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Executive Function, and Actigraphy.

Anne Rosenthal
Professor, Medicine

Anne Rosenthal, MD's research interests include medical education and mentorship, Primary care, medical care for patients with serious mental illness, health systems improvement, and population health.

Anne Schafer
Professor, Medicine

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 Suskind
Professor, Urology

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.

Anne Thorson
Volunteer Clinical Professor, Medicine

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.

Anneka Hooft
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine

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
Head, Scholarly Communication, Library

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
Specialist, Medicine

Annemarie Charlesworth, MA's work has touched on Climate Change, Health Promotion, Industry, Social Marketing, Smoking Prevention, Environmental Health, and Environmental Exposure.

Annemieke Van Zante
Professor, Pathology

Annemieke Van Zante, MD, PhD's work has touched on Alphapapillomavirus, Head and Neck Neoplasms, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Thyroid Gland, Aqueous Humor, Papillomaviridae, and Thyroid Nodule.

Annette Carley
Professor, Family Health Care Nursing

I am dually certified as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP-BC) and Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, (PPCNP-BC) and have over thirty years of clinical experience in neonatal and pediatric care. Since 1995 I have been affiliated with the UCSF School of Nursing as a clinical faculty member; from 2015 through 2019, I held the role of Neonatal Specialty Coordinator and oversaw the reopening of this MS program specialty.

Annette Molinaro
Professor, Neurological Surgery

Dr. Molinaro's research interests and expertise focus on developing and implementing statistical and machine-learning methods in cancer research, encompassing basic, translational, and clinical studies.

Annie Luetkemeyer
Professor, Medicine

Annie Luetkemeyer, MD's research interests include DoxyPEP, COVID-19 treatment and prevention, HIV therapeutic strategies, Hepatitis C, and Hepatitis Elimination.

Annika Balraj
Postdoctoral Scholar, Ophthalmology

Annika Balraj, PhD's work has touched on Retina, Neural Conduction, Retinal Cone Photoreceptor Cells, Optical Phenomena, Axons, Myelin Sheath, and Immunologic Receptors.

Annsa Huang
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Annsa Huang, MD's work has touched on Hepatitis C, Liver Neoplasms, Eclampsia, Streptococcal Infections, Antiviral Agents, Liver Cirrhosis, and Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Anny Shai
Associate 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
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Anoushka Sinha, MD's research interests include mental health, narrative medicine, ethics, humanities, and arts.

Anshika Srivastava
Postdoctoral Scholar, Neurology

Anshika Srivastava, PhD's work has touched on Humans, Immunogenetics, and Histocompatibility Antigens Class I.

Antonia Biggs
Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Antonia Biggs, PhD's work has touched on Legal Abortion, Abortifacient Agents, Family Planning Services, Postcoital Contraception, Unwanted Pregnancy, Self-Management, and Pregnancy.

Anu Madhavan
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Anu Madhavan, MD, PhD's work has touched on Ventral Tegmental Area, Cyclic AMP, Synaptic Transmission, Substance Withdrawal Syndrome, Cocaine, Morphine Dependence, and mu Opioid Receptors.

Anu Ramachandran
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine

Anu Ramachandran, MD, MPH's work has touched on Armed Conflicts, Cryptococcal Meningitis, Psychological Adaptation, Trauma Centers, Veterans, AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections, and Cyclonic Storms.

Anupama Kumar
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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
Professor, Pediatrics

Anuradha Banerjee, MD's work has touched on Glioma, Brain Stem Neoplasms, Central Nervous System Neoplasms, Child, Brain Neoplasms, Rhabdoid Tumor, and Benzimidazoles.

Anushree Agarwal
Associate Professor, Medicine

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
Resident, Surgery

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
Assistant CRC, Pediatrics

Anya Gunewardena's work has touched on Brain Injuries, Cell Differentiation, Gene Knockdown Techniques, Animals, Adipocytes, Sheep, and Induced Hypothermia.

Anya Sriram
Clinical Research Coordinator, Medicine

Anya Sriram's work has touched on Lung, Lung Transplantation, Humans, Frailty, Homologous Transplantation, Allografts, and Middle Aged.

Aoife O'Donovan
Professor, Psychiatry

Aoife O'Donovan, PhD is a Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and a research psychologist at the San Francisco VA Health Care System (SFVAHCS).

Aparajita Singh
Professor, Medicine

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.

Aparna Lakkaraju
Professor, Ophthalmology

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.

Aparna Sundaram
Associate Professor, Medicine

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.

April Bell
Assistant 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 Ababseh
Clinical Research Supervisor, HDF Comprehensive Cancer Center

Apryl Ababseh's work has touched on Guideline Adherence, San Francisco, Newborn Infant, Masks, Poverty Areas, Incidence, and Students.

Arantxa Cebrian Silla
Associate Specialist, Neurological Surgery

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
Resident, Neurological Surgery

Arati Patel, MD's work has touched on Orthopedic Procedures, Wakefulness, Low Back Pain, Spinal Cord Diseases, Cervical Vertebrae, Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures, and Neurosurgery.

Archana Venkataraman
Postdoctoral Scholar, Cellular Molecular Pharmacology

Archana Venkataraman, PhD's work has touched on Septal Nuclei, Enterochromaffin Cells, Schizophrenia, Fear, Zona Incerta, Thalamus, and Mechanoreceptors.

Archna Eniasivam
Associate Professor, Medicine

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 Workplace Culture Leads working towards a culture where all feel valued and can flourish.

Argentina Lario Lago
Associate Researcher, Neurology

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 Oglesby
Associate Director, HDF Comprehensive Cancer Center

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
Research Program Manager, GHS - Programs

Ariana Austin, MS's work has touched on Corneal Endothelium, Herpetic Keratitis, Bacterial Eye Infections, Fungal Eye Infections, Fuchs' Endothelial Dystrophy, Blister, and Hereditary Corneal Dystrophies.

Ariana Thompson-Lastad
Assistant Professor, Family Community Medicine

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
Assistant Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Arianna Cassidy, MD's work has touched on Premature Birth, Cesarean Section, Immunoglobulin G, Viral Antibodies, Infectious Pregnancy Complications, Lactation, and Stillbirth.

Arianne Teherani
Professor In Residence, Medicine

Arianne Teherani, PhD is Professor of Medicine. She is the Founding Co-Director of the University of California, Center for Climate Health and Equity, Senior Director for the Center for Advancing Scholarship in Education, and Director for Program Evaluation and Education Continuous Quality Improvement for the UCSF School of Medicine.

Ariel Deardorff
Dir of Data Science & Open Sch, Library

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.

Arielle Klepper
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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.

Arpita Desai
Associate Professor, Medicine

Dr. Arpita Desai is a medical oncologist who specializes in the care of patients with genitourinary cancers, with a particular focus on kidney and prostate cancers. She serves as the Medical Director of the Genitourinary (GU) Medical Oncology Program at UCSF, where she leads efforts to deliver multidisciplinary, patient-centered care and advance innovative treatments.

Asale Hubbard
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

Asale Hubbard, PhD's work has touched on Masculinity, Attitude to Health, Implosive Therapy, Health Equity, Veterans, Psychotherapy, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders.

Ashley Foster
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine

Ashley Foster, MD's work has touched on Psychomotor Agitation, Medication Errors, Physical Restraint, Ectoparasitic Infestations, Civil Defense, Suicide, and Child.

Ashley Hastings-Robinson
Clinical Fellow, Radiology

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 Hazel
Affiliate, Proctor Foundation

Ashley Hazel's work has touched on Developing Countries, Viral Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Azithromycin, Life Style, Asymptomatic Infections, Namibia, and Herpes Genitalis.

Ashley Jackson
Clinical Research Coordinator, Neurology

Ashley Jackson's work has touched on Aging, Dementia, Mental Health, Women's Health, Infectious Pregnancy Complications, Hospitalized Child, and Caregivers.

Ashley Manchanda
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Ashley Manchanda, DO's work has touched on Female, Middle Aged, Humans, Cross-Sectional Studies, Patient Discharge, Physicians, and San Francisco.

Ashley Mason
Associate Professor, Psychiatry

Ashley Mason, PhD's research interests include Clinical Depression, Firefighter Health, Insomnia, and Non-pharmacologic interventions for depression and insomnia.

Ashley McMullen
Associate Professor, Medicine

Ashley McMullen, MD's work has touched on Epitopes, Mycobacterium bovis, Prejudice, Choice Behavior, Chronic Disease, Cord Factors, and Women Physicians.

Ashley Mitchell
Graduate Student Researcher, GHS - Programs

I am a doctoral candidate in the Global Health Sciences program at UCSF. I am also the Assistant Director of Research for Global Action in Nursing (GAIN) and a co-Director of a year-long Global Health Practice Seminar Course.

Ashley Perea
Program Coordinator, Pediatrics - Fresno

Ashley Perea's work has touched on Biomarkers, Huntington Disease, Motor Activity, Glatiramer Acetate, Transgenic Mice, Random Allocation, and Inflammation.

Ashley Thompson
Pharmacist, COO

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.

Athena Ypsilanti
Associate Specialist, Psychiatry

Athena Ypsilanti, PhD's work has touched on Cerebral Cortex, Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, Cell Polarity, COUP Transcription Factor I, Homeodomain Proteins, Neurogenesis, and Nervous System.

Atlas Haddadi Avval
Postdoctoral Scholar, Radiology

Atlas Haddadi Avval, MD's research interests include Neuroimaging, Quantitative Imaging, Machine Learning, Radiomics, and Computer Vision.

Atsuko Baba
Professor, Anesthesia

Atsuko Baba, MD's work has touched on Risk Factors, Child, Humans, Adolescent, Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia, Italy, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

Aubri Kottek
Project Policy Analyst, Preventive & Restor Dent Sci

Aubri Kottek's work has touched on Organizational Culture, Dental Health Services, Graduate Dental Education, Organizations, Oral Health, Dental Care for Children, and Monozygotic Twins.

Audrey Brown
HS Clinical Instructor, Surgery

Audrey Brown is a fellow in Abdominal Transplant Surgery. She studied Mechanical Engineering and Product Design at Stanford University and then worked as a Mechanical Engineer, primarily for an aeronautics company.

Audrey Foster-Barber
Professor, Neurology

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 Kishishita
Postdoctoral Scholar, Laboratory Medicine

Audrey Kishishita, PhD's work has touched on Macrophages, Autophagy-Related Proteins, Proteomics, Coculture Techniques, Multiple Myeloma, Proteome, and Proteostasis.

Audrey Parent
Associate Professor, Diabetes Center

Research in our group is focused on understanding the mechanisms that lead to the loss of immune tolerance in autoimmune diseases. We are particularly interested in Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), the form of diabetes that results from autoimmune destruction of pancreatic insulin-producing beta cells.

Augusta Saulys
Attending Physician, Emergency Medicine

Augusta Saulys, MD's research interests include acupuncture for acute conditions

Avery Ostrand
Clinical Research Coordinator, Neurology

Avery Ostrand's work has touched on Psychomotor Performance, Attention, Auditory Evoked Potentials, Short-Term Memory, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Music, and Touch Perception.

Avery Seefeld
Operations Program Manager, ME, GHS - Programs

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.

Ayca Erkin-Cakmak
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Dr. Ayca Erkin-Cakmak is a pediatric endocrinologist who cares for children with conditions related to hormonal issues.

Aye Khine
Fellow, Medicine

Aye Khine, MD's work has touched on Islets of Langerhans, Autoantibodies, Humans, Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, and Biomarkers.

Ayesha Appa
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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.

Ayesha Salahuddin
Associate Professor, Medicine

Clinical interests : My clinical interest include adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) and cardio obstetrics. Additional areas of interest include noninvasive cardiology, trans thoracic and trans esophageal echocardiogram.

Aylin Ulku
Professor, 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.

Bailey Jones
Administrative 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 Zaro
Associate 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
Professor, Radiology

Bamidele Kammen, MD's work has touched on Knee Injuries, Polytetrafluoroethylene, Colonic Diseases, Cough, Hernia, Thoracic Radiography, and Fluoroscopy.

Barbara Grimes
BCU Administrator, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Barbara Grimes, PhD, MS's work has touched on Peritoneal Dialysis, Migraine Disorders, Kidney Transplantation, Waiting Lists, Walking Speed, Self Report, and Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring.

Barbara Haller
Professor, Laboratory Medicine

Barbara Haller, MD, PhD's work has touched on Patient Isolation, Culture Media, Microbiology, Competency-Based Education, Diagnostic Reagent Kits, Cryptococcus, and Cryptococcosis.

Barbara Malynn
Associate Adjunct Professor, Medicine

Barbara Malynn, PhD's work has touched on Ubiquitin, Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88, B-Lymphocytes, myc Genes, Cysteine Endopeptidases, Autoimmune Diseases, and Post-Translational Protein Processing.

Barbara Stuart
Professor, Psychiatry

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.

Barbie Klein
Associate Professor, Anatomy

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
Deputy Study Manager, Medicine

Beatrice Huang's work has touched on Health Personnel, Self-Management, Mentoring, Primary Care Physicians, Patient Selection, Walk Test, and Organizational Policy.

Beika Zhu
Postdoc Scholar, Pediatrics

Beika Zhu, PhD's work has touched on Structure-Activity Relationship, G-Protein-Coupled Receptors, Amyloid beta-Peptides, Synapses, Microglia, Small Molecule Libraries, and Insulin-Like Growth Factor I.

Belinda Wang
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

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.

Bernadette McClelland
Clinical Research Coordinator, Osher Center

Bernadette McClelland's work has touched on Electronic Mail, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders, Humans, Pregnancy, Research Design, and Videoconferencing.

Beth Apsel Winger
Associate Professor, Clinical Pharmacy

Dr. Winger’s research is focused on advancing precision medicine to improve therapeutics and outcomes for patients with cancer and other blood diseases.

Beth Berrean
Deputy Dir. Design & Discovery, Dean's Office

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
Specialist, Medicine

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.

Beth Cohen
Professor, Medicine

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.

Beth Griffiths
Associate Professor, Medicine

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
Professor, Medicine

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.

Beth Mertz
Professor, Preventive & Restor Dent Sci

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
Project Director, Family Community Medicine

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
Professor, Dermatology

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
Assistant Professor, Neurology

Bethany Johnson-Kerner, MD, PhD's work has touched on Neuromuscular Diseases, Enterovirus Infections, Motor Neurons, Seroepidemiologic Studies, Brain Injuries, Schools, and Physicians.

Bethany Phoenix
Professor Emeritus, Community Health Systems

Recent research efforts have focused on the regulatory framework for advanced psychiatric nursing practice and workforce trends in the specialty.

Bethany Reyna
Clinical Research Coordinator, Pediatrics

Bethany Reyna's work has touched on Cost of Illness, Qualitative Research, Attitude of Health Personnel, Young Adult, Caregivers, Healthcare Disparities, and Middle Aged.

Betty Dong
Professor, Clinical Pharmacy

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
Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Biophysics

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
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Bhavika Kaul, MD, MAS's research interests include Interstitial Lung Disease, Radiomics, Leadership in Medicine, Public Policy, and Health Services Research.

Bianca Argueza
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Bianca Argueza, MD, MPH's work has touched on Internship and Residency, Problem Solving, Racism, Obesity, Health Equity, Parturition, and Preceptorship.

Bianca Bromberger
Assistant Professor, Surgery

Bianca Bromberger, MD's work has touched on Weight Reduction Programs, Right Ventricular Dysfunction, Carbon Dioxide, Heart-Assist Devices, Living Donors, Status Asthmaticus, and Health Care Failure to Rescue.

Biftu Mengesha
Associate Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

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
Genetic Program Crd, Surgery

Billie Lianoglou's work has touched on Enzyme Replacement Therapy, Fetal Diseases, Urethral Obstruction, Lysosomal Storage Diseases, Exome, COUP Transcription Factor II, and alpha-Thalassemia.

Bingyan Shi
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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.

Blythe Butler
Fellow, Medicine

Blythe Butler, MD's research interests include Medical Education, Procedural teaching, Learning environment, Critical care medicine, and Mentorship.

Bo Fan
Specialist, Radiology

Bo Fan, MD's work has touched on Nutrition Surveys, Bone Density, Osteoporosis, Adipose Tissue, Intra-Abdominal Fat, Anthropometry, and Breast.

Bonnie Joe
Professor, Radiology

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
Assistant Professor, Anesthesia

Bonnie Yen, MD, PhD's work has touched on Triazoles, Muscarine, Tacrolimus, Lung Transplantation, Transplant Recipients, Invasive Fungal Infections, and Antifungal Agents.

Boon Lead Tee
Assistant Professor, Neurology

Boon Lead Tee, MD, MA's work has touched on Alzheimer Disease, Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations, Intracranial Aneurysm, Dyslexia, Primary Progressive Aphasia, Agraphia, and Primary Progressive Nonfluent Aphasia.

Brenda Nunez-Garcia
Research Program Manager, Surgery

Brenda Nunez-Garcia's work has touched on Venous Thromboembolism, Anticoagulants, Wounds and Injuries, Hemorrhage, Blood Platelets, Catecholamines, and Blood Coagulation Disorders.

Brennan Higgins
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

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.

Bridget Foley
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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
Associate Professor, Family Health Care Nursing

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.

Bridget Keenan
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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
Professor In Residence, Medicine

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.

Bridget Ostrem
Assistant Professor, Neurology

Dr. Ostrem has expertise in Maternal-Fetal and Pediatric Neurology and treats babies, children, young adults, and pregnant patients with neurological symptoms and disorders.

Brie Williams
Professor, Medicine

Dr. Brie Williams is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Health & 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.

Brieze Bell
Associate Professor, Medicine

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.

Brinda Ryali
Clinical Instructor, Medicine

Brinda Ryali, MD's work has touched on Streptococcal Infections, Sports, B-Lymphocyte Subsets, Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins, Brain Concussion, Bacterial Antigens, and Histones.

Britt-Marie Ljung
Professor Emeritus, Pathology

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
Assistant Professor, Neurology

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
MSP Physician, Medicine

Brittany Abel, MD's work has touched on Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Waiting Lists, China, Communication Barriers, Prediabetic State, Communication, and Benzazepines.

Brittany Bryant
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

Brittany Bryant, DSW, LCSW's work has touched on Adolescent, Minority Groups, Schools, Racism, Child, Punishment, and Humans.

Brittany Campbell
Project Director, Medicine

Brittany Campbell's work has touched on Prostatic Neoplasms, Capacity Building, Cross-Sectional Studies, Community-Institutional Relations, Male, Environmental Pollutants, and Estradiol.

Brittany Chambers Butcher
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Brittany Chambers Butcher, PhD's work has touched on Prenatal Care, Premature Infant, Pregnancy Rate, Premature Birth, Postpartum Period, Sex Education, and Pregnancy.

Brittany Christiansen
Associate Professor, Family Health Care Nursing

Brittany Christiansen, PhD, DNP, PNP's work has touched on Perception, San Francisco, Cross-Sectional Studies, Distance Education, Nurse Practitioners, Teaching, and Learning.

Brittany Harrison
Assistant Professor, Radiology

Brittany Harrison, MD's work has touched on Patient Compliance, Ambulatory Monitoring, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Smartphone, Pilot Projects, Proton Therapy, and Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy.

Brittany Moser
Assistant Researcher, Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Brittany Moser, PhD's work has touched on RNA Sequence Analysis, Gene Expression Profiling, RNA, Humans, In Situ Hybridization, Mononuclear Leukocytes, and Single-Cell Analysis.

Brittany Nielsen
Clinical Research Coordinator, Psychiatry

Brittany Nielsen's publications include "Predictors and correlates of lifetime and persistent non-suicidal self-injury and suicide attempts among adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse." (Eur J Psychotraumatol, 2020).

Brooke Hollister
Associate Professor, Institute for Health & Aging

Brooke Hollister, PhD, is an Associate Professor and Research Leader of the Center for Care Research, South (University of Agder, Norway), and an Associate Professor at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).

Brooke Jarvie
Postdoctoral Associate, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Brooke Jarvie, PhD's work has touched on Taste Perception, Matrix Attachment Region Binding Proteins, Pro-Opiomelanocortin, Hypothalamus, Glucagon-Like Peptide 1, Appetite, and GABAergic Neurons.

Bryn Boslett
Associate Professor, Medicine

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.

Cady Kurtz-Miott
Clinical Research Coordinator, Neurological Surgery

Cady Kurtz-Miott's work has touched on Electrocorticography, Paralysis, Communication, Speech Perception, Clinical Trials as Topic, Sensorimotor Cortex, and Motor Cortex.

Caitlin Collins
Assistant Professor, Surgery

Caitlin Collins, MD's work has touched on Health Communication, Health Promotion, San Francisco, Surgical Wound Infection, Infection Control, Anxiety, and Professional Burnout.

Caitlyn Painter
Assistant Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Dr. Caitlyn Painter is a urogynecologist and female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgeon specializing in the treatment of pelvic floor disorders. Her areas of expertise include pelvic organ prolapse, urinary incontinence, urinary and rectal fistulas, and congenital vaginal abnormalities.

Camara Sharperson
Resident, Anesthesia

Camara Sharperson, MD, MPH's work has touched on International Classification of Diseases, Pandemics, Diagnostic Imaging, Length of Stay, Medicaid, Georgia, and Medicare.

Cameron Dietiker
Associate Professor, Neurology

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 Cribb Fabersunne
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

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
Resident, Surgery

Camilla Gomes, MS MD joined the UCSF Department of Surgery as a General Surgery resident in June 2020. She obtained her BS and MS degrees in Biomedical Sciences from Quinnipiac University in 2013 and 2014, respectively, and her MD degree from the Boston University School of Medicine in April 2020.

Camilla Teng
Specialist, Cell and Tissue Biology

Camilla Teng, PhD's work has touched on Acrocephalosyndactylia, Craniosynostoses, Mesoderm, Skull, Zebrafish, Biological Evolution, and Osteogenesis.

Camille Jackson
Assistant Professor, Surgery

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.

Candy Tsourounis
Professor, Clinical Pharmacy

Dr. Candy Tsourounis is a Professor of Clinical Pharmacy in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy in the School of Pharmacy at the University of California, San Francisco. She also serves as the Drug Use Management Supervisor for UCSF Health.

Canice Christian
Postdoctoral Scholar, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Dr. Canice Christian is a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of California, San Francisco, whose research lies at the intersection of implementation science, infectious disease treatment and prevention, and health equity.

Cara Pellegrini
Professor, Medicine

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
Asso Dir, Delivery/Partnership, GHS - Programs

Cara Smith Gueye, PhD, MPH's research interests include malaria surveillance, collaboration, Senegal, entomological surveillance, and Malaria.

Caravella McCuistian
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

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.

Carina Marquez
Associate Professor, Medicine

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.

Carisa Harris
Professor, Medicine

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
Assistant Professor, Urology

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
Associate Professor, Neurology

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.

Carla Kuon
Associate Professor, Medicine

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.

Carla Perissinotto
Professor, Medicine

From 2017-2021, Dr. Carla Perissinotto served as the first Associate Chief for Geriatrics Clinical Programs at UCSF.

Carla Wittenberg
Assistant Professor, Physiological Nursing

Carlie Tanner
Professor, Neurology

Carlie Tanner, MD, PhD's work has touched on Diseases in Twins, Parkinsonian Disorders, Tardive Dyskinesia, Parkinson Disease, Torticollis, Levodopa, and Occupational Exposure.

Carlin Senter
Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery

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.

Carling Ursem
HS Assoc Clinical Professor, EVP-Clinical Integrated N.Work

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.

Carly Demopoulos
Associate Professor, Psychiatry

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).

Carly Zapata
Associate Professor, Medicine

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.

Carmen Cobb-Walch
Associate Professor, Medicine

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.

Carmen Kilpatrick
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

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.

Carmen Peralta
Volunteer Clinical Professor, Medicine

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).

Carol Camlin
Professor, Medicine

Carol Camlin, PhD, MPH's work has touched on Uganda, Population Dynamics, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Kenya, Rural Population, HIV Infections, and Anti-HIV Agents.

Carol Chen
Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine

Carol Chen, MD, MPH's work has touched on Jaundice, Failure to Thrive, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alpha Receptor, Hospital Emergency Service, Hemosiderosis, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, and Pediatric Nursing.

Carol Dawson-Rose
Dean and Professor, SON Dean's Office

Carol Dawson-Rose, RN, PhD, FAAN's research interests include Public Health, Vulnerable populations, Socioeconomically marginalized groups, Mentoring junior faculty or trainees, and Nursing Science.

Carol Fraser-Browne
Clinical Research Coordinator, Pediatrics

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
Professor, Cell and Tissue Biology

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.

Carol Soppe
Clinical Research Supervisor 2, Neurology

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
Resident, Radiology

Carol Tran, MD's work has touched on Three-Dimensional Imaging, Pregnancy Complications, Female, Brain, Fetal Distress, Risk Factors, and Risk Assessment.

Carol Viele
Assoc 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
Professor, WOS, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Carole Joffe, PhD's work has touched on Ambulatory Care Facilities, Women's Health Services, Stereotyping, Nurse Midwives, Telemedicine, Feminism, and Legal Abortion.

Carolina Aparicio
Visiting Resident, Surgery - Fresno

Carolina Aparicio, MD's work has touched on Treatment Outcome, Risk Assessment, Medicare, Feasibility Studies, Amputees, Retrospective Studies, and Peripheral Arterial Disease.

Carolina Noya
Professor, Family Health Care Nursing

Carolina Noya, FNP, PhD's research interests include Latinos, Health Disparities Research, Type 2 Diabetes, Community Based Participatory Research, and Global Health.

Caroline Doherty
Postdoctoral Scholar, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Caroline Doherty, PhD's publications include "Ancient viruses sustain mammalian reproduction." (Nat Aging, 2025).

Caroline Erickson
Resident, Surgery

Caroline Erickson, MBA, MD's research interests include Health policy, Health equity, and Trauma surgery.

Caroline Escoubas
Postdoctoral Scholar, Psychiatry

Caroline Escoubas, PhD, MD's work has touched on Caloric Restriction, Genetic Transcription, Signal Transduction, Protein Kinases, Microglia, Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins, and Caenorhabditis elegans.

Caroline Farless
Nurse Crd, Neurosurgery

Caroline Farless's work has touched on Meningomyelocele, Retrospective Studies, Female, Cerebral Ventricles, 80 and over Aged, Male, and Child.

Caroline Fichtenberg
Deputy Director, Family Community Medicine

Caroline Fichtenberg, PhD's work has touched on Medicaid, Social Work, Delivery of Health Care, Social Support, Contact Tracing, Logic, and Health Services Research.

Caroline Hastings
Professor, Pediatrics

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 Lee
Resident, Emergency Medicine

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
Volunteer Assistant Clinical Professor, Medicine

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 Mrejen
Specialist, Neurology

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
Associate Professor, Otolaryngology

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
Clinical Research Supervisor, Medicine

Caroline Sheikhzadeh's work has touched on Middle Aged, Virus Latency, Male, Acute Disease, CD4 Lymphocyte Count, Theoretical Models, and CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes.

Caroline Shiboski
Professor, Orofacial Sciences

Dr. Caroline H. Shiboski cares for adult and pediatric patients with oral mucosal diseases and other oral disorders.

Caroline Stephens
Resident Physician, Surgery

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 Calfee
Professor, Medicine

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
Professor, Emergency Medicine - Fresno

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
Professor, Family Community Medicine

Carolyn Chu, MD, MSc's research interests include HIV and hepatitis education / training, HIV primary care, and HIV and hepatitis prevention.

Carolyn Gibson
Associate Professor, Psychiatry

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.

Carolyn Harris
Assistant Professor, Physiological Nursing

Carolyn Harris, PhD, RN, OCN's work has touched on Antineoplastic Agents, Cytokines, Cytokine Receptors, Syndrome, Symptom Assessment, Sleep Wake Disorders, and Oncology Nursing.

Carolyn Hendrickson
Associate Professor, Medicine

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
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Carolyn Rennels, MD, is a palliative care physician who practices in the outpatient and inpatient clinical settings. Rennels earned her medical degree at UCSF, where she also completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in palliative medicine.

Carolyn Sangokoya
Assistant Professor, Pathology

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
Assistant Professor, 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 Chan
Associate 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
Associate Professor, Psychiatry

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
Assistant Professor, Family Health Care Nursing

Carrie Evans, DNP, MA Ed, FNP-C, is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the UCSF School of Nursing. She has been faculty at UCSF since 2021, where she teaches in the BSN-DNP program and Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) specialty, including courses in Complex Cases in Primary Care Seminar, Advanced Primary Care Seminar, FNP Clinical Practicum and Residency, and Advanced Health Assessment Skills Lab.

Carrie Graham
Professor, Social Behavioral Sciences

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
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Dr. Carrie Ho is a hematologist-oncologist specializing in blood cancers, including Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphomas and chronic lymphocytic leukemia. She has expertise in advanced therapies such as stem cell transplantation and CAR T-cell therapy.

Carroll Estes
Professor Emeritus, Social Behavioral Sciences

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.

Carter Lebares
Associate Professor, Surgery

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 Gay
Specialist, 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
Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Caryn Bern, MD's research interests include epidemiology, visceral leishmaniasis, Chagas disease, pathogenesis, and diagnosis.

Casey Tompkins-Rhoades
Resident, Surgery

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
Researcher, Urology

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 Dewitt
HS Clinical Instructor, Emergency Medicine - Fresno

Cassandra Dewitt, MD's work has touched on Alcoholism, Comorbidity, Cardiovascular Diseases, Health Care Quality Assurance, Naltrexone, Follow-Up Studies, and Buprenorphine.

Cassandra Gastelum Lugo
Clinical Research Coordinator, Psychiatry

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.

Caterina Mosti
Associate Professor, Psychiatry

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
Division Administrator, Neurology

Catharine Freyer, MBA is a mission-driven leader with 20+ years at UCSF. She specializes in uniting high-functioning teams, elevating engagement, and driving organizational transformation. Recognized for creativity, deep listening, and compassionate leadership that turns challenges into meaningful, lasting impact.

Catherine R Lucey
Exec Vice Chan & Provost, EVC&P Administration

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.

Catherine Burke
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Catherine Burke, MD's work has touched on Opioid Analgesics, Narrative Medicine, Health Care Reform, Nomograms, Coroners and Medical Examiners, Curriculum, and PTEN Phosphohydrolase.

Catherine Chen
Associate Professor, Anesthesia

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 Cook
Senior Study Coordinator, Medicine

Catherine Cook, MPH's work has touched on Anti-Bacterial Agents, Male, Nutritional Status, Malaria, Symptom Assessment, Niger, and Parasitemia.

Catherine Dao
MSP Physician, Medicine

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.

Catherine Devoe
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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.

Catherine Dunn
OSR Policy, Ops Training Ofcr, Vice Chanc Research

Cathy is a Policy, 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 Gilliss
Professor Emeritus, Family Health Care Nursing

Catherine Gilliss, PhD, RN, FAAN's research interests include Families and Chronic Illness, Innovative Approaches to Nursing Intervention, Leadership and Organizational Development, and Translational / Implementation Science.

Catherine Gordon
Clinical Fellow, Medicine

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
Associate Professor, Medicine

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
Professor, Medicine

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.

Catherine Lee
Associate Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

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
Professor, Radiation Oncology

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"

Catherine Smith
Professor, Medicine

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).

Catherine Suen
Assistant Professor, Neurology

Catherine Suen, MD's work has touched on Florida, Status Epilepticus, Patient Transfer, Spinal Cord Injuries, New York, Cervical Cord, and Common Data Elements.

Cathi Dennehy
Professor, Clinical Pharmacy

Cathi Dennehy, PharmD's work has touched on Dietary Supplements, Pharmacists, Midwifery, Nurse-Patient Relations, Minerals, Herb-Drug Interactions, and Trace Elements.

Cathra Halabi
Associate Professor, Neurology

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, the founding director of the UCSF Neurorecovery Clinic, and the co-founding director of the UCSF Post-Acute Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Program.

Cathrine Sant
Postdoctoral Scholar, Business Service Center

Cathrine Sant's work has touched on Brain Diseases, Tauopathies, Software, Caspase 6, Locus Coeruleus, Substantia Nigra, and Wakefulness.

Cathryn Cadwell
Assistant Professor, Neurological Surgery

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
Platform Project Manager, Medicine

Cathy Horner's work has touched on Incidence, Population Surveillance, Global Health, Ambulatory Electrocardiography, Pandemics, Treatment Outcome, and Male.

Catie Oldenburg
Associate Professor, Proctor Foundation

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.

Catriona Miller
Clinical Research Program Mana, Neurology

Catriona Miller's work has touched on Double-Blind Method, Catechol O-Methyltransferase Inhibitors, Chronic Pain, Young Adult, Alcohol Drinking, Avoidance Learning, and Nucleus Accumbens.

Celina De Borja
Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery

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.

Celine Taglang
Associate Specialist, Radiology

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 Anand
Postdoctoral Scholar, Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases

Chaitali Anand, PhD's work has touched on White Matter, Brain Mapping, Brain, Connectome, Neuropathology, Alzheimer Disease, and Synapses.

Chaitrali Saha
Specialist, Neurology

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
Professor, Anesthesia

Charlene Blake, MD, PhD's work has touched on RNA, Thrombin, Vitronectin, Brain Ischemia, Anesthesiology, Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor 1, and Nucleotide Aptamers.

Charlotte Hsieh
Professor, Pediatrics

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
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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
Professor, Surgery

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.

Chelsea Bahney
Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery

In the Bahney Regenerative Therapeutics Laboratory, we are committed to developing innovative treatments and diagnostic tools that make a tangible difference in human health. Our work is rooted in the complex mechanisms behind normal tissue development and repair, providing us with the insights needed to address some of healthcare’s most pressing challenges.

Chelsea Garnett
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Adolescent Medicine Physician and Medical Educator

Chelsea Landolin
Associate Professor, Community Health Systems

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
Specialist, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Chengshi Jin, PhD, MS's work has touched on Advance Care Planning, Urologic Surgical Procedures, Nevirapine, Cognitive Dysfunction, Respiratory Protective Devices, Hair, and Fluoxetine.

Cheri Chapin
Recall NFA, Pediatrics

Cheri Chapin's work has touched on Fetus, Retinopathy of Prematurity, Trachea, Pulmonary Surfactants, CD Antigens, Lung, and Alveolar Epithelial Cells.

Cherrie Boyer
Professor Emeritus, Pediatrics

Dr. Boyer is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Pediatrics. She is an internationally recognized social health psychologist with over 35 years of research, teaching, and mentoring experience.

Cherry Concengco
SRA 3, Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases

Cherry Concengco's work has touched on Hemorrhage, Carotid Artery Thrombosis, Knockout Mice, Blood Platelets, Hemostasis, Purinergic P2Y12 Receptors, and Collagen.

Cherry Leung
Associate Professor, Community Health Systems

Dr. Cherry Leung is an Associate Profressor at the Department of Community Health Systems, UCSF, with a program of research focused on identifying modifiable biological risk factors for adolescent depression, with particular emphasis on the gut microbiome and inflammation.

Cheryl Ewing
Professor, Surgery

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 Godwin De Medina
Clinical Research Coordinator, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

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
Clinical Fellow, Pediatrics

Cheryl Hawkins, MD's work has touched on Replacement Arthroplasty, Neuroprotection, Nitrogen Oxides, Health Equity, Developing Countries, Healthcare Financing, and Brain Hypoxia-Ischemia.

Chienying Liu
Professor, Medicine

Chienying Liu, MD's research interests include Adrenal tumors / disorders, Thyroid cancer/thyroid nodules, Hyperparathyroidism, Endocrine tumors, and Pheochromocytoma.

Chimno Nnadi
Resident, Psychiatry

Chimno Nnadi, MD's work has touched on Drug Discovery, Mutant Proteins, Nucleotides, Biophysical Phenomena, Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-Proline Dioxygenases, Retinoblastoma-Binding Protein 2, and Mass Spectrometry.

Chiung-Yu Huang
Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

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.

Chloe Atreya
Professor, Medicine

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
Program Manager, StrategicInfo&PubHealthPrac

Christen Said is the In-Country Program Manager for Global Strategic Information (GSI) projects in Tanzania.

Christi Butler
Assistant Professor, Urology

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.

Christiana Kontaxi
Postdoctoral Scholar, Neurology

Christiana Kontaxi, PhD's work has touched on Synaptic Vesicles, Epileptic Syndromes, Animals, Hippocampus, Synaptotagmin I, Clathrin, and Endocytosis.

Christiana Tai
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

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.

Christie Robinson
Volunteer Associate Clinical Professor, Clinical Pharmacy

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.

Christina Allen
Professor Emeritus, Orthopaedic Surgery

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 Dintica
Associate Specialist, Psychiatry

Christina Dintica, PhD's research interests include Dementia, Neuroimaging, and Aging.

Christina Homer
Clinical Fellow, Medicine

Christina Homer, MD, PhD's work has touched on Hyphae, Transcriptome, Fungal Proteins, Cryptococcus neoformans, Schizosaccharomyces, Fungal Gene Expression Regulation, and Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins.

Christina Mangurian
Professor, Psychiatry

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 also the Director of the UCSF ARCHES Program (https: / /archesprogram.ucsf.edu/).

Christina Theodoris
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

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
MSP Staff Physician, Medicine

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
Professor, Neurological Surgery

Christina Weyer Jamora, PhD's research interests include Brain tumor, traumatic brain injury, neurosychological rehabilitation, and neuropsychology.

Christina Yoon
Associate Professor, Medicine

Christina Yoon, MD, MPH's work has touched on Tuberculosis, Latent Tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Point-of-Care Systems, Mass Screening, Point-of-Care Testing, and Antitubercular Agents.

Christine Blauvelt
Assistant Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Dr. Christine Blauvelt is a perinatologist, a specialist in the care of patients experiencing high-risk pregnancies. Her role includes helping patients manage preexisting conditions that can affect pregnancy, including diabetes, hypertension (high blood pressure) and heart disease, as well as complications that arise during pregnancy.

Christine Carico
Resident, Surgery

Christine Carico, MD, PhD's work has touched on Polypyrimidine Tract-Binding Protein, Heterogeneous-Nuclear Ribonucleoproteins, RNA, Emergency Medical Services, Glioblastoma, Laryngeal Neoplasms, and Nonpenetrating Wounds.

Christine Cassel
Professor, Medicine

Christine Cassel, MD's work has touched on Diagnosis, Humanism, Physician's Role, Computer Security, Unnecessary Procedures, Physicians, and Continuing Medical Education.

Christine Dehlendorf
Professor, Family Community Medicine

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
Professor, Neurology

Christine Fox, MD, MAS's work has touched on Catheterization, Cerebral Infarction, Congenital Heart Defects, Sickle Cell Anemia, Stroke, Epilepsy, and Moyamoya Disease.

Christine Garvey
Clinical Nurse II, Community Health Systems

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
Professor, Radiology

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
Clinical Research Supervisor, Neurological Surgery

Christine Gotthardt's work has touched on Child, Health Equity, Greenhouse Gases, Parents, Telemedicine, Academic Medical Centers, and Vulnerable Populations.

Christine Haas
Campus Counsel, Office of Legal Affairs

Christine Haas's work has touched on RNA, Macular Degeneration, Pair 6 Human Chromosomes, Audiometry, Choroid, Usher Syndromes, and Membrane Transport Proteins.

Christine Hong
Professor, Orofacial Sciences

Christine Hong, DMD, MS's work has touched on Tooth Movement Techniques, Tonsillectomy, Nonoxynol, Cleft Palate, Orthodontic Anchorage Procedures, Cone-Beam Computed Tomography, and Osteogenesis.

Christine Hsieh
Associate Professor, Medicine

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
Sr, CRC, Medicine

Christine Lin's work has touched on Human Milk, Immunoglobulin A, Viral Antibodies, Gestational Age, Messenger RNA, Infant, and Neutralization Tests.

Christine McDonald
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Christine McDonald, ScD, MS's work has touched on Flour, Fortified Food, Micronutrients, Folic Acid Deficiency, Nutritional Status, Preconception Care, and Zinc.

Christine Miller
Resident, Pathology

Christine Miller, MD, PhD's work has touched on Adaptive Immunity, Ovarian Neoplasms, Osteoclasts, Osteogenesis, Lymphopoiesis, Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor, and Serous Cystadenocarcinoma.

Christine Nelson
Professor, Pediatrics - Fresno

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
Clinical Research Manager, Medicine

Christine Nguyen's work has touched on Interferon Regulatory Factor-3, Biosimilar Pharmaceuticals, Bronchi, Endoplasmic Reticulum, Chemokine CXCL10, Interstitial Lung Diseases, and Morals.

Christine Olson
Postdoctoral Scholar, Hooper Foundation

Christine Olson, PhD's work has touched on Seizures, 16S Ribosomal RNA, Principal Component Analysis, Bacteroides, Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Fluorouracil, and Kv1.1 Potassium Channel.

Christine Pecci
Professor, Family Community Medicine

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
Professor, Medicine

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
Clinical Fellow, Pediatrics

Christine Studenmund, MD's work has touched on Hormonal Antineoplastic Agents, Narration, Gunshot Wounds, Hospitalization, Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems, Inpatients, and Firearms.

Christine Walsh
Associate Professor, Neurology

Christine Walsh, PhD's work has touched on REM Sleep Behavior Disorder, Sleep, Alzheimer Disease, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Sleep Latency, Lewy Body Disease, and Sleep Wake Disorders.

Christine Zalecki
Professor, Psychiatry

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.

Christy Boscardin
Professor, Medicine

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.

Christy Inglis-Arkell
Professor, Anesthesia

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
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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.

Chuan Mei Lee
Associate Professor, Psychiatry

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).

Cindy Ament
Postdoctoral Scholar, Medicine

Cindy Ament, PhD's work has touched on Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Notch1 Receptor, Carcinogenesis, Smad7 Protein, Bile Duct Neoplasms, Fucose, and Cholangiocarcinoma.

Cindy Chai
Associate Professor, Anesthesia

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.

Cindy Chang
HS Clinical Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery

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.

Cindy Lai
Professor, Medicine

Dr. Lai is a general internist who attends on the medicine wards at UCSF Health at Parnassus and has a primary care practice at UCSF at Mt. Zion, where she precepts residents and students. She served as UCSF's Gold-Headed Cane Endowed Education Chair in Internal Medicine.

Claire Brett
Professor Emeritus, Anesthesia

Claire Brett, MD's work has touched on Famotidine, Sodium-Independent Organic Anion Transporters, Sodium, Organic Cation Transport Proteins, Sheep, Kidney, and Hypoglycemic Agents.

Claire Brindis
Distinguished 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 Buxton
Resident, Surgery

Claire Buxton, MD's work has touched on Lymph Node Excision, Venous Thrombosis, Cisplatin, Antineoplastic Agents, Young Adult, Body Composition, and Male.

Claire Cadwallader
Postdoc Scholar, Neurology

Claire Cadwallader, PhD's work has touched on Exercise, Frontotemporal Dementia, Tetanus, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Music, Neocortex, and Neurofilament Proteins.

Claire Clelland
Assistant Professor, Neurology

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
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Dr. Claire Greene is an internal medicine specialist who provides primary care to adults and coordinates care for patients with complex diseases. Dr. Greene has a background in gastrointestinal cancer research and specializes in preventing cancer and caring for the unique needs of cancer survivors.

Claire Mulvey
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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
Nurse Practitioner 3, COO Children Services

Claire Parker's work has touched on Intestinal Obstruction, Pouchitis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Antibody Formation, Crohn Disease, Feces, and Intestines.

Clara Gomez-Sanchez
Assistant Professor, Surgery

Clara Gomez-Sanchez, MD's work has touched on 20th Century History, Ankle Brachial Index, Ischemia, Hemodynamics, Peripheral Arterial Disease, Chronic Disease, and Graduate Medical Education.

Clare Timbie
Assistant Professor, Neurology

Clare Timbie, MD, PhD's work has touched on Afferent Pathways, Presynaptic Terminals, Amygdala, Prefrontal Cortex, Frontal Lobe, Generalized Epilepsy, and Mediodorsal Thalamic Nucleus.

Clarissa Ferguson
Program Coordinator, Medicine

Clarissa Ferguson's work has touched on Health Literacy, San Francisco, Advance Care Planning, Geriatrics, Patient Education as Topic, Patient Participation, and Disclosure.

Clarissa Kripke
Professor, Family Community Medicine

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.

Claude Chapman
Professor, Medicine

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
Professor, Anesthesia

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
Staff Physician, Anesthesia

Claudia Praetel, MD's work has touched on Intravenous Anesthesia, Intravenous Anesthetics, Isoflurane, Supine Position, Inhalation Anesthesia, Positive-Pressure Respiration, and Cross-Over Studies.

Claudine Catledge
Program Manager, Psychiatry

Claudine Catledge, MA's work has touched on Treatment Refusal, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Mental Health Services, Major Depressive Disorder, Depressive Disorder, Telephone, and Personality Inventory.

Coleen Kivlahan
Professor, Family Community Medicine

Coleen Kivlahan, MD, MSPH's research interests include torture, forensic human rights, FGM / C, digital platforms, and LGBT.

Coleen Sabatini
Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery

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
Employee of Affiliated Org, Medicine

Colette Dejong, MD's work has touched on Stroke Volume, Conflict of Interest, Physicians' Practice Patterns, Health Expenditures, Hydroxychloroquine, Health Care Rationing, and Marketing.

Colette Jappy
Assistant Professor, Physiological Nursing

Colette Jappy, DNP, MS, RN's research interests include Serving as Clinical Nurse Specialist Specialty Coordinator

Coline Arnould
Postdoctoral Scholar, Bioengineering

Coline Arnould, PhD's work has touched on Histones, DNA, Double-Stranded DNA Breaks, Cell Compartmentation, Rad51 Recombinase, Nucleic Acid Conformation, and Whole Genome Sequencing.

Colleen Flanagan
Resident, Surgery

Colleen Flanagan, MD is an Integrated (0+5) Vascular Surgery Resident at UCSF. She graduated from Tufts University (Biology, History), and then worked in a healthcare consulting firm focused on transactional and claims-based database analytics.

Colleen Kellison
Sr. CRC, Emergency Medicine

Colleen Kellison's work has touched on Child, Adolescent, Preschool Child, Emergencies, California, Humans, and Residence Characteristics.

Connie Wang
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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
Assistant Professor, Pathology

Constance Chen, MD's work has touched on Male Genital Neoplasms, Endometriosis, Biopsy, Oxyphil Cells, Kidney Neoplasms, Follicular Adenocarcinoma, and Tumor Biomarkers.

Constance John
Professor, Laboratory Medicine

Constance John, PhD's work has touched on Galectin 3, Sertoli Cells, Serogroup C Neisseria meningitidis, Neisseria meningitidis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Meningococcal Meningitis, and Cell-Penetrating Peptides.

Coretta Jenerette
Professor, Community Health Systems

Dr. Jenerette is the Thelma Shobe Endowed Chair. Her program of research focuses on improving health outcomes for individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD) and other minoritized, underrepresented populations.

