Each member of the UCSF news team oversees a wide array of beats, serving as the first point of contact for reporters seeking experts and faculty and staff seeking public relations advice. Faculty seeking coverage of pending papers should alert the appropriate representative as soon as a paper has been accepted by a journal, in order to allow time for a UCSF news release to be drafted. With only rare exceptions, news releases will only be written if they can be issued under embargo, at least three days in advance of publication, in order to encourage media coverage. Click on the subject list below to determine which public information professional to contact. For areas outside of these beats, please email or call News Assistant, Derek Deike, (derek.deike@ucsf.edu or 415-502-6397).

Kirsten Michener
Laura Lane
Lauren Hammit
Senior Public Information Representative
415-502-9553
Maureen McInaney
415-476-2557
Lisa Cisneros
Editor-in-Chief
415-476-3256
Valerie Tucker
Communications Officer, J. David Gladstone Institutes at UCSF
415-734-2019
Derek Deike
News Assistant
415-476-1407
James Larkin
Kate Vidinsky
Senior Public Information Representative
415-476-3024
Abby Sinnott
415-476-2557
Damon Lew
Assistant Director, Community Relations (Mount Sutro Open Space Reserve; Mount Zion campus; Workforce Development and Local Hiring Programs)
415-514-2651
Rebecca Sladek Nowlis
415-476-2557
Diana Marszalek
Joe Rosato
Michele Davis
Assistant Director, Community Relations (Mission Bay campus; San Francisco General Hospital)
415-476-3024
Twink Stern
415-476-2557
Paul Takayama
Executive Director, Community & Government Relations (Federal Government)
415-476-3523
Stephanie Levin
415-476-2557
Wallace Ravven
415-476-2557
Karen Knowles-Pearce
Community Relations Representative (Parnassus and Laurel Heights campuses)
415-476-8431
Cyndy Tanner
415-476-2557
Bonz Otsuki
Office Manager
415-476-3206
Dale Martin
Cara Peracchi Douglas
Louise Chu
Associate Editor, Web Communications
415-476-4937
Charles Sheehy
415-597-8165
Rachel Tompa
Barbara Bagot-López
Director, Community Relations
415-476-8318
Leslie Harris
415-476-2557
Daniel Oshiro
Abigail Mortimore
Interim Senior Public Information Representative
415-476-8810
Judi Baker
Melissa White
Associate Director, Local Government Relations
415-476-8433
Eve Harris
415-476-2557
Paula Murphy
415-476-2557
Kate Volkman
Mara Brazer
415-305-6677
Sandi Gettys
415-476-2557
Camille Mojica Rey
415-476-2557
Phyllis Brown
415-476-2557
Jeanette Borzo
415-734-2019
Stephen Gonzales
415-734-2019
Mike Mason
415-476-2557
Jeff Norris
Linda Gebroe
415-476-2557
Anthony Riberi
Senior Drupal Developer - Chapter Three
(415) 480-4030
Joan Aragone
415-476-2557
Shipra Shukla
Patricia Yollin
Michael Fortes
Arthur Penn
Director
415-555-1212
Kevin Boyd
Robin Hindery
Patricia Yollin
Andy Evangelista
415-476-2557
Kimberly Wong
415-476-2557
Vanessa deGier
415-476-2557
Andrew Schwartz
Kate Rauch
Bill Gordon
415-476-2557
John Watson
415-734-2019
Nancy Chan
Erica Holt
415-476-2557
Kevin Eisenmann
News Specialist
415-476-4390
Carol Fox
415-476-2557
Christopher Vaughan
415-476-2557
Sharon Brock
Rebecca Higbee
415-476-2557
Liese Greensfelder
415-476-2557
Janet Warnert
559-499-6400
Lordelyn del Rosario
415-476-2557
Carol Hyman
415-476-2557
Jeff Miller
Susan Merrell
Amy Pyle
News Director
415-476-8254
Alice Trinkl
415-476-2557
Mitzi Baker
415-476-2557

