Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo is the editor-in-chief of JAMA and the JAMA Network. She is the Lee Goldman, MD Professor of Medicine and a professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of California, San Francisco. She previously served as chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and as the inaugural vice dean for population health and health equity in the UCSF School of Medicine. Bibbins-Domingo co-founded the UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, which focuses on actionable research to improve health equity and reduce health disparities. She led the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force from 2010 to 2017 and has received numerous honors, including induction into the American Society for Clinical Investigation, the National Academy of Medicine, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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