Jeff Belkora, PhD, MSc
Associate Professor
Institute for Health Policy Studies
School of Medicine
Awards
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- PRIDE Experience Award for work with the COVID-19 Hotline Team, UCSF Health, 2021
- Dean’s Commendation for Exceptional University Service for COVID-19 Pandemic Response, UCSF School of Medicine, 2020
- The Patient Support Corps: A Service Learning Program for Improved Care and Education, UC Office of the President - Center for Health Quality and Innovation, 2011
- Faith Fancher Award for Outstanding Breast Cancer Research Proposal in Underserved Populations, California Breast Cancer Research Program, 2010
- Health/Medical Advocate of the Year, Dorland Health People Awards, 2010
- Innovation Spotlight (iSpot) Award, Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation, 2009
- Innovation Profile in Innovation Exchange, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services, 2008
- Tax Check-Off Award for “research projects that could make the greatest impact on California women”,, California Breast Cancer Research Program, 2006
- Fellow in the Teaching Scholars Program, Office of Medical Education, UCSF School of Medicine, 2006
- Building Interdisciplinary Careers in Women’s Health, UCSF/NIH K12 Career Development Award, 2006
- Tax Check-Off Award for “research projects that could make the greatest impact on California women”,, California Breast Cancer Research Program, 2004
- Ph.D. dissertation on Consultation Planning named as National Best Practice, Oncology Roundtable of the Advisory Board, Washington DC, 1997
- Goldsmith Award for Best Paper on Dispute Resolution by a Stanford University Student, Stanford Center on Conflict and Negotiation, 1997
- Graduated magna cum laude, Brown University, 1990
- Phi Beta Kappa honors society - humanities, Phi Beta Kappa, 1989
- Sigma Xi honors society - science, Sigma Xi, 1989
- Best undergraduate paper on cryptography, Cryptologia Journal, 1987
- Regional Winner, NAAAF Essay on the Bicentennial of the Constitution, National Academic Achievement Award Foundation, 1987
Education & Training
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- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training UCSF 2021
- Training in Clinical Research UCSF 2008
- Teaching Scholars Program UCSF 2006
- PhD Engineering Stanford University 06/1997
- MSc Statistics Stanford University 06/1993
- ScB Applied Mathematics Brown University 05/1990
Interests
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- Patient Education
- Implementation Science
- Shared Decision Making
- Patient Engagement
- Patient Navigation
- Patient Experience
- Internships
- Medical Decision Making
- Pipeline and Pathway Programs
- Health Coaching
- Workforce Extenders
- Program Design and Evaluation
- Service Learning
- Under-Represented in Health
Websites
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- Patient Support Corps (healthpolicy.ucsf.edu)
- Jeff Belkora (jeffbelkora.com)
Videos
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- The Patient Support Corps - Institute of Medicine presentation (youtube.com)
- iSPOT Innovation Award Presentation - Mayo Clinic TRANSFORM Conference (youtube.com)
- Patient Support Corps Student Intern Excerpt - Mayo Clinic TRANSFORM conference (youtube.com)
- Presentation at Foundation for Informed Medical Decision Making (youtube.com)
- Medical Decision Quality - Stanford University (youtube.com)
- Medical Decision Making - Decision Education Foundation (youtube.com)
Publications (65)
Top publication keywords:
Decision MakingPatient Education as TopicNeeds AssessmentAttitude of Health PersonnelPhysician-Patient RelationsDecision Support TechniquesBreast NeoplasmsSelf EfficacyReferral and ConsultationHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeAttitude to HealthProstatic Neoplasms, Castration-ResistantPatient ParticipationPopulation HealthCommunication
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Sustainment of the TeleSleep program for rural veterans.
