Claire D Brindis

Claire Brindis is a Distinguished Emerita Professor of Pediatrics and Health Policy (on Recall), Department of Pediatrics and Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Health Sciences and Emerita Director of the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Her research considers women's, adolescent and child health, as well as adolescent pregnancy prevention strategies. She was elected a member of the Institute of Medicine (now the National Academy of Medicine) in 2010.

Early life and education Brindis was a first generation immigrant to the United States. Her family are from Argentina, and her parents both worked as translators for the Los Angeles court system. After earning her Bachelor's degree Brindis worked toward a Master of Public Health. She was a doctoral researcher at the University of California, Berkeley. During her doctorate, Brindis took part in a seminar on adolescent health.

Research and career Brindis started her career in the area of reproductive health and how disparities impact health outcomes. She joined the faculty at the University of California, San Francisco in 1983. Brindis was involved with the first evaluation of the 1115 Medicare waiver, which supported subsidised family planning in California. The success of the programme led Brindis to expand her programme. She has studied the impact of implementing the Affordable Care Act on young adults and the health of participants of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals programme. They also established the Claire D. and Ralph G. Brindis Endowed Professorship in Health Policy Studies at the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies at UCSF.

Awards and honours

1994 California Department of Health Services Beverlee A. Meyer Award for Excellence in Public Health 2005 Federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau Director’s Award: In Recognition of Contributions Made to the Health of Infants, Mothers, Children, Adolescents & Children with Special Needs 2009 UCSF Chancellor’s Award for the Advancement of Women 2011 National Academy of Medicine, elected member 2012 UCLA School of Public Health Alumni Hall of Fame 2014 American Public Health Association Carl Schultz Lifetime Achievement Award 2016 UCSF Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award 2018 UC Berkeley School of Public Health 75 Most Influential Public Health Alumni 2020 School-Based Health Alliance Pioneer Award 2021 Maternal and Child Health Bureau Title V Lifetime Achievement Award

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