Corina Iacopetti
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Corina Iacopetti, MD, MA's work has touched on Syndrome, Organizations, Nausea, Vomiting, Marijuana Abuse, Racism, and Medical Education.

Corinne Rocca
Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

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.

Cornelia Ding
Assistant Professor, Pathology

Cornelia Ding, MD, PhD's research interests include Prostate Cancer, Cancer Metabolism, Surgical Pathology, Bladder Cancer, and Genomics and Genetics.

Cory Gatrall
Postdoctoral Scholar, Institute for Health Policy Studies

Cory Gatrall, PhD, RN's work has touched on Racism, Humans, 20th Century History, Female, History of Nursing, Artificial Intelligence, and Interdisciplinary Research.

Corynn Kasap
Adjunct Instructor, Medicine

Corynn Kasap, MD, PhD's work has touched on Endonucleases, PPAR gamma, Tumor Escape, CA-125 Antigen, Multiple Myeloma, Molecular Targeted Therapy, and CD27 Ligand.

Courtney Lane-Donovan
Assistant Professor, Neurology

Courtney Lane-Donovan, MD, PhD's work has touched on Extracellular Matrix Proteins, Tauopathies, Peptide Hydrolases, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, tau Proteins, and Apolipoprotein E3.

Courtney Lyles
Professor, Medicine

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 McFall
Financial Analyst III, Vice Chanc Research

Courtney serves as the Scientific Project Manager in the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Science Policy and Strategy and Precision Medicine.

Courtney Onodera
Bioinformatics Scientist Supvr, EVP Physician Services

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, Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma, and GATA3 Transcription Factor.

Courtney Sherman
Associate Professor, Medicine

Courtney Sherman, MD's work has touched on Liver Transplantation, Betacoronavirus, Population Surveillance, Patient Selection, End Stage Liver Disease, Venous Thrombosis, and Intestines.

Cristin Kearns
Associate Professor, Preventive & Restor Dent Sci

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 Alvira
Professor, Pediatrics

Cristina Alvira, MD's work has touched on TRPV Cation Channels, Pulmonary Artery, Premature Obstetric Labor, Pulmonary Alveoli, Hyperoxia, I-kappa B Kinase, and Endothelial Cells.

Cristina Brickman
Associate Professor, Medicine

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 Martinez
Assistant Professor, Social Behavioral Sciences

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
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine - Fresno

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
Associate Professor, Clinical Pharmacy

Crystal Zhou, PharmD's research interests include Secondary prevention, Dyslipidemia, Heart Failure, Cardiology, and Cardiovascular prevention.

Cuquita O'Shea
Clinical Research Supervisor, Neurology

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
Professor Emeritus, Family Health Care Nursing

Cynthia Belew, RN, MS, CNM's research interests include Nutrition, functional medicine, herbal medicine, microbiome, and abortion provision.

Cynthia Chavira
Associate Professor, Psychiatry - Fresno

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
Professor, Radiology

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.

Cynthia Curry
Professor Emeritus, Pediatrics - Fresno

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.

Cynthia Delgado
Professor, Medicine

My emerging research program is at a crossroads of chronic kidney disease, quality of life and outcomes related research. CKD is a major public health issue and its prevalence is expected to grow at an alarming rate in the United States.

Cynthia Fenton
Professor, Medicine

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
Associate Professor, Pathology

Cynthia Gasper, MD's work has touched on Uterine Neoplasms, Hydatidiform Mole, 80 and over Aged, Pregnancy Outcome, Gestational Age, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, and Aged.

Cynthia Gaw
HS Asst Clinical Professor, Pediatrics

Cynthia Gaw, MD's work has touched on Arabidopsis, Photosynthesis, Species Specificity, Genetic Complementation Test, Spectrophotometry, Seeds, and Conserved Sequence.

Cynthia Harper
Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

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
Prof Emeritus(wos), Biochemistry and Biophysics

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
Asst. Dean, Grad Stdt Affairs, Graduate Division

D'Anne Duncan's work has touched on Central Nervous System, Antigen Presentation, Cytokines, Biological Science Disciplines, Membrane Glycoproteins, gamma-delta T-Cell Antigen Receptors, and Drug Resistant Epilepsy.

Daisy Leon-Martinez
Assistant Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Daisy Leon-Martinez, MD's work has touched on Toll-Like Receptor 4, Gestational Age, Trial of Labor, Antiphospholipid Antibodies, Fetal Growth Retardation, Trophoblasts, and Placenta.

Daiva Mattis
Assistant Professor, Pathology

Daiva Mattis, MD, PhD's work has touched on alpha-beta T-Cell Antigen Receptors, Glucosides, Genetic Skin Diseases, Type 1 Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor, Erythema, Eczema, and Exanthema.

Dana Balitzer
Associate Professor, Pathology

Dana Balitzer, MD's work has touched on Gastritis, Eosinophils, Gastric Mucosa, High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Tumor Biomarkers, and Bile Duct Neoplasms.

Dana Larsen
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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
Professor, Anatomy

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
Recall Non-Faculty Academic, Biochemistry and Biophysics

Dana Smith's work has touched on Cellular Senescence, Telomere, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Pulmonary Diffusing Capacity, Telomere-Binding Proteins, Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction, and Telomerase.

Danea Horn
Associate Researcher, Clinical Pharmacy

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.

Danica Galonic Fujimori
Professor, Cellular Molecular Pharmacology

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
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

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
Professor, Emergency Medicine - Fresno

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 Chammas
Associate Professor, Medicine

Danielle Chammas, MD's work has touched on Spouses, Curriculum, Sexual Partners, Physician-Patient Relations, Wit and Humor as Topic, Critical Illness, and Laughter.

Danielle Jones
Professor, Family Community Medicine

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.

Danielle Roubinov
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

Danielle Roubinov, PhD's work has touched on Mother-Child Relations, Parenting, Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia, Mindfulness, Pituitary-Adrenal System, Schools, and Fathers.

Danielle Schlosser
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

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.

Danielle Stephens
Rsrch Application and Sys Lead, Info Tech Services

Danielle Stephens's research interests include Health Disparities, Global Health

Danielle Swaney
Associate Professor, Bioengineering

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 Williamson
Assistant Professor, Anesthesia

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.

Dannielle McBride
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Dannielle McBride, MD's work has touched on Curriculum, Minority Groups, Cultural Diversity, Medical Education, Social Justice, Preceptorship, and Pediatrics.

Daphne Lo
Volunteer 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.

Dara Torgerson
Associate Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

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 Bubman
Assistant Director, Innovation Ventures

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.

Dawn Gano
Assoc Prof of Clin Neurology, Office of the CEO

Dawn Gano, MD, MAS's work has touched on Nervous System Diseases, Cerebral Palsy, Remyelination, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Fetal Diseases, Neurology, and Newborn Infant.

Dawn Gross
Attending Physician, Medicine

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
Professor, Diabetes Center

Dawn Smilek, MD, PhD's work has touched on Microbiota, Autoimmune Diseases, Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis, Immune System Diseases, Immunotherapy, Abatacept, and Antinuclear Antibodies.

Daya Upadhyay
Volunteer 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
Professor, Pediatrics

Dayna Long, MD's work has touched on Pediatrics, Racism, Child Health, Pediatricians, Patient Navigation, Asthma, and Life Change Events.

Deanna Halliday
Postdoctoral Scholar, Medicine

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.

Debbie Brickley
Academic Administrator, Pandemic Prep & Response

Dr. Brickley is a Training Lead for UCSF's Center for Pandemic Preparedness and Response (CPPR) and has 25 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
Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine

Debbie Madhok, MD's work has touched on Resuscitation Orders, Time-to-Treatment, Pupil, Coma, Intracranial Hypertension, Emergency Medical Services, and Clinical Protocols.

Debby Oh
Data 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.

Deborah Adey
Professor, Medicine

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,

Deborah Barnes
Recall Faculty, Psychiatry

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.

Deborah Cahn
Professor, Neurological Surgery

Deborah Cahn, PhD's work has touched on Frontal Lobe Epilepsy, Memory, Mood Disorders, Vascular Dementia, Cognition Disorders, Lewy Body Disease, and Temporal Lobe Epilepsy.

Deborah Dean
Professor, Pediatrics

Professor Dean’s research involves in vitro and bioinformatic approaches to study the obligate intracellular bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis infection and disease among human populations by evaluating host-pathogen interactions, bacterial functional genomics, host immune responses and microbiomes, including their metabolic pathways and resistomes..

Deborah Franzon
Professor, Pediatrics

Deborah Franzon, MD's research interests include Enhancing EHR for clinical decision support, Delirium Reduction, Patient safety, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, and Quality Improvement.

Deborah French
Professor, Laboratory Medicine

Deborah French, PhD's work has touched on Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells, Immunoassay, Substance Abuse Detection, Ethanol, Megakaryocytes, Paraproteinemias, and Blood Chemical Analysis.

Deborah Grady
Professor Emeritus, Medicine

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
Professor Emeritus, Community Health Systems

Deborah Johnson, DNP, RN, NP's research interests include adolescent psychiatry, advocacy, child mental health, health policy, and teleprecepting.

Deborah Yokoe
Professor, Medicine

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.

Debra Hemmerle
Nurse, Neurological Surgery

Debra Hemmerle, PhD, RN's work has touched on Common Data Elements, Neurologic Examination, Spinal Injuries, Registries, Arterial Pressure, Spinal Cord, and Venous Thromboembolism.

Deena Mallareddy
Volunteer Clinical Professor, Family Health Care Nursing

Deena Mallareddy, RN, MSN, CNM's work has touched on Nursing Students, Students, Nursing Faculty, Workplace, Animals, Humans, and Baccalaureate Nursing Education.

Deepalika Chakravarty
Statistician, Medicine

Deepalika Chakravarty's work has touched on Unsafe Sex, Sexual Partners, Tenofovir, Risk Reduction Behavior, Transgender Persons, Tobacco Use, and Male Homosexuality.

Deepthi Ramesh
Postdoctoral Scholar, Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Deepthi Ramesh, PhD, MSc's research interests include Organic chemistry Medicinal chemistry

Delahny Deivendran
Jr Specialist, Dermatology

Delahny Deivendran's work has touched on Transcriptome, High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing, Neoplasms, Paraffin Embedding, Humans, Gene Expression Profiling, and Formaldehyde.

Delphine Tuot
Professor, Medicine

Delphine Tuot, MD's research interests include Implementation and Dissemination Science, limited English proficiency, chronic kidney disease, Audit and feedback, and pragmatic clinical trial.

Dena Dubal
Professor, Neurology

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 Chang
Associate Professor, Anesthesia

Dr. Chang is an Associate Professor of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care and the Program Director for the UCSF Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship. In this leadership role, she oversees the program's administration, curriculum, and continuous improvement, focusing on program evaluation, fellow professional development and wellbeing, fellow recruitment, and faculty engagement.

Denise Connor
Professor, Medicine

Denise Connor, MD's research interests include Cognitive Error, Anti-Racism, Anti-Oppression in Health Professions Education, Clinical Reasoning, and Medical Education.

Denise Davis
Professor, Medicine

I serve as an Associate Director for Faculty Development in the Center of Excellence in Primary Care Education at the San Francisco VA where I teach workshops on health professions education including feedback conversations, mentoring, establishing a positive learning climate, clinical and teamwork communication.

Desi Kotis
VP, Chief Pharmacy Executive, COO

Desi Kotis, PharmD's work has touched on Consensus, Humans, Research Report, Pharmacists, Pharmacy, and Hospital Pharmacy Service.

Dian Gu
Research Data Analyst III, Institute for Health & Aging

Dian Gu, PhD's research interests include Mental Health, Health Disparity, Chronic Disease, Oncology, and Health Services Research.

Diana Alba
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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 Baker
Associate Physician Diplomate, Radiology

Diana Baker, MD's work has touched on Cardiovascular Pregnancy Complications, Retrospective Studies, Fetal Death, Mammalian Embryo, Uterine Hemorrhage, Female, and Echocardiography.

Diana Coffa
Professor, Family Community Medicine

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 Foster
Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Diana Greene Foster is a Demographer and Professor at the University of California, San Francisco, and Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH).

Diana Kwong
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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
Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

We seek to understand what shapes the development and aging of our gametes, the egg and sperm. In the context of reproduction, we study cell heterogeneity, selection, and interactions between gametes and their supporting cells.

Diana Partida
GI Clinical Fellow, Medicine

Diana Partida, MD's research interests include Gastroenterology, Medical Education, and Health Disparities.

Diana Robles
Volunteer 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.

Diana Thiara
Associate Professor, Medicine

Dr. Diana Thiara is an Associate 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.

Diana H Yu
Associate Professor, Medicine

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
Professor and Chair, Cell and Tissue Biology

The Barber lab is pioneering a molecular understanding of how intracellular pH dynamics regulates cell behaviors. We bridge protein electrostatics and cell biology to reveal the design principles and functions of endogenous pH sensitive proteins regulating actin filament dynamics, cell adhesion, migration and differentiation, dysplasia, and gene expression.

Diane Ehrensaft
Professor, Pediatrics

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
Professor, Medicine

Diane Havlir, MD is a member of the National Academy of Medicine; Professor of Medicine at UCSF; and Chief of HIV, Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine at Zuckerberg San Francisco General, home to world-renowned HIV research and the Ward 86 clinical program.

Diane Jeon
Fellow, Medicine

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
Associate Professor, Family Community Medicine

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
Professor, Medicine

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
Professor Emeritus, Pediatrics

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
Postdoctoral Scholar, Pediatrics

Dibyanti Mukherjee, PhD's work has touched on Neural Stem Cells, Insulin, Transforming Growth Factor beta1, Ependymoglial Cells, Membrane Transport Proteins, Integrin beta Chains, and Castration-Resistant Prostatic Neoplasms.

Dillys Liu
Postdoctoral Scholar, Psychiatry

Dillys Liu, PhD's research interests include machine learning, cerebral small vessel disease, neuroimaging, and Alzheimer's Disease and related dementia.

Dilys Walker
Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

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 Levy-Lambert
Resident, Surgery

Dina Levy-Lambert, MD's work has touched on Lower Extremity, Heart Failure, Surgical Flaps, Comprehension, Speech Production Measurement, Developmental Disabilities, and Speech Intelligibility.

Dina Wallin
Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine

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
Associate Researcher, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

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.

Dolores Shoback
Professor, Medicine

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.

Dominica Randazzo
Assoc. Director, Clin. Trials, Vice Chanc Research

Dominica Randazzo's work has touched on Central Nervous System Cavernous Hemangioma, Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest, Brain Injuries, Urban Population, Coma, Stroke, and Cranial Irradiation.

Dominika Seidman
Associate Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

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.

Donna Ferriero
Professor of Neurology and Ped, Neurology

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 Peehl
Professor, Radiology

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.

Doranne Donesky
Professor Emeritus, Physiological Nursing

Prior to her transition to Professor Emeritus at UCSF, Dr. Donesky was Director of Interprofessional Palliative Care Education at the UCSF School of Nursing.

Dorie Apollonio
Professor, Clinical Pharmacy

Dorie Apollonio, PhD, MPP's research interests include opiates, cannabis, vulnerable populations, homelessness, and mental health disorders.

Doris Wang
Associate 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.

Dorit Ron
Professor, Neurology

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 Chiu
Associate Specialist, Osher Center

Dorothy Chiu, PhD's work has touched on Disease Notification, Diet, Sugars, Forms and Records Control, Dietary Sugars, Depressive Disorder, and Genetic Epigenesis.

Dorothy Porter
Professor, Humanities & Social Sciences

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 Rowe
Professor Emeritus, Preventive & Restor Dent Sci

Dorothy Rowe, MS, PhD's work has touched on Dental Schools, Dental Students, Oral Health, Practice Attitudes Health Knowledge, Dental Caries, Attitude of Health Personnel, and Graduate Dental Education.

Dorothy Shum
Professor, Radiology

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).

Dounia Le Guillou
Specialist, Medicine

Dounia Le Guillou, PhD's work has touched on Homeostasis, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Mitochondrial DNA, Ependymoglial Cells, Benzo(a)pyrene, Cytotoxins, and Fatty Liver.

Drew Saylor
Associate Professor, Dermatology

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
Assistant Professor, Urology

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
Professor, Radiology

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.

Eda Cengiz
Professor, Pediatrics

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.

Edie Espejo
Research Biostatistician, Medicine

Edie Espejo is a statistician within the Division of Geriatrics researching how outcomes related to sentinel events and polypharmacy can affect older adults with and without dementia.

Effie Ioannidou
Professor, Orofacial Sciences

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 Lelkes
HS 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
Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine

Efrat Rosenthal, MD's work has touched on Male, Cohort Studies, Adult, Incidence, Respiratory Protective Devices, Humans, and Pandemics.

Eileen Han
Asst Professional Researcher, Medicine

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.

Elaine Capps
Assistant Professor, Laboratory Medicine

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
Associate Professor, Laboratory Medicine

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 Hsiang
Employee of Affiliated Org, Community Health Systems

Elaine Hsiang, MD's work has touched on Group Psychotherapy, Male Homosexuality, Graduate Medical Education, Translating, Cocaine-Related Disorders, Qualitative Research, and Substance-Related Disorders.

Elaine Khoong
Associate Professor, Medicine

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
Postdoctoral Scholar, Laboratory Medicine

Elaine Kouame, PhD's work has touched on Natural Killer Cells, Webcasts as Topic, Ovalbumin, Immune Tolerance, Consumer Advocacy, Online Systems, and Research Personnel.

Elaine Ku
Professor, Medicine

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
Resident, Ophthalmology

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.

Elaine Tseng
Professor, Surgery

Dr. Elaine Tseng is Professor of Surgery in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at University of California San Francisco Medical Center.

Elan Guterman
Associate Professor, Neurology

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
Resident, Ophthalmology

Elana Meer, MBA, MD's work has touched on Macular Edema, Triage, Cataract, Blepharoplasty, Eyelid Diseases, Ophthalmology, and Artificial Eye.

Eleanor Drey
Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Eleanor Drey, MD, MEd's work has touched on Intrauterine Devices, Methylergonovine, Abortifacient Agents, Dilatation and Curettage, Spontaneous Abortion, Misoprostol, and Foot.

Eleanor Schwarz
Professor, Medicine

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 women with chronic medical conditions and other underserved populations.

Eleanor Woodward
MSP Staff Physician, Psychiatry

Eleanor Woodward, MD's work has touched on Risk-Taking, Male, Humans, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders, Cross-Sectional Studies, Pandemics, and Adult.

Elena Amin
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

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.

Elena Flowers
Professor, Physiological Nursing

Elena Flowers, PhD, RN's work has touched on Nursing Education Research, Premature Birth, Circulating MicroRNA, Prediabetic State, Dyslipidemias, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, and MicroRNAs.

Elena Fuentes-Afflick
Professor Emeritus, Pediatrics

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
Resident, Anesthesia

Elena Haight, MD's work has touched on Anesthesiology, GABA Receptors, Efficiency, Chronic Pain, Intramedullary Fracture Fixation, Carbazoles, and Internship and Residency.

Elena Hoskin
Assoc. Dir. of Clin. Research, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Elena Hoskin's work has touched on Miconazole, Third Pregnancy Trimester, Ovulation, Postpartum Depression, Ethinyl Estradiol, Female Contraceptive Agents, and Infectious Pregnancy Complications.

Elena Montauti
Postdoctoral Scholar, Medicine

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.

Elena Nedelcu
Professor, Laboratory Medicine

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.

Elena Portacolone
Professor, Institute for Health & Aging

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.

Eleni Berhaneselase
Clinical Research Coordinator, Orthopaedic Surgery

Eleni Berhaneselase's work has touched on Tibia, Treatment Outcome, Tibial Fractures, Safety-net Providers, Gentamicins, Fracture Healing, and Male.

Eleni Jaswa
Assistant Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Eleni Jaswa, MD, MSc's work has touched on Infertility, Fertilization in Vitro, Female Infertility, Fertility Preservation, Preimplantation Diagnosis, Live Birth, and Ovulation Induction.

Elham Khanafshar
Professor, Pathology

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
Assistant Professor, Pathology

Eliah Shamir, MD, PhD's work has touched on Cadherins, Cell Culture Techniques, Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, Paraffin Embedding, Human Mammary Glands, Epithelium, and Organoids.

Eliana Agudelo
Physician Assistant, Senior, Surgery

Eliana Agudelo's work has touched on Antiviral Agents, Hepacivirus, 3-Ring Heterocyclic Compounds, Motivational Interviewing, Uridine Monophosphate, Gastroenterology, and Liver Transplantation.

Eliana Delgado
Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery

Eliana Delgado, MD, MPH's work has touched on Spine, Bullying, Acetabulum, Clinical Competence, Pediatrics, Spinal Cord, and Congenital Hip Dislocation.

Elisa Jang
Professional Development Speci, COO

Dr. Elisa Jang is currently serving as the Associate Director for EBP at UCSF Leadership Institute and also is an assistant clinical profession in the DNP Program within the UCSF School of Nursing. She also serves as the Deputy Director for the JBI Centre and the Interim Magnet Program Co-Director within UCSF Health.

Elisabeth Wilson
Volunteer Clinical Professor, Family Community Medicine

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
Professor, Ophthalmology

Elise Harb, OD, PhD's work has touched on Refractive Errors, Myopia, Acrocephalosyndactylia, Eyeglasses, Choroid, Macula Lutea, and Ocular Accommodation.

Elise Riley
Professor, Medicine

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
Professor, Psychiatry

Elissa Epel, Ph.D, is a Professor and Vice Chair in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, at University of California, San Francisco.

Elissa Hamlat
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

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
Professor, Radiology

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.

Elizabeth Ambriz
Postdoctoral Scholar, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

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.

Elizabeth Black
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics - Fresno

Elizabeth Black, MD's research interests include obesity, hypertension, pediatrics, and nephrology.

Elizabeth Blackburn
Recall Professor, Biochemistry and Biophysics

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
Clinical Instructor - Vol, Psychiatry

Elizabeth Bruns, MD, MS's research interests include Vulnerable populations, Chronic Pain, Psychosomatics, Ethics, and Public Health.

Elizabeth Butrick
Clinical Research Ops Manager, Emergency Medicine

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
Associate Professor, Family Health Care Nursing

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
Clinical Nurse v, COO Children Services

Elizabeth Colglazier's work has touched on Circulating MicroRNA, Antihypertensive Agents, Pyridazines, Disease Progression, Acetamides, Pulmonary Hypertension, and Pulmonary Vein Stenosis.

Elizabeth Crouch
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

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
Resident, Surgery

Elizabeth Danial, MD's work has touched on Social Class, Menarche, Health Services Accessibility, Retrospective Studies, Surveys and Questionnaires, Female, and Puberty.

Elizabeth Dzeng
Associate Professor, Medicine

Dr. Dzeng is a sociologist and hospitalist physician conducting research at the nexus of sociology, medical ethics, palliative care, health disparities, and human-centered design. She is an Associate Professor "In Residence" at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) in the Division of Hospital Medicine and holds a secondary appointment in the Division of Geriatrics.

Elizabeth Fair
Professor, Medicine

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
Professor, Family Health Care Nursing

Elizabeth Gatewood, DNP, FNP-C, CNE, FAANP is the Assistant Dean of Education, Technology, and Innovation and a Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing. At the start of COVID she supported the pivot to remote learning for the School of Nursing.

Elizabeth George
Assistant Professor, Radiology

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.

Elizabeth Gibb
Professor, Pediatrics

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.

Elizabeth Imbert
Associate Professor, Medicine

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
Professor, Emergency Medicine

Elizabeth Kwan, MD's work has touched on Chest Pain, Equipment Reuse, Betacoronavirus, Unstable Angina, Workflow, Work Engagement, and Coronavirus Infections.

Elizabeth Macias Rojo
Project Director, Pandemic Prep & Response

Elizabeth Macias Rojo's research interests include Health Equity, Meaningful Community Engagement, and Climate Change and Health.

Elizabeth Murphy
Professor, Medicine

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 Owens
Asst Clin Prof - Vol, Psychiatry

Elizabeth Owens is a clinical professor and licensed psychologist in the Hyperactivity, Attention, and Learning Problems (HALP) clinic in the Department of Psychiatry.

Elizabeth Ozer
Professor, Pediatrics

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.

Elizabeth Robbins
Recall Faculty, Pediatrics

Dr. Robbins sees patients with Hodgkin lymphoma. She also serves as an attending physician on the inpatient Hematology Consult Service.

Elizabeth Rogers
Professor Emeritus, Pediatrics

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
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

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 Spiegel
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Elizabeth Spiegel, MD's work has touched on Asphyxia Neonatorum, Peru, Developing Countries, Self Concept, Health Equity, India, and Cross-Sectional Studies.

Elizabeth Theusch
Assistant Researcher, Pediatrics

As a computational biologist with training in human genetics and molecular biology, my recent projects have focused on studying statin pharmacogenomics and transcriptomics, cholesterol metabolism, and cardiovascular disease.

Elizabeth Uy-Smith
Associate Professor, Family Community Medicine

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.

Elizabeth Whitlock
Associate Professor, Anesthesia

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.

Elizabeth Zheng
Associate Professor, Medicine

Dr. Elizabeth Zheng is a transplant hepatologist who cares for patients with liver diseases, including hepatitis B and liver cancer.

Ella Behnke
Medical Assistant, SVP Cancer Services

Ella Behnke's work has touched on Healthy Volunteers, Hypoxia, Male, Oxygen, Reproducibility of Results, Photoplethysmography, and Humans.

Ella Cornell
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Dr. Ella Cornell is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Hospital Medicine at UCSF, where she divides her clinical time between the general medicine and cardiac hospitalist services. She earned her medical degree from Boston University, where her research focused on disparities in access to post-hospital care, particularly among victims of violence.

Ellen Bradley
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

Ellen Bradley, MD's work has touched on Social Perception, Competitive Behavior, Hallucinogens, Object Attachment, Emotions, Parkinson Disease, and Oxytocics.

Ellen Chang
Assistant Professor, Radiology

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.

Ellen Fung
Professor, Pediatrics

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 Goldstein
Director, 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
Professor, Psychiatry

Ellen Herbst, MD's work has touched on Smoking Cessation, Cannabis, Mobile Applications, Performance-Enhancing Substances, Prescriptions, Smokers, and Military Personnel.

Ellen Laves
Professor, Pediatrics

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.

Ellie Gladstone
CVP Manager, Medicine

Ellie Gladstone is the Manager of the UCSF Action Research Center (ARC) for Health at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. She provides strategic direction, develops partnerships, and oversees overall program operations.

Elly Laroque
Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery

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
Postdoctoral Scholar, Anatomy

Elora Midavaine, PhD's research interests include Pregnancy-induced analgesia, Meninges, Neuroimmunology, and Pain.

Elysa Marco
Research Affiliate, Cio

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
Emeritus Faculty, Medicine

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.

Elyssa Margolis
Professor, Neurology

We study the Neurobiology of Pain and Addiction, with a focus on the neural circuits and G Protein Coupled Receptor function involved. We are searching for approaches to relieve pain with less abuse liability, and ways to minimize stress induced return to active drug use after abstinence.

Emi Yoshida
Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology

Emi Yoshida, MD's work has touched on Vulvar Neoplasms, Oropharyngeal Neoplasms, High-Volume Hospitals, Geriatrics, Uterine Cervical Neoplasms, Merkel Cell Carcinoma, and Radiation Injuries.

Emilia Basilio
Assistant Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Emilia Basilio, MD, MPH's work has touched on Viral Antibodies, Sus scrofa, Animal Distribution, Air Pollutants, Smoke, Lactation, and Swine.

Emilia Demarchis
Volunteer 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.

Emily Ager
Clinical Fellow, Emergency Medicine

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.

Emily Arnold
Professor, Medicine

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
Professor, Medicine

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 Boyd
Resident, Anesthesia

Emily Claymore
Assistant 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
Clinical Research Coordinator, Medicine

Emily Conway's work has touched on Sexism, Peer Review, Female, Ecology, Asia, Language, and Humans.

Emily Fehrman
Clinical Research Supervisor, Medicine

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.

Emily Finlayson
Professor, Surgery

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.

Emily Hirata
Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology

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 Huth
Genetic Counselor, Medicine

Emily Huth's work has touched on Congenital Heart Defects, Scimitar Syndrome, Genetic Testing, Chromosome Deletion, Multiple Abnormalities, Animals, and RNA-Binding Proteins.

Emily Insetta
Associate Clinical Professor, Cio

Emily Insetta, MD's research interests include Diagnostic Reasoning, Hospital Medicine, Patient-Centered Care, Medical Education, and Clinician and Trainee Wellbeing.

Emily Kelly
Fellow, Laboratory Medicine

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
Professor, Psychiatry

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
Clinical Fellow, Medicine

Emily Lydon, MD's work has touched on Molecular Diagnostic Techniques, Bacterial Infections, Proteomics, Aspergillus, Communicable Diseases, Genomics, and Respiratory Tract Infections.

Emily Morell
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Dr. Morell is a pediatric cardiologist and critical care specialist who cares for infants and children with critical congenital and acquired heart disease. This includes preoperative and postoperative surgical management as well as care for children with medical cardiac conditions.

Emily Mrig
Assistant Professor, Clinical Pharmacy

Emily Hammad Mrig, PhD, MA, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and at the Center for Translational and Policy Research on Precision Medicine (TRANSPERS) at the University of California, San Francisco.

Emily Pang
Resident, Pediatrics

Emily Pang, MD, MS's work has touched on Palliative Care, Parents, Healthcare Disparities, Parent-Child Relations, Cancer Survivors, Newborn Infant, and Health Equity.

Emily Paolillo
Assistant Professor, Neurology

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.

Emily Perito
Professor, Pediatrics

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 Rider-Longmaid
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Emily Rider-Longmaid, MD's work has touched on Precision Medicine, X-Ray Computed Tomography, Meningocele, Myelography, Middle Aged, Lumbar Vertebrae, and Spinal Stenosis.

Emily Roth
Professor, Pediatrics

Emily Roth, MD's work has touched on Immunization Programs, Play and Playthings, California, Anecdotes as Topic, Child, Running, and Dissent and Disputes.

Emily Stekol Moore
Program Manager, Pediatrics

Emily Stekol Moore's work has touched on Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Ulcerative Colitis, Ustekinumab, Crohn Disease, Restorative Proctocolectomy, Child, and Clostridium Infections.

Emily Tomlinson
Clinical Fellow, Pediatrics

I am a clinical pediatric hematology / oncology fellow at the University of California San Francisco. I have a background in providing medical care to underserved populations that has complemented my pediatric residency training.

Emily Von Scheven
Professor, Pediatrics

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 Webb
Professor, Radiology

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
Associate Professor, Medicine

Emily Wistar, MD's research interests include Health care systems improvement for underserved populations with focus on care transitions. Quality improvement and team-based care. Physician and staff well being.

Emma Bainbridge
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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
Program Manager, Surgery

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
Project Manager, Clinical Pharmacy

Emma Gunderson's work has touched on Rifampin, Brugia malayi, Filaricides, Vivax Malaria, Gerbillinae, Microfilariae, and Protozoan Antibodies.

Emma Salzman
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

Emma Salzman, PsyD's work has touched on Social Skills, Neuropsychological Tests, Motivation, Statistical Models, Language Development, Surveys and Questionnaires, and Child.

Emma Samelson-Jones
Professor, Psychiatry

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 Shak
Associate Professor, Medicine

Dr. Shak is the Medical Director of the San Francisco VA Downtown Clinic where she is committed to providing compassionate, comprehensive primary care to veterans experiencing homelessness, while also educating the next generation of healthcare professionals.

Emma Wu
Resident, Anesthesia

Emma Wu, MD's work has touched on Type C Niemann-Pick Disease, Teaching, Spinal Injuries, Diagnostic Imaging, Organelles, Medical Faculty, and Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1.

Emmanuelle Waubant
Professor, Neurology

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.

Emy Phillips
Associate Professor, General Medicine - Fresno

Emy Phillips, EdD's research interests include K16 education, health career pipeline, social justice, Summer programs, and Makers Spaces.

Era Kryzhanovskaya
Associate Professor, Medicine

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 Brode
Associate Professor, Family Community Medicine

Erica Brode, MD, MPH's work has touched on Staff Development, Workplace, National Institutes of Health (U.S.), Family Physicians, Career Choice, Medical Faculty, and Medical Students.

Erica Evans
Clinical Fellow, Pediatrics

Erica Evans, MD's work has touched on Income, Poverty, Neoplasms, Humans, Child, and Retrospective Studies.

Erica Farrand
Associate Professor, Medicine

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 Hutchins
Assistant Professor, Cell and Tissue Biology

The Hutchins Lab seeks to map how post-transcriptional regulation controls developmental pluripotency and cell fate decisions in vivo, using vertebrate neural crest as a model.

Erica Kasper
Professor, Infectious Diseases- Fresno

Erica Kasper, MD's work has touched on Zona Pellucida Glycoproteins, Sperm-Ovum Interactions, Ivermectin, Cell Membrane, Parasitic Intestinal Diseases, Egg Proteins, and Proteomics.

Erica Kornblith
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

Dr. Kornblith is a licensed clinical neuropsychologist and clinical researcher with expertise in traumatic brain injury (TBI) and cognitive aging, rehabilitation research, telehealth, and clinical trials.

Erica Langnas
Assistant Professor, Anesthesia

Erica Langnas, MD's work has touched on Elective Surgical Procedures, Adrenergic Antagonists, Adrenergic Receptors, Drug Prescriptions, Adrenergic Agonists, Transplants, and Perioperative Period.

Erica Lawson
Professor, Pediatrics

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 Maissy
Postdoctoral Scholar, Orthopaedic Surgery

Erica Maissy, PhD's work has touched on Chitosan, Doxorubicin, Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Reproduction, Ribosomal RNA, Suramin, and Microbiota.

Erica Pitsch
Professor, Physical Therapy

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 Sander
Exercise Physiologist, Adult Electrocardiography

Erica Sander's work has touched on Contrast Media, Exercise Tolerance, Male, Heart Rate, Inflammation, Humans, and Phenotype.

Erica Sedlander
Assistant 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
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Erica Winnicki, MD's work has touched on Risk Assessment, Kidney Function Tests, Chronic Kidney Failure, Hematuria, Tissue and Organ Harvesting, Graft Rejection, and Allografts.

Erika Anderson
Specialist, Cardiovascular Research Institute

Erika Anderson, PhD's work has touched on Genome, CCCTC-Binding Factor, Fungal Gene Expression Regulation, Meiosis, Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins, Cell Cycle Checkpoints, and Coprinus.

Erika Castillo Carrion
Specialist, Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases

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
Clinical Research Coordinator, Medicine

Erika Higuchi's work has touched on Calcitriol, Vitamin D3 24-Hydroxylase, Zinc, Tetrazoles, Coordination Complexes, Phospholipids, and Ligands.

Erika Wong
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Erika Wong, MD's research interests include Procedural Sedation, Hospital Acquired Pressure Injury, Innate Immunity, Sepsis, and ERK1 / 2.

Erin C. Accurso
Associate Professor, Psychiatry

Dr. Erin Accurso (she / her/ella) 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.

Erin Amerson
Professor, Dermatology

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 chief 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 Bank
Director of Research Strategy, HDF Comprehensive Cancer Center

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 Demicco
Clinical Research Manager, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Erin Demicco's work has touched on Birth Weight, Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers, Amines, Gestational Diabetes, Caprylates, Fluorocarbons, and Environmental Pollutants.

Erin Goerlich
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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.

Erin Gordon
Associate Professor, Medicine

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 Hubbard
Clin Rsch Crd Sr Ex, Physiological Nursing

Erin Hubbard, MPH's work has touched on Social Environment, Sleep Wake Disorders, Schizophrenia, Mental Disorders, Exercise, Assisted Living Facilities, and Inpatients.

Erin Mathes
Professor, Dermatology

Erin Mathes, MD's research interests include mycoplasma, exanthema, lasers, vascular anomalies, and new parent leave.

Erin McCauley
Assistant Professor, Social Behavioral Sciences

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.

Erin Reilly
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

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
Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

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 Wilson
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 Wingo
Project 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.

Esbeydy Pardo
Senior Program Coordinator, GHS-ExecutiveDirOffice

Esbeydy Pardo's research interests include Public Health Surveillance, Health Equity, One Health, Climate Change, and COVID-19.

Esme Shaller
Professor, Psychiatry

Esme Shaller, PhD's research interests include implementation, adolescent romantic relationships, young adults, risky sexual behavior, and adolescents.

Esther H. Chen
Professor, Emergency Medicine

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
Assistant Professor, 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
Associate Professor, Surgery

Esther Kim, MD's work has touched on Thoracic Nerves, Mammaplasty, Postoperative Hemorrhage, Plastic Surgery, Gender Dysphoria, Antifibrinolytic Agents, and Endrin.

Esther Li
Clinical Research Coordinator, Psychiatry

Esther Li's work has touched on Neurons, Transcriptome, Animals, Exploratory Behavior, GABAergic Neurons, Inbred C57BL Mice, and Locus Coeruleus.

Esther Yuh
Professor, Radiology

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
Postdoctoral Scholar, Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Ethel Tackie-Yarboi, PhD's work has touched on Proteins, Photoaffinity Labels, Hypertension, Blood-Brain Barrier, Neurons, Memory Disorders, and Tetrahydroisoquinolines.

Ethel Wu
Professor, Medicine

Ethel Wu, MD's research interests include Medical Education, Physician-to-Physician Communication, Global Health and Non-communicable Diseases, and Quality Improvement.

Eva Gillis-Buck
Resident, Surgery

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.

Eva Ihle
Professor, Psychiatry

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 Raphael
Assistant 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
Craniofacial NP, Craniofacial Anomalies

Eve Rorison's publications include "Opioid-free Pain Management after Cleft Lip Repair." (Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open, 2023).

Eveline Stock
Associate Professor, Medicine

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 Bigini
Clinical Research Coordinator, GHS - Programs

Evelyn Bigini's work has touched on Aged, DNA Methylation, Quality of Life, Middle Aged, Polysomnography, Sleep, and Pilot Projects.

Evelyn Mok-Lin
Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

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
Associate Professor, Anesthesia

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
Professor, Emergency Medicine

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
Fellow, Medicine

Evelyn Song, MD's work has touched on Arsenic, Heavy Metals, Antineoplastic Agents, Uranium, Brugada Syndrome, Heart Failure, and Cardiotoxicity.

Everlyn Kamau
Postdoctoral Scholar, Proctor Foundation

Everlyn Kamau, PhD's research interests include Genomics & Bioinformatics, Global Health, Seroepidemiology, Enteric Pathogens, and Epidemic & Outbreak Response.

F Goknur Akarca
Clinical Fellow, Pathology

F Goknur Akarca, MD's research interests include Gastrointestinal pathology, Liver pathology, and Surgical pathology.

Faatimah Syed
Clinical Research Coordinator, Neurology

Faatimah Syed's work has touched on Female, Male, 80 and over Aged, Magnetoencephalography, tau Proteins, Aged, and Amyloid beta-Peptides.

Faezeh Abbaspour Kaboudan
Postdoctoral Scholar, Medicine

Faezeh Abbaspour Kaboudan, MD's work has touched on Overweight, Atherosclerosis, Tuberculosis, Risk Factors, Aspartate Aminotransferases, Chronic Renal Insufficiency, and Morbid Obesity.

Fan Xia
Assistant 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 Moon
Clinical Research Supervisor, HDF Comprehensive Cancer Center

Farhana Moon, MPH's work has touched on Aged, Survival Rate, Neoplasm Grading, Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, Ki-67 Antigen, Pancreatic Neoplasms, and Retrospective Studies.

Farzana Perwad
Professor, Pediatrics

My research focus is to understand the molecular mechanisms of regulation of phosphorus and vitamin D metabolism in the setting of chronic kidney disease.

Fatemeh Momen Heravi
Professor, Orofacial Sciences

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
MSP, Pediatrics

Fatima Barragan, MD's work has touched on Adenomyosis, Fibroblasts, Perimenopause, Endometrium, Myometrium, Transcriptome, and Inflammation.

Fatimah Fahimuddin
Assistant Professor, Ob/Gyn - Fresno

Fatimah Fahimuddin, MD's work has touched on Patient Education as Topic, Obstetrics, Surgical Decompression, Intervertebral Disc Displacement, Newborn Infant, Comprehension, and Cesarean Section.

Faustine Ramirez
Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery

Dr. Faustine D. Ramirez is a primary care sports medicine doctor who cares for patients 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
Research Data Analyst, Medicine

Faviola Garcia's work has touched on Attitude of Health Personnel, Blood Pressure Monitors, Reminder Systems, Electronic Health Records, Hypertension, Professional-Patient Relations, and Safety-net Providers.

Fawzy Barry
Clinical Research Coordinator, Medicine

Fawzy Barry's work has touched on Severity of Illness Index, Mental Health, Pain, Fibrosis, Adult, Frailty, and Liver Cirrhosis.

Faye Chan
Professor, Medicine

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.

Fehmida Laxmidhar
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Fehmida Laxmidhar, MD's publications include "Evans Syndrome: Analysis of 1255 Adult Cases in US Hospitals, Revealing Demographics, Associations, and Outcomes." (Int J Hematol Oncol Stem Cell Res, 2025).

Fei Jiang
Associate 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.

Felice Dunn
Professor, Ophthalmology

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.

Felicia Chow
Professor, Neurology

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
Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Felicia Lester, MD, MPH's work has touched on Struma Ovarii, Dermoid Cyst, Contraception, Social Stigma, Fistula, Cesarean Section, and Uganda.

Fernanda Romero Hernandez
Resident, Surgery

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.

Fiffi Negussie
Program Manager, Healthforce Center at UCSF

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.

Finley Baba
Project Director, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Finley Baba's research interests include reproductive health, medication abortion, and abortion access.

Flora Nunez Gallegos
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Dr. Flora Nuñez Gallegos is a pediatric cardiologist who cares for patients with heart disease (both defects present at birth and problems that develop later). She has expertise in fetal and pediatric echocardiography (heart ultrasound).

Fnu Meetu
Specialist, Radiology

Fnu Meetu, PhD's work has touched on Classical Conditioning, Psychological Extinction, Memory Disorders, Hypoxia, Neurogenesis, Sprague-Dawley Rats, and Hippocampus.

Fran Aweeka
Professor, Clinical Pharmacy

Fran Aweeka, PharmD's work has touched on Falciparum Malaria, Lopinavir, Benzoxazines, HIV Protease Inhibitors, Parasitic Pregnancy Complications, Antimalarials, and HIV Infections.

Francesca Nesta Delling
Associate Professor, Medicine

Francesca Nesta Delling, MD, MPH's research interests include sudden cardiac death, cardiomyopathy, aortic valve disease, tricuspid valve disease, and mitral valve prolapse.

Francesca Galbiati
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Francesca Galbiati, MD's work has touched on Sex Characteristics, Kisspeptins, Oxytocin, Infertility, Hyponatremia, Pituitary Neoplasms, and Glycopeptides.

Francesca Nicosia
Associate Professor, Institute for Health & Aging

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.

Franziska Plessow
Associate Professor, Psychiatry

Dr. Franziska Plessow is a cognitive neuroscientist and Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco.

Fumi Mitsuishi
Professor, Psychiatry

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
Postdoctoral Scholar, Neurology

Fumie Hayashi, MD, PhD's work has touched on T-Cell Antigen Receptors, Interleukin-23, Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis, Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases, Bacterial Antibodies, Immunoglobulin G, and Dinoprostone.

Gabriela Fragiadakis
Associate Professor, Medicine

I lead a computational immunology lab studying states of the human immune system across disease contexts using single-cell methods and data integration. We work with a variety of data types, including bulk- and single-cell sequencing and CyTOF.

Gabriela Robles
Clinical Research Coordinator, Proctor Foundation

Gabriela Robles's work has touched on Emigrants and Immigrants, Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, Male Homosexuality, Crime Victims, Sexual Partners, Substance-Related Disorders, and Multilevel Analysis.

Gabriela Schmajuk
Professor, Medicine

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
Assistant Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

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 Aortic Valve Insufficiency.

Gabriella Grisotti
Assistant Professor, Surgery

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
Staff Research Associate, Radiology

Gabriella Ramil's work has touched on X-Ray Computed Tomography, Male, Computer-Assisted Image Processing, Radius, Bone Density, Cancellous Bone, and Aged.

Gail Shibata
Professor, Anesthesia

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 Kazakia
Professor, Radiology

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.

Galen Joseph
Professor, Humanities & Social Sciences

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
Assistant Researcher, Neurology

Ganna Blazhenets, PhD's research interests include Positron emission tomography, Alzheimer's disease, Neurodegeneration, and Neuroimaging.

Garani Nadaraja
Associate Professor, Otolaryngology

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
Associate Specialist, Neurological Surgery

Gayathri Warrier's work has touched on Glucocorticoids, Isocitrate Dehydrogenase, Oligodendroglioma, DNA Methylation, Brain Neoplasms, Genetic Epigenesis, and Clinical Trials as Topic.

Gayle Kouklis
Volunteer Clinical Instructor, Emergency Medicine - Fresno

Gayle Kouklis, MD's work has touched on Skeletal Muscle, Regeneration, Chlamydia Infections, Retrospective Studies, Tumor Suppressor Protein p14ARF, Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques, and Time Factors.

Geeta Narlikar
Professor, Biochemistry and Biophysics

Geeta Narlikar, PhD's work has touched on Schizosaccharomyces, Chromatin Assembly and Disassembly, Chromatin, Heterochromatin, Adenosine Triphosphatases, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and Nucleosomes.

Geeta Ramesh
Volunteer 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.

Geetha Sivasubramanian
Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases- Fresno

Infectious Disease Specialist. Interests include Fungal infections, health disparities and medical education.

Geethu Nair
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Geethu Nair, MD, FACP's work has touched on Physicians, Brain Neoplasms, Fertilization in Vitro, Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Neoplasms, Colorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary Neoplastic Syndromes, and Pregnancy.

Geetika Mehra
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Geetika Mehra, MD's work has touched on Transsexualism, Humans, Pilot Projects, Young Adult, Retrospective Studies, Intention, and Fertility Preservation.

Gemma Rooney
Assistant Director, Innovation Ventures

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.

Genevieve Manahan
Assistant Professor, Anesthesia

I am a cardiac anesthesiologist and critical care intensivist with a strong interest in perioperative ultrasound, blood conservation strategies, and simulation-based education. I serve as the Program Director for the Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellowship at UCSF, Director of the Anesthesia Skills Lab, and Director of ICU Ultrasound.

Geraldina Lionetti
Professor, Pediatrics

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
Clinical Professor, Community Health Systems

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
Professor, Proctor Foundation

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.

Ghoncheh Amouzandeh
Assistant Researcher, Radiology

Ghoncheh Amouzandeh's work has touched on Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Electric Conductivity, Primary Myelofibrosis, Diffusion, Imaging Phantoms, Bone Marrow, and Water.

