Justin Sewell, MD, PhD, MPH
Professor
Medicine
School of Medicine
CLINICAL ACTIVITIES:
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I provide clinical care at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, where I specialize in caring for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. I also see patients with any gastroenterological disease and perform endoscopic procedures, including upper endoscopy and colonoscopy. Additionally, I am the Medical Director for the Gastroenterology Division at ZSFG.
RESEARCH INTERESTS: I pursue educational research, specifically using Cognitive Load Theory to study procedural skills training using colonoscopy as an exemplar setting. I completed a PhD in Health Professions Education through a joint program between UCSF and Utrecht University, Netherlands. My thesis title was "Cognitive Load Theory: A Critical Lens for Examining Procedural Skills Training in the Health Professions (The Case of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)". I have experience in quantitative and qualitative methods, as well as in systematic review techniques.
TEACHING: I am an Element Director for the 1st-year medical student REGulatioN (Renal, Endocrine, Gastroenterology, and Nutrition) course, and I am heavily involved in leadership and administration in the UCSF Bridges Curriculum. I supervise and teach gastroenterology fellows, as well as medical and surgical residents, and medical students, as they rotate through the GI service at San Francisco General Hospital.
MENTORING: I mentor multiple trainees and faculty, at UCSF and beyond, on their medical education research projects and career development, including current trainees in Masters and Doctoral Education programs,
EDUCATION LEADERSHIP: I am the Director for the Foundations 1 (preclerkship) Curriculum at the UCSF School of Medicine.
Awards
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- Cum Laude, Utrecht University, 2019
- New Investigator Award, American Educational Research Association, 2017
- Selected for membership in Academy of Medical Educators, UCSF, 2015
- Invited fellowship (FACP), American College of Physicians, 2013
- Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators Excellence in Teaching Award, UCSF, 2013
Education & Training
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- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California, San Francisco 2020
- PhD Health Professions Education Utrecht University 2019
- Teaching Scholars Program University of California, San Francisco 2013
- Fellowship Gastroenterology University of California, San Francisco 2011
- Residency Internal Medicine University of California, San Francisco 2008
- MD Medicine University of Arizona 2005
- MPH Public Health University of Arizona 2001
- BS Molecular & Cellular Biology University of Arizona 1999
Publications (72)
Top publication keywords:
TeachingModels, EducationalClinical CompetenceEducation, MedicalColonoscopyFellowships and ScholarshipsEndoscopy, Digestive SystemCognitionEndoscopyReferral and ConsultationLearningGastroenterologyEducation, Medical, GraduateIntestine, SmallWorkplace
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Accurate, Robust, and Scalable Machine Abstraction of Mayo Endoscopic Subscores From Colonoscopy Reports.
Inflammatory bowel diseases 2024 Silverman AL, Bhasuran B, Mosenia A, Yasini F, Ramasamy G, Banerjee I, Gupta S, Mardirossian T, Narain R, Sewell J, Butte AJ, Rudrapatna VA -
Implementation and Analysis of a 5-Year Online Esophageal Motility Curriculum for Gastroenterology Fellows.
Digestive diseases and sciences 2024 Wang CW, Lees CR, Ko MS, Sewell JL, Kathpalia P -
Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on IBD Outcomes Among Vulnerable Patient Populations in a Large Metropolitan Center.
Inflammatory bowel diseases 2024 Odufalu FD, Sewell JL, Rudrapatna V, Somsouk M, Mahadevan U -
Delivering High-Quality, Efficient Gastroenterology Care to Vulnerable and Underserved Populations: Special Considerations and Possible Solutions.
Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association 2023 Patel S, Sewell JL, Bhuket T, Somsouk M -
A Practical Approach to Disseminating Gastroenterology Education Scholarship.
Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association 2023 Sewell JL
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Senior trainee as endoscopy teacher: impact on trainee learning and attending experience.
Frontline gastroenterology 2023 Feuille C, Sewell JL -
How to Effectively Engage With Preclinical Medical Learners.
Gastroenterology 2023 Tai AW, Sewell JL -
Development of eConsult reflective learning tools for healthcare providers: a pragmatic mixed methods approach.
