Patricia A. Cornett, MD

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Education

Stanford University, Stanford, CA, B.S., 1972-1976, Biology
Medical College of Pennsylvania, M.D., 1976-1980, Medicine
Letterman Army Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, Intern/Resident, 1980-1983, Internal Medicine
Letterman Army Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, Fellow, 1983-1986, Hematology/Oncology

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Professional Experience

• July 1986-June 1991
  Staff Physician, Letterman Army Medical Center
• August 1991-August 1997
  Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF
• August 1991-present
  Clinical Chief, Hematology/Oncology, VAMC, SF
• July 1996-present
  VA Bone Marrow Transplant Board
• March 1997-2001
  Director, UCSF Hematology/Oncology Fellowship
• August 1997-June 2004
  Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF
• July 2001-present
  Associate Chair for Education, Department of Med
• July 2004-present
  Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCSF

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Selected Publications

1. Parsons ML, Cornett PA. Sustaining the pivotal organizational outcome: magnet recognition. J Nurs Manag. 2011 Mar; 19(2):277-86.
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2. Parsons ML, Cornett PA. Foreword. Healthy workplaces in acute care hospitals. Crit Care Nurs Q. 2009 Jul-Sep; 32(3):175.
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3. Cornett PA, O'Rourke MW. Building organizational capacity for a healthy work environment through role-based professional practice. Crit Care Nurs Q. 2009 Jul-Sep; 32(3):208-20.
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4. Parsons ML, Clark P, Marshall M, Cornett PA. Team behavioral norms: a shared vision for a healthy patient care workplace. Crit Care Nurs Q. 2007 Jul-Sep; 30(3):213-8.
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5. Dhaliwal G, Cornett PA, Tierney LM. Hemolytic anemia. Am Fam Physician. 2004 Jun 1; 69(11):2599-606.
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6. Eisenberg P, MacKintosh FR, Ritch P, Cornett PA, Macciocchi A. Efficacy, safety and pharmacokinetics of palonosetron in patients receiving highly emetogenic cisplatin-based chemotherapy: a dose-ranging clinical study. Ann Oncol. 2004 Feb; 15(2):330-7.
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7. Murphy EL, Busch MP, Tong M, Cornett P, Vyas GN. A prospective study of the risk of transfusion-acquired viral infections. Transfus Med. 1998 Sep; 8(3):173-8.
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8. Larson-Presswalla J, Rose MA, Cornett P. Empathic learning: an innovative teaching strategy to improve attitudes toward caring for persons with HIV/AIDS. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 1995 May-Jun; 6(3):19-22.
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9. Velanovich V, LaPorta AJ, Garrett WL, Richards TB, Cornett PA. Pseudomembranous colitis leading to toxic megacolon associated with antineoplastic chemotherapy. Report of a case and review of the literature. Dis Colon Rectum. 1992 Apr; 35(4):369-72.
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10. Embury SH, Kropp GL, Stanton TS, Warren TC, Cornett PA, Chehab FF. Detection of the hemoglobin E mutation using the color complementation assay: application to complex genotyping. Blood. 1990 Aug 1; 76(3):619-23.
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