UCSF DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS

What UCSF DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS does

The UCSF Department of Pediatrics is an academic medical department within the University of California, San Francisco, governed by The Regents of the University of California. It is one of the largest pediatric departments in the United States, with nearly 500 faculty organized across 19 clinical divisions including Cardiology, Oncology, Neonatology, Hematology, Infectious Diseases and Global Health, Pulmonary Medicine, and others. The department operates a unified portfolio of interconnected programs: ACGME-accredited fellowship training (15 accredited subspecialty programs plus non-ACGME fellowships), medical residency programs through San Francisco and Oakland sites, comprehensive pediatric clinical care delivered across UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals (San Francisco and Oakland), UCSF at ZSFG, UCSF Medical Center, and Langley Porter Psychiatric Hospital & Clinics, and a pediatric clinical research enterprise spanning laboratory-based research, population/policy research, and the Pediatrics Clinical Research Center.

The department serves three primary constituencies: pediatric patients from birth to age 21 (including complex and rare cases), medical trainees (medical students, residents, and fellows), and the academic medical research community. Revenue is sourced from clinical care billings across multiple hospital delivery sites, NIH research grants (exceeding $32 million in 2024), institutional funding through the University of California system, and graduate medical education funding. The department ranks No. 15 nationally in NIH funding among academic pediatric departments, up from No. 19 in 2020, and is led by Chair Raphael Hirsch, MD. Distribution is regional, anchored in the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California, with global health research extensions into Uganda and Kenya.

Name

UCSF DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS

Legal name

The Regents of the University of California

Website

https://pediatrics.ucsf.edu

Company type

Public

Founded year

1873

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

UCSF Department of Pediatrics is one of the largest academic pediatric departments in the United States, with nearly 500 faculty providing clinical care, research, and training across 19 divisions and multiple Bay Area hospitals.

Ownership category

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Product category

Pediatric Healthcare Services

NAICS

Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (622310), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAFAJAG

Children’s Hospitals & Pediatric Health Systems

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Women’s & Children’s Health Providers

SECONDARYHLAFADAF

Pediatric Urgent Care Centers

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Emergency & Urgent Care Services

Keywords

• Pediatric clinical care
• Medical education
• Pediatric residency
• Subspecialty fellowship training
• Pediatric clinical research

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco, California

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Clinical Care Services: Revenue generated from patient care services at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals, UCSF Medical Center, and Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital pediatric services.
2. Research Grants and NIH Funding: Federal research funding from National Institutes of Health (NIH) for pediatric research programs, ranking among top 20 nationally.
3. Medical Education Programs: Graduate medical education including residency and fellowship programs, training future pediatric leaders in academic medicine.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The UCSF Department of Pediatrics is an academic medical department that delivers comprehensive pediatric clinical care to patients from birth to age 21 across UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals, UCSF at ZSFG, and UCSF Medical Center. It also provides graduate medical education through pediatric residency and 15+ ACGME-accredited subspecialty fellowship programs, and conducts pediatric clinical, laboratory-based, and population/policy research.

Product overview

The UCSF Department of Pediatrics is one of the largest pediatric departments in the United States with nearly 500 faculty. It operates as a unified academic medical department offering a portfolio of interconnected programs: Fellowship Training Programs providing subspecialty training in 15+ ACGME-accredited specialties; Medical Residency Programs with pathways in clinical informatics, global health, and primary care; Patient Care Services spanning 19 clinical divisions across multiple hospital locations; Pediatric Clinical Research including laboratory-based and population research; and Fellows' College providing professional development. The department functions as a single unified offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Fellows' College: Professional Development Program offering all subspecialty fellows skill building opportunities to succeed in academic medicine and related professional pathways.
• RISE Coalition
• FLAG (Fellowship Leadership Advocacy Group)

