Primary Faculty
Alexis Beatty, MD, MAS
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- Clinical Epidemiology and MethodsEpidemiology of Cardiovascular and Neurological DisordersImplementation Science
- Cardiovascular disease, cardiac rehabilitation, health disparities, digital health, implementation science
Margaret Handley, PhD, MPH
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- Clinical Epidemiology and MethodsGlobal HealthImplementation ScienceLifecourseReproductive, Perinatal and Neonatal EpidemiologyResearch Methods in Epidemiology
- Intervention design, linking public health and primary care interventions to address health disparities, implementation and dissemination sciences, chronic disease prevention, safety net innovation, public health literacy, migration and health/trans-national health, and environmental pollution
Michelle Hsiang, MD, MSc
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- Clinical Epidemiology and MethodsGlobal HealthImplementation ScienceInfectious Disease
- Malaria control and elimination, diagnostics, surveillance, mass drug administration, pediatric infectious diseases, clinical trials, operational research
Dan Kelly, MD
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- Clinical Epidemiology and MethodsGlobal HealthInfectious DiseaseLifecourseSocial Epidemiology
- Emerging infectious diseases; SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; Ebola virus; natural history studies of acute and post-acute infection; causal determinants; quasi-experimental studies; mathematical modeling of infectious disease; global health and research capacity building
Michael A. Kohn, MD, MPP
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- Clinical Epidemiology and MethodsEpidemiology of Cardiovascular and Neurological DisordersMachine LearningResearch Methods in Epidemiology
- Diagnostic and prognostic testing for stroke, myocardial infarction, sepsis, and other emergency conditions; expert on database management for clinical research
Jeffrey N. Martin, MD, MPH
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- Cancer EpidemiologyClinical Epidemiology and MethodsGlobal HealthInfectious DiseaseResearch Methods in Epidemiology
- Kaposi's sarcoma, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus, HIV infection, cervical cancer, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, International research, education in clinical and epidemiological research, mentoring junior faculty or trainees, public health, global health, Africa
Mark J. Pletcher, MD, MPH
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- Clinical Epidemiology and MethodsEpidemiology of AgingEpidemiology of Cardiovascular and Neurological Disorders
- Early life causes of atherosclerosis, clinical decision-making regarding use of preventive medications (statins and anti-hypertensive medications), screening for subclinical cardiovascular disease, use of emerging technology and electronic health record systems to improve health, healthcare system embedded research, digital health, COVID-10
Vinayak Prasad, MD, MPH
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Methods
- Randomized trials, bias, health policy
Nooshin Razani, MD, MPH
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- Clinical Epidemiology and MethodsImplementation ScienceSocial Epidemiology
- Pediatric mental health, family and community health, access to greenspace, outdoor play, pediatric resilience
Rebecca Smith-Bindman, MD
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- Cancer EpidemiologyClinical Epidemiology and MethodsEnvironmental and Occupational Epidemiology
- Understanding the impact of diagnostic testing on important patient outcomes and understanding the difference in access to different tests and variance in accuracy of these tests, the risk of cancer associated with incidental findings identified on ultrasound and CT imaging, and assessing patterns of radiation from diagnostic imaging
Secondary Faculty
Deborah Barnes, PhD
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- Clinical Epidemiology and MethodsEpidemiology of AgingImplementation Science
- Older adults, persons with physical disability, persons with mental illness, cognitive impairment/dementia, cognitive function
Stephen Bent, MD
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Methods
- Evaluation of the safety and efficacy of herbal remedies and dietary supplements
Matthew Cooperberg, MD, MPH
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Methods
- Prostate and renal cancer management
Valerie Flaherman, MD
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Methods
Hannah Glass, MD
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- Clinical Epidemiology and MethodsEpidemiology of Cardiovascular and Neurological DisordersReproductive, Perinatal and Neonatal Epidemiology
- Neonatal seizures, neonatal neurocritical care, neuroprotection, environmental health, cerebral palsy, epilepsy
Ralph Gonzales, MD, MSPH
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Methods
- Design, implementation and evaluation of new ways to improve primary care-specialty care communication and care coordination, focusing on strategies that improve quality and outcomes and decrease costs.
Rebecca Jackson, MD
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- Cancer EpidemiologyClinical Epidemiology and Methods
Kirsten Johansen, MD
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Methods
- Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD).
Karla Kerlikowske, MD
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- Cancer EpidemiologyClinical Epidemiology and Methods
- Breast cancer
David A. Kessler, MD
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Methods
- Population Dynamics, Biodiversity, Biological Models, Genetic Selection, Drug Safety, Medical Product Safety, Obesity, Tobacco
Helen Kim, PhD, MPH
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- Clinical Epidemiology and MethodsEpidemiology of Cardiovascular and Neurological Disorders
- Risk factors that predispose younger individuals to stroke and cardiovascular disease
Kerstin Kolodzie, MD, PhD, MAS
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Methods
- perioperative outcomes research; kidney transplantation; abdominal transplantation; regional anesthesia; anesthesia; perioperative care
Elaine Ku, MD, MAS
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Methods
- Cardiovascular health, disparities in access to care, kidney transplantation
Miriam Kuppermann, PhD, MD
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- Clinical Epidemiology and MethodsReproductive, Perinatal and Neonatal Epidemiology
- Patient-centered outcomes, focusing on patient preferences and informed decision making among racially/ethnically and socioeconomically diverse women, including prenatal genetic testing, adult genetic testing for Lynch syndrome, noncancerous uterine conditions, cervical cancer screening and post CIN 2+ treatment surveillance, contraception, and mode of delivery.
Courtney Lyles, PhD
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- Clinical Epidemiology and MethodsImplementation Science
- Dr. Lyles’ research strives to design, evaluate, and disseminate digital health solutions that work for all patients, particularly the most vulnerable. Her work investigates the most effective ways to improve digital health design and increase digital access and skills by leveraging implementation science and population health approaches. She leads the DEB Digital Health Initiative and is a co-PI of the UCSF Population Health Data Initiative.