+ Aging

Leland Kim
Senior Public Information Representative
415-502-9553

+ Alcoholism

Jennifer O'Brien
Executive Director
415-476-8432

+ Allergies and Immunology

Leland Kim
Senior Public Information Representative
415-502-9553

+ Anatomy

Jennifer O'Brien
Executive Director
415-476-8432

+ Anethesiology

Kristen Bole
Assistant Director, Public Affairs
415-476-2743

+ ARRA

Kristen Bole
Assistant Director, Public Affairs
415-476-2743

+ Arthritis

Elizabeth Fernandez
Senior Public Information Representative
415-514-1592

+ Arthritis, Rheumatology, Lupus

Jennifer O'Brien
Executive Director
415-476-8432

+ Biochemistry and Biophysics

Jeffrey Norris
Web Content Manager
415-476-8255

+ Biotechnology

Kristen Bole
Assistant Director, Public Affairs
415-476-2743

+ Bone Marrow Transplants

Elizabeth Fernandez
Senior Public Information Representative
415-514-1592

+ Brain development

Jennifer O'Brien
Executive Director
415-476-8432

+ California Poison Control System

Kristen Bole
Assistant Director, Public Affairs
415-476-2743

+ Cancer

Elizabeth Fernandez
Senior Public Information Representative
415-514-1592

+ Cardiology

Leland Kim
Senior Public Information Representative
415-502-9553

+ Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)

Kristen Bole
Assistant Director, Public Affairs
415-476-2743

+ Dementia

Jennifer O'Brien
Executive Director
415-476-8432

+ Dentistry

Leland Kim
Senior Public Information Representative
415-502-9553

+ Dermatology

Elizabeth Fernandez
Senior Public Information Representative
415-514-1592

+ Diabetes

Jeffrey Norris
Web Content Manager
415-476-8255

+ Emergency Department

Elizabeth Fernandez
Senior Public Information Representative
415-514-1592

+ Endocrinology

Leland Kim
Senior Public Information Representative
415-502-9553

+ Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Kristen Bole
Assistant Director, Public Affairs
415-476-2743

+ Family and Community Medicine

Karin Rush-Monroe
Deputy Director, Public Affairs
415-502-1332

+ Fetal Treatment Center

Juliana Bunim
Senior Public Information Representative
415-476-8810

+ Gastroenterology

Leland Kim
Senior Public Information Representative
415-502-9553

+ General Internal Medicine

Karin Rush-Monroe
Deputy Director, Public Affairs
415-502-1332

+ Genetics

Kristen Bole
Assistant Director, Public Affairs
415-476-2743

+ Geriatirics

Leland Kim
Senior Public Information Representative
415-502-9553

+ Gladstone

Diane Schrick
Communications Associate
415-734-2538

+ Gladstone Institutes

Anne Holden
Senior Public Information Representative
415-734-2534
Diane Schrick
Communications Associate
415-734-2538

+ Global Health Sciences

Jennifer O'Brien
Executive Director
415-476-8432

+ Health care reform

Karin Rush-Monroe
Deputy Director, Public Affairs
415-502-1332

+ Health Policy

Karin Rush-Monroe
Deputy Director, Public Affairs
415-502-1332

+ Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

Elizabeth Fernandez
Senior Public Information Representative
415-514-1592

+ HematologyHematopathology

Elizabeth Fernandez
Senior Public Information Representative
415-514-1592

+ HIV/AIDS

Jeff Sheehy
Director for Communications, UCSF AIDS Research Institute
415-597-8165

+ Hospitalists

Karin Rush-Monroe
Deputy Director, Public Affairs
415-502-1332

+ Immunology

Kristen Bole
Assistant Director, Public Affairs
415-476-2743

+ Infectious Diseases

Jeffrey Norris
Web Content Manager
415-476-8255

+ Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases

Jennifer O'Brien
Executive Director
415-476-8432

+ Integrative Medicine

Leland Kim
Senior Public Information Representative
415-502-9553

+ Keck Center for Integrative Neuroscience

Jennifer O'Brien
Executive Director
415-476-8432
Jeffrey Norris
Web Content Manager
415-476-8255

