Urmimala Sarkar

Urmimala Sarkar, MD, MPH, is a Professor of Medicine at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine. She serves as Associate Chair for Faculty Experience in the Department of Medicine and Associate Director of the UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations. Additionally, she is a primary care physician at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital’s Richard H. Fine People's Clinic. Her research focuses on health equity, outpatient safety, and leveraging digital health tools to improve care for marginalized communities.

• Education
• B.S. in Biology, Stanford University
• M.D. from University of California, San Diego
• M.P.H. in Epidemiology, University of California, Berkeley
• Internship, Residency, and Fellowship in Medicine at UCSF

Her work addresses critical areas such as medical errors, diabetes management, cancer prevention/survivorship, and implementation science. Recent publications highlight her expertise in human-centered design, telehealth, and collaborative research involving community-driven health interventions.

Dr. Sarkar’s scientific awards include the UCSF ZSFG Mentoring Award, multiple NIH Pathways to Discovery awards, and recognition for abstracts at the Society of General Internal Medicine. She leads NIH-funded grants like CRUISE (R01CA241128) and CHARMED (K12HS026383), focusing on cancer survivorship and hypertension management in safety-net settings.

She directs the UCSF Primary Care Research Fellowship and co-leads the LEAP K12 program, mentoring early-career researchers. Her lab, Sarkar Lab, drives projects intersecting digital health, implementation science, and health services research.