UCSF Department Of Medicine | Division of Hospital Medicine

Bradley Sharpe, MD received his bachelor degree in chemistry from Stanford University and his medical degree from Harvard Medical School. He completed his residency and chief residency in Internal Medicine at UCSF. He currently is an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine and hospitalist and maintains clinical, administrative, and educational roles.

Clinically, Brad serves as an attending on the inpatient service at Moffitt-Long Hospital 3-4 months a year, working closely with housestaff and students. He also spends time on the Medicine Consult Service and the Neurosurgery Co-management Service (CNS).

Administratively, he acts as the Associate Division Chief for the Division of Hospital Medicine and the Associate Chief of the Medical Service at Moffitt-Long Hospital. In these roles, he helps manage the day-to-day operations of the Division and the inpatient services. In this capacity, he serves on multiple Medical Center committees, focusing on many issues pertinent to hospital medicine, including patient safety, transitions in care, and quality improvement. Specifically, he chairs a committee on improving the quality of care of patients with community-acquired pneumonia.

Educationally, Brad is the Associate Program Director for Inpatient Affairs for the UCSF Internal Medicine Residency. He oversees the residency inpatient activities at the 3 affiliated hospitals (Moffitt-Long Hospital, San Francisco General Hospital, and the UCSF VA Medical Center). Brad lectures to the residents on topics including community-acquired pneumonia, effective signout, and maximizing patient safety through teamwork and communication. Brad is involved in medical student education – he lectures on oral presentations and teaches basic physical exam skills. Lastly, Brad has graduated from the Stanford Faculty Development Clinical Teaching course and now teaches the class to UCSF faculty and Internal Medicine residents, working to improve the quality of teaching within the Department of Medicine.

In addition, Brad serves as an Associate Editor of AHRQ WebM&M, an online journal and forum on patient safety and health care quality. The website features expert analysis of medical errors reported anonymously by our readers, interactive learning modules on patient safety, and forums for online discussion.