Meet our providers

 

Street outreach services (SOS)

Dan Wlodarczyk, MD

Dr. Dan was born in Chicago, trained at Cook County Hospital and moved to San Francisco in 1982. Early in his career he volunteered at SFCCC member health center, St Anthony's, then began working at San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH). He served as the first medical director for SF's Health Care for the Homeless program; in this role, he helped start the SOS program at SFCCC in 1989 and has been a weekly provider in our mobile clinic ever since. Dan also works at SFGH's Ward 86, the first HIV clinic in the country, and mentors medical students and residents. Dan enjoys hiking, rowing on the bay and spending time with his family that includes 4 grandkids. He says it's been a great honor to work in the SOS program all these years and that the outreach staff inspire him.

Mary Mays, NP

Mary is a Nurse Practitioner who started working in Healthcare for the Homeless programs in 1990, providing medical care through SFDPH’s Tom Waddell Health Center to people living in shelters and on the streets. Prior to that, she grew up in southern California, studied ballet, and volunteered with the Peace Corps in Benin, west Africa. Since becoming a nurse, nurse practitioner, and midwife, she has worked in diverse settings including the Rio Grande Valley, Appalachia, and rural Nicaragua. For over 30 years, NP Mary has lived in San Francisco, where she raised a family, and still enjoys world travel, hiking and watching old classical movies. Mary loves her work with SOS and appreciates the support she gets from outreach staff and SFCCC’s National Health Corps AmeriCorps program.

Karen Weinbaum, MD

Dr. Karen works at Mission Neighborhood Health Center (MNHC), one of SFCCC’s member clinics, where she serves as Lead Physician for MNHC’s Resource Center, which serves unhoused patients, and Clinica Esperanza, which serves people living with HIV. She joined forces with SOS because of her passion for social justice and for providing medical care to some of the most marginalized people in our community. Karen likes using her Spanish language skills to help break down the numerous barriers our patients face to accessing care. She has worked as an emergency room physician, as part of the COVID response team in San Quentin penitentiary, in labor and delivery, and participated in medical missions to Cameroon and Malawi. In her spare time, she enjoys dancing, yoga, and spending time in nature.

Katie Taylor, MD

Hailing originally from Sacramento, Dr. Katie is a family physician who trained at UCSF's Family and Community Medicine Program. Prior to residency, she worked as a ski patroller, and received a Master’s degree in oil painting. After residency she joined SF Department of Public Health’s Street Medicine and Shelter Health team, where she has worked ever since. She is an HIV specialist, and also has an interest in adolescent and transitional age youth and addiction medicine. She has had the pleasure of working in the SOS program since she joined the team in 2019. Besides practicing medicine, Dr. Katie’s two-year old son keeps her busy. She is also a house plant propagator and is currently running out of window space