Christine Blauvelt

Christine Blauvelt, MD is an Associate Physician at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences. Her clinical and research work focuses on global health equity with emphasis on maternal and newborn health across diverse populations. She maintains active research collaborations through the Institute for Global Health Sciences and conducts field work in Uganda as well as urban settings in the United States.

Dr. Blauvelt's research interests center on maternal health, women's health, reproductive health, newborn and infant health, infectious diseases, and malaria. Her work particularly examines health disparities in vaccine uptake during pregnancy, management of infectious diseases in pregnant people, and delivery outcomes for complicated pregnancies. She has published extensively on topics including RSV and COVID-19 vaccine acceptance, breastfeeding among people with hepatitis C, and delivery approaches for pregnancies complicated by fetal myelomeningocele.

Analysis of her publication timeline reveals an evolving research trajectory with growing emphasis on respiratory virus prevention (particularly RSV and COVID-19) in pregnancy, alongside continued work on infectious disease management and pregnancy complications. Her recent publications (2023-2025) show increased focus on health disparities and vaccine hesitancy in diverse urban populations.

Dr. Blauvelt maintains an active research network with numerous collaborators at UCSF and across the University of California system, particularly working with Stephanie Gaw, Timothy Wen, Dominika Seidman, Nasim Sobhani, and Juan Gonzalez Velez. Her research has garnered attention across multiple platforms with citations in news outlets, social media, and academic sharing networks.

Her global health work connects her to the Institute for Global Health Sciences at UCSF, where she contributes to initiatives focused on improving maternal and newborn health outcomes in resource-limited settings, particularly in Uganda. This international component complements her domestic research on health disparities in urban US populations.