John Zweifler • UCSF Profiles

John Zweifler, MD

Title(s)	Volunteer Clinical Professor, Family Medicine - Fresno
School	School of Medicine
Address	535 E. Mallard Circle Fresno CA 93730
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Foodborne Botulism Outbreak After Consumption of Home-Canned Cactus (Nopales) - Fresno County, California, June 2024. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2025 Jul 03; 74(24):408-413. Vohra R, Barash JR, Karmarkar EN, Koch-Kumar S, Sanchez N, Gore M, Michel K, Rangel M, Armstrong E, Pimentel L, Kraushaar V, Kimura A, Stainken C, Nat A, Nat RS, Cherukupalli S, Schneider D, Vugia DJ, Solis T, Zweifler J, Huntington S, Prado J, Luchini D, Al Saghbini S. PMID: 40608564.

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A community-based study of abscess self-treatment and barriers to medical care among people who inject drugs in the United States. Health Soc Care Community. 2022 09; 30(5):1798-1808. Ozga JE, Syvertsen JL, Zweifler JA, Pollini RA. PMID: 34469034; PMCID: PMC8885857.

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Hea Health Services Pub Public Health Soc Social Sciences
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The Significance of Harm Reduction as a Social and Health Care Intervention for Injecting Drug Users: An Exploratory Study of a Needle Exchange Program in Fresno, California. Soc Work Public Health. 2016 Aug-Sep; 31(5):398-407. Clarke K, Harris D, Zweifler JA, Lasher M, Mortimer RB, Hughes S. PMID: 27167664; PMCID: PMC5129746.

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Objective evidence of severe disease: opioid use in chronic pain. Ann Fam Med. 2012 Jul-Aug; 10(4):366-8. Zweifler JA. PMID: 22778125; PMCID: PMC3392297.

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Pri Primary Health Care
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Creating an effective and efficient publicly sponsored health care delivery system. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2011 Feb; 22(1):311-9. Zweifler J, Prado K, Metchnikoff C. PMID: 21317524.

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Parental satisfaction without antibiotics. Nurse Pract. 2010 Mar; 35(3):40-2. White D, Moir A, Zweifler J, Hughes S. PMID: 20164735.

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Nur Nursing
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Controlling for race/ethnicity: a comparison of California commercial health plans CAHPS scores to NCBD benchmarks. Int J Equity Health. 2010 Jan 25; 9:4. Zweifler J, Hughes S, Lopez RA. PMID: 20181011; PMCID: PMC2835712.

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Hea Health Services Pub Public Health
The relationship between a statewide preceptorship program and family medicine residency selection. J Am Board Fam Med. 2010 Jan-Feb; 23(1):67-74. Kubal VS, Zweifler J, Hughes S, Reilly JM, Newman S. PMID: 20051544.

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Effects of echinacea on the frequency of upper respiratory tract symptoms: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2008 Apr; 100(4):384-8. O'Neil J, Hughes S, Lourie A, Zweifler J. PMID: 18450126; PMCID: PMC7129680.

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All Allergy and Immunology Pul Pulmonary Medicine
Translation:Humans Animals
Trends in rural and urban deliveries and vaginal births: California 1998-2002. J Rural Health. 2008; 24(4):416-22. Hughes S, Zweifler JA, Garza A, Stanich MA. PMID: 19007397.

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The missing link: improving quality with a chronic disease management intervention for the primary care office. Ann Fam Med. 2007 Sep-Oct; 5(5):453-6. Zweifler J. PMID: 17893388; PMCID: PMC2000318.

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Physician perceptions of practice environment and professional satisfaction in California: from urban to rural. J Rural Health. 2007; 23(3):222-8. Luman K, Zweifler J, Grumbach K. PMID: 17565522.

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Vaginal birth after cesarean in California: before and after a change in guidelines. Ann Fam Med. 2006 May-Jun; 4(3):228-34. Zweifler J, Garza A, Hughes S, Stanich MA, Hierholzer A, Lau M. PMID: 16735524; PMCID: PMC1479438.

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Pri Primary Health Care
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An argument for reducing family medicine training to 2 years. Virtual Mentor. 2005 Jun 01; 7(6). Zweifler J. PMID: 23253466.

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Eth Ethics
Point-Counterpoint: the argument for a 2-year versus a 4-year family medicine residency. Fam Med. 2005 May; 37(5):367-8. Zweifler J. PMID: 15883905.

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Pri Primary Health Care
High school census tract information predicts practice in rural and minority communities. J Rural Health. 2005; 21(3):228-32. Hughes S, Zweifler J, Schafer S, Smith MA, Athwal S, Blossom HJ. PMID: 16092296.

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Why we should reduce family practice training to two years. Acad Med. 2003 Sep; 78(9):885-7. Zweifler J. PMID: 14507617.

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Edu Education
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Are sample medicines hurting the uninsured? J Am Board Fam Pract. 2002 Sep-Oct; 15(5):361-6. Zweifler J, Hughes S, Schafer S, Garcia B, Grasser A, Salazar L. PMID: 12350058.

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Pri Primary Health Care
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Development of a residency/MPH program. Fam Med. 2001 Jun; 33(6):453-8. Zweifler J, Evans R. PMID: 11411974.

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Impact of managed MediCal on California family practice programs. Am J Manag Care. 2001 May; 7(5):509-15. Zweifler JA. PMID: 11388130.

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Effect of medicaid managed care on training programs. Acad Med. 1999 Sep; 74(9):943-4. Zweifler J, Kazi P. PMID: 10498082.

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Preparing for managed care: family practice residents and capitated care in community health centers. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 1998 Nov; 9(4):367-80. Zweifler J. PMID: 10073214.

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Teaching residents to care for culturally diverse populations. Acad Med. 1998 Oct; 73(10):1056-61. Zweifler J, Gonzalez AM. PMID: 9795622.

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Edu Education
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Barriers to recognition of erectile dysfunction among diabetic Mexican-American men. J Am Board Fam Pract. 1998 Jul-Aug; 11(4):259-63. Zweifler J, Padilla A, Schafer S. PMID: 9719347.

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The importance of consortia: a case study. Acad Med. 1998 Feb; 73(2):120-2. Zweifler J, Blossom HJ. PMID: 9484182.

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Medical education in a changing world: thoughts from California. Fam Med. 1998 Feb; 30(2):127-33. Zweifler J, Rodnick J. PMID: 9494804.

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Extended educational sessions at three family medicine residency programs. Acad Med. 1996 Oct; 71(10):1059-63. Zweifler J, Ringel M, Maudlin RK, Blossom HJ. PMID: 9177638.

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Edu Education
Family practice residencies in community health centers--an approach to cost and access concerns. Public Health Rep. 1995 May-Jun; 110(3):312-8. Zweifler J. PMID: 7610223; PMCID: PMC1382126.

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Balancing service and education: linking community health centers and family practice residency programs. Fam Med. 1993 May; 25(5):306-11. Zweifler J. PMID: 8513999.

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Pri Primary Health Care