Julia Adler-Milstein

Julia Adler-Milstein, PhD, is the founding chief of the UCSF Division of Clinical Informatics and Digital Transformation and a professor of medicine. As one of the nation’s foremost experts at the intersection of health policy and health informatics, she has authored more than 250 influential, peer-reviewed articles, which have directly shaped federal and state policy – particularly around health system interoperability and AI governance. Her contributions are regularly cited in outlets such as The New York Times, NPR, and Politico, and have also been recognized through numerous honors, most notably her election to the National Academy of Medicine in 2019 as one of the youngest recent inductees.

Since coming to UCSF, she has transformed the University’s contributions to advancing the field of applied clinical informatics. She has secured over $40 million in extramural support, recruited top-tier faculty, launched multiple research centers, and forged a novel partnership with UCSF Health to pioneer approaches to AI monitoring.