Dr. Raul Gutierrez is a community pediatrician practicing at San Francisco General Hospital and an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at UCSF. He is the co-founder and co-director of the BRIDGES clinic, a multidisciplinary team committed to a holistic and community-supported approach to wellness among recently immigrated children and their families. He is also co-director of the Center of Excellence for Immigrant Child Health and Wellbeing and the pediatric lead for the UCSF Health and Human Rights Initiative, providing pro bono psychological and medical forensic exams to support children’s immigration relief cases. He leads advocacy at the national level through the American Academy of Pediatrics as the Chair of the Council on Immigrant Child and Family Health. As director of the Pediatric Leaders Advancing Health Equity (PLUS) program, he trains residents at UCSF in leadership and community engagement skills toward health justice. From interpreting for patients at a free clinic in college to working with migrant farm workers in Michigan and now advocating for asylum-seeking families in the Bay Area of California, he has committed to serving resilient communities who deserve to be seen. He has always found inspiration in his abuela’s journey and carries her strength as an immigrant woman with him daily.