Rate My Professor Marissa Raymond-Flesch

Dr. Marissa Raymond-Flesch, MD, MPH, is a Professor of Pediatrics and Health Policy at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), with appointments in the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies and the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics. She received a B.S. in Brain and Cognitive Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2003, an M.P.H. in Public Health focusing on Adolescent Health from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in 2007, and an M.D. from Cornell University in 2008. She completed residency and chief residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at Mount Sinai Hospital in 2012, followed by fellowships in Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine and Health Policy at UCSF in 2016. Clinically, she practices adolescent medicine for patients aged 12 to 26, addressing depression, anxiety, eating disorders, contraception needs, and primary care for those with complex medical and mental health conditions.

Dr. Raymond-Flesch's research utilizes community-based participatory research to enhance mental health, reproductive health, and healthcare access for adolescents and young adults, particularly from rural, underserved, and Latine immigrant communities. She leads the Study of Psilocybin for Anorexia Nervosa in Young Adults (SPANYA), testing psilocybin therapy for patients aged 18-25; contributes to national studies on post-Dobbs abortion referral practices and curricula for medication abortion in primary care; and directs the A Crecer: Young Adult Health Study, a cohort investigation in Salinas, California, on gang violence, teen pregnancies, and mental health outcomes. Her influential publications include "The COVID-19 Pandemic and Rapid Implementation of Adolescent and Young Adult Telemedicine: Challenges and Opportunities for Innovation" (Journal of Adolescent Health, 2020, cited 469 times), "'There is no help out there and if there is, it's really hard to find': A qualitative study of the health concerns and health care access of Latino 'DREAMers'" (Journal of Adolescent Health, 2014, cited 208 times), "Disparities in access to eating disorders treatment for publicly-insured youth and youth of color: a retrospective cohort study" (Journal of Eating Disorders, 2023, cited 91 times), and "Psilocybin therapy and anorexia nervosa: a narrative review of safety considerations for researchers and clinicians" (Journal of Eating Disorders, 2024). With over 1,282 citations on Google Scholar, her scholarship shapes adolescent health policy and interventions. Awards include the Distinction in Mentoring Award from UCSF Academic Senate (2025), Hilary E.C. Millar Award for Innovative Approaches to Adolescent Health Care from the Society of Adolescent Health and Medicine (2025), Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators Excellence in Teaching Award (2020), and NIH Loan Repayment Program award (2015-2017).