Physiological Nursing

The Department of Physiological Nursing (PN) integrates science, education and clinical practice to improve the care of adults with complex acute and chronic conditions. Faculty members partner with UCSF Health and other Bay Area health networks to develop new knowledge and meet workforce needs. Populations of particular interest include oncology, cardiovascular disease, neurology, diabetes, gerontology and trauma. The department is committed to fostering equity in acute and chronic care outcomes and we seek diversity in our faculty, staff and learners.

Physiological Nursing is a department in the School of Nursing.

Education

PN supports the continuum of nursing education from pre-licensure to doctoral education and post-doctoral training with a focus on complex care. We are home to the advanced practice registered nursing (APRN) specialty Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP). At the doctoral level, faculty teach didactic courses and supervise research studies in the PhD program and evidence-based practice projects in the DNP program. Post-doctoral trainees participate in sponsors’ programs of research and launch their own research careers.


Research

Research in the PN focuses on a broad range of complex conditions using cutting edge approaches and research methods. The department has long-standing research in oncology, cardiovascular disease, acute illness, gerontology, diabetes and obesity. Emerging research areas include serious mental illness and palliative care. An evaluation of social determinants of health is integrated into all of our research studies with these clinical populations. Growth areas for the department are neuroscience and regenerative medicine. The research approaches and methods used by department faculty include artificial intelligence, algorithm-driven care, biomarkers and molecular mechanisms, predictive risk modeling, behavioral interventions, symptom management, qualitative and mixed methods, big data and data mining.

Clinical Practice

Clinical faculty in PN are experts in optimizing the health of patients with complex care needs. All clinical faculty members maintain individual clinical practices and/or work in health care systems. They work in a variety of acute care settings including critical care, internal medicine, oncology, cardiology and trauma. In addition to serving as PN's core faculty, the department has a robust volunteer faculty network of more than 100 clinical professors who contribute to the education and training of students in the clinical specialties.

Staff

Nicholas Marley, administrative analyst, assistant to the Chair

Faculty



Emeritus Faculty

Mary Engler
Noreen Facione
Mary Foley
Erika Froelicher
Roxanne Garbez
Jeanie Kayser-Jones
Pat Larson
Lynda Mackin
Christine Miaskowski

Volunteer Faculty

Ron Abitona
Arash Afshinnik
Emely Alfaro
Scarlettr Aliga-Cabamungan
Maria Apacible
Fabio Badilini
Angel Barrios
Beth Bauer
Marilyn Bazinski
Sasha Binford
Erica Blaauw
Kay Burke
Christine Cadelina
Julia Cereda
Julia Challinor
Garrett Chan
Jessica Clements
Adam Cooper
Karen De Sola-Smith
Kerry Decker-Cohen
Christi DeLemos
Thomas Dodsworth
Brigid Donovan
Alexandra Duke
Eric Dwight-Gilory
Mitchel Erickson
Bonnie Faigeles
Zack Feingold
Lizbeth Flores-Byrne
Tera Ford
Liz Fox
David Gordon

Lisa Guertin
Patricia Harris
Lisa Hartmayer
Jeanne Hoffman
Vivian Huang
Julia Itsikson
Katie Jang
Catherine Jansen
Cana Jenkins
Jonathan Judy
​​​​​Jorgan Kanters
Devon Kiker
Geoffrey Latham
​​​​​Ya-Chen Lee
Melissa Lee
Susana Leong
Jill Ley
Rachel Limon
Mary Lovely
Chen Der Low
Kathleen Mackerrow
Sueann Mark
Schola Matovu
Daniel Mcguire
Peter Nelken
Annelie Nilsson
Ijeoma Okonkwo Pope
Linda Ottoboni
Mary Petrofsky
Janis Provinse
Armilla Quien
Marisa Quinn

Marisa Quinn
Richard Quitevis
Sophie Roeung
Andrea Saito
Cass Sandoval
Hildy Schell-Chaple
Jennifer Schwarz
Elizabeth Scruth
Joseph Simmons
Ryan Sincic
Kathryn Snow
Claire Sommargren
Meghan Sweis
Christine Tacklind
Lindsay Thomas​​​​
Dawn Troeger
Chi Vang
Chelsea Vaughn
Maria Velasco
Katie Walker
Claudia West
Matthew White
Erika Wilson
Piera Wong​​​​​
Janet Wu
Tania Yarema
Maria Yefimova
Jingying Zhang
Laura Zitella

Contact Us

UCSF Valley Tower
Physiological Nursing, Box 0610
490 Illinois Street, Floor 12
San Francisco, CA 94143
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (415) 476-6929