Meet the Medical Staff

Meet the Counseling Staff
Meet the Health Promotion Staff

The medical staff also includes physicians in eleven medical specialties, staff psychiatrists, and licensed physical therapists and athletic trainers.

Nurses
	Margaret (Peggy) Brennan, RN Peggy Brennan joined UHS in 1987 and serves as a nurse in the Allergy and International Travel Clinics. She received her nursing degree from the Mount Sinai Hospital School of Nursing in New York, NY.
	Kaety Byerly, RN Kaety Byerley joined UHS in 1997 and serves as a nurse practitioner in our Urgent Care clinic. Kaety received a degree in massage and acupuncture from AOS massage therapy in 2001 and then went on to get her nursing degree at NYU in 2005. In addition to being a general practitioner she has an interest in Integrative medicine and Adolescent Health. She volunteers with the Adolescent Health Working Group (Department of Children, Youth and Families, SF Dept. of Health) - currently developing training programs for front-line health providers and after-school staff regarding behavioral health issues of children and adolescents.
	Kathleen Ferris, RN, BSN, PHN Kathleen Ferris is a Nurse Manager in Specialty/Sports Medicine Clinics who joined UHS in 1989. She received her bachelor's degree in Nursing ('94) from Samuel Merritt College of Nursing/St. Mary's College and her diploma in Nursing ('76) from St. Vincent's Hospital School of Nursing. In addition to being a general practitioner with an interest in college health, she has special clinical interests in Case Management.
	Harriet Fukushima, RN Harriet Fukushima is an Advice Nurse for Clinic 4 who joined UHS in 1997. She received her bachelor's degree from University of California, Berkeley and her nursing degree from the Samuel Merritt Hospital School of Nursing. She was a Fulbright Scholar in the United Kingdom. Fukushima also volunteered at a leprosy hospital in Nha Trang, Vietnam.
	Elaine Geffen, RN Elaine Geffen is a per diem nurse who has been with UHS since 1982. She received her bachelor's degree ('73) from Cal State Sonoma and her associate's degree in Nursing ('78) from Santa Rosa Jr. College.
	Beth Gorelick, RN Beth Gorelick has been with UHS since 1989 and serves as a nurse in the Allergy/Travel Clinic. She received her bachelor's degree in nursing from University of California, San Francisco. In addition to being a general practitioner with an interest in college health, she has special clinical interests in allergy and travel.
	Jonee Grassi, RN, BSN Jonee Grassi is a clinical nurse in the Specialty and Sports Health Medicine Clinics, and she has been with UHS since 2005. She is an Oncology Certified Nurse. Grassi received her bachelor's degree ('73) from San Jose State University, her law degree ('77) from Santa Clara Law School, and her bachelor's degree in nursing ('97) from the University of San Francisco. In addition to being a general practitioner with an interest in college health, she has special clinical interests in thyroid conditions and Accutane. Grassi received the Sophie Robinson Award for Excellence in Oncology Nursing in 2005.
	Lynanne Jacob, RN Lynanne Jacob joined UHS in 1986 and serves as a primary care nurse. She received her bachelor's degree in nursing ('70) from Columbia University and her Family Planning Nurse Practitioner certification ('76) from University of California, San Francisco. In addition to being a general practitioner with an interest in college health, Jacob has special clinical interests in eating disorders and women's health.
	Coralie Kenton, RN, BSN, BSHD Coralie Kenton is a Primary Care staff nurse and an Advice Nurse, and she has been with UHS since 2004. Kenton received her bachelor's degree in Human Development ('81) from University of California, Davis, her nursing degree ('87) from University of California, San Francisco, and her California Multiple Subject Teaching Credential ('83) from University of California, Santa Barbara. In addition to being a general practitioner with an interest in college health, she has special clinical interests in mental illness, diabetes, and women's health Kenton is also a certified lactation (breastfeeding) educator.
	Lisa Polley, RN Lisa Polley joined UHS in 2006 and serves as a registered nurse in our Allergy and Travel Clinic. She received her BA in Psychology at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois. She then went on to receive her BSN at Rush College of Nursing in Chicago, Illinois. In addition to her interest in Allergy and travel she also explores Women's Health & Obstetrical Nursing and Immunizations.