Edward Machtinger, MD, Professor of Medicine, is Director of the Women's HIV Program (WHP) and Director of the Center to Advance Trauma-informed Health Care (CTHC) at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). The focus of Dr. Machtinger's research and health policy expertise is helping the U.S. primary health care system more effectively address the traumatic roots of most physical and mental illness and disparities in health. His work also seeks to expand access to mental health and substance use treatment through full integration of these fields into primary medical care.
Dr. Machtinger is Co-Principal Investigator of the UCLA/UCSF ACEs Aware Family Resilience Network (UCAAN), a University of California multi-campus initiative housing the State of California's "ACEs Aware" portfolio of programs and grants addressing the health impacts of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and toxic stress. The initiative is the California Surgeon General's signature effort to reduce toxic stress among California's families by half in a generation. Dr. Machtinger's other interests include the well-being of animals and the environment and the relationship between human health, animal welfare, and environmental stewardship. He is a graduate of Harvard Medical School and performed his residency in internal medicine at UCSF.
