Dr. Neeta Thakur

Dr. Thakur received her MD and MPH from the University of Arizona and completed the Advance Training in Clinical Research and Implementation Science certificate programs at UCSF. Her work centers on improving asthma and COPD care delivery for individuals from high-burdened communities and addressing social factors, such as early life adversity, to reduce the disease burden. Dr. Thakur applies methods from social epidemiology and implementation science to illuminate the barriers that prevent COPD patients from receiving best-practice care. She has successfully implemented programs that improve access to evidence-based interventions adapted for low-resource safety-net settings, including within the San Francisco Community Health Network. Her success depends on employing community-engaged methods ranging from querying community stakeholders for input on scientific questions and research methods to forming full participatory research partnerships.