Brandon Scott, MD, MBA

Assistant Professor

As a practicing physician with a focus on healthcare systems improvement, I integrate frontline clinical experience with operational execution to advance a more effective, equitable, and patient-centered care delivery experience.

I am an Assistant Clinical Professor and Hospitalist in UCSF’s Division of Hospital Medicine, where I provide care for hospitalized patients and supervise and educate medical trainees in the hospital setting.

I serve as Medical Director of the UCSF Parnassus Hospital Medicine Service, where I provide clinical and operational leadership for Hospital Medicine services at Parnassus. In this role, I work closely with physician and interdisciplinary leaders to support safe, high-quality, and efficient patient care. I also lead data-informed operational improvement efforts aligned with UCSF Health and Hospital Medicine priorities.

I also serve as UCSF Health Medical Director for Value Improvement, advising and supporting health system–level value improvement initiatives. In this role, I support data-driven and financial analyses for improvement projects and provide leadership for the UCSF Caring Wisely program.

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.

Prior to my career in medicine, I worked in management consulting at Oliver Wyman. I earned my MD and MBA from UCLA and my undergraduate degree from 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