BMC primary care 2023 Archibald D, Grant R, Tuot DS, Liddy C, Sewell JL, Price DW, Grad R, Shipman SA, Campbell C, Guglani S, Wood TJ, Keely E -
Pre-clerkship Teaching and Learning in the Virtual Learning Environment: Lessons Learned and Future Directions.
Medical science educator 2022 Sewell JL, Joshi M, Thanh C, Apollon C, Austin E, Burke C, Cornes S, Davis JA, Hermiston M -
Inflammatory bowel disease type influences development of elevated liver enzymes.
JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology 2022 Cheng YW, McLean R, Sewell JL, Huang CY, Khalili M -
Can I Ask a Question About URiM Awards That I Don't Know the Answer to? Designing an Award for Underrepresented Medical Education Researchers.
Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2022 Zaidi Z, Sewell JL, Schumacher D, Sukhera J, Hunderfund ANL, Balmer DF, Park YS, Kulasegaram K, Young ME, Fung CC, LaDonna KA -
Endoscopy Teaching Competencies for Junior Faculty: Outstanding Endoscopy Teaching Is Within Your SCOPE.
The American journal of gastroenterology 2021 Kumar NL, Sewell JL -
Supporting anti-oppressive education using Zoom chat during lecture: One tool in the toolbox.
Medical education 2021 Fulton TB, Rolón L, Bindman J, Sewell JL -
Influence of Emotion on Cognitive Load Experienced by Trainees While Performing Patient Handoffs.
Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2021 Young JQ, Friedman KA, Sewell JL, Thakker K, John M, van Merrienboer JJG, O'Sullivan PS -
Supporting anti-oppressive education using Zoom chat during lecture.
Medical education 2021 Fulton TB, Rolón L, Bindman J, Sewell JL -
Exploring the relationship between emotion and cognitive load types during patient handovers.
Advances in health sciences education : theory and practice 2021 Young JQ, Thakker K, John M, Friedman K, Sugarman R, van Merriënboer JJG, Sewell JL, O'Sullivan PS -
Going with the cognitive (load theory) flow.
Medical education 2021 Sewell JL -
Best practices in teaching endoscopy according to a Delphi survey of gastroenterology trainees.
Gastroenterology report 2021 Fuchs M, Sewell JL, Kumar NL -
The Hiker's Guide to the RIME Supplement: Choosing Directions in Research.
Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2020 Sewell JL, Leep Hunderfund AN, Schumacher DJ, Zaidi Z -
Using Cognitive Load Theory to Improve Teaching in the Clinical Workplace.
MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources 2020 Venkat MV, O'Sullivan PS, Young JQ, Sewell JL -
Evidence for validity for the Cognitive Load Inventory for Handoffs.
Medical education 2020 Young JQ, John M, Thakker K, Friedman K, Sugarman R, Sewell JL, O'Sullivan PS -
How do attending physicians describe cognitive overload among their workplace learners?
Medical education 2020 Sewell JL, Santhosh L, O'Sullivan PS -
Hospitalist and Intensivist Experiences of the "Open" Intensive Care Unit Environment: a Qualitative Exploration.
Journal of general internal medicine 2020 Santhosh L, Sewell J -
Learning Challenges, Teaching Strategies, and Cognitive Load: Insights From the Experience of Seasoned Endoscopy Teachers.
Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2020 Sewell JL, Bowen JL, Cate OT, O'Sullivan PS, Shah B, Boscardin CK -
Trainee perception of cognitive load during observed faculty staff teaching of procedural skills.
Medical education 2019 Sewell JL, Young JQ, Boscardin CK, Ten Cate O, O'Sullivan PS -
Best Practices in Teaching Endoscopy Based on a Delphi Survey of Gastroenterology Program Directors and Experts in Endoscopy Education.
Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association 2019 Kumar NL, Smith BN, Lee LS, Sewell JL -
How to Incorporate Esophageal Manometry Teaching in Your Fellowship Program.
Gastroenterology 2019 Kraft C, Kathpalia P, Baumgardner JM, Pandolfino JE, Sewell JL -
Cognitive load theory for training health professionals in the workplace: A BEME review of studies among diverse professions: BEME Guide No. 53.
Medical teacher 2018 Sewell JL, Maggio LA, Ten Cate O, van Gog T, Young JQ, O'Sullivan PS -
Race/ethnicity is an independent risk factor for autoimmune hepatitis among the San Francisco underserved.
