Working at the intersection of medicine x public health x activism that catalyzes healing justice for a more just world.

Listen and connect deeply, advocate fiercely & hold the field accountable with radical humility

I’m Monica (she/her) a physician-activist rooted in a commitment to community. My personal experiences and work experiences in public health and social justice activism have led me here. My work is focused on addressing health inequities in HIV prevention and care for communities of color and developing strategies for dismantling systemic oppression and structural violence in healthcare systems to advance health equity for all.

  • UCSF, Associate Clinical Professor

  • UCSF, Family & Community Medicine Residency Program

  • Institute for Healing and Justice in Medicine, Co-Founder

I completed residency training in Family & Community Medicine at UCSF/San Francisco General Hospital. I am passionate about STI/HIV prevention and treatment, sex positivity, community-based participatory research and programming, health and social justice policy/advocacy, and advancing diversity, equity, inclusion and antioppression in medical education.

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