Dr. Borsari is investigating precisely how clinical interventions facilitate subsequent behavior change. He received his PhD in clinical psychology from Syracuse University (2003), interned at The Boston Consortium in Clinical Psychology, and was a postdoc at the Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies at Brown University (2003-2005).

Brian Feeley, MD is the Chief of the Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service and is currently a Professor in Residence. He grew up in the Bay Area and received his Bachelor of Science degree from Stanford University and his medical degree from Stanford University School of Medicine before serving his residency in the UCLA Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. He completed a sports medicine and shoulder fellowship at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, where he also served as an assistant team physician to the New York Giants. He has been at UCSF since 2008, and currently serves at the team physician at St. Ignatius High School.

The focus of Dr. Ovbiagele's research is the development, dissemination and translation into clinical practice and community settings, of evidence-based behavioral interventions to improve stroke outcomes among vulnerable patient populations. His work was recognized by the American Academy of Neurology with the 2008 Michael Pessin Stroke Research Leadership Award. He is the PI of several NIH funded studies focusing on stroke prevention, hypertension control, and reduction of cardiovascular disease in addition to his work training diverse and underrepresented early career neurologists.

Dr. Grunfeld is the lead investigator in delineating how infection and inflammation can promote atherosclerosis, a major cause of admission to VA hospitals. He was also the first researcher to show that HIV wasting is primarily due to opportunistic infections and not, as was thought, overwhelming replication of the virus. His group then demonstrated that growth hormone could restore muscle mass and improve function in patients with HIV infection.

Dr. Gibson is a psychologist and health services researcher based at the San Francisco VA Health Care System. Her research focuses on women’s physical and mental health related to menopause and aging. Her current work examines women Veterans’ health and health care, mental health in the menopause transition, the impact of interpersonal trauma on menopause- and aging-related health, and cannabis use among midlife and older women.