Course Chair
Robert M. Wachter, MD
Professor and Chair, Department of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Guest Faculty
Matthew Rivara, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Nephrology
Harborview Medical Center
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Course Faculty
(University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine)
Nima Afshar, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
San Francisco VA Health Care System
Jennifer Babik, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
Associate Program Director
Internal Medicine Residency
Danielle Brandman, MD, MAS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology
H. Quinny Cheng, MD
Professor of Medicine
Medical Director,
Medicine Consultation
Service and Neurosurgery
Co-Management Service
Gurpreet Dhaliwal, MD
Professor of Medicine
Medicine Clerkship Site Director
San Francisco VA Health Care System
Vanja Douglas, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology
Sara & Evan Williams Foundation
Endowed Neurohospitalist Chair
Brett M. Elicker, MD
Professor of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging
Chief, Cardiac & Pulmonary Imaging
Sarah Goglin, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Rheumatology
Gerald Hsu, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
San Francisco VA Health Care System
Trevor Jensen, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Hospital Medicine
S. Andrew Josephson, MD
Carmen Castro Franceschi and Gladyne K. Mitchell
Neurohospitalist Distinguished
Professor and Chair, Department of Neurology
Raman Khanna, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Medical Director of Inpatient Informatics
Gregory M. Marcus, MD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiology
Marlene Martin, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Hospitalist, Zuckerberg
San Francisco General
Tracy Minichiello, MD
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Anticoagulation and Thrombosis Service
San Francisco VA Health Care System
Bradley Monash, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine and of Pediatrics;
Chief of Medicine Service
Elizabeth J. Murphy, MD, DPhil
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Zuckerberg San Francisco General
Sara Murray, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Hospital Medicine
Medical Director of Clinical Informatics
UCSF Health
Nader Najafi, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Division of Hospital
Medicine’s Data Core
Steven Z. Pantilat, MD
Professor of Medicine
Alan M. Kates and John M. Burnard
Endowed Chair in Palliative Care
Director, Palliative Care Leadership
Center; Chief, Division of Palliative Medicine
Lekshmi Santhosh, MD
Assistant Professor,
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Bradley A. Sharpe, MD
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Hospital Medicine
Diane Sliwka, MD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Hospital Medicine
Executive Medical Director for Patient Experience
Chief Physician Experience Officer
UCSF Health
Krishan Soni, MD, MBA, FACC
Medical Director of Quality and
Safety for the Heart and Vascular Center
Associate Program Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship
Assistant Clinical Professor
Division of Cardiology
Department of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco