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

Our specialists handle conditions ranging from the common to the most rare.
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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.

Katherine Possin

Katherine Possin

Katherine Possin

PhD

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Fellowships

University of CA at San Francisco - Neurology GME, Behavioral Neurology
Residencies

UCSF School of Medicine -GME, Neuropsychology
Internship

UCSF School of Medicine -GME, Neuropsychology
Degree

PHD, University of California San Diego School of Medicine

Selected research

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Remote Cognitive Testing for Detection of Baseline Cognitive Impairment and Prediction of Postoperative Delirium Risk: A Pilot Study.
Anesthesia and analgesia
May 2026
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Comparing the value of dynamic versus static image-based tests of emotion recognition in neurodegenerative disease.
Journal of neuropsychology
May 2026
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Costs associated with delirium among older patients undergoing complex spine surgeries.
Journal of neurosurgery. Spine
April 2026
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Fetal surgery firsts

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