Maria Raven, MD, MPH

Title(s)Professor, Emergency Medicine
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address521 Parnassus Avenue
San Francisco CA 94117
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    Oregon Health & Science UniversityMD, MPH2001School of Medicine
    NYU School of Medicine/Bellevue Hospital CenterResidency2005Emergency Medicine
    NYU School of MedicineMS2007Clinical Research
    University of California, San Francisco, CA2019Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training
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    UCSF2012  - 2015Irene Perstein Award for outstanding junior woman clinician scientist
    Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM), Academy for Women in Academic Emergency Medicine (AW2018Academy for Women in Academic Emergency Medicine Mid Career Award
    California Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians2018Special Recognition Award
    Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM), Academy for Women in Academic Emergency Medicine (AW2019Outstanding Research Publication Award
    Annals of Emergency Medicine, Academic Emergency Medicine2016Top 10 percent reviewer

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    Dr. Raven is a practicing Emergency Medicine physician and health services researcher, is the Chief of Emergency Medicine at UCSF and a Vice Chair in the UCSF Department of Emergency Medicine. Prior to joining the UCSF faculty in 2011, Dr. Raven completed her residency and a research fellowship at NYU/Bellevue Hospital Center and oversaw one of six New York State Department of Health-funded Chronic Illness Demonstration Projects for the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation and New York State Medicaid. In addition to working clinically in the ED at UCSF, Maria speaks locally and nationally about caring for complex populations, frequent emergency department users, and the link between homelessness and health. She has published and peer-reviewed extensively on these and other topics. Maria is co-PI for the San Francisco Whole Person Care Pilot evaluation, focused on improving care for chronically homeless high users of health and social care services, leads the EDIE (emergency department information exchange) program in the UCSF ED, and is the lead evaluator for a Santa Clara County Pay for Success program providing permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless frequents users of the County health system and jail. She is co-editor of a forthcoming Social Emergency Medicine textbook and is currently working on multiple initiatives to improve care for individuals with substance use disorders in emergency departments. Since March 2020, her main focus has been on UCSF emergency department operations and preparedness in the face of COVID-19, and related research.

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    1. Patient reported delays in obtaining emergency care during COVID19. Am J Emerg Med. 2021 Aug 08. Eswaran V, Wang RC, Vashi AA, Kanzaria HK, Fahimi J, Raven MC. PMID: 34391581.
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    2. Using a "Big Events" framework to understand emergency department use among women experiencing homelessness or housing instability in San Francisco during the COVID-19 pandemic. Int J Drug Policy. 2021 Aug 03; 97:103405. Riley ED, Raven MC, Dilworth SE, Braun C, Imbert E, Doran KM. PMID: 34403865.
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    3. Understanding the 100 highest users of health and social services in San Francisco. Acad Emerg Med. 2021 Sep; 28(9):1077-1080. Cawley C, Raven MC, Martinez MX, Niedzwiecki M, Kushel MB, Kanzaria HK. PMID: 34021517.
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    4. Effect of extended-release naltrexone on alcohol consumption: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Addiction. 2021 May 25. Murphy CE, Wang RC, Montoy JC, Whittaker E, Raven M. PMID: 34033183.
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    5. Mortality Among People Experiencing Homelessness in San Francisco 2016-2018. J Gen Intern Med. 2021 Apr 09. Cawley CL, Kanzaria HK, Kushel M, Raven MC, Zevin B. PMID: 33835316.
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    6. Health Care for People Experiencing Homelessness-What Outcomes Matter? JAMA Netw Open. 2021 03 01; 4(3):e213837. Doran KM, Boyer AP, Raven MC. PMID: 33764419.
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    7. A randomized trial of permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless persons with high use of publicly funded services. Health Serv Res. 2020 10; 55 Suppl 2:797-806. Raven MC, Niedzwiecki MJ, Kushel M. PMID: 32976633.
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    8. Association Between Methamphetamine Use and Psychiatric Hospitalization, Chemical Restraint, and Emergency Department Length of Stay. Acad Emerg Med. 2020 11; 27(11):1116-1125. Murphy CE, Wang RC, Coralic Z, Lai AR, Raven M. PMID: 32713087.
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    9. Correlation Between N95 Extended Use and Reuse and Fit Failure in an Emergency Department. JAMA. 2020 07 07; 324(1):94-96. Degesys NF, Wang RC, Kwan E, Fahimi J, Noble JA, Raven MC. PMID: 32496504.
