Michael Douglas
Program Manager
Clinical Pharmacy
School of Pharmacy

michael.douglas@ucsf.edu 415-502-4025

My role is the Program Manager for the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Department of Clinical Pharmacy’s Research Support Program. My research spans a variety of disciplines, including clinical and social sciences, in the academic, government, and industry sectors.

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I have extensive expertise in genomic laboratory medicine, evidence-based reviews of molecular-based testing, personalized medicine, and research program management. I have been working with many investigators, including Jeroen Jansen, Kathryn Phillips, and Akinyemi Oni-Orisan, in the field for over 20 years in varying organizations, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Office of Public Health Genomics, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association’s Technical Evaluation Center and Bayer Diagnostics. Prior to managing the Research Support Program and TRANSPERS Program, I served as the Project Coordinator for the Evaluation of Genomic Applications in Practice and Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for eight years, where I was an integral part of developing EGAPP methodology, leading evidence-based reviews of genomic technologies, and publication of associated research, reviews, and recommendations. I have led several publications in the applications of genomics and have 33 co-authored publications in the field of genomic medicine and molecular diagnostics, with over 60 total publications across a variety of disciplines. As Program Manager, I have a leadership role in research development, program management, and publication.

I earned a Masters degree in molecular biology from SUNY – Environmental Science and Forestry and have expertise in genomic laboratory medicine, evidence-based reviews of molecular-based testing, and research program management.

I have been working in genomic medicine research for over 25 years, the last decade+ at UCSF, and with varying organizations, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Office of Public Health Genomics, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association’s Technical Evaluation Center, and Bayer Diagnostics.

Education & Training

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  • MS Molecular Biology SUNY-College of Environmental Science and Forestry 05/1997
  • BS Plant Biotechnology SUNY-College of Environmental Science and Forestry 05/1995

Interests

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  • Polygenic Risk Score
  • patient-reported outcome measures
  • Reimbursement
  • Cancer
  • Payer Coverage Decisions
  • electronic health records (EHR)
  • clinical decision support
  • Molecular Testing
  • Cardiovascular Disease
  • Health Policy
  • Personalized Medicine
  • consumer health informatics
  • patient generated health data
  • big data
  • precision medicine
  • Next-Generation Sequencing
  • Genetics/Genomics

Websites

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Grants and Projects

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Publications (72)

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