Jeffrey Newman • UCSF Profiles

Jeffrey Newman, MD, MPH

Title(s)	Professor, Institute for Health & Aging
School	School of Nursing
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Biography

Education and Training

Tufts	M.D.	1972
UC Berkeley	MPH	1975	Epidemiology
SF PHS Hospital	Residency	1976	Internal Medicine
SF PHS Hospital	Residency	1977	Preventive Medicine
CDC	Epidemic Intelligence Service	1986	Applied Epidemiolgy
UCSF	Mid-Career Fellowship in Health Services Research	2004	IHPS
UCSF	Interprofessional Career Development	2015	Geriatrics

Awards and Honors

	1964		National Merit Scholarship
Brandeis University	1968		Phi Beta Kappa
San Francisco Hypertension Council	1980		President
National Indian Health Board	1981		Special Recognition Award
US Public Health Service	1989		Commendation Medal
American Diabetes Association	1989		Epidemiology Council Officer
American Diabetes Association, California	1993		Cultural Diversity Committee
Center for Clinical Quality Evaluation	1996		Education Panel, Stroke Prevention
American College of Preventive Medicine	1998		Faculty, Managing Care for Defined Populations
CA Cooperative Healthcare Reporting Initiative	1999 -	2002	Executive Committee
CA Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program	2002 -	2004	Advisory Committee
San Francisco Medical Society	2005 -	2012	Board of Directors
Palliative Care Research Cooperative Group	2014 -	2019	Member
US Against Alzheimers	2020		ACPM representative to Provider Leadership Group

Overview

Dr Newman's long term research interests are the prevention and control of chronic disease, the use of information systems to improve quality of medical care, and collaboration with community organizations & public health.

His focus is on brain health and advance care planning - especially collaboration among primary care, geriatrics, and palliative care.

He recently co-produced a training program "Brain Health - Benefits of Blood Pressure Management as a Potential Mechanism to Reduce the Risk of Cognitive Decline and Dementia. American College of Preventive Medicine. December 2018", available at: https://www.acpm.org/page/brainhealthcourse

And he was recently appointed Co-Leader of the San Francisco Palliative Care Task Force.

His entrepreneurial interests include digital health and consultation with a variety of start-ups on clinical and reimbursement feasibility.

Interests

preventive medicine, advance care planning, brain health, health & aging, inter-professional teamwork, chronic disease, health policy, digital health, clinical information systems

Global Health Equity

Research

Research Activities and Funding

San Francisco Palliative Care Workgroup
San Francisco Division of Aging and Adult Services
Role: Co-Leader
Description: Improve palliative care and advance care planning in San Francisco, especially for underserved, diverse populations .

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Publications

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Using post-acute and long-term care quality report cards Discharge planning decisions fall heavily on patients, families, caregivers. 2017. Charlene Harrington, Leslie Ross, Jeffrey Newman. . View Publication.
ADVANCE CARE PLANNING. San Francisco Medicine: A Community-Based Initiative in San Francisco. 2015; 88(3):15. Newman J, Sudore R, Stephens C, Miller BJ, Richie C. View Publication.
Effects of initiating palliative care consultation in the emergency department on inpatient length of stay. J Palliat Med. 2013 Nov; 16(11):1362-7. Wu FM, Newman JM, Lasher A, Brody AA. PMID: 23971709.

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Pal Palliative Care
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Multiple locations of advance care planning documentation in an electronic health record: are they easy to find? J Palliat Med. 2013 Sep; 16(9):1089-94. Wilson CJ, Newman J, Tapper S, Lai S, Cheng PH, Wu FM, Tai-Seale M. PMID: 23742686.

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Pal Palliative Care
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The effects of an inpatient palliative care team on discharge disposition. J Palliat Med. 2010 May; 13(5):541-8. Brody AA, Ciemins E, Newman J, Harrington C. PMID: 20210658.

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Pal Palliative Care
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Physician-community health worker partnering to support diabetes self-management in primary care. Qual Prim Care. 2010; 18(6):363-72. Otero-Sabogal R, Arretz D, Siebold S, Hallen E, Lee R, Ketchel A, Li J, Newman J. PMID: 21294977.