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    10. Emergency department preparation for COVID-19: accelerated care units. Emerg Med J. 2020 Jul; 37(7):402-406. Noble J, Degesys NF, Kwan E, Grom E, Brown C, Fahimi J, Raven M. PMID: 32461251.
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    11. Association of Default Electronic Medical Record Settings With Health Care Professional Patterns of Opioid Prescribing in Emergency Departments: A Randomized Quality Improvement Study. JAMA Intern Med. 2020 04 01; 180(4):487-493. Montoy JCC, Coralic Z, Herring AA, Clattenburg EJ, Raven MC. PMID: 31961377.
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    12. Violence and Emergency Department Use among Community-Recruited Women Who Experience Homelessness and Housing Instability. J Urban Health. 2020 02; 97(1):78-87. Riley ED, Vittinghoff E, Kagawa RMC, Raven MC, Eagen KV, Cohee A, Dilworth SE, Shumway M. PMID: 31907705.
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    13. Part I: A Quantitative Study of Social Risk Screening Acceptability in Patients and Caregivers. Am J Prev Med. 2019 12; 57(6 Suppl 1):S25-S37. De Marchis EH, Hessler D, Fichtenberg C, Adler N, Byhoff E, Cohen AJ, Doran KM, Ettinger de Cuba S, Fleegler EW, Lewis CC, Lindau ST, Tung EL, Huebschmann AG, Prather AA, Raven M, Gavin N, Jepson S, Johnson W, Ochoa E, Olson AL, Sandel M, Sheward RS, Gottlieb LM. PMID: 31753277.
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    14. Part II: A Qualitative Study of Social Risk Screening Acceptability in Patients and Caregivers. Am J Prev Med. 2019 12; 57(6 Suppl 1):S38-S46. Byhoff E, De Marchis EH, Hessler D, Fichtenberg C, Adler N, Cohen AJ, Doran KM, Ettinger de Cuba S, Fleegler EW, Gavin N, Huebschmann AG, Lindau ST, Tung EL, Raven M, Jepson S, Johnson W, Olson AL, Sandel M, Sheward RS, Gottlieb LM. PMID: 31753278.
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    15. Frequent Emergency Department Users: Focusing Solely On Medical Utilization Misses The Whole Person. Health Aff (Millwood). 2019 11; 38(11):1866-1875. Kanzaria HK, Niedzwiecki M, Cawley CL, Chapman C, Sabbagh SH, Riggs E, Chen AH, Martinez MX, Raven MC. PMID: 31682499.
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    16. Homelessness and the Practice of Emergency Medicine: Challenges, Gaps in Care, and Moral Obligations. Ann Emerg Med. 2019 11; 74(5S):S33-S37. Raven MC. PMID: 31655672.
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    17. Past Frequent Emergency Department Use Predicts Mortality. Health Aff (Millwood). 2019 01; 38(1):155-158. Niedzwiecki MJ, Kanzaria HK, Montoy JC, Hsia RY, Raven MC. PMID: 30615529.
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    18. Mobile Phone, Computer, and Internet Use Among Older Homeless Adults: Results from the HOPE HOME Cohort Study. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2018 Dec 10; 6(12):e10049. Raven MC, Kaplan LM, Rosenberg M, Tieu L, Guzman D, Kushel M. PMID: 30530464.
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    19. Policies That Limit Emergency Department Visits and Reimbursements Undermine the Emergency Care System: Instead, Let's Optimize It. JAMA Netw Open. 2018 10 05; 1(6):e183728. Raven MC. PMID: 30646246.
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    20. Frequent Users of 9-1-1 Emergency Medical Services: Sign of Success or Symptom of Impending Failure? Prehosp Emerg Care. 2018 Aug 21; 1-3. Brown JF, Raven MC, Tangherlini NL, Kennedy Hall M. PMID: 30130427.
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    21. Frequent Emergency Department Users: A Statewide Comparison Before And After Affordable Care Act Implementation. Health Aff (Millwood). 2018 06; 37(6):881-889. McConville S, Raven MC, Sabbagh SH, Hsia RY. PMID: 29863931.
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    22. Homelessness and Emergency Medicine: Where Do We Go From Here? Acad Emerg Med. 2018 05; 25(5):598-600. Doran KM, Raven MC. PMID: 29455453.