Autoimmunity 2018 Lee B, Holt EW, Wong RJ, Sewell JL, Somsouk M, Khalili M, Maher JJ, Tana MM -
What Makes a Good Endoscopic Teacher: A Qualitative Analysis.
Journal of surgical education 2018 Pourmand K, Sewell JL, Shah BJ -
Gastroenterologist and primary care perspectives on a post-endoscopy discharge policy: impact on clinic wait times, provider satisfaction and provider workload.
BMC health services research 2018 Selvig D, Sewell JL, Tuot DS, Day LW -
Learner, Patient, and Supervisor Features Are Associated With Different Types of Cognitive Load During Procedural Skills Training: Implications for Teaching and Instructional Design.
Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2017 Sewell JL, Boscardin CK, Young JQ, Ten Cate O, O'Sullivan PS -
Assessment of quality indicators among nurse practitioners performing upper endoscopy.
Endoscopy international open 2017 Baumgardner JM, Sewell JL, Day LW -
How to Give Feedback During Endoscopy Training.
Gastroenterology 2017 Dilly CK, Sewell JL -
Quality indicators for gastrointestinal endoscopy units.
VideoGIE : an official video journal of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2017 ASGE Endoscopy Unit Quality Indicator Taskforce, Day LW, Cohen J, Greenwald D, Petersen BT, Schlossberg NS, Vicari JJ, Calderwood AH, Chapman FJ, Cohen LB, Eisen G, Gerstenberger PD, Hambrick RD, … -
Urgent colonoscopy in patients with lower GI bleeding: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Gastrointestinal endoscopy 2017 Kouanda AM, Somsouk M, Sewell JL, Day LW -
Performance of a cognitive load inventory during simulated handoffs: Evidence for validity.
SAGE open medicine 2016 Young JQ, Boscardin CK, van Dijk SM, Abdullah R, Irby DM, Sewell JL, Ten Cate O, O'Sullivan PS -
Planning the Literature Review.
Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2016 Sewell JL, Maggio LA, Artino AR -
Using Search Engine Query Data to Explore the Epidemiology of Common Gastrointestinal Symptoms.
Digestive diseases and sciences 2016 Hassid BG, Day LW, Awad MA, Sewell JL, Osterberg EC, Breyer BN -
Minding the Gaps: Assessing Communication Outcomes of Electronic Preconsultation Exchange.
Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety 2016 Price EL, Sewell JL, Chen AH, Sarkar U -
The Literature Review: A Foundation for High-Quality Medical Education Research.
Journal of graduate medical education 2016 Maggio LA, Sewell JL, Artino AR -
A Novel Decision Aid for Surgical Patients with Ulcerative Colitis: Results of a Pilot Study.
Diseases of the colon and rectum 2016 Cohan JN, Ozanne EM, Sewell JL, Hofer RK, Mahadevan U, Varma MG, Finlayson E -
Measuring cognitive load during procedural skills training with colonoscopy as an exemplar.
Medical education 2016 Sewell JL, Boscardin CK, Young JQ, Ten Cate O, O'Sullivan PS -
Prevalence and predictors of patient no-shows to outpatient endoscopic procedures scheduled with anesthesia.
BMC gastroenterology 2015 Chang JT, Sewell JL, Day LW -
Applying cognitive load theory to medical education: construct and measurement challenges.
Perspectives on medical education 2015 Young JQ, Sewell JL -
Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: analysis of factors predicting outcome in 1074 patients in OPTN Region 5.
Clinical transplantation 2015 Macdonald B, Sewell JL, Harper AM, Roberts JP, Yao FY -
Practice variation in PEG tube placement: trends and predictors among providers in the United States.
Gastrointestinal endoscopy 2015 Day LW, Nazareth M, Sewell JL, Williams JL, Lieberman DA -
Preconsultation exchange in the United States: use, awareness, and attitudes.
The American journal of managed care 2014 Sewell JL, Telischak KS, Day LW, Kirschner N, Weissman A -
Preconsultation exchange in the United States: use, awareness, and attitudes.
The American journal of managed care 2014 Sewell JL, Telischak KS, Day LW, Kirschner N, Weissman A -
Increasing access to specialty care: patient discharges from a gastroenterology clinic.