Products and services

• Patient Care Services Comprehensive pediatric patient care delivered to children from birth to age 21 across multiple hospital locations. Care covers 19 clinical divisions including Cardiology, Oncology, Neonatology, Hematology, General Pediatrics, and others. Services include primary care, specialty care, urgent care, and treatment of rare symptoms and complicated surgeries.
• Fellowship Training Programs Pediatric subspecialty training offered in 15 ACGME-accredited programs and non-ACGME programs. Fellowships span Adolescent & Young Adult Medicine, Allergy & Immunology, Cardiology, Critical Care, Developmental Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/Hepatology/Nutrition, General Pediatrics, Hematology/Oncology, Hospice and Palliative Care, Hospital Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Global Health, Medical Genetics, Neonatology, Neonatal Neurology, Nephrology, Neuro-Oncology, Pulmonology, Rheumatology, and Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy.
• Medical Residency Programs Pediatric residency programs including San Francisco Residency and Oakland Residency, with various pathways and tracks such as Clinical Informatics and Data Science, Clinical and Translational Science, Global Health, Health Professions Education, Health Access and Opportunities, and Primary Care. Programs reflect the diversity and innovation of the Bay Area community.
• Pediatric Clinical Research Clinical research programs spanning laboratory-based research, population/policy research, and the Pediatrics Clinical Research Center. The department's clinical researchers innovate through testing new procedures and medical devices, translating discoveries into clinical practices that save children's lives. All divisions within the department participate in studies designed to improve patient care.
• Fellows' College Professional Development Program offering all subspecialty fellows skill-building opportunities in education, research, quality improvement, and career planning to succeed in academic medicine and related professional pathways. Includes annual Research Day events.

Quantifiable outcome

• Ranked No. 15 nationally in NIH funding among pediatric departments
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• UCSF Benioff Children's HospitalscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe clinical enterprise of the Department of Pediatrics where world-class experts tackle challenging medical issues to improve outcomes for patients. Includes locations in San Francisco and Oakland.
• UCSF Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPediatric team welcomes the toughest cases, treating rare symptoms and performing complicated surgeries to provide the best possible outcomes for patients.
• Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUCSF pediatric clinicians provide comprehensive pediatric urgent care 7 days per week, children's health services and on-site pediatric specialty care for patients from birth to age 21.
• Langley Porter Psychiatric Hospital & ClinicssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdult and child outpatient services dedicated to advancing mental health across the lifespan for the people of the Bay Area and northern California.
• National Academy of MedicinesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with NAM for health initiatives including COVID-19 vaccine promotion for Latinx communities, led by faculty members Elena Fuentes-Afflick and Claire Brindis.
• UCSF School of MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent institution providing overarching academic infrastructure, research support, and educational programs.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center: Long-standing top-3 NIH-funded pediatric academic center affiliated with the University of Cincinnati. Directly comparable on research intensity, fellowship training, and bench-to-bedside translational programs.
• Seattle Children's Hospital (University of Washington): UW-affiliated academic children's hospital; comparable on NIH-funded pediatric research, fellowship training, and integrated academic medical center structure.
• Boston Children's Hospital: Harvard-affiliated academic pediatric hospital system; the largest and most research-intensive pediatric enterprise in the U.S. Most directly comparable on scale, academic integration, NIH funding leadership, and breadth of pediatric subspecialties.
• Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA): USC-affiliated freestanding academic children's hospital. Comparable on subspecialty depth, fellowship training, and translational pediatric research profile.
• Johns Hopkins Children's Center: Johns Hopkins–affiliated academic pediatric hospital with a strong NIH-funded research base and residency/fellowship programs. Comparable as a top-tier academic pediatric enterprise on the East Coast.
• Texas Children's Hospital (Baylor College of Medicine): Baylor-affiliated pediatric hospital system consistently in the top tier of NIH-funded pediatric departments. Comparable on scale, academic integration, and breadth of pediatric subspecialties.
• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP): University of Pennsylvania–affiliated pediatric academic medical center consistently #1 or #2 in NIH pediatric funding. Comparable as a research-driven, subspecialty-rich children's hospital with a major fellowship and residency footprint.
• Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (Emory University): Emory-affiliated pediatric health system with a large pediatric residency/fellowship footprint. Comparable as a top-tier academic children's hospital system with a multi-site regional model.
• Stanford Children's Health / Lucile Packard Children's Hospital: Adjacent Bay Area academic pediatric enterprise (Stanford School of Medicine). Comparable as a peer academic children's hospital competing for the same regional patients, trainees, and NIH funding.
• UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital: Sister department within the UC system, UCLA-affiliated. Highly comparable in structure (public university pediatric department), training programs, and NIH-funded research portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

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