Danielle Doolittle, MSW grew up in the Northbay (Petaluma), lived in Washington, and then out on the East Coast for a few years before finding her way back home to the Bay Area. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania with her MSW, she completed a Critical Care Social Work fellowship at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital (LPCH). Most recently she was working in the CVICU, inpatient cardiology, and fetal cardiology at LPCH before transitioning to her new role here at UCSF. Danielle deeply appreciates the palliative approach to this work and is humbled to continue her learning and career with the UCSF Palliative Care team.

On a personal note, she loves to bake, spend time with her family up in the Northbay, and hike with her partner and their 2-year-old golden retriever.