Frontiers in health services 2023 Belkora JK, Ortiz DeBoque L, Folmer RL, Totten AM, Williams K, Whooley MA, Boudreau E, Atwood CW, Zeidler M, Rezayat T, Chilakamarri P, Sarmiento KF -
Validation Study on Risk-Reduction Activities after Exposure to a Personalized Breast Cancer Risk-Assessment Education Tool in High-Risk Women in the WISDOM Study.
Research square 2023 Wang T, Che M, Huilgol YS, Keane H, Goodman D, Soonavala R, Ozanne E, Shieh Y, Belkora JK, Fiscalini AS, Athena Breast Health Network Investigators and Advocate Partners, Esserman LJ -
Veterans Health Administration response to 2021 recall of Philips Respironics devices: A case study.
Frontiers in sleep 2023 Belkora JK, Fields B, Shamim-Uzzaman QA, Stratford D, Alfandre D, Hollingshaus S, Yackel E, Geppert C, Nechanicky P, Nichols A, Williams K, Reichert J, Whooley MA, Francis J, Sarmiento KF -
Feeling known and informed: Serial qualitative interviews evaluating a consultation support intervention for patients with high-grade glioma.
Cancer medicine 2023 Shepherd SC, Hacking B, Wallace LM, Murdoch SE, Belkora J -
Mobile Audio Recording Technology to Promote Informed Decision Making in Advanced Prostate Cancer.
JCO oncology practice 2021 Kwon DH, Karthikeyan S, Chang A, Borno HT, Koshkin VS, Desai A, Bose R, Friedlander T, Rodvelt T, Li P, Small EJ, Aggarwal RR, Belkora J
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Pre-Appointment Nurse Navigation: Patient-Centered Findings From a Survey of Patients With Breast Cancer.
Clinical journal of oncology nursing 2021 Wang T, Huilgol YS, Black J, D'Andrea C, James J, Northrop A, Belkora J, Esserman LJ -
Extending the Population Health Workforce Through Service Learning Internships During COVID: A Community Case Study.
Frontiers in public health 2021 Belkora J, Weinberg T, Murphy J, Karthikeyan S, Tran H, Toliver T, Lopez F, Tominaga G, Helle M, Intinarelli G, Adler J -
Development and pilot of an online, personalized risk assessment tool for a breast cancer precision medicine trial.
NPJ breast cancer 2021 Keane H, Huilgol YS, Shieh Y, Tice JA, Belkora J, Sepucha K, Shibley WP, Wang T, Che M, Goodman D, Ozanne E, Fiscalini AS, Esserman LJ -
Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy: A narrative review of the evidence and acceptability.
Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland) 2021 Scheepens JCC, Veer LV', Esserman L, Belkora J, Mukhtar RA -
Prime Time for Consultation Audio Recordings: Supporting Shared Decision Making During and After the COVID-19 Era.
JCO oncology practice 2020 Kwon DH, Aggarwal RR, Esserman LJ, Belkora JK -
Evaluation of a National Comprehensive Cancer Network Guidelines-Based Decision Support Tool in Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Nonrandomized Clinical Trial.
JAMA network open 2020 Wu SY, Lazar AA, Gubens MA, Blakely CM, Gottschalk AR, Jablons DM, Jahan TM, Wang VEH, Dunbar TL, Wong ML, Chan JW, Guthrie W, Belkora J, Yom SS -
Development and pilot evaluation of a personalized decision support intervention for low risk prostate cancer patients.
Cancer medicine 2019 Belkora J, Chan JM, Cooperberg MR, Neuhaus J, Stupar L, Weinberg T, Broering JM, Tenggara I, Cowan JE, Rosenfeld S, Kenfield SA, Van Blarigan EL, Simko JP, Witte J, Carroll PR -
An In-Visit Decision Aid for Surgeons to Address Decision Making for Bilateral Mastectomy for Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients.
Annals of surgical oncology 2019 Yao K, Belkora J, Lee C, Kuchta K, Pesce C, Kopkash K, Rabbitt S, Barrera E, Simovic S, Sepucha K -
Impact of Timing on Measurement of Decision Quality and Shared Decision Making: Longitudinal Cohort Study of Breast Cancer Patients.
Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making 2019 Sepucha KR, Langford AT, Belkora JK, Chang Y, Moy B, Partridge AH, Lee CN -
Randomised controlled trial of a repeated consultation support intervention for patients with colorectal cancer.
Psycho-oncology 2018 Shepherd SC, Hacking B, Wallace LM, Murdoch SE, Belkora J -
Erratum to: Impact of an In-visit Decision Aid on Patient Knowledge about Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy: A Pilot Study.
Annals of surgical oncology 2017 Yao K, Belkora J, Bedrosian I, Rosenberg S, Sisco M, Barrera E, Kyrillos A, Tilburt J, Wang C, Rabbitt S, Pesce C, Simovic S, Winchester DJ, Sepucha K -
The value of embedding: integrated palliative care for patients with metastatic breast cancer.
Breast cancer research and treatment 2017 Rabow M, Small R, Jow A, Majure M, Chien A, Melisko M, Belkora J, Esserman LJ, Rugo H -
The Effects of Coaching Patients to List Questions Before Visiting Cancer Specialists: Retrospective Evaluation of Visit Preparation in a Rural, Underserved Setting.
Journal of participatory medicine 2017 Belkora JK, Naguit M, Stupar L, Wiley J, Volz S, O'Donnell S -
Impact of an In-visit Decision Aid on Patient Knowledge about Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy: A Pilot Study.
Annals of surgical oncology 2016 Yao K, Belkora J, Bedrosian I, Rosenberg S, Sisco M, Barrera E, Kyrillios A, Tilburt J, Wang C, Rabbitt S, Pesce C, Simovic S, Winchester DJ, Sepucha K -
Survey of the Deficits in Surgeons' Knowledge of Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy.
JAMA surgery 2016 Yao K, Belkora J, Sisco M, Rosenberg S, Bedrosian I, Liederbach E, Wang C -
Coaching patients in the use of decision and communication aids: RE-AIM evaluation of a patient support program.
BMC health services research 2015 Belkora J, Volz S, Loth M, Teng A, Zarin-Pass M, Moore D, Esserman L -
The need for decision and communication aids: a survey of breast cancer survivors.
The Journal of community and supportive oncology 2015 Belkora JK, Miller MF, Dougherty K, Gayer C, Golant M, Buzaglo JS -
Impact of socioeconomic factors on informed decision making and treatment choice in patients with hip and knee OA.
The Journal of arthroplasty 2014 Youm J, Chan V, Belkora J, Bozic KJ -
Patient, surgeon, and healthcare purchaser views on the use of decision and communication aids in orthopaedic surgery: a mixed methods study.
BMC health services research 2014 Bozic KJ, Chenok KE, Schindel J, Chan V, Huddleston JI, Braddock C, Belkora J -
Measuring decision quality: psychometric evaluation of a new instrument for breast cancer chemotherapy.
BMC medical informatics and decision making 2014 Lee CN, Wetschler MH, Chang Y, Belkora JK, Moy B, Partridge A, Sepucha KR -
Shared decision making for treatment of cancer: challenges and opportunities.
Journal of oncology practice 2014 Katz SJ, Belkora J, Elwyn G -
Informational needs of patients with metastatic breast cancer: what questions do they ask, and are physicians answering them?
Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education 2014 Danesh M, Belkora J, Volz S, Rugo HS -
Making better doctors: a survey of premedical interns working as health coaches.
Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education 2014 Zarin-Pass M, Belkora J, Volz S, Esserman L -
Navigating healthcare: a qualitative study exploring prostate cancer patients' and doctors' experience of consultations using a decision-support intervention.
Psycho-oncology 2014 Hacking B, Scott SE, Wallace LM, Shepherd SC, Belkora J -
Coaching and guidance with patient decision aids: A review of theoretical and empirical evidence.
