UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

Photo of Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, MD  Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, MD

Professor, Department of Medicine, UCSF; and Associate Director, Health Care Disparities, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

Contact

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(415) 476-5369 (voice)
(415) 476-7964 (fax)

Education

University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, B.S., 1974, Chemistry
University of Miami, Miami, FL, M.D., 1978, Medicine

Professional Experience

  • 1978-1981
    Resident, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
  • 1981-1983
    Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Fellow in General Internal Medicine, UCSF
  • 1983-1990
    Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, UCSF
  • 1990-1996
    Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, UCSF
  • 1993-2005
    Co-Director, Medical Effectiveness Research Center for Diverse Populations, UCSF
  • 1996-present
    Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, UCSF
  • 1997-present
    Director, Center for Aging in Diverse Communities
  • 1999-present
    Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, UCSF
  • 2005-present
    Director, Medical Effectiveness Research Center for Diverse Populations, UCSF
  • 2006-present
    Associate Director for Health Care Disparities, Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCSF

Honors & Awards

  • 1988-93
    Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Faculty Scholar in General Internal Medicine
  • 1991
    University of California/Health Net Wellness Lectureship Award
  • 1994
    Laureate Award, American College of Physicians Northern California
  • 1996
    Elected, American Society of Clinical Investigation
  • 2001
    Elected, Institute of Medicine

Selected Publications

  • (from 187 publications)
  • Rodriguez M, Ward L, Pérez-Stable EJ. Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening: Impact of Health Insurance Status, Ethnicity and Nativity of Latinas. Annals of Family Medicine 2005; 3: 235-241.
  • Napoles-Springer AM, Santoyo J, Houston K, Pérez-Stable EJ, Stewart AL. Patients perceptions of cultural factors affecting the quality of their medical encounters. Health Expectations 2005; 8:4-17.
  • Kaplan CP, Haas JS, Pérez-Stable EJ, Gregorich SE, Somkin C, Des Jarlais G, Kerlikowske K. Breast Cancer Risk Reduction Options: Awareness, Discussion, and Use among Women from Four Ethnic Groups. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, 2006; 15:162-166.
  • Livaudais JC, Kaplan CP, Haas JS, Pérez-Stable EJ, Stewart S, Des Jarlais G. Lifestyle behavior counseling for women patients among a sample of California physicians. Journal of Women’s Health 2005; 14: 485-495.
  • Nápoles-Springer AM, Ortiz C, O’Brien H, Diaz-Méndez M, Pérez-Stable EJ. Use of cancer support groups among Latina breast cancer survivors. J Cancer Surviv. 2007 Sep;1(3):193-204. PMID: 18648970.
  • Kim SE, Pérez-Stable EJ, Wong S, Gregorich S, Sawaya GF, Walsh JME, Kaplan CP. Association between cancer risk perception and screening behavior among diverse women., Arch Intern Med. 2008 Apr 14;168(7):728-34. PMID: 18413555.
  • Huang AJ, Pérez-Stable EJ, Kim SE, Wong S, Kaplan CP, Walsh JME, Iwaoka-Scott AY, Sawaya GF. Preferences for Human Papilloma virus Testing with Routine Cervical Cancer Screening in Diverse Older Women, J Gen Intern Med. 23(9):1324-9. Epub 2008 May 28. PMID: 18506546. PMCID: 2518007.
  • Fejerman L, John EM, Huntsman S, Beckman K, Choudry S. Pérez-Stable EJ, Gonzalez Burchard E, Ziv E. Genetic ancestry and risk of breast cancer among US Latinas. Cancer Research 2008 Dec 1;68(23):9723-8. PMCID: 2674787.
  • Karliner L, Nápoles-Springer A, Bibbins-Domingo K, Schillinger D, Pérez-Stable EJ. Identification of Limited English Proficient Patients in Clinical Care J Gen Intern Med. 2008 Oct;23(10):1555-60. Epub 2008 Jul 10. PMID: 18618200.
  • Sawaya GF, Iwaoka-Scott AY, Kim SE, Wong S, Huang AJ, Washington AE, Pérez-Stable EJ. Ending Cervical Cancer Screening: Attitudes and Beliefs from Ethnically Diverse Older Women. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2009; 200: 40e1-40e7. PMID: 18976734.
  • Afable-Munsuz A, Ponce NA, Rodriguez M, Pérez-Stable. EJ. Immigrant generation and physical activity among Mexican, Chinese, and Filipino adults in the U.S. Social Science and Medicine 2010; Jun;70(12):1997-2005. Epub 2010 Mar 16.
  • Trinidad DR, Pérez-Stable EJ, Messer KS, White MM, Pierce JP. Smoking menthol cigarettes and the cessation process across racial/ethnic groups in the US. Addiction 2010; Dec; 105 Suppl 1:84-94
  • Nápoles AM, Santoyo-Olsson, Karliner LS, O’Brien H, Gregorich SE, Pérez-Stable EJ. Clinician ratings of interpreted mediated visits in underserved primary care settings with ad hoc, in-person professional, and video conferencing modes. Journal of Health Care of the Poor and Underserved 2010; 21: 301-317.
  • Fejerman L, Romieu I, John E, Lazcano-Ponce E. Huntsman S, Beckman K, Pérez-Stable EJ, Gonzalez-Burchard E, Ziv E, Torres-Mejia G. European ancestry is positively associated with breast cancer risk in Mexican women. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention 2010; Apr;19(4):1074-82. Epub 2010 Mar 23. PMCID: PMC2852491.

Updated: August 1, 2011