Shoaib Khan, MD is the Fresno lead for the California HEAL fellowship. Currently, he is an assistant professor and a core faculty member in the Department of Family Medicine at UCSF Fresno. His training is in Family Medicine, Addiction Medicine, Global and Public Health, and Research. Dr. Khan leads the addiction medicine and family medicine-obstetrics teams. He is also the Director of Research and Scholarly Activity in the department and the Chair of Family Medicine at the Community Regional Medical Center in Downtown Fresno.

Originally from Karachi and carrying out his initial clinical and research training in Pakistan, Dr. Khan developed a deep interest and passion in caring for underserved communities. He moved to the US in 2010 and, after completing residency, joined the HEAL Initiative in 2018 with the Global HEAL Program. This was a transformative program during which he lived and worked in Liberia in West Africa and on the Navajo Reservation in the Four Corners Area. This experience reinvigorated his desire to serve underserved communities, and with that, he came to the Central Valley of California.

Utilizing the fellowship training, Dr. Khan quickly identified several areas that needed immediate attention in Fresno County, and with his colleagues, he was able to develop meaningful initiatives that started to make real change for people across the Central Valley. However, it was immediately clear to him that to sustain the difference they are making in these communities, they needed to grow their team with others who follow HEAL’s mission of practicing leadership while striving for health equity and social justice. That is when he reached out and began the journey to collaborate on developing the California HEAL Program. He is excited to have the first class of four incredibly dedicated individuals who he’s sure will act as the beacon of hope for Fresno communities.