The UCSF News Office is responsible for working with faculty and staff about news of interest to the media. We are a resource for:
- Preparing and distributing news releases
- Responding to news inquiries
- Coordinating phone interviews
- Coordinating all media inquires and media visits to UCSF
- Providing information about UCSF and its programs
- Providing photographs and digital images
- Developing communication plans
News releases - Timely Heads Up
Faculty and staff with information on upcoming publications, presentations, grants or other activities that they think would be of interest to the external media should contact the UCSF News Office. Lead time is important in preparing a news release or scheduling an interview. For example, release of information regarding scientific papers and grants is usually scheduled for a specific day by the given journal, agency or foundation, and the UCSF News Office wants to work with you to meet this schedule. Please contact the staff member of the UCSF News Office who covers your area as soon as you have a potential news item, such as having a paper accepted for publication or a grant bestowed. (Please see Contact Us.)
Responding to Media Calls
The UCSF News Office is responsible for handling all news inquiries and media relations related to programs affiliated with the UCSF Campus, UCSF Medical Center and UCSF Children's Hospital. It is important to coordinate with the News Office on all calls and interviews with the media. Contact us at (415) 476-2557.
Photography and Video
Individuals and teams doing photography and video work on UCSF sites must be coordinated through the UCSF News Office. Because this activity can require extensive advance work, please contact the UCSF News Office as soon as discussions begin.
Contact Information
For UCSF News Office staff, their “beats,” and contact information, please see Contact Us. The main phone number for UCSF News Office is (415) 476-2557. The fax number is (415) 476-3541. The telephone number is covered 24 hours a day, weekends and holidays. After regular business hours (8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time), a News Office staff person is on-call and available to help.
UCSF News Office staff are listed below, followed by “beats” and the correct contact person:
Staff
- Corinna Kaarlela
- UCSF Public Affairs
- Director, News Office
- 415-476-8254
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- Jennifer O’Brien
- UCSF Public Affairs
- Assistant News Director
- 415-476-8432
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- Kristen Bole
- UCSF Public Affairs
- Manager, Biotech News
- 415-476-2743
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- Elizabeth Fernandez
- UCSF Public Affairs
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-514-1592
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- Lauren Hammit
- UCSF Public Affairs
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-502-9553
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- Karin Rush-Monroe
- UCSF Public Affairs
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-502-1332
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- Kate Schoen
- UCSF Public Affairs
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-476-3024
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- Jeff Sheehy
- UCSF Public Affairs
- Director for Communications, UCSF AIDS Research Institute
- 415-597-8165
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- Steve Tokar
- UCSF Public Affairs
- Manager of Communications, NCIRE
- 415-221-4810 x5202
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- Valerie Tucker
- UCSF Public Affairs
- Communications Officer, J. David Gladstone Institutes at UCSF
- 415-734-2019
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Administrative Staff
- Jeff Cohen
- UCSF Public Affairs
- Analyst/Tracking and Reporting
- 415-476-4390
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- Derek Deike
- UCSF Public Affairs
- News Assistant
- 415-476-1407
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Beats
- Allergy
- Elizabeth Fernandez
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-514-1592
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- Anatomy
- Kristen Bole
- Manager, Biotech News
- 415-476-2743
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- Anesthesia
- Kristen Bole
- Manager, Biotech News
- 415-476-2743
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- Animal Research
- Corinna Kaarlela
- Director, News Office
- 415-476-8254
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- Arthritis
- Lauren Hammit
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-502-9553
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- Asthma
- Karin Rush-Monroe
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-502-1332
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- Biochemistry and Biophysics
- Kristen Bole
- Manager, Biotech News
- 415-476-2743
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- Bone Marrow Transplants
- Elizabeth Fernandez
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-514-1592
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- California Poison Control System
- Kristen Bole
- Manager, Biotech News
- 415-476-2743
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- Cancer
- Elizabeth Fernandez
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-514-1592
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- Cancer Research Institute (CRI)
- Elizabeth Fernandez
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-514-1592
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- Cardiology
- Lauren Hammit
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-502-9553
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- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Lauren Hammit
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-502-9553
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- Cardiovascular Services
- Lauren Hammit
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-502-9553
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- Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology
- Kristen Bole
- Manager, Biotech News
- 415-476-2743
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- Children’s Services
- Kate Schoen
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-476-3024
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- Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)
- Kristen Bole
- Manager, Biotech News
- 415-476-2743
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- CRI
- Elizabeth Fernandez
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-514-1592
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- CTSI
- Kristen Bole
- Manager, Biotech News
- 415-476-2743
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- CVRI
- Lauren Hammit
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-502-9553
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- Dentistry (School)
- Karin Rush-Monroe
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-502-1332
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- Dermatology
- Lauren Hammit
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-502-9553
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- Diabetes (Basic Research)
- Kristen Bole
- Manager, Biotech News
- 415-476-2743
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- Diabetes (Clinical)
- Kristen Bole
- Manager, Biotech News
- 415-476-2743
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- Emergency
- Kate Schoen
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-476-3024
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- Endocrinology
- Kate Schoen
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-476-3024
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- Epidemiology
- Jennifer O’Brien
- Assistant News Director
- 415-476-8432
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- Epilepsy
- Lauren Hammit
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-502-9553
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- Family and Community Medicine
- Karin Rush-Monroe
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-502-1332
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- Fetal Treatment Center
- Kate Schoen
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-476-3024
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- Gallo Center
- Jennifer O’Brien
- Assistant News Director
- 415-476-8432
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- Gastroenterology
- Karin Rush-Monroe
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-502-1332
