Aaron Neinstein • UCSF Profiles

Aaron Neinstein, MD

Title(s)	Associate Professor, Medicine
School	School of Medicine
Address	400 Parnassus Avenue San Francisco CA 94117
ORCID	0000-0002-9774-7180
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Biography

Education and Training

UCSF	Endocrinology, Fellowship	2013
UCSF	Internal Medicine, Residency	2010
Keck School of Medicine	MD	2007
Northwestern University	BA	2003
UCSF		03/2021	Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training
UCSF		12/2013	Lean Launchpad with Steve Blank

Awards and Honors

Marin Magazine	2020	[415] Top Doctors
American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)	2018	Fellow of the American Medical Informatics Association (FAMIA)
Endocrine Society	2014	Helmsley Charitable Trust Abstract Award in Type 1 Diabetes

Overview

Dr. Aaron Neinstein is Associate Professor in the UCSF Division of Endocrinology, Vice President of Digital Health for UCSF Health, and Senior Director at the UCSF Center for Digital Health Innovation. His digital health resume spans leading UCSF’s ambulatory Epic EHR implementation, development and deployment of numerous digital health solutions transforming digital patient experience and virtual care delivery across UCSF, research and advocacy advancing US federal health policy in interoperability and patient data access, and co-founding of Tidepool, a non-profit creating open-source software to empower people with diabetes. At the UCSF CDHI, his multi-disciplinary team focuses on advancing patient experience and digital transformation of care delivery, including the use of telehealth and remote monitoring technologies to advance more connected care.

Dr. Neinstein was an inaugural inductee as a Fellow of the American Medical Informatics Association (FAMIA). Board-certified in Endocrinology, Clinical Informatics, and Internal Medicine, he maintains an active clinical practice focused on the care of people with diabetes, and was named by Marin Magazine to the 2020 Bay Area [415] Top Doctors List. Dr. Neinstein is a renowned expert in diabetes technology as a nationally-invited speaker, peer-reviewed author, invited writer to outlets like CNBC and Medscape, and advisor to numerous companies. Dr. Neinstein majored in American Studies at Northwestern University, graduated Alpha Omega Alpha from the Keck School of Medicine of USC, and did his Internal Medicine residency and Endocrinology fellowship at UCSF.

Interests

Websites

	Center for Digital Health Innovation
	LinkedIn: Aaron Neinstein
	UCSF Health: Dr. Aaron Neinstein
	Tidepool
	My Blog -- Redesigning Healthcare
	Medscape.com: Aaron Neinstein on Digital Health
	CDHI Blog Posts
	Twitter: Aaron Neinstein

