UCSF News Office

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UCSF News Services provides assistance to journalists. Link to staff and beats. In addition to preparing news releases, we are a resource for:

  • Finding experts
  • Scheduling interviews
  • Information about UCSF and all of its programs
  • Photographs and digital images

Call the UCSF News Office at (415) 476-2557 or fax requests to (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 Services staff person is on-call and available to help.

News releases are available at http://news.ucsf.edu/

Embargoed news releases can be accessed by journalists with access to the American Association for the Advancement of Science website EurekAlert, embargoed releases section, at http://www.eurekalert.org/register.php

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
Kirsten Michener
UCSF Public Affairs
Senior Public Information Representative
415-502-4608
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
    Kirsten Michener
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-4608
    (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Anatomy
    Kirsten Michener
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-4608
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  • Anesthesia
    Kirsten Michener
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-4608
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  • Animal Research
    Corinna Kaarlela
    Director, News Office
    415-476-8254
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  • Arthritis
    Kirsten Michener
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-4608
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  • Asthma
    Kirsten Michener
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-4608
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  • Biochemistry and Biophysics
    Kirsten Michener
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-4608
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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
    (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • 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
    (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
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  • Dentistry (School)
    Karin Rush-Monroe
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-1332
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  • Dermatology
    Kirsten Michener
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-4608
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  • Diabetes (Basic Research)
    Kristen Bole
    Manager, Biotech News
    415-476-2743
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  • Diabetes (Clinical)
    Kirsten Michener
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-4608
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  • Emergency
    Kirsten Michener
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-4608
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  • Endocrinology
    Kirsten Michener
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-4608
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  • Epidemiology
    Kirsten Michener
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-4608
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  • Epilepsy
    Lauren Hammit
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-9553
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  • Family and Community Medicine
    Kirsten Michener
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-4608
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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
    Kirsten Michener
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-4608
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  • General Clinical Research Centers
    Kirsten Michener
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-4608
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  • General Internal Medicine
    Kirsten Michener
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-4608
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  • Genetics
    Jennifer O’Brien
    Assistant News Director
    415-476-8432
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  • Geriatrics
    Kirsten Michener
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-4608
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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
    Kirsten Michener
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-4608
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  • Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Elizabeth Fernandez
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-514-1592
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  • Hematology
    Kirsten Michener
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-4608
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  • HIV/AIDS
    Charles Sheehy
    415-597-8165
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  • Hospitalists
    Kirsten Michener
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-4608
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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
    (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Integrative Medicine
    Karin Rush-Monroe
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-1332
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  • Lab Medicine
    Kirsten Michener
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-4608
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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
    Kirsten Michener
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-4608
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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
    Kirsten Michener
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-4608
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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
    Kirsten Michener
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-4608
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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
    Kirsten Michener
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-4608
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  • Pain Clinical Research Center
    Kirsten Michener
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-4608
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  • Pain Management Center
    Kirsten Michener
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-4608
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  • Pathology
    Kirsten Michener
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-4608
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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
    (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • Physiology
    Kirsten Michener
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-4608
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  • Psychiatry (Basic Research and Clinical)
    Kirsten Michener
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-4608
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  • Pulmonary Medicine
    Kirsten Michener
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-4608
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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
    (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
  • 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
    Kirsten Michener
    Senior Public Information Representative
    415-502-4608
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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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