Sriram Shamasunder

Sriram Shamasunder is a Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), co-founder and faculty director of the HEAL Initiative, and a published poet. His work focuses on global health equity, structural violence, and narrative medicine, with extensive experience in underserved regions including Navajo Nation, Haiti, and India.

• Current faculty at UCSF School of Medicine
• Co-founder of HEAL Initiative (health workforce fellowship)
• Active in pandemic response (Navajo Nation 2020)
• Recipient of multiple awards including Fulbright-Nehru and TEDx Berkeley talk in 2016

Education:

• M.D., University of New York School of Medicine (2005)
• Diploma in Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (2013)

Research Interests span global health equity, structural violence, narrative medicine, and health systems in low-resource settings. He emphasizes solidarity, health policy, and social justice in clinical practice.

Publications highlight pandemic response (2020-2022), structural competency training (2022), workforce development (2015-2019), and telemedicine (2014). Themes include public health, global health education, and clinical reflections in crisis regions.

Scientific Awards:

• 2010: Young Physician of the Year, American College of Physicians
• 2012: Asia21 Fellow
• 2016: Draper Richards Kaplan Social Entrepreneurial Award
• 2021: Emerson Dial Fellow
• 2023: UCSF Chancellor's Edison T. Uno Award for Public Service

He led HEAL Initiative efforts in Navajo Nation during the 2020 COVID surge, mobilizing over 40 UCSF staff and 50 fellows. His HEAL Initiative webpage and UCSF profile detail his contributions.