BMC medical informatics and decision making 2013 Stacey D, Kryworuchko J, Belkora J, Davison BJ, Durand MA, Eden KB, Hoffman AS, Koerner M, Légaré F, Loiselle MC, Street RL -
Breast cancer treatment across health care systems: linking electronic medical records and state registry data to enable outcomes research.
Cancer 2013 Kurian AW, Mitani A, Desai M, Yu PP, Seto T, Weber SC, Olson C, Kenkare P, Gomez SL, de Bruin MA, Horst K, Belkora J, May SG, Frosch DL, Blayney DW, Luft HS, Das AK -
Shared decision making in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip and knee: results of a randomized controlled trial.
The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume 2013 Bozic KJ, Belkora J, Chan V, Youm J, Zhou T, Dupaix J, Bye AN, Braddock CH, Chenok KE, Huddleston JI -
Evaluation of question-listing at the Cancer Support Community.
Translational behavioral medicine 2013 Belkora J, Miller M, Crawford B, Coyne K, Stauffer M, Buzaglo J, Blakeney N, Michaels M, Golant M -
Do patients use decision and communication aids as prompted when meeting with breast cancer specialists?
Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy 2013 Volz S, Moore DH, Belkora JK -
The emerging case for shared decision making in orthopaedics.
Instructional course lectures 2013 Youm J, Chenok KE, Belkora J, Chiu V, Bozic KJ -
Physician behaviors surrounding the implementation of decision and communication AIDS in a breast cancer clinic: a qualitative analysis of staff intern perceptions.
Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education 2012 Pass M, Volz S, Teng A, Esserman L, Belkora J -
Is there shared decision making when the provider makes a recommendation?
Patient education and counseling 2012 Frongillo M, Feibelmann S, Belkora J, Lee C, Sepucha K -
Adoption, acceptability, and accuracy of an online clinical trial matching website for breast cancer.
Journal of medical Internet research 2012 Cohen E, Belkora J, Tyler J, Schreiner J, Deering MJ, Grama L, Duggan B, Illi J, Pederson J, Anand A, Teng A, McCreary E, Moore D, Tripathy D, Hogarth M, Lieberman M, Park J, Esserman L -
Decision support by telephone: randomized controlled trial in a rural community setting.
Patient education and counseling 2012 Belkora J, Stupar L, O'Donnell S, Loucks A, Moore D, Jupiter C, Johnson N, Wilson L -
Measuring decision quality: psychometric evaluation of a new instrument for breast cancer surgery.
BMC medical informatics and decision making 2012 Sepucha KR, Belkora JK, Chang Y, Cosenza C, Levin CA, Moy B, Partridge A, Lee CN -
Testing the feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness of a 'decision navigation' intervention for early stage prostate cancer patients in Scotland--a randomised controlled trial.
Psycho-oncology 2012 Hacking B, Wallace L, Scott S, Kosmala-Anderson J, Belkora J, McNeill A -
Patient and observer ratings of physician shared decision making behaviors in breast cancer consultations.
Patient education and counseling 2012 Pass M, Belkora J, Moore D, Volz S, Sepucha K -
Decision making about surgery for early-stage breast cancer.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons 2011 Lee CN, Chang Y, Adimorah N, Belkora JK, Moy B, Partridge AH, Ollila DW, Sepucha KR -
Does use of the adjuvant! model influence use of adjuvant therapy through better risk communication?
Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN 2011 Belkora JK, Hutton DW, Moore DH, Siminoff LA -
Impact of decision aids in a sustained implementation at a breast care center.
Patient education and counseling 2011 Belkora JK, Volz S, Teng AE, Moore DH, Loth MK, Sepucha KR -
Are patients making high-quality decisions about breast reconstruction after mastectomy? [outcomes article].
