Kensho Iwanaga, MD, MS is Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Pulmonary, Cystic Fibrosis, and Sleep Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. He has directed the UCSF Pediatric Pulmonary Fellowship Program since 2017.
Iwanaga is a core faculty member for the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MHCB) Pediatric Pulmonary Center (PPC) at UCSF. The purpose of the PPC is to improve the health status of infants, children, and adolescents with chronic respiratory conditions, sleep issues, and other related special health care needs through graduate and post-graduate level interdisciplinary training of health professionals and through working within collaborative systems that promote family-centered care, public health practices, and cultural competence to address health disparities and expand access to care.
Iwanaga is devoted to mentoring students, residents, fellows, and junior faculty.
