Education
The UCSF Adolescent Medicine Fellowship is an ACGME accredited three-year program, which enables physicians to meet the eligibility criteria for Adolescent Medicine certification by the American Boards of Pediatrics, Internal Medicine or Family Medicine. Our major objective is the development of regional, national, and international leaders in Adolescent Medicine. To achieve this goal, we have assembled a multidisciplinary team of educators and mentors to provide comprehensive training in the areas of clinical medicine, research, education, public policy, and quality improvement.
The program emphasizes the need for expertise in caring for the complex medical problems of adolescents and young adults. As fellows spend time in our Adolescent & Young Adult Clinic, on our inpatient consultative service and inpatient eating disorder service, and a variety of community based electives, they are exposed to a wide range of medical conditions facing adolescents and young adults including reproductive issues, substance abuse, sports medicine, mental health, and eating disorders.
UCSF is the top public recipient of NIH research funding for the 6th consecutive year and we provide rigorous training in research. We offer formal course work through the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and the Fellows' College of the Department of Pediatrics. Research mentoring begins from day one of the fellowship and research progress is overseen from within the division and by the Scholarship Oversight Committee. Fellows are expected to present their research findings at both regional and national meetings, and submit their completed work for publication.
Our multidisciplinary faculty currently consists of nine physicians (7 pediatricians and 1 Internal Medicine/Pediatrician, and 1 Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist/Pediatrician), 4 psychologists, 1 nutritionist, 1 social worker, 2 doctors of public health, 1 nurse, and 1 nurse/biostatistician). In addition, we have associated faculty members in psychiatry, public health, addiction medicine and sports medicine. Our faculty has been in leadership positions in every facet of adolescent medicine both nationally and internationally since the late 1970's.
For additional information, please see links to Program Goals and Application Process.
Directors
Matthew Meyers, MD, MPH
Program Director
Marissa Raymond-Flesch, MD, MPH
Associate Program Director
Current Fellows
Elizaveta Ignatova, MD
Residency: UCSF
Research Mentors: Jason Nagata, MD
Research Project: Medical management of eating disorders, improving patient access to mental health treatment and educating providers about adolescent health.
Colbey Ricklefs, MD, MPH
Residency: UCSF
Research Mentors: Marissa Raymond-Flesch, MD MPH
Research Project: the intersection of public health and social justice, care for sexual and gender diverse adolescents and young adults, and exploring barriers and facilitators to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).
Recent Past Trainee
Anoushka Sinha, MD
Adolescent Medicine
Anoushka’s interests include building the arts and humanities into medical education and practice, caring for and empowering underserved populations, integrating mental health care into primary care, and optimizing transitions to adulthood.
Nurse Trainees
Kimberly Balmorez
Leanna Castro
Kendra Christiansen
Ganiv Kahlon
Emily Kucera
Rosa Lee
Sophie Meade
Iaisha Sadat
Kirin Sidhu
Sophia Wuest
Social Work Trainees
Michelle King
Post-doctoral Trainees
Stephanie Haft
Nutrition Trainees
Arjun Mehta