UCSF News Office

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Welcome to the UCSF News Office! We are available to respond to faculty inquiries and requests.

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
Jennifer O’Brien
UCSF Public Affairs
Assistant News Director
415-476-8432
Kristen Bole
UCSF Public Affairs
Manager, Biotech News
415-476-2743
Elizabeth Fernandez
UCSF Public Affairs
Senior Public Information Representative
415-514-1592
Lauren Hammit
UCSF Public Affairs
Senior Public Information Representative
415-502-9553
Karin Rush-Monroe
UCSF Public Affairs
Senior Public Information Representative
415-502-1332
Kate Schoen
UCSF Public Affairs
Senior Public Information Representative
415-476-3024
Jeff Sheehy
UCSF Public Affairs
Director for Communications, UCSF AIDS Research Institute
415-597-8165
Steve Tokar
UCSF Public Affairs
Manager of Communications, NCIRE
415-221-4810 x5202
Valerie Tucker
UCSF Public Affairs
Communications Officer, J. David Gladstone Institutes at UCSF
415-734-2019

Administrative Staff

Jeff Cohen
UCSF Public Affairs
Analyst/Tracking and Reporting
415-476-4390
Derek Deike
UCSF Public Affairs
News Assistant
415-476-1407

Beats

  • Allergy
    Elizabeth Fernandez
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-514-1592
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Anatomy
    Kristen Bole
    Manager, Biotech News
    415-476-2743
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Anesthesia
    Kristen Bole
    Manager, Biotech News
    415-476-2743
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Animal Research
    Corinna Kaarlela
    Director, News Office
    415-476-8254
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Arthritis
    Lauren Hammit
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-9553
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Asthma
    Karin Rush-Monroe
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-1332
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Biochemistry and Biophysics
    Kristen Bole
    Manager, Biotech News
    415-476-2743
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Bone Marrow Transplants
    Elizabeth Fernandez
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-514-1592
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • California Poison Control System
    Kristen Bole
    Manager, Biotech News
    415-476-2743
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Cancer
    Elizabeth Fernandez
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-514-1592
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Cancer Research Institute (CRI)
    Elizabeth Fernandez
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-514-1592
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Cardiology
    Lauren Hammit
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-9553
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery
    Lauren Hammit
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-9553
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Cardiovascular Services
    Lauren Hammit
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-9553
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology
    Kristen Bole
    Manager, Biotech News
    415-476-2743
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Children’s Services
    Kate Schoen
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-476-3024
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)
    Kristen Bole
    Manager, Biotech News
    415-476-2743
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • CRI
    Elizabeth Fernandez
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-514-1592
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • CTSI
    Kristen Bole
    Manager, Biotech News
    415-476-2743
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • CVRI
    Lauren Hammit
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-9553
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Dentistry (School)
    Karin Rush-Monroe
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-1332
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Dermatology
    Lauren Hammit
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-9553
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Diabetes (Basic Research)
    Kristen Bole
    Manager, Biotech News
    415-476-2743
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Diabetes (Clinical)
    Kristen Bole
    Manager, Biotech News
    415-476-2743
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Emergency
    Kate Schoen
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-476-3024
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Endocrinology
    Kate Schoen
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-476-3024
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Epidemiology
    Jennifer O’Brien
    Assistant News Director
    415-476-8432
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Epilepsy
    Lauren Hammit
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-9553
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Family and Community Medicine
    Karin Rush-Monroe
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-1332
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Fetal Treatment Center
    Kate Schoen
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-476-3024
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Gallo Center
    Jennifer O’Brien
    Assistant News Director
    415-476-8432
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Gastroenterology
    Karin Rush-Monroe
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-1332
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • General Clinical Research Centers
    Jennifer O’Brien
    Assistant News Director
    415-476-8432
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • General Internal Medicine
    Karin Rush-Monroe
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-1332
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Genetics
    Jennifer O’Brien
    Assistant News Director
    415-476-8432
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Geriatrics
    Karin Rush-Monroe
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-1332
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Global Health Sciences
    Kristen Bole
    Manager, Biotech News
    415-476-2743
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Headache Center
    Lauren Hammit
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-9553
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Health Policy
    Lauren Hammit
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-9553
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Elizabeth Fernandez
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-514-1592
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Hematology
    Elizabeth Fernandez
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-514-1592
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • HIV/AIDS
    Jeff Sheehy
    Director for Communications, UCSF AIDS Research Institute
