Kristin J Brownell MD
MPH, Phyiscian, Core Faculty, RHAP Physician Lead
Family Health Centers of San Diego, Family Medicine Residency
kbrownell@fhcsd.org
San Diego, California, USA

Area of expertise: Refugee, Asylee and Immigrant health

Dr. Kristin Brownell received her medical degree and master’s degree in public health from the University of California, San Diego/San Diego State University Joint Program in 2001. She completed her family practice residency at Sutter Medical Center of Santa Rosa in 2004, where she served as Chief Resident in 2003. Dr. Brownell also completed a fellowship in underserved medicine from the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at the University of California, San Diego in 2005.

In addition to her role as core faculty, she runs the community medicine rotation. Her special interests include women’s, refugee and international health. She serves as the Dunya Women’s Health Collaborative Principal Investigator, a project which focuses on issues of refugee women’s health collaborating with five community organizations. She is passionate about social determinants of health and food insecurity. Additionally, she served as a volunteer Peace Corps member in Paraguay from 1994 to 1996.

Dr. Brownell is board certified in family medicine. She is also a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians, California Academy of Family Physicians, Society of Teachers in Family Medicine and California Medical Association. Since 2004, Dr. Brownell has been teaching medical students for the UCSD Student-Run Free Clinic Project. She co-leads the San Diego region of the CAFP California Residency Network.

Dr. Brownell is fluent in Spanish and has been part of Family Health Centers of San Diego since 2007.