Kristan Olazo

Kristan Olazo is a Researcher at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine, focusing on health services research and medical informatics. Her work examines healthcare delivery systems, particularly in safety-net environments, with an emphasis on marginalized populations and digital health solutions. She holds a Master of Public Health (MPH) from San Francisco State University (2019) and collaborates extensively with UCSF faculty including Urmimala Sarkar, Elaine Khoong, and Katarina Wang.

Her research spans key areas in modern healthcare:

• Electronic patient-generated data integration
• Medical error disclosure frameworks
• Virtual reality applications for chronic pain
• Clinical workflow optimization
• Structural barriers in hypertension management
• Gender-based workplace challenges in medicine

While her publications (2021-2025) primarily appear in health informatics, patient safety, and general medicine journals, trends show increasing focus on technology-enabled care models and equity-centered implementation science. Notable collaborations include 17 co-authors across UCSF, UCSD, and UC Davis institutions.