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Study Team Members

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Our Research Team

Principal Investigator, KPNC, DOR

Erica P. Gunderson, PhD, MS, MPH, RD

Special Project Consultant

Patricia Wakimoto, DrPH

DOR Research Staff

Tamanjit Basi, Project Manager

Raveena Atwal

Leslie Castaneda

Hope Delgado

Mikayla Easterling

Isaura Macias

Rosanna Rios-Adams

Albert Santa Cruz

Primary SWIFT Study Institution

This study is conducted by researchers at the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research (Oakland, CA) and Kaiser Permanente of Northern California.

KPNC Medical Center Study Field Sites – Clinical Partners

DOR Research Clinic, 3505 Broadway, Oakland Stephen Sidney, MD, Joseph Selby, MD
Hayward Medical Center/Fremont Facility Marie Lacour, MD, Stephen Young, MD
Oakland Medical Center Mara Greenberg, MD, David Walton, MD
Richmond Medical Center Nora Salvador, MD
Sacramento & Roseville Medical Centers Cathie Elmasian, MD, Robert Azevedo, MD
South Sacramento Medical Center Christine Jang, MD, Gary Fox, MD
Santa Clara Medical Center Bernadette MacArt, MD, FACOG, Yvonne Crites, MD
San Jose Medical Center Mark Korkowski, MD, Michael Lum, MD

External Research Collaborators

Santica M. Marcovina, PhD, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.

Michael Wheeler, PhD, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

Brian Cox, PhD, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

Jaimie Davis, PhD, University of Texas, Austin, TX.

Myles S. Faith, PhD, University of Buffalo, NY.

Jami Josefson, MD, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.

Boyd Metzger, MD, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.

William Lowe, MD, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL.

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