Jessica Rubin

Jessica Rubin, MD, MPH is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine. She is a board-certified gastroenterologist and transplant hepatologist specializing in the care of patients with liver diseases, including those awaiting liver transplantation. Her clinical practice focuses on improving quality of life and outcomes for patients living with liver disease.

Education

• BS in Biomedical Engineering from Yale University (2009)
• MD from Weill Cornell Medical College (2014)
• MPH in Health Care Management from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2021)
• Residency in Internal Medicine at UCSF (2017)
• Fellowship in Gastroenterology at UCSF (2020)
• Fellowship in Transplant Hepatology at UCSF (2021)

Research Interests

Dr. Rubin's research focuses at the intersection of pain management and hepatology. She aims to identify safe and effective pain control strategies to improve outcomes and quality of life for liver disease patients with pain. Her work also investigates gender disparities in patients with liver disease and undergoing liver transplant. She employs health services research methodologies to address critical gaps in understanding how to optimize care for patients with cirrhosis and those on the liver transplant waitlist.

Publication Trends

Dr. Rubin's recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on pain management in cirrhosis, gender disparities in liver disease, and outcomes research in transplant hepatology. Her work often examines how social determinants of health impact liver disease outcomes. She has increasingly incorporated advanced methodologies including large language models for clinical sentiment analysis. Much of her research addresses the complex relationship between pain management, opioid use, and liver disease outcomes.

Scientific Awards

• American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases 2020 Anna S. Lok Advanced/Transplant Hepatology Award
• American Society of Transplantation 2019 Women's Health Community of Practice Travel Award
• UCSF Department of Medicine 2017 Outstanding Resident Research Award
• European Association for the Study of the Liver 2016 Young Investigator Award
• Weill Cornell Medicine Leonard P. Tow Humanism in Medicine Award / Gold Humanism Honor Society (2014)

Advising and Grants

As a health services researcher, Dr. Rubin has secured funding for her work on pain management in liver disease, including the Anna S. Lok Advanced/Transplant Hepatology Award from the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases. While specific advisees are not listed in the available information, her research collaborations suggest she mentors junior investigators in gastroenterology and hepatology research.

Laboratories and Teams

Dr. Rubin collaborates extensively with the UCSF liver transplant program and works closely with Dr. Jennifer Lai's research group. Her research leverages large datasets including national transplant registries and electronic health records to address questions in transplant hepatology and health services research.