Jennifer Mandal, MD

Dr. Jennifer Mandal joined UCSF in 2008, and she is currently an Associate Professor of Medicine in the UCSF Division of Rheumatology. In her clinical work, Dr. Mandal serves a diverse patient population at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. She treats patients with all rheumatologic conditions, with a particular emphasis on scleroderma. Her scholarship focuses on medical education, interprofessional collaboration, health equity, and improving access to rheumatology care. She is the Director of the Rheumatology Access Expansion (RAE) Initiative, a program dedicated to supporting people living with rheumatic diseases in communities with little access to rheumatology providers, through novel education programs for primary care providers and community health representatives. She is also the UCSF School of Medicine Lead for Interprofessional Education, the Director of Evaluation for the UCSF Rheumatology Fellowship Program. Nationally, she serves as a member of the American College of Rheumatology Workforce Solutions Committee. Dr. Mandal was inducted into the Haile T. Debas Academy of Educators, and is the recipient of the Ira M. Goldstein Award for Outstanding Teaching in Rheumatology.