The program has identified seven areas of emphasis that capitalize on local expertise, while welcoming participation from any scholar whose work touches upon women’s health. BIRCWH mentors come from many UCSF departments and KPNC DOR sections.
Mental Health, Addiction & Cognition
- Lyndsay A. Avalos, PhD, MPH, KPNC DOR, Women's & Children's Health, Behavioral Health & Aging
- Lisa Croen, PhD, MPH, KPNC DOR, Women's & Children's Health; KP Autism Research Program
- Elissa Epel, PhD, MS, MPhil, UCSF Medicine, Psychiatry
- Elise Riley, PhD, MPH, UCSF Medicine; Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases & Global Medicine
- Sarah Roberts, DrPH, UCSF Medicine, Ob/Gyn
- Kristine Yaffe, MD, UCSF Medicine, Psychiatry, Behavioral Sciences, Neurology, and Epidemiology
Infectious Diseases
- Craig Cohen, MD, MPH, UCSF Medicine, Ob/Gyn; UC Global Health Institute
- Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH, UCSF Medicine; Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases & Global Medicine
- Phyllis Tien, MD, UCSF Medicine, Infectious Diseases
Environmental Health
- De-Kun Li, MD, PhD, KPNC DOR, Women's & Children's Health
- Amy Padula, PhD, MSc, UCSF Medicine, Ob/Gyn
- Sheri Weiser, MD, MPH, UCSF Medicine; Center for Climate Change and Health Equity
- Tracey Woodruff, PhD, MPH, UCSF Medicine, Ob/Gyn; Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment
Women's Cancers
- Jo Chien, MD, UCSF Medicine, Breast Medical Oncology
- Laura Esserman, MD, UCSF Medicine, Surgery
- Karla Kerlikowske, MD, UCSF Medicine, Epidemiology & Biostatistics
- George Sawaya, MD, UCSF Medicine, Ob/Gyn, Epidemiology & Biostatistics; Colposcopy & Cervical Pathology Clinic
Reproductive Health Across the Lifespan
- Patience Afulani, MBChB, MPH, PhD, UCSF Medicine, Epidemiology & Biostatistics
- Claire Brindis, DrPH, MPH, UCSF Medicine, Pediatrics & Institute for Health Policy Studies
- Diana Greene Foster, PhD, UCSF Medicine, Ob/Gyn
- Erica P. Gunderson, PhD, MPH, KPNC DOR, Life-course Epidemiology of Reproductive Factors and Cardiometabolic Health
- Cynthia Harper, PhD, UCSF Medicine, Ob/Gyn
- Corinne Rocca, PhD, MPH, UCSF Medicine, Ob/Gyn
Heart, Metabolism & Bone Health
- Assiamira Ferrara, MD, PhD, KPNC DOR, Women's & Children's Health
- Monique Hedderson, PhD, MPH, KPNC DOR, Women's & Children's Health
- Joan Lo, MD, KPNC DOR, Cardiovascular & Metabolic Conditions; UCSF Medicine, Endocrinology & Metabolism
- Julie Schmittdiel, PhD, KPNC DOR, Health Care Delivery & Policy
- Dolores Shoback, MD, UCSF Medicine, Endocrinology & Metabolism
- Yeyi Zhu, PhD, KPNC DOR, Women's & Children's Health; UCSF Medicine, Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Social Determinants of Health
- Ifeyinwa Asiodu, PhD, RN, IBCLC, FAAN, UCSF Nursing, Family Health Care Nursing
- Carol Camlin, PhD, MPH, UCSF Medicine, Ob/Gyn; Center for AIDS Prevention Studies
- Alison El Ayadi, ScD, MPH, UCSF Medicine, Ob/Gyn
- Ushma Upadhyay, PhD, MPH, UCSF Medicine, Ob/Gyn