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Dr. Carolyn S. Calfee is a pulmonologist who cares for patients in UCSF's intensive care units. Calfee's research focuses on the causes and treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Her projects include studying the biologic differences within ARDS and how to target those differences by personalizing treatment; the role of environmental exposure, including to cigarette smoke and air pollution, in susceptibility to lung injury; and novel treatments for ARDS. During the coronavirus pandemic, she led research at UCSF to investigate how the immune system responds to COVID and to test promising new treatments for COVID-19-associated ARDS. Calfee earned her medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. At UCSF, she completed a residency in internal medicine, serving as chief resident, followed by a fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine. She also earned a master of advanced study degree in clinical research at UCSF. She joined the UCSF faculty in 2007 and is a member of the UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education. Dr. Calfee is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Sepsis, Pulmonary Edema, COVID-19, and Lung Transplant. Dr. Calfee is board certified in American Board Of Internal Med/Pulmonary Disease, Pulmonary Disease and American Board Of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Calfee is currently accepting new patients.

Steven Deeks is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in San Francisco, California. Dr. Deeks is highly rated in 10 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses HIV/AIDS, Long Haul COVID, Sepsis, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), and Kidney Transplant.

Marion Peters is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in San Francisco, California. Dr. Peters is highly rated in 13 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Hepatitis, Hepatitis C, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Hepatitis B, and Liver Transplant.

Lindsey Criswell is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in San Francisco, California. Dr. Criswell is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), Sjogren Syndrome, Dry Mouth, and Lupus Nephritis. Dr. Criswell is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Alka Kanaya is a specialist in internal medicine who provides primary care. Kanaya's research focuses on the causes and prevention of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and she has developed a three-pronged research program to investigate them. The first arm uses existing studies to test new biomarkers (measurable substances in the body) that predict diabetes and cardiovascular disease, while the second arm studies these risk factors in South Asian patients, who have a higher disease prevalence compared with other ethnic groups. The final arm studies behavioral interventions – such as restorative yoga classes – to determine whether they prevent the onset of diabetes in high-risk groups. Kanaya earned her medical degree from UCSF, where she completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in epidemiology and internal medicine. Dr. Kanaya is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Atherosclerosis, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Metabolic Syndrome, and Obesity. Dr. Kanaya is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine. Dr. Kanaya is currently accepting new patients.

Susan Buchbinder is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in San Francisco, California. Dr. Buchbinder is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses HIV/AIDS, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, and Chlamydia.