Dean Schillinger, MD, a practicing physician at San Francisco General Hospital, worked with the slam poetry nonprofit, Youth Speaks, to create “The Bigger Picture”.

Mozzi worked with Larry Rand, MD, to develop the Smart Diaphragm, a device to detect early signs of preterm birth, which received a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in 2014.

Carla Perissinotto, MD, MHS, is a Geriatrician who helps people live longer, more comfortable, more fulfilling lives. She works with elderly patients through UCSF Care at Home, which provides medical care to home bound older adults.

Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, MD, PhD, MAS is a general internist and cardiovascular epidemiologist whose research focuses on the interaction between social, behavioral, and biological factors that place individuals and communities at risk for poor health and inadequate healthcare.

We have launched a One UCSF web page to serve as a platform to magnify our pride in the work we do every day. We’re sharing the stories of people who exemplify UCSF's ideals – whose individual contributions demonstrate the drive, passion and intensity of UCSF.

Elisabeth Wilson, MD, MPH, isn’t one of those people who wanted to be a doctor since she was a child. A family illness propelled her into the world of medicine after working in the arts for many years.

Shingo Kajimura, PhD, is a researcher who is studying the cells that cause obesity. He and his team are examining brown fat cell development and its role in controlling energy homeostasis.