Carla M. Perissinotto, MD, MHS, is a Professor in the Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and is board certified in internal medicine, geriatrics, and palliative medicine. She served as the associate chief for geriatrics clinical programs at UCSF from 2017 to 2021. In 2023 founded Sabio Health and Get Aging which provide Home-Based Primary Care and Palliative Care to patients in Northern California and Georgia.
Dr. Perissinotto has gained national and international recognition for her research on the effects of loneliness on the health of older adults. Her research and advocacy has focused on integration of loneliness assessments in health care, and evaluation and implementation of community-based programs focused on social connection. She also established the Northern California Coalition for Social Connection in 2020.