    415-597-8165
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Hospitalists
    Lauren Hammit
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-9553
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Immunology
    Kristen Bole
    Manager, Biotech News
    415-476-2743
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Infectious Diseases
    Kristen Bole
    Manager, Biotech News
    415-476-2743
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Integrative Medicine
    Karin Rush-Monroe
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-1332
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Lab Medicine
    Jennifer O’Brien
    Assistant News Director
    415-476-8432
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Medical Center (UCSF)
    Karin Rush-Monroe
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-1332
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Memory & Aging
    Jennifer O’Brien
    Assistant News Director
    415-476-8432
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Microbiology
    Kristen Bole
    Manager, Biotech News
    415-476-2743
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Migraine Center
    Lauren Hammit
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-9553
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Nephrology
    Kate Schoen
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-476-3024
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Neurodegenerative Diseases
    Jennifer O’Brien
    Assistant News Director
    415-476-8432
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Neurology
    Jennifer O’Brien
    Assistant News Director
    415-476-8432
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Neuroscience
    Jennifer O’Brien
    Assistant News Director
    415-476-8432
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Neurosurgery
    Lauren Hammit
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-9553
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Neurovascular Disease
    Lauren Hammit
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-9553
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Nursing (School)
    Karin Rush-Monroe
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-1332
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
    Karin Rush-Monroe
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-1332
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Ophthalmology
    Karin Rush-Monroe
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-1332
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Orthopaedic Surgery
    Lauren Hammit
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-9553
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
    Karin Rush-Monroe
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-1332
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Otolaryngology
    Kate Schoen
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-476-3024
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Pain Clinical Research Center
    Lauren Hammit
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-9553
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Pain Management Center
    Lauren Hammit
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-9553
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Pathology
    Kristen Bole
    Manager, Biotech News
    415-476-2743
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Pediatric Surgery
    Kate Schoen
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-476-3024
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Pediatrics
    Kate Schoen
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-476-3024
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Perinatology
    Kate Schoen
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-476-3024
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Pharmacy (Basic Research)
    Kristen Bole
    Manager, Biotech News
    415-476-2743
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Pharmacy (Clinical)
    Kristen Bole
    Manager, Biotech News
    415-476-2743
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Physiology
    Jennifer O’Brien
    Assistant News Director
    415-476-8432
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Psychiatry (Basic Research and Clinical)
    Kate Schoen
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-476-3024
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Pulmonary Medicine
    Lauren Hammit
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-9553
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • QB3
    Kristen Bole
    Manager, Biotech News
    415-476-2743
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Radiology
    Lauren Hammit
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-9553
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Reproductive Medicine
    Karin Rush-Monroe
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-1332
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Rheumatology
    Kristen Bole
    Manager, Biotech News
    415-476-2743
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Spine Center
    Lauren Hammit
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-9553
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Sports Medicine
    Lauren Hammit
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-9553
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Stem Cells
    Jennifer O’Brien
    Assistant News Director
    415-476-8432
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Technology Transfer
    Kristen Bole
    Manager, Biotech News
    415-476-2743
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Transplants (Bone Marrow, Kidney, Liver, Pancreas)
    Kate Schoen
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-476-3024
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Transplants (Heart, Lung)
    Lauren Hammit
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-9553
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • UCSF Children’s Hospital
    Kate Schoen
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-476-3024
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • UCSF Medical Center
    Karin Rush-Monroe
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-1332
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Urology
    Elizabeth Fernandez
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-514-1592
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • VA Medical Center (Research and Clinical)
    Steve Tokar
    Manager of Communications, NCIRE
    415-221-4810 x5202
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Vascular Surgery
    Lauren Hammit
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-9553
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Women’s Health Services
    Karin Rush-Monroe
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-1332
    .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

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