Global Faculty Affiliates

Assistant Professor – Infectious Diseases

Dr. Liem Binh Luong Nguyen is an infectious disease specialist. He holds a Master of Publich from Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health and a PhD from Université de Paris Cité. He has been working as a medical instructor at Hôpital Cochin Port Royal in France for 3 years. In the last 4 years, he expanded his professional expertise in vaccinology, modelling and cost-effectiveness. Dr. Liem Binh Luong Nguyen is appointed at the level of Assistant Professor in our Global Faculty Affiliates Program – CHS.

Assistant Professor – Ophthalmology

Dr. Daniel L. Chao is currently Senior Director and Clinical Leader of Translational Medicine/ Early Clinical Development for Retinal Diseases at Janssen R&D/Johnson and Johnson, and a Volunteer Assistant Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology at UCSF. He graduated from Standford University Medical School with an MD and a PhD in Neuroscience, completed his residency in opthalmology at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami, and a fellowship in vitreoretinal surgery at UCSF. He also has 7 years of experience on opthalmology residency/ retinal fellowship selection committee. Dr. Daniel L. Chao is appointed at the level of Assistant Professor in our Global Faculty Affiliates Program – CHS.

Professor -Pediatric Hematology, Oncology

Dr. Michelle Lynn Hermiston is currently a Professor In Residence at UCSF, specialising in pediatric cancer and blood diseases at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital. She obtained her MD and PhD degrees from Washington University School of Medicine and the Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences. Upon completion of residency and pediatric hematology/oncology fellowship at UCSF, she joined the faculty in 2002. She has 24 years of experience in pediatric hematology/oncology and leadership. Dr. Michelle Lynn Hermiston is appointed at the level of Professor in our Global Faculty Affiliates Program – CHS.

Dr. Kristin Diem Anh Nguyen

Assistant Professor – Psychiatry, Residency

Dr. Kristin Diem Anh Nguyen is currently an Assistant Clinical Professor in psychiatry at UCSF, and an attending in inpatient psychiatry at ZSFG hospital. She graduated from Mayo Clinic School of Medicine and completed her residency at UCSF, with 1-year experience as a chief resident. She furthered her training as a global mental health fellow through UCSF HEAL program. In the last 5 years, she expanded her professional expertise in psychiatry through teaching and mentoring. Dr. Kristin Diem Anh Nguyen is appointed at the level of Assistant Professor in our Global Faculty Affiliates Program – CHS.

Dr. Toni Biskup (MD, MPH, FACP, FAAP)

Assistant Professor – Internal medicine/ Pediatrics

Toni Biskup, MD, MPH, FACP, FAAP originally worked in linguistics and education before changing career paths to medicine. She is boarded in internal medicine and pediatrics and completed an international emergency medicine fellowship. She has been practicing hospitalist medicine for about 10 years as a med-peds hospitalist at the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium. From 2013-2015 she was co-director of the Laude fellowship in pediatric critical care and emergency medicine at Hospital de los Valles and Universidad San Francisco de Quito, in Cumbayá, Ecuador. From 2021-2022 she was the pediatrics residency program director at VinUniversity in Hanoi. She has faculty appointments at the University of Washington School of Medicine teaching clinical faculty and at the University of Anchorage, Alaska School of Medicine teaching medical students. She has taught and practiced in over a dozen countries including work in disaster response, refugee health, and medical education with physicians, nurses, psychosocial support teams, and community health workers. She has a special interest in refugee health, addressing health inequities, and medical education in low-resource settings. She enjoys spending time outside in nature and spending time with friends playing board games. Dr. Toni Biskup is appointed at the level of Assistant Professor in our Global Faculty Affiliates Program – CHS.

Assistant Professor – Epidemology

Dr. Nhung Nguyen is currently an Assistant Professor at School of Medicine, UCSF. She obtained her PharmD and PhD degrees from Hanoi University of Pharmacy and University of Texas Health Science Centre. She has 15 years of teaching experience in epidemiology, pharmacy policy, research methods, and biostatistics, both in Vietnam and the US. She is also working as a principal investigator in a tobacco-related disease funded research program till 2025. Dr. Nhung Nguyen is appointed at the level of Assistant Professor in our Global Faculty Affiliates Program – CHS.

