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Clinics & Locations
Clinics & Locations
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Explore our network of care for kids, from the tiniest to teens and young adults.
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World-class docs

We'll help you find the best provider for your child.
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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.

Josiah Gerdts

Josiah Gerdts

Josiah Gerdts

MD, PhD

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Board Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine, Neurology
Residencies

UCSF School of Medicine -GME, Neurology
Internship

UCSF School of Medicine -GME, Neurology
Degree

MD, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Selected research

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Antigen specificity of clonally enriched CD8+ T cells in multiple sclerosis.
Nature immunology
February 2026
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Anti-CD320 Autoantibodies and Central Nervous System Vitamin B12 Deficiency in Idiopathic Myelopathy.
medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences
January 2026
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Antigen-Specific T Cell Receptor Discovery for Treating Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy.
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology
November 2024
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Fetal surgery firsts

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