Hospital Medicine UCSF Health
August Publications
Margaret Fang, Priya Prasad, and colleagues at Kaiser Permanente Northern California and Kaiser Permanente Southern California published a study demonstrating that hospitalized patients with Covid-19 have more than 3x the risk of blood clots than comparable inpatients without Covid-19. Read More
MS HAIL Acceptance
Michelle Cai was accepted into the UCSF’s Master of Science Healthcare Administration and Interprofessional Leadership (MS HAIL) program starting in Fall 2021.
New Associate Director for Training
Ari Hoffman was named the UCSF Institute for Health Policy Studies (IHPS) Associate Director for Training
New Director for Quality & Safety
Sajan Patel was named the new Director for Quality and Safety.
New NHS and AHF Medical Director
Aline Zorian was named the new Medical Director of Moffitt-Long Nights and AHF Hospitalist Services.
Inaugural Research Director of Age Friendly Health System
James Harrison will be the inaugural Research Director of UCSF Health’s Age Friendly Health System (AFHS).
Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice Book
Rupa Marya published "Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice," along with Raj Patel. The book examines the social and environmental roots of poor health. If you are interested, please reach out to Michelle Cai for a copy and join us for a book discussion on September 16th from 12p-1p.
September Publications
Brad Sharpe, Bob Wachter, Adrienne Greene, Ari Hoffman, and Alex Kazberouk (UCSF Geriatric Fellow) published a case study in the New England Journal of Medicine Catalyst on the potential--and the challenges--involved in the transfer of patients from the Emergency Department to St. Mary's.
DHM in the News - September
Benjamin Rosner was interviewed on Kaiser Health News about how health data from wearable devices is not yet widely adopted by health care providers.
Associate Director of Clinician Educator Success
Stephanie Rennke was named the Associate Director in the Department of Medicine Program for Clinician Educator Success.