Desiree Shapiro, MD
Program Director of Peer Support and the Healer Education Assessment & Referral (HEAR) Program
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Talk to me about: stressors, work-life integration, parenting as a physician, self-criticism vs. self-compassion
Sidney Zisook, MD
Past Program Director
Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Talk to me about: Late career development, transitions, grief, depression. Open to additional topics.
Ami Doshi, MD
Training Facilitator
Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Alana Iglewicz, MD
Training Facilitator
Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Aditya Bagrodia, MD
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Urology
Ron Barak, MD
Associate Physician Diplomate, Department of Anesthesiology
Talk to me about: professionalism incidents, challenging patient interactions/outcomes, medical errors, and acute clinical crisis and stressors.
Jennifer Berumen, MD
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery
Savita Bhakta, MD
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Pratibha Binder, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
Talk to me about: being a new attending, career uncertainty, caregiver burden, surgical morbidity/mortality events, interpersonal communication in the workplace, work-life balance, parenting young children.
Amruti Borad, DO
Primary Care Physician, Concierge Medicine
Talk to me about: burnout, self-advocacy, career transitions, career fulfillment, first-time parenting
Edward Cachay, MD
Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine
Lynette Cederquist, MD
Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine
Talk to me about: hospice and palliative care, navigating work-life balance, parenting young children, personal loss/grief, experiences with cancer
Julie Çelebi, MD
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Family Medicine
Talk to me about: caregiver burden, parenting young children, Neurodivergence, Work-life integration, boundary setting, leadership and self-advocacy, LGBTQ+ issues
Ashley Clark, MD
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Talk to me about: work-life balance, parenting young children/twins, challenging patient interactions, and gender equality
Christanne Coffey, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Talk to me about: work-life integration, interpersonal communication in the workplace, parenting young children, self-advocacy.
Robert Deiss, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease and Global Public Health
Talk to me about: interpersonal communication and conflict, challenging work environments, mental health and mid/late career transitions
Joe Diaz, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine
Ian Diaz, MD
Family Medicine
CommUnity Care
Isabel Ribeiro Caldas Domingues, MD
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Elizabeth Dorwart, DO
Associate Physician, Department of Pediatrics
Talk to me about: caregiving for elderly parents as a physician, transition to a new city and medical center, grief and loss of a parent, overcoming imposter syndrome, managing conflict in the workplace, growing in self compassion, overcoming perfectionism, dealing with medical error.
Nancy Downs, MD
Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Talk to me about: Learning from professional setbacks, developing self-awareness and compassion, community-building, multi-generational experiences, grief, the value of friendships in the workplace.
Daphna Finn, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Talk to me about: early career, parenting pre-teens and teenagers, work life integration, burnout, challenging patient interactions/outcomes (including with infants/children)
Kathryn Gold, MD
Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine
Kama Guluma, MD
Associate Dean for Admissions and Student Affairs, School of Medicine
Clinical Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Michelle Johnson, MD
Vice Chair of Education, Department of Family Medicine
Clinical Professor, Department of Family Medicine
Jessica Kingston, MD
Division Director of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Clinical Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
Talk to me about: work/life balance, raising children, professionalism issues, challenges in medical education, litigation and medical malpractice.
Emily “Mimi” Lukacz, MD
Division and Fellowship Director of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery
Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Talk to me about: major morbidity & mortality events, litigation, interpersonal communication in the workplace, work-life balance, career uncertainty.
Kathryn Macaulay, MD
Clinical Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Talk to me about: Changing career path, challenging patient interactions/outcomes, burnout, developing self-compassion.
Alvaro Macias, MD
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Anesthesiology
Talk to me about: case discussions, stress management, work-life balance, emotional support, professional development, ethical dilemmas, regulatory changes
Anthony Magit, MD, MPH
Clinical Professor of Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology
Talk to me about: burnout, work-life balance, professionalism incidents, career development, and peer communication.
Jess Mandel, MD
Division Chief of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine
Talk to me about: burnout and work-life balance, career development, advancement challenges, professionalism incidents.
Brian Martis, MD
Clinical Professor, Chief of Psychiatry and Deputy Associate Chief of Staff, Mental Health Service, VASDHS
Frederick Millard, MD
Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine
Lama Muhammad, MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry
Talk to me about: occult racism's effect on wellness, ways to support your unique talents, expatriation's feelings, and dancing between cultures.
Tejpreet Kaur Nakai, DO
Primary Care Physician, Internal Medicine
Talk to me about: work-life integration, parenting and caregiving as a physician, challenging patient interactions and outcomes, navigating systems challenges, boundary setting, mid-career transitions.
Leslie Oyama, MD
Clinical Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Heather Pierce, MD
Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Talk to me about: work-life balance, caregiver burden, parenting pre-teen/teenagers, Professionalism incidents, peer communications including interdisciplinary, self advocacy.
Maya Pring, MD
Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery (Pediatrics)
Kimberly Robbins, MD
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Anesthesiology
Talk to me about: interpersonal communication, professionalism incidents, parenting young children, adverse events, self-compassion
Namita Sachdev, MD
Clinical Professor of Medicine - Internal Medicine
Elaine Sapiro, MD, MPH
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Talk to me about: work life balance, challenging patient interactions and outcomes, personal grief/loss, MSP vs academic career navigation.
Thomas Savides, MD
Chief Experience Officer, UCSD Health
Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine
Kristy Schwartz, MD, MPH
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine
Talk to me about: burnout and work-life balance, infertility and pregnancy loss, and navigating clinical work while being a patient yourself
Alan Shahtaji, DO
Clinical Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Public Health
Talk to me about: wellness, exercise, work-life balance, stoicism, and financial literacy.
Maya Stawnychy, MD
Attending Associate Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine
Talk to me about: Being a new attending, imposter syndrome, difficult cases, work-life balance.
Rachna Subramony, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Stacey Ulrich, MD
Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Talk to me about: burnout, work-life balance, parenting, caregiver, and career evolution.
Tatyana Vayngortin, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Talk to me about: burnout, work-life balance, communication, parenting young children
Michelle Wu, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Elise Zimmerman, MD