Jessica Santos-Parker, MD, PhD, is a General Surgery resident at UCSF. She earned her BS in Exercise Biology at UC Davis where she competed in Cross Country and Track. She went on to receive her MS in Anatomy from Wright State University then a PhD in Integrative Physiology from University of Colorado, Boulder studying Vascular Aging before completing an MD at University of Michigan. She is the first in her family to go to a 4-year college and a proud Chicana. Throughout her academic career she has found purpose in education and outreach to increase URMs in STEM and medicine, and hopes to improve access to healthcare, community outreach, and DEI in academic surgery. She enjoys spending time with her husband and co-surgery resident Keli who feel fortunate to be on this journey together.
Research Interests: Improving access to surgical care for low income and vulnerable populations, with a focus on thoracic surgery.