Ariana Thompson-Lastad, PhD

Research Faculty, UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Health
Assistant Professor, UCSF Department of Family and Community Medicine
Affiliated Faculty, UC Berkeley Center for Social Medicine
Affiliated Faculty, UCSF Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health

Areas of Interest

Advancing health equity through integrative health care
Group medical visits
Integrative perinatal health, including community midwifery care
Qualitative and mixed-methods research

Experience and Current Work

Ariana Thompson-Lastad, PhD, conducts research on the role of integrative healthcare in advancing health equity, using qualitative and community-engaged methods. Her work primarily examines innovative approaches to primary care, including integrative group medical visits implemented in US community health centers and the community midwifery model of postpartum care. Trained as a medical sociologist, she joined the Osher Center as a TRIM postdoctoral fellow in 2018. Dr. Thompson-Lastad is currently a board member of Integrative Medicine for the Underserved and a leadership team member of the Bay Area Structural Competency Working Group. Prior to becoming a researcher, she worked in a community health center as a diabetes care coordinator and group medical visit facilitator.