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    23. Mobile Phone, Computer, and Internet Use among Older Homeless Adults: Results from the HOPE HOME Study (Preprint). JMIR Preprints. 2018 Feb 12. Maria Raven, Lauren M. Kaplan, Marina Rosenberg, Lina Tieu, David Guzman, Margot Kushel. .
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    24. Emergency Psychiatric Care: The Authors Reply. Health Aff (Millwood). 2018 02; 37(2):335. Raven MC, Hsia RY, Kanzaria HK. PMID: 29401008.
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    25. A National Study of Outpatient Health Care Providers' Effect on Emergency Department Visit Acuity and Likelihood of Hospitalization. Ann Emerg Med. 2018 06; 71(6):728-736. Raven MC, Steiner F. PMID: 29174839.
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    26. Persistent Frequent Emergency Department Use: Core Group Exhibits Extreme Levels Of Use For More Than A Decade. Health Aff (Millwood). 2017 10 01; 36(10):1720-1728. Kanzaria HK, Niedzwiecki MJ, Montoy JC, Raven MC, Hsia RY. PMID: 28971916.
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    27. Development and Validation of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Measures of Potentially Preventable Emergency Department (ED) Visits: The ED Prevention Quality Indicators for General Health Conditions. Health Serv Res. 2017 10; 52(5):1667-1684. Davies S, Schultz E, Raven M, Wang NE, Stocks CL, Delgado MK, McDonald KM. PMID: 28369814.
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    28. Emergency Department Use in a Cohort of Older Homeless Adults: Results From the HOPE HOME Study. Acad Emerg Med. 2017 01; 24(1):63-74. Raven MC, Tieu L, Lee CT, Ponath C, Guzman D, Kushel M. PMID: 27520382.
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    29. Out-of-Network Emergency Department Use among Managed Medicaid Beneficiaries. Health Serv Res. 2017 12; 52(6):2156-2174. Raven MC, Guzman D, Chen AH, Kornak J, Kushel M. PMID: 27861836.
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    30. Out-of-Network Emergency Department Use Among Managed Medicaid Beneficiaries. Health Services Research. Forthcoming. 2016. Raven MC, Guzman D, Chen A, Kornak J, Kushel M. .
    31. The Effectiveness of Emergency Department Visit Reduction Programs: A Systematic Review. Ann Emerg Med. 2016 10; 68(4):467-483.e15. Raven MC, Kushel M, Ko MJ, Penko J, Bindman AB. PMID: 27287549.
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    32. Predicting cost of care using self-reported health status data. BMC Health Serv Res. 2015 Sep 23; 15:406. Boscardin CK, Gonzales R, Bradley KL, Raven MC. PMID: 26399319.
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    33. Medicaid dental coverage alone may not lower rates of dental emergency department visits. Health Aff (Millwood). 2015 Aug; 34(8):1349-57. Fingar KR, Smith MW, Davies S, McDonald KM, Stocks C, Raven MC. PMID: 26240249.
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    34. Patient-centered medical homes may reduce emergency department use: what does this tell us? Ann Emerg Med. 2015 Jun; 65(6):661-3. Raven MC. PMID: 25771747.
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    35. Reasons for emergency department use: do frequent users differ? Am J Manag Care. 2014 Nov 01; 20(11):e506-14. Doran KM, Colucci AC, Wall SP, Williams ND, Hessler RA, Goldfrank LR, Raven MC. PMID: 25730349.
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    36. EMS-STARS: Emergency Medical Services "Superuser" Transport Associations: An Adult Retrospective Study. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2015 January-March; 19(1):61-67. Hall MK, Raven MC, Hall J, Yeh C, Allen E, Rodriguez RM, Tangherlini NL, Sporer KA, Brown JF. PMID: 25093273.
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    37. Capsule commentary on Capp et al., National study of health insurance type and reasons for emergency department use. J Gen Intern Med. 2014 Apr; 29(4):651. Raven MC. PMID: 24481687.
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    38. Presenting quality data to vulnerable groups: charts, summaries or behavioral economic nudges? J Health Serv Res Policy. 2014 Jul; 19(3):161-168. Elbel B, Gillespie C, Raven MC. PMID: 24567307.
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    39. Emergency department use: the authors reply. Health Aff (Millwood). 2014 Feb; 33(2):346. Billings J, Raven MC. PMID: 24493781.
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    40. Dispelling an urban legend: frequent emergency department users have substantial burden of disease. Health Aff (Millwood). 2013 Dec; 32(12):2099-108. Billings J, Raven MC. PMID: 24301392.
