Nooshin Razani, MD, MPH

Dr. Nooshin Razani is a pediatrician who was trained to be a "nature champion" by the National Environmental Education Fund and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2010. Since then, she has worked to forge relationships between parks, health organizations and communities, for the purpose of improving mental and physical health. At UCSF Benioff Oakland, she serves as director of the Center for Nature and Health. In partnership with the East Bay Regional Park District, this team has started two programs at the Primary Care Center: a park prescription program (in which care providers encourage patients to spend time in nature to enhance their health) and a nature shuttle program.

Razani also serves as lead medical consultant and senior fellow at the Institute at the Golden Gate, a think tank for the national parks. Her other endeavors include working as principal investigator for a community-based park and health initiative in San Francisco's Bayview – Hunters Point neighborhood; serving on the leadership committee for Healthy Parks Healthy People: Bay Area; and participation in the National ParkRx Initiative.