Roxana Benavides, MSN, FNP, CCRN
Inpatient Nurse Practitioner | UCSF Health
Roxana Benavides, MSN, FNP, CCRN, is a Nurse Practitioner with the inpatient service of the UCSF Department of General Surgery at Parnassus. Her clinical specialties include Neurology and General Surgery.
Roxana is an active member of the UCSF Center for Global Nursing and a recipient of the 2024 and 2025 CGN Travel Awards, which supported her work providing free general surgery services to uninsured populations. In May 2024, Roxana became the first Nurse Practitioner to travel to Hospital de la Familia in Nuevo Progreso, Guatemala, serving on the General Surgery volunteer team.
Drawing on her expertise in acute care, oncology, critical care, and neuroscience nursing, Roxana helped manage the General Surgery Clinic and conducted pre-operative consultations for patients with complex hernias, cholecystitis, cholelithiasis, and various body masses. She completed history and physical examinations, coordinated surgical scheduling, and managed admissions, discharges, and daily rounds for surgical patients. Roxana also supported care delivery by assisting with language interpretation for surgeons and medical staff.
We are honored to recognize Roxana Benavides for her commitment to advancing global health equity, leadership in delivering compassionate, high-quality surgical care, and dedication to improving health outcomes.