Professor – Neurology

Dr. Aaron L. Berkowitz is currently a Professor of Clinical Neurology at UCSF. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University and completed his residency in Brigham and Women’s Hospital/ Massachusetts General Hospital. He has 9 years of experience as a neurohospitalist, general neurologist, as well as serving on various education-related committees and teaching positions at Brigham and Women’s hospital/ Harvard Medical School. Dr. Aaron L Berkowitz is appointed at the level of Professor in our Global Faculty Affiliates Program – CHS.

Associate Professor – Surgery

Dr. Ian S. Soriano is currently Director of Robotic Surgery and Associate Professor of Surgery at UCSF. He graduated from University of Philippines College of Medicine and trained in general surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital and Albert Einstein Medical Center. He has been a practicing minimally invasive & bariatric surgeon for 15 years, with 11 years experience performing robotic surgery. He has also been an active member in numerous American Surgery societies for 15 years. He is also an active visiting faculty in multiple Philippine medical schools. Dr. Ian S. Soriano is appointed at the level of Associate Professor in our Global Faculty Affiliates Program – CHS.

Professor – Infectious Diseases; HIV/AIDS

Dr. Neora Pick is a Clinical Professor at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada. She has been working as an Infectious Diseases Physician at Oak Tree Clinic, BC Women’s Hospital & Health Center for 18 years, 11 of which she spent as the clinic’s Medical Director. Dr. Pick obtained her MD, IM and ID specialist degrees from Ben Gurion University of the Negev. In 2002, she moved to Canada, worked in the BCCDC for 2 years, completed additional boards in Canada, and worked since 2004 as an IM and ID specialist in Vancouver, British Columbia. Dr. Pick is also a researcher and educator, and has over 100 peer reviewed publications. She has 34 years of professional experience. Dr. Neora Pick is appointed at the level of Professor in our Global Faculty Affiliates Program – CHS.

Clinical Lecturer – Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Dr. Veronica B. Searles Quick is a board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrist, and the Director of Crisis Psychiatry at Ohana Center for Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health. She completed her medical and graduate training at the University of Colorado, and completed her psychiatry residency and child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences|Weill Institute for Neurosciences. She has been practicing psychiatry in multiple clinical settings for over five years and has expanded her professional expertise with over six years of teaching in medical settings. Dr. Veronica B. Searles Quick is appointed at the level of Clinical Lecturer in our Global Faculty Affiliates Program – CHS.

Associate Professor – Nursing

Dr. Chiung-Jung (Jo) Wu is an Associate Professor at School of Health, University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) in Australia. She has been honoured as a Fellow of Australia College of Nursing, and a Senior Fellow for the Higher Education Academy, UK. She has over 16 years of clinical and leadership experience in critical care in Asia and Australia. Dr. Chiung-Jung (Jo) Wu is appointed at the level of Associate Professor in our Global Faculty Affiliates Program – CHS.

Assistant Professor – Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency

Dr. Niraj Sharma has been working as an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School since 2008. He graduated from The George Washington University School of Medicine and completed his residency at University of Miami/ Jackson Memorial Hospital. He has 22 years of experience in clinical medicine and pediatrics, both at medical schools and hospitals or affiliated institutions. He has also been the Program Director of IM/Peds residency training program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Boston Children’s Hospital for 16 years. Dr. Niraj Sharma is appointed at the level of Assistant Professor in our Global Faculty Affiliates Program – CHS.

Assistant Professor – Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Dr. Tanvi Shah Sharma has been working as an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Harvard Medical School, and an Associate in Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital since 2013. She graduated from University of Miami School of Medicine, completed her residency and clinical fellowship at Jackson Memorial Medical Center/University of Miami School of Medicine. She has 24 years of experience in pediatrics. Dr. Tanvi Shah Sharma is appointed at the level of Assistant Professor in our Global Faculty Affiliates Program – CHS.

Professor Keith Wayne Kelley

Professor – Immunophysiology

Professor Keith W. Kelley is currently a Professor Emeritus of Immunophysiology within the Department of Animal Sciences at the University of Illinois, where he earned both his M.S. and Ph.D. His pioneering research has significantly advanced the understanding of how the immune system interacts with the brain. For 15 years, he was the second Editor-in-Chief of the peer-reviewed journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. Over his 40-year academic career, he has mentored over 50 Research Assistant Professors/Post-Doctoral/Doctoral/MD/PhD/MS students, published nearly 400 scientific articles, amounting to over 45,000 citations to his discoveries, and presented over 400 lectures world-wide. Professor Kelley is appointed at the level of Professor in our Global Faculty Affiliates Program – CHS.