Find an Expert | UCSF Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies

Find an IHPS expert in any of our key focus areas, area of expertise or using a keyword.

Department

Focus Area

Expertise

Vivek Rudrapatna, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

Data science, IBD, IPD meta-analysis, NLP, machine learning

Urmimala Sarkar, MD

Professor

Patient safety, chronic disease, and health equity

George Sawaya, MD

Professor

Healthcare value; Cervical cancer screening; Disparities in cancer outcomes

Dean Schillinger, MD

Professor

Health communication, Chronic disease, Primary care, Health policy

Gabriela Schmajuk, MD

Professor

Quality of care and patient safety in rheumatology

Laura Schmidt, PhD, MSW, MPH

Professor

Public health nutrition and substance abuse

Eleanor Schwarz, MD, MS

Professor

Primary Care, Reproductive Justice, Health Equity

Neelam Sekhri Feachem, MS

Associate Professor

Comparative health systems internationally. Financing healthcare. Delivery of care

Hilary Seligman, MD, MAS

Professor

Food & nutrition insecurity, food policy, and impact-oriented science

Lauren Shapiro, MD, MS

Assistant Professor

High-value, patient-centered care in orthopeadic surgery

Lila Sheira, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor

Adolescent HIV/unintended pregnancy prevention, randomized trials

Janet Shim, PhD

Professor

Sociology of science, medicine & inequality; bioethics

Alissa Sideman, PhD, MPH, MA

Assistant Professor

Medical anthropology, dementia, primary care, caregivers

James Smith, MD, MS

Professor in Residence

Basic & translational science of male fertility; Access to care & disparities for fertility patients

Rebecca Smith-Bindman, MD

Professor

Radiology, epidemiology, outcomes research , health services research, and radiation

Samira Soleimanpour, PhD

Associate Professor

adolescent health, school health services, participatory research

Gina Solomon, MD, MPH

Professor

Building resilience to climate change in vulnerable communities

Ma Somsouk, MD, MAS

Professor

To advance cancer screening and follow-up for under-resourced populations

Julie Ann Sosa, MD, MA, FACS

Professor

Diversity and inclusion in surgical education and the surgical workforce Paid sick leave and cancer screening adherence

Joanne Spetz, PhD

Professor
Director, Institute for Health Policy Studies

Health workforce capacity and roles in all care settings

Michael Steinman, MD

Professor

Aging, Quality of care, Pharmacoepidemiology

Nicholas Stine, MD

Fellow & Executive-in-Residence

Leslie Suen, MD, MAS

Assistant Professor

mproving health systems and policies for people who use drugs

Anne Suskind, MD, MS

Professor

Frailty and surgical outcomes in older adults; Women’s health

George Taylor, DMD, MPH, DrPH

Professor

Marilyn Thomas, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor
UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences

Ariana Thompson-Lastad, PhD

Assistant Professor

Matt Tierney, MS, NP, FAAN

Lead Nurse Practitioner

Expanding APRN-driven treatment of substance use disorders

Marina Tolou-Shams, PhD

Professor
UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences

behavioral health equity for systems-impacted youth and families

Jack Turban, MD, MHS

Assistant Professor

Impact of public policies on the mental health of transgender youth

Setting or Clinical Focus
-Ambulatory Care
-Behavioral Health
-Community-based Services
-Dental
-Emergency and Urgent Care
-Hospice and Palliative Care
-Hospitals
-Long-term Care
-Pharmacy
-Safety-net Providers
-Substance Use Disorder Care
-Surgical Care
Research Methods
-AI and Machine Learning
-Behavioral Economics
-Community-based Participatory Research
-Cost-effectiveness Analysis
-Dissemination and Implementation Science
-Econometrics
-Epidemiology
-Ethnography
-Evaluation Research
-Experimental Methods
-Mixed Methods
-Qualitative Methods
-Quantitative Methods
-Survey Research
Government Programs & Policies
-Environmental Policy
-Food Policy
-Healthcare Reform
-Insurance Regulation
-Medicaid
-Medicare
-Pharmaceutical Regulation
-Welfare Programs
Healthcare Systems
-Health Insurance
-Healthcare Delivery
-Learning Health Systems
-Medical Education
-Medical Technology
-Nursing
-Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices
-Practice Organization
-Precision Health
-Team-based Care Models
-Telehealth
Population
-Adolescents/Teens
-Asian
-Black/African American
-Immigrants
-Infants and Children
-Latinx
-Low-income Populations
-Maternal Health
-Native American
-Older Adults
-People of Color
-Persons with Disabilities
-Rural Populations
-Sexual and Gender Minority
-Veterans
-Women
Patient Experiences and Outcomes
-Medical Ethics
-Patient Outcomes
-Patient-provider Communications
-Population Health
Data Sources
-Commercial Claims Data
-Electronic Health Records
-Hospital Discharge Data
-Hospital Financial Data
-Medicaid Data
-Medicare Data