Etsemaye Paulos Agonafer MD MPH, MS

Summary

• Etsemaye Agonafer, MD, is an internal medicine specialist. She completed her medical education at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA/CDU PRIME in 2014, followed by a residency in internal medicine at UPMC Medical Education from 2014 to 2017. She was a National Clinician Scholar at UCLA. She was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health System Science at Bernard J. Tyson Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine. She was appointed as a 2021-22 Biden-Harris White House Fellow and served in the Office of the Secretary in the Department of Housing and Urban Development. She currently serves as the City of Los Angeles’ first Deputy Mayor of Homelessness and Community Health. Dr. Agonafer has contributed to several publications, including work on building social service partnerships and promoting equity in community-academic partnerships. Her research often explores themes like social determinants of health and their impact on community health.