Gillian Foley
Fellow, Medicine

Gillian Foley, MD's work has touched on Swimming, Pair 22 Human Chromosomes, Chromosome Disorders, Social Behavior, Spatial Memory, Cognition Disorders, and Autistic Disorder.

Gillian Hirst
Associate Professor, Surgery

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 Progesterone Receptors.

Gina Borgo
Postdoctoral Scholar, Medicine

Gina Borgo, PhD's work has touched on Aortitis, Phospholipases, Bartonella, Rickettsia, Epitopes, Felidae, and Amino Acid Transport Systems.

Gina Capodanno
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

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
Clinical Research Coordinator, Neurology

Gina Gwiazda, MA's work has touched on Functional Laterality, Female, Male, Adolescent, Young Adult, Humans, and Mathematical Concepts.

Gina Moreno-John
Professor, Medicine

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.

Gina Partipilo
Postdoctoral Scholar, Hooper Foundation

Gina Partipilo, PhD's work has touched on Shewanella, Bacterial Gene Expression Regulation, Single-Cell Analysis, Photoacoustic Techniques, Electronic Transistors, Texas, and Electron Transport.

Gina Pfeifle
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Dr. Pfeifle is an Associate Clinical Professor and pediatric neuropsychologist in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Developmental Medicine.

Gina Solomon
Professor, 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.

Gisela Marrero-Rivera
Assistant Professor, Laboratory Medicine

Gisela Marrero-Rivera, MD's work has touched on Erythrocyte Transfusion, Latin America, Graft vs Host Disease, Pancytopenia, Donor Selection, Pregnancy, and Blood Donors.

Glenda Baguso
Assistant Professor, Institute for Health & Aging

Glenda Baguso, PhD, RN, MPH's work has touched on Substance-Related Disorders, Male Homosexuality, Crime, Cocaine, Anti-HIV Agents, Transsexualism, and Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Diseases.

Glenna Dowling
Professor Emeritus, Physiological Nursing

Glenna Dowling, RN, PhD, FAAN's work has touched on Walking Speed, Self Care, Behavior Therapy, Psychiatric Nursing, Frontotemporal Dementia, Schizophrenic Psychology, and Nursing Assessment.

Gloria Annette Aguirre
Community Engagements Manager, Neurology

Gloria Annette Aguirre's work has touched on Humans, Aged, Vulnerable Populations, Women's Health, 80 and over Aged, Mental Health, and Creativity.

Gloria Sue
Assistant Professor, Surgery

Gloria Sue, MD is an Assistant Professor in the Plastic Surgery Division of the Department of Surgery.

Gloria Tavera
Clinical Fellow, Medicine

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.

Golde Dudell
Professor, Pediatrics

Golde Dudell, MD's work has touched on Stomach Diseases, Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Premature Infant, Newborn Infant, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, Fetal Organ Maturity, and Infant Formula.

Gowri Aragam
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

Gowri Aragam, MD's work has touched on Stakeholder Participation, Curriculum, Peer Group, Culturally Competent Care, Mental Health Services, Efficiency, and Racism.

Grace A Lin
Professor, Medicine

Dr. Grace A. Lin is a specialist in internal medicine who provides primary care.

Grace Banik
Assistant Prof of Clin OHNS, Office of the CEO

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
Assistant Professor, Anesthesia

Grace Donzelli, MD's work has touched on Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Bacterial Proteins, Carbapenems, Imipenem, beta-Lactamases, Women, and Graduate Medical Education.

Grace Kim
Professor, Pathology

Grace Kim, MD's work has touched on Cholestasis, Wolman Disease, Pancreatic Neoplasms, Endoscopic Mucosal Resection, Ampulla of Vater, Liver Diseases, and Pancreatic Ductal Carcinoma.

Grace Zhang
Clinical Fellow, Medicine

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
Resident, Surgery

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.

Griffin Gorsky
Clinical Fellow, Pediatrics

Griffin Gorsky, MPH, MD's work has touched on Postpartum Depression, Young Adult, Breast Feeding, United States, Parental Leave, Humans, and Newborn Infant.

Guangyi Wang
Assistant Researcher, Institute for Health Policy Studies

The overarching goal of my research is to examine the impacts of social and economic policies on health disparities across the life course and to inform effective policy implementation. My work focuses on understanding how large-scale policies, particularly those related to poverty, food / nutrition, and education, affect health outcomes among economically disadvantaged and racial/ethnic minority populations.

Guifang Wang
Recall Non-Faculty ACAD, Urology

Guifang Wang, MD's work has touched on Sprague-Dawley Rats, Muscle Development, Penis, Penile Erection, Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy, Aminopropionitrile, and Myostatin.

Guinn Dunn
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Guinn Dunn is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the UCSF Division of Hospital Medicine, where she provides comprehensive medical care for hospitalized adults at both the Parnassus and St. Mary's campuses.

Gwynne Church
Professor, Pediatrics

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.

H E Hinson
Professor, Neurology

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 Park
Postdoctoral Scholar, Biochemistry and Biophysics

Hae Eun Park, PhD's work has touched on Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors, Insulin Receptor, Caenorhabditis elegans, Genetic Fitness, Immunity, Mutation, and Diacetyl.

Hai-Yen Sung
Professor Emeritus, Institute for Health & Aging

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
Professor, Medicine - Fresno

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
Associate Professor, Radiology

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.

Hailyn Nielsen
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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.

Hala Borno
Associate Professor, Medicine

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).

Haley Naik
Associate Professor, Dermatology

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.

Hamidah Mahmud
Resident, Ophthalmology

Hamidah Mahmud's work has touched on Trachoma, Mass Drug Administration, Drug Implants, Intravitreal Injections, Anti-Infective Agents, Uveitis, and Azithromycin.

Hana El-Samad
Professor, Biochemistry and Biophysics

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.

Hanna Martens
Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Biophysics

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
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Pediatric Endocrinologist at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland and San Francisco

Hannah Choi
Staff Research Associate II, Neurological Surgery

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
Resident Physician, Surgery

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
Clinical Research Supervisor 2, Neurology

Hannah George's work has touched on Physician's Role, California, Psychological Adaptation, Practice Attitudes Health Knowledge, Aged, Patient Participation, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.

Hannah Glass
Professor, Neurology

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
Physician, Pediatrics

Hannah Kohrman, MD, MS's work has touched on House Calls, Vegetables, Physicians, Soil Pollutants, Urban Population, San Francisco, and Diet.

Hannah Leslie
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Hannah Perrin, MD's research interests include Child Development, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Policy, ADHD, and Advocacy.

Hannah Radabaugh
Postdoctoral Scholar, Neurological Surgery

Hannah Radabaugh, PhD's work has touched on Machine Learning, Information Dissemination, Brain Injuries, Recovery of Function, Neurological Rehabilitation, Animal Behavior, and Spatial Learning.

Hannah Snyder
Associate Professor, Family Community Medicine

Hannah Snyder, MD's research interests include primary care, buprenorphine, addiction, and substance use disorder.

Harini Sarathy
Associate Professor, Medicine

Dr. Harini Sarathy is an Associate 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
PROJECT POLICY ANL 3, Neurology

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
Clinical Fellow, Pediatrics

Harpinder Dhinsa, MD's work has touched on Genetic Skin Diseases, Antioxidants, Neurotoxins, Polypodium, Child, Female, and Lip.

Harsh Sharma
Postdoctoral Scholar, Dermatology

Harsh Sharma, PhD's work has touched on Embryo Research, Lithocholic Acid, Embryo Disposition, Alternative Splicing, Ceramides, Hydrogels, and Exons.

Hayarpi Torosyan
Postdoctoral Scholar, Cardiovascular Research Institute

Hayarpi Torosyan's work has touched on Protein Stability, Protein Multimerization, Sterols, Smoothened Receptor, Cytoskeletal Proteins, beta-Lactamase Inhibitors, and Excipients.

Hayley Barnes
Associate Professor, Medicine

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.

Hazel Perry
Genetic Counselor III, Craniofacial Anomalies

Hazel Perry's work has touched on Homeodomain Proteins, Zebrafish Proteins, Comparative Genomic Hybridization, Craniofacial Abnormalities, Ventricular Heart Septal Defects, Diaphragmatic Hernia, and Gene Deletion.

Heather Briscoe
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

I am primarily a clinician educator based at the San Francisco General Hospital in Pediatrics. What I am most interested in is addressing the racially disparate composition of children in foster care, in San Francisco in particular.

Heather Fullerton
Professor, Neurology

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 Gould
Project Research Director, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Heather Gould, MPH's work has touched on Induced Abortion, Patient Education as Topic, Unplanned Pregnancy, Ambulatory Care Facilities, Decision Making, Abortion Applicants, and Counseling.

Heather Greenwood
Associate Professor, Radiology

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.

Heather Hervey-Jumper
Associate Professor, Anesthesia

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)

Heather Huddleston
Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

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 Leutwyler
Professor, Physiological Nursing

My program of research focuses on the identification of factors associated with poor physical health among older adults with schizophrenia in order to design effective interventions.

Heather Nye
Professor, Medicine

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
Professor, Medicine

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.

Hedieh Matinrad
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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
Physical Therapist, COO

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 Frank
Division Manager, Medicine

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.

Heidi Kirsch
Professor, Neurology

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.

Helen Chen
Volunteer Clinical Professor, Medicine

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.

Helen Kim
Professor, Anesthesia

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.

Helen Pu
Clinical Fellow, Medicine

Helen Pu, MD's work has touched on Immunoglobulin Light Chains, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases, Myelin Proteins, Mutagenesis, N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferases, Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains, and Central Nervous System.

Helen Stankiewicz Karita
Associate Professor, Medicine

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 Willsey
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

The Willsey Lab at UCSF focuses on uncovering the molecular mechanisms that drive autism spectrum disorder and its frequently co-occurring conditions. Our lab investigates how diverse autism-associated genes, many of which display striking pleiotropy, converge on shared biological pathways during development.

Helena Record
Resident, Surgery

Helena Record, MD's work has touched on Body Mass Index, Mastectomy, Segmental Mastectomy, Mammography, Dendrites, Tubulin, and Breast Ductal Carcinoma.

Hemali Batra-Sharma
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Hemali Batra-Sharma, MD's work has touched on Spleen, Paclitaxel, Visceral Leishmaniasis, Parasite Load, Dietary Fats, Breast Neoplasms, and Molecular Targeted Therapy.

Hemra Cil
Assistant Professor, Anesthesia

I am an anesthesiologist in the Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). I received my medical degree from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in Ankara, Turkey, where I also completed her residency and served as Chief Resident in Anesthesiology and Reanimation.

Henriette Macmillan
Specialist, Medicine

Henriette Macmillan, PhD's work has touched on Chemotaxis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacterial Gene Expression Regulation, Histocompatibility Antigens Class II, Antigens, Bacterial Fimbriae, and B-Cell Antigen Receptors.

Hilary Heuer
Professional Researcher, Neurology

Hilary Heuer, PhD's work has touched on C9orf72 Protein, Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Executive Function, Pick Disease of the Brain, Tauopathies, and Progressive Supranuclear Palsy.

Hilary Ong
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine

Hilary Ong, MD, FAAP's work has touched on Beverages, Feeding Behavior, Generic Drugs, Poverty, Diet, Air Pollutants, and Oryza.

Hilary Seligman
Professor, Medicine

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.

Hilde Schjerven
Associate Professor, Laboratory Medicine

Hilde Schjerven, PhD's work has touched on Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma, Polymeric Immunoglobulin Receptors, Ikaros Transcription Factor, Up-Regulation, Precursor B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma, bcr-abl Fusion Proteins, and Lymphopoiesis.

Hildegarde Schell-Chaple
Volunteer Clinical Professor, Physiological Nursing

Hildegarde Schell-Chaple, RN, MS, FAAN's research interests include Hemodynamics, Body temperature alterations, Fever, CRRT, and Respiratory failure & ARDS.

Hillary Braun
Assistant Professor, Surgery

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).

Hillary Copp
Professor, Urology

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.

Himali Weerahandi
Associate Professor, Medicine

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
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Hind Al Saif, MD's work has touched on Renal Insufficiency, Optic Atrophy, Usher Syndromes, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Apraxias, and Intellectual Disability.

Hohui Wang
Associate Professor, Psychiatry

Hohui Wang, MD's research interests include gut-brain axis, trauma and PTSD, sleep, cultural psychiatry, and medical education.

Holly Ingraham
Professor, Cellular Molecular Pharmacology

ABOUT MY SCIENCE: Holly A. Ingraham, Ph.D., is the Herzstein Endowed Professor in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology at UCSF. Her research focuses on sex differences and hormone-responsive nodes in the brain and peripheral tissues that regulate metabolic, skeletal, and gut physiology.

Holly Martin
Professor, Pediatrics

Holly Martin, MD's research interests include Global Health, Leadership, Patient Education Models, Medical Education, and Digital Health.

Holly Wing
Sr. CRC, Psychiatry

Holly Wing's work has touched on Patient Navigation, State Government, Caregivers, Psychological Stress, Community Health Centers, Transportation, and Child Health.

Homa Majd
Associate Specialist, 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
Postdoctoral Scholar, Surgery

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
Clinical Fellow, Medicine

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.

Hope Rugo
Professor Emeritus, Medicine

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.

Hsuan-Yuan Wang
Postdoctoral Scholar, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Hsuan-Yuan Wang, PhD's work has touched on Fungal Drug Resistance, Genetic Polymorphism, Cytomegalovirus, Viral Antibodies, Azoles, Cytomegalovirus Vaccines, and Cytomegalovirus Infections.

Hua Su
Professor, Anesthesia

I am a Professor in the Department of Anesthesia at the University of California San Francisco. I am an experienced molecular and cellular biologist, has a long-term record in conducting cerebrovascular and cardiovascular research.

Hueylan Chern
Professor, Surgery

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 Lin
Assistant 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 Shen
Statistician, Medicine

Hui Shen's work has touched on Chronic Hepatitis C, Glutamate-Ammonia Ligase, Myocardial Revascularization, Veterans Health, Patient Participation, Implantable Defibrillators, and Home Care Services.

Huijeong Jeong
Postdoctoral Scholar, Neurology

Huijeong Jeong, PhD's work has touched on Prefrontal Cortex, Neurons, Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide, Cobalt, Classical Conditioning, Reversal Learning, and Interneurons.

Huijuan Yan
Postdoctoral 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.

Huimin Geng
Associate Professor, Laboratory Medicine

Associate Member of the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center (Hematopoietic Malignancies Program)

Hulya Ulugut
Postdoctoral Scholar, Neurology

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.

Ida Sim
Professor, Medicine

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.

Idelisse Ortiz Torres
Assistant Professor, Neurology

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
Associate Professor, Family Health Care Nursing

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.

Ignacia Arteaga
Assistant Researcher, Institute for Health Policy Studies

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
Assistant Professor, Bioengineering

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
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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
Resident, Pathology

Ilay Caliskan, MD's work has touched on Reoperation, Survival Rate, Vaccination, Female, Adult, Incidence, and Humans.

Ilona Frieden
Prof of Clin-hcomp, Dermatology

Ilona Frieden, MD's research interests include Hemangiomas, Mentoring, Pediatric Dermatology, Vascular Birthmarks, and Collaborative Research.

Ilse Larson
Professor, Pediatrics

Ilse Larson, MD's work has touched on Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Mothers, Infant Formula, Pacifiers, Human Milk, Neonatal Screening, and Lactation.

Ilse Wiechers
Professor, Psychiatry

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.

Ina Park
Professor, 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 Folger
Postdoctoral 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 Chen
Associate 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
Assistant Researcher, Medicine

Inna Gerlovina, PhD's work has touched on Parasites, Haplotypes, Genetic Models, Probability, Genomics, Statistical Distributions, and Malaria.

Iona Cheng
Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

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
Sr. Statistical Scientist, Medicine

Irena Cenzer's work has touched on Dementia, Activities of Daily Living, Loneliness, Social Isolation, Retirement, Prisoners, and Palliative Care.

Irene Chang
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Irene Chang, MD's work has touched on Rhinoplasty, Hepatolenticular Degeneration, Type 3 Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor, Cerebellar Ataxia, Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation, Sensorineural Hearing Loss, and Abnormal Reflex.

Irene Yen
Professor, Social Behavioral Sciences

Irene Yen, PhD, MPH's research interests include youth, Social determinants, city and transportation planning, aging, and children.

Irina Gorodetskaya
Clinical Research Supervisor, Surgery

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
Professor, Psychiatry

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
Specialist, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Irina Tolstykh, MS's work has touched on Colonic Neoplasms, Articular Cartilage, Leg Length Inequality, Cancer Survivors, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Arthralgia, and Knee Osteoarthritis.

Iris Liu
Resident, Surgery

Iris Liu, MD's research interests include Chronic limb-threatening ischemia, Vascular calcification

Iris Otani
Professor, Medicine

Dr. Iris Otani serves as the Medical Director and Fellowship Program Director for UCSF Allergy & Immunology. Her academic interests lie in the intersection of drug allergy, quality improvement, and medical education.

Isabel Elaine Allen
Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

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
Clinical Research Coordinator, Surgery

Isabel Arango's publications include "Voltage-based magnetization switching and reading in magnetoelectric spin-orbit nanodevices." (Nat Commun, 2024).

Isabel Ostrer
Clinical Fellow, Medicine

Isabel Ostrer, MD is a National Clinician Scholars Program Research Fellow who is currently pursuing a Master's Degree in Clinical and Epidemiological Research with a focus on Clinical Informatics. Her work focuses on how to implement and evaluate health systems-focused AI tools, with a particular emphasis on their intersection with social drivers of health.

Isabel Rodriguez-Barraquer
Associate Professor, Medicine

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.

Isabel Sible
Clin Neuropsychology Fellow, Neurology

Isabel Sible, PhD, MA's work has touched on Amyloid beta-Peptides, Cerebrovascular Disorders, Antihypertensive Agents, Hypertension, Alzheimer Disease, tau Proteins, and Cerebrovascular Circulation.

Isabella Terrazas
Clinical Research Coordinator, Neurological Surgery

Isabella Terrazas's work has touched on T-Lymphocytes, Humans, Natural Killer Cells, Breast Neoplasms, Single-Cell Analysis, Neoplastic Gene Expression Regulation, and Genetic Heterogeneity.

Isabelle Remick
Research Project Manager, Radiology

Isabelle Remick's publications include "Foraminal [18F]FDG uptake on PET / MRI is associated with radiculopathy and symptom reduction after image-guided nerve root block." (AJNR Am J Neuroradiol, 2025).

Ishani Banik
Postdoctoral Scholar, Radiation Oncology

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.

Iwei Yeh
Professor, Dermatology

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.

Jacqueline DesJardin
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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.

Jackie Miller
Research Data Analyst 3, Institute for Health Policy Studies

Jackie Miller's work has touched on Home Care Services, Humans, and Qualitative Research.

Jaclyn Vargas
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Jaclyn Vargas, MD's work has touched on Alcoholism, Intensive Care Units, Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium, Internship and Residency, Patient Readmission, Veterans, and Inappropriate Prescribing.

Jacque Duncan
Professor, Ophthalmology

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 Bresnahan
Recall Faculty, Neurological Surgery

Jacqueline Bresnahan, PhD's work has touched on Reflex, Motor Activity, Locomotion, Arterial Pressure, Wallerian Degeneration, Meningomyelocele, and Spinal Cord Injuries.

Jacqueline Grupp-Phelan
Professor, Emergency Medicine

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 Leung
Professor Emeritus, Anesthesia

Dr. Leung is Professor in the Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care at the University of California, San Francisco. She is also the director of the Perioperative Medicine Research Group based at UCSF.

Jacqueline Lopez
Resident, Ophthalmology

Jacqueline Lopez, MD's work has touched on Medication Adherence, County Hospitals, Strongyloides stercoralis, Newborn Infant, Calmodulin-Binding Proteins, Muscle Proteins, and Ancylostoma.

Jacqueline Torres
Associate Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

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
Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Jacquelyn Chyu, MD's work has touched on Pregnancy, Pelvis, Congenital Abnormalities, Adrenal Gland Neoplasms, Dinoprostone, Neuroblastoma, and Cervix Uteri.

Jacquelyn Knox
Resident, Surgery

Jacquelyn Knox, MD's work has touched on Text Messaging, Thinking, Sacrum, Clinical Competence, Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy, Surgical Blood Loss, and Internship and Residency.

Jacquelyn Maher
Professor, Medicine

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
Professor, Surgery

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.

Jaeyeon Kim
Postdoctoral Scholar, Neurology

Jaeyeon Kim, PhD's work has touched on Neurogenesis, Callithrix, Neural Inhibition, Smell, Lateral Ventricles, Olfactory Mucosa, and Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor.

Jaime Leong
Lab 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
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Jaime Rosenthal, MD's work has touched on Random Allocation, Hospital Economics, Medical Fees, Hip Replacement Arthroplasty, Medically Uninsured, Relative Value Scales, and Hip Prosthesis.

Jamie Cohen
Staff Psychologist, Psychiatry

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 Fong
Certified Genetic Counselor, Neurology

Jamie Fong, MS's work has touched on Organometallic Compounds, Genetic Testing, Neuropsychological Tests, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, C9orf72 Protein, Prion Proteins, and Ruthenium.

Jamie Yao
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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
Assistant Professor, Ob/Gyn - Fresno

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.

Jana Mike
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

I study neonatal brain hypoxic-ischemic injury. Specifically I focus on the role of Arginase-1 in microglial efferocytosis and brain fibrosis.

Jane E Koehler
Professor Emeritus, Medicine

Jane E Koehler, MD's research interests include Bartonella virulence gene expression and regulation, identification of new Bartonella species

Jane Abanes
Assistant 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
Database Technician, Medicine

Jane Berkeley is the database manager for the UCSF Interstitial Lung Disease Program. She has been with the ILD Program since 2008.

Jane Jih
Associate Professor, Medicine

Jane Jih, MD, MPH, MAS, is a practicing general internist and investigator in the Division of General Internal Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Jih's 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.

Jane Rabbitt
Clin Nurse 2, Neurological Surgery

Jane Rabbitt, BSN's work has touched on Cancer Vaccines, Brain Neoplasms, Poly I-C, Camptothecin, Tumor Microenvironment, Dacarbazine, and Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium.

Jane Symington
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

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 Wang
Resident Physician, Surgery

Jane (Jaeyun) Wang, M.D. is 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
Professor, Medicine

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.

Janel Long-Boyle
Professor, Clinical Pharmacy

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 Urata
Project 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, Vaping, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Nurse Administrators, and Cell Phone.

Janessa Broussard
Nurse Practitioner 2, Medicine

Janessa Broussard, RN, MS, NP's work has touched on Hepatitis C Antibodies, HIV Infections, Methamphetamine, Hepatitis C, Observational Studies as Topic, HIV-1, and Point-of-Care Testing.

Janet Chu
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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 and advance opportunity for all.

Janet Coffman
Professor, Institute for Health Policy Studies

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.

Janet Cowan
Manager, UCATS Stats Group, Urology

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.

Janet Finer-Moore
Recall Non-Faculty Academic, Biochemistry and Biophysics

Janet Finer-Moore, PhD's work has touched on Quinazolines, Molecular Models, tRNA Methyltransferases, X-Ray Crystallography, Folic Acid, Hydro-Lyases, and Thymidylate Synthase.

Janet Ho
Associate Professor, Medicine

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 Jue
Clinical 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
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Janet Lee, MD, MPH, MAS's work has touched on Testosterone, Telemedicine, Familial Hypophosphatemic Rickets, Bone Density, Fibroblast Growth Factors, X-Linked Genetic Diseases, and Osteoporosis.

Janet Myers
Professor, Medicine

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.

Janet Shim
Professor, Social Behavioral Sciences

Sociology of health and illness; social inequalities in health; science, technology, and medicine studies; race, gender, and class; qualitative research methods.

Janet Sung
Assistant Professor, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Janet Sung, DMD, MD, MPH's work has touched on Curriculum, Global Health, Dental Education, United States, Dental Schools, Humans, and Oral Health.

Janet Wojcicki
Professor, Pediatrics

Janet Wojcicki, PhD, MPH's work has touched on Telomere, Human Herpesvirus 8, Postpartum Period, Food Labeling, Pediatric Obesity, Maternal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena, and Telomere Shortening.

Janice Schwartz
Recalled Professor in Residence, Medicine

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.

Janice Tsoh
Professor, Psychiatry

I am a practicing clinical psychologist and Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). I also served as Co-Director of the Asian American Research Center on Health (AsianARCH.org) from 2017 to 2025.

Janice Vong
Project Policy Analyst 1, Institute for Health & Aging

Janice Vong's work has touched on Longitudinal Studies, Male, Students, United States, Curriculum, Young Adult, and Humans.

Janine Lupo
Professor, Radiology

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.

Janne Boone-Heinonen
Professor, Institute for Health Policy Studies

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 Yeh
Associate Professor, Institute for Health & Aging

I am an Associate Professor at UCSF’s Institute for Health & Aging in the School of Nursing. As a sociologist and gerontologist, I focus my research on age-friendly communities, age-friendly health systems, and workforce issues that impact older adults, people living with dementia, and caregivers.

Jasleen Kaur
Professional Svcs. Contractor, Neurological Surgery

Jasleen Kaur's work has touched on Speech, Somatosensory Cortex, Brain Neoplasms, Cerebrovascular Disorders, Reading, Language, and Epoxide Hydrolases.

Jasleen Kukreja
Professor, Surgery

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
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Jasmine Santoyo-Olsson, DrPH, MSc's work has touched on Dementia, Rural Population, Suicide, Psychological Stress, Urban Population, Community Health Services, and Pamphlets.

Jasmine Wong
Associate Professor, Surgery

Jasmine Wong, MD's work has touched on Preoperative Care, Axilla, Prophylactic Mastectomy, Fiducial Markers, Segmental Mastectomy, Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy, and Sentinel Lymph Node.

Jaya Mallidi
Associate Professor, Medicine

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
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Jayme Congdon MD, MS is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Core 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 access to high-quality care.

Jayne Lewis
Research 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 Digitale
Postdoctoral Scholar, Anesthesia

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 Feng
Associate Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

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Jean Nakamura
Professor, Radiation Oncology

Jean Nakamura, MD's work has touched on Ionizing Radiation, Space Flight, Neurofibromin 1, DNA Glycosylases, Glycolysis, Radiosurgery, and Neurofibromatosis 1.

Jean Star
Assistant Professor, Orofacial Sciences

Jean Star, DDS, MPH's work has touched on Quaternary Ammonium Compounds, General Anesthesia, Aftercare, Silver Compounds, Topical Fluorides, Aortic Coarctation, and Odontodysplasia.

Jeanette Hyer
Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology

Jeanette Hyer, PhD's work has touched on Social Determinants of Health, Organogenesis, Medicare, Eye, Nervous System Neoplasms, Cholangiocarcinoma, and Hepatectomy.

Jeanne Laberge
Professor Emeritus, Radiology

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
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

Jeanne McPhee, PhD's work has touched on Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, Mental Health, Juvenile Delinquency, Case Management, Risk Assessment, Criminal Law, and Recidivism.

Jeanne Tschann
Recall Faculty, Psychiatry

Jeanne Tschann, PhD's work has touched on Mothers, Risk-Taking, Sexual Partners, Mexican Americans, Parent-Child Relations, Unsafe Sex, and Social Support.

Jeannette Lager
Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Dr. Jeannette Lager is a minimally invasive gynecology surgeon who cares for patients with endometriosis, fibroids, and adenomyosis. Utilizing cutting-edge minimally invasive techniques for both medical and surgical management, Dr. Lager is dedicated to ensuring the best outcomes for patients.

Jeannette Tenthorey
Assistant Professor, Cellular Molecular Pharmacology

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
Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery

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
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Jeannie Tran is an academic hospitalist in the Division of Hospital Medicine at UCSF Parnassus.

Jelena Mustra Rakic
Postdoctoral Scholar, Cardiovascular Research Institute

Jelena Mustra Rakic, PhD's work has touched on Cigarette Smoking, Carcinogens, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Ferrets, Apolipoprotein L1, Nitrosamines, and Anticarcinogenic Agents.

Jen Perkins
Professor, Medicine

Jen Perkins, MD, MBA's work has touched on Thyroid Nodule, Deprescriptions, Blood Glucose, Iodine Radioisotopes, Endocannabinoids, Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers, and Tooth.

Jenelle Wallace
Postdoctoral Scholar, Neurology

Jenelle Wallace, PhD's work has touched on Species Specificity, Neuroglia, Microglia, Synapses, Olfactory Perception, Prefrontal Cortex, and Waste Management.

Jenifer Matthews
Professor, Pediatrics

Jenifer Matthews, MD's work has touched on Child, Focus Groups, Evaluation Studies as Topic, Physician-Patient Relations, Health Status Disparities, Cultural Competency, and Humans.

Jenise Wong
Professor, Pediatrics

Jenise Wong, MD, PhD's work has touched on Blood Glucose, Software, Quality of Life, Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Hypoglycemia, Hypoglycemic Agents, and Ambulatory Monitoring.

Jenna Lester
Associate Professor, Dermatology

Jenna Lester, MD's work has touched on Cultural Diversity, Healthcare Disparities, Skin Diseases, Skin, Publications, Dermatology, and Photography.

Jennie Taylor
Associate Professor, Neurology

Jennie Taylor, MD, MPH's work has touched on DNA Modification Methylases, Nervous System Diseases, Alkylating Antineoplastic Agents, Brain Neoplasms, Lomustine, Astrocytoma, and Drug Costs.

Jennifer Arjona
Senior Clinical Research Coordinator, Neurology

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
Professor, Medicine

Jennifer Babik, MD, PhD's research interests include Scholarly: medical education, subspecialty education, curriculum development, clinical teaching, and Clinical: infectious diseases.

Jennifer Buchanan
Associate Professor, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

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).

Jennifer Carlson
Professor, Pediatrics

Jennifer Carlson, MD, is a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics in the division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine at UCSF. In addition, she is a board-certified Clinical Informatician. Clinically, she works in both ambulatory and inpatient roles with an expertise in the management of patients with eating disorders.

Jennifer Chen
Associate Professor, Medicine

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
Professor, Neurology

Jennifer Clarke, MD, MPH's work has touched on Dacarbazine, Brain Neoplasms, Meningeal Carcinomatosis, Cancer Vaccines, Isocitrate Dehydrogenase, Mutation, and Neuroepithelial Neoplasms.

Jennifer Cocohoba
Professor, Clinical Pharmacy

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
Project Director, Medicine

Jennifer Cohen, MPA's work has touched on Housing, Medicare Part D, Trichomonas Infections, Female Homosexuality, Bisexuality, Optimism, and Substance-Related Disorders.

Jennifer Creasman
Clinical Informatics Manager, Info Tech Services

Jennifer Creasman's work has touched on Physiological Sexual Dysfunction, Menopause, Salpingectomy, BRCA2 Genes, Hot Flashes, BRCA1 Genes, and Women.

Jennifer Daniels
Visiting Resident, Surgery - Fresno

Jennifer Daniels, DO's work has touched on Propensity Score, Traumatic Brain Injuries, Treatment Outcome, Retrospective Studies, Humans, Venous Thromboembolism, and Adult.

Jennifer Doudna
Professor, Cellular Molecular Pharmacology

Jennifer Doudna, PhD's work has touched on Catalytic RNA, CRISPR-Cas Systems, Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats, Genetic Engineering, Ribonucleoproteins, Endodeoxyribonucleases, and Bacterial Proteins.

Jennifer Dunn
Assistant Professor, Family Health Care Nursing

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
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Jennifer Duong, MD's research interests include cystic fibrosis gastrointestinal disease

Jennifer Evans
Specialist, Medicine

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
Associate Professor, Psychiatry

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.

Jennifer Fung
Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Jennifer Fung, PhD's research interests include recombination and DNA repair, cellular and subcellular morphological changes, Environmental Health, Fluorescence microscopy, and reproductive health.

Jennifer Fung
Project Manager, Medicine

Jennifer Fung's work has touched on Reproduction, Environmental Pollutants, Toxicity Tests, Activating Transcription Factors, Glioma, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and Drug Design.

Jennifer Grandis
American Cancer Society Professor, Otolaryngology

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.

Jennifer Jain
Assistant Professor, Community Health Systems

My research focuses on the intersection of substance use, HIV, and related infections among marginalized populations, including people who inject drugs (PWID), female sex workers (FSW), and men who have sex with men (MSM).

Jennifer James
Associate Professor, Institute for Health & Aging

Jennifer James, PhD, MS, MSW's work has touched on Breast Neoplasms, Early Detection of Cancer, Cultural Anthropology, Prisons, Medicine, Moral Obligations, and Access to Information.

Jennifer Karlin
Associate Professor, Family Community Medicine

Jennifer Karlin, MD, PhD's research interests include Person-centered care, US urban health, clinical ethics, history of medicine, and expertise.

Jennifer Kerns
Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

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 Ko
Project 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.

Jennifer Lai
Professor, Medicine

Triple-board certified in transplant hepatology, physician nutrition, and integrative health, Dr. Lai is a practicing Integrative Hepatologist who specializes in caring for patients across the entire spectrum of liver disease, from pre-diagnosis to liver transplant.

Jennifer Le
Clinical Research Coordinator, Psychiatry

Jennifer Le's work has touched on Humans, Adult, Prevalence, Middle Aged, Substance-Related Disorders, Smoking Cessation, and California.

Jennifer Luan
Clinical Research Manager, HDF Comprehensive Cancer Center

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.

Jennifer Ly
Associate Professor, Psychiatry

Dr. Jennifer Ly is an Associate Clinical Professor and Attending Psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (DPBS). 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 Mandal
Associate Professor, Medicine

Jennifer Mandal, MD's work has touched on Workplace, Staff Development, Patient Care Team, Pharmacy Education, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Interprofessional Relations, and Fingers.

Jennifer Manuel
Associate Professor, Psychiatry

Jennifer Manuel, PhD's work has touched on Health Personnel, Substance-Related Disorders, Buprenorphine, Motivational Interviewing, Social Support, Self-Help Groups, and Psychotherapy.

Jennifer Michlitsch
Professor, Pediatrics

Jennifer Michlitsch, MD's work has touched on Vincristine, Neonatal Screening, Gynecologic Surgical Procedures, Vaginal Neoplasms, Anemia, Hemoglobinopathies, and Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma.

Jennifer Mitchell
Professor, Neurology

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
Associate Professor, Medicine

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
Professor, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

Jennifer Perkins, DDS, MD's research interests include predoctoral dental education, Dentoalveolar surgery, undergraduate medical education, oral and maxillofacial pathology, and postdoctoral dental education.

Jennifer Puck
Professor Emeritus, Pediatrics

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 Rosenbluth
Associate Professor, Medicine

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
Project Policy Analyst, Anesthesia

Jennifer Sasaki Russell, PhD's work has touched on Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Anesthesia, Maze Learning, Isoflurane, Anesthetics, Basolateral Nuclear Complex, and Septal Nuclei.

Jennifer Smith
Associate Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Jennifer Smith, PhD, MSc's work has touched on Trichiasis, Namibia, Disease Eradication, Travel, Vivax Malaria, Medical Topography, and Malaria.

Jennifer Velloza
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

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
Nurse Practitioner, Neurosurgery

Jennifer Viner's research interests include Global Health, Quality Improvement in Neurosurgery

Jennifer Yarger
Assistant Professor, Institute for Health Policy Studies

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
Associate Professor, Neurology

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).

Jenny Cohen
Associate Professor, Medicine

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 Kwon
Postdoctoral Scholar, Institute for Health Policy Studies

Jenny Kwon, PhD, is a postdoctoral scholar affiliated with the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies and the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Her research focuses on understanding and measuring multiple aspects of healthcare quality in the U.S., with a particular commitment to improving care quality and advancing inclusive, equitable services that enhance healthcare consumer experiences.

Jenny Liu
Professor, Institute for Health & Aging

Jenny Liu, PhD, MPP, MA's work has touched on Commerce, Health Personnel, Community Health Workers, House Calls, Mali, Prenatal Care, and Tanzania.

Jenny Nguyen
Assistant Professor, Family Community Medicine

Jenny Nguyen, MD, MA's work has touched on Language, Immunologic Receptors, Patient Education as Topic, Innate Immunity, Hospital Societies, Signal Transduction, and Aging.

Jenny Stephans
Clinical Research Supervisor, Otolaryngology

Jenny Stephans's work has touched on Hearing Aids, Language Development Disorders, Deafness, Parents, Bone Conduction, Cochlear Implantation, and Patient Navigation.

Jenny Szu
Staff Research Associate, Office of the CEO

Jenny Szu's work has touched on Seizures, Traumatic Brain Injuries, Cerebral Toxoplasmosis, Neurofibrillary Tangles, Skull, Cerebral Arteries, and Extracellular Traps.

Jenny Tai
Makers Lab Engineer, Library

Jenny Tai's research interests include Simulation, 3D Modeling, Virtual Reality, CAD, and 3D Printing.

Jera Lewis
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Jera Lewis, MD's work has touched on Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor, Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor, T-Lymphocytes, Tumor Microenvironment, Cancer Vaccines, Castration-Resistant Prostatic Neoplasms, and Interferon-gamma.

Jess Celentano
Deputy Director, Pandemic Prep & Response

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.

Jess Huang
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Jess Huang's research interests include Critical Care Nephrology, Social Determinants of Health, Recovery of Kidney Function, Acute Kidney Injury, and Health Equity.

Jessamyn Conell-Price
Associate Professor, Neurology

Jessamyn Conell-Price, MD, MS's work has touched on Ganglionic Stimulants, Third Molar, Statistical Models, Frail Elderly, Oxytocics, Premedication, and Obstetrical Analgesia.

Jessi Humphreys
Attending Physician, Medicine

Palliative medicine, medical education, wellness and resiliency, global palliative care, vulnerable and underserved populations

Jessica Alway
Senior CRC, Medicine

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
Clinical Research Analyst, Psychiatry

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
Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy

Jessica Bath, DPT, PhD's work has touched on Postural Balance, Humans, and Parkinson Disease.

Jessica Bloome
Associate Professor, Medicine

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
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Jessica Briggs, MD, MA's research interests include Global health, Malaria, Molecular epidemiology, and HIV / AIDS.

Jessica Buxton
aCRC, Neurology

Jessica Buxton's work has touched on Heritable Quantitative Trait, Quantitative Trait Loci, Dopamine D2 Receptors, Substantia Nigra, Genome-Wide Association Study, Nucleotides, and Carboxypeptidase H.

Jessica De Leon
Associate Professor, Neurology

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
Attending Physician, Medicine

Jessica Dong, MD, MBA's work has touched on Social Isolation, Tretinoin, Cell Cycle Proteins, San Francisco, Inpatients, Hospital Volunteers, and Videoconferencing.

Jessica Eng
Volunteer 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.

Jessica Erickson
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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 Escober Loaisiga
Clinical Research Coordinator, Medicine

Jessica Escober Loaisiga's work has touched on Diet, Survival Rate, Physician-Patient Relations, Ultrasonography, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Primary Health Care, and Communication.

Jessica Foley
Beh Program Crd, Neurology

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
Professor, Surgery

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
Associate Professor, Radiology

Jessica Hayward, MD's research interests include screening and diagnostic mammography, Breast cancer, obstetrics and gynecology imaging, and breast ultrasound and MRI.

Jessica Keyser
Professor, Psychiatry

Jessica Keyser, PhD's work has touched on Telemedicine, Homicide, Body Image, Feeding and Eating Disorders, Warfare, Veterans, and Family Therapy.

Jessica Kim
Assistant 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.

Jessica Neely
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

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
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Jessica Pourian, MD's work has touched on Sexual and Gender Minorities, Confidentiality, Child, Patient Preference, Information Dissemination, Adolescent, and Surveys and Questionnaires.

Jessica Ristau
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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
Professor, Psychiatry

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.

Jessica Rubin
Assistant Professor, Medicine

I am a gastroenterologist and transplant hepatologist who specializes in caring for patients with liver diseases, including those awaiting liver transplantation.

Jessica Santos-Parker
Resident, Surgery

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.

Jessica Scholey
Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology

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.

Jessica Tan
Volunteer 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
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

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
Associate Researcher, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Jessica Trowbridge, PhD, MPH's work has touched on Occupational Diseases, Environmental Health, Environmental Pollutants, Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension, Occupational Exposure, Fluorocarbons, and Alkanesulfonic Acids.

Jessica Van Ziffle
Associate Professor, Pathology

Jessica Van Ziffle, PhD's work has touched on Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alpha Receptor, Sequence Deletion, Protein-Tyrosine Kinases, Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia, Glioma, Homozygote, and Brain Neoplasms.

Jessie Holtzman
Fellow, Medicine

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
Systems Analyst, Psychiatry

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
Full Specialist, Hooper Foundation

Jessie Turnbaugh, PhD's work has touched on Bacteria, Operon, Peptide Fragments, Lymphotoxin-alpha, PrPSc Proteins, Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha-Induced Protein 3, and Prions.

Jet Vonk
Assistant Professor, Neurology

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 Yang
Assistant 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 Zhang
Assistant 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
Professor, Neurological Surgery

Jialing Liu, PhD's work has touched on CD36 Antigens, Stroke, Hippocampus, Collateral Circulation, Circle of Willis, Neurogenesis, and LDL Lipoproteins.

Jiamin Zhou
Staff Research Associate III, Orthopaedic Surgery

Jiamin Zhou's work has touched on Radiologists, Paraspinal Muscles, Low Back Pain, Bone Marrow, Intervertebral Disc Degeneration, Member 25 Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptors, and Antimitotic Agents.

Jill Goslinga
Assistant Professor, Neurology

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.

Jill Hollenbach
Professor, Neurology

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
Professor, Neurology

Jill Ostrem, MD's work has touched on Torticollis, Essential Tremor, Ventral Thalamic Nuclei, Implanted Electrodes, Globus Pallidus, Dystonia, and Dystonic Disorders.

Jillian Curran
Asst Clinical Research Coordinator, Medicine

Jillian Curran's work has touched on Carotid Stenosis, Laminectomy, Spinal Fusion, Registries, Carotid Endarterectomy, Spinal Stenosis, and Spondylolisthesis.

Jillian Jespersen
Professional Researcher, Medicine

Jillian Jespersen, PhD's work has touched on Transforming Growth Factor beta, Autocrine Communication, Cyclonic Storms, Hepatitis B virus, Integrins, OX40 Ligand, and Transforming Growth Factor beta1.

Jillian Kadota
Research Data Analyst, Medicine

Jillian Kadota's work has touched on Latent Tuberculosis, Social Isolation, Motivation, Neck Pain, Tuberculosis, Low Back Pain, and Disease Notification.

Jillian Mongelluzzo
Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine

Jillian Mongelluzzo, MD's work has touched on Bacterial Meningitis, Pediatric Hospitals, Sepsis, Infectious Skin Diseases, Hospitalization, Soft Tissue Infections, and Erythema.

Jina Sinskey
Associate Professor, Anesthesia

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.

Jing Cheng
Professor, Preventive & Restor Dent Sci

Dr. Cheng is a Professor in the UCSF Division of Oral Epidemiology & Dental Public Health and Division of Biostatistics.

Jing Liu
Professor, Radiology

Jing Liu, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at the University of California, San Francisco.

Jing Zhou
Assistant Researcher, Neurology

My research focuses on understanding how early brain development shapes long-term behavior, circuit function, and systemic health. I develop novel disease models for neurological and psychiatric disorders—such as anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis and schizophrenia—and investigate how disruptions in brain connectivity contribute to behavioral deficits and endocrine imbalance.

Jingying Zhang
Anesthetist Nurse Sr Nex, Anesthesia

Jingying Zhang, CRNA's work has touched on Humans, Phantom Limb, Adrenergic alpha-2 Receptor Agonists, Methadone, Knee Replacement Arthroplasty, Neuralgia, and Opioid Analgesics.

Jinoos Yazdany
Professor, Medicine

Dr. Jinoos Yazdany is Chief of the Division of Rheumatology at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, the Alice Betts Endowed Professor of Medicine at UCSF, and the inaugural Executive Director of AI Monitoring in Clinical Care at UCSF.

Jiwon Choi
Associate Professor, Institute for Health & Aging

Jiwon Choi, RN, PhD's work has touched on Overweight, Exercise, Arabs, Leisure Activities, Motor Activity, Actigraphy, and Waist Circumference.

Jo Chien
Professor, Medicine

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.

Joan Addington-White
Professor, Medicine

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 Hilton
Professor 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
Professor, Pediatrics

Senior Associate Director, California Child and Adolescent Mental Health Access Portal (Cal-MAP)

Joan Kapusnik-Uner
Volunteer Clinical Professor, Clinical Pharmacy

Emeritus, Senior Vice President, Informatics and Clinical Content at First Databank (FDB)

Joanna Balcerek
Resident, Laboratory Medicine

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.

Joanna Halkias
Asst Professor In Residence, Office of the CEO

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 Harp
Professor, Dermatology

Joanna Harp, MD's work has touched on Eosinophilia, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, Haplotypes, Rectal Neoplasms, Cicatrix, Drug Eruptions, and Facial Neoplasms.

Joanna Kovalski
Associate Specialist, Urology

Joanna Kovalski, PhD's work has touched on Protein Biosynthesis, Neoplasms, Messenger RNA, Neoplastic Cell Transformation, Metabolomics, Neoplastic Gene Expression Regulation, and Pancreatic Ductal Carcinoma.

Joanna Phillips
Professor, Neurological Surgery

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 Tu
Assistant Professor, Dermatology

Joanna Tu, MD's work has touched on Erythropoietic Protoporphyria, Sclerotherapy, Lymphatic Abnormalities, Hospital Medical Staff, Triamcinolone, Sclerosing Solutions, and Asphyxia Neonatorum.

Joanna Vinden
Postdoctoral Scholar, Medicine

Joanna Vinden, PhD's work has touched on Plasmodium falciparum, Falciparum Malaria, Parasitemia, Antimalarials, Uganda, Membrane Transport Proteins, and Global Health.

Joanne Calderon
Clinical Research Supervisor, HDF Comprehensive Cancer Center

Joanne Calderon's work has touched on Male, Middle Aged, Aged, Male Homosexuality, Papillomavirus Infections, San Francisco, and HIV Infections.

Joanne Engel
Professor, Medicine

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
Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Joanne Gras, DO's work has touched on Placenta Diseases, Quality of Life, Logistic Models, Pregnancy, San Francisco, Focus Groups, and Multivariate Analysis.

Joanne Lee
SRA 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
Professor, Institute for Health Policy Studies

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.

Jocelyn Caballero
Clinical Research Coordinator, Community Health Systems

Jocelyn Caballero's work has touched on Humans, Preschool Child, Brain, Language, Child, Linguistics, and Reading.

Jocelyn Chapman
Associate Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

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
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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.

Jodi Lipof
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Jodi Lipof, MD's work has touched on Recurrence, Orthopedic Surgeons, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Tumor Microenvironment, Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Follicular Lymphoma, and Frail Elderly.

