Esteban G. Burchard, MD, MPH
Professor Emeritus
Bioengineering
School of Pharmacy

esteban.burchard@ucsf.edu 415-514-9677

Esteban González Burchard, M.D., M.P.H.

Distinguished, Endowed, Tenured Professor of Medicine and Pharmacy University of California, San Francisco

Dr. Esteban González Burchard is a Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician-Scientist with expertise in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care, Public Health, Genetics, Epidemiology, Pharmacogenetics, and early-phase clinical trials. He cared for complex, low-income, and diverse patients at San Francisco General Hospital, focusing on expanding our understanding of how variation in disease risk and drug response differs among racially and ethnically diverse children with asthma.

As the founder and director of the UCSF Asthma Collaboratory, Dr. Burchard led a diverse team of over 60 scientists and clinicians to build the largest and most comprehensive gene-environment study of asthma in African American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican children. His research integrated clinical, social, and environmental data from over 16,000 participants, advancing the use of minority population data in large-scale analyses, technology, and artificial intelligence.

Dr. Burchard has authored more than 370 peer-reviewed publications and secured over $100 million in research funding to investigate racial, ethnic, and genetic ancestry differences in disease risk and drug response. His work has provided the NIH and the global scientific community with the most racially diverse clinical and biological datasets, driving critical debates on race and genetic ancestry in medicine.

Dr. Burchard is a dedicated mentor who has supported diverse physicians, scientists, and students, fostering equity and inclusion in science and medicine. His research and leadership have transformed care for minority populations and set new standards for diversity in biomedical research.

Visit my lab page to learn more: https://pharm.ucsf.edu/burchard.

Awards

  • Best in California Magazine - Doctors, 2024
  • Association of American Physicians (AAP), Association of American Physicians (AAP), 2022
  • Faculty Research Lecture, Clinical Sciences (Voted by my Peers for Outstanding Clinical Research)., UCSF Academic Senate, 2021
  • Keynote Speaker, SACNAS (Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science), 2019
  • Apple Teaching Award, 2018
  • Lifetime Achievement Award, National Medical Association (NMA), Allergy and Immunology Section, 2018
  • Alumni Hall of Fame, San Francisco State University, 2018
  • National Advisory Committee (NAC), Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program, Robertwood Johnson Foundation, 2016-2021
  • Lifetime Achievement Award, American Thoracic Society, Innovations in Health Equality, 2016
  • National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, Committee on Incorporating 21st Century Scie, 2015
  • Advisor to President Obama’s Precision Medicine Initiative now called All of Us., National Institutes of Health, 2015
  • UCSF 150th Alumni Award, UCSF, 2015
  • Guest Speaker, Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), Washington D.C., 2013
  • Harry Wm. and Diana V. Hind Distinguished Professorship in Pharmaceutical Sciences II, 2013
  • American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) Documentary featuring our research. New York City, 2012
  • Athletic Hall of Fame, San Francisco State University, 2011
  • Guest Speaker, NPR’s Science Friday, hosted by Ira Flatow, 2010
  • American Society of Clinical Investigation (ASCI), inducted member, 2009
  • Guest Speaker, Tavis Smiley Show, 2009
  • NIH Study Section Member, Genetics of Health and Disease (GHD), 2008
  • RWJ Amos Medical Faculty Development Award, 2005-2010
  • National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Div. II Academic All-American, Wrestling, San Francisco State University, 1988-1989
  • California State Espoir Freestyle Wrestling Finalist, 1987

Education & Training

  • M.P.H. Epidemiology Public Health University of California, Berkeley 2006
  • Fellowship Genetic Epidemiology Stanford University School of Medicine 2002
  • Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Medicine University of California, San Francisco 2001
  • Internal Medicine Residency Medicine Harvard's Brigham and Women's Hospital 1998
  • Certificate, Clinical Effectiveness School of Public Health Harvard University School of Public Health 1997
  • M.D. Medicine Stanford University School of Medicine 1995
  • B.S. Cellular and Molecular Biology Biology San Francisco State University 1990

Interests

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  • Immunology
  • Precision Medicine
  • Pharmacogenetics
  • Genetics
  • Diversity

Websites

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Grants and Projects

Publications (314)

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Genetic Predisposition to DiseaseMexican AmericansAdrenal Cortex HormonesPuerto RicoForced Expiratory VolumeImmunoglobulin EPolymorphism, Single NucleotideAlbuterolBronchodilator AgentsAnti-Asthmatic AgentsGenome-Wide Association StudyAsthmaGenetics, PopulationMinority GroupsGenome, Human