David Becker is a pediatrician and psychotherapist. He was a primary care pediatrician at UCSF for 15 years before fully transitioning to integrative medicine and behavioral health at the UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine. He introduced pediatric services at the Osher Center in 2009, shortly after completing fellowship training in integrative medicine. He has extensive training and clinical experience with integrative medicine, mind-body strategies, chronic pain management, and clinical psychology. Dr. Becker sees children and young adults with a range of chronic and complex medical issues, with a focus on chronic pain. He also does mental health counseling for children and young adults through their mid-twenties, focusing on anxiety, depression, and other behavior concerns, as well as family therapy.
Dr. Becker received his medical degree, Master’s in Public Health, and pediatric residency training from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Additional post-graduate training includes the Fellowship in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine, a master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from the Wright Institute, and a three-year psychotherapy internship at the San Francisco Psychotherapy Research Group. He has also received additional training in mind-body skills and chronic pain management, in addition to completing the Teaching Scholars Program at UCSF.
Dr. Becker has a background in global humanitarian aid work with several relief organizations, including Doctors Without Borders. He teaches and lectures nationally and internationally on integrative medicine, mental health, chronic pain management, and mind-body strategies.
