Shonul Jain, MD
Professor
Pediatrics
School of Medicine

Shonul Jain, MD is a Professor of Pediatrics and Vice Chair for ZSFG in the UCSF Department of Pediatrics. Dr. Jain is also the Chief of Service for Pediatrics at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. She worked in public policy and advocacy for childhood nutrition programs as a Fellow at the Congressional Hunger Center in Washington, DC before coming to UCSF for residency and chief residency.

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Dr. Jain has held numerous clinical and operational leadership roles at ZSFG and has been a partner with leaders in the SF Department of Public Health in advocating for children and families in public programs and initiatives.

Dr. Jain’s primary focus is trauma-informed health care delivery for underserved families and communities, particularly clinical care transformations to address issues of disparities, access and inequity. She has mentored faculty and trainees on clinical innovations which have been presented as models of care both locally and nationally. Dr. Jain has received several teaching, leadership, and service awards including the Holly Smith Award for Exceptional Service to the School of Medicine.

Education & Training

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• BA Rice University
• MD Stanford University School of Medicine
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California
• Chief Resident University of California, San Francisco
• Residency Pediatrics University of California, San Francisco

Publications (6)

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MetoclopramideTobacco Smoke PollutionDystoniaGastroesophageal RefluxSmokingDronabinolAdolescent BehaviorMarijuana UseNicotineUrban PopulationEnvironmental MonitoringAntiemeticsCigarette SmokingCotinineNitrosamines

• Biomarkers of Exposure to Nicotine and Tobacco-Specific Nitrosamines in Adolescent Blunt Users.
  Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco 2020 Nardone N, Jain S, Benowitz NL
• Sources and Biomarkers of Secondhand Tobacco Smoke Exposure in Urban Adolescents.
  Academic pediatrics 2019 Nardone N, Jain S, Addo N, St Helen G, Jacob P, Benowitz NL
• Quantitative biochemical screening for marijuana use and concordance with tobacco use in urban adolescents.
  Drug and alcohol dependence 2019 Benowitz N, Nardone N, St Helen G, Addo N, Jacob P, Liakoni E, Jain S, Hooshfar S, Lynch K
• Comparison of Urine 4-(Methylnitrosamino)-1-(3)Pyridyl-1-Butanol and Cotinine for Assessment of Active and Passive Smoke Exposure in Urban Adolescents.
  Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology 2018 Benowitz NL, Nardone N, Jain S, Dempsey DA, Addo N, St Helen G, Jacob P
• Urine Cotinine Screening Detects Nearly Ubiquitous Tobacco Smoke Exposure in Urban Adolescents.
  Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco 2017 Benowitz NL, Jain S, Dempsey DA, Nardone N, Helen GS, Jacob P
• Index of suspicion.
  Pediatrics in review 2004 Agarwal S, Trucco S, Longhurst C, Sectish TC, Karadsheh M, Defendi GL