Leadership

A.Sue Carlisle, PhD, MD is Vice Dean, University of California School of Medicine at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (ZSFG). She was named Associate Dean of SFGH in 2003 and Vice Dean in 2012.  She joined the UCSF Faculty in 1990 and is currently Professor of Clinical Anesthesia and Medicine. She served as Chief of Anesthesia at SFGH from 1999-2005.

As Vice Dean, her accomplishments include tireless advocacy on behalf of the faculty at ZSFG and the hospital, steering the faculty through unprecedented changes in departmental and SOM leadership, establishing collegial working relationships with ZSFG and Department of Health administration, and leading the UCSF participation in the rebuild of San Francisco General Hospital.  She has led the planning for a state-of-the-art UCSF Research and Academic Building at ZSFG. As Professor or Anesthesia and Medicine, she is a frequent invited lecturer; which have Ryan Foundation lectures at multiple sites.  She previously served as Chair of the NAF and Hot Line Boards.

Dr. Carlisle earned her MS and PhD from Tulane University. She did her postdoctoral work in the Department of Biology at Rice University. She earned her medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania, where she was also inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society.  She completed her residency in Medicine and fellowship in critical care in Anesthesia at UCSF. After joining the French Hospital Health Plan as a primary care internist, she entered the Anesthesia residency at UCSF, where she was also Chief Resident.

Sue is the recipient of the 2015 Lloyd Holly Smith award for Service at UCSF, the 2013 San Francisco Board of Supervisors Certificate of Honor, the UCSF Chancellor's Award for Advancement of Women, the UCSF Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Distinguished Collague Award, and the UCSF at ZSFG 2009 Rapaport Award for Distinguished Service to SFGH. She is a recipient of the Stuart C. Cullen MD Award for Clinical Excellence (1990) and the Faculty Clinical Excellence Award (1993). 

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Margaret Damiano is responsible for managing the financial, capital, and personnel aspects of the affiliation agreement between UCSF and ZSFG. She overseas business operations, personnel management, and strategic planning. Margaret plays a lead role in assessing processes which support UCSF mission-critical research and academic operations while strategizing to create greater efficiencies in all areas of finance and operations at ZSFG. She is interested in faculty and staff engagement and is trained in Lean Management.

Margaret joined UCSF in 2006 and has served in her current role since 2017. Prior to her current role, she was the Associate Dean of Administration and the Director of Operations in the ZSFG Dean's Office. Before joining the ZSFG Dean's Office, she held leadership roles in the UCSF Department of Radiology and the Department of Medicine based at ZSFG. Her career prior to UCSF included work at various consulting firms and industries in the Bay Area.

Margaret received her BBA degree from the University of Michigan with concentrations in Finance and Organizational Behavior and received her MBA from the University of San Francisco. She completed a Carol Emmot Fellowship in 2018 and received the 2019 Lloyd Holly Smith award for Service at UCSF.

Jake Blackshear works with university, hospital, and public health leaders to build financial sustainability and ensure this partnership can continue delivering world class patient care, education, and research for another 150 years. He oversees the $250 million Affiliation Agreement budget on behalf of all UCSF Departments located at ZSFG with a focus on transparency and collaboration. He works closely with hospital partners on annual budget negotiations with the City and County of San Francisco to ensure adequate support for clinical services at the hospital and trauma center.

Jake is interested in staff engagement projects and received a SOM UCSF Morale Grant to support a virtual wellness retreat for the Vice Dean's Office Staff. He led planning efforts for the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Event: 2021 Spring Event- Community Engagement to Meet Community Needs. Jake serves as a mentor for the UCSF Administrative Management Professionals Mentorship Program.

Jake previously worked as Department Manager for UCSF Oral Surgery and in various roles at the UCSF Center for Health Professions. He received his MBA from Presidio Graduate School and Master and Bachedor of Music degrees in Jazz Studies from San Diego State University.

Ronald Campbell Jr. is responsible for strategic leadership, coordination, and administrative oversight to all UCSF operations on the ZSFG campus. Ron's responsibilities include oversight for construction project management, facility maintenance operations, UCSF technology at ZSFG, transportation and security concerns, as well as space management. He supports managers in Lab Medicine and Biomedical Engineering. He provides oversight to bring outsourced custodial services in-house for UCSF and is instrumental in ongoing construction and change management efforts for future occupancy of the new UCSF Research and Academic Building at ZSFG.

Ron came to ZSFG after serving as Assitant Director and Senior Program Manager in the UCSF Program Management Office where he provided oversight for the campus-wide training rollout for the Chart of Accounts and Financial Reporting Implementation, Campus and UCSF Health Space and Lease Management System Implementation, and the campus wide Asset Management tracking and reporting tool.

Ron received an MSM in Management from Baker University and an Undergraduate degree in Visual Communications fro the University of Kansas. He participates on several committees, including Security Leadership, RAB Governance, Capital Operations Security, and the Transportation and Parking Task Force.

Grace Fernandez has been serving the UCSF School of Medicine Dean's Office and the Zuckerberg San Francisco General (ZSFG) since joining the UCSF Clinical Practice Group (CPG) in 1992. As Administrative Director of the CPG, she is responsible for overseeing and managing revenue cycle operations, financial reporting, and healthcare compliance. Most recently, she led the implementation of EPIC Professional Fee Billing Resolute across multiple UCSF departments at ZSFG.

In addition to ensuring the CPG follows best practices on billing and collection, she has been at the forefront in recommending cost reduction measures. Her priority is to always be ready to learn and adapt to new government regulations impacting healthcare practices; thus allowing for ZSFG and UCSF to continue to provide the best patient care to the San Francisco community and beyond.

Grace served as CPG Finance/Practice Management Coordinator in 1994 and Operations Manager in 1998. Prior to joining CPG, she worked for the UCSF Medical Group Business Services (MGBS) from 1991-1994. In her role as Billing Coordinator in MGBS, she served as the liaison with Medicare, Medi-Cal, and commercial insurance companies.

Grace is a Certified HealthCare Compliance Officer and is currently working on a certification program with EPIC. She has a Bachelor's degree in Economics.

Roger Mohamed directs Dean's Office units involving the School of Medicine Administration at ZSFG, including Risk Management, Privacy, Training and Regulatory Compliance, Education and Research Administration, and the Dean's Office Administrative team.

Roger co-led the design and implementation of Hydra, a database capturing UCSF at ZSFG employee and trainee data elements via selected upstream UCSF and DPH database feeds. He created and leads the UCSF Staff Career Journey Storytelling Event at ZSFG. Roger is a passionate advocate for our UCSF at ZSFG faculty, staff, and trainees; ensuring university-wide initiatives occur at ZSFG. Outside of his university role, Roger is actively involved with his board service at a San Francisco Community Center which supports the children and families of San Francisco with programs designed to reduce the many disparities faced by African-American, immigrant, and other low-income communities.

Roger previously worked for UCSF at ZSFG as the Dean's Office Operations Manager and Division Administrator of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychiatry at ZSFG. Before joining UCSF, he worked as a Business Manager at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and in the nonprofit industry advocating for immigrant and refugee rights and against sexual assault and domestic violence.

Roger received an MS from Boston College and a BA from Harvard University. He is an alumnus of the School of Medicine Leadership Development Program and a member of the UC Black Administrators' Council and the Association of American Medical Colleges Group on Business Affairs.