Hemal Kanzaria, MD, MSc, is the director of complex care analytics for the SF Health Network (SFHN), the co-director of emergency department (ED) lean improvement at ZSFG, and an associate professor of emergency medicine at UCSF. At ZSFG, he helped developed and co-leads a multi-disciplinary Social Medicine team to address ED patients’ health-related social needs. The team was awarded the statewide 2018 Quality Leaders Award through the California Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems, and was instrumental in the SFGH Foundation #IAmTheirPeople campaign, raising over $5.5M for individuals with mental illness. In his role at SFHN, Dr. Kanzaria championed the successful implementation of ED Information Exchange, and leads efforts to improve and coordinate care for frequent users of emergent/urgent medical, behavioral health, and social services. He co-leads the evaluation of SF County’s 5-year $162M Whole Person Care pilot to improve the health of patients experiencing chronic homelessness. Dr. Kanzaria is also an Affiliated Faculty at the UCSF Institute for Health Policy Studies, where his research focuses on patient engagement and health care delivery system transformation. He has published over 50 book chapters and peer-reviewed articles, including in JAMA and Health Affairs, and his work has been featured in Time Magazine, The Boston Globe, and National Public Radio. A graduate of Brown University, UCSF Medical School and emergency medicine residency, the UCLA School of Public Health, and the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars program, Dr. Kanzaria is a practicing emergency physician at ZSFG. He and his wife live in San Francisco, with their two daughters and rescue dog.