Nancy Allen, MD

Education
Fellow, 2021 - Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of California - San Francisco
Resident, 2018 - Internal Medicine, University of California - San Francisco
Intern, 2017 - Internal Medicine, University of California - San Francisco
MD, 2016 - , Yale University School of Medicine
PhD, 2015 - Immunobiology, Yale University
B.S., 2005 - Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, University of California - Los Angeles
Honors and Awards
  • Bakar Aging Research Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship, UCSF, 2023
  • Nina Ireland Program for Lung Health Innovative Grant, UCSF, 2023
  • ABIM Certification in Critical Care Medicine, 2022
  • ABIM Certification in Pulmonology, 2021
  • ABIM Certification in Internal Medicine, 2019
Publications
  1. Kahkoska AR, Yang PK, Neumiller JJ, Alexopoulos AS, Allen NA, Chaytor NS, Fang M, Golding JA, Kalra S, Martins DS, Mba CM, Mbanya JC, Sinclair AJ, Stuckey HL, Munshi M. Type 1 diabetes in older populations. The lancet. Diabetes & endocrinology 2026. PMID: 42532083


  2. Newlin-Lew K, Perez-Brescia M, Channamsetty V, Salas-Vega M, Krol M, Jacque F, Lippman C, Allen NA. Continuous Glucose Monitoring Intervention for Hispanic Adults With Type 1 Diabetes Receiving Care in a Federally Qualified Health Center: Protocol for a Mixed Methods, Pragmatic Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols 2026. PMID: 42228938


  3. Allen NC, Ringler C, Woo SH, Phipps S, Lee JY, Reyes N, Biswas R, Neyton L, Willmore A, Caryotakis S, Roginsky J, Guo L, Magnen M, Ruivo P, Langelier C, COMET Consortium, Looney M, Ma A, Auyeung V, Calfee C, Molofsky AB, Peng T. NF-?B-activated fibroblasts orchestrate inflammaging and emergence of pro-inflammatory granzyme K+ T cells. Immunity 2026. PMID: 41903549


  4. Lee JY, Reyes N, Woo SH, Allen NC, Kadota T, Lechner A, Biswas R, Goel S, Stratton F, Kuang C, Tsukui T, Auyeung V, Mansfield AS, LaFave LM, Peng T. Senolytic-sensitive p16Ink4a+ fibroblasts in the tumor stroma rewire lung cancer metabolism and plasticity. Cell stem cell 2025. PMID: 41187746


  5. Brazee P, Allen N, Knipe R, Redente EF, Le Saux CJ. Peeling Back the Layers of the Bleomycin Model of Lung Fibrosis: Lessons Learned, Factors to Consider, and Future Directions. Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine 2025. PMID: 40803339


  6. Blanchette JE, Nally LM, Wentzell K, Hughes AS, Allen NA, Litchman ML. Insights on Improving Health Insurance Literacy in Diabetes. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 2025. PMID: 39998926


  7. Munshi M, Kahkoska AR, Neumiller JJ, Alexopoulos AS, Allen NA, Cukierman-Yaffe T, Huang ES, Lee SJ, Lipska KJ, McCarthy LM, Meneilly GS, Pandya N, Pratley RE, Rodriguez-Mañas L, Sinclair AJ, Sy SL, Toschi E, Weinstock RS. Realigning diabetes regimens in older adults: a 4S Pathway to guide simplification and deprescribing strategies. The lancet. Diabetes & endocrinology 2025. PMID: 39978368


  8. Mayberry LS, Nelson LA, Bergner EM, Raymond JK, Tanenbaum ML, Jaser SS, Wiebe DJ, Allen N, Berg CA, Naranjo D, Litchman M, Ollinger L, Hood K. Time for a Reframe: Shifting Focus From Continuous Glucose Monitor Uptake to Sustainable Use to Optimize Outcomes. Journal of diabetes science and technology 2024. PMID: 39143688


  9. Blanchette JE, Lewis CB, Shannon CS, Kanchibhatla A, Rieke J, Roche MJ, Johnson DA, Williams D, Webb S, Diaz CN, Lundgrin EL, Allen NA, Litchman ML, Hatipoglu B. Empowering emerging adults with type 1 diabetes: crafting a financial and health insurance toolkit through community-based participatory action research. Research involvement and engagement 2024. PMID: 39044303


  10. Wang C, Hyams B, Allen NC, Cautivo K, Monahan K, Zhou M, Dahlgren MW, Lizama CO, Matthay M, Wolters P, Molofsky AB, Peng T. Dysregulated lung stroma drives emphysema exacerbation by potentiating resident lymphocytes to suppress an epithelial stem cell reservoir. Immunity 2023. PMID: 36822205


  11. Reyes NS, Krasilnikov M, Allen NC, Lee JY, Hyams B, Zhou M, Ravishankar S, Cassandras M, Wang C, Khan I, Matatia P, Johmura Y, Molofsky A, Matthay M, Nakanishi M, Sheppard D, Campisi J, Peng T. Sentinel p16INK4a+ cells in the basement membrane form a reparative niche in the lung. Science (New York, N.Y.) 2022. PMID: 36227993


  12. Allen NC, Reyes NS, Lee JY, Peng T. Intersection of Inflammation and Senescence in the Aging Lung Stem Cell Niche. Frontiers in cell and developmental biology 2022. PMID: 35912114


  13. Oser TK, Litchman ML, Allen NA, Kwan BM, Fisher L, Jortberg BT, Polonsky WH, Oser SM. Personal Continuous Glucose Monitoring Use Among Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: Clinical Efficacy and Economic Impacts. Current diabetes reports 2021. PMID: 34882273


  14. Allen NC, Philip NH, Hui L, Zhou X, Franklin RA, Kong Y, Medzhitov R. Desynchronization of the molecular clock contributes to the heterogeneity of the inflammatory response. Science signaling 2019. PMID: 30837303


  15. Goddard LM, Murphy TJ, Org T, Enciso JM, Hashimoto-Partyka MK, Warren CM, Domigan CK, McDonald AI, He H, Sanchez LA, Allen NC, Orsenigo F, Chao LC, Dejana E, Tontonoz P, Mikkola HK, Iruela-Arispe ML. Progesterone receptor in the vascular endothelium triggers physiological uterine permeability preimplantation. Cell 2014. PMID: 24485460


  16. Brugmann SA, Allen NC, James AW, Mekonnen Z, Madan E, Helms JA. A primary cilia-dependent etiology for midline facial disorders. Human molecular genetics 2010. PMID: 20106874


  17. Allen NA, Fain JA, Braun B, Chipkin SR. Continuous glucose monitoring counseling improves physical activity behaviors of individuals with type 2 diabetes: A randomized clinical trial. Diabetes research and clinical practice 2008. PMID: 18304674


  18. Rinn JL, Wang JK, Allen N, Brugmann SA, Mikels AJ, Liu H, Ridky TW, Stadler HS, Nusse R, Helms JA, Chang HY. A dermal HOX transcriptional program regulates site-specific epidermal fate. Genes & development 2008. PMID: 18245445


  19. Eames BF, Allen N, Young J, Kaplan A, Helms JA, Schneider RA. Skeletogenesis in the swell shark Cephaloscyllium ventriosum. Journal of anatomy 2007. PMID: 17451531