About Us

Our Mission

The mission of the UCSF Division of General Pediatrics is to improve the general health of children worldwide and in our communities

• Providing outstanding clinical care
• Training the next-generation of pediatricians
• Discovering better ways to prevent, screen and treat childhood disease and
• Being an active and engaged member of our community.

Our Goals

• Be recognized by our families, colleagues and peers, as providing high-quality pediatric primary care for our patients and families.
• Play a key leadership role in providing the best pediatric primary care education and training for our medical students, residents, fellows, post-doctoral students and peers.
• Develop nationally and internationally recognized research programs in primary care pediatrics, particularly in prevention, screening, continuity of care, best practices for well-child care and the role of family, community, culture and policy in influencing child health.
• Be recognized and sought after as the leading experts by community, state and national policy-makers regarding matters of general pediatric health and health care
• Be recognized as the best “well-rounded” division of general pediatrics in the country. 

Division Leadership

Lee Atkinson-McEvoy, MD 
Division Chief of General Pediatrics

Dr. Atkinson-McEvoy mentors students, residents, fellows and faculty who are interested in careers in clinical operations. Her interests include health promotion, access to health care for underserved populations, parenting education and first aid. Dr. Atkinson-McEvoy has had significant roles in UCSF Health System leadership and operations as well leadership roles in Graduate medical education (GME) and Undergraduate medical education (UME). She also founded the Miller-Davis-Jenkins Society, a UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital based group of Black/African American faculty who support the recruitment and retention of Black/African American faculty at UCSF.   

Our Staff

Sally Liu, MBA
Division Administrator
General Pediatrics
550 16th Street, Fourth Floor (box 3150)
San Francisco, CA 94158
Email: [email protected]

Contact Information