Carolyn Calfee, MD, MAS | Professor in Residence of Medicine and Anesthesia | [email protected]

Carolyn S. Calfee, MD MAS is Professor of Medicine and Anesthesia at the University of California, San Francisco, where she attends in the intensive care units.  She completed her undergraduate studies at Yale University and medical school at University of Pennsylvania before coming to UCSF for her residency and fellowship training, as well as her Masters in Clinical Research.  Her primary academic focus is the pathogenesis and treatment of the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).  In her free time, Dr. Calfee enjoys reading fiction, hiking in Marin County, and spending time with her family.  

Sidney Carrillo Haller, MPH | Program Manager | [email protected]

Sidney is Program Manager for the Calfee Research Group and previously served as Project Manager for the COVID-19 Multi-phenotyping for Effective Therapies (COMET) study. In this role, she supports a multidisciplinary research program seeking to improve our understanding of COVID-19 and ARDS. She previously worked in international and domestic HIV/AIDS and malaria research. Sidney has an MPH in Epidemiology and Global Health from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and a BS in Biology from California State University, San Marcos. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, hiking, and planning adventurous trips.

Carolyn Leroux | Lab Manager | [email protected]

Carolyn Leroux is the Lab Manager for the Calfee/Matthay lab. In addition to maintaining the lab, she works on the COVID-19 Multi-phenotyping for Effective Therapies (COMET) study, is responsible for the storage and management of biospecimens within the Calfee/Matthay lab, and runs many ELISA assays. Carolyn graduated from University of San Francisco where she earned her Bachelor’s in Biology with minors in Biochemistry and Neuroscience. In her free time, she enjoys walking around Golden Gate Park and going to the beach.

Liam Magee | Clinical Research Coordinator | [email protected]

Liam Magee is a clinical research coordinator for the Early Assessment of Renal and Lung Injury (EARLI) study. He graduated from UC Berkeley in 2023 with Bachelor’s degrees in English and Microbiology. Outside of work, Liam reads a lot, surfs a little, skis when he can, and occasionally builds models of sailing ships.

Angelika Ringor | Staff Research Associate | [email protected]

Angelika Ringor is a staff research associate in the Calfee/Matthay lab. Currently, she is working on the Crystalloid Liberal or Vasopressors Early Resuscitation in Sepsis (CLOVERS) study and the Mesenchymal Stromal Cells for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (STAT) study. Angelika completed her undergraduate degree at the University of California, Irvine with a major in Human Biology. In her free time, she enjoys running and exploring new hiking trails. 

Andrew Willmore | Research Data Analyst | [email protected]

Andrew is a data manager for the COVID-19 Multi-phenotyping for Effective Therapies (COMET) study and a research data analyst within the Calfee Research Group. Andrew received his bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Davis and now primarily uses R in his day to day to navigate the world of data. In his free time, Andrew rewatches The Dark Knight.

Ann Zalucky, MD, M.Sc.​ | Postdoctoral Research Fellow | [email protected]

Ann Zalucky is an Intensivist and Clinical Scholar from the University of Calgary, Canada. Ann received her joint MD/MSc degree from the University of Calgary before going on to the University of Toronto where she completed residency training in internal medicine and critical care medicine. She is interested in studying respiratory mechanics and the lung-kidney axis to better define phenotypes in critical illness syndromes including ARDS and AKI. She is excited to work on projects that integrate proteomics with machine learning to examine heterogeneity in treatment effects. When she is not in the lab, Ann is looking forward to exploring hikes in the Bay Area and surrounding Napa Valley. She is a cocktail enthusiast and is keen on trying all the delicious multicultural cuisine San Francisco has to offer.  

Alumni:

Jeff Gotts, MD, PhD. Current Position: Staff Physician at Kaiser SF

Kirsten Kangelaris, MD. Current Position: Professor at UCSF

Farzad Moazed, MD. Current Position: Physician at Highland Hospital

Chaz Langelier, MD, PhD. Current Position: Associate Professor at UCSF

Jenny Wilson, MD. Current Position: Associate Professor at Stanford University

Ricky Wang, MD. Current Position: Staff Physician at Queens Medical Center in Honolulu

Matt Schwede, MD. Current Position: Staff Physician at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle

Katie Auriemma, MD. Current Position: Assistant Professor at University of Pennsylvania

Amy Ni, MD. Current Position: Physician in private practice

Vikram Fielding-Singh, MD. Current Position: Assistant Professor at Stanford University

Kathryn Vessel. Current Position: Medicine resident at UPMC Pittsburgh

Thomas Deiss. Current Position: Internal medicine resident at LSU

Tom Liu, MD. Current Position: Training in Thoracic Surgery at Northwestern

Matt Lippi, MD, MPH. Current Position: Faculty at UCSF Fresno

Katie Famous, MD. Current Position: Physician at Kaiser Oakland

Bob Lee, MD. Current Position: Assistant Professor at University of Washington

Aaron Spicer, MD. Current Postion: Instructor at Harvard

Erika Moseson, MD. Current Position: Physician in private practice

Ashish Agrawal, MD. Current Position: Associate Professor at UCSF

S. Jean Hsieh, MD. Current Position: Pulmonologist in Cooperstown NY

Pratik Sinha, MD, PhD. Current Position: Assistant Professor at Washington University, Saint Louis

Serena Ke.  Current Position: Medical student at University of California, Davis

Jason Abbott. Current Position: UCSF Respiratory Therapist

Alejandra Jauregui. Current Position: Nurse at Randall Children's Hospital

Chayse Jones. Current Position: Research Associate at Tenaya Therapeutics

Rajani Ghale. Current Position: Medical student at Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Eran Mick, PhD. Current Position: Senior Bioinformatics Scientist at GRAIL

Bruno Evrard, MD, MS. Current Position: Faculty, Limoges University Hospital

Ben LaCombe. Medical student at University of California, San Diego

Taarini Hariharan. Medical student at University of California, San Diego

Emma Schmiege. Medical assistant at Noe Valley Pediatrics