Related Research Articles
The University of California,San Francisco (UCSF) is a public land-grant medical school in San Francisco,California. It is part of the University of California system and is dedicated entirely to health science and life science. It conducts research and teaching in medical and biological sciences.
David Aaron Kessler is an American pediatrician,attorney,author,and administrator serving as Chief Science Officer of the White House COVID-19 Response Team since 2021. Kessler was the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from November 8,1990,to February 28,1997. He co-chaired the Biden-Harris transition’s COVID-19 Advisory Board from November 2020 to January 2021 and was the head of Operation Warp Speed,the U.S. government program to accelerate the development of COVID-19 vaccines and other treatments,from January to February 2021.
Louann Brizendine is an American scientist,a neuropsychiatrist who is both a researcher and a clinician and professor at the University of California,San Francisco (UCSF). She is the author of three books:The Female Brain (2006),The Male Brain (2010),and The Upgrade (2022).
June Lee is an adjunct professor in the UCSF School of Medicine,biotech executive,and medical doctor with expertise in pulmonary,critical care medicine and translational research.
Sue Desmond-Hellmann is an American oncologist and biotechnology leader who served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Bill &Melinda Gates Foundation from 2014–2020. She was previously Chancellor of the University of California,San Francisco (UCSF),the first woman to hold the position,and Arthur and Toni Rembe Rock Distinguished Professor,and before that president of product development at Genentech,where she played a role in the development of the first gene-targeted cancer drugs,Avastin and Herceptin.
Catherine D. DeAngelis is the first woman and the first pediatrician to become editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). She has also edited several additional medical journals. Before assuming the editor's position at JAMA in 2000,DeAngelis was a professor and Vice Dean of Faculty at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
Griffith Rutherford Harsh IV is an American neurosurgeon. In 2018,he became the chair of the department of neurological surgery at UC Davis Health. He is married to business executive Meg Whitman. He is a direct descendant of Revolutionary War General and North Carolina State Senator Griffith Rutherford (1721–1805).
Roberta A. Ballard is recognized for her contributions to neonatal medicine. In 1965,she graduated from the University of Chicago's medical school and has dedicated much of her life to research on newborn prenatal health. Specifically,Dr. Ballard studies ways to treat and prevent chronic lung disease in premature infants. Some of her research includes the collection of data regarding how inhaled Nitric Oxide can help premature infants who are suffering from lung disease and are undergoing medical ventilation. From her studies she was able to find that Nitric Oxide reduced the risk of death and shortened hospitalization time for infants born prematurely who suffer from lung disease. These contributions have helped to prevent chronic lung disease and brain injury harming infants. Hospitals that Dr. Ballard is associated with include the Hospital of the University of Philadelphia,University of PA Medical Center/Presbyterian,Saint Christopher's Hospital for Children,and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Ballard also served as a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of California,San Francisco School of Medicine. Currently,she is Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics and Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Pennsylvania. While also being a professor,Dr. Ballard has contributed her knowledge in articles including the New England Journal of Medicine,Pediatrics,Journal of Perinatology,and more. She has served on a number of scientific and medical boards including the American Board of Pediatrics in 1972 and is an author of the book Avery's Diseases of Newborns. The book focuses on the care and treatment of neonates. Dr. Ballard's research and contributions have helped enhance technology and prevent infant death. Her improvements in technology have not only improved the lives of premature infants,but she also seeks to help women who are pregnant to assure they receive proper prenatal attention.
Jennifer Rubin Grandis is an American otolaryngologist,focusing in general otolaryngology and clinical and translational research. Her research interests include diagnosis and treatment of head and neck cancer. She is a Full professor at the University of California,San Francisco having previously worked as the UPMC Endowed Chair at University of Pittsburgh.
Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo is an American epidemiologist and physician. She is the 17th Editor in Chief of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and the JAMA Network. She is Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and the Lee Goldman,MD Endowed Professor of Medicine at University of California,San Francisco. She is a general internist and attending physician at San Francisco General Hospital.