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Pri Primary Health Care
Translation:Humans CTClinical Trials
Peering into the black box: billing and insurance activities in a medical group. Health Aff (Millwood). 2009 Jul-Aug; 28(4):w544-54. Sakowski JA, Kahn JG, Kronick RG, Newman JM, Luft HS. PMID: 19443478.

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Hea Health Services Research Pub Public Health
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Severity of medication administration errors detected by a bar-code medication administration system. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2008 Sep 01; 65(17):1661-6. Sakowski J, Newman JM, Dozier K. PMID: 18714114.

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Hos Hospitals Pha Pharmacy
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The economic and clinical impact of an inpatient palliative care consultation service: a multifaceted approach. J Palliat Med. 2007 Dec; 10(6):1347-55. Ciemins EL, Blum L, Nunley M, Lasher A, Newman JM. PMID: 18095814.

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Pal Palliative Care
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Assessing dual-role staff-interpreter linguistic competency in an integrated healthcare system. J Gen Intern Med. 2007 Nov; 22 Suppl 2:331-5. Moreno MR, Otero-Sabogal R, Newman J. PMID: 17957420; PMCID: PMC2078538.

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Int Internal Medicine
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An Evaluation of the Advanced Illness Management (AIM) Program: Increasing hospice utilization in the San Francisco Bay area. J Palliat Med. 2006 Dec; 9(6):1401-11. Ciemins EL, Stuart B, Gerber R, Newman J, Bauman M. PMID: 17187548.

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Pal Palliative Care
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Using a bar-coded medication administration system to prevent medication errors in a community hospital network. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2005 Dec 15; 62(24):2619-25. Sakowski J, Leonard T, Colburn S, Michaelsen B, Schiro T, Schneider J, Newman JM. PMID: 16333060.

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Hos Hospitals Pha Pharmacy
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Prioritizing interventions to improve rates of thrombolysis for ischemic stroke. Neurology. 2005 Feb 22; 64(4):654-9. California Acute Stroke Pilot Registry (CASPR) Investigators. PMID: 15728287.

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Neu Neurology
Translation:Humans PHPublic Health
Hospital usage of early do-not-resuscitate orders and outcome after intracerebral hemorrhage. Stroke. 2004 May; 35(5):1130-4. Hemphill JC, Newman J, Zhao S, Johnston SC. PMID: 15044768.

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Bra Brain Vas Vascular Diseases
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Cost effectiveness of ACE inhibitor treatment for patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Pharmacoeconomics. 2004; 22(15):1015-27. Dong FB, Sorensen SW, Manninen DL, Thompson TJ, Narayan V, Orians CE, Gregg EW, Eastman RC, Dasbach EJ, Herman WH, Newman JM, Narva AS, Ballard DJ, Engelgau MM. PMID: 15449965.

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Dru Drug Therapy Pha Pharmacology
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Electronic medical records in solo/small groups: a qualitative study of physician user types. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2004; 107(Pt 1):658-62. Miller RH, Sim I, Newman J. PMID: 15360895.

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Hea Health Services Research Med Medical Informatics Tec Technology
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Predictors of rehospitalization for symptomatic venous thromboembolism after total hip arthroplasty. N Engl J Med. 2000 Dec 14; 343(24):1758-64. White RH, Gettner S, Newman JM, Trauner KB, Romano PS. PMID: 11114314.

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Med Medicine (General)
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Medicare beneficiary complaints about quality of care. Am J Med Qual. 2000 Nov-Dec; 15(6):241-50. Harrington C, Weinberg J, Merrill S, Newman J. PMID: 11126593.

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Hea Health Services
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Racial and ethnic differences in the use of cardiovascular procedures: findings from the California Cooperative Cardiovascular Project. Am J Public Health. 2000 Jul; 90(7):1128-34. Ford E, Newman J, Deosaransingh K. PMID: 10897193; PMCID: PMC1446298.

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Pub Public Health
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Is screening mammography effective in elderly women? Am J Med. 2000 Feb; 108(2):112-9. Smith-Bindman R, Kerlikowske K, Gebretsadik T, Newman J. PMID: 11126304.

