Dr. William Huen is Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCSF, and serves as Associate Chief Medical Officer and Medical Director of Quality Management and the Kaizen Promotion Office at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. Clinically, Dr. Huen practices medicine and teaches housestaff and students on the Inpatient Medical service and Medicine Consultation service at Zuckerberg San Francisco General.

As Associate Chief Medical Officer and Medical Director with teams in Quality Management and the Kaizen Promotion Office, Dr. Huen has been a leader in advancing a culture of performance improvement and health equity. Dr. Huen is Co-Chair of the Performance Improvement and Patient Safety Committee, supports the Executive team to develop and implement the hospital’s annual strategic planning, and partners with clinical and non-clinical leaders and teams for data-driven improvement. As a champion for ZSFG’s health equity strategy, Dr. Huen has led the integration of an equity lens into quality improvement tools and lean management systems at ZSFG. As a founding member of the ZSFG Kaizen Promotion Office, Dr. Huen leads programs to teach, coach, and integrate A3 Thinking problem solving, Daily Management Systems, and Principle-Based Leadership as a shared approach to achieving ZSFG and DPH’s True North goals for San Francisco’s patients and community.

During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Dr. Huen had the privilege of service as Operational Sponsor and Acting Medical Director to Occupational Health Services and its COVID-19 response for ensuring safety and health for SFDPH employees. He also previously served as the Director of Quality for the Department of Medicine and Division of Hospital Medicine at ZSFG.

Dr. Huen finds joy as a lifelong learner and practitioner of multidisciplinary care and improvement for underserved populations and communities. He is originally from Oakland, California and studied public policy at Princeton University. He completed medical school in the UCB-UCSF Joint Medical Program, and an MPH in Health Policy and Management and MS in Health and Medical Sciences. He completed residency in Internal Medicine at the San Francisco General Hospital Primary Care Program, leadership fellowships with the California Health Care Foundation and National Association of Public Hospitals, and is certified in lean and strategic deployment.

Education:
• University of California, San Francisco, MD
• University of California, Berkeley, MS, Health and Medical Sciences
• University of California, Berkeley, MPH, Health Policy & Management
• Princeton University, AB, Woodrow Wilson School of Public & International Affairs

Training:
• California HealthCare Foundation Leadership Fellowship
• NAPH Fellowship
• University of California, San Francisco, Internship, Medicine, SFGH Primary Care
• University of California, San Francisco, Residency, Medicine, SFGH Primary Care

Certification:
• Medical License, California
• American Board of Internal Medicine