Esteban G. Burchard, MD, MPH
Esteban González Burchard, M.D., M.P.H.
Distinguished, Endowed, Tenured Professor of Medicine and Pharmacy
University of California, San Francisco
Dr. Esteban González Burchard is a Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician-Scientist with expertise in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care, Public Health, Genetics, Epidemiology, Pharmacogenetics, and early-phase clinical trials. He cared for complex, low-income, and diverse patients at San Francisco General Hospital, focusing on expanding our understanding of how variation in disease risk and drug response differs among racially and ethnically diverse children with asthma.
As the founder and director of the UCSF Asthma Collaboratory, Dr. Burchard led a diverse team of over 60 scientists and clinicians to build the largest and most comprehensive gene-environment study of asthma in African American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican children. His research integrated clinical, social, and environmental data from over 16,000 participants, advancing the use of minority population data in large-scale analyses, technology, and artificial intelligence.
Dr. Burchard has authored more than 370 peer-reviewed publications and secured over $100 million in research funding to investigate racial, ethnic, and genetic ancestry differences in disease risk and drug response. His work has provided the NIH and the global scientific community with the most racially diverse clinical and biological datasets, driving critical debates on race and genetic ancestry in medicine.
Dr. Burchard is a dedicated mentor who has supported diverse physicians, scientists, and students, fostering equity and inclusion in science and medicine. His research and leadership have transformed care for minority populations and set new standards for diversity in biomedical research.
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