Associate Professor, Department of Surgery and Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, UCSF
Director, Decision Services, UCSF Breast Care Center
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Education
Brown University, Providence, RI, ScB, 1990, Applied Mathematics
Stanford University, Stanford, CA, MSc, 1993, Statistics
Stanford University, Stanford, CA, PhD, 1997, Engineering
Professional Experience
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1998-2002
Leadership roles in Research & Development, Business Development, and Technical Sales for Outcome Software, Inc.
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2003-2007
Assistant Adjunct Professor of Surgery, UCSF School of Medicine
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2003-present
Director, Decision Services, UCSF Breast Care Center
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2008-present
Assistant Professor, In Residence, Surgery and Health Policy, UCSF School of Medicine
Honors & Awards
- 1987
Cryptologia Award for best undergraduate paper on cryptography Cryptologia Journal - 1987
Regional Winner, NAAAF Essay on the Bicentennial of the Constitution National Academic Achievement Award Foundation - 1989
Phi Beta Kappa honors society - humanities Phi Beta Kappa - 1989
Sigma Xi honors society - science Sigma Xi - 1990
Graduated magna cum laude Brown University - 1997
Goldsmith Award for Best Paper on Dispute Resolution by a Stanford University Student Stanford Center on Conflict and Negotiation - 1997
Ph.D. dissertation on Consultation Planning named as National Best Practice Oncology Roundtable of the Advisory Board, Washington DC - 2004
Tax Check-Off Award for "research projects that could make the greatest impact on California women," funded through voluntary check-off area on state income taxes California Breast Cancer Research Program - 2006
DatStat Research Enhancement Award Mechanism (DREAM) DatStat, Inc. - 2006
Building Interdisciplinary Careers in Women's Health UCSF/NIH K12 Career Development Award - 2006
Fellow in the Teaching Scholars Program Office of Medical Education, UCSF School of Medicine - 2006
Tax Check-Off Award for "research projects that could make the greatest impact on California women," funded through voluntary check-off area on state income taxes California Breast Cancer Research Program - 2007
Fellowship Award, Summer Institute for Informed Patient Choice Center for the Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Dartmouth - 2008
Innovation Profile in Innovation Exchange, www.innovations.ahrq.gov/content.aspx?id=95 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services - 2009
Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation Award http://centerforinnovation.mayo.edu/transform/2009/jeff-belkora.html Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation - 2009
Finalist, Decision Analysis Society Practice Award Institute for Operations Research and Management Science - 2010
Health/Medical Advocate of the Year Dorland Health People Awards - 2010
Faith Fancher Award for Outstanding Breast Cancer Research Proposal in Underserved Populations California Breast Cancer Research Program - 2010
National Best Practice recognition for UCSF Decision Services Oncology Roundtable of the Advisory Board, Washington DC - 2010
National Healthcare Quality Report, Successful Strategy www.ahrq.gov/qual/nhqr10/nhqr10.pdf Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services
Selected Publications
- Youm J, Chenok KE, Belkora J, Chiu V, Bozic KJ. The emerging case for shared decision making in orthopaedics. Instr Course Lect. 2013; 62:587-94.
View on PubMed - Pass M, Volz S, Teng A, Esserman L, Belkora J. Physician behaviors surrounding the implementation of decision and communication AIDS in a breast cancer clinic: a qualitative analysis of staff intern perceptions. J Cancer Educ. 2012 Dec; 27(4):764-9.
View on PubMed - Frongillo M, Feibelmann S, Belkora J, Lee C, Sepucha K. Is there shared decision making when the provider makes a recommendation? Patient Educ Couns. 2013 Jan; 90(1):69-73.
View on PubMed - Cohen E, Belkora J, Tyler J, Schreiner J, Deering MJ, Grama L, Duggan B, Illi J, Pederson J, Anand A, Teng A, McCreary E, Moore D, Tripathy D, Hogarth M, Lieberman M, Park J, Esserman L. Adoption, acceptability, and accuracy of an online clinical trial matching website for breast cancer. J Med Internet Res. 2012; 14(4):e97.
