Course Co-Chairs

Christopher R. Peabody, MD, MPH
Director, UCSF Acute Care Innovation Center
Assistant Clinical Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of California, San Francisco

George Su, MD
Associate Professor
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
University of California, San Francisco

Course Description

UCSF has a long history of pioneering innovation and advancing its bold vision for health worldwide. Whether it’s a new drug molecule, medical device, digital health application, or care process, our goal is to ensure that innovation reaches our patients and benefits patient care. UCSF leaders in innovation--representing a wide spectrum of disciplines, practice settings, and patient care perspectives--invite you inside their work to learn about multiple facets of innovation at UCSF, and what the next decade may bring to the world of medicine. 

Lecture Schedule

PLEASE NOTE: Schedule or speakers may change on short notice

Oct. 25, 2018
Title: UCSF Health Hub: A New Healthcare Growth Studio Download Slides
David Steuer
Co-Founder and Managing Director
UCSF Health Hub 

Nov. 1, 2018
Title: Using Design to Make Healthcare Better Download Slides
Amanda Sammann, MD, MPH 
Assistant Professor in Residence
UCSF Department of Surgery
Founder & Executive Director, The Better Lab
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma Center

Nov. 8, 2018
Title: The Internal Studio Model: Project by Human Centered Innovation Download Slides DOWNLOAD PROJECTS
Beth Berrean, MBA, MLIS
Technology Services, Deputy Director, Design and Discovery
UCSF School of Medicine

Nov. 15, 2018
Title: Innovating Health Care Delivery: Meeting Patients Where They Are Download Slides
Ralph Gonzales, MD, MSPH
Chief Innovation Officer
UCSF Health and Associate Dean for Clinical Innovation, UCSF

Jessica Chao, PharmD, MBA
Director, UCSF Clinical Innovation Center

Nov. 22, 2018
Thanksgiving HOLIDAY WEEK - NO SESSION

Nov. 29 , 2018
Title: UCSF and the World Health Organization: Collaborating to Improve Emergency Care Around the Globe
Andrea G. Tenner, MD, MPH, FACEP
Associate Professor, Global Health Fellowship Director and Co-Director, PAHO/WHO Collaborating Centre for Emergency and Trauma Care
Department of Emergency Medicine

Dec. 6, 2018
Title: Innovation for the Safety Net:  Emergency, Trauma, and Ambulatory Care 
Rachael A. Callcut, M.D., M.S.P.H.
Associate Professor of Surgery
Director of Data Science, UCSF Center for Digital Health Innovation (CDHI)

George Su, MD
Associate Professor
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma Center