Alumni

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The UCSF Division of Rheumatology takes great pride in the accomplishments and contributions of the many outstanding physicians and scientists who trained in our program over the past 50 years. Included in this distinguished group are leaders in academic medicine throughout the country, as well as prominent figures in government at the NIH and FDA, in public health and health services, and in the biopharmaceutical industry. Most importantly, our graduates care for people with rheumatologic diseases in every corner of the country.

Fellowship Campaign

Recently, two grateful graduates of the program launched a major initiative to raise a $2.5 million endowment to help support current and future trainees. Their generous contributions have encouraged other former trainees to participate in a five-year plan to complete the endowment. By so doing, they seek to establish a tradition in which former graduates and faculty members will ‘pay it forward’ to help the next generation of young rheumatologists.

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Former Rheumatology Fellows

The UCSF Division of Rheumatology takes great pride in the accomplishments and contributions of the many outstanding physicians and scientists who trained in our program over the past 50 years. Included in this distinguished group are leaders in academic medicine throughout the country, as well as prominent figures in government at the NIH and FDA, in public health and health services, and in the biopharmaceutical industry. Most importantly, our graduates care for people with rheumatologic diseases in every corner of the country. 

“Fantastic attendings; best diagnosticians I have ever worked with.”

 

Janet Woodcock, MD

U.S. Food & Drug Administration Principal Deputy Commissioner 

“The comradery of the fellows and the support of the faculty was truly tremendous and made it a special place to work.”

Andrew Chan, MD PhD

Genentech, Senior Vice President — Research Biology 

“Long, lasting friendships and learning with my co-fellows.”

 

 

Rashmi Dixit, MD

Managing Partner at Northern California Arthritis Center

300+

graduates

22

states across the u.s.

6

countries

Alumni locations

 