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    41. Barriers to utilization of pre-hospital emergency medical services among residents in Libreville, Gabon: A qualitative study. African Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2013; 3(4):172-77. Bosson N, Redlener MA, Foltin GL, Raven MC, Foran MP, Wall SP. View Publication.
    42. Barriers to utilization of pre-hospital emergency medical services among residents in Libreville, Gabon: A qualitative study Obstacles à l’utilisation des services d’urgence médicale préhospitaliers parmi les habitants de Libreville, Gabon : une étude qualitative. African Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2013 Dec 1; 3(4):172-177. Nichole Bosson, Michael A. Redlener, George L. Foltin, Maria C. Raven, Mark P Foran, Stephen P. Wall. .
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    43. Reducing emergency department utilization: is this the answer? Acad Emerg Med. 2013 Oct; 20(10):1062-3. Foley M, Legome E, Raven M. PMID: 24127711.
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    44. What drives frequent emergency department use in an integrated health system? National data from the Veterans Health Administration. Ann Emerg Med. 2013 Aug; 62(2):151-9. Doran KM, Raven MC, Rosenheck RA. PMID: 23582617.
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    45. Comparison of presenting complaint vs discharge diagnosis for identifying " nonemergency" emergency department visits. JAMA. 2013 Mar 20; 309(11):1145-53. Raven MC, Lowe RA, Maselli J, Hsia RY. PMID: 23512061.
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    46. Can targeted messaging encourage PCP contact before ED visits? Am J Manag Care. 2013 Jan; 19(1):41-5. Raven MC, Kotchko SM, Gould DA. PMID: 23379743.
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    47. 394 EMS-STARS: Emergency Medical Services Superuser Transport Association: A Retrospective Study. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2012 Oct 1; 60(4):s139. M.K. Hall, M. Raven, R. Rodriguez, J. Brown, K. Sporer, N. Tangherlini. .
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    48. Time and Again: Frequent Users of Emergency Department Services in New York City. Issue Brief: United Hospital Fund. 2012. Raven, MC and Gould, DA. View Publication.
    49. Vulnerable patients' perceptions of health care quality and quality data. Med Decis Making. 2012 Mar-Apr; 32(2):311-26. Raven MC, Gillespie CC, DiBennardo R, Van Busum K, Elbel B. PMID: 22040832.
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    50. An intervention to improve care and reduce costs for high-risk patients with frequent hospital admissions: a pilot study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2011 Oct 13; 11:270. Raven MC, Doran KM, Kostrowski S, Gillespie CC, Elbel BD. PMID: 21995329.
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    51. What we don't know may hurt us: interventions for frequent emergency department users. Ann Emerg Med. 2011 Jul; 58(1):53-5. Raven MC. PMID: 21689566.
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    52. Frequent users of emergency department services: gaps in knowledge and a proposed research agenda. Acad Emerg Med. 2011 Jun; 18(6):e64-9. Pines JM, Asplin BR, Kaji AH, Lowe RA, Magid DJ, Raven M, Weber EJ, Yealy DM. PMID: 21676051.
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    53. Factors associated with frequent utilization of crisis substance use detoxification services. J Addict Dis. 2011 Apr; 30(2):116-22. Carrier E, McNeely J, Lobach I, Tay S, Gourevitch MN, Raven MC. PMID: 21491293.
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    54. Substance use treatment barriers for patients with frequent hospital admissions. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2010 Jan; 38(1):22-30. Raven MC, Carrier ER, Lee J, Billings JC, Marr M, Gourevitch MN. PMID: 19540700.
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    55. Medicaid patients at high risk for frequent hospital admission: real-time identification and remediable risks. J Urban Health. 2009 Mar; 86(2):230-41. Raven MC, Billings JC, Goldfrank LR, Manheimer ED, Gourevitch MN. PMID: 19082899.
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    56. Images in emergency medicine. Acute left-sided rectus sheath hematoma. Ann Emerg Med. 2005 Dec; 46(6):558, 562. Raven MC, Hoffman RS. PMID: 16308075.
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    57. Emergency physicians' perspectives on smallpox vaccination. Acad Emerg Med. 2003 Jun; 10(6):599-605. Kwon N, Raven MC, Chiang WK, Moran GJ, Jui J, Carter RA, Goldfrank L, EMERGEncy ID Net Study Group . PMID: 12782519.
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