View on PubMed - Belkora J, Stupar L, O'Donnell S, Loucks A, Moore D, Jupiter C, Johnson N, Wilson L. Decision support by telephone: randomized controlled trial in a rural community setting. Patient Educ Couns. 2012 Oct; 89(1):134-42.
View on PubMed - Sepucha KR, Belkora JK, Chang Y, Cosenza C, Levin CA, Moy B, Partridge A, Lee CN. Measuring decision quality: psychometric evaluation of a new instrument for breast cancer surgery. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2012; 12:51.
View on PubMed - Hacking B, Wallace L, Scott S, Kosmala-Anderson J, Belkora J, McNeill A. Testing the feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness of a 'decision navigation' intervention for early stage prostate cancer patients in Scotland - a randomised controlled trial. Psychooncology. 2013 May; 22(5):1017-24.
View on PubMed - Pass M, Belkora J, Moore D, Volz S, Sepucha K. Patient and observer ratings of physician shared decision making behaviors in breast cancer consultations. Patient Educ Couns. 2012 Jul; 88(1):93-9.
View on PubMed - Lee CN, Chang Y, Adimorah N, Belkora JK, Moy B, Partridge AH, Ollila DW, Sepucha KR. Decision making about surgery for early-stage breast cancer. J Am Coll Surg. 2012 Jan; 214(1):1-10.
View on PubMed - Belkora JK, Hutton DW, Moore DH, Siminoff LA. Does use of the adjuvant! model influence use of adjuvant therapy through better risk communication? J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2011 Jul 1; 9(7):707-12.
View on PubMed - Belkora JK, Volz S, Teng AE, Moore DH, Loth MK, Sepucha KR. Impact of decision aids in a sustained implementation at a breast care center. Patient Educ Couns. 2012 Feb; 86(2):195-204.
View on PubMed - Lee CN, Belkora J, Chang Y, Moy B, Partridge A, Sepucha K. Are patients making high-quality decisions about breast reconstruction after mastectomy? [outcomes article]. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2011 Jan; 127(1):18-26.
View on PubMed - Belkora JK, Teng A, Volz S, Loth MK, Esserman LJ. Expanding the reach of decision and communication aids in a breast care center: a quality improvement study. Patient Educ Couns. 2011 May; 83(2):234-9.
View on PubMed - Franklin L, Belkora J, O'Donnell S, Elsbree D, Hardin J, Ingle B, Johnson N. Consultation support for rural women with breast cancer: results of a community-based participatory research study. Patient Educ Couns. 2010 Jul; 80(1):80-7.
View on PubMed - Belkora JK, Loth MK, Volz S, Rugo HS. Implementing decision and communication aids to facilitate patient-centered care in breast cancer: a case study. Patient Educ Couns. 2009 Dec; 77(3):360-8.
View on PubMed - Belkora JK, Rugo HS, Moore DH, Hutton DW, Chen DF, Esserman LJ. Oncologist use of the Adjuvant! model for risk communication: a pilot study examining patient knowledge of 10-year prognosis. BMC Cancer. 2009; 9:127.
View on PubMed - Braithwaite D, Tammemagi CM, Moore DH, Ozanne EM, Hiatt RA, Belkora J, West DW, Satariano WA, Liebman M, Esserman L. Hypertension is an independent predictor of survival disparity between African-American and white breast cancer patients. Int J Cancer. 2009 Mar 1; 124(5):1213-9.
View on PubMed - Belkora J, Moore DH, Hutton DW. Assessing risk communication in breast cancer: are continuous measures of patient knowledge better than categorical? Patient Educ Couns. 2009 Jul; 76(1):106-12.
View on PubMed - Hutton DW, Belkora JK, Shachter RD, Moore DH. Are patients getting the "gist" in risk communication? Patient understanding of prognosis in breast cancer treatment. J Cancer Educ. 2009; 24(3):194-9.
View on PubMed - Belkora J, Franklin L, O'Donnell S, Ohnemus J, Stacey D. Adaptation of consultation planning for Native American and Latina women with breast cancer. J Rural Health. 2009; 25(4):384-7.
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