Jina Sinskey, MD

Jina Sinskey, MD

Associate Clinical Professor, Vice Chair of Well-being

Biography

Jina Sinskey, MD is a pediatric anesthesiologist who is passionate about clinician well-being. She is the Vice Chair of Well-Being for the Department of Anesthesia at UCSF and serves as Chair of the American Society of Anesthesiologists Committee on Physician Well-Being. She previously served as the quality improvement lead for the Pediatric Anesthesia Division at UCSF.

She received her undergraduate degree from MIT and her medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine. She completed her internship and residency in anesthesiology at UCSF and her pediatric anesthesiology fellowship at Boston Children's Hospital.

Before pursuing a career in medicine, she worked as a management consultant specializing in marketing strategy at the Monitor Group (now Monitor Deloitte). Her approach to clinician well-being draws on her experience in management consulting and quality improvement, applying concepts from change management, human-centered design, continuous process improvement, and implementation science to develop systems-based approaches that reduce burnout and foster well-being.

Her research interests include clinician well-being, virtual/augmented reality for pediatric patients, conflict management, fetal anesthesia, and medical education.

Education

2019 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training, University of California
07/2016 - Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship, Boston Children's Hospital
06/2015 - Anesthesia Residency, University of California, San Francisco
M.D., 05/2011 - Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine
B.S., 06/2005 - Chemistry with minor in Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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