Looks like you’re visiting Benioff Children's Hospitals on Internet Explorer. For the best experience, try Chrome or Firefox.

Clinics & Locations
Clinics & Locations
Here to serve you

Explore our network of care for kids, from the tiniest to teens and young adults.
Find a Doctor
Find a Doctor
- Find a Doctor
- Get a Second Opinion
World-class docs

We'll help you find the best provider for your child.
Your Visit
Your Visit
Stress-free visits

Accommodations. Admission. Discharge. Procedure prep. We've got you covered.
Patient Education
Patient Education
Extraordinary kid care

Our specialists handle conditions ranging from the common to the most rare.
Medical Professionals
Medical Professionals
Referrals made easy

Contacts and resources to get your patients to our pediatric specialists
Why Choose Us?
Why Choose Us?
Best in Northern CA

We're ranked #1 in pediatric cancer, heart surgery, cardiology & more.

Alison Nair

Alison Nair

MD

Pediatric critical care specialist

Contact me

Contact me

About me

Telehealth (video visits)

Insurance plan info

Board Certifications

American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 2018
American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, 2012
Fellowships

UCSF, Pediatric Critical Care, 2017
Residencies

UCSF, Pediatrics, 2012
Internship

UCSF, Pediatrics, 2010
Degree

University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine, 2009

Where I see patients (1)

Selected research

See all research

Inter- and Intra-donor variability in bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells: implications for clinical applications.
Cytotherapy
March 2024
Learn more
Histone deacetylase-6 modulates the effects of 4°C platelets on vascular endothelial permeability.
Blood advances
April 2023
Learn more
Life-Threatening Bleeding in Children: A Prospective Observational Study.
Critical care medicine
November 2021
Learn more

Contact me

Fetal surgery firsts

The first open fetal surgery in the world was performed at UCSF in the early 1980s.