Mary Whooley, MD
Professor
Medicine
School of Medicine

415-221-4810

Mary Whooley MD FACP FAHA FACC FAMIA is a primary care physician, implementation scientist, Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, and Director of the Center for Healthcare Improvement and Medical Effectiveness (CHIME) at the San Francisco VA and UCSF.

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Her work focuses on applying health services research methods (including data science, implementation science, and program evaluation) to accelerate the adoption of evidence-based practices within the VA's national learning healthcare system. Most recently, she and her colleagues completed a PCORI-funded study that demonstrated similar functional outcomes among patients undergoing virtual (versus traditional facility-based) cardiac rehabilitation programs. Dr. Whooley is currently Director of the VA Measurement Science QUERI, Principal Investigator (PI) of the 20-year Heart and Soul Study, and Site PI for the Million Veterans Program at the San Francisco VA. She also serves as Director of the UCSF Clinical Research Informatics Postdoctoral (CRISP) fellowship and has received numerous mentoring awards.

Awards

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  • Harold S. Luft Award for Mentoring in Health Services and Health Policy Research, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies at UCSF, 2020
  • Michael L. Pollock Established Investigator Award, American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, 2019
  • Research Professor Award, Academy of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry, 2018
  • Stephen B. Hulley Award for Excellence in Teaching, UCSF Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, 2015
  • Elected to Membership, Association of American Physicians (AAP), 2014
  • Elected to Fellowship, American College of Cardiology (ACC), 2011
  • Elected to Membership, American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), 2011
  • Elected to Fellowship, American Heart Association (AHA), 2009
  • Outstanding Mentor of the Year, SF Bay Area Clinical Research Symposium, 2009
  • Herbert Weiner Early Career Award, American Psychosomatic Society, 2006
  • Resident Research Mentorship Award, UCSF Department of Medicine, 2006
  • Advanced Career Development Award, VA Health Services Research & Development, 2004
  • Hellman Award for Early Career Faculty, University of California, San Francisco, 2002
  • Beeson Faculty Scholars Award, American Federation for Aging Research, 2001
  • Physician Faculty Scholars Award, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2001
  • Career Development Award, VA Health Services Research & Development, 1998
  • Young Investigator Award, American Society Bone & Mineral Research, 1997
  • Keith Johnson Award, UCSF Department of Medicine, 1993
  • Krevans Award for Clinical Excellence, UCSF Department of Medicine, 1992
  • Elected to Membership, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, 1991

Education & Training

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  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California, San Francisco 2020
  • Subspecialty Certification Clinical Informatics American Board of Preventive Medicine 2016
  • Training Certificate Implementation Science University of California, San Francisco 2013
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship Health Services Research University of California, San Francisco 1998
  • Chief Residency Internal Medicine University of California, San Francisco 1996
  • Internship and Residency Internal Medicine University of California, San Francisco 1995
  • Doctor of Medicine Medicine Boston University School of Medicine 1991
  • Bachelor of Arts Psychology Yale University 1987

Interests

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  • Program Evaluation
  • Clinical Informatics
  • Cardiac Rehabilitation
  • Cardiovascular Outcomes Research
  • Implementation Science

Websites

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Videos

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Grants and Projects

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Publications (330)

Top publication keywords:
Exercise TestHeart FailureMyocardial InfarctionC-Reactive ProteinCardiac RehabilitationMyocardial IschemiaCoronary Artery DiseaseHome Care ServicesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsDepressionNatriuretic Peptide, BrainCardiovascular DiseasesVeteransVeterans HealthCoronary Disease

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