Jody Baron
Professor, Medicine

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 Steinauer
Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

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 Brown
Associate Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Joelle Brown, PhD's research interests include safer conception, vaccines, reproductive health, HPV, and sub-Saharan Africa.

Joelle Harwin
Assistant Professor, Radiology

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
Associate Professor, Psychiatry

Johanna Folk, PhD's work has touched on Prisons, Substance-Related Disorders, Community Psychiatry, Caregivers, Telemedicine, Recidivism, and Parent-Child Relations.

Joie Guner
Assistant Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Joie Guner, MD, MSc's work has touched on Abruptio Placentae, Clomiphene, Female Fertility Agents, Adenomyosis, Female Infertility, FSH Receptors, and Urogenital Abnormalities.

Joiliana Lecointe
Resident, Surgery

Joiliana Lecointe is a general surgery resident at UCSF. Dr. Lecointe earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with minors in Chemistry and Painting &

Jolie Chang
Professor, Otolaryngology

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.

Joline Fan
Assistant Professor, Neurology

Joline Fan, MD, MS, is an Assistant Professor at UCSF in the Departments of Neurology (Division of Epilepsy) and Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences. Her research focuses on developing innovative neurostimulation technologies for neuropsychiatric disorders and exploring the complex relationship between sleep and epilepsy through multimodal neuroimaging.

Jordan Jackson
Assistant Professor, Surgery

Jordan Jackson, MD's work has touched on Appendicitis, Gastrointestinal Intubation, Surgical Stomas, Craniocerebral Trauma, Child Abuse, Gastrostomy, and Abdominal Injuries.

Josephine Czechowicz
Associate Professor, Otolaryngology

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
Postdoctoral Scholar, Medicine

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
Assistant Researcher, Medicine

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
Full Librarian, Library

Josephine Tan's research interests include Medical Education, Information Literacy

Josette Rivera
Professor, Medicine

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
Senior Program Manager, StrategicInfo&PubHealthPrac

Joy Mirjahangir, MPH's work has touched on Male Homosexuality, Sentinel Surveillance, HIV Infections, Risk-Taking, Safe Sex, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, and Sexually Transmitted Diseases.

Joyce Chang
Associate Professor, Anesthesia

Joyce Chang, MD's work has touched on Surgeons, Negotiating, Quality Improvement, Operating Rooms, Analgesia, Communication, and Hospital Anesthesia Department.

Joyce Trompeta
Professor, Surgery

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
Specialist, Surgery

Juan Du, MD's work has touched on Axons, KIR Receptors, Optic Disk, Natural Killer Cells, Murine-Derived Monoclonal Antibodies, Lymphoma, and Retinal Ganglion Cells.

Juan Qin
Associate Researcher, Medicine

Dr. Juan Qin's research integrates Cardio-Oncology, Immunology, Bioinformatics, and Translational Medicine, focusing on:

Judith Ashouri Sinha
Associate Professor, Medicine

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
Professor, Psychiatry

Judith Ford, PhD's work has touched on Electroencephalography, Auditory Perception, Auditory Cortex, Auditory Evoked Potentials, Hallucinations, Psychotic Disorders, and Biological Psychiatry.

Judith Hahn
Professor, Medicine

I am a Professor in Residence in the HIV, ID, and Global Medicine Division in the Department of Medicine.

Judith Hellman
Professor, Anesthesia

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.

Judith Walsh-Cassidy
Professor, Medicine

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
Clinical Research Supervisor, Medicine

Judy Gonzalez-Vargas's work has touched on Traditional Medicine, Focus Groups, Dental Caries, Diet, Preventive Dentistry, Cultural Anthropology, and Oral Hygiene.

Jue Lin
Professional 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 Johnson
Prof of Cognitive Neuroscience, Medicine

Julene K Johnson, PhD is a Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at the UCSF. She is the Principal Investigator of the NIH / NIA U24 "Music & Dementia Research Network" and is a co-principal investigator for the National Science Foundation-funded AccelNet.

Juli Maxworthy
Associate Professor, Community Health Systems

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 Adler-Milstein
Professor, Medicine

Dr. Julia Adler-Milstein is a Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Clinical Informatics & Digital Transformation (DoC-IT).

Julia Brown
Assistant Professor, Humanities & Social Sciences

Dr. Julia Brown is an anthropologist and bioethicist who examines lived experiences, caregiving 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.

Julia Carnevale
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Julia Chu, MD, MPH's research interests include Myeloid leukemias, myelodysplastic syndrome, Primary Immune Regulatory Disorders (PIRD), and Primary Immune Deficiencies (PID).

Julia Faucett
Professor Emeritus, Community Health Systems

Julia Faucett, RN, PhD, FAAN's work has touched on Inservice Training, Occupational Health, Moving and Lifting Patients, Home Care Services, Occupational Diseases, Musculoskeletal Diseases, and Patient Preference.

Julia Lechuga
Professor, Medicine

Julia Lechuga, PhD's work has touched on Papillomavirus Vaccines, Gestational Diabetes, Substance-Related Disorders, Undocumented Immigrants, Emigration and Immigration, Intravenous Substance Abuse, and Nutrition Disorders.

Julia Maheshwari
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Julia Maheshwari, MD's work has touched on Lung, Bronchioles, Artificial Respiration, Primary Graft Dysfunction, Allografts, Forced Expiratory Volume, and Risk Assessment.

Julia Meyer
Specialist, Pediatrics

Julia Meyer, PhD's work has touched on Mutation, DNA Methylation, Neoplasm Drug Resistance, Child, Ikaros Transcription Factor, Genomics, and Drug Discovery.

Juliana Friend
Postdoctoral Scholar, Neurology

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
Professor, Surgery

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
Associate Professor, Family Community Medicine

Julie Brichard, MD's work has touched on Chikungunya virus, Neutralizing Antibodies, Chikungunya Fever, Alphavirus Infections, Dengue, West Nile Fever, and Infant.

Julie Decaris
Sr. CRC, Pediatrics

Julie Decaris's work has touched on Biological Transport, Ezetimibe, Glucose, Azetidines, HDL Cholesterol, Glucose Transporter Type 2, and Anticholesteremic Agents.

Julie Harris-Wai
Professor, Institute for Health & Aging

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
Associate Professor, Medicine

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
Assistant Professor, Dermatology

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
Professor, Pediatrics

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
Professor, Ophthalmology

Julie Schallhorn, MD, MS is the Rose B Williams Endowed Chair in Corneal Research and 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 Smeyers
Postdoctoral Scholar, Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases

Julie Smeyers, PhD's work has touched on C9orf72 Protein, Axons, Frontotemporal Dementia, Preclinical Drug Evaluation, DNA Repeat Expansion, Humans, and Neurons.

Julie Sneddon
Associate Professor, Cell and Tissue Biology

The primary focus of Dr. Sneddon’s research is pancreatic development, disease, and regeneration. In parallel with work to decipher the developmental trajectories taken by endocrine cells in the developing pancreas, her group has retained a sharp focus on the generation of functional, mature replacement beta cells and their efficient transplantation to cure diabetes.

Julie Zikherman
Professor, Medicine

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
Program Director, Radiology

Juliet Fockler's work has touched on Longitudinal Studies, Self Report, Alzheimer Disease, Patient Participation, Neuropsychological Tests, Marketing, and Major Depressive Disorder.

Juliet Yonek
Associate Researcher, Psychiatry

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 Chan
Professor, 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
Professor, Medicine

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.

June Tester
Professor, Pediatrics

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 Lee
Postdoctoral Scholar, Cellular Molecular Pharmacology

Jungmin Lee, PhD's work has touched on Hemorrhage, Cell Line, beta-2 Adrenergic Receptors, Ligands, Erythropoietin, Cell Communication, and Recombinant Fusion Proteins.

Jungsoo Kim
Assistant Professor, Orofacial Sciences

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.

Junmi Saikia
Resident, Radiology

Junmi Saikia, MD, PhD's work has touched on Leucine Zippers, Axons, MAP Kinase Kinase Kinases, Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor, Hippocampus, Metabolic Networks and Pathways, and Nerve Regeneration.

Junyang Qi
Postdoctoral Scholar, Radiology

I’m a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at UCSF. My work focuses on designing radiolabeled ligands, peptides, and nanomedicines for cancer imaging and therapy.

Justine Levan
Bioinformatics, Medicine

Justine Levan, PhD's work has touched on Foreskin, Keratinocytes, Pesticides, Repressor Proteins, Placenta, Viral Oncogene Proteins, and Protozoan Antigens.

Juyeon Ko
Postdoctoral Scholar, Physiology

Juyeon Ko, PhD's work has touched on G-Protein-Coupled Receptors, Phospholipid Transfer Proteins, Cell Membrane, Humans, Calcium Channels, Calcium, and Transient Receptor Potential Channels.

Jyothi Marbin
Professor, Pediatrics

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 UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland.

Jyu-Lin Chen
Professor, Family Health Care Nursing

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
Clinical Fellow, Radiology

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.

Kaitlin Casaletto
Associate Professor, Neurology

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.

Kaitlin Keenan
Assistant Professor, Neurology

Kaitlin Keenan, MD's research interests include Headache, Neurology, Migraine, Medical Education, and Women's Health.

Kaitlin Willham
Associate Professor, Medicine

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
Professor, Psychiatry

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.

Kala Ghooray
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Kala Ghooray is a nocturnist in the UCSF Division of Hospital Medicine, which she joined in 2022.

Kala Mehta
Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

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.

Kalpana Nathan
Professor, Psychiatry

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
Assistant Professor, Neurology

Kamalini Ranasinghe, MBBS, PhD's work has touched on Verbal Behavior, Speech, Reflex, Pitch Perception, tau Proteins, Frontotemporal Dementia, and Inferior Colliculi.

Kanade Shinkai
Professor, Dermatology

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
Specialist, Medicine

Kanan Patel's work has touched on Patient Readmission, Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists, Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists, Home Care Services, Digoxin, Enalapril, and Palliative Care.

Kara Bischoff
Professor, Medicine

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 people with a range of serious illnesses, including neurologic diseases, chronic lung diseases, and cancer.

Kara Faktor
Resident, Surgery

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 Lugtu
Project Manager, Family Community Medicine

Kara is a dynamic and results-driven public health professional with over a decade of experience driving impact across diverse settings—including clinical environments, academic research, stakeholder engagement, policy development, and program implementation.

Kara Lynch
Professor, Laboratory Medicine

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 Myers
Professor, 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.

Karen Barrett
Assistant Professor, Institute for Health & Aging

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 Gylys
Professor, Physiological Nursing

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
Professor, Medicine

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 Kraus
Professor, Psychiatry - Fresno

Karen Meckstroth
Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Karen Meckstroth, MD, MPH's research interests include office procedure pain management, menopause management, family planning education, integrative medicine in women's health, and contraception.

Karen Rabin
Professor, Pediatrics

Dr. Karen Rabin is a pediatric hematologist-oncologist who cares for children with leukemia and other blood cancers. Dr. Rabin's research focuses on improving outcomes for children and adolescents with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), with a particular interest in children with Down syndrome and ALL.

Karen Schumacher
Professor Emeritus, Physiological Nursing

Karen Schumacher, RN, PhD, MSN's work has touched on Pain, Pain Management, Caregivers, Community Health Nursing, Analgesics, Home Nursing, and Family Relations.

Karen Seal
Professor, Medicine

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.

Karen Smith
Clinical Research Supervisor 1, Neurology

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 Sun
Professor, Pediatrics

Karen Sun, MD's work has touched on Biopsy, Kidney Diseases, Double-Blind Method, Laser Therapy, Child, Pediatric Hospitals, and Pain Management.

Karen Trang
Resident, Surgery

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 Kent
Clinical Fellow, Medicine

Karena Kent, MD's work has touched on Fever, Wearable Electronic Devices, Aged, Male, Feasibility Studies, Physiologic Monitoring, and Female.

Karin Pelka
Assistant 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.

Karin Snowberg
Research Project Manager, Neurology

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Karina Del Rosario
Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery

Dr. Karina Del Rosario is a board-certified specialist in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) and Electrodiagnostic Medicine focused on non-operative and interdisciplinary care of patients with musculoskeletal and neuromuscular conditions.

Karishma Patel
Resident, Medicine

Karishma Patel, MD's work has touched on Cardiomyopathies, Echocardiography, Qualitative Research, Nonpenetrating Wounds, Congenital Heart Defects, Cerebrovascular Trauma, and Workplace.

Karla Lindquist
Specialist, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Karla Lindquist, PhD's work has touched on Pair 11 Human Chromosomes, Child Development, Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects, Pregnancy Complications, Anxiety, Third Pregnancy Trimester, and Mental Health.

Karly Murphy
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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.

Kartika Palar
Associate Professor, Medicine

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
Associate Professor, Psychiatry

Karuna Subramaniam, PhD's work has touched on Short-Term Memory, Memory, Psychological Anticipation, Cognition Disorders, Judgment, Brain Mapping, and Metaphor.

Katarina Wang
Student Intern, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Katarina Wang's work has touched on Safety-net Providers, Patient Compliance, Racism, Internet, Cysteine, Patient Navigation, and DNA Glycosylases.

Kate Alfieri
Director of Research Development and Training, Anesthesia

Kate provides scientific and organizational oversight of the Department of Anesthesia's research enterprise and works with faculty leadership to develop, implement, and evaluate initiatives to address faculty and trainee research needs.

Kate Cheng
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Kate Cheng, MD's work has touched on Nutritional Status, Biliary Atresia, Paracentesis, Waiting Lists, Cholestasis, Ketogenic Diet, and Cystic Fibrosis.

Kate Holbrook
Assistant Professor, Community Health Systems

Dr. Kate Holbrook is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of California, San Francisco School of Nursing, where she serves as the Vice Chair of the Department of Community Health Systems. She currently develops curriculum for and teaches in the BSN-to-DNP pathway.

Kate Kronish
Associate Professor, Anesthesia

Kate Kronish, MD's research interests include liver transplant anesthesia

Kate Tasker
Associate Librarian, Library

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
Provider, EVP-Clinical Integrated N.Work

Katelin Kramer, MD's work has touched on Seizures, Betamethasone, Growth Disorders, Diseases Premature Infant, Gastroschisis, Anticonvulsants, and Newborn Infant.

Katelyn Hasse
Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology

Katelyn Hasse, PhD's work has touched on Elasticity, Breast, Radiotherapy Dosage, Mammography, ROC Curve, Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy, and Image-Guided Radiotherapy.

Katerina Akassoglou
Professor, Neurology

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.

Katerina Byanova
Research Associate, Medicine

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.

Katerina Christopoulos
Professor, Medicine

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.

Katerina Melino
Associate Professor, Community Health Systems

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.

Katherina Thiesen
Clinical Research Coordinator, Dean's Office

Katherina Thiesen's work has touched on Time Factors, Male, Female, Psychomotor Performance, Rest, Learning, and Macaca mulatta.

Katherine Barnes
Resident, Surgery

Katherine Barnes is a general surgery resident at UCSF. Dr. Barnes has a BS in psychobiology from UCLA and received her MD from UCSF. Her research interests include surgical education, curriculum development, and patient outcomes in surgical oncology.

Katherine Brooks
Associate Professor, Medicine

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
Volunteer Clinical Instructor, Radiology

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.

Katherine Connolly
Associate Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

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
Associate Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Katherine Fuh, MD, PhD's work has touched on Proto-Oncogene Proteins, Serous Cystadenocarcinoma, Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases, Recombinational DNA Repair, Discoidin Domain Receptor 2, Endometrial Neoplasms, and Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors.

Katherine Greenberg
Clinical Research Coordinator, Family Community Medicine

Katherine Greenberg's work has touched on Hypoglycemic Agents, Psychological Stress, Reproducibility of Results, Blood Glucose, Male, Adult, and Emotions.

Katherine Gruenberg
Associate Professor, Clinical Pharmacy

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
Professor, Medicine

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
Research Analyst, Family Community Medicine

Katherine Heck's work has touched on Automobile Driving, Premature Birth, Motor Vehicles, Awareness, Breast Feeding, Small for Gestational Age Infant, and Mothers.

Katherine Hoggatt
Professor, Medicine

Katherine Hoggatt, PhD, MPH's work has touched on Opioid-Related Disorders, Chronic Pain, Substance-Related Disorders, Outpatients, Military Personnel, Weight Perception, and Veterans Hospitals.

Katherine Hyland
Professor, Biochemistry and Biophysics

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.

Katherine Julian
Professor, Medicine

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
Professor, Medicine

Katherine Lupton, MD's research interests include equity, justice, Physician workforce diversity, Medical education, and anti-racism.

Katherine Malcolm
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Katherine Malcolm, MD, MPH's work has touched on Drainage, Lung Transplantation, Recurrence, Thoracentesis, Catheterization, Pleural Effusion, and Malignant Pleural Effusion.

Katherine Matthay
Recall Professor, Pediatrics

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
Professor, Neurology

Katherine Possin, PhD's research interests include Neuropsychology, Diagnosis, and Caregiving.

Katherine Rankin
Professor, Neurology

Katherine Rankin is a neuropsychologist who specializes in assessing cognitive and emotional symptoms in patients with memory disorders.

Katherine Sanders
Endocrine Surgery Fellow, Surgery

Katherine Sanders, MD, MAS, is an Endocrine Surgery fellow at the University of California, San Francisco. She completed her General Surgery residency at UCSF in 2025. Dr. Sanders received her BA in Biology from Dartmouth College, her MD from Dartmouth Medical School, and a Master’s in Clinical Research from UCSF.

Katherine Van Loon
Professor, Medicine

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
Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology

Katherine Wai, MD's work has touched on Newborn Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Pulmonary Surfactants, Human Papillomavirus DNA Tests, Respiratory Sounds, Lymphocytes, Immunological Antineoplastic Agents, and Extremely Premature Infant.

Katherine Yang
Professor, Clinical Pharmacy

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 Newkumet
Professor, Pediatrics

Kathleen Newkumet, MD's research interests include Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care, Pediatric Cardiology, and Exercise Physiology.

Kathleen Orrico
Volunteer Clinical Professor, Clinical Pharmacy

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
Professor, Medicine

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
Professor, Pediatrics

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.

Kathleen Wilson-Edell
Sr Officer Engmt and Opp Dev, Innovation Ventures

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
Professor, Pulmonology - Fresno

Kathryn Bilello, MD's work has touched on Thrombolytic Therapy, Fibrinolytic Agents, Cannabinoids, Designer Drugs, Pulmonary Embolism, Psychotropic Drugs, and Blood Substitutes.

Kathryn Eubank
Professor, Medicine

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 Fay
Assistant Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Kathryn Fay, MD's work has touched on Coercion, Postcoital Contraception, Family Planning Services, Medicated Intrauterine Devices, Spontaneous Abortion, Health Equity, and Pregnancy.

Kathryn Kemper-Mcisaac
Epidemiologist, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Kathryn Kemper-Mcisaac's work has touched on Telemedicine, Health Promotion, Diabetes Mellitus, Multifactorial Inheritance, Body Height, Apolipoproteins E, and Cote d'Ivoire.

Kathryn Kinasz
MSP Staff Physician, Psychiatry

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 Lee
Professor 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.

Kathryn Margolis
Professor, Psychiatry

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 Phillips
Professor, Clinical Pharmacy

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).

Kathryn Sullivan
Resident, Medicine

Kathryn Sullivan, MD's work has touched on Artificial Respiration, Asthma, Immunocompromised Host, Sepsis, Myocarditis, Tidal Volume, and Health Status Disparities.

Kathy Dracup
Professor Emeritus, Physiological Nursing

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
Senior Statistical Scientist, Medicine

Kathy Fung's work has touched on Solitary Pulmonary Nodule, Physicians' Practice Patterns, Hypotension, Nursing Homes, Blood Pressure Determination, Medical Overuse, and Veterans.

Kathy Giacomini
Dean-School of Phrmcy/AssocVC, Dean's Office

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
Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine

Kathy LeSaint, MD's work has touched on Opioid-Related Disorders, Hydroxychloroquine, Fentanyl, Mitragyna, Emergency Medical Technicians, Chloroquine, and Brugada Syndrome.

Katiah Llerena
Practicum Director, Psychiatry

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
Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care

Katie Gibson's work has touched on Medical Oncology, Antineoplastic Agents, Unnecessary Procedures, Chi-Square Distribution, Patients, Cost Sharing, and Health Behavior.

Katie Giessler
Deputy Director, GHS - Programs

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.

Katie Kelley
Professor, Medicine

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.

Katie Stone
Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

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 Tick
Clinical Research Coordinator, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Katie Tick, MPH's work has touched on Edema, Pericardial Effusion, Prenatal Ultrasonography, Ascites, Prospective Studies, Trust, and Inborn Genetic Diseases.

Katie Woodruff
Associate Researcher, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Katie Woodruff, DrPH, MPH's work has touched on Information Dissemination, Public Health, Mass Media, Politics, Induced Abortion, Virginia, and Family Planning Services.

Katriel Encabo-Meehleib
RN Case Manager, Human Resources

Katriel Encabo-Meehleib, RN's work has touched on Plasma, Neuronal Plasticity, Cognitive Dysfunction, Walking, Quality of Life, Exercise Therapy, and Platelet Factor 4.

Katrina Abuabara
Associate Professor, Dermatology

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 Black
Associate Specialist, 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 Kimport
Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Katrina Kimport, PhD, is Professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences of the University of California, San Francisco and sociologist in the Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH) program at UCSF.

Katy Tsai
Associate Professor, Medicine

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
Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine

Kavita Gandhi, MD, PhD's work has touched on Pain, Point-of-Care Systems, Observer Variation, Ultrasonography, Hospital Emergency Service, Eye, and Vitreous Detachment.

Kavita Mishra
Professor, Radiation Oncology

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.

Kayla Cort
Assistant Professor, Radiology

Kayla Cort, DO joined the UCSF Radiology and Biomedical Imaging's Pediatric Radiology section in Februrary 2022.

Kayla Enriquez
Associate Professor, Emergency 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
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Kayla Karvonen, MD's research interests include anti-racism, racial inequities, health equity, social determinants of health, and racism.

Kayla Switalla
Resident, Surgery

Kayla Switalla, MD's work has touched on Lymph Node Excision, Segmental Mastectomy, Sentinel Lymph Node, Gastric Bypass, Dyspnea, Margins of Excision, and Lobular Carcinoma.

Keiko Amano
Assistant Professor, Orthosurgery - Fresno

Keiko Amano, MD, is a fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon specializing in the shoulder and elbow.

Kelley Bullard
Professor, Surgery

Kelley Bullard, MD's work has touched on General Surgery, Traumatology, Cardiovascular Diseases, Estradiol, Cardiology, Gunshot Wounds, and Genetic Predisposition to Disease.

Kelley Meade
Professor, Pediatrics

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 Cordoro
Professor, Dermatology

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 Fitzgerald
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Kelly Fitzgerald, MD's work has touched on Molecular Targeted Therapy, Anilides, Pyridines, Kidney Neoplasms, Lung Neoplasms, Radiotherapy, and Immunotherapy.

Kelly Johnson
Assistant Adjunct Professor, Medicine

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.

Kelly Knight
Professor, Humanities & Social Sciences

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.

Kelly Schoenbeck
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Dr. Schoenbeck is a hematologist who studies clinical outcomes in patients with hematologic malignancies with a focus on health-related quality of life in chronic myeloid neoplasms.

Kelly Taylor
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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.

Kelly Wentworth
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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 Young-Wolff
Associate Professor, Psychiatry

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
Assistant Professor, Orthosurgery - Fresno

Kelsey Bonilla, MD, is a fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon specializing in orthopaedic trauma.

Kelsey Collins
Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery

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 Holt
Associate 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
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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 Perry
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Dr. Kelsey Perry is an Internal Medicine and Pediatrics trained hospitalist who cares for hospitalized children and adults. She provides direct care for patients admitted to the general medicine and pediatrics services at UCSF and UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital.

Kelsey Rankin
Resident, Surgery

Kelsey Rankin, MD's work has touched on Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cells, Women, Estrogen Receptors, Dynorphins, Hemiarthroplasty, Hot Flashes, and Remyelination.

Kelsey Waier
Regulatory and Compliance Spec, COO

Kelsey Waier, RPh's work has touched on Attitude of Health Personnel, Pharmacy, Research Report, Community Pharmacy Services, Consensus, Humans, and Pharmacists.

Kelsey Zorn
Project Manager, Biochemistry and Biophysics

Kelsey Zorn's work has touched on High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing, Nervous System Paraneoplastic Syndromes, Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Degeneration, Autoantibodies, Viral Encephalitis, Metagenomics, and Bunyaviridae Infections.

Kendall Beck
Associate Professor, Medicine

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
Pharmacy Informatics Manager, COO

Kendall Gross, PharmD's research interests include Patient safety, usability, Health IT, clinical informatics, and Sedation and analgesia.

Kendall Nash
Professor, Neurology

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.

Kendra Moore
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Dr. Moore practices primary care in the Division of General Internal Medicine.

Kendyl Naugle
Clinical Research Coordinator, Otolaryngology

Kendyl Naugle's work has touched on Hearing Loss, Language Development Disorders, Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Patient Navigation, Spouses, Socioeconomic Factors, and Time-to-Treatment.

Kerry Decker-Cohen
Nurse Practitioner, COO

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.

Kerstin Morehead
Associate Professor, Medicine

Kerstin Morehead, MD's work has touched on Humans, Interleukin-23, Osteoarthritis, Gene Expression Profiling, Transcriptome, Risk Factors, and Skin Diseases.

Kieran O'Brien
Assistant Professor, Proctor Foundation

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
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Kieuhoa Vo, MD, MAS's work has touched on 3-Iodobenzylguanidine, Pharmacogenetics, Autologous Transplantation, Ifosfamide, Thrombotic Microangiopathies, Local Neoplasm Recurrence, and Transplantation Conditioning.

Kim Koester
Associate Professor, Medicine

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 Long
Postdoctoral Scholar, Psychiatry

Kim Long, PhD's work has touched on Rats, Cell Proliferation, Animal Behavior, Myelin Basic Protein, Animal Sexual Behavior, Myelin Sheath, and Longevity.

Kim Rhoads
Contractor, Preventive & Restor Dent Sci

Kim Rhoads, MD, MPH's work has touched on Patient Readmission, Evidence-Based Practice, Colonic Diseases, Health Status Disparities, Quality of Health Care, Colorectal Surgery, and Acute Myeloid Leukemia.

Kimberly Badal
Assistant Professor, Surgery

I was born and raised in the beautiful Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago. My experience working in limited-resource and high-resource settings has guided my research interests. My research program is united by a commitment to addressing disparities in breast cancer incidence and outcomes through a comprehensive approach that combines computational methods, community engagement, and health policy analysis.

Kimberly Baltzell
Professor, Family Health Care Nursing

My work focuses on vulnerable populations, both in the US and in sub-Saharan Africa. Currently I am the director of a project called Global Action in Nursing (GAIN) to promote nursing leadership and clinical skill development in Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, and Sierra Leone.

Kimberly Coleman-Phox
Recall NFA, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Kimberly Coleman-Phox, MPH's work has touched on Postpartum Period, Pregnancy Complications, Psychological Stress, Ventilation, Leukocytes, Depression, and Premature Birth.

Kimberly Jinnett
Professor, Institute for Health & Aging

Dr. Jinnett is an implementation scientist, systems researcher, pro-social activist and lifelong learner.

Kimberly Kallianos
Associate Professor, Radiology

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
Professor, Surgery

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
Associate Professor, Otolaryngology

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.

Kimberly Page
Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

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
Clinical Associate, Radiology

Kimberly Ray, MD, is Clinical Associate 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
Clinical Fellow, Medicine

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 Sakai
Clinical Research Supervisor, Psychiatry

Kimberly Sakai's work has touched on Humans, Mood Disorders, Hallucinogens, Aged, Middle Aged, Male, and Drug Interactions.

Kimberly Skidmore
Staff Physician, Anesthesia

Kimberly Skidmore, MD's work has touched on Natriuretic Agents, Carbon Dioxide, Myocardial Contraction, Intraoperative Monitoring, Coronary Artery Bypass, Health Maintenance Organizations, and Intercostal Muscles.

Kimberly Yan
Clinical Fellow, Medicine

Kimberly Yan, MD's work has touched on Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations, Cardiovascular Pregnancy Complications, Syncope, Liver Transplantation, Electric Impedance, Obesity, and Cardiac Arrhythmias.

Kimia Mashouf
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Kimia Mashouf, MD's work has touched on Incisor, Tooth Eruption, Staining and Labeling, Hyaluronoglucosaminidase, Periodontium, Microbial Collagenase, and Periodontal Ligament.

Kinari Shah
Research Data Analysis, Medicine

Kinari Shah, MSc's work has touched on Income, Humans, Child, Uganda, Tuberculosis, Adult, and Pilot Projects.

Kiran Gupta
Associate Prof of Clin Med, Medicine

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.

Kirithiga Ramalingam
Resident, Surgery

Kirthi Ramalingam is a Chief Resident in General Surgery and an aspiring leader in academic breast surgical oncology. Originally from India, where she completed her medical degree and initial surgical training, her early career in both academic and resource-limited settings instilled a lifelong commitment to improving outcomes for cancer patients.

Kirsten Balano
Professor, Clinical Pharmacy

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
Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

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.

Kirsten Day
Professor, Family Community Medicine

Dr. Day is devoted to teaching in the clinical setting, focusing on physical examination, procedures and systems management.

Kirsten Fleischmann
Professor, Medicine

Dr. Kirsten Fleischmann is a cardiologist specializing in echocardiography and non-invasive cardiology.

Kirsten Kangelaris
Professor, Medicine

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
Director-Science and Strategy, Quantitative_Bioscience_Ins

Kirsten Obernier, PhD's work has touched on Protein Interaction Maps, Neural Stem Cells, Stem Cell Niche, Depsipeptides, Prosencephalon, Lateral Ventricles, and Neurogenesis.

Kirsten Thompson
Project Director, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

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
Professor, Medicine

Kirsten Tolstrup is a non-invasive cardiologist with special interest in echocardiography, valvular and structural heart disease.

Komal Pawar
Associate Specialist, Cellular Molecular Pharmacology

Komal Pawar, PhD, MSc's work has touched on Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, Chlamydia trachomatis, Aminoacyltransferases, Dynactin Complex, Escherichia coli, Chlamydia Infections, and Alanine-tRNA Ligase.

Kripa Balaram
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

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.

Krishna Chaganti
Professor, Medicine

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
Associate Professor, Medicine

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
Professor, Surgery - Fresno

Krista Kaups, MD's work has touched on Nonpenetrating Wounds, Ventilator Weaning, Injury Severity Score, Spleen, General Surgery, Physician Impairment, and Traumatology.

Kristan Olazo
RESEARCH ANALYST, Medicine

Kristan Olazo, MPH's work has touched on Patients, Delivery of Health Care, Ambulatory Care, Attitude to Computers, Patient Generated Health Data, Work-Life Balance, and Disclosure.

Kristen Berendzen
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

Kristen Berendzen, MD, PhD's work has touched on Grassland, Unfolded Protein Response, Social Behavior, Pair Bond, Neurobiology, Arvicolinae, and Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex.

Kristen Favel
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

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
Registered Nurse, Pediatrics

Kristen Gosnell's work has touched on Prenatal Diagnosis, Karyotyping, Twin Pregnancy, Congenital Abnormalities, Perinatal Care, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernias, and Microarray Analysis.

Kristen Kirksey
Project Policy Analyst, Institute for Health & Aging

Kristen Kirksey, PhD, MPH's work has touched on Logistic Models, Health Status Disparities, Female, Humans, United States, and Breast Feeding.

Kristen Marchi
Academic Coordinator III, Family Community Medicine

Kristen Marchi, MPH's research interests include diversity, equity, inclusion in research, maternal and infant health, and racism.

Kristen Mengwasser
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Kristen Mengwasser, MD, PhD's work has touched on CRISPR-Cas Systems, Pichia, Flap Endonucleases, Synthetic Lethal Mutations, Lipopolysaccharides, Oncogenes, and Lymphocyte Antigen 96.

Kristen Nishimi
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

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.

Kristen Wade
Postdoctoral Scholar, Neurology

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 White
Volunteer Clinical Professor, Laboratory Medicine

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 Agopian
Assistant Director, Innovation Ventures

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.

Kristin Dolan
Associate Director of Operati, Medicine

Dr. Kristin Dolan is the Associate Director for the Benioff Center for Microbiome Medicine (BCMM), where she oversees operations, strategy, and all programming for a community of over 200 researchers.

Kristin Hoeft
Associate Professor, Preventive & Restor Dent Sci

Kristin Hoeft, PhD, MPH is an Associate Professor in the Division of Oral Epidemiology and Dental Public Health at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Dentistry. Dr. Hoeft has expertise in health education and evaluation, oral health literacy, and qualitative research methods.

Kristin Ming
Clinical Research Supervisor, Medicine

Kristin Ming's work has touched on Anti-Retroviral Agents, San Francisco, Continuity of Patient Care, HIV Infections, Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, Drug Prescriptions, and Health Personnel.

Kristin Sellers
Assistant Professor, Neurological Surgery

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
Professor, Pediatrics

Kristin Shimano, MD's work has touched on Thrombotic Microangiopathies, Spinal Cord Diseases, Pyridones, Pyrimidinones, Aplastic Anemia, Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras), and Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura.

Kristina Fortes
Associate Professor, Physiological Nursing

Kristina Fortes, MSN, RN's work has touched on Prospective Studies, Pharmacy, Transition to Adult Care, Nursing Students, Curriculum, Humans, and Educational Status.

Kristina Rosbe
Professor, Otolaryngology

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
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Kristina Stillwell, MD's research interests include Lactation support for mothers of sick or premature infants, Antibiotic Stewardship, and Neonatal Resuscitation.

Kristine Breyer
Professor, Anesthesia

Kristine Breyer, MD's research interests include Critical Care Medicine, Global Health, Critical Care Ultrasound, Resuscitation, and Medical Education.

Kristine Godziuk
Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy

Kristine Godziuk, PhD's work has touched on Obesity, Hip Osteoarthritis, Body Composition, Adiposity, Qualitative Research, Body Mass Index, and Behavior Therapy.

Kristine Yaffe
Professor 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
Associate Specialist, Neurology

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
Specialist, Cardiovascular Research Institute

Kritika Khanna, PhD's work has touched on Sulfhydryl Compounds, Phytochemicals, Cysteamine, Respiratory Hypersensitivity, Ovalbumin, Transformed Cell Line, and Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases.

Krysia Lindan
Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Krysia Lindan, MD, MS's research interests include International (medical), Implementation Science, International (public health), Interdisciplinary research collaboration, and Female commercial sex workers.

Krystal Karunungan
Resident, Anesthesia

Krystal Karunungan, MD's work has touched on Postoperative Complications, Hemispherectomy, Gallstones, Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases, Liver Transplantation, Cholecystectomy, and Hemimegalencephaly.

Kt Waxman
Professor, Community Health Systems

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).

Kyra Toomey
Project and Registry Manager, Medicine

Kyra Toomey's work has touched on Antineoplastic Agents, Drug Delivery Systems, Liver Neoplasms, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, and Humans.

Laila Fozouni
Volunteer Clinical Instructor, Medicine

Laila Fozouni, MD, MPH's research interests include Addiction, Health Disparities, Cirrhosis, and Alcohol Related Liver Disease.

Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan
Assistant Researcher, GHS - Programs

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 Radhakrishnan
Data Scientist, Info Tech Services

Lakshmi Radhakrishnan's work has touched on Age Distribution, Firearms, Pandemics, Child, Sentinel Surveillance, Influenza Vaccines, and Gunshot Wounds.

Lakshmi Subbaraj
GI Clinical Fellow, Medicine

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
Postdoctoral Scholar, Surgery

Laleh Foroutani, MD's work has touched on Robotic Surgical Procedures, Hepatectomy, Ampulla of Vater, Esophageal Neoplasms, Laparoscopy, Metal-Organic Frameworks, and Leiomyoma.

Lan Vu
Professor, Surgery

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.

Lan-Lin Chiou
Assistant Professor, Orofacial Sciences

Lan-Lin Chiou, DDS, MSD's work has touched on Periodontal Attachment Loss, Furcation Defects, Periodontal Pocket, Alveolar Bone Loss, Periodontal Guided Tissue Regeneration, Oral Hygiene, and Alveolar Bone Grafting.

Lani Wu
Professor, 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
Senior Neurophysiologist, COO

Lanjun Guo, MD's work has touched on Hemifacial Spasm, Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring, Spine, Meningeal Neoplasms, Thoracic Vertebrae, Spinal Fusion, and Spinal Cord Neoplasms.

Lanya Tianhao Cai
Associate Specialist, Neurological Surgery

Lanya Tianhao Cai, PhD's research interests include medical image processing, Traumatic brain injury, neurodegenerative diseases, magnetic resonance imaging, and neuropsychiatric disorders.

Lara Coffin
Project Director, Medicine

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
Associate Professor, Surgery

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
Professor, Medicine

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, Director of Faculty Experience for ZSFG DOM, and the UCSF Academy of Medical Educators Endowed Chair for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.

Laura Buback
Acad Prg Mgt Ofcr, Pandemic Prep & Response

Laura Buback's work has touched on Civil Defense, Parturition, Kenya, Obstetric Delivery, Delivery of Health Care, Maternal Health Services, and Middle East.

Laura Bull
Adjunct Professor, Medicine

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.

Laura Chiu
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Dr. Laura Chiu is a gastroenterologist with interests in digestive cancer screening and risk counseling, quality improvement, and medical education. Her clinical practice encompasses the comprehensive spectrum of gastrointestinal diseases and general endoscopy.

Laura Collins
Hs Asst Clin Prof-fy, Cio

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 Dapkus
Clinical Research Supervisor, Pediatrics

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
Clinical Fellow, Neurology

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.

Laura Esserman
Professor, Surgery

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
Professor, Family Community Medicine

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.

Laura Huppert
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Dr. Laura Huppert is an oncologist who cares for patients with all stages of breast cancer.

Laura Jelliffe
Professor Emeritus, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

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
Professor, 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.

Laura Mitic
Specialist, Neurology

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
Clinical Research Coordinator, Psychiatry

Laura Muratore's work has touched on Feeding and Eating Disorders, Heterosexuality, Body Image, Exercise Therapy, Sexual Behavior, Self Report, and Transgender Persons.

Laura Nerb
Resident, Anesthesia

Laura Nerb, MD's work has touched on Healthcare Disparities, Heart Injuries, Infertility, Fertility Preservation, Cellular Mechanotransduction, User-Computer Interface, and Counseling.

Laura Pincus
Professor, Dermatology

Laura Pincus, MD's work has touched on Benign Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid, Seborrheic Keratosis, T-Cell Lymphoma, Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Mycosis Fungoides, Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma, and Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes.

Laura Plantinga
Associate Professor, Medicine

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.

Laura Quill
Nurse Practitioner, Pediatrics

Laura Quill, NP, RN's publications include "Voices of Hope: Leveraging Think-Aloud Cognitive Interviews to Develop a Hope Assessment Tool for Young People Living with Chronic Health Conditions." (Children (Basel), 2024).

Laura Rosow
Associate Professor, Neurology

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.

Laura Rubinos
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Dr. Rubinos is a neonatologist and a clinical associate professor in the department of pediatrics at UCSF. Dr. Rubinos also holds one of the Academy of Medical Educators Endowed Chairs in Pediatric Education, serves as an associate program director for the pediatric residency program, and was selected as one of the inaugural pediatric junior faculty leaders in diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Laura Schmidt
Professor, Institute for Health Policy Studies

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.

Laura Schoenherr
Associate Professor, Medicine

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 Soriano
Staff Physician, Anesthesia

Laura Soriano, MD's work has touched on Seizures, Anesthesiology, Adult, Pregnancy, Cocos, Europe, and Obstetric Labor.

Laura Straus
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

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
Professor, Laboratory Medicine

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.

Laura Wagner
Professor, Community Health Systems

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 Weil
Associate Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Laura Weil, RN, CNM, MPH's work has touched on Patient Education as Topic, Genotyping Techniques, India, Neoplastic Pregnancy Complications, Myofibroblasts, Muscle Tissue Neoplasms, and Uterine Neoplasms.

Laura Zitella
Nurse Practitioner 3, Medicine

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
Assistant Researcher, Biochemistry and Biophysics

Laurel Kinman, PhD's work has touched on Single Molecule Imaging, Endopeptidase Clp, Escherichia coli Proteins, Software, Machine Learning, Protein Conformation, and Ribosomal RNA.

Lauren Asarnow
Research Associate WOS, Psychiatry

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.

Lauren Boreta
Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology

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 Haack
Associate Professor, Psychiatry

Lauren M. Haack, PhD, is an associate professor, attending psychologist, and chief of the school-age youth division in the UCSF Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.

Lauren Harasymiw
Clinical Fellow, Pediatrics

I am an early-career physician-scientist with a foundation in biostatistics and computational biology and a passion for quantitative science. My mission is to improve the long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes of premature and critically ill infants by developing novel neuroimaging biomarkers and predictive models that can identify infants who will benefit from targeted interventions.

Lauren Higdon
Director, Biomarker Discover, Diabetes Center

Lauren Higdon's research interests include Immunology

Lauren Hunt
Associate 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
Volunteer Assistant Clinical Professor, Medicine

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
CMO SFSMH SFSFH, CEO

Lauren Linett, MD's work has touched on Time Factors, Fever, Ibuprofen, Drug Administration Schedule, Acetaminophen, Preschool Child, and Child.

Lauren Patrick
Assistant Professor, Neurology

Lauren Patrick, MD's research interests include Medical education, Resident efficiency

Lauren Perez
Staff Psychologist 2, Psychiatry

Lauren Perez, PsyD's work has touched on Viral Envelope Proteins, Viral Antibodies, Cytomegalovirus, Cryoelectron Microscopy, CD4 Antigens, Virus Diseases, and HIV Envelope Protein gp120.

Lauren Phinney
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Lauren Bach Phinney, M.D. is internist in the Division of General Internal Medicine at UCSF. She is a graduate of UCSF School of Medicine and UCSF Internal Medicine residency where she completed a chief year.

Lauren Ralph
Associate Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Lauren Ralph, MPH, PhD's work has touched on Abortion Applicants, Female Contraceptive Agents, Parental Notification, Eligibility Determination, Abortifacient Agents, Norethindrone, and Self-Management.

Lauren Sanchez
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

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.

Lauren Santiesteban
Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery

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.

Lauren Shapiro
Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery

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
UCSF CFAR Associate Director, Medicine

Lauren Sterling's work has touched on Research Personnel, Body Mass Index, Academic Medical Centers, Mentors, Trial of Labor, Mentoring, and Distance Education.

Lauren Stupar
Salesforce Solutions Architect, Family Community Medicine

Lauren Stupar's research interests include Salesforce

Lauren Suchman
Assistant Professor, Institute for Health & Aging

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 Trihy
Protocol Project Manager, HDF Comprehensive Cancer Center

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.

Lauren Weiss
Professor, Psychiatry

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
Professor, Psychiatry

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
Professor Emeritus, Psychiatry

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 Kara
Grants Officer, Vice Chanc Research

Laurie is a Grants Officer on Team F. She provides research administration support to the Departments of Nephrology, Pulmonary, and DGIM faculty. Laurie has a Bachelor's in Biology and has a diverse background in research and administration.

Laya Ekhlaspour
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

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.

Lea Grinberg
Research Associate, Neurology

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
Statistician, Medicine

Leah Jarlsberg's research interests include data visualization, tuberculosis, data management, regression, and statistics.

Leah Karliner
Professor, Medicine

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.

Leah Murphy
PRISE Center Director of Ops, Medicine

Leah Murphy, MPH's research interests include Food Sovereignty & Nutrition, Participatory Research, Health Impacts of Severe Weather Events, Implementation Science, and Environmental Justice.

Leah Rorvig
Assistant Clinical Professor, Cio

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.

Leah Witt
Associate Professor, Medicine

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.

Lealah Pollock
Associate Professor, Family Community Medicine

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
Professor, Anatomy

Leanne Jones, PhD's research interests include mitochondrial and lipid metabolism, geroscience, and conserved mechanisms regulating stem cell behavior.

Lee Atkinson Mcevoy
Professor, Pediatrics

Lee Atkinson Mcevoy, MD's research interests include Medical Education, Primary Care Pediatrics, Clinic Administration, Patient-Centered Medical Home, and Quality Improvement.

Lee Schnaider
Postdoctoral Scholar, Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Lee Schnaider, PhD's work has touched on Anti-Infective Agents, Metal Nanoparticles, Silk, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Biocompatible Materials, Candida albicans, and Bacterial Adhesion.

Lee-May Chen
Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

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
Associate Specialist, Osher Center

Leena Pandya, ND's work has touched on Major Depressive Disorder, Menstrual Cycle, Sex Characteristics, Self Report, Depression, Periodicity, and Body Temperature.

Legna Betancourt
Clinical Research Supervisor, Medicine

Legna Betancourt's work has touched on Biomarkers, Prospective Studies, Frailty, Cohort Studies, Phenotype, Pilot Projects, and Humans.

Lei Chen
Postdoctoral 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 Choi
Med Dir-Lean Promotion Office, Office of the CEO

Lei Choi's work has touched on Undergraduate Medical Education, Curriculum, Program Evaluation, Internship and Residency, Medical Faculty, Drug Hypersensitivity, and Program Development.

Leigh Ann O'Banion
Associate Professor, Surgery - Fresno

Leigh Ann O'Banion, MD's research interests include Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia, Vascular Trauma, Limb Salvage, Amputation Prevention, and Amputee Outcomes.

Leigh Kimberg
Professor, Medicine

Leigh Kimberg, MD's research interests include violence prevention, critical pedagogy medical educaton, trauma-informed care, and abolition medicine.

Leila Beach
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Dr. Leila Yeh Beach is a cardiologist who cares for patients who have heart failure, including those with advanced disease requiring heart transplantation or left ventricular assist devices (which help the heart pump blood to the rest of the body).

Leila Haghighat
Volunteer Assistant Clinical Professor, Medicine

Leila Haghighat, MD, MPhil's work has touched on Cardiovascular Agents, Cardiology, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Type II Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptors, Vascular Malformations, Atrioventricular Block, and Ischemia.

Leila Mohammadi
Associate Researcher, Medicine

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.

Lekshmi Santhosh
Associate Professor, Medicine

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 Department of Medicine Associate Chair for People Development and Mentorship.

Lela Bachrach
Professor, Pediatrics

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
Assistant Researcher, GHS - Programs

Lelia Chaisson, PhD, MSc's work has touched on Pulmonary Tuberculosis, CD4 Lymphocyte Count, Isoniazid, Informed Consent, Transaminases, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and Antitubercular Agents.

Lena Winestone
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

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 Dubbin
Associate Professor, Social Behavioral Sciences

Dr. Leslie Dubbin is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at UCSF.

