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Carolyn Sangokoya, MD, PhD 

Kelly Wentworth,  MD

UCSF has one of the highest concentrations of physician-scientists in the country.

The UCSF Women Physician-Scientist Supergroup (WPSS) is a professional network of physician-scientists across fourteen departments @UCSF 

for advocacy, mentorship, and networking across the post-graduate physician-scientist career pathway.

supporting and celebrating Women bridging Science and Medicine @UCSF and beyond

 contact:  wpss[at]ucsf.edu

Executive Director/President:

Carolyn Sangokoya (Pathology)

Associate Executive Director/President-Elect:

Christina Homer (Medicine/ID) -vacant 2026

Associate Executive Director/Vice President:

Kelly Wentworth (Medicine/Endocrine)

Social Chair:

Belinda Wang (Psychiatry)

Secretary/Parliamentarian:

Noa Simchoni (Medicine/Pulm-CritCare)

Funding Chair:

Joanna Balcerek (Laboratory Medicine)

Service Chairs:

Mary Prahl (Pediatrics/ID) 

Kristen Berendzen (Psychiatry) 

Arielle Klepper (Medicine/GI) 

WPSS Advisory Board 2025-2026

Joanne Engel (Medicine/ID)

Maya Kotas (Medicine/Pulm-CritCare)

Lucy Kornblith (Surgery)

Tippi MacKenzie (Surgery)

Yvonne Ou (Ophthalmology)

Betsy Young (Pediatrics/Heme-Onc)

• Executive Director

  • Carolyn Sangokoya, MD, PhD (Pathology)        

  • Associate Executive Director

  • Christina Homer, MD, PhD (Medicine)       

• Executive Council

  • Carolyn Sangokoya, MD, PhD (Pathology)

  • Christina Homer, MD, PhD (Medicine)

  • Kelly Wentworth, MD (Medicine)

  • Stephanie Gaw, MD, PhD (OB/Gyn)

  • Marlys Fassett MD, PhD (Dermatology)

• Funding Chair

• Jane Symington, MD, PhD (Pediatrics)

• Service Chair

• Sophia Levan, MD, PhD (Medicine)

WPSS Advisory Board:

Joanne Engel, MD, PhD (Medicine) * Lucy Kornblith, MD (Surgery) * Maya Kotas, MD, PhD (Medicine) * Tippi MacKenzie, MD (Surgery) * Yvonne Ou, MD (Ophthalmology) * Betsy Young, MD (Pediatrics) * 

• Executive Director

  • Carolyn Sangokoya, MD, PhD (Pathology)        

• Executive Council

  • Carolyn Sangokoya, MD, PhD (Pathology)

  • Elizabeth Crouch, MD, PhD (Pediatrics)

  • Judith Ashouri Sinha, MD (Medicine)

  • Serine Avagyan, MD, PhD (Pediatrics)

  • Christina Homer, MD, PhD (Medicine)

• Funding Chair

• Joanna Balcerek, MD, PhD (Laboratory Medicine)

• Service Chair

• Joanna Balcerek, MD, PhD (Laboratory Medicine)

WPSS Advisory Board:

Michelle Hermiston, MD, PhD (Pediatrics) * Lucy Kornblith, MD (Surgery) * Maya Kotas, MD, PhD (Medicine) * Tippi MacKenzie, MD (Surgery) * Yvonne Ou, MD (Ophthalmology) * Betsy Young, MD (Pediatrics) * 

• Executive Director

  • Carolyn Sangokoya, MD, PhD (Pathology)        

• Executive Council

  • Carolyn Sangokoya, MD, PhD (Pathology)

  • Elizabeth Crouch, MD, PhD (Pediatrics)

  • Renuka Nayak, MD, PhD (Medicine)

  • Yvonne Ou, MD (Ophthalmology)

  • Judith Ashouri Sinha, MD (Medicine)

• Funding Chair

• Elizabeth Crouch, MD, PhD (Pediatrics)

• Service Chair

• Cathryn Cadwell, MD, PhD (Neurosurgery)

• Executive Director

  • Carolyn Sangokoya, MD, PhD (Pathology)        

• Executive Council

  • Carolyn Sangokoya, MD, PhD (Pathology)

  • Mercedes Paredes, MD, PhD (Neurology)

  • Sulggi Lee, MD, PhD (Medicine)

  • Yvonne Ou, MD (Ophthalmology)

  • Claire Clelland, MD, PhD (Neurology)

• Funding Chair

• Elizabeth Crouch, MD, PhD (Pediatrics)

• Service Chair

• Cathryn Cadwell, MD, PhD (Pathology)

• Executive Director

  •  Carolyn Sangokoya, MD, PhD (Pathology)       

• Executive Council

  • Carolyn Sangokoya, MD, PhD (Pathology)

  • Mercedes Paredes, MD, PhD (Neurology)

  • Sulggi Lee, MD, PhD (Medicine)

  • Yvonne Ou, MD (Ophthalmology)

  • Claire Clelland, MD, PhD (Neurology)

• Programming Leadership

• Lea Grinberg, MD, PhD (Neurology)

• Lucy Kornblith, MD (Surgery)

• Victoria Wang, MD, PhD (Medicine)

• Ursula Lang, MD, PhD (Pathology)

• Elizabeth Crouch, MD, PhD (Pediatrics)

• Bridget Keenan, MD, PhD (Medicine)