Kripa Balaram

Kripa Balaram, MD, is an Assistant Professor in the School of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Her research focuses on psychopharmacology in aging populations, substance use disorders, and perinatal health, with a particular emphasis on the intersection of psychiatry, neurology, and public health.

Her recent publications address:

• Risks and outcomes of substance use in SARS-CoV-2 infection
• Benzodiazepine safety in older adults
• Pharmacotherapy for psychosis in Alzheimer's disease

She has also investigated infectious disease impacts on pregnancy outcomes, including Chlamydia trachomatis and preterm birth.