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Kerstin Morehead, MD

Rheumatology
Rheumatology Mission Bay
415-353-2497
Portrait of Kerstin Morehead
Portrait of Kerstin Morehead
ucsf logo

Kerstin Morehead, MD

Rheumatology
Rheumatology Mission Bay
415-353-2497

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Education & training

Board certification

  • Rheumatology, American Board of Internal Medicine/Rheumatology

Fellowship

  • Rheumatology, UCSF Medical Center - OMAG

Residency

  • Internal Medicine, UCSF Medical Center - OMAG

Internship

  • Internal Medicine, UCSF Medical Center - OMAG

Degree

  • MD, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine

Academic title

  • Health Sciences Clinical Professor

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    Reviews

    Average rating

    4.6
    4.6 out of 5 Stars
    259 ratings
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    • 5 out of 5 Stars
      April 23, 2026

      Dr. Morehead is an amazing clinician who shows deep care for me each visit, and is very knowledgable in her advice and treament. One of the best physicians I have ever had.

    • 5 out of 5 Stars
      April 21, 2026

      I am extremely pleased with my doctor and her staff!!!

    • 5 out of 5 Stars
      April 13, 2026

      Excellent caretaker

    • 5 out of 5 Stars
      April 4, 2026

      Dr. Morehead is my #1 doctor in my entire care team. I have so many co-morbidities and other conditions but Dr. Morehead is always on top of everything going on with me and the latest studies showing possible new treatment options for not only RA but also my other conditions too. In this latest visit, in fact, Dr. Morehead explored new treatment regimens with me, given how poorly I was reacting to the methotrexate. She suggested I start back up with just my biologic to see if I could do without the methotrexate (I was off the RA meds temporarily because of my surgery). She also suggested that I might want to explore a SPECIFIC GLP-1 because recent studies showed that it had significant anti-inflammatory benefits for people with RA. She volunteered to write a letter of recommendation to my PCP, which she did that very same day! I dont know what I would do without Dr. Morehead. She is the very best provider I have ever met.

    • 5 out of 5 Stars
      March 12, 2026

      Dr Morehead is the epitome of what a medical professional should be. She listens, she partners with me on my treatment, she seems to genuinely care.

    • 5 out of 5 Stars
      March 11, 2026

      I feel like you may not take the "very good" rating seriously enough. Dr Morehead is utterly phenomenal as a doctor and care provider. She listened to all my issues related to my difficult months long prep for surgery, informed me of how we would probably proceed with my treatment plan once I could get back on my medications, and she noted my weight gain. She informed me that certain GLP-1s have an anti-inflammatory effect for RA patients and that may help us with my treatment plan in the future if I was interested in that path (she also knows I have myalgic encephalomyelitis which is also inflammatory and prevents me from being able to exercise-she has really done her research on this disease!). She offered to write a letter to my PCP about the GLP-1 and she apparently did it that day! I'm so impressed with Dr Morehead and I feel so fortunate to have found her! My health really turned around when she became my RA doctor.

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