Welcome back to HUGS! In this episode, Student Dr. Serena Gilmore will share more about the Center & Care Study.
The Paper: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40250799/
The Infographic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoN-s_wCfOI
Student Dr. Gilmore is a fourth-year medical student at UCSF. Her research interests include medical disparities, particularly those that affect the Black population, and ways to combat these disparities. She is originally from South Carolina. Outside of research and school, she enjoys exploring cities, baking, tap dancing, and going to comedy shows.
16 Jan 2026
The Center & Care Study: Part 1
Welcome back to HUGS! In this episode, Dr. Ursula Griffiths-Randolph will talk about the Center & Care Study!
The Paper: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40250799/
The Infographic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoN-s_wCfOI
4 Dec 2023
Baby’s Weight
Welcome back to HUGS! In this episode, Dr. Lawren Wooten will talk about baby’s weight. Dr. Wooten (she/hers) is a national leader, pediatrician in training, cellist, and award winning activist committed to health equity and service. She got her BS from Cornell University College of Human Ecology and went on to graduate from the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, receiving her MS in Integrative Medicine. She then received her MD from the Georgetown University School of Medicine and subsequently began her pediatric residency training.
9 Oct 2023
Bronchiolitis
Welcome back to HUGS! In this episode, we are joined by Dr. April Edwell. Dr. April is a PICU physician, working in the ICU with sick kids. She also works closely with physicians in training to be pediatricians.
11 Sept 2023
Pees and Poops
Welcome back to HUGS! In this episode, Dr. Lawren Wooten will talk about the most important things to know about baby’s pooping and peeing. Dr. Wooten (she/hers) is a national leader, pediatrician in training, cellist, and award winning activist committed to health equity and service. She got her BS from Cornell University College of Human Ecology and went on to graduate from the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, receiving her MS in Integrative Medicine. She then received her MD from the Georgetown University School of Medicine and subsequently began her pediatric residency training.
4 Jul 2023
An Introduction to the NICU
Welcome back to HUGS! In this episode, Dr. Kayla Karvonen will share an overview of the neonatal intensive care unit. Dr. Karvonen is a neonatal-perinatal fellow physician at University of California San Francisco (UCSF) where she also completed her pediatric residency. She grew up in Plymouth, Minnesota, majored in Biochemistry & Cell Biology and Psychology at Rice University in Houston, Texas, and attended medical school at the University of Virginia. Her research to date has focused on investigating structural racism and its contribution to local and population level racial inequities in adverse outcomes among infants who were born preterm. Her current research centers Black preterm infants and their caregivers, investigating strategies to promote the opportunity for families to thrive from the NICU to home. Outside of medicine she enjoys biking, snowboarding, hiking, and reading science fiction.
19 Jun 2023
Co-Sleeping
Welcome back to HUGS! In this episode, Dr. Dannielle McBride discusses co-sleeping and safe sleep! Dr. McBride was born and raised in Sacramento, CA. She attended college at Sacramento City College and the University of California, Berkeley where she graduated with a B.S. in Molecular Environmental Biology and a minor in African American Studies. She went to medical school at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD and completed residency at the University of California, San Francisco Pediatric PLUS Program. She completed a Chief Year at the UCSF Pediatric Program and now works as a pediatrician in the Bay Area. Her areas of interest include adverse childhood experiences, trauma informed care, dismantling the school to prison pipeline, resilience building practices, and issues around health equity and justice.
1 May 2023
Tummy Time
Welcome back to HUGS! In this episode, Dr. Josten Overall discusses tummy time! Dr. Josten Overall, MD, MPH is a resident physician in pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Overall obtained her Bachelor of Science at the University of California, Davis and her medical degree at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. She is passionate about community engagement, anti-racism initiatives, pediatric mental health, and mentorship for youth who are underrepresented in medicine. She looks forward to serving communities in the outpatient setting and approaching care through a public health and equity-focused lens.
4 Apr 2023
Teething
Welcome back to HUGS! In this episode, Dr. Tiana Woolridge discusses teething! Dr. Woolridge is a resident physician in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco. She is passionate about health education for Black and brown communities and has previously worked with an inner city school district to design and implement an award-winning school-based mental health program called "Embrace the Mind." She is committed to ending health inequity and supporting physical and mental wellness for children and families of color.
20 Mar 2023
Cradle Cap
Welcome back to HUGS! In this episode, Dr. Ursula Griffiths-Randolph discusses cradle cap.
6 Mar 2023
Vaccinations
Welcome back to HUGS! In this episode, Dr. Tiana Woolridge discusses vaccinations! Dr. Woolridge is a resident physician in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco. She is passionate about health education for Black and brown communities and has previously worked with an inner city school district to design and implement an award-winning school-based mental health program called "Embrace the Mind." She is committed to ending health inequity and supporting physical and mental wellness for children and families of color.
20 Feb 2023
What Can My Baby See?
Welcome back to HUGS! In this episode, Dr. Julius Oatts discusses what your baby can see! Dr. Oatts is a pediatric ophthalmologist (eye doctor and surgeon) and assistant professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at UCSF. He is also associate residency program director for ophthalmology. He serves on the Department of Ophthalmology diversity, equity, and inclusion executive committee and was named a John A. Watson faculty scholar in 2021. After earning his medical degree and a master of health science at Yale School of Medicine, Oatts completed a residency in ophthalmology at UCSF. He then completed a fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus at Harvard Medical School/Boston Children's Hospital. Oatts belongs to the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, American Academy of Ophthalmology, Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group, and Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.
6 Feb 2023
Newborn Rashes
Welcome to HUGS! In this episode, Dr. Ursula Griffiths-Randolph discusses newborn rashes. Click this link to see pictures of the rashes discussed on Black babies: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/10bDN8Az-iU0m_MTv-sxfcOgoEALlT8s2jd4ktCW1e_M/edit?usp=sharing
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