Naveena Bobba, MD: SFMS September 2016 Member of the Month October 3, 2016 Member of the Month Member of the Month, Naveena Bobba, SFMS Member 0 Naveena Bobba, MD, MPH is the Director of Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response at the San Francisco Department of Public Health. Dr. Bobba leads a team that coordinates public health and medical disaster planning for the department of public health and the city of San Francisco. This includes plans that encompass over 7000 employees affiliated with SFDPH. Dr. Bobba did her medical training at Harbor UCLA in internal medicine. She completed a fellowship in Allergy and Immunology and worked for Kaiser before returning to get her MPH at the Harvard School of Public Health. She joined SFDPH in winter of 2009 as part of the H1N1 response in the Communicable Disease Control and Prevention Unit. She moved to the Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Section in 2010. Her team works closely with facilities in the health care system, including hospitals, long term care facilities and clinics, to develop and coordinate emergency response plans. They are also responsible for incorporating SFDPH employees into the response structure and for community outreach to promote preparedness and health resiliency. Dr. Bobba helps lead and coordinate any emergency response that has a large medical or public health component. She continues to practice allergy and immunology at Zuckerberg San Francisco General and Kaiser San Francisco. Click here to view Dr. Naveena Bobba's practice information. Why are you a SFMS member? The San Francisco Medical Society provides a wonderful opportunity for San Francisco physicians to communicate and collaborate around the challenges of improving the health of our vibrant and diverse city. Which SFMS member resource is most helpful to you? San Francisco Medicine. The journal is a great resource for learning about innovative initiatives that SF physicians are spearheading, and sharing the successes of those efforts. What do you like to do when you're not at work? I try and spend as much time outdoors as possible- running, hiking and even an occasional bike ride comes into the mix. Mainly though just enjoy walking , there is so much this area has to offer. What is the most important thing you learned in medical school or residency? To advocate for your patients, to make sure that they have a voice in their care. What are some of the biggest opportunities or challenges you see in health care within the next five years? Integration of the efforts around health. There are many different entities that are trying to prevent, treat and alleviate disease, and most of these efforts are not coordinated. As a health care community we need to move away from the disease model and move towards the whole person model of care. These efforts are happening in different sectors, the challenge will be trying to integrate them over the entire health care system. What do you love most about practicing Allergy? Allergists take care of both children and adults, which allows me to step out of my traditional internal medicine roots and see a whole different patient population. I have been able to interact with patients of all ages- from infants to the elderly, which has given me a better appreciation of the joys and stresses that occur at each stage of life. What is the best piece of advice you have been given throughout your career so far? Do what inspires you.... Who’s your favorite music artist/band? U2 What is your favorite restaurant in San Francisco? Pizzeria Delfina If you weren't a physician, which profession would you like to try? Be a personal trainer! Comments are closed.
