People Listings

  • Dorie Apollonio, PhD, MPP

    Professor

    My work considers the activities of industries implicated in the spread of non-communicable diseases, including tobacco, pharmaceuticals, cannabis, alcohol, and food. Some recent work has identified tobacco cessation strategies for vulnerable populations, sought to understand the scope of tobacco…

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    Fran Aweeka, PharmD

    Professor

    I am a clinical scientist and professor. My primary areas of interest include the pharmacology of drugs for HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis. I direct a laboratory, Drug Research Unit, that supports this research and the research of other UCSF investigators and researchers at other national and…

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  • Kirsten Balano, PharmD

    Associate Professor

    My clinical work is focused on HIV adherence, ambulatory care services, and health-care delivery systems, particularly within community health centers. As the North Bay experiential program director and AIDS Education and Training Center faculty member, I am also interested in developing…

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  • Tram Cat, PharmD

    Associate Dean of Student Affairs

    As associate dean of student affairs for the School of Pharmacy PharmD program, I provide leadership and management of student affairs program in the areas of recruitment and admissions, academic advising, personal and professional development, student well-being, student services, co-curricular…

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  • Valerie Clinard, PharmD

    Associate Dean of Experiential Education and Professional Development

    As associate dean of experiential education and professional development, I oversee the Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) programs. I work with preceptors, students, faculty, and staff to develop and implement new experiential…

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  • Jennifer Cocohoba, PharmD, MAS

    McKesson Professor of Pharmaceutical Technology

    I am a clinical pharmacist scientist with research interests around medication use in people with HIV, interventions to improve adherence, and pharmacy-based programs to improve the care of people with HIV. As Vice Chair of Faculty Development, I meet regularly with early career faculty and help…

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  • Robin Corelli, PharmD

    Professor

    I am a professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and a licensed practicing pharmacist. My research and practice efforts have been focused on the community pharmacist’s role as an advocate for positive health outcomes through disease prevention and treatment. This includes work in the…

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  • Donna Dare, PharmD

    Associate Dean at San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center

    As associate dean, I work with area directors of advanced pharmacy practice programs in providing administrative support, mentoring, and instruction to students and faculty members. I am also the director of pharmacy service for the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

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  • Amelia Deitchman, PharmD, PhD

    Assistant Professor

    My research seeks to inform novel therapeutic strategies to cure HIV through better understanding of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of individual and combinations of candidate drugs. Based out of the UCSF Drug Research Unit (DRU), I work with a multidisciplinary team of clinicians…

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  • Cathi Dennehy, PharmD

    Professor

    My primary job responsibilities involve course coordination and teaching in the School of Pharmacy as well as health education to health care professionals and the public. I provide direct patient care in the anticoagulation clinic and in the Transitions of Care program. My area of research and…

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  • Alexandra Diiorio, PharmD

    Program Pharmacist

  • Michael Douglas

    Program Manager

    As program manager for UCSF’s Department of Clinical Pharmacy Research Support Program, I lead comprehensive research initiatives across clinical and social sciences, specializing in genomic medicine and molecular diagnostics. I manage multiple research programs for seven principal investigators,…

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