Lindsey A. Criswell MD, MPH, DSc

Lindsey A. Criswell, MD, MPH, DSc, a longtime professor in the School of Medicine, has been named vice chancellor for research for UC San Francisco. Criswell will direct UCSF’s effort to advance innovative, collaborative, and interdisciplinary biomedical research across the University’s professional schools and graduate programs.
In this role, Criswell will report to Daniel Lowenstein, MD, executive vice chancellor and provost at UCSF. She will remain professor and chief of rheumatology in the School of Medicine and professor of orofacial sciences in the School of Dentistry.
“Lindsey’s extensive experience as a researcher and her deep knowledge of UCSF make her the perfect candidate for this position,” Lowenstein said. “Her vision for research at UCSF will build upon our strengths as a top-rated academic research institution and enable the entirety of our research enterprise to grow and thrive.” The appointment was approved this week by the University of California Office of the President.