Brandon Scott, MD, MBA

Assistant Professor

As a practicing physician interested in healthcare systems improvement, I strive to integrate clinical experience with operational execution to advocate for and pursue a better care delivery experience for patients.

I am an Assistant Clinical Professor and Hospitalist for UCSF's Division of Hospital Medicine responsible for directly caring for hospitalized patients as well as supervising and educating medical trainees.

I serve as UCSF Health's Interim Medical Director for Value Improvement responsible for advising and supporting health system value improvement initiatives, managing efforts related to data and financial analysis on improvement projects, and supporting the UCSF Caring Wisely program.

I also serve as the UCSF Hospital Medicine Division's Value Improvement Director responsible for maintaining oversight and strategic direction of the Division's value-based improvement initiatives and performance metrics including throughput optimization, resource utilization stewardship, and scholarship, mentorship, and professional development opportunities.

I completed Internal Medicine Residency at UCSF where I completed the Health Systems and Leadership Pathway. As co-chair of the Internal Medicine Residency Diversity Committee I helped develop the program's inaugural Anti-Racism Curriculum and Symposium.

I have a background in management consulting at Oliver Wyman and completed both my MD and MBA at UCLA. I am a graduate of Yale University where I played Varsity Football.
Education
11/2023 - Lean Champion, UCSF Health
06/2021 - Health Systems and Leadership Pathway, UCSF Internal Medicine Residency
MD, 06/2018 - , David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
MBA, 06/2018 - Executive Development Specialization, UCLA Anderson School of Management
BS, 05/2010 - Biomedical Engineering, Yale University
Honors and Awards
  • Division of Hospital Medicine Peer Mentoring Award, UCSF Division of Hospital Medicine, 2023-2024
  • Daron Williams Award for exemplifying equanimity in the practice of medicine, UCSF Internal Medicine Residency, 2020-2021
  • Internal Medicine Residency Graduation Speaker, UCSF Internal Medicine Residency, 2020-2021
Publications
  1. James M. Weinberger, MD, MBA, Jeffrey T. Fujimoto, MD, MBA, Brandon S. Scott, MD, MBA, Jeff P. Butler, MHA, and Mark S. Grossman, MD, MBA. Bringing Academic Medical Centers into the Retail Setting New England Journal of Medicine Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery. 2023. PMID:


  2. Scott BS, Fahimi J, Mourad M. Addressing the Emergency Department Crowding Crisis: Is Discharge by Noon Really the Answer? Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety. 2023. PMID: 36750394


  3. Sun F, Lipinsky DeGette R, Cummings EC, Deng LX, Hauser KA, Kopp Z, Penner JC, Scott BS, Raffel KE, Kantor MA. Capturing what matters: A retrospective observational study of advance care planning documentation at an academic medical center during the COVID-19 pandemic. 2015 Year Book of Pediatrics. Ed. Cabana MD. (Elsevier; Philadelphia, PA). 2021. PMID: 34920691


  4. Kantor MA, Scott BS, Abe-Jones Y, Raffel KE, Thombley R, Mourad M. Ask About What Matters: An Intervention to Improve Accessible Advance Care Planning Documentation. Journal of pain and symptom management. 2021. PMID: 34000334