Barbie Klein

Dr. Barbie Klein is an Associate Professor with joint appointments in the Department of Anatomy (School of Medicine) and Department of Cell and Tissue Biology (School of Dentistry) at UCSF. She co-directs the Anatomy Learning Center and advises the Willed Body Program. Her research focuses on interprofessional anatomy education, instructional design, and applications of 3D printing/virtual reality in medical education.

Her work spans:

• Gross anatomy/histology curriculum development
• VR-based medical simulations
• Deep learning for medical image reconstruction
• Innovative pedagogy assessment

Honors include induction into the UCSF Academy of Medical Educators (2024). She leads NIH-funded projects on educational technology integration and maintains collaborations with engineering departments for imaging research. Current projects explore AI-enhanced spectroscopic microscopy and federated learning for cancer staging.