Tauheed Zaman

Tauheed Zaman, MD is an Associate Clinical Professor at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine, affiliated with the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences and San Francisco VA Health Care System. He serves as Program Director of the UCSF Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship and Medical Director of the Opioid Safety and Addiction Consult Team.

• Education: MD from Tufts University School of Medicine (2010), followed by Adult Psychiatry Residency at Harvard Medical School/Cambridge Health Alliance (2014) and Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship at UCSF (2015).
• Research focuses on opioid safety, cannabis use in high-risk populations, addiction psychiatry, and HIV-related immunology, with extensive work on comorbid substance use and mental health disorders.

His 2025-2016 publications span topics including cannabis epidemiology, HIV virology, NK cell immunology, and clinical guidelines for opioid management, reflecting interdisciplinary expertise in psychiatry, addiction medicine, and infectious diseases.

• Scientific Awards: 2024 APA Presidential Special Commendation, 2023-2020 CSAM Faculty Educator, 2018 Excellence in Teaching Award, and leadership roles in medical education organizations.
• Active in clinical trials and policy development, with collaborations across UCSF, Harvard Medical School, and Veterans Affairs networks.