Selena Chan, DO

Title(s)Assistant Professor, Psychiatry
SchoolSchool of Medicine
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    University of PittsburghBS2007Exercise Science, magna cum laude
    Arizona College of Osteopathic MedicineDO2013Osteopathic Medicine
    University of HawaiiResident Physician2017Psychiatry
    University of California, San FranciscoChampion2019Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Training
    University of California, San FranciscoClinical Fellow2019Integrative Medicine
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    Inquiry Curriculum, UCSF School of Medicine2024  - 2025Exceptional Long-Term Mentor Award
    Honoring Origins in Mindfulness (HOME): Multilingual Videos in Cantonese and Spanish. UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Health + Community Partners USF, Shanti Project, UCSF Educational Technology Services, UCSF Health Patient Communications2025  - 2025MZHF Projects to Advance Integrative Health Equity throughout the Osher Center: $22,000 for 1/1/25-12/31/25 grant period
    Building and Sustaining Community Partnerships to Advance Integrative Health Equity. UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Health + Community Partners: Shanti Project, On Lok, and San Francisco Health Network. PIs: Chao, Thompson-Lastad2023  - 2026Community+ UCSF Mount Zion Award: $450,000 for 8/1/2023-7/31/2026 grant period
    Sharing Humanity through Arts, Reflection, and Expression (SHARE). UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Health; Shanti Project. PI: Chan2022  - 2023Community+ UCSF Mount Zion Award: $74,046 for 2/1/22-1/31/23 grant period
    Sharing Humanity through Arts, Reflection, and Expression (SHARE). UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Health; Shanti Project, PI: Chan2021  - 2022Community+ UCSF Mount Zion Award: $58,000 for 2/1/21-1/31/22 grant period
    UCSF School of Medicine2020  - 2020Staff Appreciation and Recognition Plan (STAR) Award
    UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Health2018  - 2018MZHF Educational Activities Award
    American Psychiatric Association2017  - 2017APA Mind Games National Competition. Top three Psychiatry Residency In-Training Exam (PRITE) scores
    Department of Psychiatry, University of Hawaii School of Medicine2016  - 2017Outstanding Creative Activities and Research of the Year
    Department of Health and Physical Activity, University of Pittsburgh2007  - 2008Outstanding Undergraduate Student of the Year

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    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. These may include conventional medications, supplements, botanicals, values-based psychotherapy, creative expression, and mind-body practices that honor lineage from indigenous healing traditions.

    As Associate Director of Clinical Programs, Dr. Chan is committed to nurturing the collective well-being of patients, healthcare professionals, and the community. She co-leads the development of several programs, including Grand Rounds, Public Classes, the Community Care Fund (CCF), and Sharing Humanity through the Arts, Reflection, and Expression (SHARE). CCF and SHARE address the significant lack of integrative treatment options for low-income, underserved, and marginalized communities. In collaboration with the Shanti Project, SHARE bridges a critical gap in accessibility: non-verbal and culturally relevant communication about approaches that improve therapeutic outcomes of mind-body conditions.

    Dr. Chan’s twenty-year service to Integrative Health continues to inform her approach to patient care, leadership, and teaching today. During college, she served as preventive medicine chair for the American Pre-Medical Student Association and an intern at the Centers for Disease Control’s Center for Healthy Aging. She researched mind-body interventions for healing at the University of Pittsburgh Center for Integrative Medicine. During medical school, she was the vice president of the integrative medicine group and trained at the University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine. As a psychiatry resident, she worked in multicultural, safety-net hospitals in Honolulu, after which she completed a two-year clinical fellowship in integrative medicine. Now, as a faculty member, she enjoys mentoring interprofessional students and teaching courses that examine how to mend the mind-body split that can stigmatize mental health, using film clips from popular cinema as case vignettes.
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    1. Behavioral Medicine: A Guide for Clinical Practice (5th ed., LANGE). Chapter 35: Integrative Medicine. 2019. Chan, S, Hecht, R. View Publication.
    2. Cotard Syndrome: "I'm Dead, So Why Do I Need to Eat?". Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2016; 18(2). Solimine S, Chan S, Morihara SK. PMID: 27486535; PMCID: PMC4956420.
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    3. ACSM's Exercise Management for Persons with Chronic Diseases and Disabilities. American College of Sports Medicine. Chapter 26: Frailty. 2009. Bayles, CM, Chan, S, Robare, J.
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