We are pleased to announce that Dr. Maria Chao will be joining us on Monday, November 9th from 12-1pm for an HSR Grand Rounds session on Integrative Health Research.

In this one-hour virtual seminar, Dr. Maria Chao will cover updates in integrative health.  There will be 10-15 minutes for Q&A at the end of the session.

Hope to see you there!

Maria T. Chao, DrPH, MPA
Director of Research, UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Health
Associate Director for Community Engagement, UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Health
Osher Foundation Endowed Chair in Research in Integrative Health
Professor, Department of Medicine

Dr. Chao is a professor at the University of California San Francisco’s Osher Center for Integrative Health and the Division of General Internal Medicine at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. Dr. Chao’s overarching goal is to investigate how complementary and integrative health approaches can advance health equity and improve quality of life among underserved populations living with chronic conditions. Her recent studies aim to: (1) rigorously test integrative approaches to address the under-treatment of pain in diverse patient populations; and (2) apply research to broaden access to evidence-based integrative medicine.

Her research bridging public health and integrative medicine is nationally recognized. Her work has received funding support through the NIH National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, numerous foundations, and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.

She currently serves on the steering committee for the Bravenet Practice-Based Research Network in Integrative Medicine. She is on the advisory board of Integrative Medicine for the Underserved, a national multi-disciplinary organization committed to affordable, accessible integrative health care for all. She is affiliate faculty at the UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations and the Multiethnic Health Equity Research Center.

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