Dana Rohde, PhD is a Professor of Anatomy and Physiology and holds a joint position in both departments. She earned her doctorate degree at UCSF in Dr. Allan Basbaum's lab in 1996, studying spinal cord mechanisms of opioid tolerance and dependence. She currently directs the UCSF Bridges Curriculum ABC (Airways, Blood, and Circulation) block that covers cardiology, pulmonology and hematology.  She teaches anatomy and physiology in nearly all of the medical school blocks. She holds numerous teaching awards in both the School of Medicine and the School of Pharmacy including the recent (2024) Bridges Curriculum Foundations 1 and 2 Teaching Award for Inspirational Teaching in the School of Medicine.  She has mentored numerous UCSF medical students as well as junior faculty. She recently stepped down as Chair of the Committee on Educational Policy in the Academic Senate. Dr. Rohde is a member of the American Association for Anatomy and the American Association of Clinical Anatomists.  

Dr. Rohde was inducted into the Academy of Medical Educators (AME) with the inaugural class in 2001. In 2018, she was appointed the AME Sexton Sutherland Endowed Chair in Human Anatomy. She created a series of workshops integrating yoga with anatomy. These workshops cover musculoskeletal anatomy, peripheral neuropathies vs radiculopathies, as well as neuroanatomy and the neurological exam. She has taught these workshops to medical students, physical therapy students, and medical residents.