Jeff Critchfield, MD

Professor

Dr. Jeffrey Critchfield is a Professor of Medicine at UCSF in the Division of Hospital Medicine at San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma Center. He serves as Chief Medical Experience Officer and Medical Director of Risk Management.

Jeff focuses on improving the care of hospitalized patients while working serving as an educator for medical students, residents and clinical fellows. In addition to direct patient care, he has focused on the work of developing and improving the system of care throughout the hospital and its connection to the community as one point on the continuum of care. As a former Chief of the Medical Staff and Chief of the Division of Hospital Medicine, Jeff shares the commitment of his SFGH colleagues to the combined mission of serving the greater community of San Francisco while contributing advances through development of new ideas, creating innovative programs and training the next generation of providers.

Education:
• MD, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 1988-1994
• BAS, Classics, Biology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, 1983-1987

Training:
• Internship, Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 1994-1995
• Residency, Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 1995-1996
• Fellowship, Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 1996-1997
• Chief Residency, Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 1997-1998
• Fellowship, Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 1998-1999
• Post-doc, Rheumatology University of California, San Francisco, CA 1999-2001

Certification:
• Medical License, Medical Board of California, #A60018, 1996
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, 2002
• Internal Medicine, Recertified, 2012

Memberships & Affiliations:
• Member, Society for Hospital Medicine
- Member, American Society for Hospital Risk Management
• Member, America's Essential Hospitals
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Education
M.D., 1994 - School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
Clinical Fellowship, - , University of California, San Francisco
Residency, - School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
Honors and Awards
  • Values in Action, Campus Wide Leadership Award, Zuckerberg San Francisco General, 2017
  • Alunus of the Year, Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, UCSF, 2016
Publications
  1. Paul-Emile K, Critchfield JM, Wheeler M, de Bourmont S, Fernandez A. Addressing Patient Bias Toward Health Care Workers: Recommendations for Medical Centers. Annals of internal medicine 2020. PMID: 32658573


  2. Wheeler M, de Bourmont S, Paul-Emile K, Pfeffinger A, McMullen A, Critchfield JM, Fernandez A. Physician and Trainee Experiences With Patient Bias. JAMA internal medicine 2019. PMID: 31657839


  3. Chan B, Goldman LE, Sarkar U, Guzman D, Critchfield J, Saha S, Kushel M. High perceived social support and hospital readmissions in an older multi-ethnic, limited English proficiency, safety-net population. BMC health services research 2019. PMID: 31126336


  4. Chodos AH, Kushel MB, Greysen SR, Guzman D, Kessell ER, Sarkar U, Goldman LE, Critchfield JM, Pierluissi E. Hospitalization-Associated Disability in Adults Admitted to a Safety-Net Hospital. Volume 30 of Issue 12. Journal of general internal medicine 2015. PMID: 25986139


  5. Chan B, Goldman LE, Sarkar U, Schneidermann M, Kessell E, Guzman D, Critchfield J, Kushel M. The Effect of a Care Transition Intervention on the Patient Experience of Older Multi-Lingual Adults in the Safety Net: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Volume 30 of Issue 12. Journal of general internal medicine 2015. PMID: 25986136


  6. Martin M, Sedighi Manesh R, Henderson MC, Critchfield JM. Diagnostic Scheming. Volume 30 of Issue 12. Journal of general internal medicine 2015. PMID: 26307386


  7. Brown RT, Pierluissi E, Guzman D, Kessell ER, Goldman LE, Sarkar U, Schneidermann M, Critchfield JM, Kushel MB. Functional disability in late-middle-aged and older adults admitted to a safety-net hospital. Volume 62 of Issue 11. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2014. PMID: 25367281


  8. Goldman LE, Sarkar U, Kessell E, Guzman D, Schneidermann M, Pierluissi E, Walter B, Vittinghoff E, Critchfield J, Kushel M. Support from hospital to home for elders: a randomized trial. Volume 161 of Issue 7. Annals of internal medicine 2014. PMID: 25285540


  9. Greysen SR, Hoi-Cheung D, Garcia V, Kessell E, Sarkar U, Goldman L, Schneidermann M, Critchfield J, Pierluissi E, Kushel M. "Missing pieces"--functional, social, and environmental barriers to recovery for vulnerable older adults transitioning from hospital to home. Volume 62 of Issue 8. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2014. PMID: 24934494


  10. Probasco JC, Spudich SS, Critchfield J, Lee E, Lollo N, Deeks SG, Price RW. Failure of atorvastatin to modulate CSF HIV-1 infection: results of a pilot study. Neurology 2008. PMID: 18695163


  11. Hernandez GT, Critchfield JM, Rodriguez RA. Interpretation of serologic tests in an HIV-infected patient with kidney disease. Volume 2 of Issue 12. 2006. PMID: 17124528


  12. May TA, Clancy M, Critchfield J, Ebeling F, Enriquez A, Gallagher C, Genevro J, Kloo J, Lewis P, Smith R, Ng VL. Reducing unnecessary inpatient laboratory testing in a teaching hospital. Volume 126 of Issue 2. 2006. PMID: 16891194


  13. Critchfield JM, Deeks SG. Treating the latent reservoir of HIV. The AIDS reader 2004. PMID: 15457601


  14. Critchfield J. Considering the immune response to botulinum toxin. The Clinical journal of pain 2002. PMID: 12569960