Leslie Floren
Professor, Clinical Pharmacy

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
Volunteer Clinical Instructor, Medicine

Leslie Kernisan, MD's work has touched on Patient Discharge, Aged, United States, Internet, Health Services for the Aged, Data Collection, and Adult.

Leslie Lusk
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Leslie Lusk, MD's work has touched on Gastroplasty, Pulmonary Hypertension, Meconium Ileus, Institutional Practice, Prenatal Ultrasonography, Cannula, and Head.

Leslie Seijo
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Leslie Seijo, MD's work has touched on Ritonavir, Lung, Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A, Tacrolimus, Transplant Recipients, Immunosuppressive Agents, and Humans.

Leslie Sheu
HS Asst Clinical Professor, Cio

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 Suen
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Leslie W. Suen, MD, MAS is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the San Francisco General Hospital Division of General Internal Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).

Leslie Wilson
Professor, Clinical Pharmacy

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 Yuan
CIO & Director, Research Tech, CTSI

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
Clinical Fellow, Radiology

Lexi Tatem, MD, MPH's work has touched on Radiography, Radiology, Radiologists, Humans, and Internship and Residency.

Li Wang
Specialist, 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
Professor, Medicine

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).

Li-Wen Huang
Associate Professor, Medicine

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
SRA 4, Urology

Lia Banie's work has touched on Adipose Tissue, Penis, Sprague-Dawley Rats, Erectile Dysfunction, Urethra, Deoxyuridine, and Stem Cells.

Liana Milanes
Associate Professor, Family Medicine - Fresno

Liana Milanes, MD's work has touched on Glucosides, Benzhydryl Compounds, Medical Students, Treatment Outcome, Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV Inhibitors, Interpersonal Relations, and Insulin Glargine.

Liana Valeanu
Assistant Professor, Anesthesia

Liana Valeanu, MD, PhD's work has touched on Microcirculation, Nerve Block, Cardiac Surgical Procedures, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, Heart Neoplasms, Acute Kidney Injury, and Cardiovascular Pregnancy Complications.

Lianne Gensler
Professor, Medicine

Dr. Lianne Gensler is a rheumatologist and serves as director of the UCSF Spondyloarthritis Research Program & Clinic, which is dedicated to care for this inflammatory disease.

Licia Selleri
Professor, Orofacial Sciences

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.

Liina Poder
Professor, Radiology

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 Sheira
Assistant 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
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine - Fresno

Lily Hitchner, MD's work has touched on Physicians' Practice Patterns, Academic Medical Centers, Female, Aged, Primary Health Care, Retrospective Studies, and Opioid Analgesics.

Lily Jan
Professor, Physiology

Lily Jan, PhD's work has touched on Phospholipid Transfer Proteins, Ion Channels, Ion Channel Gating, Drosophila Proteins, G Protein-Coupled Inwardly-Rectifying Potassium Channels, Anoctamins, and Voltage-Gated Potassium Channels.

Lily Kornbluth
Associate Professor, Medicine

As an Associate 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 Yuan
Associate Specialist, Physiology

Lin Yuan, PhD's work has touched on COP-Coated Vesicles, Nociceptors, Drosophila melanogaster, Coatomer Protein, Body Temperature, Mitochondria, and Neuralgia.

Linda Chaba
Assistant Researcher, Bioengineering

Linda Chaba, PhD, MS's work has touched on Sexual Behavior, Trichomonas Infections, ROC Curve, Filtration, Antitubercular Agents, Chlamydia Infections, and Combination Drug Therapy.

Linda Chafetz
Professor Emeritus, Community Health Systems

Linda Chafetz, RN, PhD's work has touched on Primary Health Care, Community Health Nursing, Patient Dropouts, Educational Measurement, Residential Treatment, Nursing Students, and Psychiatric Nursing.

Linda Chao
Professor, Radiology

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 Ferrell
Professor Emeritus, Pathology

Linda Ferrell, MD's work has touched on Immunohistochemistry, Comparative Genomic Hybridization, Cholangiocarcinoma, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Liver Diseases, Liver Transplantation, and Glutamate-Ammonia Ligase.

Linda Franck
Professor, Institute for Health Policy Studies

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 Giudice
Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

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 Hopkins
Associate 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
Professor, Anesthesia

Linda Liu, MD's research interests include Critical Care, Quality Improvement, and Liver Transplant.

Linda Park
Associate 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
Professor, Psychiatry

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
Associate Professor, Family Health Care Nursing

Linda Stephan, RN, MSN, PNP's work has touched on Medicine, Nursing Evaluation Research, Curriculum, Quality of Health Care, Graduate Nursing Education, Ambulatory Care, and Advanced Practice Nursing.

Lindsay Braun
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Office of the CEO

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
Associate Professor, Urology

Lindsay Hampson, MD, MAS's work has touched on Male Urologic Surgical Procedures, Neurogenic Urinary Bladder, Fecal Incontinence, Transition to Adult Care, Urethral Stricture, Urinary Incontinence, and Bladder Exstrophy.

Lindsay Mazotti
Volunteer Clinical Professor, Medicine

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
Database Mgr and Statistician, Psychiatry

Lindsay Olson, PhD's work has touched on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Brain, Preschool Child, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Language Development Disorders, Autistic Disorder, and Neurodevelopmental Disorders.

Lindsay Ryan
Associate Physician, Medicine

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 Draper
Adjunct Instructor, Medicine

Dr. Lindsey Draper is an Adjunct Instructor in the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, where she specializes in the care of patients with ovarian cancer. As a physician-scientist in the Roybal Laboratory, she conducts research at the intersection of immunology and synthetic biology to develop novel immunotherapies for patients with ovarian cancer and other aggressive solid tumors.

Lindsey Huddleston
Associate Professor, Anesthesia

Lindsey Huddleston, MD's work has touched on Heart Valve Diseases, Humans, Female, Coronavirus Infections, Health Services Needs and Demand, Cardiac Surgical Procedures, and Pandemics.

Lindsey Scheller
Postdoctoral Scholar, Institute for Health Policy Studies

Dr. Lindsey Scheller is a PhD graduate from the University of California, San Francisco. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Seattle University and began her clinical training at Seattle Children’s Hospital on the craniofacial and pulmonary unit.

Lindy Fox
Professor, Dermatology

Lindy Fox, MD's work has touched on Skin Diseases, Drug Hypersensitivity Syndrome, Viral Skin Diseases, Hospitalists, Inpatients, Chilblains, and Purpura.

Lindy Her
Sr. CRC, HDF Comprehensive Cancer Center

Lindy Her's work has touched on Metal Nanoparticles, Gold, X-Ray Computed Tomography, Induced Hyperthermia, Glycopeptides, Light, and Radiation Dose-Response Relationship.

Line Jacques
Professor, Neurological Surgery

Line Jacques, MD's work has touched on Neurilemmoma, Ganglion Cysts, Cervical Vertebrae, Neurosurgical Procedures, Brachial Plexus, Nerve Sheath Neoplasms, and Neurofibromatoses.

Ling Zhan
Professor, Orofacial Sciences

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.

Lingsheng Li
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Lingsheng Li, MD, MHS's work has touched on Decision Making, Caregivers, Hate, Chronic Disease, Proxy, Attitude to Health, and Hearing Aids.

Linh Nguyen
Clinical 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.

Linlin Wang
Professor, Laboratory Medicine

Linlin Wang, MD, PhD's work has touched on DNA Copy Number Variations, 80 and over Aged, Genetic Translocation, Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Young Adult, Aged, and Single Nucleotide Polymorphism.

Lisa Catalli
Nurse Practitioner 3, Medicine

Lisa Catalli's work has touched on Telemedicine, Behavior Therapy, Videoconferencing, Patient Education as Topic, Gastroenterology, Sustained Virologic Response, and Physicians.

Lisa Chesner
Associate Researcher, Urology

Lisa Chesner, PhD's work has touched on Mitochondrial DNA, DNA Adducts, Cricetulus, DNA, Epoxy Compounds, 5-Methylcytosine, and Recombinational DNA Repair.

Lisa Deng
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Dr. Lisa Deng is a gastroenterologist and transplant hepatologist who specializes in caring for patients with liver disease. Dr. Deng serves as the Director of Liver Clinic at the San Francisco VA Healthcare System, where she cares for a predominantly older, vulnerable patient population with liver disease.

Lisa Grossman Liu
Clinical Fellow, Pediatrics

Lisa Grossman Liu, MD, PhD's research interests include clinical informatics, visual design, electronic health records, user experience, and biomedical informatics.

Lisa Guertin
Professor, Physiological Nursing

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
Associate Professor, Psychiatry

Lisa Hail, PhD, MA's work has touched on Male Homosexuality, Binge-Eating Disorder, Bulimia Nervosa, Anorexia Nervosa, Psychological Feedback, Alcohol Drinking, and Body Weight.

Lisa Kroon
Professor, 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. At UCSF Health, Dr. Kroon serves as the Assistant Chief Pharmacy Officer of Clinical Innovation, Education and Research where she oversees ambulatory pharmacy practice and is part of the executive leadership team for the pharmacy enterprise.

Lisa Lim
PIDTC 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.

Lisa Lommel
Professor, Family Health Care Nursing

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.

Lisa McConlogue
Professor, Biochemistry and Biophysics

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 Ochoa-Frongia
Associate Professor, Medicine

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 Pascual
Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery

Lisa Pascual, MD's research interests include Spinal Cord Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, Amputation, Polytrauma, and Neuromuscular Disorders.

Lisa Randolph
Postdoctoral Scholar, Psychiatry

Lisa Randolph, PhD's work has touched on alpha-Synuclein, RNA-Binding Proteins, Synapses, Coatomer Protein, Hippocampus, Messenger RNA, and Endosomal Sorting Complexes Required for Transport.

Lisa Rotenstein
Associate Professor, Medicine

Dr. Rotenstein is a primary care physician, researcher and healthcare leader whose work focuses on ambulatory care delivery, the physician workforce, and the intersection of the electronic health record with these issues.

Lisa Thompson
Professor, Family Health Care Nursing

My program of research focuses on household air pollution in low-resource countries. My research uses implementation science methods to design, implement, and evaluate effective interventions that reduce personal exposures to household air pollution from cooking fires among populations burdened with health inequities related to poor access to health care.

Lisa Winston
Professor, Medicine

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
Assistant Professor, Anesthesia

Litty John, MBBS's work has touched on Humans, Central Venous Catheters, and Central Venous Catheterization.

Liz Couch
Project 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.

Liz Goldman
Professor, Medicine

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.

Lizabeth Goldstein
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

As the recipient of a VA Rehabilitation R&D Career Development Award-2 (CDA-2), I am building a research program focused on improving the detection, diagnosis, and treatment of sleep disorders in people whose needs aren't met by our current paradigms.

Lizette Avina
Clinical Research Coordinator, HDF Comprehensive Cancer Center

Lizette Avina's work has touched on Health Literacy, Schools, Health Equity, Pediatric Hospitals, Poverty, Language, and Family.

Loren Alving
Professor, Neurology - Fresno

Loren Alving, MD's work has touched on Dementia, Physician's Role, Inclusion Bodies, Age of Onset, Qualitative Research, Primary Care Physicians, and Primary Health Care.

Loretta Strachowski
Professor, Radiology

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 Fineman
Clinical Nurse Specialist, COO Children Services

Lori Fineman's work has touched on Informed Consent, Hypnotics and Sedatives, Delirium, Pediatric Intensive Care Units, Prone Position, Critical Illness, and Nurse's Role.

Lori Freedman
Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Lori Freedman, PhD's research interests include reproductive healthcare services, abortion, religion, systems, and medical sociology.

Lori Mendelsohn
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Lori Mendelsohn, MD's research interests include behavioral emergencies, adolescent medicine, structural inequity, pediatric hospital medicine, and behavior emergency response team.

Lorriana Leard
Professor, Medicine

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.

Louann Brizendine
Prof of Clinical Psychiatry, Psychiatry

Louann Brizendine, MD's work has touched on Glucocorticoids, Postpartum Depression, Dehydroepiandrosterone, Depression, Physical Fitness, Bone Remodeling, and Depressive Disorder.

Louie Swander
Clinical Research Coordinator, Pediatrics

Louie Swander's work has touched on Adult, Newborn Infant, Risk Factors, Protective Factors, Pregnancy, Female, and Young Adult.

Louise Aronson
Professor Emeritus, Medicine

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.

Louise Walter
Professor, Medicine

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
Sr. Audiologist, EVP Physician Services

Luci Gilbert, AuD's research interests include music perception, cochlear implant

Lucia Abascal Miguel
Assistant Researcher, GHS - Programs

Lucía Abascal Miguel is a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and the Institute for Global Health Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco. She is a physician and public health researcher focused on advancing health equity through implementation science and digital health innovation.

Lucia Calderon
Research Data Analyst, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Lucia Calderon, MPH's work has touched on Mexican Americans, Bayes Theorem, Endocrine Disruptors, Volatile Organic Compounds, Agriculture, Environmental Pollutants, and Psychological Resilience.

Lucia Calthorpe
Resident, Surgery

Lucia Calthorpe is a research resident in general surgery at UCSF. She completed her B.A. at the University of Pennsylvania, where she majored in Health and Societies. She then earned a master’s degree in epidemiology at the University of Cambridge, supported by the Gates Cambridge Scholarship.

Lucia Pacca
RESEARCH DATA ANALYST 3, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Lucia Pacca's work has touched on Prediabetic State, Healthcare Disparities, Blood Glucose, Colorectal Neoplasms, No-Show Patients, Aftercare, and Biological Extinction.

Lucille Ferret
Postdoctoral Scholar, Medicine

Lucille Ferret, PhD's work has touched on Lysosomes, Benzoxazines, Quinolones, Ligands, Guanine, Naphthyridines, and Antineoplastic Agents.

Lucy Kornblith
Associate Professor, Surgery

Lucy Kornblith, MD's research interests include Platelets, Acute Traumatic Coagulopathy, Critical Care, Functional Coagulation, and Whole Blood.

Lucy Ogbu-Nwobodo
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

Lucy Ogbu-Nwobodo, MD's work has touched on Class E Scavenger Receptors, Legal Abortion, Inpatients, Community Mental Health Services, Mental Health, Consumer Health Information, and Social Marginalization.

Luisa Rojas Valencia
Postdoctoral Scholar, Neurological Surgery

Luisa Rojas Valencia, PhD's research interests include Traumatic Brain Injury, Gut microbiome, and Inflammation - Neuroinflammation.

Lulu Tsao
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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.

Lurit Bepo
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Lurit Bepo, MD, MPH's work has touched on Gram-Negative Bacteria, Disease Outbreaks, Health Insurance, Healthcare Disparities, Cardiovascular Diseases, Insurance Coverage, and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Luz Venegas
Research Assistant, Medicine

Luz Venegas's work has touched on Medication Adherence, Ambulatory Care Facilities, Gender Identity, HIV Infections, California, Young Adult, and Qualitative Research.

Lydia Kwarteng
Resident, Radiology

Lydia Kwarteng, MD's work has touched on Health Services Accessibility, Humans, International Cooperation, Global Health, Developing Countries, Retrospective Studies, and Neonatal Intensive Care Units.

Lydia Leung
Professor, Family Community Medicine

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.

Lydia Tinajero-Deck
Professor, Pediatrics

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.

Lydia Zablotska
Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

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
Professor, Medicine

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.

Lyndly Tamura
Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery

Dr. Lyndly Tamura is a board-certified specialist in Physical Medicine and

Lynn Flint
Professor, Medicine

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 Keenan
Volunteer 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.

Lynn Ngo
Clinical Research Supervisor, Medicine

Lynn Ngo, MPH's work has touched on Coinfection, Humans, Fatigue, Adult, Viral Antibodies, Immunoglobulin G, and Vaccination.

Lynn Pulliam
Professor Emeritus, Laboratory Medicine

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
Professor, Pediatrics

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 Prevention at the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco.

Lynne Steinbach
Professor, Radiology

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 Mills
Professor, Medicine

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.

Maanasa Indaram
Associate Professor, Ophthalmology

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).

Macy Barrios
Clinical Research Program Mgr, Neurology

Program Manager for UCSF's Regional Coordinating Center within NINDS / NIH's StrokeNet research network and Dr. Wade Smith's Cranial Accelerometry Lab. Affiliated with UCSF Neurology's Neurological Emergency Research Group (NERG) as of 2024.

Madelaine Modrow
Project Director, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Madelaine Modrow's work has touched on Myocardial Infarction, Dehydration, Health Services Misuse, Hypertension, Patient Outcome Assessment, Research Design, and Cardiovascular Diseases.

Madeline Deutsch
Professor, Family Community Medicine

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
Research Data Analyst, Radiology

Madeline Hess's work has touched on Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Animal Disease Models, Prostatic Neoplasms, Algorithms, Liver, Technology, and Kidney.

Madeline Mackechnie
Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery

Dr. Madeline MacKechnie is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and investigates global orthopaedic trauma care in lower-resourced settings. Dr. MacKechnie joined UCSF in 2016 to support the Department’s international academic outreach initiative, the Institute for Global Orthopaedics and Traumatology (IGOT).

Madeline Yung
Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology

Madeline Yung, MD's research interests include Refractive surgery, Cataract surgery, Medical Education, and Cornea.

Madhavi Dandu
Professor, Medicine

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.

Madhumita Sushil
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Madhumita Sushil, PhD's work has touched on Electronic Health Records, Intensive Care Units, Medical Informatics, Supervised Machine Learning, Pharmacovigilance, Information Storage and Retrieval, and Algorithms.

Madina Tugizova
Assistant Professor, Neurology

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.

Maggie Chung
Assistant Professor, Radiology

Maggie Chung, MD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at the University of California, San Francisco, specializing in breast imaging.

Maggie Gilbreth
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Dr. Gilbreth is a pediatrician at San Francisco General Hospital, where she cares for patients in both the outpatient Children’s Health Center and the inpatient Mother-Baby Unit and Pediatric Ward. She is a certified Spanish-English bilingual provider.

Maggie Waung
Associate Professor, Neurology

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.

Maham Awan
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Adult hospitalist at UCSF with a focus on quality improvement and medical education.

Mahim Naveed
Rsch Data Anl 3, Medicine

Mahim Naveed, MS's work has touched on Coronary Artery Disease, Cardiomyopathies, Disease Progression, Opioid Analgesics, Vascular Calcification, Fatty Liver, and Extracellular Matrix Proteins.

Mahima Bose
Postdoctoral Scholar, Ophthalmology

Mahima Bose, PhD's work has touched on Type 3 Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor, Neocortex, Retina, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Forkhead Transcription Factors, Fibroblast Growth Factors, and Neuroglia.

Mahnoosh Nik-Ahd
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine

Mahnoosh Nik-Ahd, MD, MPH's work has touched on Langerhans-Cell Histiocytosis, Y Human Chromosomes, Osteosarcoma, Chest Pain, Hospital Emergency Service, Bone Neoplasms, and Pediatric Emergency Medicine.

Mai Baalbaki
Clinical Research Coordinator, Institute for Health Policy Studies

Mai Baalbaki, MSc's work has touched on Ribonuclease III, Mutation, Genetic Promoter Regions, Zebrafish, Gene Expression Regulation, Phosphatidylinositols, and Sequence Deletion.

Makda Getachew Zewde
Resident, Surgery

Makda Getachew Zewde, MD's work has touched on Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2, Rectal Neoplasms, Local Neoplasm Recurrence, Graft vs Host Disease, Elafin, Margins of Excision, and Head and Neck Neoplasms.

Mala Setty
Professor, Pediatrics

Mala Setty, MD's work has touched on Interleukin-15, Small Intestine, Transglutaminases, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Cytotoxic T-Lymphocytes, Immunoglobulin A, and Physiological Stress.

Malika Goel
Clinical Fellow, Pediatrics

Malika Goel, MBBS's work has touched on Proof of Concept Study, Congenital Heart Defects, Female, Premature Infant, Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Congenital Rubella Syndrome, and Prospective Studies.

Malini Nijagal
Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

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.

Malini Singh
Professor, Emergency Medicine

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.

Mallika Dhawan
Volunteer Assistant Clinical Professor, Medicine

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 Cases
Protocol Development Manager, HDF Comprehensive Cancer Center

Mallory Cases, PhD's work has touched on Nails, Gardening, Cancer Survivors, Vegetables, Nocturia, Health Behavior, and Medical Education.

Manasi Iyer
Postdoctoral Scholar, Psychiatry

Manasi Iyer, PhD's work has touched on Myelin Sheath, Single-Domain Antibodies, Neural Pathways, Animal Vocalization, Dinoprostone, Nerve Regeneration, and Oligodendroglia.

Mandana Khalili
Professor, Medicine

Mandana Khalili, MD's work has touched on Coinfection, Alanine Transaminase, Antiviral Agents, Fatty Liver, Hepatitis B, Vulnerable Populations, and Hepatitis B Surface Antigens.

Mandy Brown
Pharmacy Learning & Developmen, COO

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
Professor, Medicine

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.

Manjiree Karandikar
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

My clinical interests lie in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of infections in immunocompromised hosts (ICH). I am a member of the Pediatric ID ICH team. In addition, I am committed to advancing medical education across the spectrum of training.

Manjit Singh
Associate Professor, General Medicine - Fresno

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
Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology

Manju Sharma, PhD's work has touched on Organs at Risk, Bone Remodeling, Calcium Radioisotopes, Re-Irradiation, Radiation Injuries, Brain Neoplasms, and Brachytherapy.

Manon Eckhardt
Sr. Manager, Sci. Publications, Quantitative_Bioscience_Ins

Manon Eckhardt, PhD's work has touched on Drug Repositioning, Systems Biology, Molecular Probes, Communicable Diseases, Host-Pathogen Interactions, Protein Interaction Maps, and Papillomavirus Infections.

Mansi Desai
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

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 Decker
Associate 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
Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Marcelle Cedars, MD's work has touched on Pregnancy Rate, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Ovarian Reserve, Female Infertility, Embryo Transfer, Assisted Reproductive Techniques, and Reproductive Medicine.

Marcia Glass
Professor, Medicine

Marcia Glass originally joined the faculty of UCSF in August of 2012. She received a BA from

Maren Scheuner-Purcell
Professor, Medicine

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.

Maren Shapiro Eger
Assistant Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Maren Shapiro Eger, MD's work has touched on Surveys and Questionnaires, Cryopreservation, Mental Health, Adult, Pregnancy, Psychological Stress, and Third Pregnancy Trimester.

Margaret Butchy
Fellow, Surgery

Margaret Butchy, MD's work has touched on Follicular Adenocarcinoma, X-Ray Computed Tomography, Bile Duct Neoplasms, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Papillary Carcinoma, Incidental Findings, and Facial Bones.

Margaret Chesney
Professor, Medicine

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
Professor, Medicine

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.

Margaret Feeney
Professor, Pediatrics

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.

Margaret Handley
Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

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 Lin-Martore
Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine

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 Riordan
Associate Professor, Neurological Surgery

Margaret Riordan, MD's work has touched on Skull, Intracranial Vasospasm, Craniotomy, Exercise, Craniocerebral Trauma, Surgical Wound Infection, and Neurosurgical Procedures.

Margaret Robinson
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Margaret Robinson, MD's work has touched on Male, Learning, Adult, Motivation, Graduate Medical Education, Decision Making, and Humans.

Margaret Tempero
Professor, 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
Professor, Physiological Nursing

Margaret Wallhagen, RN, PhD, FAAN's work has touched on Hearing, Primary Health Care, Grandparents, Deafness, Palliative Care, Social Stigma, and Psychological Adaptation.

Margaret Wheeler
Professor, Medicine

Margaret Wheeler, MD's work has touched on Postpartum Period, Undergraduate Medical Education, Prejudice, Health Status, Patients, Physician-Patient Relations, and Focus Groups.

Margarita Berrios
Professor, Pediatrics

Margarita Berrios, MD's work has touched on Cheilitis, Intraperitoneal Injections, Isoleucine, Acrodermatitis, Metabolic Skin Diseases, Methylmalonic Acid, and Inborn Errors Amino Acid Metabolism.

Margaux Pinney
Assistant Professor, Biochemistry and Biophysics

Margaux Pinney, PhD's work has touched on Serine Proteases, Biocatalysis, Thermodynamics, Enzyme Stability, Bacterial Proteins, Ketosteroids, and Physiological Adaptation.

Margo Heston
Postdoctoral Scholar, Neurology

Margo Heston, PhD's work has touched on Age of Onset, Dementia, Positron-Emission Tomography, Musa, Amyloid, Leukocyte L1 Antigen Complex, and Alzheimer Disease.

Margo Vener
Professor, Family Community Medicine

Margo Vener, MD, MPH's work has touched on Surveys and Questionnaires, Qualitative Research, Internship and Residency, Educational Models, Staff Development, Clinical Clerkship, and Teaching.

Margot Kushel
Professor, Medicine

Margot Kushel, MD is a Professor of Medicine and Division Chief at the Division of Health and Society at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center and Director of the UCSF Action Research Center for Health and UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative.

Maria De Las Mercedes Barrero Asencio
Postdoctoral Scholar, Urology

I’m a biomedical scientist passionate about stem cells, epigenetics and cell fate. I obtained my PhD in the Centre for Genomic Regulation (Barcelona), where I studied mechanisms controlling pluripotency acquisition and X-chromosome reactivation during iPSC reprogramming.

Maria Byron
Professor, Medicine

Dr. Maria Byron is a specialist in internal medicine and clinical informatics, and a primary care doctor. She is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine as well as the Division of Clinical Informatics and Digital Transformation.

Maria Castro
Resident, Surgery

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 Chao
Professor, Medicine

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
Professor, Medicine

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). She is the Director of the UCSF Rheumatology Clinical Research Center and Co-director of the UCSF Lupus Clinic.

Maria Duarte
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Maria Duarte's research interests include Microbial translocation, HIV, Steatotic liver disease, and Gut microbiome.

Maria Garcia
Associate Professor, Medicine

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 Associate 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.

Maria Kryza-Lacombe
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

Maria Kryza-Lacombe, PhD's work has touched on Hoarding, Irritable Mood, Anxiety Disorders, Reward, Cognition, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, and Facial Recognition.

Maria Novelero
Assoc Chair-Administration-DOM, Medicine

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 Openshaw
Volunteer 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.

Maria Raven
Professor, Emergency Medicine

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.

Maria Wamsley
Professor, Medicine

Dr. Wamsley is a general internist and a Professor of Medicine at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF).

Maria Wei
Professor, Dermatology

Maria Wei, MD, PhD's work has touched on Skin Neoplasms, Melanoma, Melanosomes, Melanocytes, Skin Diseases, Wildfires, and Climate.

Maria Yefimova
Lead Nurse Scientist, Nursing Excellence Prac & Res

Maria Yefimova's work has touched on Continuing Nursing Education, Caregivers, Hydrocortisone, Operative Surgical Procedures, Allostasis, Clinical Competence, and Dementia.

Mariam Abdelkader
Assistant Professor, Pulmonology - Fresno

Marianna Kong
Associate Professor, Family Community Medicine

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.

Marianne Biangone
Professor, Community Health Systems

Dr. Marianne Biangone is a Clinical Professor and Interim Associate Dean for Education Programs. She is a nurse educator and academic leader focused on strengthening workforce diversity by improving nursing student success and the learning environments that support it.

Marianne Hultgren
Professor, Family Health Care Nursing

Marianne Hultgren, DNP, RN's work has touched on Practice Attitudes Health Knowledge, Fellowships and Scholarships, Nursing Students, Nursing Education Research, Graduate Nursing Education, Quality Improvement, and Humans.

Marianne Juarez
Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine

Marianne Juarez, MD's work has touched on Anxiety, Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors, Undergraduate Medical Education, Hospital Emergency Service, Opioid Analgesics, Drug Prescriptions, and Proto-Oncogene Proteins.

Marica Baleilevuka-Hart
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

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.

Marie - Coralie Cornet
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

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.

Marie Jaeger-Krause
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Dr. Marie Jaeger-Krause is a pediatric hematologist-oncologist who cares for children with cancer and blood disorders. She specializes in treating pediatric brain tumors.

Marieke Kruidering
Professor, Cellular Molecular Pharmacology

Marieke Kruidering, PhD's research interests include Pharmacology, support&nbsp, programs for USMLE Step 1, competency-based teaching and assessment, and impact of AI on education.

Marilu Gorno Tempini
Professor, Neurology

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 Bazinski
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nursing Excellence Prac & Res

Marilyn Bazinski's work has touched on Technology, Societies, Pain, Quality Improvement, Qualitative Research, Hospitals, and Opioid Analgesics.

Marilyn McEnhill
Nurse Practitioner, COO

Marilyn McEnhill, RN, MS, PNP's work has touched on Homologous Transplantation, Tissue and Organ Procurement, Graft Survival, Continuity of Patient Care, Emigration and Immigration, HLA-DR Antigens, and Chronic Kidney Failure.

Marilyn Stebbins
Professor Emeritus, Clinical Pharmacy

Marilyn Stebbins, PharmD's work has touched on Managed Care Programs, Pharmacy Students, Motivational Interviewing, Medicare Part C, Professional Role, Comprehension, and Health Care Quality Indicators.

Marilyn Thomas
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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Marina Lopez Alvarez
Specialist, Radiology

Marina Lopez Alvarez, PhD's research interests include Molecular Imaging, Fluorecence, Biomedical Imaging, Infectious diseases, and Monoclonal antibodies.

Marina Roytman
Professor, Gastroenterology - Fresno

Marina Roytman, MD's research interests include viral hepatitis, drug induced liver injury, alcohol related liver disease, MASLD, and medical education.

Marina Sirota
Professor, Pediatrics

Marina is currently a Professor and the Acting Director at the Bakar Computational Health Sciences Institute at UCSF. Prior to that she has worked as a Senior Research Scientist at Pfizer where she focused on developing Precision Medicine strategies in drug discovery.

Marina Tolou-Shams
Professor, Psychiatry

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
Associate Professor, Neurology

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 Lafontaine
Clinical Research Coordinator, Radiology

Marisa Lafontaine's work has touched on Glioblastoma, Oligodendroglioma, Active Immunotherapy, Echo-Planar Imaging, Astrocytoma, Glioma, and Contrast Media.

Marisa Medina
Professor, Pediatrics

Marisa Medina, PhD's work has touched on Alternative Splicing, Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors, Hep G2 Cells, Simvastatin, Pseudogenes, Chitinases, and Cholesterol.

Marissa Boeck
Assistant Professor, Surgery

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).

Marissa Raymond-Flesch
Professor, Pediatrics

Dr. Raymond-Flesch is a 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.

Marla Ferschl
Professor, Anesthesia

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.

Marlene Grenon
Industry Alliance Specialist, Innovation Ventures

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
Professor, Medicine

Marlene Martin, MD, is a Professor of Clinical Medicine at UCSF, Founding Director of the nationally recognized Addiction Care Team (ACT) at San Francisco General Hospital, and Director of Addiction Initiatives for the UCSF Latinx Center of Excellence.

Marley Magee
Clinical Research Coordinator, Neurology

Marley Magee's work has touched on Pyridones, Interviews as Topic, Middle Aged, Nonprescription Drugs, Aged, Adult, and Oral Administration.

Marley Rashad
Clinical Fellow, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Marley Rashad, MD's work has touched on Prenatal Diagnosis, X-Ray Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Fetus, Uterine Diseases, Differential Diagnosis, and Leiomyoma.

Marlys Fassett
Associate Professor, Dermatology

Please call UCSF Dermatology at 415 353 7800 for clinical care inquiries or appointments. The telephone number listed here is not monitored.

Marsha Lee
Professor, Pediatrics

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.

Marsha Treadwell
Professor in Residence, Pediatrics

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
Associate Professor, Medicine

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.

Marta Margeta
Professor, Pathology

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.

Marta Roman Moreno
Postdoctoral Scholar, Pediatrics

Marta Roman Moreno, PhD's research interests include Kras, murine models, genomics, and lung cancer.

Marta San Luciano Palenzuela
Professor, Neurology

Dr. Marta San Luciano specializes in diagnosing and managing movement disorders, including Parkinson's disease, dystonia, tremor and myoclonus, in both children and adults.

Martha Elster
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

I am a pediatric hospitalist with a passion for faculty development, coaching, and creating learning environments that foster belonging.

Martha Shumway
Professor, Psychiatry

Martha Shumway, PhD's work has touched on Group Psychotherapy, Psychiatric Emergency Services, Violence, Substance-Related Disorders, Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders, Sex Offenses, and Spouse Abuse.

Martha Tesfalul
Assistant Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Martha Tesfalul, MD's work has touched on Botswana, Cell Phone, Multiple Pregnancy, Mouth Diseases, Vulvar Neoplasms, Premature Birth, and Telemedicine.

Martina Steurer
Professor, Pediatrics

Martina Steurer, MD's work has touched on Assisted Reproductive Techniques, Persistent Fetal Circulation Syndrome, Congenital Heart Defects, Infant, Fetal Growth Retardation, Infant Mortality, and Newborn Infant.

Marwa Shoeb
Provider, 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 Kimble
Professor Emeritus, Dean's Office

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.

Mary Ellen Kleinhenz
Professor Emeritus, Medicine

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.

Mary Helen Barcellos-Hoff
Professor, Radiation Oncology

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
Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology

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
Specialist, Surgery

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
Professor, Psychiatry

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
Professor, Neurology

Mary De May, MD's work has touched on Emotions, Pleasure, Brain, Atrophy, Mental Disorders, Neurodegenerative Diseases, and Frontotemporal Dementia.

Mary Feng
Professor, Radiation Oncology

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 Gray
Professor, Medicine

I am Medical Director for Cardiology Clinical Services at San Francisco General Hospital. As inpatient Cardiology Service attending, I am responsible for individuals with acute coronary syndromes, heart failure exacerbations, heart rhythm disorders, endocarditis, and hypertensive emergencies.

Mary Han
Staff Physician, Anesthesia

Mary Han, MD's work has touched on Tendon Transfer, Neck Dissection, Oropharynx, Temporal Muscle, Free Tissue Flaps, Costs and Cost Analysis, and Head and Neck Neoplasms.

Mary Karalius
Assistant Professor, Neurology

Mary Karalius, MD's work has touched on Multiple Sclerosis, Aseptic Meningitis, Myelin-Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein, Stroke, Respiratory Tract Infections, Pregnancy Complications, and Metagenomics.

Mary Margaretten
Professor, Medicine

Dr. Margaretten is a rheumatologist 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 on the in-patient consult service.

Mary Mercer
Professor, Emergency Medicine

Mary Mercer, MD, MPH is a Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of California San Francisco. She works clinically and serves as the Chief of the Medical Staff 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 Mirvis
Specialist, Biochemistry and Biophysics

Mary Mirvis, PhD's work has touched on Green Fluorescent Proteins, Chlamydomonas, Cell Proliferation, Cell Polarity, Microtubules, Katanin, and Signal Transduction.

Mary Nakamura
Prof in Res-hcomp, Medicine

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 Norton
Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

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.

Mary Prahl
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

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
Professor, Medicine

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
Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Marya G. Zlatnik, MD, MMS (she / her) is a board-certified OBGYN and Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist whose clinical and research interests include complications of pregnancy, prenatal diagnosis, and reproductive environmental health.

Maryte Gylys
Assistant Professor, Anesthesia

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.

Masha Bondarenko
Staff Research Associate, Radiology

Masha Bondarenko's work has touched on Female, Nomograms, Humans, Image-Guided Biopsy, Lung, X-Ray Computed Tomography, and Risk Assessment.

Matilda Chan
Professor, Ophthalmology

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.

Maude Dull
Professor, Pediatrics

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.

Maureen McGrath
Professor Emeritus, Family Health Care Nursing

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).

Maxine Papadakis
Professor Emeritus, Medicine

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
Clin Rsch Supv 2, Radiology

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 Blum
Associate 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.

Maya Dulay
Professor, Medicine

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.

Maya Graham
Assistant Professor, Neurology

Dr. Maya Graham is a neuro-oncologist and physician scientist who cares for patients with brain tumors, with a particular focus on gliomas.

Maya Kotas
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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
Professor, Pediatrics

Maya Lodish, MD's work has touched on Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2a, Adrenal Gland Neoplasms, Adrenal Cortex, Paraganglioma, Acromegaly, Octreotide, and ACTH-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma.

Maya Vella
Assistant Professor, Radiology

Dr. Vella completed her MD, residency and fellowship at UCSF while also serving as a T32 scholar during 2020-21.

Maya Vijayaraghavan
Professor, Medicine

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
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine

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
Associate Professor, Anesthesia

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.

Meenakshi Joshi
Specialist, Biochemistry and Biophysics

Meenakshi Joshi, PhD's work has touched on Gene Editing, DNA Fragmentation, Plasmodium falciparum, CRISPR-Cas Systems, Preclinical Drug Evaluation, Gene Deletion, and Glucuronates.

Meera Chappidi
Assistant Professor, Urology

Meera Chappidi, MD, MPH's work has touched on Prostate-Specific Antigen, Hematuria, Ureteral Neoplasms, Hospital Costs, Nomograms, BCG Vaccine, and Insurance Claim Reporting.

Meg McNamara
Professor, Pediatrics

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.

Meg Shaverdian
Postdoctoral Scholar, Cardiovascular Research Institute

Meg Shaverdian, PhD's work has touched on Frameshift Mutation, Thrombasthenia, Female, Cats, Male, Integrin alpha2, and Thromboembolism.

Megan Casey
Resident, Surgery

Megan Casey, MD's work has touched on Organometallic Compounds, Neuroendocrine Tumors, Somatostatin Receptors, Agammaglobulinemia, Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography, Induced Hyperthermia, and Endosonography.

Megan Durr
Professor, Otolaryngology

Megan Durr, MD, FACS is a Professor of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and 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 Garber
Postdoctoral 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 Gee
Clinical Research Coordinator, HDF Comprehensive Cancer Center

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
Clinical Research Supervisor 2, Medicine

Megan Gish's work has touched on Quinuclidines, Random Allocation, Ovariectomy, Rabbits, Pain Management, HEK293 Cells, and Hysterectomy.

Megan Mahoney
Professor, Family Community Medicine

Megan Mahoney, MD, MBA's work has touched on Primary Health Care, Minority Groups, Physician Assistants, Family Practice, Social Justice, Remote Consultation, and AIDS Serodiagnosis.

Megan McGrath
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Megan McGrath, MD's work has touched on Attitude of Health Personnel, Quality of Health Care, Uncompensated Care, Cost Control, Medically Uninsured, Government Financing, and Patient-Centered Care.

Megan McLaughlin
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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. She serves on the American Heart Association (AHA) Social Determinants of Health Committee.

Megan Ramaiya
Postdoctoral Scholar, Psychiatry

Megan Ramaiya, MSc, PhD's research interests include emotion regulation, implementation science, substance use, suicide, and global mental health.

Megan Richie
Associate Professor, Neurology

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
Assistant Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

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.

Megha Basak
Postdoctoral Scholar, Radiology

Megha Basak, PhD, MSc's research interests include Molecular imaging, Drug development, Click reaction, Linker chemistry, and Prostate cancer.

Megha Garg
Associate Professor, Medicine

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
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine

Meghan Hewlett, MD, MPH's work has touched on San Francisco, Substance-Related Disorders, Fertility Preservation, Patient Care Bundles, Primary Ovarian Insufficiency, Septic Shock, and Housing.

Meghan O'Brien
Associate Professor, Medicine

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.

Meghan Shan
Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology

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
CLIN RSRCH CRD SR, Neurological Surgery

Meghan Tedesco's work has touched on Neoadjuvant Therapy, Humanized Monoclonal Antibodies, Polylysine, CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes, Cell Differentiation, Peptides, and Vaccination.

Meghana Gadgil
Associate Professor, Medicine

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.

Megie Okumura
Professor, Pediatrics

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.

Melanie Henry
Professor, Anesthesia

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
Associate Professor, Medicine

Melanie Majure, MD's work has touched on Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms, Congenital Syphilis, Tracheal Diseases, Fertility Preservation, Breast Neoplasms, Female Infertility, and Meningeal Neoplasms.

Melanie Molina
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine

As a physician-investigator working at the intersection of emergency medicine, social justice, and clinical informatics, I am dedicated to designing systems that improve care access and make emergency care more responsive, humane, and effective for patients who have historically faced barriers within the healthcare system.

Melanie Morrison
Assistant Professor, Radiology

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.

Melanie Ott
Professor, Medicine

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
Associate Professor, Neurology

Melanie Stephens is the Clinic Director of the UCSF Memory and Aging Center.

Melanie Thomas
Professor, Psychiatry

Melanie Thomas, MD, MS's research interests include health disparities, postpartum, maternal mental health, public psychiatry, and implementation science.

Melicent Peck
Attending Physician, Medicine

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.

Melike Pekmezci
Associate Professor, Pathology

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
Professor, Medicine

Melinda Gu, MD, PhD's work has touched on Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, Myosins, Muscle Contraction, Calcium, Swine, Cell Hypoxia, and Oxygen.

Melinda Lem
Resident, Surgery

Melinda Lem, MD's work has touched on Ear Cartilage, Mediterranean Diet, Mammaplasty, Abdominal Wall, Arthroplasty, Urinary Tract Infections, and Subcutaneous Mastectomy.

Melisa Wong
Associate Professor, Medicine

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
Research Manager, Neurology

Melissa Arioli's work has touched on Memory, Video Games, Virtual Reality, Young Adult, Adult, Middle Aged, and Brain.

Melissa Bachhuber
Professor, Medicine

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
Assistant Researcher, Psychiatry

Melissa Bond, PhD's work has touched on Infant, Psychological Stress, Anxiety, Depression, Adult Survivors of Child Adverse Events, Caregivers, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders.

Melissa Brie
Assistant Professor, Neurological Surgery

Melissa Brie, PsyD's work has touched on Adult, Brain Mapping, Cognition, Brain Neoplasms, Quality of Life, Brain Injuries, and Neurosurgical Procedures.

Melissa Buitrago
Senior Clinical Research Coordinator, Medicine

Melissa Buitrago's work has touched on Lung, Positron-Emission Tomography, Middle Aged, Male, Female, Adult, and Time Factors.

Melissa Coleman
Assistant Professor, Surgery

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.

Melissa Martin
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Melissa Martin, MD's work has touched on Nicotinic Agonists, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Cocaine, GABAergic Neurons, Exploratory Behavior, Creatine, and Cerebral Veins.

Melissa Medvedev
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Dr. Melissa Medvedev (Morgan) is a physician-scientist with a background in clinical research, global health, and health technology innovation. Her research focuses on evaluating interventions to promote survival and prevent disability in mothers, neonates, and children.

Melissa Rosenstein
Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

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 Saphir
Research 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
Clinical Research Coordinator, Pediatrics

Melissa Zerofsky's work has touched on Dietary Supplements, Inflammation, Metabolic Syndrome, Cholecalciferol, Tooth, Vitamin A, and Sclerosing Cholangitis.

Melissa Zimel
Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery

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
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

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
Postdoctoral Scholar, Ophthalmology

Mengya Zhao, MD, PhD's work has touched on Sialomucins, Osteopontin, Angle-Closure Glaucoma, Retinal Vessels, Anterior Chamber, Rho Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factors, and Dilatation.

Mengyi Song
Postdoctoral Scholar, Regeneration Medicine

Mengyi Song, PhD's work has touched on Mesoderm, Embryonic Development, Neocortex, Gastrulation, GATA4 Transcription Factor, Developmental Gene Expression Regulation, and Genetic Enhancer Elements.

Mercedes Paredes
Professor, Neurology

Mercedes Paredes, MD, PhD's work has touched on Neural Inhibition, Neural Stem Cells, Cerebral Cortex, Travel, GABAergic Neurons, Neurogenesis, and Prosencephalon.

Meredith Greene
Associate Professor, Medicine

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
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Meredith Laguna, MD's research interests include Primary Care Pediatrics, Newborn Medicine, Resident Education, and Telehealth.

Meredith Meacham
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

Meredith Meacham, PhD, MPH's work has touched on Vaping, Medical Marijuana, Drug Overdose, Methamphetamine, Smokers, Amphetamine-Related Disorders, and Social Media.

Merisa Piper
Associate Professor, Surgery

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
Specialist, Human Genetics

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
Adjunct Instructor, Medicine

Dr. Postalcioglu is a nephrologist and clinical researcher. Her research focuses on improving the diagnosis and prognostication of chronic kidney disease by identifying novel biomarkers. She is particularly interested in understanding disease pathophysiology and advancing early detection strategies to improve outcomes for patients with kidney disease.

Meshell Johnson
Professor, Medicine

Meshell Johnson, MD's research interests include critical care, resuscitation, simulation, lung injury, and alveolar type I cells.

Meyeon Park
Professor, Medicine

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 Kim
Professor, 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
Associate Professor, Medicine

Mia Williams, MD, MS is an Associate Professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine at UCSF, practicing at the General Internal Medicine Practice at Divisadero Street.

Mica Estrada
Professor, Institute for Health & Aging

Mica Estrada is the Associate Dean of Opportunity & Engagement and Professor at the University of California at San Francisco’s School of Nursing in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences and the Institute for Health and Aging.

Mica Muskat
Ped-Immuno Nurse Practitioner, Pediatrics

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
Specialist, Biochemistry and Biophysics

Micaela Lasser, PhD's work has touched on Ear, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Spindle Apparatus, Autistic Disorder, Microtubules, Developmental Gene Expression Regulation, and Chromatin.

Micaela Rosser
Resident Physician, Surgery

Micaela Rosser, MD's work has touched on Contracture, Professional Burnout, False Aneurysm, Rhinoplasty, Infected Aneurysm, Cleft Lip, and Breast Implantation.

Michela Faggioni
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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
Professor, Pediatrics

Michele Long, MD's work has touched on Learning, Internship and Residency, Physician's Role, Competency-Based Education, Clinical Clerkship, Undergraduate Medical Education, and Medical Students.

Michele Maison-Fomotar
Assistant Professor, Infectious Diseases- Fresno

Michele Maison-Fomotar, MD, is board certified in internal medicine and specializes in infectious disease.

Michele Pelter
Professor, Physiological Nursing

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.

Michele Pham
Associate Professor, Medicine

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
Professor, Medicine

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 Arkin
Professor, Pharmaceutical Chemistry

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
Resident, Surgery

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 Buchholz
Volunteer Assistant Clinical Professor, Family Health Care Nursing

Michelle Buchholz, BSN, MSN, FNP's work has touched on Sex Workers, Humans, Cooperative Behavior, Cities, Sexual and Gender Minorities, Community-Based Participatory Research, and Sexually Transmitted Diseases.

Michelle Estrella
Professor, Medicine

The overall goals of my research are to improve our understanding of chronic kidney disease and its consequences (e.g. cardiovascular disease and bone mineral disease), and to develop strategies to mitigate the risk of chronic kidney disease development and progression, particularly among minority groups and HIV-infected individuals.

