Mary Margaretten, MD
Professor
Medicine
School of Medicine

Dr. Margaretten is committed to serving vulnerable patients while supporting the three traditional domains of academic medicine – clinical care, research, and education. She is a Master Clinician in the Department of Medicine, and her academic interests include improving clinical reasoning skills to enhance physician problem-solving. Dr. Margaretten is passionate about training the next generation of health care providers and is a Coach for the UCSF School of Medicine Bridges Curriculum and a member of the UCSF Academy of Medical Educators.

• Rheum at the Table for Everyone: A Call to Expand Rheumatology Knowledge for Primary Care Providers.
  Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) 2024 Margaretten ME, Yazdany J, Mandal J
• A Clinical Reasoning-Encoded Case Library Developed through Natural Language Processing.
  Journal of general internal medicine 2022 Zack T, Dhaliwal G, Geha R, Margaretten M, Murray S, Hong JC
• Race, Ethnicity, and Disparities in Rheumatology Educational Materials.
  Arthritis care & research 2022 Strait A, Graf J, Margaretten M, Yazdany J, Goglin S
• Recurrent Eye and Ear Pain in an Older Patient.
  JAMA 2022 Yang M, Margaretten M
• Starting off on the Right Foot: A 22-Year-Old Woman With Leg Swelling.
  Arthritis care & research 2022 Aguirre A, Urisman A, Margaretten M
• Copycat.
  The New England journal of medicine 2021 Dietz BW, Winston LG, Koehler JE, Margaretten M
• A 21-Year-Old Woman With Joint Pain and Skin Ulceration.
  Arthritis care & research 2021 French S, Lang UE, Margaretten M
• Malar Rash.
  The New England journal of medicine 2021 Goglin SE, Margaretten ME
• Using Process Improvement and Systems Redesign to Improve Rheumatology Care Quality in a Safety Net Clinic.
  The Journal of rheumatology 2020 Aguirre A, Trupin L, Margaretten M, Goglin S, Noh JH, Yazdany J
• A 36-Year-Old Man With Renal Failure, Fever, and Hypocomplementemia.
  Arthritis care & research 2019 DeQuattro K, Urisman A, Margaretten M
• Tuberculosis of the Finger.
  The New England journal of medicine 2018 Mandal J, Margaretten M
• A Young Woman With Sudden Urinary Retention and Sensory Deficits.
  Arthritis care & research 2018 Patterson SL, Jafri K, Narvid JA, Margaretten M
• Physical Activity to Reduce Fatigue in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
  Arthritis care & research 2017 Katz P, Margaretten M, Gregorich S, Trupin L
• Neurologic Manifestations of Primary Sjögren Syndrome.
  Rheumatic diseases clinics of North America 2017 Margaretten M
• Reply.
  Arthritis care & research 2017 Katz P, Margaretten M, Schmajuk G, Yazdany J, Yelin E
• Role of Sleep Disturbance, Depression, Obesity, and Physical Inactivity in Fatigue in Rheumatoid Arthritis.
  Arthritis care & research 2016 Katz P, Margaretten M, Trupin L, Schmajuk G, Yazdany J, Yelin E
• Efficiency Gains for Rheumatology Consultation Using a Novel Electronic Referral System in a Safety-Net Health Setting.
  Arthritis care & research 2015 Scheibe MM, Imboden JB, Schmajuk G, Margaretten M, Graf JD, Chen AH, Yelin EH, Yazdany J
• Muscle Strength and Changes in Physical Function in Women With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
  Arthritis care & research 2015 Andrews JS, Trupin L, Schmajuk G, Barton J, Margaretten M, Yazdany J, Yelin EH, Katz PP
• A population-based study of infection-related hospital mortality in patients with dermatomyositis/polymyositis.
  Arthritis care & research 2015 Murray SG, Schmajuk G, Trupin L, Lawson E, Cascino M, Barton J, Margaretten M, Katz PP, Yelin EH, Yazdany J
• Muscle strength, muscle mass, and physical disability in women with systemic lupus erythematosus.
  Arthritis care & research 2015 Andrews JS, Trupin L, Schmajuk G, Barton J, Margaretten M, Yazdany J, Yelin EH, Katz PP
• Elevated risk for autoimmune disorders in iraq and afghanistan veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder.
  Biological psychiatry 2014 O'Donovan A, Cohen BE, Seal KH, Bertenthal D, Margaretten M, Nishimi K, Neylan TC
• Missed opportunities for depression screening in patients with arthritis in the United States.
  Journal of general internal medicine 2013 Margaretten ME, Katz P, Schmajuk G, Yelin E
• Choosing wisely: the American College of Rheumatology's Top 5 list of things physicians and patients should question.
  Arthritis care & research 2013 Yazdany J, Schmajuk G, Robbins M, Daikh D, Beall A, Yelin E, Barton J, Carlson A, Margaretten M, Zell J, Gensler LS, Kelly V, Saag K, King C, American College of Rheumatology Core Membership Group
• Sex differences in assessment of obesity in rheumatoid arthritis.
  Arthritis care & research 2013 Katz PP, Yazdany J, Trupin L, Schmajuk G, Margaretten M, Barton J, Criswell LA, Yelin EH
• Association of posttraumatic stress disorder with increased prevalence of autoimmune disorders in Iraq and Afghanistan veterans.
  European Journal of Psychotraumatology 2012 Aoife O'Donovan, Beth E. Cohen, Dan Bertenthal, Mary Margaretten, Karen Seal, Thomas C. Neylan
• Depression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: description, causes and mechanisms.
  International Journal of Clinical Rheumatology 2011 Mary Margaretten, Laura Julian, Patricia Katz, Edward Yelin
• Impact of obesity on functioning among women with systemic lupus erythematosus.
  Arthritis care & research 2011 Katz P, Yazdany J, Julian L, Trupin L, Margaretten M, Yelin E, Criswell LA
• Racial and ethnic disparities in disease activity and function among persons with rheumatoid arthritis from university-affiliated clinics.
  Arthritis care & research 2011 Barton JL, Trupin L, Schillinger D, Gansky SA, Tonner C, Margaretten M, Chernitskiy V, Graf J, Imboden J, Yelin E
• Socioeconomic determinants of disability and depression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
  Arthritis care & research 2011 Margaretten M, Barton J, Julian L, Katz P, Trupin L, Tonner C, Graf J, Imboden J, Yelin E
• Depression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: description, causes and mechanisms.
  International journal of clinical rheumatology 2011 Margaretten M, Julian L, Katz P, Yelin E
• Massive acetaminophen ingestion with early metabolic acidosis and coma: treatment with IV NAC and continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration.
  Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) 2010 Wiegand TJ, Margaretten M, Olson KR
• Predictors of depression in a multiethnic cohort of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
  Arthritis and rheumatism 2009 Margaretten M, Yelin E, Imboden J, Graf J, Barton J, Katz P, Julian L
• Clinical problem-solving. A hard diagnosis.
  The New England journal of medicine 2009 Margaretten ME, Tierney LM, Dhaliwal G
• Systemic sulfa-induced Sweet's syndrome.
  Arthritis and rheumatism 2008 Margaretten ME, Ruben BS, Fye K
• Synovial Lactic Acid and Septic Arthritis—Reply.
  JAMA 2007 Mary E. Margaretten, Jeffrey Kohlwes, Stephen Bent
• Does this adult patient have septic arthritis?
  JAMA 2007 Margaretten ME, Kohlwes J, Moore D, Bent S