Latinx Center of Excellence

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Advisory Council | Internal

Claire Brindis, DrPH

Emerita Director, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies
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Peter Chin-Hong, MD

Associate Dean for Regional Campuses
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Lisa Cisneros

Executive Director, UCSF Internal Communications and Co-Chair of the UCSF Chicanx/Latinx Campus Association
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Janet Coffman, PhD, MPP, MA

Professor, Healthforce Center at UCSF
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Lisa Fortuna, MD, MPH

Chief of Psychiatry, ZSFGH
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Elena Fuentes-Afflick, MD, MPH

Chief of Pediatrics, ZSFG; Vice Dean, Academic Affairs
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Ralph Gonzales, MD, MSPH

Professor of Medicine and Associate Dean for Clinical Innovation
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Kevin Grumbach, MD

Chair, Family and Community Medicine
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Leigh Kimberg, MD

Director PRIME-US Program in Medical Education for the Urban Underserved
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Margot Kushel, MD

Professor of Medicine, Director of Center for Vulnerable Populations
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Christina Mangurian, MD, MAS

Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry; Vice Chair of Diversity, Department of Psychiatry
Psychiatry
Renee Navarro, MD, PharmD

Vice Chancellor, Diversity and Outreach
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Tung Nguyen, MD

Associate Vice Chancellor of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Anti-Racism
Medicine
Michael Peterson, MD

Associate Dean, UCSF Fresno
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Robert Rodriguez, MD

Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
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Pablo Suarez, MS2

Latinx Medical Student Association (LMSA) Representative
Roberto Vargas, MPH

Associate Director, Community Engagement and Health Policy, UCSF Clinical & Translational Science Institute
Family Community Medicine
Judy Young, MPH

Executive Director, UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women's Health
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Yensy Zetino, MS2

Latinx Medical Student Association (LMSA) Representative

Advisory Council | External

Tomás Aragón, MD, MPH

Director, California Department of Public Health & State Public Health Officer
Nancy Burke, PhD

Professor of Public Health and Anthropology, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, UC Merced
Mark Diaz, MD

Chairman, Board of Directors of the National Hispanic Health Foundation and Alumni Association of UCSF, Board member
Isela Ford

Equity and Latinx Neighborhood Lead, SF Department of Public Health
Angela Gallegos-Castillo, PhD

Community Builder/Planner, Instituto Familiar de la Raza, Roadmap to Peace
Luis Granados

Chief Executive Officer, Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA)
Sandra R. Hernández, MD

President/Chief Executive Officer, California Health Care Foundation
Chris Iglesias

Chief Executive Officer, The Unity Council, Oakland
Leticia Marquez-Magaña, Ph.D

Director Health Equity Research Lab and SF BUILD, San Francisco State University
Jeff Oxendine, MBA, MPH

Founder/CEO, Health Career Connection
Elena V. Rios, MD, MSPH, FACP

President/CEO, National Hispanic Medical Association & President, National Hispanic Health Foundation