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Maria Wamsley, MD

Director of PIPE and Professor of Medicine

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Dr. Wamsley is a general internist and a Professor of Medicine at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF).

Cathi Dennehy, PharmD

Professor

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Dr. Dennehy is a Clinical Professor in the School of Pharmacy. She served as the residency program director to the first year Post Graduate Year 1 (PGY1) Residency Training Program for 16 years, from 2001-2017 and continues to enjoy mentoring students and residents in attaining their career goals. She is internationally known for her expertise in herbs and dietary supplements based on her publications, clinical research, affiliations, speaking engagements and health education. In the School of Pharmacy, she serves as theme director for gastrointestinal therapeutics.

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Todd James, MD

HS Clinical Professor

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Todd James is a Professor of Medicine in the UCSF Division of Geriatrics. He received his medical degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine and completed internal medicine and geriatrics fellowship training at the University of Illinois. He completed a Geriatrics Academic Career Award (GACA).

Kai Kennedy, DPT

Associate Professor

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Dr. Kennedy is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science. Dr. Kennedy has extensive experience addressing issues of health equity through the lens of functional movement. She leads programs providing rehabilitative care in underserved communities in the United States, the Caribbean, and West Africa. She has a keen interest in developing innovative curricular strategies that prepare students of health professions to provide effective care in community-centered programs.

Barbie Klein, PhD

Associate Professor

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Dr. Barbie Klein, PhD, MS (she/her/hers) is an Associate Professor with joint appointments in the Department of Anatomy in the School of Medicine and the Department of Cell and Tissue Biology in the School of Dentistry, is the Education Director of the Anatomy Learning Center, and is the Faculty Advisor for the Willed Body Program at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Klein teaches gross anatomy, human embryology, histology, and neuroanatomy to health professional students and continuing medical education learners.

Angel Kuo, EdD, MSN, PNP

Associate Director of PIPE and Clinical Prof & Vice Chair

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Angel Chen Kuo, EdD, CPNP-PC, FNAP, FAANP, is a Clinical Professor in the UCSF School of Nursing and Interim Director of the UCSF Program for Interprofessional Practice and Education (PIPE). She is a Fellow of the National Academies of Practice (FNAP), a Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (FAANP), and a member of the UCSF Academy of Medical Educators.

Jennifer Mandal, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine

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Dr. Mandal earned a BA in human biology at Stanford University and an MD at UCSF, subsequently completing a residency in internal medicine at UCSF. She is an assistant professor of medicine in the division of Rheumatology at UCSF. 

Josette Rivera, MD

Professor of Medicine

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Josette Rivera is a Professor of Medicine and a clinician educator in the UCSF Division of Geriatrics. She received her medical degree from the University of Rochester and completed residency training in Primary Care Internal Medicine at Johns Hopkins Bayview, followed by a clinical and research fellowship in the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology at Johns Hopkins. At the conclusion of fellowship, Dr. Rivera became a staff physician at On Lok Lifeways, a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, which serves nursing home eligible seniors in the San Francisco area. Dr.