Michelle Florentine
Resident, Otolaryngology

Michelle Florentine, MD's work has touched on Unilateral Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss, Deafness, Conductive Hearing Loss, Vocal Cord Paralysis, Language Development Disorders, and Cochlear Implantation.

Michelle Guy
Professor, Medicine

Dr. Michelle Guy is a Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, where she is a passionate clinician-educator dedicated to fostering an inclusive learning environment for students and trainees across all educational settings.

Michelle Hermiston
Professor Emeritus, Pediatrics

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.

Michelle Hsiang
Associate Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

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, and a Chan-Zuckerburg Biohub Investigator.

Michelle Lin
Professor, Emergency Medicine

Michelle Lin, MD's work has touched on Emergency Medical Services, Potentially Inappropriate Medication List, Patient Admission, Blogging, Social Media, Webcasts as Topic, and Hospital Emergency Service.

Michelle Melisko
Professor, Medicine

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 Moghadassi
Technical Project Manager, StrategicInfo&PubHealthPrac

Michelle Moghadassi's work has touched on Second Labor Stage, Ultrasonography, Sustained Virologic Response, Immunoglobulin E, Referral and Consultation, Kidney Calculi, and Genetic Polymorphism.

Michelle Mourad
Professor, Medicine

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. As a respected leader and educator, her work is focused on improving care for hospitalized patients and strengthening systems across the care continuum.

Michelle Mulder
Assistant Professor, Surgery

Michelle Mulder, MD's research interests include Adrenal cortical carcinoma, Cushing's syndrome / MACS, Primary Aldosteronism, thyroid nodules, and thyroid cancer.

Michelle Nakphong
Assistant Professor, Medicine

I am a social epidemiologist and my research focuses on how economic exclusion and inclusive policies impact the health of marginalized populations. Currently, my work focuses on guaranteed income as an inclusive policy and examines the impact of financial strain using consumer credit data.

Michelle Odette
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

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
Project Analyst, Institute for Health Policy Studies

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
Postdoctoral Scholar, GHS - Programs

Michelle Roh, PhD's work has touched on Insecticides, Quinolines, Reproductive Tract Infections, Drug Combinations, Artemisinins, Sulfadoxine, and Uganda.

Michelle Storkan
Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine - Fresno

Michelle Storkan's work has touched on Factual Databases, Time-to-Treatment, Heat Stress Disorders, Pain, Hospital Emergency Service, Analgesics, and Fentanyl.

Michelle Teng
Program Manager, COO

Michelle Teng's work has touched on Escherichia coli, Immunoglobulins, Genetically Modified Animals, Neurons, Caenorhabditis elegans, Ligands, and Gene Library.

Michelle Wang
Assistant Adjunct Professor, Computational Health Scienc

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 Yu
Associate Professor, Medicine

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
Resident, Ophthalmology

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.

Michi Yukawa
Professor, Medicine

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
Deputy University Librarian, Library

Micquel Little joined UCSF Library in 2019 as Associate University Librarian for Research and Learning. In 2024, Micquel was promoted to Deputy University Librarian.

Midori Kato-Maeda
Professor, Medicine

Dr. Kato-Maeda’s research activities focuses on 1) transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), 2) drug- resistant tuberculosis, and 3) tuberculosis diagnosis.

Mignote Yilma
Clinical Instructor, Surgery

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.

Mika Varma
Professor, Surgery

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 Ton
Postdoctoral Scholar, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Mimi Ton, PhD, MPH's work has touched on Liver Neoplasms, Neoplasms, SEER Program, Medical Marijuana, Colorectal Neoplasms, Colonic Neoplasms, and Nuts.

Min Kang
Associate Professor, Neurology

Min Kang, MD's work has touched on Ligands, Humans, Mutation, Nicotinic Receptors, Amyloid Precursor Protein Secretases, Congenital Myasthenic Syndromes, and Action Potentials.

Mindy Goldman
Clinical Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

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.

Mindy Hebert-Derouen
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

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.

Mindy Ju
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Mindy Ju, MD's research interests include Interprofessional Education, Simulation, and Gender Equity.

Minerva Zhou
Clinical Fellow, Radiology

Minerva Zhou, MD's publications include "Prediction of cerebrospinal fluid intervention in fetal ventriculomegaly via AI-powered normative modelling." (AJNR Am J Neuroradiol, 2025).

Mingli Zhu
Postdoctoral Scholar, Ophthalmology

Mingli Zhu, PhD's work has touched on Mice, Cell Line, Cytoplasmic Vesicles, Ribonucleases, Protein Transport, Mitochondrial Proteins, and PTEN Phosphohydrolase.

Mingyue Zhou
Data 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
Professor, Surgery

Minnie Sarwal, MD, PhD's research interests include Proteomics, Drug Repositioning, Immunosuppression Personalization, Genomics, and Immunobiology of Organ Dysfunction.

Miranda Dunlop
Professor, Medicine

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 Lewis
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine - Fresno

Miranda Lewis, MD's work has touched on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Emergency Medical Service Communication Systems, Washington, Early Diagnosis, Emergency Medical Services, Respiration, and Child.

Miranda Rouse
Program Coordinator, GHS - Programs

I am the senior program coordinator for Global Action in Nursing (GAIN) at the Institute for Global Health Sciences. The goal of GAIN is to build a skilled cadre of nursing and midwifery leaders and reduce maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality in Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, and Sierra Leone through longitudinal bedside mentorship.

Miranda Surjadi
Professor, Community Health Systems

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
Clinical Research Coordinator, Emergency Medicine

Mireya Arreguin's work has touched on Healthcare Disparities, Practice Attitudes Health Knowledge, Substance-Related Disorders, Domestic Violence, Interrupted Time Series Analysis, Human Influenza, and HIV Infections.

Miriam Ashford
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

Miriam Ashford's work has touched on Community Health Nurses, Marketing, Alzheimer Disease, Anxiety Disorders, Postpartum Period, Postnatal Care, and Amyloid beta-Peptides.

Miriam Kuppermann
Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Miriam Kuppermann is a Professor in the Departments of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences (primary) and Epidemiology & Biostatistics (secondary).

Miriam Oseguera
Clinical Research Coordinator, HDF Comprehensive Cancer Center

Miriam Oseguera's work has touched on Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid, Cell-Free Nucleic Acids, Infant, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, Whole Genome Sequencing, Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome, and Machine Learning.

Misung Han
Associate Researcher, Radiology

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.

Mitra Jamshidian
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Mitra Jamshidian, MD's work has touched on Frailty, General Surgery, Phosphates, Medical Societies, Robotic Surgical Procedures, Intestinal Absorption, and Blood Pressure.

Mitzi Hawkins
Assistant Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

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.

Mollie Hudson
Nurse Practitioner, Medicine

Mollie Hudson, PhD, NP, MS's work has touched on Infectious Disease Medicine, Poverty, HIV Infections, Communicable Disease Control, Tuberculosis, Medication Adherence, and Private Hospitals.

Molly Battistelli
Director, Admin and Policy, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Molly Battistelli's work has touched on Consumer Health Information, Nurse Midwives, Reproductive Health Services, Health Plan Implementation, Induced Abortion, Organizational Policy, and Nurse Practitioners.

Molly Cooke
Professor Emeritus, Medicine

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
Assistant Researcher, Neurology

Molly Hodul, PhD's work has touched on Enzyme Stability, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor, Neuropeptides, Glutamate Receptors, Caenorhabditis elegans, AMPA Receptors, and Cell Membrane.

Molly Kantor
Associate Professor, Medicine

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.

Molly Vitorte
Senior Project Manager, Psychiatry

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
Postdoctoral Scholar, Pathology

Mona Aminbeidokhti, PhD's work has touched on Mice, Lethal Genes, Spontaneous Abortion, Genetic Carrier Screening, Animals, Female, and Humans.

Mona Asghariahmadabad
Postdoctoral Scholar, Radiology

Mona Asghariahmadabad, MD's work has touched on Multiple Sclerosis, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Alanine Transaminase, Asthma, Malpractice, Alkaline Phosphatase, and Aspartate Aminotransferases.

Mona Bajestan
Associate Professor, Orofacial Sciences

Mona Bajestan, DDS, MS's work has touched on Cone-Beam Computed Tomography, Stem Cell Transplantation, Adult, Adolescent, Alveolar Ridge Augmentation, Bone Regeneration, and Tooth Root.

Monara Dini
HS 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
Associate Professor, Medicine

Monica Fung specializes in infectious diseases with a focus on patients with compromised immune systems, including those with solid organ or stem cell transplants. She serves as Clinical Director of the Transplant / Immunocompromised Host Infectious Diseases Program.

Monica Gandhi
Professor, Medicine

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
Professor, Family Community Medicine

Monica Hahn, MPH, MS, MD's research interests include refugee health, HIV, social determinants of health, sexually transmitted infections, and women's health.

Monica Penon Portmann
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Dr. Mónica Penón Portmann is a medical and biochemical geneticist specializing in rare inherited metabolic disorders, including lysosomal, metal-deposition, and vitamin-dependent conditions. She provides comprehensive, compassionate care to children and families affected by complex genetic diseases.

Monica Tang
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Monica Tang, MD's work has touched on Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Neonatal Intensive Care Units, Vaccines, Eosinophil Peroxidase, Premature Infant, Drug Hypersensitivity, and Eosinophils.

Monica Yang
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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
Research Regulatory Specialist, Medicine

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.

Monika Sarkar
Professor, Medicine

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
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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
Assistant Researcher, Quantitative_Bioscience_Ins

Monita Muralidharan, PhD's work has touched on Proteome, Cysteine, Mass Spectrometry, Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry, Proteomics, Glutathione, and Hemoglobins.

Moon Kyung Choi
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Moon Kyung Choi, MD's research interests include Diabetes Technology, Clinical Informatics

Morgan Cronin
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Morgan Cronin, MD's work has touched on Dermatology, Child, Surveys and Questionnaires, Cellulitis, United States, Humans, and Cultural Diversity.

Morgan Kelly
Clinical Fellow, Pediatrics

Morgan Kelly, MD's work has touched on Forkhead Transcription Factors, Self Report, Missense Mutation, Language Disorders, Tertiary Protein Structure, Repressor Proteins, and Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Morgan Philbin
Associate Professor, Medicine

Dr. Philbin is a social and behavioral scientist who uses mixed methods to examine how social policies and clinical practice shapes health outcomes with a focus on substance use and HIV / AIDS. She has worked in this field for over 15 years conducting research that explores how community-, institutional-, and state-level factors drive health outcomes among youth and young adults and pregnant people.

Morgan Ye
Research Analyst, Medicine

Morgan Ye, MPH's work has touched on Environmental Pollutants, Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis, United Kingdom, Atopic Dermatitis, Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects, Antihypertensive Agents, and Child Abuse.

Morna Dorsey
Professor, Pediatrics

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
Volunteer Clinical Professor, Laboratory Medicine

Morvarid Moayeri, MD, PhD's work has touched on Multiple Myeloma, Hemophilia A, Genetic Therapy, ADP-ribosyl Cyclase 1, Hydrazines, Retroviridae, and Sepsis.

Muriel Babey
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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
Recall Faculty, Medicine

Mylo Schaaf, MD, MPH, DTMH is a Professor of Medicine, currently on recall for research activities under the General Division of Internal Medicine. Before retirement she was the 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 Chaumeil
Professor, Physical Therapy

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).

Myung Ko
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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 Arang
Postdoctoral 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
Associate Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

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 Roan
Professor, Urology

The Roan Lab studies how intracellular and extracellular factors in the tissue microenvironment can affect infection by HIV, mucosal immunity, and reproductive health. Her lab has developed, implemented, and adapted a variety of single-cell “omics” tools to identify and characterize rare populations of HIV reservoir cells in order to better understand mechanisms of HIV replication and persistence.

Nadia Roessler
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

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.

Naghma Farooqi
Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Naghma Farooqi, MD's work has touched on Premature Birth, Humans, Pandemics, Adult, Pregnancy, Artificial Respiration, and Coronavirus Infections.

Nahal Lalefar
Associate Clin Prof Volunteer, Pediatrics - Fresno

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
Associate Professor, Ophthalmology

Nailyn Rasool, MD's work has touched on Whipple Disease, Cavernous Sinus, Orbital Neoplasms, Isaacs Syndrome, Diplopia, Aqueous Humor, and Ocular Motility Disorders.

Najwa El-Nachef
Professor, Medicine

Najwa El-Nachef, MD's research interests include Balloon Assisted Enteroscopy, Intestinal Microbiome, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Celiac Disease, and Fecal Microbiota Transplant.

Namasvi Jariwala
Visiting Student, Neurology

Namasvi Jariwala, MA's work has touched on Memory, Adult, Prefrontal Cortex, Judgment, Young Adult, Female, and Nerve Net.

Namrata Patel-Sanchez
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

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
Associate Professor, Neurology

Nancy Ann Oberheim Bush, MD, PhD's work has touched on Stem Cells, Biological Evolution, Stem Cell Transplantation, Pancreatic Neoplasms, Brain, Saimiri, and Astrocytes.

Nancy Allen
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Nancy Allen, MD, PhD's work has touched on Cellular Senescence, Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts, Lipopolysaccharides, Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors, Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16, Macrophages, and Interleukin-12 Subunit p40.

Nancy Ascher
Professor, Surgery

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 Berglas
Associate Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Nancy Berglas, DrPH's work has touched on Travel, Health Services Accessibility, Sex Education, Ambulatory Care Facilities, Sexual Health, Curriculum, and Legal Abortion.

Nancy Burke
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 Cheng
Sr. Statistician, Preventive & Restor Dent Sci

Nancy Cheng's work has touched on Health Policy, Hallucinogens, Smoking Prevention, Calibration, Dental Caries, Health Status Disparities, and Flavoring Agents.

Nancy Choi
Associate Professor, Medicine

Nancy Choi, MD's research interests include patient advocacy, health disparities, student coaching, urban health, and hospitalist.

Nancy Greenland
Associate Professor, Pathology

Nancy Greenland, MD, PhD's research interests include Cytopathology, Genitourinary pathology

Nancy Hessol
Professor, Clinical Pharmacy

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
Professor, Neurology

Nancy Hills, PhD's work has touched on Intestinal Perforation, Brain Ischemia, Cerebral Arterial Diseases, Stroke, Indomethacin, Cerebral Intraventricular Hemorrhage, and DNA Vaccines.

Nancy Joseph
Professor, Pathology

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
Professor Emeritus, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

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 Oliva
Assistant Professor, Institute for Health & Aging

Nancy Oliva, PhD, MHA, MPP's research interests include healthcare access and equity, rural healthcare delivery, patient safety, evaluation and financing, and older adult systems of care: quality.

Nancy Parks
Professor, Surgery - Fresno

Nancy Parks, MD's work has touched on Staphylococcal Infections, Carotid Artery Injuries, Carrier State, Nonpenetrating Wounds, Anti-Infective Agents, Practice Guidelines as Topic, and Appendicitis.

Nancy Phillips
Research Chemist, Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Nancy Phillips's work has touched on Lipopolysaccharides, Decapodiformes, Biofilms, Haemophilus influenzae, Neisseria meningitidis, Biotin, and Vulva.

Nancy Yang
Clinical Research Coordinator, Pediatrics

Nancy Yang's work has touched on Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery, Iron Chelating Agents, Drug Prescriptions, Postoperative Pain, Zebrafish Proteins, Bronchiolitis, and Oligodendroglia.

Nandini Palaniappa
Associate Professor, Anesthesia

Nandini Palaniappa, MD's work has touched on Iatrogenic Disease, Acute Kidney Injury, Postoperative Complications, Colonic Diseases, Quality Improvement, Inhalation Anesthetics, and Laparoscopy.

Naomi Abe
Associate 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
Assistant Professor, Laboratory Medicine

Naomi Akagi, MD's work has touched on Neutralizing Antibodies, Thrombotic Microangiopathies, Meningoencephalitis, Glycogen, Antineoplastic Antimetabolites, CD27 Ligand, and Deoxycytidine.

Naomi Anker
Associate Professor, Medicine

Naomi Anker, MD's research interests include Chronic Kidney Disease, Electrolyte Disorders, Renal Replacement Therapy, Vulnerable Populations, and Education Research.

Naomi Bardach
Professor, Pediatrics

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
Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

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
Professor, Family Community Medicine

Naomi Wortis, MD's research interests include service-learning, community partnerships, community-based participatory research, social advocacy, and health disparities.

Nardine Riegels
Volunteer Associate Clinical Professor, Medicine

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.

Narges Alipanah-Lechner
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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.

Nasim Sobhani
Associate Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

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
Professor, Cardiovascular Research Institute

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 Murad
Specialist, Medicine

Natalia Murad, PhD, MS's research interests include bioinformatics, machine learning, data science, single cell, and cancer biology.

Natalia Sanchez
Resident, Pathology

Natalia Sanchez, MD's research interests include Genitourinary pathology, Medical education, Gynecologic pathology, and Digital pathology.

Natalie Becker
Clinical Research Coordinator, Psychiatry

Natalie Becker's publications include "Bladder control side-effects of deep brain stimulation for major depressive disorder related to recruitment of distinct subcomponents of the anterior limb of the internal capsule." (Brain Stimul, 2025).

Natalie Chan
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

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
Professor, Pediatrics

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.

Natalie Escobar
Resident, Surgery

Natalie Escobar, MD's work has touched on Public Hospitals, Pituitary Neoplasms, Patients, Trauma Centers, Internship and Residency, Wounds and Injuries, and Healthcare Disparities.

Natalie Hastings
Professor, Preventive & Restor Dent Sci

Natalie Hastings, DMD's work has touched on Lethal Genes, Electrophysiology, Aluminum Silicates, Eye, Embryonic Development, Dental Veneers, and Skeletal Muscle.

Natalie Nardone
Director, Off of VC Research, Vice Chanc Research

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 Oman
Research Program Manager, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Natalie Oman's work has touched on Patient Care Team, Palliative Medicine, Attitude to Health, San Francisco, Heroin, Opioid Analgesics, and Palliative Care.

Natalie Richmond
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Natalie Richmond, MD's work has touched on Traffic Accidents, Medical Students, Geriatrics, Self Report, Wounds and Injuries, Depression, and Automobile Driving.

Natalie Rios
Survey Worker, Urology

Natalie Rios's work has touched on Penile Diseases, Hospital Departments, Pelvic Floor, Research Support as Topic, Fund Raising, Priapism, and Urination.

Natalie Wu
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Natalie Wu, MD, MS's work has touched on Homologous Transplantation, Renal Insufficiency, Wilms Tumor, Kidney Neoplasms, Bacteremia, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, and Survivors.

Natalya Slepneva
Clinical Research Coordinator, Psychiatry

Natalya Slepneva's work has touched on Nerve Net, Internal Capsule, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Male, Middle Aged, Female, and Humans.

Natara Dias Gomes Da Silva
Postdoctoral Scholar, Orofacial Sciences

Natara Dias Gomes Da Silva's work has touched on Mouth Diseases, Artificial Saliva, Saccharum, Saliva, Dental Enamel, Glycine, and Cystatins.

Natasha Borgen
Research 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
Clinical Instructor, Medicine

Natasha Setia, MD's work has touched on Food, Clinical Protocols, Clinical Decision-Making, Risk, Prognosis, Anaphylaxis, and Allergens.

Natasha Spottiswoode
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Infectious disease physician-scientist with a focused on unbiased diagnostics and developing treatments for uncommon infections.

Natsuko Onishi Yamashita
Assistant Researcher, Radiology

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.

Navneet Kaur Matharu
Assistant Professor, Bioengineering

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
Specialist, Psychiatry

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.

Neda Ghaffari
Associate Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Neda Ghaffari, MD is a Maternal-Fetal Medicine specialist (perinatologist) whose clinical practice focuses on the care of patients with high-risk pregnancies. Her areas of expertise include advanced obstetric ultrasound, management of pregnancies complicated by fetal anomalies, and care of patients with complex maternal medical conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, and cancer.

Neda Ghassemi
Resident, Radiology

Neda Ghassemi, MD's work has touched on Reference Values, Humans, Pregnancy, Septum Pellucidum, Fetus, Retrospective Studies, and Septo-Optic Dysplasia.

Neda Keyhanvar
Postdoctoral Scholar, Biochemistry and Biophysics

Neda Keyhanvar, PhD's research interests include CRISPR / Cas9, Transgenic mice, scRNA seq, Aging, and Stem cell.

Neda Ratanawongsa
Professor, Medicine

Neda Ratanawongsa, MD, MPH (she / her/hers) is 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.

Neeta Thakur
Professor, Medicine

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.

Neeti Doshi
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Dr. Neeti Doshi, MD, MPH, FAAP, is an Associate 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 Parikh
Associate Professor, Ophthalmology

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.

Neha Bhasin Hoer
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

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
Manager, Lead Psychologist, Psychiatry

Neha Goyal's work has touched on Fatigue, Hospice Care, B-Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Breast, Sleep Wake Disorders, Palliative Care, and Psychological Stress.

Neha Khetan
Postdoctoral Scholar, Biochemistry and Biophysics

Neha Khetan, PhD's work has touched on Viral Interference, Microtubule-Organizing Center, Algorithms, Oocytes, Meiosis, Dyneins, and RNA Sequence Analysis.

Neha Nirwan
Associate Specialist, Cardiovascular Research Institute

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.

Neha Shah
Sr. Dietitian, Outpatient Nutrition

Neha Shah's work has touched on Enteral Nutrition, Short Bowel Syndrome, Diet, Malnutrition, Patient Advocacy, Nutritional Support, and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.

Nela Pawlowska
Senior Data Safety Auditor, HDF Comprehensive Cancer Center

Nela Pawlowska, MD's work has touched on Tamoxifen, Phthalazines, Carboplatin, Chemoprevention, Sulfonamides, Hormonal Antineoplastic Agents, and Indazoles.

Nerissa Ko
Professor, Neurology

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.

Nerys Benfield
VP/CMO, Adult Services, COO

Nerys Benfield, MD, MPH's work has touched on Gels, Long-Acting Reversible Contraception, Intrauterine Device Migration, Contraception, Refugee Camps, Device Removal, and Nurses' Practice Patterns.

Nesa Milan
Employee of Affiliated Org., Orthopaedic Surgery

Nesa Milan, MD's work has touched on Orthopedics, Fellowships and Scholarships, Brachial Plexus Neuropathies, Birth Injuries, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Writing, and Bell Palsy.

Ngoc Ly
Professor, Pediatrics

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.

Nhung Nguyen
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Dr. Nguyen is a substance use researcher whose work centers on reducing the co-use of tobacco and cannabis. Her research program employs innovative methods to address critical questions related to substance use, including ecological momentary assessment (EMA) and sensors for real-time data collection and human-centered design (HCD) to develop smartphone-based interventions.

Nia Adeniji
Resident, Medicine

Nia Adeniji, MD's work has touched on Immune Evasion, Socioeconomic Factors, Residual Neoplasm, Liver Neoplasms, Liver Diseases, B7-H1 Antigen, and Elasticity.

Nichole Starr
Assistant Professor, Surgery

Dr. Nichole Starr is a trauma and critical care surgeon dedicated to advancing equitable surgical and trauma care globally through innovation, quality improvement, and sustainable partnerships. Her research spans infection prevention, trauma systems strengthening, and perioperative safety, with a particular focus on Ethiopia and other low-income environments.

Nick Wilson
Clinical 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.

Nicki Bush
Professor, Psychiatry

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
Protocol Project Manager, HDF Comprehensive Cancer Center

Nickole Criner's work has touched on Trust, Dronabinol, Prostatic Neoplasms, Focus Groups, Vaping, Inhalation Administration, and Male.

Nicky Mehtani
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Nicky Mehtani, MD, MPH is an Assistant Professor in the UCSF Division of General Internal Medicine at San Francisco General Hospital. Her research focuses on the use of psychedelic therapies to treat addiction and psychological trauma, with an emphasis on expanding access to these emerging treatments for medically and socially complex populations.

Nicola Perlman
Assistant Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Nicola Perlman, MD, MA's work has touched on Pregnancy, Gestational Age, Morbidity, Placenta Accreta, Pregnancy Complications, Mental Disorders, and Epilepsy.

Nicole Appelle
Professor, Medicine

Nicole Appelle, MD, MPH's work has touched on Attitude to Computers, Job Satisfaction, Medical Informatics Applications, Computer-Assisted Therapy, Reminder Systems, Counseling, and Telephone.

Nicole Collman
Volunteer 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.

Nicole Cresalia
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

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 Delrosso
Assistant Researcher, Cellular Molecular Pharmacology

Nicole Delrosso's work has touched on Repressor Proteins, Mutagenesis, Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors, Sumoylation, Chromatin, Gene Expression Regulation, and Genetic Epigenesis.

Nicole Ersaro
Scientific Program Manager, Medicine

Nicole earned her PhD in biomedical informatics at Stanford University and B.S. and M.S. degrees from Drexel University in Biomedical Engineering. Her doctoral research focused on computational approaches to interpret non-coding rare genetic variation in both rare and common diseases, work she continued at Illumina's Artificial Intelligence Lab prior to joining UCSF's Center for Biosignal Research in 2025.

Nicole Fisher
Postdoctoral Scholar, Psychiatry

Nicole Fisher, PhD's work has touched on Glutamic Acid, Gi-Go GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Phenotype, GTP-Binding Proteins, Fear, Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors, and Neurodevelopmental Disorders.

Nicole Henry
Specialist, Orthopaedic Surgery

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.

Nicole Jiam
Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology

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.

Nicole Kittler
Associate Professor, Dermatology

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
Associate Professor, Surgery - Fresno

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
Optometrist, Ophthalmology

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
Attending Physician, Emergency Medicine

Nicole Munz, DO's work has touched on Chemical Water Pollutants, Rivers, Water Quality, Biological Assay, Solid Phase Extraction, Invertebrates, and Gas Chromatography.

Nicole Padilla
Clinical Research Coordinator, Human Resources

Nicole Padilla, MD's work has touched on Epithelial Cells, Cytomegalovirus, Human Immunodeficiency Virus tat Gene Products, HIV-1, Palatine Tonsil, Intestinal Mucosa, and Vertical Infectious Disease Transmission.

Nicole Rosendale
Associate Professor, Neurology

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 Santos
Research Program Manager, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Nicole Santos, PhD, MS's work has touched on Maternal Health Services, Midwifery, Checklist, Point-of-Care Systems, Triage, Uganda, and Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors.

Nicole Schroeder
Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery

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
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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
Applications Programmer 2, Neurology

Nicolette Miller's work has touched on Middle Aged, Friends, Young Adult, Mentoring, Interpersonal Relations, Behavior Therapy, and Weight Loss.

Nida Degesys
Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine

Nida Degesys, MD's work has touched on Respiratory Protective Devices, Betacoronavirus, Bone Fractures, Masks, Hospital Emergency Service, Pandemics, and Nonparametric Statistics.

Nida Ozarslan
Postdoctoral Scholar, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Nida Ozarslan, MD's work has touched on Falciparum Malaria, Pregnancy, Sulfadoxine, Tissue Culture Techniques, Placenta, Pathologic Neovascularization, and Malaria.

Niharika Dixit
Professor, Medicine

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
Associate Professor, Neurology

Nijee Luthra, MD, PhD's work has touched on Essential Tremor, Dystonic Disorders, Parkinson Disease, Globus Pallidus, Peripheral Nerves, Exercise Therapy, and Median Nerve.

Nikki Lanshaw
Senior Program Director, Institute for Health Policy Studies

Nikki Lanshaw's work has touched on Racism, Attitude of Health Personnel, Reproductive Health, Health Insurance, Health Personnel, Social Justice, and Pregnancy.

Nikki Leba
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

Nikki Leba, PhD, MA's work has touched on Mothers, Family Conflict, Culture, Problem Behavior, Coercion, Parent-Child Relations, and Emotional Adjustment.

Nikki Okwelogu
Resident, Radiology

Nikki Okwelogu, MD's work has touched on Injections, Iopamidol, Liver Neoplasms, Ultrasonography, Nanoparticles, X-Ray Computed Tomography, and Interventional Ultrasonography.

Nilanjana Chatterjee
Asst. Professional Researcher, Medicine

Biochemist and Cancer Biologist with extensive research experience in chromatin, epigenetics, transcription, oncogenic signaling, drug discovery and downstream process development. Expertise in elucidating mechanisms of cancer drug resistance, synthetic lethality and rational combination therapies.

Nilika Singhal
Professor, Neurology

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
CRNO Clinical Research Manager, HDF Comprehensive Cancer Center

Niloufar Abdollahi's work has touched on Female, Cataract, Male, Vision Disorders, Follow-Up Studies, Aged, and Ocular Tonometry.

Nilpa Shah
Program Manager, Medicine

Nilpa Shah's work has touched on Hypertension, California, Blood Pressure, Domestic Violence, Multicenter Studies as Topic, Telemedicine, and Safety-net Providers.

Nimmy Mohan
Postdoctoral Scholar, Urology

Nimmy Mohan, PhD's work has touched on Wistar Rats, RNA-Binding Proteins, HeLa Cells, Polyadenylation, Protein Biosynthesis, Nucleotidyltransferases, and Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor).

Nina Agabian
Professor Emeritus, Cell and Tissue Biology

Nina Agabian, PhD's work has touched on Candida albicans, Eicosapentaenoic Acid, Telomerase, Virulence, Fungal Antigens, Trypanosoma brucei brucei, and Fungal Gene Expression Regulation.

Nina Botto
Professor, Dermatology

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 Garga
Professor, Neurology

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 Shah
Volunteer 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
PROGRAMMER & DATA ANALYST, Medicine

Ning Zhang's work has touched on Macular Degeneration, Bacterial Infections, Cardiac Rehabilitation, Bone Cements, Veterans, Veterans Health, and Prosthesis-Related Infections.

Nisa Atigapramoj
Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine

Nisa Atigapramoj, MD's work has touched on Child Protective Services, Forensic Medicine, Nonpenetrating Wounds, Gallstones, Ultrasonography, Post-Exposure Prophylaxis, and Mandatory Reporting.

Nisha Acharya
Professor, Proctor Foundation

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
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Nisha Donthi, MD's work has touched on Orthomyxoviridae Infections, Physicians, Patient Discharge, Ventricular Tachycardia, Influenza Vaccines, Electrocardiography, and Narration.

Nisha Gidwani
Associate Professor, Medicine

Nisha Gidwani, MD's work has touched on Adrenal Cortex Hormones, Syndrome, Quinolines, Acetates, Pregnancy Complications, Asthma, and Humanized Monoclonal Antibodies.

Nisha Parmeshwar
Resident Physician, Surgery

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
Project Director, Medicine

Nneka Emenyonu's work has touched on Rural Population, Food Supply, Alcohol Abstinence, HIV Infections, Alcohol Drinking, Latent Tuberculosis, and Anti-HIV Agents.

Noa Simchoni
Clinical Instructor, Medicine

Noa Simchoni, MD, PhD's work has touched on Toll-Like Receptor 9, Alleles, Thymocytes, Common Variable Immunodeficiency, Interstitial Lung Diseases, Agammaglobulinemia, and X-Linked Genetic Diseases.

Nola Hylton
Professor, Radiology

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
Clinical Research Supervisor, HDF Comprehensive Cancer Center

Nonna Shakhnazaryan's work has touched on Androgen Antagonists, Renal Cell Carcinoma, Gallium Radioisotopes, Patient Education as Topic, Comprehension, Internet, and Radiosurgery.

Nora Hutchinson
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Nora Hutchinson, MD's research interests include Research Ethics, Meta-Research, and Clinical Trials.

Nora Pfaff
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Dr. Pfaff is a pediatric hospitalist at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital with a focus on advancing high-quality, equitable inpatient care across regional systems.

Nu Le
SRA 2, Radiology

Nu Le's work has touched on Observer Variation, Breast, ROC Curve, Neoadjuvant Therapy, Precision Medicine, Tumor Burden, and Breast Neoplasms.

Nyasha Chagwedera
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

Nyasha Chagwedera, MD, PhD's research interests include Diet and Depression, Cardiometabolic Psychiatry, and Ultra-processed foods.

Nynikka Palmer
Associate Professor, Medicine

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
Professor, Anesthesia

Oana Maties, MD's work has touched on Meningeal Neoplasms, Morphine, Vomiting, Postoperative Pain, Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting, Local Anesthetics, and Meningioma.

Oanh Le
Professor, Preventive & Restor Dent Sci

Oanh Le, DDS's work has touched on Long Interspersed Nucleotide Elements, Tooth Demineralization, Phosphatidylinositols, Tooth, Talin, Root Caries, and Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt.

Oanh Nguyen
Associate Professor, Medicine

Dr. Nguyen is a physician-health services researcher with expertise in epidemiology and implementation science.

Odi Ehie
Associate Professor, Anesthesia

Dr. Odinakachukwu (Odi) Ehie, MD, MAEd is a board-certified pediatric anesthesiologist with a deep commitment to medical education, global health equity, and inclusive excellence. She earned her medical degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health and completed her anesthesiology residency at NYU Langone Medical Center.

Odmara Barreto Chang
Associate Professor, Anesthesia

Dr. Barreto Chang is an Associate 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
Professor, Community Health Systems

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.

Oksana Gologorskaya
Rsrch AI Data Prog/Prod Mgr, Info Tech Services

I am a research technology product manager at Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) at UCSF.

Olga Ramm
Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Dr. Olga Ramm is a urogynecologist specializing in women’s pelvic floor health and a reconstructive pelvic surgeon with expertise in minimally invasive and robotic techniques. She provides compassionate care to patients with pelvic organ prolapse, urinary or fecal incontinence, complex urinary or rectal fistulas, and surgical complications.

Olga Zbodakova
Research Associate, Orofacial Sciences

Olga Zbodakova, PhD's work has touched on Liver Diseases, Cortactin, Netherton Syndrome, Primary Cell Culture, Liver Regeneration, Kallikreins, and Liver.

Olivia Bernal
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Olivia Bernal, MD, MPH's work has touched on Communication, Medicare, Patient Satisfaction, Continuity of Patient Care, Comorbidity, Quality of Health Care, and Sex Factors.

Olivia Council
Clinical Research Coordinator, Medicine

Olivia Council's work has touched on Semen, HIV Infections, Proviruses, Medication Adherence, Triazoles, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Host-Pathogen Interactions.

Olivia Harris
Assistant Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

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 Kingsford
Assistant Professor, Neurology

Olivia Kingsford, DO's work has touched on Brain, Humans, Post-Traumatic Headache, Prognosis, Risk Factors, Neurons, and Traumatic Brain Injuries.

Ons Mamai
Assistant Researcher, HDF Comprehensive Cancer Center

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
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

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.

Ophelia Yin
Assistant Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Dr. Ophelia Yin is a perinatologist, an obstetrician who specializes in high-risk pregnancies. As an expert in maternal-fetal medicine, she makes prenatal diagnoses of disorders or complications and performs ultrasounds.

Oriana Kreutzfeld
Assistant Researcher, Medicine

Oriana Kreutzfeld, PhD's work has touched on Antimalarials, Plasmodium berghei, Acridones, Plasmodium falciparum, Proguanil, Drug Resistance, and Parasitic Sensitivity Tests.

Orit Glenn
Professor, Radiology

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
Senior CRC, Medicine

Paige Tripp's work has touched on Suicidal Ideation, Pandemics, Male, Risk-Taking, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders.

Pailin Chiaranunt
Postdoctoral Scholar, Laboratory Medicine

Pailin Chiaranunt, PhD's work has touched on Innate Immunity, Tritrichomonas, Flagellin, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein NLR Family, Regulatory T-Lymphocytes, Intestines, and Lymphocytes.

Pam Marcott
Assistant Professor, Neurology

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
Professor, Orofacial Sciences

Pamela Den Besten, DDS's work has touched on Tooth Calcification, Dental Enamel Proteins, Dental Fluorosis, Cariostatic Agents, Tooth Germ, Tooth, and Amelogenesis Imperfecta.

Pamela Emeney
Professor, Ob/Gyn - Fresno

Pamela Emeney, MD's research interests include minimally invasive surgery, adolescent health care

Pamela Gangar
Volunteer, GHS - Programs

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
Assistant Professor, Anesthesia

Pamela Huang, MD's work has touched on Cystic Fibrosis, Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors, Neoplasm Drug Resistance, Phthalazines, Unconsciousness, Clone Cells, and Drosophila Proteins.

Pamela Ling
Professor, Medicine

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.

Pamela Murnane
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

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.

Paola Betancur
Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology

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.

Paola Porcari
Specialist, Radiology

Paola Porcari, PhD's work has touched on Fructose, Early Detection of Cancer, Phenylalanine, Glioma, Boron Neutron Capture Therapy, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, and Boron Compounds.

Paradi Mirmirani
Volunteer Associate Clinical Professor, Dermatology

Dr. Paradi Mirmirani is a dermatologist who specializes in caring for people with hair disorders. She sees patients of all ages.

Paran Davari
Clinical Fellow, Radiology

Paran Davari, MD's work has touched on General Anesthesia, False Aneurysm, Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins, Heart Valve Prosthesis, Delirium, Anesthesia Recovery Period, and Endocarditis.

Paraskevi Tsiolaki
Specialist, Biochemistry and Biophysics

Paraskevi Tsiolaki, PhD's work has touched on Cystatin C, Clusterin, Pathological Protein Aggregation, Amyloidogenic Proteins, Oligopeptides, Protein Aggregates, and C-Peptide.

Parna Saha
Associate Specialist, 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
Professor, Laboratory Medicine

Parul Bhargava, MD's work has touched on Human Herpesvirus 4, Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor, Pancytopenia, Neutrophils, Bone Marrow, Lipoma, and Lymphoproliferative Disorders.

Parya Saberi
Professor, Medicine

Parya Saberi, PharmD, MAS, MFA, AAHIVP, is a 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 Development and Mentoring Core.

Pascale Khairallah
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Pascale Khairallah, MD, MS's work has touched on Chronic Kidney Failure, Kidney Transplantation, Vitamin K, Bone Remodeling, Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus, Calcitriol, and Acid-Base Equilibrium.

Patience Afulani
Associate Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

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
Professor, Emergency Medicine - Fresno

Patil Armenian, MD's work has touched on Drug Stability, Poison Control Centers, Pharmaceutical Services, Designer Drugs, Valine, Naloxone, and Fentanyl.

Patrice Sutton
Recall 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 Calarco
Professor Emerita, Anatomy

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
Professor, Pediatrics

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 Cornett
Professor, Medicine

Dr. Patricia Cornett is a hematologist who cares for patients with classical (noncancerous) disorders affecting the blood.

Patricia Leake
Professor Emeritus, Otolaryngology

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
Associate Professor, Otolaryngology

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
SPECIALIST, Osher Center

Patricia Moran, PhD's work has touched on Psychological Stress, Induced Hyperthermia, Eating, Depression, Dietary Carbohydrates, Carbohydrate-Restricted Diet, and Feeding Behavior.

Patricia O'Sullivan
Professor Emeritus, Surgery

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
Professor, Physical Therapy

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.

Patricia Zheng
Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery

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.

Patrika Tsai
Professor, Pediatrics

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.

Patti Katz
Prof in Res-hcomp, Medicine

Patti Katz, PhD's research interests include Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Measurement, psychometrics, quality of life, and Disability and functional status.

Paula Braveman
Professor Emeritus, Family Community 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 Lum
Professor, Medicine

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
Specialist, Microbiology and Immunology

Pauline Basso, PhD's work has touched on Lipase, Transcription Factors, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Candida albicans, Antifungal Agents, Oxidoreductases, and Interleukin-17.

Pauline Marangoni
Research Manager, Orofacial Sciences

Pauline Marangoni, PhD's work has touched on Stem Cells, Mouth Mucosa, Skeletal Muscle Satellite Cells, Ectoderm, Retinoic Acid 4-Hydroxylase, Incisor, and Hedgehog Proteins.

Pavithra Viswanath
Professor, Radiology

Pavithra Viswanath, PhD's research interests include Deuterium metabolic imaging, Magnetic resonance spectroscopy, Brain tumors, Cancer metabolism, and Metabolic Imaging.

Pearl Anne Ante-Testard
Postdoctoral Scholar, Proctor Foundation

Pearl Anne Ante-Testard, PhD's work has touched on Socioeconomic Factors, Chlamydia trachomatis, Spatial Analysis, Healthcare Disparities, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, HIV Infections, and Mass Screening.

Pearl Toy
Professor 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.

Peggy Korpela
Clinical Research Coordinator, Medicine

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

Peggy Reynolds
Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

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.

Peggy Tahir
Research & Copyright Librarian, Library

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.

Pei Chen
Professor, Medicine

Dr. Pei Chen is a Professor in the UCSF Division of Geriatrics and SFVA Division of General Internal Medicine. She is the Program Director for Geriatric Medicine Fellowship at UCSF.

Penny Sneed
Professor Emeritus, Radiation Oncology

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
Professor, Psychiatry

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
Resident, Surgery

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.

Phyllis Tien
Professor, Medicine

Dr. Tien is Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, and Chief of the Infectious Diseases Division at the San Francisco VA Health Care System. Her research program investigates how chronic viral infections—particularly HIV and HCV—and their associated metabolic and immune perturbations drive long-term organ injury in adults, with a primary focus on women.

Polina Ilieva
AUL for ASC, Lib Dev-Archivist, Library

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
Research Associate, Medicine

Pooja Middha, PhD's work has touched on Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions, Immunotherapy, Gene-Environment Interaction, Colitis, Nicotine, Crohn Disease, and Lung Neoplasms.

Pooja Neiman
HS Clinical Instructor, Surgery

Pooja Neiman, MD's work has touched on Health Policy, Health Care Costs, Aftercare, Personal Financing, Health Expenditures, Hospital Costs, and Emergencies.

Pooja Prabhu
Postdoctoral Scholar, Radiology

Pooja Prabhu's work has touched on Neurodegenerative Diseases, Animals, Algorithms, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Humans, Hippocampus, and Principal Component Analysis.

Pooja Prasad
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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.

Poonam Vohra
Professor, Pathology

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
MSP Dentist, Preventive & Restor Dent Sci

Dr. Prajakta Kulkarni is a board-eligible prosthodontist with advanced training in restorative and implant dentistry. She specializes in treating patients with complex dental needs—from dentures and crowns to full-mouth rehabilitation—always with a focus on function, comfort, and aesthetics.

Pramita Kuruvilla
Associate Professor, Medicine

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.

Prerna Gupta
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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.

Priscilla Hsue
Professor, Medicine

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
Clinical Research Coordinator, Medicine

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
Associate Professor, Neurology

Priya Dhawan, MD's research interests include Neuromuscular medicine, Global Health, Electromyography, Neurology education, and Myasthenia gravis.

Priya Jaishankar
Specialist, Pharmaceutical Chemistry

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.

Priya Kathpalia
Associate Professor, Medicine

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
Research Administrator, Dean's Office

Priya Mathur's work has touched on Animal Behavior, Motivation, Nerve Net, Genetic Models, Emotions, Choice Behavior, and Classical Conditioning.

Priya Parikh
Adjunct Instructor, Office of the CEO

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 Prasad
Associate Professor, Medicine

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.

Priya Ramaswamy
Assistant Professor, Anesthesia

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.

Priya Shankar
HS Asst Clinical Professor, Office of the CEO

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.

Priya Shete
Associate Professor, Medicine

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 Bajaj
Postdoctoral Scholar, Bioengineering

Priyanka Bajaj, PhD's work has touched on Escherichia coli Proteins, Escherichia coli, Protein Biosynthesis, Silent Mutation, Phenotype, and Codon.

Priyanka Rashmi
Associate Researcher, Surgery

Priyanka Rashmi, PhD's work has touched on West Nile virus, Potassium, Member 3 Solute Carrier Family 12, Sodium, Serpins, Transcription Factors, and Nephrons.

Pujita Munnangi
Resident, Surgery

Pujita Munnangi is a general surgery resident at UCSF. Dr. Munnangi has a BS in Bioengineering from Rice University (graduated 2021), with minor in biochemistry. She received her MEng in Interdiscplinary Engineering and MD from the Texas A&M School of Engineering Medicine in 2025.

Punit Sundaramurthy
Associate Specialist, Medicine

Punit Sundaramurthy, MSc's work has touched on Drosophila melanogaster, Biomechanical Phenomena, Brain, Animals, Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Drosophila Proteins, and Mutation.

Purba Chatterjee
COO Bixby Aff. Global Programs, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Purba Chatterjee's work has touched on Genetic Models, Physiological Adaptation, Environment, Anti-HIV Agents, Tenofovir, Genetic Selection, and Genetic Fitness.

Pwint Khine
Clinical Fellow, Radiology

Pwint Khine, DO's work has touched on Multidrug Resistance-Associated Proteins, Iodides, Plasmodium, Urogenital Abnormalities, Uterus, Uterine Cervical Dysplasia, and Uterine Cervical Neoplasms.

Qihui Lyu
Assistant 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.

Qili Liu
Assistant Professor, Anatomy

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.

Qing Dong
Assistant Researcher, Pathology

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 Li
Specialist, Quantitative_Bioscience_Ins

Qiongyu Li, PhD's work has touched on Biotinylation, Glycocalyx, Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Proteome, Membrane Proteins, Mannose, and Streptococcus sanguis.

Qizhi Tang
Professor, Surgery

The Tang lab focuses on translating knowledge on mechanisms of immune tolerance into novel therapeutics for treating autoimmune diabetes and preventing transplant rejection.

Rachel Burger
Faces Research Coordinator, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Rachel Burger's work has touched on Mental Disorders, Second-Generation Antidepressive Agents, Integrated Delivery of Health Care, Agriculture, Kenya, Health Plan Implementation, and Outpatients.

Rachel Bystritsky
Associate Professor, Medicine

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 Chin
Professor, Emergency Medicine

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 King
Associate 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.

Rachel Kramer
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

Rachel Kramer, PhD's research interests include caregivers

Rachel Loewy
Professor, Psychiatry

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
Assistant Professor, Family Community Medicine

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
Professor, Anesthesia

Rachel McKay, MD's work has touched on Light, Nitrous Oxide, Anesthesia Recovery Period, Pupil, Perioperative Period, Laryngeal Masks, and Inhalation Anesthesia.

Rachel Nosheny
Associate Professor, Psychiatry

Rachel Nosheny, PhD's work has touched on HIV Envelope Protein gp120, Brain, Marketing, Internet, Cognition, Amyloid beta-Peptides, and Cognitive Dysfunction.

Rachel Pyon
Resident, Surgery

Rachel Pyon, MD's work has touched on Algorithms, Nipples, Premature Birth, Soft Tissue Injuries, Cervical Length Measurement, Microbiota, and Free Tissue Flaps.

Rachel Radin
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

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.

Rachel Russell
Resident, Surgery

Rachel is a general surgery preliminary intern at UCSF. Rachel grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, and then moved to New Orleans where she received a bachelor’s and master’s in biomedical engineering at Tulane University.

Rachel Rutishauser
Associate Professor, Medicine

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.

