Darren Fiore, MD
Professor
Pediatrics
School of Medicine
I am the Clinical Chief of the Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine. I attend on the Pediatric Hospital Medicine service, and have additional expertise in pediatric pain management, sedation, complex care, transport, and community hospital medicine. I am the Medical Director of the Medical/Surgical Unit at Benioff Children's Hospital San Francisco.
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I have broad training and experience in quality improvement and am a UCSF Health Lean Leader. I am the UCSF Health GME Site Director.
My non-clinical, scholarly and leadership activities are primarily in graduate medical education. I am a graduate of the Teaching Scholars Program and a member of the UCSF Academy of Medical Educators. I held the Abraham Rudolph Endowed Chair in Pediatric Education.
I developed and direct the Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship, a two-year ACGME accredited fellowship training program, and have published on fellowship outcomes. I teach in various capacities across learner levels including medical students, residents, fellows, and faculty. I have extensive teaching and curriculum development experience, as well as expertise in simulation-based education.
Education & Training
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- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California 2019
- Residency Pediatrics University of California San Francisco 2007
- MD Doctor of Medicine State University of New York at Downstate 2004
- BA Psychology Georgetown University 1999
Websites
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- Clinical Profile at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital (ucsfbenioffchildrens.org)
Publications (11)
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Pain ManagementInpatientsHospital MedicineFructoseHypokalemic Periodic ParalysisFellowships and ScholarshipsPotassium DeficiencyRisk ManagementMedicineHealth EducatorsCarbonic AnhydrasesEducation, MedicalAcute PainPatient SafetyCarbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors
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Improving the Quality of Written Discharge Instructions: A Multisite Collaborative Project.
Pediatrics 2023 Desai AD, Tolpadi A, Parast L, Esporas M, Britto MT, Gidengil C, Wilson K, Bardach NS, Basco WT, Brittan MS, Johnson DP, Wood KE, Yung S, Dawley E, Fiore D, Gregoire L, Hodo LN, Leggett B, Piazza K, … -
Identifying Value Factors in Institutional Leaders' Perspectives on Investing in Health Professions Educators.
JAMA network open 2023 Poncelet A, Collins S, Fiore D, Rosenbluth G, Loeser H, Sawaya GF, Teherani A, Chang A -
Family Input for Quality and Safety (FIQS): Using mobile technology for in-hospital reporting from families and patients.
Journal of hospital medicine 2022 Bardach NS, Stotts JR, Fiore DM, Sarkar U, Sharma AE, Boscardin WJ, Avina L, Peralta-Neel C, Rosenbluth G -
Isolated idiopathic radial artery aneurysm in an infant
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports 2021 Darren M. Fiore, Rym El Khoury -
Research and Career Outcomes for Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship Graduates.
Hospital pediatrics 2021 Rassbach CE, Fiore D, COUNCIL OF PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL MEDICINE FELLOWSHIP DIRECTORS
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NATIONAL SURVEY OF RESEARCH OUTCOMES FOR PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL MEDICINE FELLOWSHIP GRADUATES
Academic Pediatrics 2019 Rassbach, C. E., & Fiore, D. -
Keeping Time: Implementing Appointment-based Family-centered Rounds.
Pediatric quality & safety 2019 Bekmezian A, Fiore DM, Long M, Monash BJ, Padrez R, Rosenbluth G, Sun KI -
Acute Pain Management in Hospitalized Children.
Reviews on recent clinical trials 2017 Dancel R, Liles EA, Fiore D -
Association between adaptations to ACGME duty hour requirements, length of stay, and costs.
Sleep 2013 Rosenbluth G, Fiore DM, Maselli JH, Vittinghoff E, Wilson SD, Auerbach AD -
Treatment of hypokalemic periodic paralysis with topiramate.
Muscle & nerve 2011 Fiore DM, Strober JB -
Platform Presentation at 2011 PAS/ASPR Joint Meeting
Compliance with new ACGME duty hour requirements can improve patient care measures. Rosenbluth, G, Fiore, DM, Maselli JH, Wilson, SD, and Auerbach AD