Health Equity | UCSF Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies

Health equity research at IHPS goes beyond documenting disparities.

Institute research examines how individual, behavioral, social, and structural factors create population disparities. IHPS then champions efforts to address these factors and advance equity.

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Nov 02, 2022

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Major Adverse Limb Events Persist for Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia Despite Presenting Limb Threat Severity After Peripheral Vascular Intervention.

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Racial/ethnic differences in fibrosis prevalence and progression in biopsy-proven steatosis: A focus on the Asian American population.

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Equity in Coverage of Local Cannabis Control Policies in California, 2020‒2021.

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Medical Cultures Lab

UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations

UCSF Social Policies for Health Equity Research Program

Nancy Adler, PhD

Julia Adler-Milstein, PhD

Health informatics policy and impact assessment

Dorie Apollonio, PhD, MPP

Tobacco, cannabis, and opioid use, substance use Commercial determinants of health

Naomi Bardach, MD

Pediatric quality measurement and health equity, including value-based purchasing use cases

Claire Brindis, DrPH

Adolescent and young adult health, Women’s reproductive care

Janet Coffman, PhD, MPP, MA

Health workforce, health insurance, access to health care

Mara Decker, DrPH

Health equity and positive youth development

Daniel Dohan, PhD

Elizabeth Dzeng, PhD, MD, MPH

Valerie Flaherman, MD, MPH

Preventive interventions and infant outcomes

Taressa Fraze, PhD

Health care configuration, care transformation, and payment reform

Stuart Gansky, MS, DrPH

Health equity / health disparities, children's oral health, tobacco regulatory science

Maria Glymour, ScD, MS

Social inequalities, causal inference, and healthy aging

Laura Gottlieb, MD, MPH

Jennifer Grandis, MD

Qualitative research focused on gender equity in science and medicine

Elan Guterman, MD

Outcomes and implementation of high-quality neurologic care

Robert A. Hiatt, MD, PhD

Cancer control, social determinants of health

Renee Hsia , MD, MSc

Access to emergency care, disparities/inequities, healthcare pricing

Jeroen Jansen, PhD

Evidence synthesis and decision modeling to quantify value

Suni Kaiser, MD

Children's and adolescent health, patient experience & quality of care

Hemal Kanzaria, MD

Health-related social needs, frequent health care system users, homelessness

Leah Karliner, MD

Language barriers and language access, Quality of care delivery for older patients, Practice based research in primary care

Elaine Khoong, MD, MS

Implementation science, digital health, health disparities

Sandeep Kishore, MD, PhD

Cardiovascular health equity & medication access, clinician well-being

Barbara Koenig, PhD, RN

Margot Kushel, MD

Erica Langnas, MD

Perioperative health equity, opioid prescribing patterns in surgical patients.

Courtney Lyles, PhD

Supporting patients and families with chronic disease management; Implementation science within safety net healthcare settings Leveraging EHR data to expand population health/health equity approaches

Christina Mangurian, MD, MAS

Promoting mental health equity in the delivery system and the workplace

Erin McCauley, PhD, MEd, MA

Health equity, sociology, demography, and mass incarceration

Sunita Mutha, MD

Language barriers in care; Health workforce diversity; Leadership development

Bruce Ovbiagele, M.D., M.Sc., M.A.S., M.B.A., M.L.S.

Matt Pantell, MD, MS

Elena Portacolone, PhD, MBA, MPH

Science of living arrangements, Health disparities in dementia research

Marissa Raymond-Flesch, MD, MPH

Kim Rhoads, MD, MPH

Community-engaged interventions to promote health equity

John Rose, MD, MPH

Surgical care: access, quality, outcomes

Urmimala Sarkar, MD

Patient safety, chronic disease, and health equity

George Sawaya, MD

Healthcare value; Cervical cancer screening; Disparities in cancer outcomes

Dean Schillinger, MD

Health communication, Chronic disease, Primary care, Health policy

Gabriela Schmajuk, MD

Quality of care and patient safety in rheumatology

Neelam Sekhri Feachem, MS

Comparative health systems internationally. Financing healthcare. Delivery of care

Hilary Seligman, MD, MAS

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

Lauren Shapiro, MD, MS

High-value, patient-centered care in orthopeadic surgery

Matt Tierney, MS, NP, FAAN

Expanding APRN-driven treatment of substance use disorders

Sharad Wadhwani, MD, MPH

Pediatric liver transplantation, social determinants of health, and implementation science

Lena Winestone, MD

Pediatric cancer racial and ethnic survival disparities