Rachel Schwartz
Assistant Professor, Anesthesia

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 Tomlinson
Postdoctoral Scholar, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

I study executive functioning (EF) as a stress-sensitive, two-generation target for improving mental health in families. I am affiliated with the Child Trauma Research Program and supported by an NIA-funded T32 in translational epidemiology.

Rachel Vassar
Assistant Professor, Neurology

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
Assistant Professor, Dermatology

Rachel Waldemer, MD, PhD's research interests include Dermatology, Skin biology, Skin organoids, and Stem cells.

Rachel Wattier
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

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.

Rachel Whitmer
Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

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
Associate Professor, Family Community Medicine

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.

Rachelle Durand
Assistant Professor, Radiology

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
Associate Specialist, Diabetes Center

Radha Singh, PhD's work has touched on Wistar Rats, Silver, Genetic Epigenesis, Benzhydryl Compounds, Arsenic, Sulfones, and Metal Nanoparticles.

Radhika Ramanan
Professor, Medicine

Radhika Ramanan, MD, MPH's work has touched on Curriculum, Educational Measurement, Character, Medical Education, Boston, Clinical Competence, and Internal Medicine.

Raechelle Ocampo
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Raechelle Ocampo, MD, MS's work has touched on United States, Undergraduate Medical Education, Leadership, Medical Students, Internship and Residency, Pilot Projects, and Humans.

Raga Ramachandran
Professor, Pathology

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
Associate Professor, Medicine

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 Rao
MSP Physician, 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
EHS Specialist 4, Dental Center

Ramneek Rai's work has touched on Review Literature as Topic, Humans, General Practice, and Dental Schools.

Ramya Parameswaran
Clinical Fellow, Medicine

Ramya Parameswaran, MD, PhD's work has touched on Cell Physiological Phenomena, Sex Offenses, Cells, Artificial Cardiac Pacing, Cardiac Myocytes, Electrodes, and Gold.

Ramya Ramadas
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Ramya Ramadas, MD, MPH's work has touched on Nutrition Policy, Osteosarcoma, Public Health Administration, Vaccination Coverage, Workplace, Ornithine-Oxo-Acid Transaminase, and Precancerous Conditions.

Rana Barar
Associate Program Director, CTSI

Rana is a public health senior leader with deep experience in community engagement, research and program management, sexual and reproductive health and rights, and equity and inclusion initiatives. She is a strategic thinker with strong communication, team building, and organizational skills.

Ranjani Shankar
Clinical Research Coord., Neurology

Ranjani Shankar's work has touched on Amyloidogenic Proteins, Positron-Emission Tomography, Age of Onset, Traumatic Brain Injuries, Alzheimer Disease, Cognitive Dysfunction, and Diffusion Tensor Imaging.

Ranjani Venkataramani
Assistant Professor, Anesthesia

Ranjani Venkataramani, MBBS's work has touched on Physicians, Pregnancy, Critical Illness, Coronavirus Infections, Pulmonary Embolism, Congenital Heart Defects, and Tricuspid Valve.

Ranya Virk
Affiliate, Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Ranya Virk, PhD's work has touched on Ovarian Neoplasms, Tumor Cell Line, Microscopy, Genome, Neoplasm Drug Resistance, Genetic Transcription, and Static Electricity.

Raphaela Lipinsky Degette
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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 Mishra
Assistant Professor, Orofacial Sciences

Rashmi Mishra, BDS, MPH, MSD's work has touched on Artificial Intelligence, Loeys-Dietz Syndrome, Connective Tissue Diseases, MEDLINE, Information Storage and Retrieval, Natural Language Processing, and Global Burden of Disease.

Rasika Shrirang Vartak
Assistant Researcher, Quantitative_Bioscience_Ins

Rasika Shrirang Vartak, PhD's work has touched on Mitochondria, Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor, Proteostasis, Biotinylation, Autophagy, Protein Multimerization, and Mitochondrial DNA.

Rawnica Ruegner
Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine - Fresno

Rawnica Ruegner, MD's work has touched on Inferior Vena Cava, Narcotics, Urinalysis, Designer Drugs, Abdominal Pain, Ultrasonography, and Benzamides.

Rebecca Abelman
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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
Professor, Medicine

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).

Rebecca Brown
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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 Carter
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Rebecca Carter, MD's work has touched on Cytomegalovirus, Malnutrition, Diaphragm, Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia, Heterozygote, Tachypnea, and Noonan Syndrome.

Rebecca Conant
Professor, Medicine

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.

Rebecca Deboer
Associate Professor, Medicine

Rebecca (Becky) DeBoer, MD, MA is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology / Oncology at UCSF and an attending medical oncologist at Zuckerberg San Francisco Hospital (SFGH). She has an academic background in bioethics and global health, and prior clinical experience working as an oncology clinician at Butaro Hospital in rural Rwanda with the NGO Partners In Health.

Rebecca Graff
Associate Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Broadly speaking, my research interests reside in population-based cancer epidemiology.

Rebecca Hu
Clinical Fellow, Psychiatry

Rebecca Hu, MD's work has touched on Adolescent, Chronic Disease, Mood Disorders, Humans, Irritable Mood, Risk Factors, and Child.

Rebecca Jackson
Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Rebecca Jackson is the Division Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital which includes the UCSF Bixby Center for Reproductive Health. She provides full-scope OB / GYN care with a special focus on the health of older women.

Rebecca Knoll
Postdoctoral Scholar, Medicine

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.

Rebecca Kriz
Program Director, Family Community Medicine

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
Postdoctoral Scholar, Diabetes Center

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
Program Pharmacist, Clinical Pharmacy

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
Associate Professor, Neurology

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.

Rebecca Olin
Professor, Medicine

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
Associate Professor, Surgery

Rebecca Plevin, MD's work has touched on Housing, Traffic Accidents, Emergency Medical Service Communication Systems, Automobile Driving, Mononuclear Leukocytes, Case Managers, and Environment.

Rebecca Scherzer
Academic Administrator VII, Medicine

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 Shunk
Professor, Medicine

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
Nurse Practitioner, BCH CLINICAL OPERATIONS

Rebecca Silvers's work has touched on Developing Countries, Curriculum, United Nations, Critical Care, Critical Illness, Global Health, and Data Collection.

Rebecca Smith-Bindman
Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

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.

Rebecca Sudore
Professor, Medicine

Dr. Rebecca Sudore is a geriatrician, palliative medicine physician, implementation scientist, and clinician investigator. She also directs the Innovation and Implementation Center in Aging & Palliative Care and the Vulnerable Aging Research Core of the NIA-funded Pepper Center.

Rebecca Sugrue
Postdoctoral Scholar, Medicine

Rebecca Sugrue, PhD's work has touched on Methane, Carbon, Particulate Matter, Carbon Dioxide, Soot, Atmosphere, and Vehicle Emissions.

Rebecca Webb
Clinical Fellow, Pediatrics

Rebecca Webb, MD's work has touched on Humans, Focus Groups, Internship and Residency, Attitude of Health Personnel, Newborn Infant, Qualitative Research, and Infant Health.

Rebeccah Brusca
Associate Professor, Medicine

Dr. Rebeccah McKibben Brusca is an Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and an academic hospitalist at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG).

Reena Gupta
Professor, Medicine

Dr. Reena Gupta is a Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco in the Division of General Internal Medicine at San Francisco General Hospital. She is a public health leader and primary care physician focused on delivery of high quality health care services for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) at the primary care level in low- and middle-income countries.

Regina Lam
Resident, Pediatrics

Regina Lam, MS, MD's work has touched on Vestibular Diseases, Omalizumab, Hematologic Diseases, Pandemics, Postoperative Complications, Cardiac Surgical Procedures, and Asthma.

Rena Fox
Professor, Medicine

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.

Rena Pasick
Recall Faculty, Medicine

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.

Renee Binder
Professor, Psychiatry

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
Clinical Professor, Dermatology

Renee Howard, MD's work has touched on Eczema, Skin Diseases, Genetic Therapy, Coxsackievirus Infections, Hamartoma, Hemangioma, and Aortic Coarctation.

Renee Hsia
Professor, Emergency Medicine

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
Professor, Pediatrics - Fresno

Renee Kinman, MD's research interests include Mentorship, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, and Educational Technology.

Renee Mehra
Assistant 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.

Renuka Nayak
Associate Professor, Medicine

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.

Rhonda Watkins
Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery

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.

Richelle Mah
Clinical Research Coordinator, Osher Center

Richelle Mah's work has touched on Pregnancy, Videoconferencing, Humans, Female, Patient Selection, Pregnancy Complications, and Research Design.

Riham Alwan
Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine

Riham Alwan, MD, MPH's work has touched on Low Back Pain, Patient Admission, Communication Barriers, Abdominal Pain, Patient Preference, Emigration and Immigration, and Mandatory Reporting.

Rikita Merai
Program Manager, StrategicInfo&PubHealthPrac

Rikita Merai's work has touched on Hypertension, Chlamydia Infections, Low Birth Weight Infant, Checklist, World Health Organization, Syphilis, and Maternal-Child Health Services.

Riley Bove
Associate Professor, Neurology

Dr. Riley Bove is a practicing neurologist and clinician scientist in the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences.

Rim Elchaki
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

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.

Rima Arnaout
Associate Professor, Medicine

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.

Rishika Chugh
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Dr. Rishika Chugh is Assistant Professor of Medicine in the division of Gastroenterology at the University of California San Francisco.

Rita Freimanis
Professor, Radiology

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.

Rita Mukhtar
Professor, Surgery

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).

Rita Redberg
Professor, Medicine

Dr. Redberg is a general Cardiologist and is interested in preventive cardiology. Her main clinical interests include treatment of all types of heart disease.

Ritika Prasad
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Ritika Prasad is an infectious diseases physician at UCSF. She manages a broad range of infectious diseases, including invasive and difficult-to-treat bacterial infections. She treats patients in the hospital and in the clinic.

Ritu Roy
PROGR ANL 3, HDF Comprehensive Cancer Center

Ritu Roy's work has touched on Genetic Epigenesis, Comparative Genomic Hybridization, Acute Biphenotypic Leukemia, Genomic Instability, Head and Neck Neoplasms, Fatigue, and Precursor T-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma.

Roberta Ballard
Professor Emeritus, Pediatrics

Roberta Ballard's work has touched on Newborn Infant, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Diseases Premature Infant, Inhalation Administration, Pulmonary Surfactants, Brain Hypoxia-Ischemia, and Nitric Oxide.

Roberta Keller
Professor, Pediatrics

My research program is in developmental lung disease. I am interested in the evaluation of prognostic factors, biomarkers and consequences of lung disease related to extreme prematurity or birth defects (specifically, congenital diaphragmatic hernia).

Roberta Rehm
Professor Emeritus, Family Health Care Nursing

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.

Roberta Teixeira Tallarico
Research Associate, Anesthesia

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.

Robin Corelli
Professor, Clinical Pharmacy

Robin Corelli, PharmD's work has touched on Curriculum, Smoking Prevention, Pharmacy, Pharmacy Students, Smoking Cessation, Pharmacy Faculty, and Preceptorship.

Robin Lincoln
Academic Coordinator III, Neurology

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
Assistant Professor, Bioengineering

The focus of my group is on developing and applying mass spectrometry based proteomics techniques to study infectious disease. My specialty is in interactomics, specifically the use of affinity purification and cross-link mass spectrometry (AP-MS and XL-MS) to study protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks, interfaces, and topology.

Robyn Lamar
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.

Rochelle Dicker
Professor, Surgery

Rochelle Dicker, MD's work has touched on Referral and Consultation, Registries, Wounds and Injuries, Surgeons, Uganda, Gunshot Wounds, and Violence.

Rochelle Zak
Professor, Medicine

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.

Rohini Jain
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

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
Professor, Surgery

Rong Wang, PhD's work has touched on Phenylalanine, Notch1 Receptor, Azides, Notch4 Receptor, Immunoglobulin J Recombination Signal Sequence-Binding Protein, Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III, and Veins.

Rongwei Zhao
Postdoctoral Scholar, Pediatrics

Rongwei Zhao, PhD's work has touched on DNA Repair, Telomere Homeostasis, Promyelocytic Leukemia Protein, Telomere, Tetrahydrofolate Dehydrogenase, Long Noncoding RNA, and Escherichia coli Proteins.

Rongze Lu
Associate 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
Director Catalyst Invent, Innovation Ventures

Roopa Ramamoorthi brings a diverse scientific background in drug development, bacteriology, biotechnology, and engineering.

Rosa Rodriguez-Monguio
Professor, Clinical Pharmacy

Rosa Rodriguez-Monguio, PhD, MS's research interests include Health Economics and Policy Impact Assessment, Access to Healthcare Services and Pharmaceuticals, Real-World Evidence and Advanced Analytics, Patient-Centered Outcomes, and Healthcare Systems Performance.

Rosalind De Lisser
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Medicine

I am an Associate Clinical Professor at the UCSF School of Nursing Institute for Health and Aging, a health services researcher, and a dually board-certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner and Family Nurse Practitioner with over two decades of clinical experience.

Rosalyn Plotzker
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

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.

Rosalyn Sayaman
Assistant Professor, Laboratory Medicine

Rosalyn Sayaman, PhD's work has touched on Neoplasms, Breast, Germ-Line Mutation, Natural Killer Cells, Aging, Breast Neoplasms, and Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes.

Rosanna Wustrack
Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery

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
Postdoctoral Scholar, Neurology

Rose Creed, PhD's work has touched on Protein Deglycase DJ-1, Synaptic Transmission, Dopamine, alpha-Synuclein, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases, Gene Knockout Techniques, and Leucine-Rich Repeat Serine-Threonine Protein Kinase-2.

Rose Monahan
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Rose Monahan, MD's research interests include Interprofessional Education, Drug Allergy, Medical Education and Mentorship, and Health Disparities.

Roseanne Krauter
Dir APP and Clinical Systems, EVP Physician Services

Roseanne Krauter, BSN, MSN, FNP's work has touched on Video Recording, Antidepressive Agents, Depression, Migraine Disorders, Remote Consultation, Nurse Practitioners, and Vertigo.

Roselle Abraham
Associate Professor, Medicine

Dr. Roselle Abraham is a cardiologist with expertise in the treatment of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Rosemarie De La Rosa
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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.

Rosemary Akhurst
Professor, HDF Comprehensive Cancer Center

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
Non-Senate Emeritus, Physiological Nursing

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
Assistant Professor, Neurology

Roxanne Simmons, MD's work has touched on Epilepsy, Electrophysiology, Cadherins, Nervous System Malformations, Asphyxia Neonatorum, Seizures, and Febrile Seizures.

Ruby Ghadially
Professor, Dermatology

Ruby Ghadially, MD's work has touched on Photography, Time-Lapse Imaging, Psoriasis, Aldehyde Dehydrogenase, Pluripotent Stem Cells, Skin Aging, and Keratinocytes.

Ruby Moreno
Clinical Fellow, Pediatrics

Ruby Moreno, MD's publications include "Complement factor I deficiency: Diverse phenotypes." (J Allergy Clin Immunol, 2025).

Ruby Warnock
Regulatory Specialist, AVC Ethics & Compliance

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
Specialist, Psychiatry

Ruchi Malik, PhD's research interests include Long-range synchrony, Interneuron physiology, Prefrontal cortex, Hippocampus, and Autism.

Ruchira Sharma
Associate Specialist, Psychiatry

Ruchira Sharma, PhD's work has touched on Mammals, Odorant Receptors, Oxytocin Receptors, Arvicolinae, Aging, Grassland, and Nerve Degeneration.

Rumpa Ganguly
Professor, Orofacial Sciences

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 Tuan
Associate 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.

Rupal Shah
Professor, Medicine

Dr. Rupal Shah is 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.

Rushika Perera
Professor, Anatomy

In our lab we study how autophagy and the lysosome regulate the response to cellular stress to promote cancer progression.

Ruth Goldstein
Professor, Radiology

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.

Ruth Malone
Professor, Social Behavioral Sciences

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.

Ruyan Rahnama
Adjunct Instructor, Pediatrics

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.

SHIVani Mahuvakar
Clinical Research Coordinator, Medicine

SHIVani Mahuvakar's work has touched on Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Diseases, United States, Mobile Applications, Doxycycline, Sustained Virologic Response, Male Homosexuality, and Young Adult.

Sabina Ali
Professor, Pediatrics

Sabina Ali, MD's research interests include Quality Improvement, liver disease, Intestinal Ultrasound, IBD ultrasound, and Inflammatory Bowel disease.

Sabine Mueller
Professor, Neurology

Sabine Mueller, MD, PhD, MAS's work has touched on Astrocytoma, Glioma, Histones, Oncolytic Viruses, Cranial Irradiation, Everolimus, and Medulloblastoma.

Sabra Inslicht
Professor, Psychiatry

Sabra Inslicht, PhD's research interests include Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD, Infertility, Fear conditioning, insomnia, and Psychophysiology.

Sabreea Parnell
Resident, Surgery

Sabreea Parnell, MD's work has touched on Humans, Female, Medical Education, Racism, Boston, Organometallic Compounds, and Coordination Complexes.

Sabreen Aulakh
Clinical Fellow, Pediatrics

Sabreen Aulakh, MD's work has touched on Quality Improvement, Ecosystem, Water, Biosimilar Pharmaceuticals, Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction, Infliximab, and Archaeal DNA.

Sabrina Darrow
Professor, Psychiatry

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.

Sabrina Fernandez
Professor, Pediatrics

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
Affiliate, Psychiatry

Sabrina Islam, PhD, MS's research interests include Indigenous knowledge, Intimate partner violence, Qualitative methods, Community engagement, and Settler-colonial determinants of health.

Sabrina Legaspi
Sr. CRC, Medicine

Sabrina Legaspi, MA's work has touched on Peritoneal Dialysis, Humans, Medicare, Surgeons, Nephrologists, Radiologists, and United States.

Sabrina Ronen
Professor, Radiology

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
Project Manager, Dean's Office

Sahru Keiser's work has touched on Patient Selection, Health Services Accessibility, Vaccines, Interpersonal Relations, Focus Groups, Clinical Trials as Topic, and San Francisco.

Sailaja Peddada
Specialist, Biochemistry and Biophysics

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.

Sakura Kinjo
Professor, Anesthesia

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 Marshall
Professor Emeritus, Preventive & Restor Dent Sci

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
Professor Emeritus, Family Health Care Nursing

Sally Rankin, RN, PhD, FNP's research interests include Nursing workforce in Malawi, Malawi religious leaders, International (medical), Practice guidelines, and HIV and AIDS.

Salma Shariff-Marco
Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

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.

Salomeh Keyhani
Professor, Medicine

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.

Samantha Fordwood Meredith
Professor, Psychiatry

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 Abram
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

Samantha Abram, PhD's work has touched on Short-Term Memory, Hallucinations, Connectome, Mindfulness, Psychotic Disorders, Reward, and Schizophrenia.

Samantha Auerbach
Postdoctoral Scholar, Institute for Health Policy Studies

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
Associate Professor, Clinical Pharmacy

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
Adjunct Instructor, Pediatrics

My research focuses on understanding how neuroimmune interactions shape human brain development and contribute to neurodevelopmental disorders, particularly in the context of prematurity and prenatal inflammation.

Samira Soleimanpour
Associate Professor, Institute for Health Policy Studies

Samira Soleimanpour, PhD's research interests include Child and adolescent mental health, School health services, and Child and adolescent health.

Sana Vaziri
Rsch Data Anl 2, Radiology

Sana Vaziri, PhD's work has touched on Problem-Based Learning, Lactic Acid, Communication, Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator, Cystic Fibrosis, Bicarbonates, and Pyruvic Acid.

Sanaz Gidfar
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Sanaz Vaziri, MD's work has touched on Problem-Based Learning, Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator, Glioma, Substance-Related Disorders, Pulmonary Medicine, Pyruvic Acid, and Pediatrics.

Sandhya Kharbanda
Professor, Pediatrics

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
Associate Professor, Surgery

Sandhya Kumar, MD's work has touched on Elective Surgical Procedures, Surgical Wound Infection, Ventral Hernia, Laparoscopy, Gastric Bypass, Gastrectomy, and Anesthesiologists.

Sandra Domeracki
Professor, Community Health Systems

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
Professor, Medicine

Sandra Moody, MD, BSN's work has touched on Health Status, Terminal Care, Frail Elderly, Disasters, Physicians, Patient Care Planning, and Diagnostic Self Evaluation.

Sandra Salazar
Grants Specialist, Vice Chanc Research

Sandra is a Grants Specialist on the Proposals & Grants team (Team E) under the UCSF Office of Sponsored Research. She provides pre-award services directly to faculty in the Pulmonary group and Clinical Pharmacology at ZSFG, and all faculty at UCSF, Fresno.

Sandra Staveski
Associate Professor, Family Health Care Nursing

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.

Sandra Weiss
Professor, Community Health Systems

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.

Sandra Zakrzewska
Associate Specialist, Cardiovascular Research Institute

Sandra Zakrzewska, PhD's work has touched on Carrier Proteins, Protein Binding, Multiple Drug Resistance, Pyrococcus furiosus, Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels, Rana catesbeiana, and Protein Conformation.

Sandrijn Van Schaik
Professor, Pediatrics

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 and the Vice-Chair for Education in the Department of Pediatrics.

Sandy Feng
Professor, Surgery

Dr. Sandy Feng is a transplant surgeon who performs liver, kidney and pancreas transplants.

Sanziana Roman
Professor, Surgery

Sanziana Roman, MD, FACS's research interests include Pheochromocytoma, Paraganglioma, Cushing's Syndrome, Aldosteronoma, and Adrenal tumors / cancer.

Sara Buckelew
Professor, Pediatrics

Sara Buckelew, MD, MPH's research interests include Curriculum Development, Adolescent and Young Adult Health, Medical Education, Eating Disorders, and Inter-professional team work.

Sara Colom Brana
Data Scientist, Medicine

Sara Colom Brana's work has touched on Urinary Catheters, Ileus, Ureter, Colorectal Neoplasms, Postoperative Pain, Intestinal Fistula, and Opioid Analgesics.

Sara Geierstanger
ACAD PRG MGT OFCR 4, Institute for Health Policy Studies

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.

Sara LaHue
Assistant Professor, Neurology

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
Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine

Sara Leibovich, MD's work has touched on Digestive System, Appendicitis, Emergency Medical Services, Emergencies, Differential Diagnosis, Foreign Bodies, and Law Enforcement.

Sara Lewin
Associate Professor, Medicine

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
Nurse Practitioner 3, Medicine

Sara Miller, NP, MPH's work has touched on Genetic Epigenesis, T-Box Domain Proteins, Helper-Inducer T-Lymphocytes, Histone Demethylases, Histones, Behavior Therapy, and Chromatin Assembly and Disassembly.

Sara Murray
Professor, Medicine

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
Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Sara Newmann, MD, MPH's research interests include Reproductive age, Brief implementation science training courses, western Kenya, Education, and International (medical).

Sara Obeid
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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).

Sara Suliman
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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 Whetstone
Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

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.

Sarah Alba-Nguyen
Associate Professor, Medicine

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
Specialist, Psychiatry

Sarah Anderson, PhD's work has touched on Animals, Interferon Type I, Mice, Microglia, Zebrafish, Brain, and Neurons.

Sarah Apgar
Professor, Medicine

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.

Sarah Cairo
Assistant Professor, Surgery

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
Assistant Professor, Dermatology

Sarah Coates, MD's research interests include Social Determinants of Health, HIV Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology, Kaposi Sarcoma, and Global Health.

Sarah Davis
Assistant Professor, Family Medicine - Fresno

Sarah Davis, DO, is a Family Medicine physician who is fellowship-trained in Wilderness Medicine. She completed her residency in Family Medicine in 2024, and fellowship in Wilderness Medicine in 2025, both at UCSF Fresno.

Sarah Doernberg
Professor, Medicine

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.

Sarah Durney
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Dr. Sarah Durney is a pediatric hospitalist at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland and Mission Bay.

Sarah Fisher
Lab Research Program Manager, Osher Center

Sarah Fisher's work has touched on Induced Hyperthermia, Meditation, Thermometry, Mindfulness, Physiologic Monitoring, Self Report, and Wearable Electronic Devices.

Sarah Flynn
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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
Postdoctoral Scholar, Bioengineering

Sarah Fong, PhD's work has touched on Pancreatic Neoplasms, Animals, Kidney, Epithelial Cells, Uncoupling Protein 1, Disease Progression, and Organoids.

Sarah Forsberg
Professor, Psychiatry

Sarah Forsberg, PsyD's work has touched on Parents, Family Therapy, Compulsive Behavior, Body Weight, Professional-Patient Relations, Cooperative Behavior, and Dietetics.

Sarah French
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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 Garrett
Assistant 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
Professor, Medicine

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
Research Data Analyst, Medicine

Sarah Goldberg, MAS's work has touched on Virus Replication, Exosomes, Tears, Exercise Tolerance, Viral RNA, Viral Load, and Coronavirus Spike Glycoprotein.

Sarah Gutin
Assistant Professor, Community Health Systems

Sarah A. Gutin, PhD, MPH, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Community Health Systems at the UCSF School of Nursing and the Division of Prevention Sciences in the UCSF Department of Medicine.

Sarah Holley
Psychologist II, Ob/Gyn

In my role as a Psychologist II at the Ob / Gyn department at UCSF, I have researched an array of topics, contributing valuable insights to the field. My work has included groundbreaking research on the psychosocial impact of infertility, as well as the psychological dynamics within romantic relationships.

Sarah Hsu
Adjunct Instructor, Medicine

Sarah Hsu, MD, PhD's work has touched on GATA3 Transcription Factor, Glandular and Epithelial Neoplasms, Chromatin Assembly and Disassembly, Genetic Transcription, CCCTC-Binding Factor, Genetic Enhancer Elements, and GATA1 Transcription Factor.

Sarah Inkelis
Assistant Professor, Neurology

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
Assistant Professor, Neurology

Sarah Kaufman, MD, PhD's work has touched on Entorhinal Cortex, Prion Proteins, Temporal Lobe, Visual Cortex, Immunohistochemistry, Fixatives, and Tauopathies.

Sarah Kim
Professor, Medicine

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
Professor, Cell and Tissue Biology

The Knox Lab research program investigates the role of peripheral nerves in controlling epithelial organ development, regeneration, and chronic disease (autoimmune disease, aging, cancer). To explore these areas, we utilize a multiorgan approach that includes the salivary glands and cornea.

Sarah Lucas
Pharmacist, COO

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 Maxwell
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

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
Head of Collection Development, Library

Sarah McClung's work has touched on Humans, California, Medical Libraries, Library Associations, United States, Nevada, and Fellowships and Scholarships.

Sarah Mettias
Clinical Research Coordinator, Medicine

Sarah Mettias's work has touched on Treatment Outcome, Multiple Myeloma, Follow-Up Studies, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols, Female, Survival Rate, and Middle Aged.

Sarah Naughten
Clinical Research Coordinator, HDF Comprehensive Cancer Center

Sarah Naughten's work has touched on Asthma, Child, Linoleic Acid, Humans, and Animals.

Sarah Ngo
Data 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.

Sarah Nouri
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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 increasing access to high quality palliative care, particularly among socioeconomically disadvantaged populations.

Sarah Patterson
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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 Raifman
Project Director, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Sarah is a Project Director and epidemiologist at ANSIRH, using rigorous quantitative and qualitative methods to explore the impacts of policies and practices related to reproductive health.

Sarah Raissi
Associate Specialist, Neurology

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
Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Sarah Roberts, DrPH's research interests include alcohol, pregnancy, policy, abortion, and cannabis.

Sarah Rosenwohl-Mack
Msp Physician, Family Community Medicine

Sarah Rosenwohl-Mack, MD's work has touched on Primary Health Care, Guideline Adherence, Terminal Care, Patient Care, Outpatients, Hospice Care, and Opiate Substitution Treatment.

Sarah Schneider
SPEECH PATHOLOGIST, Otolaryngology

Sarah Schneider's work has touched on Patient Reported Outcome Measures, Voice Training, Voice, Speech Therapy, Singing, Dysphonia, and Speech.

Sarah Sullivan
Clinical Research Coordinator, Surgery

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
Professor, Pediatrics

Sarah Tabbutt, MD, PhD's research interests include Cardiac Critical Care, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, and Leveraging Data to Improve Care.

Sarah Umetsu
Associate Professor, Pathology

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 Woldemariam
Postdoctoral Scholar, Computational Health Scienc

Sarah Woldemariam, PhD's work has touched on Electronic Health Records, Gap Junctions, Opsins, Optogenetics, Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins, Cyclic GMP, and Nociceptors.

Sarah Wulf
Research 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.

Saras Ramanathan
Professor, Ophthalmology

Dr. Saras Ramanathan is the Steven P. Shearing Professor of Ophthalmology and serves as the Residency Program Director and Medical Director of Comprehensive Ophthalmology in the UCSF Department of Ophthalmology. She specializes in the surgical treatment of cataracts, particularly complex cases.

Sarina Elmariah
Professor, Dermatology

Sarina Elmariah, MD, PhD, MPH's work has touched on Janus Kinase Inhibitors, Dermatology, Phototherapy, Psychophysiologic Disorders, PAR-2 Receptor, Atopic Dermatitis, and Prurigo.

Sarit Helman
Database 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
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Sasha Alcon, MD's work has touched on CD4 Lymphocyte Count, Animal Housing, Viral Load, Hospital Medicine, Medication Adherence, HIV Infections, and Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists.

Sasha Binford
Nursing Clinical Quality Spec, COO

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
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

Sasha Gorrell, PhD's work has touched on Dancing, Bulimia Nervosa, Feeding and Eating Disorders, Binge-Eating Disorder, Anorexia Nervosa, Adolescent Psychiatry, and Compulsive Behavior.

Sasha Gupta
Assistant Professor, Neurology

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
Scientific Program Manager, Bioengineering

My work centers on advancing pathogen-targeted and antimicrobial drug discovery through large, collaborative research programs. From 2023–2025 at UCSF’s Quantitative Biosciences Institute (QBI), I led scientific and administrative operations for two major multi-institutional initiatives: the $67.5M NIH-funded AViDD program and the $35M+ OpenADMET / Avoid-ome project supported by ARPA-H and the Gates Foundation.

Sawona Biswas
Genetic Counselor Supervisor, EVP Physician Services

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.

Scarlett Gomez
Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

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.

Seema Singh Saharan
Postdoctoral Scholar, Radiology

Seema Saharan is a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at UCSF, specializing in radiology image analysis, large language models (LLMs), and multimodal data integration.

Seema Gandhi
Professor, Anesthesia

Seema Gandhi, MD's work has touched on Professional Burnout, Disposable Equipment, Surgeons, Operating Rooms, Environment, Inhalation Anesthetics, and Nitrous Oxide.

Selena Chan
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

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 Oten
Asst Clinical Research Crd, Neurological Surgery

Sena Oten's work has touched on Sensory Thresholds, Electrocorticography, Somatosensory Cortex, Thrombospondin 1, Glioma, Microtubules, and Brain Neoplasms.

Sepideh Banava
Assistant Professor, Preventive & Restor Dent Sci

Sepideh Banava is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Oral Epidemiology and Dental Public Health (OEDPH) within the Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences at the UCSF School of Dentistry.

Sepideh Nozzari
Associate Director, Medicine

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 Liu
Assistant 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.

Serra Akbas Kaya
Assistant Researcher, Orthopaedic Surgery

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.

Seyedeh Faranak Fattahi
Associate Professor, Cellular Molecular Pharmacology

Seyedeh Faranak Fattahi, PhD's work has touched on Hirschsprung Disease, Patient Acuity, Enteric Nervous System, Androgens, Organoids, Gastrointestinal Motility, and Neural Crest.

Shabnam Peyvandi
Professor, Pediatrics

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
Professor, Microbiology and Immunology

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.

Shakiba Ghasemi Assl
Postdoctoral Scholar, StrategicInfo&PubHealthPrac

Shakiba Ghasemi Assl is a postdoctoral researcher at UCSF’s Center for Health and Nature. She studies how people use technology to connect with nature and how these experiences can support healing and mental well-being.

Shalini Dixit
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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
Professor, Clinical Pharmacy

Shalini Lynch, PharmD's research interests include Drug Information, Medication Therapy Management, Managed Care, and Geriatrics.

Shan Dong
Specialist, Psychiatry

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
Resident, Radiology

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.

Shan Ward
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Shan Ward, MD's research interests include Mechanical ventilation, Malnutrition, Pediatric Critical Care, Obesity, and Acute respiratory distress syndrome.

Shana Ballow
Professor, Surgery - Fresno

Shana Ballow's work has touched on Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin, Venous Thromboembolism, Hepatic Artery, Therapeutic Embolization, Intratracheal Intubation, Liver, and Pediatric Hospitals.

Shannon Chan
Physician, Pediatrics

Shannon Chan, MD's work has touched on Pregnancy, Resuscitation, Indonesia, Cholecystostomy, Stents, Duodenostomy, and Premature Infant.

Shannon Fuller
Qualitative Analyst, Medicine

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
Professor, Pediatrics

Dr. Kelly is an expert in transfusion medicine and apheresis and is the Medical Director of the Apheresis program at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland. She focuses her clinical care and research on pediatric transfused populations and in particular studies methods to optimize both red blood cell transfusion and stem cell collection from individuals with sickle cell disease.

Shannon Lundy
Professor, Pediatrics

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
Associate Professor, Social Behavioral Sciences

Shannon Smith-Bernardin, PhD, MSN, RN's research interests include managed alcohol programs, alcohol, homeless health care, street medicine, and sobering centers.

Shantel Weinsheimer
Assistant Professor, Anesthesia

Dr. Weinsheimer’s research interests include human genetics studies of cerebrovascular malformations and neuropsychiatric disorders.

Sharmila Majumdar
Professor, Radiology

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
Clinical Fellow, Medicine

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.

Sharon Chiang
Assistant Professor, Neurology

Sharon Chiang, MD, PhD's research interests include State-space models, Quality of life in epilepsy, Neuromodulation, Seizure risk estimation, and Latent process models.

Sharon Chung
Professor, Medicine

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 Wietstock
Associate Professor, Neurology

Sharon Wietstock, MD, MSc's research interests include neurocritical care, neuroprotection, neonatal neurology, and pediatric neurohospitalist.

Sharon Youmans
Exec Vice Dean & Professor, Clinical Pharmacy

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
Associate Specialist, Cardiovascular Research Institute

Shatabdi Roy Chowdhury, PhD's work has touched on Electrons, Cyanobacteria, Crystallization, Synchrotrons, Photosystem I Protein Complex, Microbial Photoreceptors, and X-Ray Crystallography.

Shauna Farr-Jones
Academic Coordinator, Anesthesia

Shauna Farr-Jones, PhD's work has touched on Botulism, Single-Chain Antibodies, Biomolecular Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Antitoxins, Preclinical Drug Evaluation, Botulinum Antitoxin, and Monoclonal Antibodies.

Shayne Cardozo
Registered Nurse, Surgery

Shayne Cardozo's work has touched on Lung Neoplasms, Palliative Care, Survival Analysis, Lymphatic Metastasis, Mediastinum, Gene Expression Profiling, and Thoracic Neoplasms.

Sheila Antrum
SVP/COO-UCSF Health, Office of the CEO

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
Senior CRC, Psychiatry

Sheila Ghods, MPH, MSW's work has touched on Self Report, Parents, Autistic Disorder, Learning, Preschool Child, Sex Characteristics, and Phenotype.

Sheiphali Gandhi
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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
Professor, Family Community Medicine

Shelley Adler, PhD's research interests include Sociocultural gerontology, Palliative care, Medical education, End of life, and Interprofessional education.

Shelley McCormack
Assistant Professor, Ob/Gyn - Fresno

Shelley McCormack, MD, MAS, PharmD's work has touched on Ethanolamines, HIV Protease Inhibitors, Pyrrolidinones, Malaria, HIV Integrase Inhibitors, Fluorenes, and Raltegravir Potassium.

Shelly Kaller
senior 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
Postdoctoral Scholar, Hooper Foundation

Shenwei Zhang, PhD's work has touched on Immunoprecipitation, Homeodomain Proteins, Humans, Autoantibodies, Autoimmune Diseases, Proteome, and Autoantigens.

Shera Wanner
Resident, Pathology

Shera Wanner, MD's research interests include Forensics, Autopsy

Shereen Katrak
Volunteer Assistant Clinical Professor, Medicine

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
Professor, Medicine

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
Professor, Medicine

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.

Sherry Chen
Postdoctoral Scholar, Neurology

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.

Sheryl Purrier
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Sheryl Purrier, MD's work has touched on Streptococcus agalactiae, Neuroglia, Hypoglycemia, Adrenal Cortex Hormones, Drosophila, Newborn Respiratory Distress Syndrome, and Retina.

Sheryll Mae Soriano
Associate Professor, Pulmonology - Fresno

Sheryll Mae Soriano, MD's work has touched on Cross-Sectional Studies, Parasomnias, Humans, Polysomnography, Intensive Care Units, Sleep, and Professional Burnout.

Shibani Pati
Professor, Laboratory Medicine

I am currently the Vice Chair for Research Innovation in the Department of Lab Medicine. I also serve as the Director of the Center for Research in Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapies at UCSF (CTMCT).

Shin Mei Chan
Resident, Radiology

Shin Mei Chan, MD's work has touched on Computer-Assisted Surgery, Therapeutic Embolization, Endovascular Procedures, Health Services Accessibility, Laser Therapy, Portal Vein, and Venous Insufficiency.

Shinyi Hsieh
Stdt Prgms and Assmt Spec., Graduate Division

Shira Maguen
Professor, Psychiatry

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 Professor in the Dept.

Shira Rutman
Project Director, Medicine

Shira Rutman, MPH's work has touched on Program Development, Racism, Infant Mortality, Health Services, Social Responsibility, Alaska Natives, and North American Indians.

Shireen Javandel
Asst. Dir. for Ops and Impact, Neurology

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.

Shital Gandhi
Professor, Radiology

Shital Gandhi, MBBS, is an Associate Professor of Radiology at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center sub-specializing in diagnostic neuroradiology and ultrasound with a special interest in obstretric imaging.

Shonul Jain
Professor, Pediatrics

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.

Shoshana Zha
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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.

Shravani Mukherjee
Associate Researcher, Human Genetics

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.

Shreya Agarwal
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Dr Shreya Agarwal is a pediatric hematologist-oncologist, who specializes in pediatric hemostasis and thrombosis. Her research interests include thrombosis, thromboprophylaxis and thrombotic microangiopathies.

Shreya Kapoor
Associate Professor, Medicine

Shreya Kapoor, M.D., holds a dual appointment as an Associate Professor of Hospital Medicine, as well as an Associate Professor of Geriatrics, Palliative, and Extended Care at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).

Shreya Patel
Associate Professor, Medicine

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 Dattatray Marathe
Postdoctoral Associate, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Shruti Dattatray Marathe, PhD's work has touched on Pheromones, Odorants, INDEL Mutation, Matrix Metalloproteinase 3, Matrix Metalloproteinase 1, Smell, and Single Nucleotide Polymorphism.

Shruti Kant
Professor, Emergency Medicine

Shruti Kant, MBBS's work has touched on Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Distracted Driving, Cholinergic Antagonists, Simulation Training, Diffusion of Innovation, Serotonin Syndrome, and Cell Phone.

Shuvodra Routh
Assistant Clinical Professor, COO

Shuvodra Routh, MD's work has touched on Treatment Outcome, Humans, Heart Transplantation, Cardiogenic Shock, Heart-Assist Devices, and Heart Failure.

Shweta Devi
Postdoctoral Scholar, Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases

Shweta Devi, PhD's work has touched on Protein Domains, Molecular Chaperones, Enzyme Activation, Nuclear Proteins, Proteostasis, HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins, and Tetratricopeptide Repeat.

Shweta Jain
Specialist, Neurology

Shweta Jain, PhD's work has touched on Heterochromatin, Dopamine, Theoretical Models, Prions, Elementary Particles, Nuclear Physics, and Adaptor Protein Complex 1.

Shweta Motiwala
Associate Professor, Medicine

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.

Shweta Srivastava
Clinical Research Coordinator, Medicine

Shweta Srivastava's work has touched on Air Pollution, Coronary Vessels, Prediabetic State, Life Style, Cardiovascular Diseases, Volatile Organic Compounds, and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Shylaja Srinivasan
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

I am a clinican-scientist and Associate 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
Specialist, Medicine

Sibapriya Chaudhuri, PhD's work has touched on Bone Marrow Cells, C-Type Lectins, Mitogen Receptors, Recombinational DNA Repair, Ataxia Telangiectasia, Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors, and DNA Modification Methylases.

Sibel Deviren
Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery

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 Haller
Program Manager, Medicine

Sidney Haller, MPH's work has touched on Sex Workers, Health Risk Behaviors, HIV Infections, Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, Intravenous Substance Abuse, Cities, and Farmers.

Siegrid Yu
Professor, Dermatology

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.

Silvia Russo
Assistant Professor, Neurology

Silvia Russo, MD's work has touched on Accidental Falls, Pick Disease of the Brain, Adult, Neuronal Ceroid-Lipofuscinoses, Startle Reflex, Lysosomes, and Frontotemporal Dementia.

Sima Porten
Associate Professor, Urology

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
Programmer, Medicine

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.

Simona Morochnik
Resident, Radiology

Simona Morochnik, MD, PhD's work has touched on Osteogenesis, Strontium, Tissue Scaffolds, Intravital Microscopy, Heavy Metals, Brain Mapping, and High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation.

Simone Arvisais-Anhalt
Associate Professor, Laboratory Medicine

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 Minnie
Assistant Professor, Medicine

The Minnie lab studies tumor immunology in hematologic malignancies. We use preclinical models, high-parameter flow cytometry, and single-cell RNA sequencing to study resistance mechanisms to immunotherapies and standard-of-care therapies.

Simone Vais
Assistant 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.

Sindhu Chadalawada
Clinical Fellow, Medicine

Sindhu Chadalawada, MD's work has touched on Cardiac Arrhythmias, Host Specificity, Trematode Infections, Cardiomyopathies, Late Onset Disorders, Snails, and Linear Models.

Sindy Law
Institutional 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 Reddy
Associate Professor, Family Medicine - Fresno

Sireesha I. Reddy, M.D., FAAFP

Sirisha Narayana
Professor, Medicine

Sirisha Narayana, MD is Professor of Medicine and cares for patients on the inpatient medicine direct care and teaching services at Moffitt-Long Hospital. She is the Academy of Medical Educators Endowed Chair in Excellence in Foundational Teaching, the Director of the Diagnostic Reasoning block in the School of Medicine, and the Co-Director of the Acting Internship in Medicine.

Sivappiriyai Veluppillai
Associate Professor, Orofacial Sciences

Sivappiriyai Veluppillai, DDS's work has touched on Aged, Anxiety, Fear, Immunologic Adjuvants, 80 and over Aged, Pain Measurement, and Pilot Projects.

Skyler Deutsch
Clinical Research Coordinator, Radiology

Skyler Deutsch's work has touched on Parkinson Disease, Middle Aged, Deep Brain Stimulation, Fractals, Female, Treatment Outcome, and Aged.

Slavena Vylkova
Project Manager Scientific Com, Medicine

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.

Sloane Berger-Chen
Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Sloane Berger-Chen, MD's work has touched on Uterus, Pelvic Pain, Ovarian Cysts, Ovariectomy, Organ Sparing Treatments, Hysterectomy, and Dysuria.

Smitha Ganeshan
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Smitha Ganeshan, MD, MBA is a hospitalist and Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Divisions of Hospital Medicine and Clinical Informatics and Digital Transformation at the University of California, San Francisco.

Sneha Challa
Assistant 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.

Sneha Ray
Assistant Specialist, Psychiatry

Sneha Ray, MSc's research interests include Brain Dynamics After DBS, TMS and MRgFUS Thalamotomy in Neuropsychiatric Patients, Dynamic Functional Connectivity, Information Theory Measures, and Graph Theory Measures.

Snehlata Oberoi
Professor, Orofacial Sciences

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.

Sofia Verstraete
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Sofia Verstraete, MD's work has touched on Pouchitis, Crohn Disease, Benzhydryl Compounds, Hospitalized Child, Pediatrics, Phenols, and Parenteral Nutrition.

Solmaz Manuel
Associate Professor, Anesthesia

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.

Somalee Banerjee
Associate Professor, Medicine

Somalee Banerjee, MD's work has touched on Viral Pneumonia, Diabetic Neuropathies, Thrombolytic Therapy, Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2, Endovascular Procedures, Thrombectomy, and Neoplasm RNA.

Somer Bishop
Professor, Psychiatry

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 Singh
Project Policy Analyst II, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Sonali Singh's work has touched on Dabigatran, Academic Success, Algorithms, Anti-Asthmatic Agents, Incretins, Pregnancy Outcome, and Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems.

Sonam Prakash
Professor, Laboratory Medicine

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
Associate Professor, Family Community Medicine

Sondos Al Sad, MD, MPH's research interests include Menopause, Outpatient procedure, Joint disorders in women, Women's health, and Muslim patient care.

Sonia Nocera
Postdoctoral Scholar, Neurology

Sonia Nocera, PhD's work has touched on Hedgehog Proteins, Remyelination, Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis, Transgenic Mice, Neurofilament Proteins, Veratrum Alkaloids, and Cell Differentiation.

Sonja Swenson
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

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.

Sonya Arreola
Specialist, Medicine

Sonya Arreola's work has touched on Health Services Accessibility, Male Homosexuality, Bisexuality, Sexual Development, HIV Infections, Ageism, and Sexual and Gender Minorities.

Soo Jin Cho
Professor, Pathology

Soo Jin Cho, MD, PhD's work has touched on Biliary Atresia, Clinical Pathology, Hepatoblastoma, Soft Tissue Neoplasms, Liver Neoplasms, Fusion Oncogene Proteins, and Bone Neoplasms.

Soo Park
Data Project Manager, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Soo Park's work has touched on Mobile Applications, Humans, Hypertension, Temperature, Anxiety, Surveys and Questionnaires, and Smartphone.

Soo-Jeong Lee
Professor, Community Health Systems

My research focuses on health effects of occupational exposures and prevention of occupational injuries and illnesses.

Soonmee Cha
Professor, Radiology

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
Clinical Research Coordinator, Medicine

Sophia Donaire's work has touched on HIV Infections, Anti-HIV Agents, Acute Disease, Adult, Theoretical Models, Viral DNA, and HIV Antibodies.

Sophia Hernandez
Resident, Surgery

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
Clinical Fellow, Medicine

Sophia Levan, MD, PhD's research interests include Metabolism, Host-Microbe, and Microbiome.

Sophia Taleghani
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Sophia Taleghani, MD's work has touched on Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Nurses, Reproductive Behavior, Infectious Pregnancy Complications, Male Circumcision, Trichomonas Infections, and Contact Tracing.

Sophia Vinogradov
Professor, Psychiatry

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.

