Maisha Draves MD, MPH

Dr. Maisha Draves is the medical director of Pharmacy in Northern California for The Permanente Medical Group. In this role, she collaborates with the chair of the Regional Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee on formulary and pharmacy policy and with the Drug Information Services group on the strategies related to drug shortages and recalls. She provides oversight for pharmacy-related research and develops strategies for Kaiser Permanente Northern California’s drug utilization management efforts. Dr. Draves attended undergraduate studies at Johns Hopkins University and then earned her joint MD/MPH degree from Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Public Health. She completed her internship in family medicine at the University of San Francisco, California, followed by a two-year healthcare management fellowship at the Harvard clinics. In the end, completing her residency in family medicine at the University of California, San Francisco.