Jacqueline Nwando Olayiwola is an American family physician,public health professional,author,professor,and women's empowerment leader. She is the Senior Vice President and Chief Health Equity Officer of Humana and a chair and Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Prior to her appointment at OSU,she served as the inaugural Chief Clinical Transformation Officer for RubiconMD,an eConsult platform that improves primary care access to specialty care for underserved patients. Olayiwola is dedicated to serving marginalized patient populations and addressing the social determinants through community and technology-based infrastructures of healthcare reform. She has published articles on the use of eConsults and telehealth to provide underserved patients with primary care treatments so that they have a low cost and efficient means of reaching specialized care. Olayiwola has founded numerous non-profits and healthcare start-ups such as GIRLTALK Inc,Inspire Health Solutions LLC,and the Minority Women Professionals are MVPs Program. She has been recognized at the national and international level for her work and efforts to educate,advocate and provide healthcare to those in need. She was named Woman of the Year by the American Telemedicine Association in 2019,and received the Public Health Innovator Award from Harvard School of Public Health in 2019,as well as being named one of America's Top Family Doctors from 2007 to 2008 by the Consumers Research Council of America.
Monica Gandhi is an American physician and professor. She teaches medicine at the University of California,San Francisco (UCSF) and is director of the UCSF Gladstone Center for AIDS Research and the medical director of the San Francisco General Hospital HIV Clinic,Ward 86. Her research considers HIV prevalence in women,as well as HIV treatment and prevention. She has been noted as a critic of some aspects of the COVID-19 lockdowns in the US.
Judy Yee is an American radiologist. She is the University Chair of Radiology at Montefiore and professor of radiology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Dorothy Ford Bainton is a Professor Emeritus in the department of pathology,and was the first woman to chair a department at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). She retired from UCSF in 2004. Her research focused on the development of leukemia.
Nancy L. Ascher is an American surgeon,and the first woman to perform a liver transplant. Ascher specializes in transplant surgery,focusing on end-stage kidney disease,kidney transplantation,non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and liver transplantation.
Benjamin N. Breyer is an American urologic surgeon. As a Professor of Urology,Epidemiology,and Biostatistics at the University of California,San Francisco,he specializes in complex urethral and penile reconstruction,male incontinence,male fistula,surgical treatment for erectile dysfunction.
Rita Fran Redberg is an American cardiologist and the editor-in-chief of JAMA Internal Medicine.
Michelle Asha Albert is an American physician who is the Walter A. Haas Lucie-Stern Endowed Chair in Cardiology and professor of medicine at the University of California,San Francisco. Albert is director of the UCSF Center for the Study of Adversity and Cardiovascular Disease. She is president of the American Heart Association. She served as the president of the Association of Black Cardiologists in 2020–2022 and as president of the Association of University Cardiologists (2021–2022). Albert is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine and the American Society of Clinical Investigators.
A. Eugene Washington is an American clinical investigator who is the Chancellor for Health Affairs and the President and chief executive officer of the Duke University Health System. His research considers gynaecology,health disparities and public health policy. He was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 1997.
Ophir David Klein is an American developmental biologist who specializes in pediatric medical genetics. Klein is Executive Director of Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s,Vice Dean for Children’s Services,Professor of Pediatrics,and the David and Meredith Kaplan Distinguished Chair in Children’s Health. He is also a professor of Orofacial Sciences and Pediatrics at UCSF.
References
- ↑ "Catherine R Lucey, MD". University of California, San Francisco. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
- ↑ "CATHERINE REINIS LUCEY, MD". National Health Policy Forum. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
- ↑ Frie, Nicole (October 5, 2010). "Five new faces in high places at OSU". The Lantern. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
- ↑ Cisneros, Lisa (May 27, 2011). "UCSF School of Medicine Names Vice Dean of Education". University of California, San Francisco. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
- ↑ "CATHERINE R. LUCEY, MD, NAMED CHAIR OF ABIM'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS". American Board of Internal Medicine. July 1, 2011. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
- 1 2 Bai, Nina (October 15, 2018). "4 UCSF Faculty Elected to the National Academy of Medicine for 2018". University of California, San Francisco. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
- ↑ "Catherine Lucey, MD Appointed as Executive Vice Dean". University of California, San Francisco. May 26, 2017. Archived from the original on June 4, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
- ↑ "Dr. Catherine Lucey awarded the John A. Benson Jr., MD Professionalism Article Prize". University of California, San Francisco. April 30, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2021.