Joan C. Lo, MD
Kaiser Permanente Division of Research
2000 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 891-3682 (phone)
joan.c.lo@kp.org
Joan C. Lo, MD, is a senior physician and research scientist at the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF); and endocrinologist at Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center and San Francisco General Hospital. She is also directs clinical research center activities at the Division of Research in collaboration with UCSF’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI). Dr. Lo’s current research interests center on endocrinologic conditions related to women’s health and chronic disease, including reproductive, pregnancy and post-menopausal disorders in women. Her work has also focused on endocrinologic and metabolic perturbations associated with HIV infection and chronic kidney disease.
Current Position(s):
- Research Scientist II, Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California
- Associate Clinical Professor, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (San Francisco General Hospital)
Primary Research Interests:
- Metabolic and reproductive outcomes associated with polycystic ovary syndrome
- Bone mineral density, osteoporosis therapies and health-related outcomes
- Metabolic and endocrinologic perturbations in HIV infection
- Endocrinopathies associated with chronic kidney disease