ZSFG Medicine Grand Roundss- Zea Malawa, MD

Zea Malawa, MD, MPH

Zea Malawa is a pediatrician and public health professional committed to improving health outcomes for children of color.  Upon completing her undergraduate degree at Columbia University, she earned a medical doctorate from UCLA and a master’s degree in public health from UC Berkeley.  After a decade of practicing medicine in safety-net clinics, Dr. Malawa has become acutely aware of the toll racism takes on black and brown communities.  Currently, Dr. Malawa sees patients at Mission Neighborhood Health Center and she works for the San Francisco Department of Public Health leading a collective impact initiative to reduce racial disparities in birth outcomes.