In The News

	Washington Post Live: Diabetes in America (2021-05-04)
	Can technology help us eat better? (2021-02-08)
	Conversa pitches its modified chat-based tool to monitor employee health in the wake of COVID-19 (2020-05-21)
	How UCSF created an app to monitor staff for Covid-19—and support their mental health (2020-05-06)
	Digital Health Companies, Patient Care Leaders Evolving Partnerships to Fight COVID-19 (2020-04-08)
	Automated chatbots screen patients, employees for COVID-19 (2020-04-04)
	Northwell, UCSF, UNC using chatbot and related tech to manage COVID-19 patients (2020-04-01)
	Top 10 Tips for Diabetes Telehealth Prophetic in Face of COVID-19 (2020-03-31)
	ONC's Rucker calls out hospital leaders who signed Epic's opposition letter (2020-02-11)
	Health Pros: ONC Should Publish Interoperability Rule Immediately (2020-02-10)
	Privacy Leaders: Congress, Not ONC, Holds Onus for Health App Privacy (2020-02-10)
	ONC Should Not Delay The Release Of Its Rule (2020-02-10)
	EVERYONE WITH DIABETES SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO CGM: DR. AARON NEINSTEIN'S TAKE (2020-01-17)
	Top Articles for 2019 in the Evidence-Based Series (2019-12-27)
	8 leading Endocrinology voices on Twitter (2019-12-04)
	12 Amazing Diabetes Breakthroughs of 2019 (2019-11-20)
	Beyond Type 1 Knowledge Drop Facebook Live Series (2019-11-01)
	Apple continues expanding into healthcare by selling a consumer-focused diabetes monitor in stores (2019-06-27)
	4 problems industry groups have with the ONC's Trusted Exchange Framework (2019-06-18)
	Developers, providers question ONC's stance on data-sharing fees (2019-06-04)
	Here's what former national coordinators, health IT groups had to say on ONC's information blocking rules (2019-06-04)
	UCSF Execs to ONC: Require 'Write' Access for FHIR APIs (2019-05-31)
	UC Health expands Apple Health Records access to its 5 million patients (2019-01-17)
	Empowering UC Health Patients with Apple Health Records (2019-01-16)
	Comprehensive Health Record Vs. Connected Health Record (2018-03-26)
	Expert Review Will Strengthen Emerging Digital Technologies (2018-03-26)
	UCSF researchers take issue with Epic's "CHR" definition, offer alternate meaning (2018-03-15)
	UCSF researchers: Forget electronic or comprehensive health records, it's time for a connected health record (2018-03-14)
	Who Regulates All These Health-Related Apps? (2017-09-14)
	Apple's Tim Cook has tracked his blood sugar, so I tried it too -- here's what I learned (2017-05-22)
	White House Precision Medicine Announcement: Cisco and UCSF (2016-02-25)
	Can 3D Sculpture Help Patients "Grasp" Diabetes Data? (2015-09-03)
	When Customers Make You Smarter (2013-12-02)
	New Technology to Improve Patient Care Highlighted at Dreamforce 2012 (2012-09-24)
	Health Care Game Changers to Address Dreamforce Conference (2012-09-05)
	Diabetes Design Demo Day Semi-Finalist: GreenDot (2012-05-22)
	Developing a cure for diabetes data fatigue (2012-05-11)
	5 Ways To Bring Data And Design Into The Battle Against Diabetes (2012-03-30)

Research

Research Activities and Funding

Catalyzing the FDA PreCertification Program Through Creation of a Collaborative Community: The Accelerated Digital Clinical Ecosystem (ADviCE)
UCSF-Stanford Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (CERSI) Sep 1, 2018 - Aug 31, 2019
Role: Co-Investigator

Early Experiences with Patient-Facing API's
Commonwealth Fund May 15, 2018 - Mar 14, 2019
Role: Principal Investigator

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Bibliographic

Publications

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636-P: Diabetes Providers Value CGM Data Despite Challenges in Data Review Process. Diabetes. 2021 Jun 21; 70(Supplement 1):636-p. TEJASWI KOMPALA, JENISE C. WONG, AARON B. NEINSTEIN. .

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886-P: Impact of Endocrine E-Consultation on SGLT2i and GLP-1 RA Prescription. Diabetes. 2021 Jun 21; 70(Supplement 1):886-p. AMNA RASHEED, TEJASWI KOMPALA, AARON B. NEINSTEIN. .

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Biochemical and Genomic Changes of a Devastating Metastatic Medullary Thyroid Cancer. Journal of the Endocrine Society. 2021 May 3; 5(Supplement_1):a1038-a1038. Myat Han Soe, Chienying Liu, Aaron Barak Neinstein, Elizabeth J Murphy. .

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Disparities in Telemedicine Use for Subspecialty Diabetes Care During COVID-19 Shelter-In-Place Orders. J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2021 09; 15(5):986-992. Haynes SC, Kompala T, Neinstein A, Rosenthal J, Crossen S. PMID: 33719622.

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End Endocrinology
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Telehealth in type 1 diabetes. Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes. 2021 02 01; 28(1):21-29. Kompala T, Neinstein AB. PMID: 33332927.

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End Endocrinology Met Metabolism
Translation:Humans
Letter to the Editor: "Approach to the Patient with Thyrotoxicosis Using Telemedicine". J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2021 01 23; 106(2):e1060-e1061. Neinstein AB, Masharani U. PMID: 33038240.

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End Endocrinology Met Metabolism
Translation:Humans
Smart Insulin Pens: Advancing Digital Transformation and a Connected Diabetes Care Ecosystem. J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2021 Jan 12; 1932296820984490. Kompala T, Neinstein AB. PMID: 33435704.

