Michael Peterson, MD
Professor
Dean's Office
School of Medicine

Professor of Medicine, UCSF

Dr. Peterson served for 17 years as Chief of Medicine at UCSF Fresno and Vice-Chair of Medicine at UCSF and most recently for 9 years as Associate Dean at UCSF Fresno.

He has recently stepped down and is now focusing his professional activity in research related to coccidioidomycosis and lung nodule evaluation. In addition, he is mentoring junior faculty within the Department of Medicine.

His clinical is in Pulmonary Medicine.

Dr. Peterson was recruited from the University of Iowa College of Medicine in 2002. During his tenure in Fresno, he oversaw growth of the Medical Residency Program from 45 trainees to its current 68 trainees, the development of seven subspecialties with 37 fellows, and led fundraising efforts to build the UCSF Fresno Clinical Research Center.

Dr. Peterson received both his undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Minnesota, completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Wisconsin, and completed his fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at the University of Iowa.

He is a Master of the American College of Physicians, a Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians, and a leading member of the California Thoracic Society, the largest state organization of lung specialists in the United States. He was also a founding member, councilor, and president for the Association of Chiefs and Chairs of Medicine. He is a busy physician and teacher, and has won numerous awards in both areas, including being named the Recipient of the Kaiser Award for Teaching and one of America’s Best Doctors every year since 2010.