Jennifer Cocohoba, PharmD, MAS

McKesson Professor of Pharmaceutical Technology
Vice Chair of Faculty Development
Phone: +1 415 514-0892
Fax: +1 415 476-6632
521 Parnassus Avenue, Rm 3301
UCSF Box 0622
San Francisco, CA 94117
United States

Affiliations

What I do

I am a clinical pharmacist scientist with research interests around medication use in people with HIV, interventions to improve adherence, and pharmacy-based programs to improve the care of people with HIV. As Vice Chair of Faculty Development, I meet regularly with early career faculty and help raise department awareness regarding upcoming professional development opportunities.

Departmental research area

My research expertise

HIV, health disparities, pharmacoepidemiology, pharmacy practice, medication adherence, implementation science

Clinical expertise

HIV/AIDS

Professional background

Biography

Dr. Cocohoba is a Professor in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy at the University of California San Francisco. She specializes in HIV/AIDS Ambulatory Care and serves as the clinical pharmacist for the UCSF Womens’ HIV Program (WHP) where she optimizes antiretroviral therapy, patient adherence, conducts chronic disease management, and opioid stewardship. She serves as a faculty advisor and research mentor for the Mabuhay Health Center, a UCSF student-service learning experience. Dr. Cocohoba conducts research on pharmacy-based interventions to improve medication adherence and access, patterns of medication use in persons with HIV, sex-related HIV treatment disparities, patient/provider communication, and on health of Filipino-Americans.

Research keywords

  • women
  • Implementation Science
  • Medication Therapy Management
  • opioid
  • adherence
  • HIV
  • Hospital Medication Systems
  • medication adherence
  • Qualitative Research
  • Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
  • pharmacists
  • HIV Integrase Inhibitors
  • Community Pharmacy Services
  • Pyrrolidinones
  • Eye Diseases
  • Anti-HIV Agents
  • HIV Seropositivity
  • Oral Contraceptives, Hormonal
  • pharmaceutical services
  • HIV Infections
  • Gastric Bypass