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Med Medicine (General)
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Mammography screening among California Medicare beneficiaries: 1993-1994. Am J Prev Med. 1998 Oct; 15(3):198-205. Parker J, Gebretsadik T, Sabogal F, Newman J, Lawson HW. PMID: 9791637.

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Pub Public Health
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Underutilization of pressure ulcer risk assessment in hip fracture patients. Adv Wound Care. 1998 Jan-Feb; 11(1):32-8. Stotts NA, Deosaransingh K, Roll FJ, Newman J. PMID: 9729931.

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Nur Nursing
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Diagnosis and treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection among California Medicare patients. Arch Intern Med. 1997 May 12; 157(9):994-8. Roll J, Weng A, Newman J. PMID: 9140270.

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Int Internal Medicine
Translation:Humans Cells
Survey of physician practice behaviors related to diabetes mellitus in the U.S. Physician adherence to consensus recommendations. Diabetes Care. 1993 Nov; 16(11):1507-10. Kenny SJ, Smith PJ, Goldschmid MG, Newman JM, Herman WH. PMID: 8299440.

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End Endocrinology
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Alternative approaches to public health surveillance of IDDM. Diabetes Care. 1993 May; 16(5):812-4. Newman JM, Herman WH, Vinicor F. PMID: 8388329.

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End Endocrinology
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Comparison of coronary heart disease mortality risk between black and white people with diabetes. Ethn Dis. 1993; 3(2):145-51. DeStefano F, Newman J. PMID: 8324491.

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Pub Public Health Soc Social Sciences
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Risk factors for coronary heart disease mortality among persons with diabetes. Ann Epidemiol. 1993 Jan; 3(1):27-34. DeStefano F, Ford ES, Newman J, Stevenson JM, Wetterhall SF, Anda RF, Vinicor F. PMID: 8287153.

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Epi Epidemiology
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Diabetes-associated mortality in Native Americans. Diabetes Care. 1993 Jan; 16(1):297-9. Newman JM, DeStefano F, Valway SE, German RR, Muneta B. PMID: 8422795.

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End Endocrinology
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Trends in diabetes and diabetic complications, 1980-1987. Diabetes Care. 1992 Aug; 15(8):960-7. Wetterhall SF, Olson DR, DeStefano F, Stevenson JM, Ford ES, German RR, Will JC, Newman JM, Sepe SJ, Vinicor F. PMID: 1324144.

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End Endocrinology
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Regional variation in diabetes mellitus prevalence--United States, 1988 and 1989. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1990 Nov 16; 39(45):805-9. Centers for Disease Control (CDC). PMID: 2122214.

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Pub Public Health Vit Vital Statistics
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The natural history and epidemiology of diabetic nephropathy. Implications for prevention and control. JAMA. 1990 Apr 11; 263(14):1954-60. Selby JV, FitzSimmons SC, Newman JM, Katz PP, Sepe S, Showstack J. PMID: 2179596.

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Med Medicine (General)
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End state renal disease among Native Americans, 1983-86. Am J Public Health. 1990 Mar; 80(3):318-9. Newman JM, Marfin AA, Eggers PW, Helgerson SD. PMID: 2305914; PMCID: PMC1404694.

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Pub Public Health
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Incidence of end-stage renal disease in type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus in Pima Indians. Diabetologia. 1988 Oct; 31(10):730-6. Nelson RG, Newman JM, Knowler WC, Sievers ML, Kunzelman CL, Pettitt DJ, Moffett CD, Teutsch SM, Bennett PH. PMID: 3240833.

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End Endocrinology
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The disease-specific benefits and risks of physical activity and exercise. Public Health Rep. 1985 Mar-Apr; 100(2):180-8. Siscovick DS, LaPorte RE, Newman JM. PMID: 3920716; PMCID: PMC1424738.

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Pub Public Health
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Wisdom in the End: Folktales and Narrative Technique in End-of-Life Palliation. Intima. (Spring2019):1-10. Henry Sussman Jeffrey Newman. . View Publication.