The American journal of managed care 2014 Tuot DS, Sewell JL, Day L, Leeds K, Chen AH -
Electronic Preconsultation as a Method of Quality Improvement for Urological Referrals.
Urology practice 2014 McGeady JB, Blaschko SD, Brajtbord JS, Sewell JL, Chen AH, Breyer BN -
"Choosing wisely" in an academic department of medicine.
American journal of medical quality : the official journal of the American College of Medical Quality 2014 Hines JZ, Sewell JL, Sehgal NL, Moriates C, Horton CK, Chen AH -
Assessment of delivery methods used in the informed consent process at a safety-net hospital.
Gastrointestinal endoscopy 2014 Siao D, Sewell JL, Day LW -
Letter: Treatment for small intestinal bacterial overgrowth--where are we now? Authors' reply.
Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics 2014 Sewell JL, Shah SC -
Commentary: Towards an effective and safe treatment of small intestine bacterial overgrowth - Authors' reply.
Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics 2013 Sewell JL, Somsouk M, Shah SC, Day LW -
The effects of race and socioeconomic status on immunomodulator and anti-tumor necrosis factor use among ambulatory patients with inflammatory bowel disease in the United States.
The American journal of gastroenterology 2013 Lin KK, Sewell JL -
Meta-analysis: antibiotic therapy for small intestinal bacterial overgrowth.
Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics 2013 Shah SC, Day LW, Somsouk M, Sewell JL -
A brief, low-cost intervention improves the quality of ambulatory gastroenterology consultation notes.
The American journal of medicine 2013 Sewell JL, Day LW, Tuot DS, Alvarez R, Yu A, Chen AH -
Preconsultation exchange for ambulatory hepatology consultations.
The American journal of medicine 2013 Sewell JL, Guy J, Kwon A, Chen AH, Yee HF -
Systematic review: The role of race and socioeconomic factors on IBD healthcare delivery and effectiveness.
Inflammatory bowel diseases 2013 Sewell JL, Velayos FS -
Open Journal of Gastroenterology
Patient preferences and factors related to the pre-procedure process at a large, urban county hospital 2013 Day LW, Nazareth M, Sewell JL -
13-year mortality trends among hospitalized patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
BMC gastroenterology 2012 Sewell JL, Yee HF -
Race and inflammatory bowel disease in an urban healthcare system.
Digestive diseases and sciences 2010 Sewell JL, Inadomi JM, Yee HF -
Hospitalizations are increasing among minority patients with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
Inflammatory bowel diseases 2010 Sewell JL, Yee HF, Inadomi JM -
Of blemishes and bowels: isotretinoin and inflammatory bowel disease.
Gastroenterology 2009 Sewell JL, Mahadevan U -
Non-English speakers attend gastroenterology clinic appointments at higher rates than English speakers in a vulnerable patient population.
Journal of clinical gastroenterology 2009 Sewell JL, Kushel MB, Inadomi JM, Yee HF -
A new answer to an old question: azathioprine withdrawal in quiescent Crohn's disease.
Gastroenterology 2009 Sewell JL, Mahadevan U -
Hepatocellular carcinoma after sustained virologic response in hepatitis C patients without cirrhosis on a pretreatment liver biopsy.
European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology 2009 Sewell JL, Stick KM, Monto A -
Infliximab and surgical complications: truth or perception?
Gastroenterology 2008 Sewell JL, Mahadevan U -
The effect of a therapeutic trial of high-dose rabeprazole on symptom response of patients with non-cardiac chest pain: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial.
Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics 2005 Dickman R, Emmons S, Cui H, Sewell J, Hernández D, Esquivel RF, Fass R -
Systematic review: proton-pump inhibitor failure in gastro-oesophageal reflux disease--where next?
Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics 2005 Fass R, Shapiro M, Dekel R, Sewell J -
The increasing incidence of coronary artery disease and cardiovascular risk factors among a Southwest Native American tribe: the White Mountain Apache Heart Study.
Archives of internal medicine 2002 Sewell JL, Malasky BR, Gedney CL, Gerber TM, Brody EA, Pacheco EA, Yost D, Masden BR, Galloway JM