Julio Diaz-Abarca

Julio Diaz-Abarca, CNM, MSN, serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine, practicing at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG). He is integral to the midwifery services at ZSFG's Family Birth Center, Obstetrics, Midwifery, and Gynecology Clinic (5M), and Lily Team, providing comprehensive care within San Francisco's public health system.

His academic credentials include:

• Midwife in Midwifery from Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia (1989)
• Associate of Science in Nursing from Holyoke Community College, MA (1995)
• Master of Science in Nursing from Yale University, New Haven (2000)
• Certificate in Nurse-Midwifery from University of Pennsylvania (2003)

Dr. Diaz-Abarca specializes in Full Scope Nurse-Midwifery with expertise spanning prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum, and gynecological care, emphasizing patient-centered approaches for diverse and underserved populations. His clinical philosophy integrates evidence-based practice with cultural humility in women's healthcare.

His scholarly recognition includes:

• Multiple 1994 awards: Elaine Marieb Scholarship, Nursing Success Program Scholarship, and Surgical Nurses Association Scholarship
• Holyoke Community College Honor Recipient (1994)
• Edith Reinisch Award for Academic Excellence (1995)
• Yale School of Nursing Scholarship (1998)

As a clinical educator, he mentors nursing and midwifery trainees within UCSF's academic health system, though specific advising details and research grants aren't documented in the source material. His institutional affiliations extend to the Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health and Women's Options Center at ZSFG, where he contributes to reproductive healthcare access initiatives.