+ Learning and memory

Jennifer O'Brien
Executive Director
415-476-8432

+ Medical center

Karin Rush-Monroe
Deputy Director, Public Affairs
415-502-1332

+ Memory & Aging

Jennifer O'Brien
Executive Director
415-476-8432

+ Memory and Aging Center

Jennifer O'Brien
Executive Director
415-476-8432

+ Microbiology

Kristen Bole
Assistant Director, Public Affairs
415-476-2743

+ Nephrology

Jennifer O'Brien
Executive Director
415-476-8432

+ Neurodegenerative Diseases

Jennifer O'Brien
Executive Director
415-476-8432

+ Neurology

Jennifer O'Brien
Executive Director
415-476-8432

+ Neuroscience

Jennifer O'Brien
Executive Director
415-476-8432

+ Neurosurgery

Jennifer O'Brien
Executive Director
415-476-8432

+ Nursing

Elizabeth Fernandez
Senior Public Information Representative
415-514-1592

+ Obesity/Nutirition (Adult)

Elizabeth Fernandez
Senior Public Information Representative
415-514-1592

+ Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences

Karin Rush-Monroe
Deputy Director, Public Affairs
415-502-1332

+ Ophthalmology

Leland Kim
Senior Public Information Representative
415-502-9553

+ Orthopaedics

Leland Kim
Senior Public Information Representative
415-502-9553

+ Osher Center for Integrative Medicine

Leland Kim
Senior Public Information Representative
415-502-9553

+ Otolaryngology

Juliana Bunim
Senior Public Information Representative
415-476-8810

+ Pain

Jennifer O'Brien
Executive Director
415-476-8432

+ Pain Management Center

Jennifer O'Brien
Executive Director
415-476-8432

+ Palliative Care

Karin Rush-Monroe
Deputy Director, Public Affairs
415-502-1332
Leland Kim
Senior Public Information Representative
415-502-9553

+ Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Kristen Bole
Assistant Director, Public Affairs
415-476-2743

+ Patient safety

Karin Rush-Monroe
Deputy Director, Public Affairs
415-502-1332

+ Pediatrics

Juliana Bunim
Senior Public Information Representative
415-476-8810

+ Personalized Medicine

Kristen Bole
Assistant Director, Public Affairs
415-476-2743

+ Pharmacy

Kristen Bole
Assistant Director, Public Affairs
415-476-2743

+ Physiology

Jennifer O'Brien
Executive Director
415-476-8432

+ Precision Medicine

Kristen Bole
Assistant Director, Public Affairs
415-476-2743

+ Psychiatry

Juliana Bunim
Senior Public Information Representative
415-476-8810

+ Pulmonary Medicine

Elizabeth Fernandez
Senior Public Information Representative
415-514-1592

+ QB3

Kristen Bole
Assistant Director, Public Affairs
415-476-2743

+ Radiology

Jennifer O'Brien
Executive Director
415-476-8432

+ Reproductive Medicine

Karin Rush-Monroe
Deputy Director, Public Affairs
415-502-1332
Leland Kim
Senior Public Information Representative
415-502-9553

+ School of Medicine Administration

Jennifer O'Brien
Executive Director
415-476-8432

+ Sleep Disorders

Elizabeth Fernandez
Senior Public Information Representative
415-514-1592

+ Smoking

Elizabeth Fernandez
Senior Public Information Representative
415-514-1592

+ Stem Cells

Jeffrey Norris
Web Content Manager
415-476-8255

+ Surgery

Karin Rush-Monroe
Deputy Director, Public Affairs
415-502-1332

+ Technology Transfer

Kristen Bole
Assistant Director, Public Affairs
415-476-2743

+ Telomerase Research

Jeffrey Norris
Web Content Manager
415-476-8255

+ Telomeres

Jeffrey Norris
Web Content Manager
415-476-8255

+ Transplants

Leland Kim
Senior Public Information Representative
415-502-9553

+ UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital

Juliana Bunim
Senior Public Information Representative
415-476-8810

+ Urology

Elizabeth Fernandez
Senior Public Information Representative
415-514-1592

+ Women's health

Karin Rush-Monroe
Deputy Director, Public Affairs
415-502-1332