Center for Vulnerable Populations

Anjana Sharma, MD, MAS
Associate Professor

Rebecca Plevin, MD
Assistant Professor

Priya Shete, MD, MPH
Associate Professor

Amy Beck, MD, MPH
Associate Professor

Morgan Philbin, PhD, MHS
Associate Professor

Hemal Kanzaria, MD
Professor
Dr. Alicia Fernandez, Focusing On Healthcare Equity
Director of the Latinx Center Of Excellence and Associate Dean of Population Health and Health Equity, Dr. Alicia Fernandez coauthored an important perspective piece in The New England Journal of Medicine.
AMEND Takes Lead in Transforming Rehabilitation
From Amend, Dr. Brie Williams is part of a team who shares Reimagining San Quentin: Recommendations to Transform San Quentin State Prison into a Rehabilitation Center, their landmark report for the Governor’s office.
AMEND Hosts Norway's Royal Highness, Crown Prince Haakon
The AMEND team was busy with a visit from Norway’s Crown Prince and Minister of Trade and Industry. AMEND Director Dr. Brie Williams accompanied Prince Haakon on a visit to San Quentin Rehabilitation Center alongside Governor Gavin Newsom.
Dr. Margot Kushel Speaks to the Guardian: Thousands of Senior Citizens Are Dying Homeless
Dr. Margot Kushel, ARC director and director of the UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative (BHHI), speaks to the Guardian about the California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness (CASPEH). Dr. Kushel discusses how many older unhoused people struggled with isolation while experiencing the stigma and shame of living outside.