Kwame Adjepong, MD
Assistant Professor
Neurology
School of Medicine
Kwame Adjepong, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Neurology and Palliative Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. He is dual appointed in the Departments of Neurology and Medicine and sees patients within the general neurology clinic and the palliative medicine clinics. He has a clinical interest in neuropalliative medicine and a professional interest in the education of faculty, staff, trainees, patients, and families in neuropalliative care.
Education & Training
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- Fellowship Hospice and Palliative Medicine UCSF 06/2023
- Residency Neurology UCSF 06/2022
- MD The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University 05/2018
- BS Neuroscience Brown University 05/2014
Interests
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- Palliative Medicine
- General Neurology
- Neuropalliative Care
- Medical Education
Publications (6)
Top publication keywords:
Palliative CareHMGB1 ProteinNeurologyParkinson DiseaseRandom AllocationBrainRats, WistarAnimals, NewbornNeuronsHospice and Palliative Care NursingSheepHypoxia-Ischemia, BrainPalliative MedicineActive Transport, Cell NucleusCytoplasm
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Incorporating Cultural Considerations Into Neuropalliative Care
Practical Neurology 2025 Kwame Adjepong, MD; and Maisha T. Robinson, MD, MSHPM, FAAN, FAAHPM -
Pathways to Neuropalliative Care Practice.
Seminars in neurology 2024 Harrigan E, Kirsch HL, Adjepong K, Crooms RC -
Jugular Foramen Syndrome Caused by Varicella Zoster Virus Infection.
The Neurohospitalist 2022 Adjepong KO, LaHue SC, Ha D, Holmes BB -
What's in the Sauce? The Specific Benefits of Palliative Care for Parkinson's Disease.
Journal of pain and symptom management 2022 Bock M, Katz M, Sillau S, Adjepong K, Yaffe K, Ayele R, Macchi ZA, Pantilat S, Miyasaki JM, Kluger B -
High-mobility group box-1 translocation and release after hypoxic ischemic brain injury in neonatal rats.
Experimental neurology 2018 Chen X, Zhang J, Kim B, Jaitpal S, Meng SS, Adjepong K, Imamura S, Wake H, Nishibori M, Stopa EG, Stonestreet BS -
HMGB1 Translocation After Ischemia in the Ovine Fetal Brain.
Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology 2016 Zhang J, Klufas D, Manalo K, Adjepong K, Davidson JO, Wassink G, Bennet L, Gunn AJ, Stopa EG, Liu K, Nishibori M, Stonestreet BS