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Helen Diller Family Compr Cancer Ctr
LEAH S. KARLINER, MD, MCR

Assistant Adjunct Professor of Medicine, UCSF

CONTACT

(415) 353-7300 (appts)
(415) 353-7932 (fax)

Box 1732, UCSF; San Francisco, CA 94143-1732

additional websites:

UCSF Physician Referral Directory

EDUCATION

Columbia College, Columbia University, NY, BA, 1984-1988, History
University of California at San Francisco, MD, 1992-1996, Medicine
University of California at San Francisco, MCR, 2003-2005, Clinical Research

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1997-2000

Medical Residency, Primary Care, University of California Medical School

2000-2002

Fee Basis Physician, Veterans Administration Medical Center, San Francisco, CA

2000-2002

Primary Care Physician, Bayspring Women's Medical Clinic, San Francisco, CA

2002

Fee Basis Physician, UCSF Screening and Acute Care Clinic, San Francisco, CA

2002 - 2004

Research Fellow, UCSF Division of General Internal Medicine

2004 -

Assistant Professor, UCSF Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine
HONORS & AWARDS

1988

Magna Cum Laude, Columbia University

1988

Phi Beta Kappa, Columbia University

1988

Boyer History of Science Prize

2002-

Recipient NIH Health Disparities Research Loan Repayment Program

2003

Best Abstract by a Junior Investigator, Bay Area Clinical Research Symposium

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Karliner LS, Pérez-Stable EJ, Gildengorin G. The Language Divide: The Importance of Training in the Use of Interpreters in Ambulatory Practice. J Gen Intern Med 2004 Feb;19(2):175-83.

Jacobs AE, Chen AH, Karliner LS, Fortier JP, Mutha S. Legal and Regulatory Obligations to Provide Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Emergency Department Services. Clin Ped Emerg Med 2004; 5:85-92.

Karliner LS, Kaplan C, Juarbe T, Pasick R, Pérez-Stable EJ. Poor Patient Comprehension of Abnormal Mammography Results. J Gen Intern Med 2005 May; 20(5):432-437.

Mutha S, Karliner LS. Improving Cultural Competency: Organizational Strategies for Clinical Care. Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management. J Clin Outcomes Manage 2006 Jan; 13(1):47-51.

Jacobs EJ, Chen AH, Karliner LS, Agger-Gupta N, Mutha S. The Need for More Research on Language Barriers in Health Care: A Proposed Research Agenda. The Milbank Quarterly, 2006 March, 84(1): 111-133.

Karliner LS, Jacobs EA, Chen A, Mutha S. Do Professional Interpreters Improve Clinical Care? A Systematic Review of the Literature. Health Services Research 2007, 42(2); 727-754.

Karliner LS, Napoles-Springer A, Kerlikowske K, Haas J, Kaplan CP. Missed Opportunities: Family History and Behavioral Risk Factors in Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Among a Multi-ethnic Group of Women. JGIM, 2007; 22:308-314.

Karliner LS. Vagal Nerve Stimulation for Treatment Resistant Depression: A Technology Assessment. The California Technology Assessment Forum of The Blue Shield of California Foundation. February 2006. www.CTAF.org

Karliner LS. Microvolt T-Wave Alternans Testing to Guide Decision-making about ICD Placement. The California Technology Assessment Forum of The Blue Shield of California Foundation. October 2006. www.CTAF.org.

Karliner LS. Device-guided Controlled Breathing as a Treatment for Hypertension. The California Technology Assessment Forum of The Blue Shield of California Foundation. October 2006. www.CTAF.org.

Karliner LS. Low Dose Spiral Computerized Tomography Screening for Lung Cancer. The California Technology Assessment Forum of The Blue Shield of California Foundation. February 2007. www.CTAF.org

Karliner LS. Fecal Immunochemical Testing (FIT) to Screen for Colorectal Cancer. The California Technology Assessment Forum of The Blue Shield of California Foundation. June 2007. www.CTAF.org

11/29/07

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