Interviews and Consents
If you would like to cover a story involving UCSF experts, patients, research or clinical programs, please see the team’s beats and contact information as well as guidelines. You can also contact us directly at [email protected].
Interviews at UCSF
If you are interested in arranging phone or on-site interviews (including photo or video shoots) with UCSF faculty or staff, please contact the Public Affairs representative who covers the topic you are interested in.
The Public Affairs team will work with you to obtain necessary clearance for on-site visits. Stories involving UCSF Health patients require advance HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) consent, as required by federal law, as well as clearance for entering patient care areas. We can provide you with background information and recommend additional sources for your stories.
A member of the Public Affairs team must accompany all reporters on campus.
Patient Consent/Condition
UCSF Public Affairs is committed to protecting the privacy of our patients. Under HIPAA (the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), we are required to obtain written authorization from a patient or a patient’s parent/guardian before media interviews are arranged. If written consent is not available, we will not disclose a patient’s medical status.
Entering Patient Care Areas
As a specialty hospital, we care for critically ill patients. In some situations, reporters may be required to present documentation of flu- or other inoculations prior to entering certain clinical areas, or to wear a medical mask. As with other visitors, members of the media with active flu symptoms or other infectious disease will not be allowed into patient areas. Reporters who will be on campus more than two weeks will need to comply with the long-term visitor policy, which requires the same proof of inoculations required of all UCSF staff and contractors, to protect both patients and visitors.
Public Affairs Staff
Each member of the UCSF Public Affairs 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. For areas outside of these beats, please email or call the News Assistant at [email protected] or 415-502-6397.
UCSF Public Affairs
Kristen Bole | Executive Director, Public Affairs | Profile
[email protected], 415-476-2743
Ed Carpenter | Managing Editor, Owned Media | Profile
[email protected], 415-475-8033
Research and Education Team
Victoria Colliver | Senior Public Information Representative | Profile
[email protected]
Levi Gadye | Senior Public Information Representative | Profile
levi.g[email protected]
Beat Areas
Beats are listed alphabetically. For areas outside of these beats, please email or call the News Assistant at [email protected] or 415-502-6397.
Aging
Suzanne Leigh | [email protected], 415-476-2993
AIDS and HIV
Laura Kurtzman | [email protected], 415-476-3163
Alzheimer’s and Dementia
Suzanne Leigh | [email protected], 415-476-2993
Arthritis
Suzanne Leigh | [email protected], 415-476-2993
Asthma
Suzanne Leigh | [email protected], 415-476-2993
Autism and Sensory Processing Disorder
Jess Berthold | [email protected], 628-399-0432
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Robin Marks | [email protected], 628-399-0370
Biomedical Engineering
Robin Marks | [email protected], 628-399-0370
Biomedical Imaging
Jess Berthold | [email protected], 628-399-0432
Biotechnology
Robin Marks | [email protected], 628-399-0370
Campus Planning, Construction and Facilities
Laura Kurtzman | laura.kurtzma[email protected], 415-476-3163
Cancer (Clinical)
Elizabeth Fernandez | [email protected], 415-514-1592
Cancer (Research)
Robin Marks | [email protected], 628-399-0370
Community Involvement
Laura Kurtzman | [email protected], 415-476-3163
Dentistry and Oral Health
Jess Berthold | [email protected], 628-399-0432
Dermatology
Elizabeth Fernandez | [email protected], 415-514-1592
Diabetes (Clinical)
Jess Berthold | [email protected], 628-399-0432
Diabetes (Research)
Robin Marks | [email protected], 628-399-0370
Digital Health
Laura Kurtzman | [email protected], 415-476-3163
Diversity
Laura Kurtzman | [email protected], 415-476-3163
Drugs and Alcohol
Laura Kurtzman | [email protected], 415-476-3163
Emergency Medicine and Trauma Care
Elizabeth Fernandez | [email protected], 415-514-1592
Environmental Sciences
