| American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine | 2025
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| 2025 | Excellence in Scientific Research in Palliative Care |
| American Geriatrics Society | 2020
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| 2020 | Thomas and Catherine Yoshikawa Award for Outstanding Scientific Achievement |
| UCSF Academic Senate
| 2019
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| 2019 | Distinction in Mentoring Award at Associate Professor Level |
| Healthline | 2017
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| 2017 | Best Palliative Care Blogs (GeriPal) |
| UCSF Medical Alumni Association | 2017
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| 2017 | President |
| National Meeting of the Pepper Centers | 2016
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| 2016 | Best Abstract Award |
| American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine | 2016
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| 2016 | Best Poster Award |
| American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine | 2015
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| 2015 | Best Poster Award |
| American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine | 2014
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| 2014 | PDIA National Leadership Award |
| California Technology Assessment Forum (CTAF) | 2014
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| 2014 | Selected panelist of California Technology Assessment Forum (CTAF) |
| Medical Students in Aging Research (MSTAR) | 2013
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| 2013 | Research Mentor of the Year Award |
| American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine | 2013
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| 2013 | Nominated as a hospice and palliative care "visionary" who greatly influenced the development and expansion of the field. |
| UCSF | 2013
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| 2013 | 2nd place finisher in UCSF2025, an online game to plan the future of UCSF |
| 2013
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| 2013 | Research Mentor Award, Medical Students in Aging Research (MSTAR) |
| 2013 Annual Donald W. Reynolds Foundation Grantee Meeting | 2013
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| 2013 | Product of the Year Awardee (for ePrognosis: Cancer Screening App) |
| OnlineColleges.com | 2012
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| 2012 | Named one of "The 50 Best Medical Professors on Twitter" |
| Society of General Internal Medicine | 2012
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| 2012 | Best Paper of the Year Award |
| Annals of Internal Medicine | 2012
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| 2012 | Top Reviewer |
| American Geriatrics Society | 2010
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| 2010 | New Investigator Award |
| Greenwall Foundation | 2010
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| 2010 | Greenwall Faculty Scholar |
| Society of General Internal Medicine | 2010
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| 2010 | T Franklin Williams Scholar Award in Geriatrics |
| Medgadget | 2010
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| 2010 | Best Clinical Weblog (for GeriPal: A Geriatrics and Palliative Care Blog) |
| Society of General Internal Medicine | 2010
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| 2010 | Finalist for the Hamolsky Award for Outstanding Junior Faculty Research |
| 2007
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| 2007 | Scholar of the College of Palliative Care |
| 2005
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| 2005 | Outstanding Resident Mentor Award, Brigham and Women's Hospital |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital | 2002
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| 2002 | Outstanding Resident Mentor Award |
| UC Berkeley/UCSF Joint Medical Program | 1999
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| 1999 | Janice Kuby Memorial Scholarship |
| University of Michigan | 1996
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| 1996 | Phi Beta Kappa |
| University of Michigan | 1993
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| 1993 | Branstrom Freshman Prize |
| University of Michigan | 1993
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| 1993 | Angell Scholar |