Primary Care Clinic 2

Josephine Chen, NP

Charlene Fernandez, NP

Pronouns: She/her

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

Lynette Francis, MD

Sheng Hsu, NP

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

Katie Leach, NP

Pronouns: She/her

Co-Chair of the Transgender and Gender Diverse Care Team

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 the medical co-chair of the Transgender and Gender Diverse Care Team, the primary care provider for folx living with HIV and cares 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.

Jeff Ortiz, MD

Heather Readhead, MD

Dr. Heather Readhead joined UHS in 2018 as a physician in Primary and Urgent Care. She received her BA from Bowdoin College in Family Medicine, her MD from Penn State College of Medicine, her MPH from UCLA School of Public Health, and she completed her residency at Columbia University. Dr. Readhead also serves on the American College of Preventative Medicine's Diabetes Prevention Advisory Board. She has a special clinical interest in mental health, weight loss, women's health, preventive care, public health, and emergency disaster management.    

Dr. Readhead is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine.   

David Turnoff, MD 

Dr. David Turnoff joined UHS in 2013 as a physician in Primary and Urgent Care. Dr. Turnoff received his BS and BSE from the University of Pennsylvania and his MD from Case Western Reserve University. Having worked in student health services at both New York University and Columbia University, Dr. Turnoff comes to UHS with a wealth of college population experience. He has a special clinical interest in infectious disease, musculoskeletal injuries, travel medicine, and preventive medicine.

Dr. Turnoff is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.