Some of Our Alumni 
Name Employer Position Years of Fellowship City State
Rahaf Baker Contra Costa Health Clinical Rheumatologist 2023-2025 Martinez CA
John Landefeld UC Davis Assistant Professor of Medicine 2023-2025 Sacramento CA
Kristen Mengwasser UCSF Assistant Professor of Medicine 2022-2025 San Francisco CA
Abimola Fadairo-Azinge Ohio State University Assistant Professor of Medicine 2022-2024 Columbus OH
Baljeet Rai USC Assistant Professor of Medicine 2022-2024 Los Angeles CA
John Huizar UCSF Assistant Professor of Medicine 2021-2024 San Francisco CA
Charlotte Hurabielle Claverie UCSF Assistant Professor of Medicine 2021-2024 San Francisco CA
Rachael Stovall University of Washington Assistant Professor of Medicine 2020-2023 Seattle WA
Monica Yang UCSF Assistant Professor of Medicine 2020-2023 San Francisco CA
Nathan Karp Palo Alto Medical Foundation Assistant Professor of Medicine 2021-2023 Palo Alto CA
Jeremy Sullivan Private practice Assistant Professor of Medicine 2021-2023 Charlotte NC
Maxime Kinet UCSF Assistant Professor of Medicine 2019-2022 San Francisco CA
Michael Thomashow Highland Hospital, Alameda Health System Assistant Professor of Medicine 2020-2022 Oakland CA
Vivek K. Murthy UCSF / SFVA Assistant Professor of Medicine 2020-2022 San Francisco CA
Alfredo Aguirre Marin Health Assistant Professor of Medicine 2019-2022 Greenbrae CA
Brett Dietz UCSF  Assistant Professor of Medicine 2019-2021 San Francisco CA
Iziegbe Ehiorobo The Ohio State University Assistant Professor of Medicine 2019-2021 Columbus OH
Julie Fiore Merck Senior Scientist 2018-2022 San Francisco CA
Hailyn Nielsen UCSF Assistant Professor of Medicine/Post-doctoral researcher (Zikherman lab) 2018-2022 San Francisco CA
Meera Subash UT Houston Assistant Professor of Medicine, Divisional Quality Officer, Division of Rheumatology 2018-2020 Houston TX
Sara Sani San Francisco VA Medical Center Assistant Professor 2018-2020 San Francisco CA
Sarah French UCSF Assistant Professor of Medicine 2017-2020 San Francisco CA
Christine Anastasiou Stanford University Assistant Professor of Medicine 2017-2020 Palo Alto CA
Lucy Liu Kaiser Permanente Clinical Rheumatologist 2017-2019 Oakland CA
David Ying John Muir Health Clinical Rheumatologist 2016-2019 Walnut Creek CA
Jennifer Mandal UCSF Assistant Professor of Medicine 2016-2019 San Francisco CA
Kimberly DeQuattro University of Pennsylvania Assistant Professor of Medicine 2016-2019 Philadelphia PA
Sarah Patterson UCSF Assistant Professor of Medicine 2015-2018 San Francisco CA
Kashif Jafri Piedmont Healthcare Clinical Rheumatologist 2015-2017 Piedmont CA
Katie Wysham University of Washington Assistant Professor of Medicine 2015-2017 Seattle WA
Lin Shen University of Chicago Assistant Professor of Medicine 2014-2017 Chicago IL
Renuka Nayak  UCSF Assistant Professor of Medicine 2014-2017 San Francisco CA
Erin Wilfong Vanderbilt University (Divisions of Rheumatology & Immunology and Allergy, Pulmonary, & Critical Care Medicine) Assistant Professor of Medicine 2014-2016 Nashville TN
Matt Cascino  Ventyx Biosciences Vice President, Clinical Development 2014-2016 Thousand Oaks CA
Cristina Lanata  National Human Genome Research Institute Clinical Rheumatologist, Researcher 2013-2016 Bethesda MD
Sancia Ferguson University of Wisconsin  Assistant Professor of Medicine 2013-2016 Madison WI
Alison Bays  University of Washington Assistant Professor of Medicine 2013-2015 Seattle WA
Elizabeth Wahl VA Puget Sound Healthcare System Acting Section Head, Rheumatology 2013-2014 Seattle WA
James Andrews  University of Alabama at Birmingham Assistant Professor of Medicine 2012-2015 Birmingham AL
Sarah Goglin  UCSF Associate Professor of Medicine 2012-2015 San Francisco CA
Patty Pei-Chang Chen Kaiser Permanente, Oakland Chief of Rheumatology 2012-2014 Oakland CA
Franziska Matzkies Novartis Global Program Head 2011-2014 Basel Switzerland
Judith Ashouri  UCSF Assistant Professor of Medicine 2011-2014 San Francisco CA
Robert Su Palo Alto Medical Foundation Clinical Rheumatologist 2011-2014 Palo Alto CA
Adam Carlson  University of Virginia Associate Professor of Medicine 2010-2013 Charlottesville VA
Matthew Reimert  Palo Alto Medical Foundation Rheumatologist 2010-2012 Palo Alto CA
Pedram Taher  Private Practice, Walnut Creek, CA Rheumatologist 2010-2012 Walnut Creek CA
Nicole Richman  Edward Elmhurst Health Clinical Rheumatologist 2009-2012 Westmont IL
Ann Mary Belek Kaiser Permanente, San Rafael Clinical Rheumatologist 2009-2011 San Rafael CA
Laura Tarter Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School Assistant Professor of Medicine 2009-2011 Boston MA
Arundathi Malladi Marin Rheumatology Inc.  Ck Rheumatologist 2008-2011 Larkspur CA
Guada Respicio Duque Arthritis and Rheumatism Associates Clinical Rheumatologist 2008-2010 Washington  DC
