Priya Prasad

Priya Prasad, PhD, MPH, is an Assistant Adjunct Professor at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine, affiliated with the Division of Hospital Medicine. Her work focuses on leveraging electronic health records (EHR) to improve patient care quality, particularly in sepsis surveillance, antibiotic stewardship, and health disparities in inpatient settings.

• Education:
  • BS in Biology (2003), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • MPH in Epidemiology & Biostatistics (2005), University of California, Berkeley
  • PhD in Epidemiology & Translational Science (2016), UCSF
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training (2019), UCSF

Her research explores data-driven interventions for hospital quality improvement, including alarm fatigue reduction, opioid prescribing equity, and timing of sepsis treatment. She has secured grants like the UCSF Chancellor's Fund Travel Award (2022) and Center for Health Quality and Innovation grant (as primary analyst). Prior roles include Clinical Epidemiology Research Associate at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Selected publications highlight her work in critical care cardiology, antimicrobial resistance, and equity in hospital medicine, with collaborations across the UC Health system. Scientific awards include multiple Top Peer Reviewer distinctions from the Journal of Hospital Medicine.