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. She has particular interests in exercise counseling and exercise prescription as well as in treating sports concussions. She is also co-director of the UCSF Sports Concussion Program.

Dr. Senter's research focuses on enhancing musculoskeletal education for primary care clinicians. She designs educational interventions to improve knowledge of the musculoskeletal system and diagnostic skills among medical students, residents and practicing clinicians. She regularly co-chairs continuing education courses in sports medicine.

Dr. Senter earned her medical degree at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. She then completed residency in internal medicine at the University of Washington Medical Center, followed by a fellowship in primary care sports medicine at UCLA.

Dr. Senter belongs to the American College of Physicians, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine and American College of Sports Medicine. She has received numerous awards for teaching and service.

Dr. Senter grew up in the East Bay, where she was a three-sport high school athlete. As an undergraduate at Harvard College, she rowed for Radcliffe Crew. She is currently team physician for Washington High School.

In her free time, Dr. Senter enjoys running at Lands End, eating IT's-ITs and visiting SF's amazing art museums.