Inquiry Faculty & Staff | UCSF Medical Education

Inquiry Leadership

Rita Redberg, MD, MS
Director, Inquiry Curriculum

Dr. Redberg joins the Inquiry Curriculum from the UCSF Division of Cardiology and serves as the editor of JAMA Internal Medicine. Rita is Core Faculty for the Philip R Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies and has research interests in the use of medical procedures and devices. She studies the regulatory process for medical devices and the strength of evidence that supports them, particularly high-risk devices, both before and after they are marketed. She is a strong proponent of high-quality data to support safety and effectiveness for medical devices, in order to provide the best quality and appropriate medical care and advice. Dr. Redberg has testified before Congress multiple times on these issues. In addition to her role as Director of the Inquiry Curriculum, Dr. Redberg has served as an Inquiry Advisor and participated as a mentor throughout her time at UCSF.

Curriculum Leadership

Core Inquiry Curriculum	Inquiry Immersion	Designing & Conducting Research	Deep Explore	GME Pathways
Michelle Hermiston, MD, PhD Director	Nilika Singhal, MD Director	Rebecca Graff, ScD Director	TBD Director	Erick Hung, MD Director
John Turnbull, MD Co-Director	Sue Miller, PhD Director	Meyeon Park, MD, MAS Director	Christina Middleton Lead, Inquiry Curriculum	Gabby Retta, CRC Coordinator
Susana Aranas Coordinator		Michelle Gonzales, MPH Coordinator

Funding Office Leadership

Mallar Bhattacharya, MD
Director

Meyeon Park, MD
Co-Director

Mylo Schaaf, MD
Co-Director
Director, Global Outreach

Dan Lowenstein, MD
Co-Director

Avila Reed, MHA
Coordinator

Student Advising

Dr. Peter Chin-Hong is a specialist in infectious diseases of the immunocompromised host. He is also Co-director of the PHD block, and Director of the Yearlong Inquiry Program in the Clinical and Translational Science Institute, He has been the Director of the Clinical and Translational Research Pathway on the Pathways to Discovery Board.

Dr. Elizabeth (Liza) Wick is a practicing colorectal surgeon experienced in translational research as well as quality improvement, where she has worked both locally and with a national scope.

Dr. Brie Williams is a clinician researcher and geriatrician focused on improving the health of medically and socially vulnerable older adults and people with serious illness. One of her particular research emphases is on those in the criminal justice system.

Dr. Chris Stewart, in addition to his career as a pediatrician specializing in child abuse, is an expert in global health and in violence and trauma. He is currently the Pathways Board Chair and also Director of the Global Health Pathways to Discovery Program.

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