An extensive network of faculty, researchers, global health practitioners and staff works with the Institute for Global Health Sciences to teach, advise, mentor and support students in the PhD program. Many of the faculty and mentors are leaders in their fields. They come from the UCSF Schools of Medicine, Pharmacy, Dentistry and Nursing, as well as from other UC campuses, Bay Area universities, and the wider global health community.
Program Leadership
Elizabeth Fair, PhD, MPH
Program Director
Ali Mirzazadeh, PhD, MD, MPH
Associate Director
Core Faculty
Twenty-two faculty members teach the core curriculum courses for the PhD program and play key roles in mentoring and advising the students.
- Patience Afulani, PhD, MD, MPH
- Kimberly Baltzell, RN, PhD, FAAN
- Claire Brindis, DrPH
- Craig Cohen, MD, MPH
- Madhavi Dandu, MD, MPH
- Nadia Diamond-Smith, PhD, MS
- Elizabeth Fair, PhD, MPH
- Neelam Sekhri Feachem, MHA
- Richard Feachem, DSc, PhD
- Eric Goosby, MD
- James G. Kahn, MD, MPH
- Sarah Macfarlane, MS, PhD
- Ali Mirzazadeh, PhD, MD, MPH
- Dominic Montagu, DrPH
- George Rutherford, MD, MPH
- Laura Schmidt, PhD, MSW, MPH
- Jaime Sepulveda, MD, DSc, MPH
- Wayne Steward, PhD, MPH
- Dilys Walker, MD
- Justin White, PhD
Staff
The IGHS Education team provides non-academic support to PhD students, including admissions, enrollment, funding, student progression and student wellness.
IGHS Faculty Affiliates
The IGHS Faculty Affiliate Program engages UCSF faculty across the campus who are conducting global health research. Students can work with IGHS Faculty Affiliates during their time in the program.
Graduate Group
The Graduate Group provides strategic oversight for the education programs of the Institute for Global Health Sciences.