Claire Brett
Claire Brett

Claire Brett

MD

Pediatric anesthesiologist

Dr. Claire Brett is a pediatric anesthesiologist as well as a specialist in neonatology (the care of newborns who are premature or ill) and pediatric critical care medicine.

In her research, Brett studies the pharmacogenetics of membrane transporters (how individual genetic makeup influences the proteins that move substances such as medications across cell membranes).

Brett earned her medical degree at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She completed a residency in pediatrics and a fellowship at UCSF.

  • Board Certifications

    American Board of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, 1983

    American Board of Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1983

    American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics, 1981

  • Fellowships

    UCSF, Neonatology, 1983

  • Residencies

    UCSF, Anesthesiology, 1982

    UCSF, Pediatrics, 1979

  • Internship

    UCSF, Pediatrics, 1977

  • Degree

    University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, 1976

Selected research

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Fetal surgery firsts

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

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