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End Endocrinology
Treating Alpelisib-Induced Hyperglycemia with Very Low Carbohydrate Diets and Sodium-Glucose Co-Transporter 2 Inhibitors: A Case Series. Integr Cancer Ther. 2021 Jan-Dec; 20:15347354211032283. Blow T, Hyde PN, Falcone JN, Neinstein A, Vasan N, Chitkara R, Hurd MA, Sardesai S, Lustberg MB, Flory JH, Volek JS, Goncalves MD. PMID: 34259084.

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Neo Neoplasms The Therapeutics
Design and development of referrals automation, a SMART on FHIR solution to improve patient access to specialty care. JAMIA Open. 2020 Oct; 3(3):405-412. Odisho AY, Lui H, Yerramsetty R, Bautista F, Gleason N, Martin E, Young JJ, Blum M, Neinstein AB. PMID: 33215075.

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Analysis of "Accuracy of a 14-Day Factory Calibrated Continuous Glucose Monitoring System With Advanced Algorithm in Pediatric and Adult Population with Diabetes". J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2020 Oct 21; 1932296820967004. Kompala T, Neinstein AB. PMID: 33084373.

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End Endocrinology
Implementation of a digital chatbot to screen health system employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2020 07 01; 27(9):1450-1455. Judson TJ, Odisho AY, Young JJ, Bigazzi O, Steuer D, Gonzales R, Neinstein AB. PMID: 32531066.

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Med Medical Informatics
Translation:Humans Cells PHPublic Health
833-P: Standardized Assessment of Diabetes Distress in Routine Type 1 Diabetes Care. Diabetes. 2020 Jun 1; 69(Supplement 1):833-p. TEJASWI KOMPALA, POLLY FU, ANDREW K. FOLICK, MURIEL BABEY, EILEEN KOH, PARAS MEHTA, LAWRENCE FISHER, UMESH MASHARANI, AARON B. NEINSTEIN. .

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1239-P: University of California Diabetes Initiative: A Multi-institution Collaboration to Improve Diabetes Care. Diabetes. 2020 Jun 1; 69(Supplement 1):1239-p. TEJASWI KOMPALA, MACKENZIE CLARK, SARAH KIM, LISA KROON, THOMAS A. PETERSON, ROBERT M. MOWERS, PRASANTH SURAMPUDI, MATTHEW FREEBY, MARIA HAN, SYLVIA LAMBRECHTS, THERESE M. OFFER, MARY JEAN CHRISTIAN, LISA DAHM, LISA GIBBS, JUSTIN BOUW, KATHRYN MEDDERS, CASSIE MORN, AYAN PATEL, RACHAEL SAK, MARICEL CABRERA, AARON B. NEINSTEIN. .

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Rapid design and implementation of an integrated patient self-triage and self-scheduling tool for COVID-19. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2020 06 01; 27(6):860-866. Judson TJ, Odisho AY, Neinstein AB, Chao J, Williams A, Miller C, Moriarty T, Gleason N, Intinarelli G, Gonzales R. PMID: 32267928.

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Med Medical Informatics
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Accelerating Transformation to a Digital-First Diabetes Care Model. J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2020 07; 14(4):743-744. Kompala T, Neinstein A. PMID: 32468850.

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End Endocrinology
Translation:Humans
Self-Reported Wearable Heart Rate Data May Be Useful in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hyperthyroidism. Clinical Thyroidology. 2020; 32(5). Aaron B. Neinstein, Michael Blum, and Umesh Masharani. View Publication.
Self-Reported Wearable Heart Rate Data May Be Useful in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hyperthyroidism. Clinical Thyroidology. 2020 May 1; 32(5):242-244. Aaron B. Neinstein, Michael Blum, Umesh Masharani. .

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Top 10 Tips for Successfully Implementing a Diabetes Telehealth Program. Diabetes Technol Ther. 2020 12; 22(12):920-928. Crossen S, Raymond J, Neinstein A. PMID: 32191141.

