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Nurse Practitioners

	Livier Bejinez, NP	Livier is board-certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.
	Rosemarie Bersabe, FNP	Rosemarie Bersabe joined UHS in 2018 as a Nurse Practitioner in Primary Care. She received her BA in American Studies from UC Berkeley and her MSN-FNP from Samuel Merritt University. Before joining UHS, Rosemarie worked at the Indian Health Center in San Jose and the Tri-City Health Center in Fremont. She has a special clinical interest in health promotion and education, disease prevention, community health, and underserved populations. Rosemarie is board-certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.
	Elizabeth Byrd, RN, NP Occupational Health Clinic	Elizabeth Byrd joined UHS in 2021 as a Nurse Practitioner in Occupational Health. She was previously working in employee health at CPMC Sutter Health where she was taking care of hospital employees. Elizabeth completed her undergraduate studies at UC Berkeley and received her BSN from Columbia University. Shen then received her MSN from UCSF in Adult-Gerontology Primary Care NP, Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing specialty. Elizabeth enjoys doing anything outdoors including backpacking, rowing, swimming, and spending time with her family. Elizabeth is board-certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and Adult Gerontology Primary Care NP.
	Melanie Deal, MSN Nurse Practitioner Supervisor Pronouns: she/her	Melanie Deal joined UHS in 2014 as a Nurse Practitioner. She received her BA in biology from Reed College in Oregon and her MSN from UC San Francisco. Before joining UHS, she served as a clinician at the San Francisco State University Student Health Services. Melanie has a special clinical interest in gynecology, PEP/PrEP, STDs, and contraception. She serves on UHS' Abuse and Assault Response Team. She is certified to place IUDs and Nexplanons. Melanie is board-certified in Family Medicine by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and in Women's Health by the National Certification Corporation.
	Charlene Fernandez, MSN, FNP-C	Charlene Fernandez joined UHS in 2018 as a Nurse Practitioner in Primary Care. She received her BS in Psychobiology from UC Los Angeles (2007) and her MSN-FNP from Samuel Merritt University. Before joining UHS, Charlene worked in Federally Qualified Health Centers for five years. Charlene is board-certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Additional Languages: Conversational Spanish
	Julia Gourd, MSN Pronouns: she/her	Julia Gourd joined UHS in 2016 as a Primary Care Nurse Practitioner. She received her MS in Horticulture from New Mexico State University and her MSN from UC San Francisco. Before joining UHS, Julia was a clinician at Planned Parenthood Mar Monte for 19 years and continues to work there once monthly. Julia has a special clinical interest in reproductive and sexual health, including STI prevention and contraception. Julia is board-certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
	Sheng Hsu, MSN Pronouns: she/her	Sheng Hsu joined UHS in 2015 as a Nurse Practitioner. She received her BSN from Columbia University (2007) and her MSN from the University of California, San Francisco (2011). Sheng has a special clinical interest in primary care, disease prevention, health promotion, underserved populations, and Asian health. Sheng is board-certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Additional Languages: Mandarin and some Spanish
	Cathryn Imperato, NP Pronouns: she/her	Cathryn Imperato joined UHS in 2014 as a Nurse Practitioner in Primary Care and returned in 2022 after several years with a Primary Care Practice in San Francisco. She grew up in the Bay Area and received her BS in Animal Physiology and Neuroscience and BA in Theatre Studies from UCSD (2001), her MSN in adult primary care and women's health from Yale University (2007), and her DNP from Northeastern University in Boston, MA (2011). She has special interests and expertise in disordered eating, reproductive and sexual health (including STIs, PEP/PrEP, and contraception), and mental health. She is certified in Nexplanon placement/removal and is a member of the UHS Eating Disorder team. Cathryn is board-certified in adult primary care by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and women's health care by the National Certification Corporation.
	Katie Leach, FNP, MSN Pronouns: she/her	Katie Leach (she/her) joined UHS in 2019 as a Nurse Practitioner in Primary Care. She received her BA in Latin American Studies from UC San Diego in 2011 and her MSN from Yale University in 2014. She started her career working in community health centers and free clinics working predominantly with marginalized communities of color. In student health, she has worked at Yale University, UC Berkeley, and the University of Michigan. She has a special clinical interest in helping people have safe and consensual sex with tools like contraception, STI testing, and STI prevention including HIV PrEP, HIV PEP, and DoxyPEP. She also provides gender-affirming care, including gender-affirming hormones as well as gender-inclusive primary care services. She is a member of the Trans Care Team, co-chair of the Abuse and Assault Response Team, and the primary care provider for folx living with HIV and for patients with Latent Tuberculosis infections. Katie is board-certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. She is also a certified HIV Specialist from the American Academy of HIV Medicine. Additional languages: Spanish
	Sandeep Lehil, MSN Pronouns: she/her	Sandeep Lehil joined UHS in 2019 as a Nurse Practitioner in Primary Care. She received her BA in Public Health from UC Berkeley and her BSN/MSN from Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. Sandeep has a special clinical interest in preventative health, integrative medicine, and mental health. Sandeep is board-certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Additional languages: Punjabi
	Janet Nunnally, FNP Pronouns: she/her	Janet Nunnally joined UHS in 2019 as a Nurse Practitioner in Primary Care. She went to undergrad at Northwestern University and received her MSN from the MGH Institute of Health Professionals in Boston. Janet has a special clinical interest in women’s health, diabetes, and mental health.
	Wendy Peterson, RN, MS, FNP-BC	Wendy White Peterson joined UHS in 2011 and serves as a nurse practitioner in the Primary Care and Urgent Care clinics. She is a family nurse practitioner and received her bachelor’s degree in theatre from Penn State University ('94), and her master’s degree in nursing from the University of California, San Francisco. Peterson spent six years working in Adult Community Medicine with Lifelong Medical Care in East and West Oakland. She also taught at Lifelong, and for four years served as a preceptor for FNP students from UCSF. Peterson has a special clinic interest in asthma, women’s health, pelvic floor health, and chronic disease management. Wendy is board-certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Additional Languages: Spanish
	Lara Saberon, NP	Lara Saberon was born and raised in Southern California (LA County) and went to UC Berkeley for her undergrad. After college, she attended Nursing school in Baltimore at Johns Hopkins, where she also worked as a Registered Nurse on a general acute medicine/telemetry floor while attending grad school. After graduating, Lara moved to NYC to start her FNP career. Lara joined UHS in 2022. Before joining UHS, Lara worked in primary care/community health for almost four years at a Federally Qualified Health Center in the Bronx, NY.
	Kimberly Taniguchi, FNP-C	Kimberly graduated from UC Davis as an undergrad and from Samuel Merritt University for Nursing school. Her philosophy of care is to collaborate with patients and provide compassionate and comprehensive care for their bodies, mind, and spirit. Kimberly believes that education is of vital importance and seeks to empower her patients by sharing tools and resources to make healthy decisions. One of her favorite parts of working as an NP is when patients have that "light bulb experience" and feel like they understand what is going on in their bodies and that they have the information they need for their health journey. Kimberly is particularly interested in healthy living and disease prevention. Kimberly loves anything outdoors including hiking and camping. She volunteers with Impact which is a non-profit organization that serves inner-city elementary and middle school kids. Kimberly also enjoys reading, knitting, and attempting to grow plants.