Sharon Nomburg

Sharon C. Nomburg is a social worker who emotionally supports and counsels families whose babies require intensive care after birth. She helps parents cope with the challenges of having a hospitalized newborn while balancing their home and work lives. She also arranges meetings for parents to meet with members of the neonatology team to discuss the care newborns may receive.

Nomburg earned a master's degree in social work from the Columbia University School of Social Work with an emphasis on family, youth and children's services. Prior to joining UCSF, she worked at a nonprofit community agency, a domestic violence shelter and preschools in the Bay Area.