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End Endocrinology The Therapeutics
Deploying Patient-Facing Application Programming Interfaces: Thematic Analysis of Health System Experiences. J Med Internet Res. 2020 04 03; 22(4):e16813. Neinstein A, Thao C, Savage M, Adler-Milstein J. PMID: 31983680.

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Med Medical Informatics
Translation:Humans
PD05-01 AUTOMATED, EHR-INTEGRATED REFERRAL PROCESSING USING INFORMATION EXTRACTION FROM FAXED IMAGES TO IMPROVE PATIENT ACCESS TO UROLOGIC CARE. The Journal of Urology. 2020 Apr 1; 203:e84. Hansen Lui*, Ramakrishna Yerramsetty, Nathaniel Gleason, Edwin Martin, Jerry Young, Michael Blum, Aaron B. Neinstein, Anobel Y. Odisho. .

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A Case Report of Diabetic Ketoacidosis With Combined Use of a Sodium Glucose Transporter 2 Inhibitor and Hybrid Closed-Loop Insulin Delivery. J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2019 05; 13(3):605-606. Singh S, Rushakoff RJ, Neinstein AB. PMID: 30931610.

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End Endocrinology
Translation:Humans
A new era: increasing continuous glucose monitoring use in type 2 diabetes. Am J Manag Care. 2019 03; 25(4 Spec No.):SP123-SP126. Kompala T, Neinstein A. PMID: 30933461.

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Hea Health Services
Translation:Humans
A Pilot Study of Use of a Software Platform for the Collection, Integration, and Visualization of Diabetes Device Data by Health Care Providers in a Multidisciplinary Pediatric Setting. Diabetes Technol Ther. 2018 12; 20(12):806-816. Wong JC, Izadi Z, Schroeder S, Nader M, Min J, Neinstein AB, Adi S. PMID: 30461307.

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End Endocrinology The Therapeutics
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Balancing Innovation and Safety When Integrating Digital Tools Into Health Care. Ann Intern Med. 2018 05 15; 168(10):733-734. Auerbach AD, Neinstein A, Khanna R. PMID: 29582072.

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Int Internal Medicine
Translation:Humans
Pilot Study of a Novel Application for Data Visualization in Type 1 Diabetes. J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2017 07; 11(4):800-807. Wong JC, Neinstein AB, Look H, Arbiter B, Chokr N, Ross C, Adi S. PMID: 28617628.

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End Endocrinology
Translation:Humans CTClinical Trials
Medical Management of Primary Hyperparathyroidism. Textbook of Endocrine Surgery. 2016 Jan 1; 707-707. Aaron Neinstein, Dolores Shoback. .

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A case study in open source innovation: developing the Tidepool Platform for interoperability in type 1 diabetes management. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2016 Mar; 23(2):324-32. Neinstein A, Wong J, Look H, Arbiter B, Quirk K, McCanne S, Sun Y, Blum M, Adi S. PMID: 26338218.

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Med Medical Informatics
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A Minority of Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Routinely Downloads and Retrospectively Reviews Device Data. Diabetes Technol Ther. 2015 Aug; 17(8):555-62. Wong JC, Neinstein AB, Spindler M, Adi S. PMID: 26133226.

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End Endocrinology The Therapeutics
Translation:Humans
A detailed description of the implementation of inpatient insulin orders with a commercial electronic health record system. J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2014 Jul; 8(4):641-51. Neinstein A, MacMaster HW, Sullivan MM, Rushakoff R. PMID: 24876450.

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End Endocrinology
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From "pull" to "push": a transformation in medicine. JAMA Intern Med. 2013 Mar 11; 173(5):352-3. Neinstein AB. PMID: 23400521.

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Int Internal Medicine
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An analysis of the usability of inpatient insulin ordering in three computerized provider order entry systems. J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2011 Nov 01; 5(6):1427-36. Neinstein A, Cucina R. PMID: 22226260.

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End Endocrinology
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Nocturnal hypoglycemia detected with the Continuous Glucose Monitoring System in pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes. J Pediatr. 2002 Nov; 141(5):625-30. Kaufman FR, Austin J, Neinstein A, Jeng L, Halvorson M, Devoe DJ, Pitukcheewanont P. PMID: 12410189.

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Ped Pediatrics
Translation:Humans