Plastic and reconstructive surgery 2011 Lee CN, Belkora J, Chang Y, Moy B, Partridge A, Sepucha K -
Using the critical incident technique in community-based participatory research: a case study.
Progress in community health partnerships : research, education, and action 2011 Belkora J, Stupar L, O'Donnell S -
Expanding the reach of decision and communication aids in a breast care center: a quality improvement study.
Patient education and counseling 2010 Belkora JK, Teng A, Volz S, Loth MK, Esserman LJ -
Consultation support for rural women with breast cancer: results of a community-based participatory research study.
Patient education and counseling 2009 Franklin L, Belkora J, O'Donnell S, Elsbree D, Hardin J, Ingle B, Johnson N -
Implementing decision and communication aids to facilitate patient-centered care in breast cancer: a case study.
Patient education and counseling 2009 Belkora JK, Loth MK, Volz S, Rugo HS -
Oncologist use of the Adjuvant! model for risk communication: a pilot study examining patient knowledge of 10-year prognosis.
BMC cancer 2009 Belkora JK, Rugo HS, Moore DH, Hutton DW, Chen DF, Esserman LJ -
Hypertension is an independent predictor of survival disparity between African-American and white breast cancer patients.
International journal of cancer 2009 Braithwaite D, Tammemagi CM, Moore DH, Ozanne EM, Hiatt RA, Belkora J, West DW, Satariano WA, Liebman M, Esserman L -
Adaptation of consultation planning for Native American and Latina women with breast cancer.
The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association 2009 Belkora J, Franklin L, O'Donnell S, Ohnemus J, Stacey D -
Are patients getting the "gist" in risk communication? Patient understanding of prognosis in breast cancer treatment.
Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education 2009 Hutton DW, Belkora JK, Shachter RD, Moore DH -
Assessing risk communication in breast cancer: are continuous measures of patient knowledge better than categorical?
Patient education and counseling 2009 Belkora J, Moore DH, Hutton DW -
Sensitivity to input variability of the Adjuvant! Online breast cancer prognostic model.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2008 Ozanne EM, Braithwaite D, Sepucha K, Moore D, Esserman L, Belkora J -
Monitoring the implementation of Consultation Planning, Recording, and Summarizing in a breast care center.
Patient education and counseling 2008 Belkora JK, Loth MK, Chen DF, Chen JY, Volz S, Esserman LJ -
Risk communication with patients with breast cancer: cautionary notes about printing Adjuvant! estimates.
The Lancet. Oncology 2008 Belkora J, Rugo HS, Moore DH, Hutton D, Esserman L -
Training community resource center and clinic personnel to prompt patients in listing questions for doctors: follow-up interviews about barriers and facilitators to the implementation of consultation planning.
Implementation science : IS 2008 Belkora J, Edlow B, Aviv C, Sepucha K, Esserman L -
Evaluation of a visit preparation intervention implemented in two rural, underserved counties of Northern California.
Patient education and counseling 2006 Belkora J, Katapodi M, Moore D, Franklin L, Hopper K, Esserman L -
Improving the quality of decision making in breast cancer: consultation planning template and consultation recording template.
Oncology nursing forum 2003 Sepucha KR, Belkora JK, Aviv C, Mutchnik S, Esserman LJ -
Consultation planning to help breast cancer patients prepare for medical consultations: effect on communication and satisfaction for patients and physicians.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2002 Sepucha KR, Belkora JK, Mutchnick S, Esserman LJ -
The impact of alternative practices on the cost and quality of mammographic screening in the United States.
Clinical breast cancer 2001 Burnside E, Belkora J, Esserman L -
Building bridges between physicians and patients: results of a pilot study examining new tools for collaborative decision making in breast cancer.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2000 Sepucha KR, Belkora JK, Tripathy D, Esserman LJ -
Potentially ineffective care. A new outcome to assess the limits of critical care.
JAMA 1995 Esserman L, Belkora J, Lenert L