Kara Lugtu • UCSF Profiles

Kara Lugtu, MPH

Title(s)	Program Coordinator, Family Community Medicine
School	School of Medicine
Address	490 Illinois Street, #7317 San Francisco CA 94158
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Biography

education and training

Touro University, California, Vallejo	MPH		Public Health
University of California, Berkeley, Berekeley	BA		Integrative Biology

Overview

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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. Known for delivering high-quality results across complex, multi-layered projects, she brings a strong track record of translating public health goals into actionable strategies. Her work has been shaped by meaningful collaborations with leading institutions such as the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH), and both local and state-level funders. With a deep commitment to equity, innovation, and measurable outcomes, she thrives in mission-driven environments where strategic thinking meets real-world change.

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Early biological markers of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Nat Commun. 2024 Aug 29; 15(1):7466. Lu S, Peluso MJ, Glidden DV, Davidson MC, Lugtu K, Pineda-Ramirez J, Tassetto M, Garcia-Knight M, Zhang A, Goldberg SA, Chen JY, Fortes-Cobby M, Park S, Martinez A, So M, Donovan A, Viswanathan B, Hoh R, Donohue K, McIlwain DR, Gaudiliere B, Anglin K, Yee BC, Chenna A, Winslow JW, Petropoulos CJ, Deeks SG, Briggs-Hagen M, Andino R, Midgley CM, Martin JN, Saydah S, Kelly JD. PMID: 39198441; PMCID: PMC11358427.

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Smoking Cessation Support in the Context of Other Social and Behavioral Needs in Community Health Centers. J Am Board Fam Med. 2024 Mar 11; 37(1):84-94. Potter MB, Tsoh JY, Lugtu K, Parra J, Bowyer V, Hessler D. PMID: 38448242.

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Implementation of a novel program to support colorectal cancer screening in a community health center consortium before and after the onset of COVID-19: a qualitative study of stakeholders' perspectives. Implement Sci Commun. 2023 May 22; 4(1):54. Santiago-Rodríguez EJ, Hoeft KS, Lugtu K, McGowen M, Ofman D, Adler J, Somsouk M, Potter MB. PMID: 37218022; PMCID: PMC10201507.

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Addressing tobacco use in the context of complex social needs: A new conceptual framework and approach to address smoking cessation in community health centers. PEC Innov. 2022 Dec; 1:100011. Tsoh JY, Hessler D, Parra JR, Bowyer V, Lugtu K, Potter MB. PMID: 37364031; PMCID: PMC10194343.

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