Lynn Ramirez MD, MSc, who joined the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Health in November 2014, serves as Medical Director of Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Prevention at the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco.
In this role, she collaborates with nurses, physicians, and ancillary services to prevent hospital acquired infections including those related to invasive medical devices and Clostridium difficile.
Rachel Wattier, M.D., M.H.S. is a physician in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Health. She started the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program at Benioff Chidren's Hospital San Francisco and has conducted collaborative research to improve judicious antimicrobial and diagnostic test use in children. Her current research as a scholar in the UCSF-KPNC Urologic Epidemiology K12 program focuses on improving evidence uptake and application in diagnosis of urinary tract infections.