Sophia Zamudio-Haas
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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
Professor, Bioengineering

Sophie Dumont, PhD's work has touched on Mitosis, Nuclear Matrix-Associated Proteins, Metaphase, Cell Division, Microtubule-Associated Proteins, Microtubules, and Potoroidae.

Sophie Huddart
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

I am an 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 Morse
Postdoctoral 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.

Sophie Patzek
Assistant Clinical Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Sophie Patzek, MD's work has touched on Graves Ophthalmopathy, Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Glucagon-Secreting Cells, Insulin-Secreting Cells, Insulin, Hypophysitis, and Insulins.

Sorbarikor Piawah
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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.

Soumaya Zlitni
Assistant Professor, Medicine

In the Zlitni lab, we study the role of microbial communication in the assembly and function of the human microbiome, with a particular focus on how these interactions protect the host from infectious and chronic diseases.

Soumya Murag
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Soumya Murag, MD's work has touched on Anxiety, Liver Transplantation, Pain, Tissue Donors, Antiviral Agents, Specialization, and Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors.

Sowmya Mangipudi
Resident, Surgery

Sowmya Mangipudi, MSc, MD's research interests include Global Surgery, Clinical Outcomes in Vascular Surgery, and Health Disparities in Vascular Surgery.

Sreya Dhanam
Clinical Research Coordinator, Neurology

Sreya Dhanam's work has touched on Smartphone, Proof of Concept Study, Longitudinal Studies, Reproducibility of Results, Severity of Illness Index, Frontotemporal Dementia, and Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration.

Srilakshmi Seetharaman
Senior CRC, Medicine

Srilakshmi Seetharaman's work has touched on Liver Neoplasms, Pain, Frailty, Blood Proteins, Quality of Life, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, and Liver Cirrhosis.

Sriranjani Padmanabhan
Associate Professor, Ophthalmology

Sriranjani Padmanabhan, MD's work has touched on Uveitis, Phacoemulsification, Clinical Competence, Laser Coagulation, County Hospitals, Ebolavirus, and Retinopathy of Prematurity.

Srividhya Swaminathan
Postdoctoral Scholar, Pediatrics

Srividhya Swaminathan, PhD's research interests include Infectious diseases, Immunology, Virology, Vaccines, and Maternal-Fetal Health.

Stacey Kenfield
Professor, Urology

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
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Stacy Han, MD's work has touched on Cannabis, United States, Substance-Related Disorders, Aged, Male, Middle Aged, and Humans.

Stacy Sawtelle Vohra
Professor, Emergency Medicine - Fresno

Stacy Sawtelle Vohra, MD's work has touched on Emergency Medicine, Medical Education, Resuscitation, Learning, Cross-Over Studies, Mentors, and Mentoring.

Stacy Sterling
Associate Professor, Psychiatry

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 Torres
Assistant Professor, Social Behavioral Sciences

Stacy Torres, PhD's research interests include Mental Health, Ethnography, Gender, Family, and Social Determinants of Health.

Stacy Vogan
Analyst IV, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

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.

Stacy Young
Associate Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Stacy Young, MD's research interests include Minimally Invasive Surgery, Hysteroscopy, Early Pregnancy Loss, and Quality Improvement.

Starley Shade
Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

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
Professor, Emergency Medicine

Starr Knight, MD's research interests include Point-of-Care Ultrasound, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice.

Stas Amato
Fellow, Surgery

Stas Amato, MD, MSc's work has touched on Transportation of Patients, Emergency Medical Services, Injury Severity Score, Trauma Centers, Hospital Emergency Service, Medical Geography, and Geographic Information Systems.

Stefana Morgan
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

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
Assistant Researcher, Neurology

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 Ueda
Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

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
Provider, EVP-Clinical Integrated N.Work

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.

Stella Bialous
Professor, Social Behavioral Sciences

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
Research Analyst, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Steph Herold, MPH, is a Researcher who leads the Abortion Onscreen team in studying the portrayal of abortion on television and in film 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.

Steph Tangsombatvisit
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Steph Tangsombatvisit, MD's work has touched on Epitopes, U1 Small Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein, Autoantigens, Interstitial Nephritis, Tumor Escape, Protein Methyltransferases, and Th17 Cells.

Stephanie Cham
Assistant Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

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
Volunteer Assistant Clinical Professor, Ophthalmology

Stephanie Chen, MD's work has touched on Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors, Vision Disorders, Crowdsourcing, Low Vision, Ureteral Neoplasms, Kidney Pelvis, and Blindness.

Stephanie Cheng
Associate Professor, Medicine

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.

Stephanie Christenson
Associate Professor, Medicine

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 Cordonnier
HS Assist Clinical Professor, Medicine

Stephanie Cordonnier, MD's work has touched on Nucleotidyltransferases, GABA Receptors, Alzheimer Disease, Complex Regional Pain Syndromes, NAD, Animal Disease Models, and Niacinamide.

Stephanie Crilly
Postdoctoral Scholar, Bioengineering

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
Specialist, Neurology

Stephanie Gaus, PhD's work has touched on Biogenic Monoamines, Tauopathies, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, DNA Repeat Expansion, Neurons, tau Proteins, and Neuropeptides.

Stephanie Gaw
Associate Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Dr. Stephanie Gaw is an Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco. After service as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Honduras, she attended Albert Einstein College of Medicine and graduated with dual MD and PhD in Microbiology and Immunology.

Stephanie Gordon-Rivera
Policy Analyst, Medicine

Stephanie Gordon-Rivera's work has touched on Preschool Child, Health Resources, Prospective Studies, Prevalence, Acute Disease, Students, and Pandemics.

Stephanie Maldonado
GI Clinical Fellow, Medicine

Stephanie Maldonado, MD, MS's work has touched on Biopsy, Bile Duct Neoplasms, Schistosomiasis mansoni, Ovarian Reserve, Cholangiocarcinoma, Experimental Liver Neoplasms, and Schistosoma japonicum.

Stephanie Murphy
Sr. Post Award Analyst, Radiology

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
Professor, Medicine

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.

Stephanie Rogers
Professor, Medicine

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
Postdoctoral Scholar, Neurological Surgery

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
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Stephanie Tsoi, MD's research interests include Neonatal lung disease, Pediatric critical care medicine, and Pediatric pulmonary hypertension.

Stephanie Wong
Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery

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
Associate Professor, General Medicine - Fresno

Stutee Khandelwal, MD's work has touched on Postmenopause, Femoral Fractures, Glucosides, Femur Neck, Benzhydryl Compounds, Osteoporotic Fractures, and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Su Guo
Professor, 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
Volunteer Clinical Professor, Ob/Gyn - Fresno

Subhashini Ladella, MD's research interests include perinatal consultation, prenatal diagnosis, High risk obstetrical Ultrasound, genetic services, and perinatal outreach.

Sudha Prathikanti
Professor, Psychiatry

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.

Sue Rhee
Professor, Pediatrics

Division Chief, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition

Sue Sim
Postdoctoral Scholar, Cardiovascular Research Institute

Sue Sim, PhD's work has touched on Spodoptera, Mitochondrial Membranes, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins, Mitochondria, Cryoelectron Microscopy, Polyamines, and Endoplasmic Reticulum.

Sue Yom
Professor, 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
Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

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
Professor, Medicine

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
Professor in Residence, Medicine

Sulggi Lee, MD PhD, is a 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
Assistant Professor, General Medicine - Fresno

Sumaya Hammami, MD, MPH, is board certified in internal medicine.

Sun Young Jeon
Senior Statistical Scientist, 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.

Suni Kaiser
Professor, Pediatrics

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) growing the evidence base around care of common diagnoses among hospitalized children, and 3) advancing the methods and impacts of quality improvement, including impacts on health disparities.

Sunita Ho
Professor, Preventive & Restor Dent Sci

Mechanical loads manifest into strains within tissues and interfaces of an organ. Strains within tissues are transduced by the cells to produce the needed extracellular matrix proteins to meet functional demands.

Sunita Mutha
Professor, Medicine

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
Associate Physician, Pediatrics

Sunny Hwang, MS, MD's work has touched on Hedgehog Proteins, Mutation, Humans, G-Protein-Coupled Receptors, Cilia, and Signal Transduction.

Sunny Wang
Professor, Medicine

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).

Surekha Yadav
Resident, Radiology

Surekha Yadav, MBBS's work has touched on Alpha Particles, Pericardial Fluid, Octreotide, Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Computed Tomography, Prostate-Specific Antigen, Lutetium, and Neuroendocrine Tumors.

Susa Coffey
Professor, Medicine

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.

Susan Chang
Professor, Neurological Surgery

Susan Chang, MD's work has touched on Medical Oncology, Clinical Trials as Topic, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Isocitrate Dehydrogenase, Glioblastoma, Anticonvulsants, and Phase II as Topic Clinical Trials.

Susan Chapman
Professor, Social Behavioral Sciences

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
Professor, Medicine

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.

Susan Fisher
Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

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.

Susan Fisher-Owens
Professor, Pediatrics

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
Nurse PD, Neurology

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 Kegeles
Professor Emeritus, Medicine

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
Professor, Pediatrics

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 Lynch
Professor, Medicine

Our translational human microbiome research program focuses on gastrointestinal and airway microbiome interactions with host immunity that promote or prevent development / maintenance of chronic inflammatory disease.

Susan Meffert
Professor, Psychiatry

Susan M. Meffert M.D., M.P.H. is a Professor in the UCSF Department of Psychiatry and UCSF Global Health Sciences Faculty Affiliate.

Susan Miller
Professor Emeritus, Pharmaceutical Chemistry

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.

Susan Noworolski
Professor, Radiology

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 Sun
Specialist, Institute for Health & Aging

Susan Sun, MA's work has touched on Quality Improvement, Male Homosexuality, Pregnancy, Young Adult, Postpartum Hemorrhage, Sexual Behavior, and California.

Susan Voglmaier
Professor, Psychiatry

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 Wall
Professor Emeritus, Radiology

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.

Susan Wlodarczyk
Associate Professor, Medicine

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 Chief Resident at San Francisco General Hospital for 2014-2015.

Susana Ortiz-Urda
Associate Professor, Dermatology

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
SPEECH PATHOLOGIST 3, Craniofacial Anomalies

Susanna Upton's work has touched on Hearing Aids, Humans, Language Development Disorders, Retrospective Studies, Speech, Ear, and Child.

Susannah Cornes
Professor, Neurology

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.

Susanne Martin Herz
Professor, Pediatrics

Dr. Susanne Martin Herz is Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Psychiatry at University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and Transbay Medical Director in the UCSF Division of Developmental Medicine, Department Pediatrics.

Susanne Mueller
Professor, Radiology

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
Professor, Emergency Medicine - Fresno

Susanne Spano, MD's work has touched on Wilderness Medicine, Mass Casualty Incidents, Snake Bites, Respiratory Protective Devices, Wildfires, Firefighters, and Fellowships and Scholarships.

Susie Welty
Academic Program Manager, Pandemic Prep & Response

Susie Welty's work has touched on HIV Antigens, Immunoassay, HIV Infections, Sexual and Gender Minorities, AIDS Serodiagnosis, Asymptomatic Infections, and Tanzania.

Suzanna Martinez
Associate Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Suzanna Martinez, PhD, MS's work has touched on Energy Intake, Universities, Mexican Americans, Exercise, Competency-Based Education, Home Health Aides, and Mothers.

Suzanne Barakat
Volunteer 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
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Suzanne Dufault, PhD's work has touched on Self-Injurious Behavior, Tuberculosis, Dengue, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Suicide, Wolbachia, and Cluster Analysis.

Suzaynn Schick
Associate Professor, Medicine

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
Professor, Neurology

Suzee Lee, MD's work has touched on Connectome, Nerve Net, tau Proteins, C9orf72 Protein, Heterozygote, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, and Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins.

Swastika Sur
Assistant Researcher, Surgery

Swastika Sur, PhD's work has touched on IgE Receptors, Coronary Vessels, Coronary Artery Bypass, Vascular Graft Occlusion, Meiosis, cdc25 Phosphatases, and Tunica Intima.

Sydney Fine
Research Study Coordinator, GHS - Programs

Sydney Fine's work has touched on T-Lymphocytes, Genetic Variation, Repressor Proteins, Cation Transport Proteins, Human Influenza, Mannose-Binding Lectin, and Plasmodium knowlesi.

Sylvia Jebiwott
Research Study Coordinator, GHS - Programs

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
Professor, Pediatrics

Sylvia Singer, MD's work has touched on alpha-Thalassemia, Codon, Female Infertility, Hydroxyurea, Abnormal Hemoglobins, Thalassemia, and alpha-Globins.

Sylvia Stoffella
Medication Safety Specialist, COO

Sylvia Stoffella, PharmD's work has touched on Chloride Channel Agonists, Benzodioxoles, Heterozygote, Newborn Infant, Public Hospitals, Neonatology, and Short Bowel Syndrome.

Synthia Mellon
Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

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.

Tahvi Frank
Resident, Ophthalmology

Tahvi Frank, MD's work has touched on Mortality, Angiogenesis Inhibitors, Communicable Diseases, Morbidity, Global Burden of Disease, Cause of Death, and Health Care Costs.

Talia Pikounis
Affiliate, HDF Comprehensive Cancer Center

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).

Tamara Alliston
Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery

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
Deputy Dir.for Sci & Admin, Medicine

Tamara Clark, MHS's work has touched on Falciparum Malaria, Quinolines, Rural Population, Kenya, Amodiaquine, Parasitic Pregnancy Complications, and Sulfadoxine.

Tamara Stiep
Assistant Professor, Neurology

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
Postdoctoral Scholar, Radiology

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 Rowen
Associate 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
Associate Professor, Pediatrics - Fresno

Tamiko Kido's work has touched on Hip Fractures, Femur Neck, Body Mass Index, Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, Scoliosis, Body Weight, and Femur.

Tammy Chang
Professor, Surgery

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
Assistant Professor, Neurology

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 Sinha
Assistant Researcher, Cardiovascular Research Institute

Tanvi Sinha, PhD, MS's work has touched on Genetic Enhancer Elements, Wnt-5a Protein, Zebrafish Proteins, Cell Polarity, Transcription Factors, Heart, and Embryonic Stem Cells.

Tara Morgan
MSP Physician, Radiology

Tara Morgan, MD, is an Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology in the Abdominal Imaging and Ultrasound section in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at the University of California, San Francisco.

Taressa Fraze
Volunteer 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.

Tatiana Kelil
Associate Professor, Radiology

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
Professor, Psychiatry

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.

Tatyanah Farsh
Clinical Research Coordinator, HDF Comprehensive Cancer Center

Tatyanah Farsh's work has touched on Neoplasm Drug Resistance, Lysosomes, Signal Transduction, Vesicular Transport Proteins, Androgen Receptor Antagonists, Transcriptome, and Castration-Resistant Prostatic Neoplasms.

Taylor Clark
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

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 Erickson
Resident, Otolaryngology

Taylor Erickson, MD's work has touched on Prescription Drugs, Sleep, Otolaryngologists, Sleep Deprivation, Leadership, Otolaryngology, and Needs Assessment.

Taylor Fakadej
Clinical Research Coordinator, Medicine

Taylor Fakadej's work has touched on Alcoholism, Middle Aged, Adult, Motivation, Female, Humans, and Liver Diseases.

Taylor Halsey
Postdoctoral Scholar, Hooper Foundation

Taylor Halsey, PhD, MSc's work has touched on Pyrimidines, Operon, Bacteria, T-Cell Antigen Receptors, Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Immunological Synapses, and Colitis.

Teena Bajaj
Postdoctoral Scholar, HDF Comprehensive Cancer Center

Teena Bajaj, PhD's work has touched on Area Under Curve, Western Blotting, Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases, alpha-Synuclein, ROC Curve, Ephrins, and Protein-Tyrosine Kinases.

Tejal Desai
Professor, Bioengineering

Tejal Desai is currently the Sorensen Family Dean of Engineering at Brown Univeristy and adjunct professor at UCSF.

Tejaswi Kompala
Volunteer Assistant Clinical Professor, Medicine

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
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Teresa Chen, MD, MHS's work has touched on Kidney, Renal Insufficiency, HDL Lipoproteins, Creatinine, Cystatin C, Chronic Renal Insufficiency, and Chronic Kidney Failure.

Teresa Cheng
Professor, Medicine

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.

Teresa De Marco
Professor, Medicine

Advanced heart failure, cardiomyopathies, heart transplantation, mechanical circulatory support, and pulmonary hypertension

Teresa Kortz
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Teresa Kortz, MD, MS, PhD's work has touched on Cost-Benefit Analysis, Critical Illness, Malawi, Pediatric Intensive Care Units, Sepsis, Falciparum Malaria, and Continuous Positive Airway Pressure.

Teresa Villela
Professor, Family Community Medicine

• Chief, San Francisco General Hospital Department of Family and Community Medicine

Teri Lindgren
Associate Professor, Community Health Systems

Throughout my varied professional and academic career, I have focused on health promotion and health education, especially at the community / population level, with a particular interest in global health.

Terri Rice
Project Manager, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Terri Rice, MPH's work has touched on Alkylating Antineoplastic Agents, Astrocytoma, Brain Neoplasms, Hypersensitivity, Immunoglobulin E, Case-Control Studies, and Pair 11 Human Chromosomes.

Tessa Kaplan
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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 Rife-Pennington
Volunteer Assistant Clinical Professor, Clinical Pharmacy

Tessa Rife-Pennington, PharmD's research interests include mental health, sedative hypnotic safety, opioids, nitazenes, and chronic pain.

Thaidy Moreno Rodriguez
Specialist, Urology

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.

Thea Tlsty
Professor, Pathology

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 Allison
Professor, Medicine

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.

Theresa Cheng
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine

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 Jaramillo
Professor, Physical Therapy

Theresa Jaramillo, PT, DPT, MS's work has touched on Humans, Massage, Clinical Competence, Male, Students, Learning, and Cerebral Palsy.

Theresa O'Brien
Associate Chancellor, Office of the Chancellor

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.

Theresa Yu
Resident, Radiology

Theresa Yu, MD's work has touched on Meningeal Neoplasms, Retrospective Studies, X-Ray Computed Tomography, Local Neoplasm Recurrence, Adult, Bone Fractures, and Pelvic Bones.

Therese Chan Tack
Associate Professor, Medicine

Dr. Therese Chan Tack is an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine. She is a dual-board certified obesity medicine specialist and internal medicine clinician.

Therese Gadomski
Assistant Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Therese Gadomski, MD's work has touched on Glycogen Storage Disease, Transferrin, Cardiomyopathies, Glycosylation, Gene Duplication, Mutation, and Galactose.

Thi Tran
Project 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.

Thiennu Vu
Clinical Professor Recall, Medicine

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 Aung
Clinical Research Coordinator, Medicine

Thin Aung's work has touched on Mice, Animals, Lung, Humans, Pulmonary Alveoli, Cell Differentiation, and Regeneration.

Thoha Pham
Professor, Anesthesia

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 Doan
Associate Professor, Proctor Foundation

Thuy Doan, MD, PhD's work has touched on Bacterial Eye Infections, Bacterial Drug Resistance, Eye Infections, High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Macrolides, and Conjunctivitis.

Tianyi Zhang
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

Tianyi Zhang, MD's work has touched on Prisons, Mental Health, Contraception, Health Services Accessibility, Pandemics, Immunoglobulin M, and Female Contraceptive Agents.

Tiffany Chang
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Tiffany Chang, MD is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Hospital Medicine who trained and is double board-certified in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at Wayne State University / Detroit Medical Center.

Tiffany Chen
Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology

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.

Tiffany Kim
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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 Pon
Professor, Clinical Pharmacy

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.

Tiffany Scharschmidt
Professor, Dermatology

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
Clinical Research Mgr, Orthopaedic Surgery

Tigist Belaye's work has touched on Bone Fractures, Interferon-alpha, Gentamicins, Ischemia, Angiography, Chronic Hepatitis C, and Pelvic Bones.

Tijana Popovic
Clinical Imaging Analyst, Radiology

Tijana Popovic, MS's research interests include Hip, Motor learning, Musculoskeletal, Sports, and ACL.

Tina Bhutani-Jacques
Associate Professor, Dermatology

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 Brock
Associate 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.

Tina Chen
Associate Professor, Medicine

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
Associate Professor, Surgery

Tina Desai, MD's work has touched on Hematoma, Ischemia, Hemostatic Techniques, Catheterization, Subclavian Artery, Filtration, and Embolism.

Tina Hu
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Tina Hu, MD's research interests include Thyroid cancer, Diabetes, and Transition of care (pediatric to adult).

Tina Raine-Bennett
MSP Physician, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

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.

Tina Shih
Professor, Neurology

Tina Shih, MD's work has touched on Community Mental Health Services, Seizures, Epilepsy, Functional Laterality, Healthcare Disparities, Motor Cortex, and Generalized Epilepsy.

Tingting Yao
Associate 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
Professor, Surgery

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
Postdoctoral Scholar, Dermatology

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.

Tomiko Oskotsky
Associate Professor of Medicine, Computational Health Scienc

Tomiko Oskotsky, MD, is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Clinical Informatics and Digital Transformation (Doc-IT) and a Physician Scientist at the UCSF Bakar Computational Health Sciences Institute (BCHSI).

Tonya Chaffee
Professor, Pediatrics

Tonya Chaffee, MD, MPH's research interests include child and adolescent sexual assault, homeless youth, incarcerated youth, sexual assault, and foster care youth.

Tonya Kaltenbach
Professor, Medicine

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
Associate Professor, Psychiatry

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.

Traci Ito
Associate Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Dr. Traci E. Ito is a gynecologist and minimally invasive gynecologic surgeon specializing in the treatment of complex pelvic conditions such as fibroids, pelvic pain, and large ovarian cysts.

Tracy Fulton
Professor, Biochemistry and Biophysics

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
Specialist, Radiology

Tracy Luks, PhD's work has touched on Gyrus Cinguli, Attention, Parietal Lobe, Photic Stimulation, Brain Neoplasms, Cerebral Cortex, and Glioma.

Tracy Minichiello
Professor, Medicine

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 Cat
Associate 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
Associate Professor, Clinical Pharmacy

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.

Trisha Macrae
Clinical Fellow, Medicine

Trisha Macrae, MD, PhD's work has touched on Bone Fractures, Intravenous Fat Emulsions, Polycomb Repressive Complex 2, Amides, Local Anesthetics, Chromatin Assembly and Disassembly, and Ubiquitin Thiolesterase.

Triveni Defries
Associate Professor, Medicine

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
Staff Psychiatrist, Psychiatry

Tua-Elisabeth Mulligan, MD's publications include "Effectiveness of Group Psychotherapy in Patients with Cancer." (Int J Group Psychother, 2016).

Tushani Illangasekare
Associate Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Tushani Illangasekare, MD's research interests include Education and Training, Faculty Development, Complex Family Planning, Medical Education in Simulation, and Health Equity.

Ulrike Muench
Associate Professor, Social Behavioral Sciences

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
Professor, Medicine

Uma Mahadevan, MD's research interests include pregnancy, Crohns disease, clinical research, ulcerative colitis, and Inflammatory bowel disease.

Umama Ali
Assistant Specialist, Radiology

Umama Ali's work has touched on Prostatic Neoplasms, Zirconium, Positron-Emission Tomography, Actinium, Polyethylene Glycols, Nanoparticles, and Permeability.

Urmimala Sarkar
Professor, Medicine

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 Action Research Center for Health, and a general internist at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital’s Richard H.

Ursula Heilmeier
TICR Graduate Programs, Radiology

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
Assistant Professor, Pathology

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
Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

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).

V Courtney Broaddus
Professor Emeritus, Medicine

V Courtney Broaddus, MD's work has touched on Cellular Spheroids, Asbestos, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2, Mesothelioma, Apoptosis, TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand, and HMGB1 Protein.

Valentina Diaz
Asst. Clin Rsch Coordinator, Neurology

Valentina Diaz's work has touched on Alzheimer Disease, Proteome, Amyloid beta-Peptides, Cerebrovascular Disorders, Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein, Neuropsychological Tests, and Positron-Emission Tomography.

Valerie Block
Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy

Valerie Block, PT, DPTSc's research interests include Neurology, Rehabilitation, Multiple sclerosis, Tele-rehabilitation, and Physical Therapy.

Valerie Clinard
Professor, Clinical Pharmacy

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 Flaherman
Professor, Pediatrics

I am a pediatrician, epidemiologist and clinical investigator with a research program focused on preventive interventions in early childhood. I have been Principal Investigator (PI) of seven randomized controlled trials of breastfeeding interventions during the birth hospitalization, which have been funded by a variety of federal and philanthropic sources.

Valerie Gribben
Volunteer Associate Clinical Professor, Pediatrics

Valerie Gribben, MD's research interests include narrative medicine, trainee career development, diversity / equity/inclusion, vaping, and quality improvement.

Valerie Jackson
Associate Professor, Anesthesia

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
Professor, Surgery

Valerie Weaver, PhD's work has touched on Integrins, Extracellular Matrix, Cellular Mechanotransduction, Glycocalyx, Breast Neoplasms, Human Embryonic Stem Cells, and Neoplasms.

Valerie Yerger
Professor, Social Behavioral Sciences

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.

Valli Mummaneni
Associate Professor, Anesthesia

Dr. Valli Mummaneni is an anesthesiologist.

Van Park
Professor, Community Health Systems

Dr. Van Ta Park is a Professor at UCSF, School of Nursing, Department of Community Health Systems. Her research interests centers on community-based participatory research, particularly with Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities.

Vanessa Jacoby
Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

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 (CTSI).

Vanessa Kennedy
Adjunct Instructor, Medicine

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
Professor, Medicine

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
Image Analysis and Visual Lead, Radiology

Vanitha Sankaranarayanan, MS's work has touched on Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring, Glioma, Language, Brain Mapping, Young Adult, Adult, and Adolescent.

Vasantha Jotwani
Associate Professor, Medicine

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
Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

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
Specialist, Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Vasudha Srivastava, PhD's research interests include Biophysics, Cancer Biology, Tissue Engineering, and Mechanobiology.

Venus Barlas
Resident, Radiology

Venus Barlas, MD's work has touched on Cardiac Surgical Procedures, Sternotomy, Infectious Arthritis, Rhinoplasty, Sternum, Outpatients, and Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy.

Verena Oberlohr
Clinical Research Coordinator, Orthopaedic Surgery

Verena Oberlohr's publications include "Hip fracture surgery in resource-limited environments: a systematic literature review." (OTA Int, 2025).

Veronica Goldman
Clinical Research Coordinator, Osher Center

Veronica Goldman's work has touched on Running, Prediabetic State, Feasibility Studies, Carbohydrate-Restricted Diet, Prehypertension, Tai Ji, and Weight Reduction Programs.

Veronica Manzo
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Veronica Manzo, MD, MS's work has touched on Microbiota, Giant Cell Arteritis, Hematologic Diseases, Bacteria, ErbB Receptors, Hematopoiesis, and Temporal Arteries.

Veronica Segredo
Professor, Anesthesia

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.

Veronica Steri
Specialist, HDF Comprehensive Cancer Center

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.

Veronica Yank
Associate Professor, Medicine

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).

Vickie Feldstein
Professor, Radiology

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
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

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.

Victoria Green
Visiting Clinical Fellow, Gastroenterology - Fresno

Victoria Green, MBBS's work has touched on Mammals, Small Interfering RNA, Virus Replication, CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes, Bariatric Surgery, Prescription Drug Overuse, and Trans-Activators.

Victoria Hsiao
Professor, Medicine

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
SPECIALIST, Medicine

Victoria Leonard, PhD, RN's work has touched on Caregivers, Infant, Child Care, Adolescent Development, Parenting, Family Relations, and Mothers.

Victoria Phoumthipphavong
Assistant Professor, Neurology

Victoria Phoumthipphavong, MD's work has touched on Dendritic Spines, Green Fluorescent Proteins, Ketamine, Analysis of Variance, Thy-1 Antigens, Neurons, and Dendrites.

Victoria Tang
Associate Professor, Medicine

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 Vuong
Clinical Fellow, Radiology

Victoria Vuong, MD's work has touched on Postoperative Complications, Neurosurgical Procedures, Spondylolisthesis, Spinal Curvatures, Spine, Elective Surgical Procedures, and Surgical Decompression.

Vidya Pai
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Vidya Pai, MD, MS's work has touched on Perinatology, Newborn Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Gentamicins, Meconium Aspiration Syndrome, Diseases Newborn Infant, Aftercare, and Gestational Age.

Viktoriya Irodenko
Professor, Neurology

Viktoriya Irodenko, MD's work has touched on Inclusion Bodies, Nemaline Myopathies, Skeletal Muscle, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy, Biopsy, Functional Laterality, and Immunosuppressive Agents.

Vincanne Adams
Professor Emeritus, Humanities & Social Sciences

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
Professor, Neurology

Vineeta Singh, MD's research interests include Stroke in special population, Vascular malformations, Neurotrauma, Critical Care, and Hemorrhagic stroke.

Vinita Chittoor
Assistant Professor, Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases

Vinita Chittoor, PhD, MS's work has touched on Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Cytidine, Schwann Cells, Lipoylation, Diptera, CD11b Antigen, and Myelin Proteins.

Vinodhini Arjunan
Assistant Professor, Medicine

Vinodhini Arjunan, MD's work has touched on Cytotoxic T-Lymphocytes, Pneumococcal Vaccines, Transgenic Mice, Spontaneous Neoplasm Regression, GPI-Linked Proteins, IgG Receptors, and B7-H1 Antigen.

Virginia Sturm
Professor, Neurology

Virginia Sturm, PhD's research interests include neurodegenerative disease, emotion, frontotemporal dementia, autonomic nervous system, and affective neuroscience.

Viva Tai
Senior 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
HBC Clinical Nurse Specialist, SVP Cancer Services

Vivian Huang, RN, CNS's work has touched on Health Plan Implementation, Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis, Fatigue, Sleep Wake Disorders, Central Venous Catheters, Cognitive Dysfunction, and Interferon beta-1a.

Vivian Le
Clin Rsch Supv, Neurological Surgery

Vivian Le's work has touched on Computer-Assisted Surgery, Cervical Vertebrae, Lordosis, Neck, Febrile Neutropenia, Lumbar Vertebrae, and Surgical Decompression.

Vivian Tang
Assistant Professor, Pathology

Vivian Tang, MD's work has touched on Glioma, p16 Genes, Brain Neoplasms, Cyclin D1, Tumor Biomarkers, Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16, and DNA Copy Number Variations.

Vyvy Young
Professor, Otolaryngology

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.

Wagahta Semere
Associate Professor, Medicine

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 Truong
CRNO Operations Manager, HDF Comprehensive Cancer Center

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.

Wanida Ono
Professor, Orofacial Sciences

Wanida Ono, DDS, PhD's work has touched on Growth Plate, Type 1 Parathyroid Hormone Receptor, Dental Sac, Tooth Diseases, Chemokine CXCL12, Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein, and Chondrocytes.

Wanjiru Waruiru
Dir of Global Portfolio, Pandemic Prep & Response

Wanjiru Waruiru's work has touched on Drug Users, Hepatitis C, Health Surveys, Cause of Death, Global Burden of Disease, CD4 Lymphocyte Count, and Developing Countries.

Waru Gichane
Assistant 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 He
Resident, Surgery

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
Professor, Medicine

Weiyun Ai, MD, PhD's research interests include Hodgkin's lymphoma, T cell lymphoma, and cutaneous lymphoma.

Wen Li
Associate 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
Volunteer Clinical Professor, Medicine

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.

Wendy Katzman
Professor Emeritus, Physical Therapy

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
CRC Supervisor, Radiology

Wendy Ma's work has touched on Endoscopy, Airway Obstruction, Hypnotics and Sedatives, Transferrin, Iron, Gallium, and Glioma.

Wendy Max
Dir Emerita & Prof Emerita, 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
PEM Division Manager, Emergency Medicine

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
Specialist, Neurology

Wendy Xin, PhD's work has touched on Visual Cortex, Neuroglia, Ventral Tegmental Area, Astrocytes, Oligodendroglia, Glutamine, and Dopaminergic Neurons.

Wendy Yue
Assistant Professor, Physiology

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
Professor, Radiation Oncology

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
Professor, Psychiatry

Whitney Ence, PhD's work has touched on Internationality, Visual Perception, Social Behavior, Preschool Child, Parents, Prader-Willi Syndrome, and Behavior Therapy.

Whitney Tamaki
Postdoctoral Scholar, Medicine

Whitney Tamaki, PhD's work has touched on Programmed Cell Death 1 Ligand 2 Protein, Arginase, Cell Engineering, Ornithine, Non-Small-Cell Lung Carcinoma, Microfluidics, and Neoplasm Drug Resistance.

Winnie Kwang
Program Mgr & Product Owner, Radiology

Winnie Kwang's work has touched on 80 and over Aged, Neuroimaging, Neuropsychological Tests, Cohort Studies, Intention, Registries, and Surveys and Questionnaires.

Xiangning Jiang
Associate Professor, Anesthesia

Xiangning Jiang, PhD's work has touched on Cholesterol, Brain, Brain Hypoxia-Ischemia, src-Family Kinases, Hydroxycholesterols, Enzymologic Gene Expression Regulation, and Brain Chemistry.

Xianhua Piao
Professor, Pediatrics

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
Resident, Radiology

Xiao Wu, MD's research interests include Interventional Radiology, Cost-effectiveness analysis

Xiaodan Cai
Associate Specialist, Medicine

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
Recall Non-Faculty, Anesthesia

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
Assistant Researcher, Anesthesia

Xiaoli Tian, PhD's work has touched on Gene Expression Regulation, Lung Diseases, Reperfusion Injury, Portal Vein, Transcriptome, Inferior Vena Cava, and Interleukin-1beta.

Xiaowen Zhuang
Assistant Researcher, Neurology

Xiaowen Zhuang, PhD's research interests include Parkinson's disease, Basal Ganglia Circuits, dopamine signaling, Auditory Neuroscience, and Impulsive decision-making.

Xiaoxi Liu
Specialist, Radiology

Xiaoxi Liu, PhD's work has touched on Imaging Phantoms, Rats, Artifacts, Perfusion, Bicarbonates, Urea, and Three-Dimensional Imaging.

Xiaoxiao Sun
Assistant Researcher, Pharmaceutical Chemistry

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
Specialist, Medicine

Xiaoyin Wang, MD, MS's work has touched on Bone Marrow Transplantation, Lentivirus, Cigarette Smoking, Cardiomyopathies, Virology, Vascular Endothelium, and Myocardium.

Xiaqing Jiang
Postdoctoral Scholar, Psychiatry

Xiaqing Jiang, PhD's work has touched on Multiple Chronic Conditions, Mexican Americans, Multimorbidity, Disability Evaluation, Pre-Eclampsia, Dementia, and Metabolic Syndrome.

Ximena Perez-Velazco
Postdoctoral Scholar, Medicine

Ximena Perez-Velazco's publications include "Monitoring Nutrition Security: Perspectives from a Workshop on Nutrition Security Measurement." (J Nutr, 2025).

Xin Cynthia Wu
Associate Professor, Radiology

Dr. Wu earned her medical degree (MD) at the University of Pennsylvania with a Certificate in Clinical Neuroscience. After her internship year at Allegheny General-Western Pennsylvania Hospitals Medical Education Consortium, Dr. Wu completed a diagnostic radiology residency at NYU School of Medicine followed by a neuroradiology fellowship at UCSF, where she served as chief fellow.

Xin Chen
Professor 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 Mu
Clinical Research Coordinator, Radiology

Xin Mu, MD, MS's work has touched on Estrogen Receptors, Neoplasm Drug Resistance, Human Genome, INDEL Mutation, Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 6, Myeloid-Lymphoid Leukemia Protein, and Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4.

Xinxin Ge
Postdoctoral Scholar, Physiology

Xinxin Ge, PhD's work has touched on Transcriptome, Chromatin, Gene Regulatory Networks, Neocortex, Single-Cell Analysis, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Neural Stem Cells.

Xinyi Chen
Resident, Ophthalmology

Xinyi Chen, MD's work has touched on Trachoma, Tanzania, Methotrexate, Cataract Extraction, Anterior Uveitis, Uveitis, and Monocular Vision.

Xiu Ming Wong
Postdoctoral Scholar, Physiology

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
Postdoctoral Scholar, Anesthesia

Xuaner Xiang's work has touched on Arousal, Analgesia, Pain, Orexin Receptors, Electroacupuncture, Spinal Cord Dorsal Horn, and Anoctamins.

Xuxu Gou
Postdoctoral Scholar, HDF Comprehensive Cancer Center

Xuxu Gou, PhD's work has touched on Antineoplastic Agents, Protein Engineering, Fusion Oncogene Proteins, Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays, Estrogen Receptor alpha, Proteogenomics, and Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4.

Y. Tina Tan
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine

Y. Tina Tan, MD, MBA's work has touched on Equipment and Supplies, Coronavirus Infections, Laboratories, Orphan Drug Production, Drug Repositioning, United States Food and Drug Administration, and Hospital Emergency Service.

Yaewon Kim
Senior BioEngineer, Radiology

Yaewon Kim, PhD's work has touched on Brain Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain, Signal-To-Noise Ratio, Kinetics, Induced Hypothermia, Lactic Acid, and Carbon Isotopes.

Yalda Shahram
Associate Professor, Medicine

Yalda Shahram, MD's work has touched on Staff Development, Racism, Patient Readmission, Curriculum, Hospital Medicine, Nervous System Paraneoplastic Syndromes, and Muscle Weakness.

Yan Li
Associate 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 Zhang
Professor, Orofacial Sciences

My research explores the intricate transcriptional regulatory forces that guide dental epithelial cells to commit to the ameloblast lineage—master architects of the hardest tissue in the human body. Once their enamel-secreting mission is complete, these cells undergo a remarkable transformation into junctional epithelial cells, forming a critical barrier that safeguards the health of the gingival sulcus.

Yan Zhou
Recall NFA, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Yan Zhou, MD, MS's work has touched on Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells, Epithelial Cells, Placentation, Physiologic Neovascularization, Uterus, Tetraspanin 28, and Endometrium.

Yanett Anaya
Associate 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 Li
Specialist, 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
Resident, Radiology

Yannan Yu, MD's work has touched on Intracranial Arteriosclerosis, Cerebrovascular Circulation, Magnetic Resonance Angiography, Stroke, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Atherosclerotic Plaque, and Brain Edema.

Yasaman Zia
Assistant Researcher, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

Yasaman Zia, PhD, MPH's research interests include Abortion, Reproductive Health, HIV / STIs, and Contraception.

Yasaswi Kislovskiy
Assistant Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

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
Postdoctoral Scholar, Bioengineering

Yelena Guttman, PhD's work has touched on Ligands, Drug Interactions, Xenobiotics, Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells, Food-Drug Interactions, Citrus paradisi, and Fruit.

Yeng Vue
UC Student Visitor, Orthosurgery - Fresno

Yeng currently serves as the Senior Clinical Research Coordinator for the UCSF Fresno Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. She received her MA in Psychological Research from California State University, Long Beach and BA in Psychology from California State University, Fresno.

Yennie Shyu
Resident, Pathology

Yennie Shyu, MD's work has touched on Fluorescent Dyes, COS Cells, Potoroidae, Oxazines, Mitochondrial Membranes, Cholesterol, and Endoplasmic Reticulum.

Yesai Park
Clinical Research Coordinator, Otolaryngology

Yesai Park's work has touched on Cochlea, Deafness, Hearing, X-Box Binding Protein 1, Noise, Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress, and Sensorineural Hearing Loss.

Yessica Gomez
Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Yessica Gomez, PhD's work has touched on RNA Folding, Vesicular Glutamate Transport Protein 2, Theoretical Models, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins, Artificial Membranes, and Cell Membrane.

Yeyi Zhu
Associate Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Dr. Yeyi Zhu's research lies at the intersection of disease etiology and prevention science, with a focus on informing upstream strategies and disease management efforts to disrupt the intergenerational cycle of cardiometabolic disorders in women and children across the lifespan.

Yi Fang
Postdoctoral 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 Interleukin-1 Type II Receptors.

Yi Li
Associate 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 Xie
Associate 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
Professor, Neurology

Yin Shen, PhD's research interests include 3D epigenome, Neuropsychiatric Diseases, Gene Regulation, Genome editing, and Functional Genomics.

Ying Han
Professor, Ophthalmology

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.

Ying-Hui Fu
Professor, Neurology

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.

Yingning Wang
Associate Professor, Institute for Health & Aging

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 Xiao
Postdoctoral Scholar, Cellular Molecular Pharmacology

Yini Xiao, PhD's work has touched on Morphogenesis, Bystander Effect, Interleukin-10, B7-H1 Antigen, Insulin-Secreting Cells, Cross Reactions, and Cell Engineering.

Yiran Liu
Resident, Pathology

Yiran Liu, MD's work has touched on Platelet Transfusion, Laser Coagulation, Endoscopy, Thrombocytopenia, HLA Antigens, Ciliary Body, and Blood Transfusion.

Yixiao Wang
Postdoctoral Scholar, Ophthalmology

Yixiao Wang, PhD's work has touched on Ubiquitinated Proteins, Color Vision Defects, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Retinal Degeneration, Retina, Phospholipids, and Proteolysis.

Yolanda Tinajero
Assistant Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences

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
Assistant Professor, Radiology

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 Joo
Associate 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.

Yorusaliem Abrham
Associate Specialist, Medicine

Yorusaliem Abrham, MD's work has touched on Child, Electronic Health Records, Pilot Projects, Disease Progression, Smoking, Environmental Pollutants, and Lymphocytosis.

Yoshimi Fukuoka
Professor, Physiological Nursing

Yoshimi Fukuoka, RN, PhD, FAAN's work has touched on Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Independent Living, Myocardial Infarction, Exercise, Heart Diseases, Tracheostomy, and Kyphosis.

Young Shin Kim
Professor Emeritus, Psychiatry

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 Zhou
Professor, Anesthesia

My research interests are in the areas of protein function-structure relationship, protein-protein interactions, and the intervention of protein interactions by antibodies. Current research focuses are recombinant antibody library design, mAb discovery and engineering, immuno-diagnostics and therapeutics.

Yu-Ting Chou
Associate Specialist, Medicine

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
Assistant Researcher, Pediatrics

Yuanyuan Qin, MBBS, PhD's work has touched on Hepatocytes, Proteolysis, Liver, HDL Cholesterol, LDL Receptors, Cardiovascular Diseases, and Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-Diphosphate.

Yue Leng
Associate Professor, Psychiatry

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
Associate Professor, Medicine

Yuika Goto, MD's work has touched on Basal Ganglia Diseases, Racism, Critical Illness, Telemedicine, Parkinson Disease, Algorithms, and Leadership.

Yuki Inclan
Specialist, Medicine

Yuki Inclan, PhD's work has touched on Chemotaxis, Bacterial Gene Expression Regulation, Cell Movement, Virulence Factors, Cyclic AMP, Bacterial Adhesins, and Signal Transduction.

Yukiko Nakano
Associate Professor, Orofacial Sciences

Dr. Nakano’s research explores the molecular and cellular mechanisms that control the formation and mineralization of bone, dentin, and enamel. Her work includes the regulation of phosphatases in bone mineralization, the differentiation of odontoblasts during dentin development, and how enamel formation is influenced by alternative splicing and splicing-derived microRNAs.

Yuko Oda
Assoc Researcher, Medicine

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 Hswen
Associate Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics

Dr. Yulin Hswen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and at the University of California, San Francisco and the Computational Precision Health Program at UC Berkeley.

Yumi Fukuzaki
Associate Specialist, Neurology

I am a developmental neuroscience researcher currently working as an Associate Specialist in the Department of Neurology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). My research focuses on the role of microglia and extracellular vesicles (EVs) in neonatal brain injury, particularly ischemic stroke.

Yumi Mitsuya
Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery

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
Specialist, Surgery

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
Professor, Pathology

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
Research Data Analyst, Psychiatry

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
Specialist, Community Health Systems

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
Assistant Professor, Clinical Pharmacy

Yvette Hellier, PharmD's work has touched on Adult, Guideline Adherence, Pharmacy, Humans, Opioid Analgesics, Drug Prescriptions, and Middle Aged.

Yvette Wild
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

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.

Yvonne Ou
Professor, Ophthalmology

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.

Yvonne Wu
Professor, Neurology

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
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

Zara Szeftel, MD's work has touched on Child, Patient Care, Mental Disorders, Child Psychiatry, Health Services Accessibility, Psychiatry, and Telemedicine.

Zarin Noor
Professor, Pediatrics

Zarin Noor is a physician board-certified in pediatrics. She practices primary care pediatrics at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, Primary Care Clinic. She is Clinical Professor in the Division of Pediatrics and Associate Program Director for the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland Pediatric Residency.

Zaynah Alam
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Zaynah Alam, MD's work has touched on Learning, Psychological Feedback, Orientation, Awareness, Neural Pathways, Physiological Adaptation, and Reward.

Zea Malawa
Non Physician Clinical Trainee, Psychiatry

Zea Malawa, MD, MPH's work has touched on Qualitative Research, Child, Program Development, Focus Groups, Income, Humans, and Needs Assessment.

Zeinab Kosibaty
Assistant Researcher, Medicine

Zeinab Kosibaty, PhD's work has touched on Cyclin E, Proto-Oncogene Proteins, Focal Adhesion Protein-Tyrosine Kinases, Focal Adhesions, Oncogene Proteins, Extracellular Matrix, and Guanine Nucleotide-Releasing Factor 2.

Zelda Love
Assoc 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.

Zena Vexler
Professor, Neurology

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
Assistant Researcher, Medicine

Zenghua Fan, PhD's work has touched on Multiple Myeloma, Sleep, B-Cell Maturation Antigen, CTLA-4 Antigen, Neoplasm Drug Resistance, Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors, and Myeloid Cells.

Zhanna Livshits
Professor, Emergency Medicine

Zhanna Livshits, MD's research interests include Acute care of poisoned patients, Medical Toxicology, Medical education, Geriatric toxicology, and Addiction medicine.

Zhe Chen
Associate Professor, Anesthesia

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 Wang
Professor, Radiology

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.

Zhenya Krapivinsky
Associate Professor, Medicine

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.

Zhuldyz Zhanzak
Postdoctoral Scholar, Diabetes Center

Zhuldyz Zhanzak, PhD's work has touched on Isoantibodies, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-met, Kidney Transplantation, Antigen Presentation, Inbred BALB C Mice, Skin Transplantation, and Graft Rejection.

Ziba Mansoori
Image Analysis and Visual Lead, Radiology

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 Cheng
Clinical 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 Kopp
Assistant Professor, Medicine

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.

Zoe Lyon
Fellow, Medicine

I am currently a fellow in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine.

Zoe Quandt
Assistant Professor, Diabetes Center

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
Assistant Researcher, Neurology

Zulekha Qadeer, PhD's work has touched on Nuclear Proteins, Melanoma, X-linked Nuclear Protein, Chromatin, Cerebellar Neoplasms, Neuroblastoma, and Enhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 Protein.

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