Veronica Losso

Veronica Losso, MD serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry within the School of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. Her clinical and academic work focuses on psychiatric care delivery and mental health policy implementation in institutional settings.

Dr. Losso's research centers on critical public health challenges in psychiatry, particularly the opioid crisis response and mental health service delivery systems. Her work examines policy implementation frameworks for substance abuse treatment and behavioral health integration within medical settings. She investigates systemic approaches to improving access to evidence-based psychiatric care while addressing structural barriers in healthcare systems.

Her 2023 publication in Psychiatric Services analyzes institutional responses to the opioid epidemic, reflecting her focus on translating clinical psychiatry into actionable public health policy. The work demonstrates her commitment to bridging clinical practice with population-level mental health interventions.

As a faculty member in UCSF's Department of Psychiatry, Dr. Losso contributes to clinical education and psychiatric service development through her academic appointments and clinical work at 1263 Mission Street, San Francisco.