Sergio Torres

Associate Professor

Dr. Torres completed his medical education at the Institute of Technical-Superior Studies of Monterrey in Monterrey, Nuevo León. He completed his residency and chief residency at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He has worked as an academic hospitalist at Kaiser Permanente - Los Angeles Medical Center and as a surgical co-management hospitalist at Stanford University. He joined the Division of Hospital Medicine at UCSF Health in 2021.
Education
2021 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training, University of California
Chief Residency, 2015 - Internal Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine
Residency, 2014 - Internal Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine
MD, 2010 - Medicine, Institute of Technical-Superior Studies of Monterrey
EMT-Basic, 2006 - Emergency Medical Technician, Cruz Roja Mexicana
Honors and Awards
  • Division of Hospital Medicine - Internal Grant Program, UCSF Health, 2022
  • Outstanding Resident Award – Internal Medicine Clinic, Quentin Mease Community Hospital BCM. Houston, TX, 2014
  • The Gold Humanism Honor Society, The Arnold P. Gold Foundation, 2014
Publications

  1. Stewart DE, Dang BN, Trautner B, Cai C, Torres S, Turner T. Assessing residents' knowledge of patient satisfaction: a cross-sectional study at a large academic medical centre. "Are Telehealth Visits Feasible for Vulnerable Patients?" 2017. PMID: 28827266


  2. Rotte M, Fields JM, Torres S, Dominick C, Kelly JD. Use of ultrasound to diagnose and manage a five-liter empyema in a rural clinic in sierra leone. "Are Telehealth Visits Feasible for Vulnerable Patients?" 2014. PMID: 25050185


  3. Torres SA, Cheema O, Shah DJ, Torre-Amione G, Estep JD. Allograft coronary artery thrombosis: a case report of early cardiac allograft left ventricular myocardial infarction. "Are Telehealth Visits Feasible for Vulnerable Patients?" 2012. PMID: 22891111


  4. Sergio A. Torres and Daniel Moreira. Guia Exarmed 3a Ed. Cardiopatías Congénitas (Chapter) "Are Telehealth Visits Feasible for Vulnerable Patients?" 2012. PMID:


  5. Sergio A. Torres and Carlos A. Tafich. Guía Exarmed 3a Ed. Insuficiencia Cardiaca (Chapter) "Are Telehealth Visits Feasible for Vulnerable Patients?" 2012. PMID:


  6. Torres SA, Castaño JD. Simulation of the hydraulic fracture process in two dimensions using a discrete element method. "Are Telehealth Visits Feasible for Vulnerable Patients?" 2007. PMID: 17677327