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Deborah Cohan, MD, MPH
Deborah Cohan, MD, MPH

Professor

Medical Director, HIVE www.HIVEonline.org

[email protected]

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Contact Information
Mailing Address: 1001 Potrero Ave, 6D-22
San Francisco, CA 94110
Academic Phone: 628/206-3658
Academic Fax: 628/206-3112
Research/Clinical Interests:

Perinatal HIV, Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy, Embodiment/Mindfulness, Reproductive Justice

Education/Training
Year Institution & Location Degree Field of Study
1990 Amherst College B.A. History
1996 Harvard Medical School M.D. Medicine
1996-00 University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine Resident Ob/Gyn
2000-02 University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine Fellow Ob/Gyn
2002 University of California, Berkeley MPH  
2018-2019 Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute   SEP, Candidate
2021 SAGE Institute, Berkley Assisted Therapy    Ketamine
Achievements & Recognition
Year Major Honors
2002 Most Inspirational Elective Award (Course Director) UCSF
2005 Academy of Medical Educators Excellence in Direct Teaching Award, UCSF
2005 Outstanding Resident Teaching Award,

UCSF Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2006 Excellence in Medical Student Teaching Award (3rd and 4th Year Clerkships), UCSF
2008 Excellence in UCSF Medical Student Teaching Award
2009 Outstanding Resident Teaching Award, UCSF
2009 Excellence in Medical Student Teaching Award, UCSF 
2010 Excellence in Medical Student Teaching Award, UCSF 
2010 UCSF Exceptional Physician Award (nominee), UCSF
2010 AIDS Research Institute Award for Outstanding Mentoring (nominee), UCSF
2011 Outstanding Faculty Award in Medical Student Teaching, UCSF
2011 Outstanding Resident Teaching Award, UCSF
2012 CORO Leadership Development Program, UCSF/CORO
2012 Mentor Development Program, UCSF
2013 Outstanding Faculty Award in Medical Student Teaching, UCSF
2013 10 Women We're Grateful for This Thanksgiving, Huffington Post
2013 Top 10 Most Heroic Women, Microsoft/BING
2016 Kurt Elias Psycho-oncology Lectureship, Albert Einstein College of Medicine