Lela Bachrach, MD

Dr. Lela Bachrach serves as the Adolescent Health and School-Based Health Medical director for the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland federally qualified health center. She enjoys clinical work and precepting trainees. Dr. Bachrach leads Children’s multidisciplinary professional group dedicated to ending human trafficking and supporting survivors from a trauma-informed, public health perspective. She is passionate about reproductive justice and has worked to increase access to comprehensive family planning for youth. She also has a strong interest in leveraging technology to improve health.
Education
09/2014 - Teaching Scholar Program, University of California, San Francisco
Residency, 2005 - Pediatric Leadership for the Underserved (PLUS), University of California, San Francisco
Residency, 2005 - School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
M.D., 2002 - Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
M.S., 2000 - Medicine, Joint Medical Program, University of California, Berkeley
Honors and Awards
  • Exceptional Physician Award, UCSF, 2023-2024
  • School of Public Health Committee on Teaching Excellence award, UCB, 2013-2016
  • Kevin Mack Medical Education Leadership Award, UCB, 2013
  • French Foundation Medical Education Award “outstanding performance by a senior resident", UCSF, 2005
  • Gold-Headed Cane Award nominee "qualities of a true physician", UCSF, 2002
  • Fulbright Award for pediatric public health research at University of the West Indies, UCB, 1996