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- General Clinical Research Centers
- Jennifer O’Brien
- Assistant News Director
- 415-476-8432
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- General Internal Medicine
- Karin Rush-Monroe
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-502-1332
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- Genetics
- Jennifer O’Brien
- Assistant News Director
- 415-476-8432
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- Geriatrics
- Karin Rush-Monroe
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-502-1332
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- Global Health Sciences
- Kristen Bole
- Manager, Biotech News
- 415-476-2743
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- Headache Center
- Lauren Hammit
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-502-9553
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- Health Policy
- Lauren Hammit
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-502-9553
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- Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Elizabeth Fernandez
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-514-1592
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- Hematology
- Elizabeth Fernandez
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-514-1592
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- HIV/AIDS
- Jeff Sheehy
- Director for Communications, UCSF AIDS Research Institute
- 415-597-8165
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- Hospitalists
- Lauren Hammit
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-502-9553
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- Immunology
- Kristen Bole
- Manager, Biotech News
- 415-476-2743
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- Infectious Diseases
- Kristen Bole
- Manager, Biotech News
- 415-476-2743
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- Integrative Medicine
- Karin Rush-Monroe
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-502-1332
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- Lab Medicine
- Jennifer O’Brien
- Assistant News Director
- 415-476-8432
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- Medical Center (UCSF)
- Karin Rush-Monroe
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-502-1332
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- Memory & Aging
- Jennifer O’Brien
- Assistant News Director
- 415-476-8432
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- Microbiology
- Kristen Bole
- Manager, Biotech News
- 415-476-2743
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- Migraine Center
- Lauren Hammit
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-502-9553
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- Nephrology
- Kate Schoen
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-476-3024
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- Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Jennifer O’Brien
- Assistant News Director
- 415-476-8432
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- Neurology
- Jennifer O’Brien
- Assistant News Director
- 415-476-8432
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- Neuroscience
- Jennifer O’Brien
- Assistant News Director
- 415-476-8432
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- Neurosurgery
- Lauren Hammit
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-502-9553
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- Neurovascular Disease
- Lauren Hammit
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-502-9553
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- Nursing (School)
- Karin Rush-Monroe
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-502-1332
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- Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
- Karin Rush-Monroe
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-502-1332
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- Ophthalmology
- Karin Rush-Monroe
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-502-1332
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- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Lauren Hammit
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-502-9553
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- Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
- Karin Rush-Monroe
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-502-1332
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- Otolaryngology
- Kate Schoen
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-476-3024
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- Pain Clinical Research Center
- Lauren Hammit
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-502-9553
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- Pain Management Center
- Lauren Hammit
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-502-9553
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- Pathology
- Kristen Bole
- Manager, Biotech News
- 415-476-2743
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- Pediatric Surgery
- Kate Schoen
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-476-3024
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- Pediatrics
- Kate Schoen
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-476-3024
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- Perinatology
- Kate Schoen
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-476-3024
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- Pharmacy (Basic Research)
- Kristen Bole
- Manager, Biotech News
- 415-476-2743
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- Pharmacy (Clinical)
- Kristen Bole
- Manager, Biotech News
- 415-476-2743
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- Physiology
- Jennifer O’Brien
- Assistant News Director
- 415-476-8432
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- Psychiatry (Basic Research and Clinical)
- Kate Schoen
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-476-3024
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- Pulmonary Medicine
- Lauren Hammit
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-502-9553
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- QB3
- Kristen Bole
- Manager, Biotech News
- 415-476-2743
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- Radiology
- Lauren Hammit
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-502-9553
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- Reproductive Medicine
- Karin Rush-Monroe
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-502-1332
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- Rheumatology
- Kristen Bole
- Manager, Biotech News
- 415-476-2743
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- Spine Center
- Lauren Hammit
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-502-9553
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- Sports Medicine
- Lauren Hammit
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-502-9553
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- Stem Cells
- Jennifer O’Brien
- Assistant News Director
- 415-476-8432
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- Technology Transfer
- Kristen Bole
- Manager, Biotech News
- 415-476-2743
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- Transplants (Bone Marrow, Kidney, Liver, Pancreas)
- Kate Schoen
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-476-3024
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- Transplants (Heart, Lung)
- Lauren Hammit
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-502-9553
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- UCSF Children’s Hospital
- Kate Schoen
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-476-3024
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- UCSF Medical Center
- Karin Rush-Monroe
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-502-1332
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- Urology
- Elizabeth Fernandez
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-514-1592
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- VA Medical Center (Research and Clinical)
- Steve Tokar
- Manager of Communications, NCIRE
- 415-221-4810 x5202
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- Vascular Surgery
- Lauren Hammit
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-502-9553
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- Women’s Health Services
- Karin Rush-Monroe
- Senior Public Information Representative
- 415-502-1332
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