People
Faculty
Theresa Allison, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine, Professor of Family & Community Medicine, Staff Physician, SFVAHCS
Louise Aronson, MD, MFA
Professor of Medicine, Founder, Integrative Aging practice, Director, AGE SELF CARE program, Director, UCSF Health Humanities
John Boscardin, PhD
Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Director, Geriatrics Statistical Core
Anna Chang, MD
Professor of Medicine, Director, Clinical Microsystems Clerkship, Director, Tideswell Emerging Leaders in Aging Program, Associate Chief, Geriatrics Education, Geriatrician, SFVAHCS
Helen Chen, MD
Professor of Medicine, Associate Chief of Staff for Geriatrics, Palliative and Extended Care, San Francisco VA Health Care System, Geriatrician, SFVAHCS
Pei Chen, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Co-Course Director, Life Stages Block, UCSF School of Medicine, Program Director, Geriatric Medicine Fellowship, Geriatrician, SFVAHCS
Anna Chodos, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine, Principal Investigator (PI), Dementia Care Aware, Co-PI, Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program/Optimizing Aging Collaborative, Director, Geriatrics Outpatient Consult Service & Geriatrics-Neurology Cognitive Clinic,ZSFG
Rebecca Conant, MD
Professor of Medicine, Director of Development for Clinical Geriatrics, UCSF Housecalls Physician, Medical Director, UCSF Care at Home
Kenneth Covinsky, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine, Associate Chief, Geriatrics Research, PI, UCSF Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center, Co-Director of Research, Edmund G. Brown Sr., Distinguished Professorship in Geri, PI, UCSF Older Americans Independence Center
James Deardorff, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Geriatrician, Inpatient Services, Geriatrician, San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living
Deepa Dharmarajan, MD
Professor of Medicine, UCSF Care at Home Site Director, Geriatrics Clinical Fellowship, Longitudinal Geriatrics Fellow Panels, UCSF Housecalls Physician, Geriatrician, San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living (SFCJL)
Kathryn Eubank, MD
Professor of Medicine, Medical Director, ACE Unit, SFVAHCS, VA Inpatient Geriatrics Services Site Director, Geriatrics Clinical Fellowship, Medical Student Coach, Bridges, Geriatrician, SFVAMC
Lynn Flint, MD
Professor of Medicine, Program Director, Integrated Geriatrics and Palliative Care Fellowship, Medical Director, Outpatient Palliative Care, SFVAHCS, Geriatrician, SFVAHCS
Krista Harrison, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Co-lead of the Vulnerable Aging Research Core within the UCSF Claude D. Pepper Older American Independence Center
Todd James, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Geriatrics Co-Lead, Age-Friendly Emergency Department, Educator, Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program, Co-Chair, Professional Development Committee, Program for Interprofessional Practice and Education, Geriatrician
Jacklyn Katz, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, UCSF Center for Geriatric Care Site Director, Geriatrics Clinical Fellowship, Longitudinal Geriatrics Fellow Panel, Geriatrician, UCSF Center for Geriatric Care and Inpatient Services
Candace Kim, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Geriatrics Co-Lead, Geriatrics Emergency Department ZSFG, Geriatrician, Inpatient Services
Ashwin Kotwal, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Program Director, T32 Aging Research Fellowship Program, Geriatrician, SFVAHCS
Kenneth Lam, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Geriatrician, San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living (SFCJL)
Sei Lee, MD, MAS
Professor of Medicine, Geriatrician, SFVAMC, Director/Senior Physician Scholar Emeritus, VA Quality Scholars Fellowship
John Newman, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Professor (Buck Institute), Geriatrician, SFVAMC
Edgar Pierluissi, MD
Professor of Medicine, Medical Director, Acute Care for Elders (ACE) Unit, ZSFG, Director, Health Systems Leadership Pathway, UCSF DOM, Associate Chief, Geriatrics Clinical Programs, Zuckerberg San Francisco General
Daniel Pound, MD
Professor of Medicine, Family Community Medicine, Medical Director, UCSF Center for Geriatric Care
Josette Rivera, MD
Professor of Medicine, UCSF Housecalls Physician, Co-Director, SOM Life Stages Course, Director, Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program, Co-Director, Dementia Care Aware
Stephanie Rogers, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Chief, UCSF Clinical Geriatrics Programs, Medical Director, UCSF Parnassus Inpatient (IP) Geri Service, Parnassus IP Geri Services Site Director, Geri Clin Fellowship, Founder/Director, Age-Friendly Health System
Janice Schwartz, MD
Professor of Medicine, Bioengineering & Therapeutic Sciences, UCSF, Visiting Research Scientist, Jewish Home of San Francisco
Alexander Smith, MD, MS, MPH
Professor of Medicine, Director, T32 Aging Research Fellowship Program, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, SFVAMC, Co-Host, GeriPal, Geriatrician, SFVAHCS
Michael Steinman, MD
Professor of Medicine, Director, Research Training Programs, Co-Director, UCSF Pepper Center for Aging Research, Co-Director, T32 Aging Research Fellowship, VA Director, UCSF National Clinician Scholars Fellowship Program, Geriatrician, SFVAMC
Rebecca Sudore, MD
Professor of Medicine, Director, Innovation and Implementation Center in Aging & Palliative Care, Geriatrician, SFVAMC
Victoria Tang, MD, MAS
Associate Professor of Medicine, UCSF Division of Geriatric Medicine, Geriatrician, SFVAMC
Louise Walter, MD
Professor of Medicine, Chief, Division of Geriatrics, Associate Director, Tideswell Emerging Leaders in Aging/Clinical & Translational Science Inst. KL2 Program, Director, Health Services Research & Dev. Program, SFVAMC/Eval, Geri Workforce Enhancement
Eric Widera, MD
Professor of Medicine, Medical Director, Hospice & Palliative Care Service, SFVAMC, VA Palliative Care Inpatient Site Director, Co-Host, GeriPal, Geriatrician, SFVAHCS
Kaitlin Willham, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medical Director, Geriatrics Clinic, SFVAHCS, VA Geriatrics Clinic Site Director, Longitudinal Geriatrics Fellow Panels, Geriatrician, SFVAHCS
Leah Witt, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Pulmonary Associate Chief for Ambulatory Affairs Fellowship, Coach for the Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Program
Michi Yukawa, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine, Medical Director, Short stay rehabilitation unit of San Francisco Center for Jewish Living (SFCJL) Geriatrician, SFCJL, Coach, UCSF School of Medicine coaching program, Director, MS4 Geriatric Medicine Elective UCSF School of Med
Staff
Sarah Bronstein, BA
Program Manager, Tideswell Emerging Leaders in Aging and Aging Research in Criminal Justice Health Network Director of Marketing and Special Events, Dementia Care Aware
Caroline Eskandar, MPH
Clinical Research Coordinator, Drs. Michael Steinman, Matthew Growdon, and Melisa Wong Labs
Ashley Johnson, DNP, MSN, AGPCNP-C, RN, CCRN
Advance Practice Practitioner/Nurse Practitioner II, Dementia Care Aware
Qiao Yu Kuang, MPH
Program Analyst, Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) and Dementia Care Aware (DCA)
Megan Rathfon, RN, NP
Nurse Practitioner, Moffitt-Long Hospital Inpatient Geriatric Service/ACE Coordinator
