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Jayshree Chander, MD, MPH
Dr. Jayshree Chander specializes in Family and Community Medicine, as well as Occupational and Environmental Medicine. She completed her medical education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and pursued a master's in public health with a focus on environmental health at the University of California, Berkeley. Her residency in Family Medicine and her fellowship in Occupational Medicine were both at the University of California - San Francisco (UCSF).
Her career includes extensive patient care at the Tom Waddell Clinic for the Homeless in San Francisco. The year she volunteered at the Sambhavna Clinic in Bhopal aiding survivors of the 1984 Union Carbide Gas Disaster proved pivotal for her perspective on medicine and the world.
In her practice, she observes the effects of both individual and collective priorities on health. During her tenure as an assistant clinical professor at UCSF, she was honored with a nomination for 'Most Inspiring Teacher' by medical students in the Foundations of Patient Care course.
Asian American bred (and buttered), cross cultural, creative, dancing, drumming, desi doctor.
As a dedicated practitioner of vipassana meditation, ashiatsu, and yoga, she has a deep appreciation for the therapeutic potential of mind-body practices.
She has traveled to India to study the principles of Ayurveda and has a solid grasp of the fundamentals of Chinese medicine.
Her training and experience covers all the bases: mind, body, spirit, family, community, occupation, environment, and society.
And by the way, her doppelgänger produces a podcast about prioritizing well being and creates moving art to move you.
A physician by profession, performing artist by obsession she is sometimes known as an AABBCCDDDD (Asian American bred (and buttered), cross-cultural, creative, dancing, drumming, desi doctor).
Marsha Haller, MD, Medical Acupuncture
Marsha was born in Brooklyn, New York, and began life as an artist. However, an irrepressible desire to become an Obstetrician /Gynecologist led her on a path to medical school in Syracuse, New York. She came to family medicine because it allowed her to treat patients as people, not diseases, and finished her residency at SF General Hospital. She returned to New York where she taught and later directed a Family Medicine residency program in Brooklyn, and did a fellowship in Urban Family Health and board certified in Geriatric Medicine.
After moving to California in 1990, she joined a small family medicine practice in Alameda that did everything from counseling to sigmoidoscopy, but after twelve years of service, was done in by the long hours, and excessive demands. In 1999, Dr. Haller began acupuncture training tor physicians through two different programs and is board certified by the American Board of Medical Acupuncture. Since 2002 she has dedicated her Berkeley practice to medical acupuncture and related techniques and is particularly interested in work related repetitive strain/stress, as well as myofascial and chronic pelvic pain in men and women. She feels blessed she can put into practice the integrated approach to health she believes in. She still practices art, with painting and collage her media of choice, and enjoys yoga, gardening, and mothering.
Linette Martinez, MD
Linette is a native from Puerto Rico. After completing her doctorate in medicine and specializing in Internal Medicine she decided to move to San Francisco to work for social and sexual minorities and to help shape policies toward more equality. She believes in the holistic approach to health. Her perspective is that human beings are constantly interacting with nature, social environments and each other. Each interaction is an opportunity for the promotion of well being.
Dr. Martinez has been part of the task force to create guidelines for the care of HIV positive homeless patients. She is an advocate and clinical liaison for transgender care in the public setting. Her bi-cultural background has led her to opportunities to work for the wellbeing and understanding of the day labor community. She is actively working towards increased access to HIV care for minorities in San Francisco.In her free time she enjoys tending her garden, parenting, and stunt kite flying.
About our beloved logo
The foundation of the logo is the Yin/Yang symbol, the basic meaning of which is interconnected harmony and balance. The circle is the undifferentiated unity from which all the universe emerges.
The planet earth is also symbolized by the blue and green ball, within which lies the Yin/Yang symbol. We are sustained by planet earth and it is the foundation of our lives and well-being.
The Staff of Asclepius, a rod with a snake wrapped around it, is the ancient Greek symbol of medicine. Asclepius, the son of the god Apollo and the nymph Coronis, is the Greek god of healing and medicine.
The twin horses represent the Ashwini twin physicians of ancient Indian literature, legends and lore. Some say they are the sons of the Sun god and goddess of Conscience or Twilight, others that they emerged from the sea as it was churned in a tug of war between the gods and the demons.
Buddha’s umbrella symbolizes the dome of the sky, a place for taking refuge, a protection from dangers. The dome represents wisdom while the skirt stands for compassion.
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