Anita Hargrave-Bouagnon, MD, MAS

Assistant Adjunct Professor

Dr. Anita Hargrave-Bouagnon, MD, MAS, is an Assistant Professor at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and internal medicine physician who is committed to patient-oriented and policy-relevant research aimed at improving health outcomes for people who have experienced trauma through identifying and addressing gaps in care using implementation science strategies. She is currently a BIRCWH K12 scholar evaluating the impact of traumatic experiences on leading causes of mortality and morbidity for women including cardiovascular disease, cancer, and suicide. This foundational research will be used to create, test, and implement trauma-informed interventions that promote participation in evidence-based practices and improve health outcomes. Her work aims to leverage research as a tool to reduce health disparities, address gaps in patient care, and advance effective trauma-informed interventions.

Education
MAS, 6/2022 - Clinical Research, University of California San Francisco
Residency, 6/2020 - Internal Medicine, University of California San Francisco
MD with Honors Thesis, 06/2017 - Doctor of Medicine, University of California San Francisco
Clinical and Translational Fellow, 06/2016 - Clinical Research, University of California San Francisco
BA, Summa Cum Laude, 06/2010 - Health and Society, University of Rochester
Honors and Awards
  • UCSF ARCHES 24, UCSF, 2024-2025
  • SGIM VA Partnered Research Program, Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) and VA HSR&D, 2023
  • BIRCWH K12 Scholar Awardee, UCSF-Kaiser Permanente Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH), 2022
  • SGIM Annual Meeting Best Oral Abstract Presentation in Women's Health, Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM), 2021
  • Jeffrey Weingarten Award, University of California, San Francisco, 2019
  • Alpha Omega Alpha, Peer-Elected House Officer, University of California, San Francisco, 2017
  • Gold Headed Cane Society, University of California, San Francisco, 2017
  • MacKenzie Foundation Scholarship for General Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 2015
  • Phi Beta Kappa Scholarship for Study in Europe, University of Rochester, 2011-2012
  • Fulbright Scholar - Ecuador, Fulbright Commission in Ecuador, 2010-2011
  • Fannie Bigelow Award, University of Rochester, 2010
  • Irene Bush Steinbock Award, University of Rochester, 2010
  • Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, University of Rochester, 2010
Publications

  1. Ocasio, D.V., Bouagnon, A., Hargrave, A.. Transforming Global Health Partnerships. Sustainable Development Goals Series. Stewart Ibarra, A., LaBeaud, A.D. (eds) Learning from the Past to Inform the Future: Perspectives on Future Directions in International Health and Research 2025. PMID:


  2. Hargrave AS, Garcia CM, Birkmeyer JA, DeGaetano A, Kushel M. Experience of Violence During Homelessness. JAMA internal medicine 2024. PMID: 39401025


  3. Hargrave AS, Dawson-Rose C, Schillinger D, Ng F, Valdez J, Rodriguez A, Cuca YP, Bakken EH, Kimberg L. In their own words: Perspectives of IPV survivors on obtaining support within the healthcare system. PloS one 2024. PMID: 39240948


  4. Hargrave AS, Knight KR, Dhatt ZK, Taylor G, Martinez D, Kushel M. The Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Homelessness and Returns to Housing: A Qualitative Analysis From the California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness. Journal of interpersonal violence 2024. PMID: 39008369


  5. Hargrave, AS., Moore, T., Adhiningrat, S., Perry, E., Kushel, M.. Toward Safety: Understanding Intimate Partner Violence and Homelessness in the California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness Toward Safety: Understanding Intimate Partner Violence and Homelessness in the California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness. 2024. PMID:


  6. Hargrave AS, Sippy R, Cueva C, Polhemus M, Beltran E, Abbott MA, Stewart-Ibarra AM. Allergies, body mass, and hospitalization due to arbovirus infection: A prospective surveillance study in Machala, Ecuador. Volume 151. Epidemiology and infection 2023. PMID: 37823310


  7. Kawamoto ST, Raza ZT, Diaz IP, Novaes J, Camacho K, Hargrave AS, Schwarz EB. Information on medication abortion provided by family planning clinics in California. Contraception 2023. PMID: 37683755


  8. Lee VM, Hargrave AS, Lisha NE, Huang AJ. Adverse Childhood Experiences and Aging-Associated Functional Impairment in a National Sample of Older Community-Dwelling Adults. Journal of general internal medicine 2023. PMID: 37532875


  9. Hargrave AS, Danan ER, Than CT, Gibson CJ, Yano EM. Factors Associated with Military Sexual Trauma (MST) Disclosure During VA Screening Among Women Veterans. Volume 38 of Issue 14. Journal of general internal medicine 2023. PMID: 37291361


  10. Hargrave AS, Sumner JA, Ebrahimi R, Cohen BE. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease: Implications for Future Research and Clinical Care. Current cardiology reports 2022. PMID: 36306020


  11. Hargrave AS, Maguen S, Inslicht SS, Byers AL, Seal KH, Huang AJ, Gibson CJ. Veterans Health Administration Screening for Military Sexual Trauma May Miss Over Half of Cases Among Midlife Women Veterans. Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health 2022. PMID: 35821182


  12. Hargrave AS, Garcia CM, Lightfoot M, Handley MA, Weeks J, Olsen P, Knight KR, Kushel MB. "We Remember the Pain": A qualitative study of intergenerational trauma among older adults experiencing homelessness in the HOPE HOME study. Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless 2022. PMID: 38948456


  13. Hargrave AS, Garcia C, Lightfoot M, Handley M, Weeks J, Olsen P, Knight K, Kushel M. “We Remember the Pain”: A qualitative study of intergenerational trauma among older adults experiencing homelessness in the HOPE HOME study Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness 2022. PMID:


  14. Hargrave AS, Ong A, Raza Z, Franco C, Castro AE, Nickols S, Schwarz EB. Opportunities for improving provision of emergency contraception in California. Contraception 2022. PMID: 35381258


  15. Hargrave AS, Kimberg L, Machtinger EL, Kushel MB, Cohen BE. The Association Between Interpersonal Violence and Unstable Housing Among Veterans. TO REMOVE 2022. PMID: 35018446


  16. Stewart-Ibarra AM, Hargrave A, Diaz A, Kenneson A, Madden D, Romero MM, Molina JP, Saltos DM. Psychological Distress and Zika, Dengue and Chikungunya Symptoms Following the 2016 Earthquake in Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador. Volume 14 of Issue 12. International journal of environmental research and public health 2017. PMID: 29206195


  17. Levin A, Sokal-Gutierrez K, Hargrave A, Funsch E, Hoeft KS. Maintaining Traditions: A Qualitative Study of Early Childhood Caries Risk and Protective Factors in an Indigenous Community. Volume 14 of Issue 8. International journal of environmental research and public health 2017. PMID: 28800116


  18. Hargrave A, Bastiaens J, Bourgeois JA, Neuhaus J, Josephson SA, Chinn J, Lee M, Leung J, Douglas V. Validation of a Nurse-Based Delirium-Screening Tool for Hospitalized Patients. Volume 58 of Issue 6. Psychosomatics 2017. PMID: 28750835