Brian Schwartz, MD

2.Brian Schwartz
Co-Director
Professor of Medicine; Division of Infectious Diseases

Brian Schwartz is a physician specializing in the treatment of infectious diseases, specifically the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of infections in immunocompromised patients. He serves as the Associate Chair of Education for the Department of Medicine. He previously served as the Program Director of the Infectious Diseases Fellowship at UCSF and the Course Director for the Pathogens and Host Defense block in the School of Medicine. He was the inaugural Chair of the Medical Education Community of Practice for the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Chair of the Microbiology/Immunology Item Writing Committee for the National Board of Medical Examiners. Between 2014-2019 he held the Gold-Headed Cane Endowed Teaching Chair for Internal Medicine. He also serves as a contributing editor to the Sanford Guide of Antimicrobial Therapy.

Interests: Mentorship, faculty development, medical education in some medical specialties, running, and fishing.

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Publications

Evaluation of the Infectious Diseases Society of America's Core Antimicrobial Stewardship Curriculum for Infectious Diseases Fellows.

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Spicer JO, Armstrong WS, Schwartz BS, Abbo LM, Advani SD, Barsoumian AE, Beeler C, Bennani K, Holubar M, Huang M, Ince D, Justo JA, Lee MSL, Logan A, MacDougall C, Nori P, Ohl C, Patel PK, Pottinger PS, Shnekendorf R, Stack C, Van Schooneveld TC, Willis ZI, Zhou Y, Luther VP

Parasitic infections in solid organ transplantation.

American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons

Schwartz BS, Mawhorter SD, AST Infectious Diseases Community of Practice

Global TravEpiNet: a national consortium of clinics providing care to international travelers--analysis of demographic characteristics, travel destinations, and pretravel healthcare of high-risk US international travelers, 2009-2011.

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

LaRocque RC, Rao SR, Lee J, Ansdell V, Yates JA, Schwartz BS, Knouse M, Cahill J, Hagmann S, Vinetz J, Connor BA, Goad JA, Oladele A, Alvarez S, Stauffer W, Walker P, Kozarsky P, Franco-Paredes C, Dismukes R, Rosen J, Hynes NA, Jacquerioz F, McLellan S, Hale D, Sofarelli T, Schoenfeld D, Marano N, Brunette G, Jentes ES, Yanni E, Sotir MJ, Ryan ET, Global TravEpiNet Consortium

Clinical Teaching Workshop Series: Apply by November 15


Drs. Brad Sharpe and Brad Monash in collaboration with the DOM PRO-cess will be leading a workshop series on clinical teaching for 12 DOM faculty in Spring 2024. This series has been completed by many of the most outstanding educators at UCSF and across the country. The series will include 7 in-person, 2-hour workshops on the UCSF Health Parnassus and ZSFG campuses.

The deadline to complete the application is November 15, 2023. Selected participants will be notified the week of December 4th, 2023. 
 

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