
Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH
Internal Medicine
I have been working in HIV medicine since finishing my infectious diseases fellowship at UCSF in 2003, with a focus on HIV in women and an interest in HIV in India. My most meaningful role at UCSF is working with the dedicated and compassionate staff at Ward 86 and with the valorous patients.
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
BS, summa cum laude, University of Utah, 1991
Certificate in English Literature, Cambridge University, Cambridge, England, 1989
MD, Harvard Medical School, 1996
Residency, University of California, San Francisco Internal Medicine, 1999
Fellowship in Infectious Diseases, University of California, San Francisco, 2003
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, 2003
MPH, University of California, Berkeley, Epidemiology/Biostatistics, 2001
ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS
Medical Director, HIV/AIDS Clinic (“Ward 86”), San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA
Professor of Medicine and Associate Division Chief, Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases, and Global Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Office of AIDS Research Advisory Committee (OARAC), NIH, 2014
AWARDS AND HONORS
Medical Scientists Training Program Scholarship, National Research Association, NIH, 1991
Phi Kappa Phi scholarship, 1991
Phi Beta Kappa Housestaff Teaching Award, UCSF School of Medicine, 2000
Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) scholarship, 2003
Hellman Family Award for Early Career Faculty, UCSF, 2004
K12 Roadmap Multidisciplinary Research Scholars Program, 2005
Named one of UCSF Champions of Diversity, 2006-09
Essential Core Teaching Award for Small Group Instruction, UCSF School of Medicine, 2008
Sarlo Award for Teaching Excellence, AIDS Research Institute, 2011
Meg Newman Teaching Award from the Positive Health Practice at SFGH, 2012
John L. Ziegler Annual Award for Outstanding Mentoring, Global Health Sciences Masters’ Program, 2013
Defender of Humanity Award, UCSF ID Fellows, 2015
Vince Pons Award for Teaching in Clinical Infectious Diseases, ID Division, UCSF, 2016
FUN FACT ABOUT ME
I like to read classic and contemporary fiction and read Harry Potter with my two little boys
ABOUT THE HIV/AIDS CLINIC (“WARD 86”)
Ward 86 is a historic place. It was one of the oldest designated HIV clinics in the world, opening its doors in January 1983. It is also one of the largest, serving approximately 2700 patients a year. Ward 86 is a “standard setter” in HIV medicine and developed many new initiatives, including initiation of universal antiretroviral therapy (ART) for all patients in 2010, a campaign to eliminate Hepatitis C infection, a designated clinic for at-risk patients for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in 2015, and a new HIV and Aging program in 2016. Ward 86 has become a national and international model of HIV care with its faculty devoted to improving the lives of those living with HIV and eradicating new infections, HIV stigma, and deaths from AIDS worldwide.
SOUTHEAST HEALTH CENTER
Southeast Health Center Clinic
2401 Keith St
San Francisco, CA 94124
2401 Keith St
San Francisco, CA 94124