The LCOE is growing to meet the research demands, community collaborations, and program expansions. We are excited to announce the addition of Marlene Martin, MD as our LCOE Director of Community Addiction Initiatives. 

Marlene Martin, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, ZSFG Hospitalist
LCOE Director of Community Addiction Initiatives 

Marlene Martin, MD is an Associate Professor of Medicine at UCSF, a coach for medical students in the UCSF San Joaquin Valley (SJV) PRIME program, and the Director of Addiction Initiatives at the LCOE. Her academic interests include health systems improvement with a focus on addiction, community engagement, Latinx health, and care transitions. During the first two years of the pandemic, Dr. Martin led the implementation of a promotor/based Latinx COVID-19 Enhanced Case Investigation and Contact Tracing effort. As the LCOE transitions out of the pandemic, Dr. Martin is focused on unhealthy alcohol use in the Latinx community and plans to develop a promotor/a-led alcohol education initiative in partnership with public health officials and community-based organizations. Through this initiative, she hopes to improve the outcomes associated with unhealthy alcohol use, and maintain, build, and grow community partnerships to design and implement innovative interventions that promote addiction equity services and resources for our community.