Jennifer Cocohoba, PharmD, MAS

Co-Vice Dean of Clinical Innovation and Entre­preneur­ship
Vice Chair of Faculty Development
McKesson Professor of Pharmaceutical Technology
Phone: +1 415 514-0892
Fax: +1 415 476-6632

Affiliations

What I do

Along with Katherine Yang, PharmD, MPH, I assist in developing new models of pharmacy practice and foster patient care partner­ships with UCSF Health and external stakeholders in community pharmacy, public health, and other pharmacy schools.

In the Department of Clinical Pharmacy, I serve as vice chair of faculty development where I share opportunities for career and professional development, promote wellness, recruitment and retention, and provide mentorship around research.

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 Professor and Vice Chair for Faculty Development in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy at the University of California San Francisco. Dr. Cocohoba specializes in HIV/AIDS Ambulatory Care. She serves as the clinical pharmacist at the UCSF Womens’ HIV Program (WHP) where she optimizes antiretroviral therapy, patient adherence, conducts chronic disease management, and opioid stewardship. She also serves as a faculty advisor and research mentor for the Mabuhay Health Center, a UCSF student-run free clinic. Dr. Cocohoba conducts research on pharmacy-based interventions to improve adherence, antiretroviral therapy concordance with national treatment guidelines, sex-related HIV treatment disparities, patient/provider communication, and on health of Filipino-Americans.

Research keywords

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