Sarah Gratton Kaiser Permanente, Vallejo Clinical Rheumatologist 2008-2010 Vallejo CA
Julie Baker-Lepain Kaiser Permanente, Walnut Creek Clinical Rheumatologist 2007-2010 Walnut Creek CA
Phil Moberg  University of Washington Northwest Hospital Clinical Rheumatologist 2007-2010 Seattle WA
Urmila Bajpai-Pillai  Contra Costa County Regional Medical Center Clinical Rheumatologist 2007-2010 Martinez CA
David Stone  Contra Costa County Regional Medical Center Clinical Rheumatologist 2007-2008 Martinez CA
Christine Hsieh  Northwestern University Assistant Professor of Medicine 2006-2009 Chicago IL
Cailin Henderson Sibley AnaptysBio Vice President of Translational Medicine 2006-2008 San Diego CA
Julie Zikherman  UCSF Professor of Medicine 2006-2008 San Francisco CA
Mimi Margaretten UCSF  Professor of Medicine 2006-2008 San Francisco CA
Jennifer Barton Oregon Health and Science University, VA Portland  Rheumatology Section Chief, Associate Professor 2005-2008 Portland OR
Lianne Gensler UCSF Professor of Medicine, Fellowship Program Director 2005-2008 San Francisco CA
Rachel Kaiser  Arthritis and Rheumatism Associates, Chevy Chase MD Partner 2005-2008 Chevy Chase MD
Tamiko Katsumoto  Stanford University Assistant Professor of Medicine 2005-2008 Palo Alto CA
Jennifer Burkham  Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Associate Chief of Rheumatology 2004-2007 San Jose CA
Julia Charles Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School Assistant Professor of Medicine 2004-2007 Boston MA
Sharon Chung UCSF Professor of Medicine 2004-2007 San Francisco CA
Shirley Pang Providence St Joseph Medical Group Physician site director and rheumatology clinical trials director, bone health (fracture liaison program) codirector  2004-2006 Fullerton CA
Jinoos Yazdany  UCSF Professor of Medicine, Division Chief, Division of Rheumatology, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital  2003-2006 San Francisco CA
Joann Zell National Jewish Health, Denver Health Associate Professor of Medicine 2002-2006 Denver CO
Kenneth Scalapino VA Portland Health Care System, Oregon Health and Science University  Professor of Medicine 2002-2005 Portland OR
Jennie Gorman  Polyclinic Medical Group Chief of Clinical Rheumatology 2001-2004 Bakersfield CA
Kerstin Morehead UCSF Associate Professor of Medicine 2001-2004 San Francisco CA
Maria Dall’Era  UCSF Professor of Medicine and Division Chief, Division of Rheumatology, UCSF Medical Center 2001-2004 San Francisco CA
Mary Beth Humphrey University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Professor of Medicine, Chief of Rheumatology 2001-2004 Oklahoma City OK
Ajay Nirula Eli Lilly Vice President and Therapeutic Area Head Immunology, Site Head Lilly Biotechnology Center San Diego 2000-2003 San Diego CA
Jonathan Graf UCSF Professor of Medicine 2000-2003 San Francisco CA
David Martin  Biogen Senior Medical Director of Early Clinical Development 2000-2002 Boston MA
Eleanor Anderson Williams Kaiser Permanente, Greater Southern Alameda Region Chief of Rheumatology 2000-2002 Union City CA
Bryan Gescuk San Mateo Rheumatology Clinical Rheumatologist 1999-2002 San Mateo CA
Mehrdad Matloubian UCSF Professor of Medicine 1998-2001 San Francisco CA
Victoria Seligman University of Colorado Denver Assistant Professor of Medicine 1998-2001 Denver CO
Gaye Cunnane Trinity College and St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland Professor of Rheumatology 1998 - 2001 Dublin Ireland
Boris Ratiner Rheumatology Therapeutics Clinical Rheumatologist 1997-1999 Los Angeles CA
Chih-Hao Chou Christus Mother Frances Healthcare Trinity Clinic Clinical Rheumatologist 1996-1999 Tyler TX
Jeff Critchfield UCSF Professor of Medicine 1996-1999 San Francisco CA
Loreto Carmona Inmusc  Scientific Director 1996-1997 Madrid Spain
David Daikh  Oregon Health and Sciences University Professor of Medicine 1994-1997 Portland OR
John Stone Massachusetts General Hospital  Professor of Medicine & the Edward A. Fox Chair in Medicine 1994-1997 Boston MA
Leigh Segal  Rheumatology Associates Clinical Rheumatologist 1994-1996 Bordentown NJ
Victor Sloan The Peace Corps Associate Director, Health Services 1993-1994 Washington  DC
Rashmi B. Dixit Northern California Arthritis Center Managing Partner 1993-1996 San Ramon CA
Lisa Kremer Sutter Medical Group of the Redwoods Clinical Rheumatologist 1993-1995 Santa Rosa CA
Brian Daniels 5am Ventures Partner 1990-1995 San Francisco CA
Mary Nakamura  UCSF Professor of Medicine 1990-1994 San Francisco CA
Deirdre Gramas Maine Health Clinical Rheumatologist 1990-1993 Portland ME
John Davis Sonoma County Department of Health Services Clinical Rheumatologist 1988-1990 Santa Rosa CA
Ken Truitt UCSF Professor of Medicine 1986-1988 San Francisco CA
Robert Gilbert   Clinical Rheumatologist (Retired) 1968-1969    
Israel Charo  UCSF Professor Emeritus   San Francisco CA