Laura Kurtzman | [email protected], 415-476-3163
Epidemiology
Laura Kurtzman | [email protected], 415-476-3163
Family Medicine
Suzanne Leigh | [email protected], 415-476-2993
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Jess Berthold | [email protected], 628-399-0432
Gene Editing and CRISPR
Robin Marks | [email protected], 628-399-0370
Genetics and Genomics
Robin Marks | [email protected], 628-399-0370
Global Health
Laura Kurtzman | [email protected], 415-476-3163
Head, Neck, and Spinal Care
Jess Berthold | [email protected], 628-399-0432
Health Informatics
Laura Kurtzman | [email protected], 415-476-3163
Hearing
Jess Berthold | [email protected], 628-399-0432
Heart and Vascular
Elizabeth Fernandez | [email protected], 415-514-1592
Hematology
Elizabeth Fernandez | [email protected], 415-514-1592
Hospital Medicine
Elizabeth Fernandez | [email protected], 415-514-1592
Immunology (Clinical)
Suzanne Leigh | [email protected], 415-476-2993
Immunology (Research)
Robin Marks | [email protected], 628-399-0370
Infectious Disease
Laura Kurtzman | [email protected], 415-476-3163
Integrative Medicine
Jess Berthold | [email protected], 628-399-0432
Labor Relations
Elizabeth Fernandez | [email protected], 415-514-1592
Leukemia
Elizabeth Fernandez | [email protected], 415-514-1592
LGBT
Laura Kurtzman | [email protected], 415-476-3163
Lung and Pulmonary
Suzanne Leigh | [email protected], 415-476-2993
Marijuana and Cannabis
Jess Berthold | [email protected], 628-399-0432
Mental Health (Adult)
Suzanne Leigh | [email protected], 415-476-2993
Mental Health (Pediatric)
Jess Berthold | [email protected], 628-399-0432
Microbiome
Robin Marks | [email protected], 628-399-0370
Multiple Sclerosis (Clinical)
Suzanne Leigh | [email protected], 415-476-2993
Multiple Sclerosis (Research)
Robin Marks | [email protected], 628-399-0370
Neurology
Suzanne Leigh | [email protected], 415-476-2993
Neurosciences
Robin Marks | [email protected], 628-399-0370
Nursing
Elizabeth Fernandez | [email protected], 415-514-1592
Nutrition
Jess Berthold | [email protected], 628-399-0432
Obesity
Jess Berthold | [email protected], 628-399-0432
Orthopedics, Sports Medicine and Physical Therapy
Lorna Fernandes | [email protected], 510-410-0389
Osteoporosis and Bone Health
Elizabeth Fernandez | [email protected], 415-514-1592
Pain
Robin Marks | [email protected], 628-399-0370
Palliative Care
Suzanne Leigh | [email protected], 415-476-2993
Partnerships and Alliances
Laura Kurtzman | [email protected], 415-476-3163
Pathology
Robin Marks | [email protected], 628-399-0370
Pediatrics & Children’s Health
Jess Berthold | [email protected], 628-399-0432
Pharmacy and Pharmacology
Robin Marks | [email protected], 628-399-0370
Precision Medicine and Personalized Medicine
Laura Kurtzman | [email protected], 415-476-3163
Primary Care
Elizabeth Fernandez | [email protected], 415-514-1592
Psychiatry (Clinical)
Suzanne Leigh | [email protected], 415-476-2993
Psychiatry (Research)
Robin Marks | [email protected], 628-399-0370
Public Health
Laura Kurtzman | [email protected], 415-476-3163
Public Policy and Government
Laura Kurtzman | [email protected], 415-476-3163
Radiology
Jess Berthold | [email protected], 628-399-0432
Reproductive Health
Laura Kurtzman | [email protected], 415-476-3163
Sleep
Suzanne Leigh | [email protected], 415-476-2993
Smoking and Tobacco
Elizabeth Fernandez | [email protected], 415-514-1592
Stem Cells
Robin Marks | [email protected], 628-399-0370
Stress-Related Conditions
Lorna Fernandes | [email protected], 510-410-0389
Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease
Suzanne Leigh | [email protected], 415-476-2993
Surgery
Suzanne Leigh | [email protected], 415-476-2993
Toxicology
Laura Kurtzman | [email protected], 415-476-3163
Transplants
Suzanne Leigh | [email protected], 415-476-2993
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals
Lorna Fernandes | [email protected], 510-410-0389
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland
Lorna Fernandes | [email protected], 510-410-0389
UCSF Health
Elizabeth Fernandez | [email protected], 415-514-1592
Urology
Elizabeth Fernandez | [email protected], 415-514-1592
Vision
Jess Berthold | [email protected], 628-399-0432
Wellness
Lorna Fernandes | [email protected], 510-410-0389
Women’s Health
Elizabeth Fernandez | [email protected], 415-514-1592