Soraya Azari

Soraya Azari, MD is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine. She holds dual board certifications in Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine, with primary clinical roles in hospital medicine, primary care (Richard Fine People’s Clinic), HIV medicine, and addiction specialty services. Her academic roles include serving as Associate Program Director for the Primary Care Addiction Fellowship Program at San Francisco General Hospital.

Education & Training:

• MD degree from the University of Pennsylvania (2007)
• Residency in Internal Medicine, Primary Care Track at UCSF (2010)
• Chief Residency at San Francisco General Hospital
• 2020 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training, UCSF

Research Interests:

• Optimizing care for patients with substance use disorders and complex chronic pain
• Developing novel treatment models for highly vulnerable populations
• Chronic opioid therapy management and associated behaviors
• Interdisciplinary approaches integrating cardiology and addiction care

Publications Trends: Focus on addiction medicine, stimulant-associated cardiomyopathy interventions, opioid treatment retention strategies, and behavior management in chronic pain patients. Recent work includes the Heart Plus co-management clinic model and Addiction Care Teams (ACT) implementation in safety-net systems.

Awards:

• 2015 Halie T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators Excellence in Teaching Award
• 2013 Richard Haber Award

Education Leadership:

• Past roles: Associate Program Director/Interim Program Director for SFPC Track
• Clinician Educator with focus on resident education in addiction medicine

Labs/Teams: Key contributor to the UCSF Addiction Care Team (ACT) initiative and addiction-cardiology collaboration projects.