Michael Steinman, MD
Professor
Medicine
School of Medicine

mike.steinman@ucsf.edu 415-221-4810 ext. 23677

Dr. Steinman received his medical school training at Harvard Medical School and completed residency in primary care internal medicine at UCSF. He then joined the UCSF Division of Geriatrics for fellowships in the VA National Quality Scholars Program and the UCSF Clinical Geriatrics Fellowship.

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Dr. Steinman has been a member of the faculty in the UCSF Division of Geriatrics and at the San Francisco VA Medical Center since 2004.

Dr. Steinman is a national leader in identifying and improving the quality of medication prescribing in clinically complex older adults. He devotes most of his time to research, while also maintaining an active clinical practice in the geriatrics clinic and inpatient general medicine service at the San Francisco VA Medical Center. Dr. Steinman's research program focuses on improving how medications are prescribed for older adults and is supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health and other funders. His research interests also include improving evaluation and care for older adults with multiple chronic conditions and he has a strong interest in mentorship and supporting career development for junior investigators.

Dr. Steinman is co-Principal Investigator of the US Deprescribing Research Network (https://deprescribingresearch.org/), an NIH-funded national research network for research on deprescribing medications in older adults. He is also co-Director of the UCSF Pepper Center for Aging Research; Co-Director for Research and Director of Research Training for the UCSF Division of Geriatrics; VA Director of the UCSF National Clinician Scholars Program; and Interim Director of Research for the San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living (formerly known as the Jewish Home of San Francisco). He also has leadership roles with several national organizations, including service as co-chair of the American Geriatrics Society Beers Criteria guideline panel.

Awards

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  • Elected member, American Society of Clinical Investigation, 2017
  • Mid-career Mentoring Award, Society of General Internal Medicine, 2015
  • Academic Senate Distinction in Mentoring Award, University of California San Francisco, 2014

Education & Training

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  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California 2018
  • Clinical Fellowship Geriatrics University of California, San Francisco 2003
  • VA Quality Scholars Fellowship Research University of California, San Francisco 2002
  • Residency Internal Medicine University of California, San Francisco 2000
  • MD Harvard Medical School 1997

Websites

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Grants and Projects

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Publications (229)

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Antihypertensive AgentsDeprescriptionsPolypharmacyGeriatricsPotentially Inappropriate Medication ListPractice Patterns, Physicians'Nursing HomesInappropriate PrescribingAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsDrug IndustryDrug PrescriptionsLong-Term CareHospitalizationActivities of Daily LivingDrug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions

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