Pamela May Ling, MD, MPH

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Additional Websites

• Physician Referral Directory

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Education

Harvard & Radcliffe Colleges, A.B., 1990, History and Science
University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, M.D., 1996, Medicine
University of California Berkeley School of Public Health, M.P.H., 2000, Interdisciplinary Public Health
University of California San Francisco Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, 1999-2002, media interventions, social marketing

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Professional Experience

• 1996-1999
  Medical residency, University of California, San Francisco. San Francisco General Hospital
• 1999-2002
  Urgent Care Physician. San Francisco Community Health Networks
• 1999-2002
  Physician. Haight Ashbury Free Clinics Drug Treatment Research Program
• 1999-2001
  Clinical Instructor. University of California, San Francisco. Community Health Network Clinics
• 1999-2002
  Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, San Francisco, Center for AIDS Prevention Studies
• 2002-2008
  Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of California San Francisco
• 2008-present
  Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of California San Francisco

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Honors & Awards

• 1986
  National Merit Scholar
• 1987
  Detur Prize, Harvard University
• 1986-1990
  John Harvard Scholarship, Elizabeth Cary Agassiz Scholar, Harvard University
• 1990
  Phi Beta Kappa, Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges, Harvard University
• 1991-1996
  Regent's Scholar, University of California San Francisco
• 2004
  Stewart Trust Research Award, Univ of California San Francisco Comprehensive Cancer Center
• 2005
  Most important and influential papers in Tobacco Control. Three papers voted by peers into the top ten in youth and tobacco advertising categories
• 2005
  Outstanding Mentorship Award. Nominee. Postdoctoral Scholar's Association, University of California San Francisco
• 2007
  Robert H. Crede Awards. Nominated both for excellence in Research and Clinical Care
• 2008
  Robert H. Crede Awards. Nominated both for excellence in Research and Teaching
• 2008
  Best Young Clinician-Investigator Award. Society for General Internal Medicine California/Hawaii Region
• 2009
  Robert H. Crede Awards. Nominated both for excellence in Research and Clinical Care

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Selected Publications

1. Jiang N, Ling P. Vested Interests in Addiction Research and Policy. Alliance between tobacco and alcohol industries to shape public policy. Addiction. 2013 May; 108(5):852-64.
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2. Popova L, Ling PM. Alternative tobacco product use and smoking cessation: a national study. Am J Public Health. 2013 May; 103(5):923-30.
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3. Jiang N, Ling PM. Impact of alcohol use and bar attendance on smoking and quit attempts among young adult bar patrons. Am J Public Health. 2013 May; 103(5):e53-61.
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4. Kalkhoran S, Ling PM. Extending the health benefits of clean indoor air policies. Arch Intern Med. 2012 Nov 26; 172(21):1642-3.
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5. Lee S, Ling PM, Glantz SA. The vector of the tobacco epidemic: tobacco industry practices in low and middle-income countries. Cancer Causes Control. 2012 Mar; 23 Suppl 1:117-29.
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6. Gonzalez M, Ling PM, Glantz SA. Planting trees without leaving home: tobacco company direct-to-consumer CSR efforts. Tob Control. 2012 May; 21(3):363-5.
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7. Berg CJ, Ling PM, Hayes RB, Berg E, Nollen N, Nehl E, Choi WS, Ahluwalia JS. Smoking frequency among current college student smokers: distinguishing characteristics and factors related to readiness to quit smoking. Health Educ Res. 2012 Feb; 27(1):141-50.
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8. Bahreinifar S, Sheon NM, Ling PM. Is snus the same as dip? Smokers' perceptions of new smokeless tobacco advertising. Tob Control. 2013 Mar; 22(2):84-90.
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9. Jiang N, Ling PM. Reinforcement of smoking and drinking: tobacco marketing strategies linked with alcohol in the United States. Am J Public Health. 2011 Oct; 101(10):1942-54.
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10. Mukherjea A, Morgan PA, Snowden LR, Ling PM, Ivey SL. Social and cultural influences on tobacco-related health disparities among South Asians in the USA. Tob Control. 2012 Jul; 21(4):422-8.
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11. Grana RA, Glantz SA, Ling PM. Electronic nicotine delivery systems in the hands of Hollywood. Tob Control. 2011 Nov; 20(6):425-6.
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12. Song AV, Ling PM. Social smoking among young adults: investigation of intentions and attempts to quit. Am J Public Health. 2011 Jul; 101(7):1291-6.
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13. Glantz SA, Ling PM. Misleading conclusions from Altria researchers about population health effects of dual use. Nicotine Tob Res. 2011 Apr; 13(4):296; author reply 297.
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14. Mejia AB, Ling PM, Glantz SA. Quantifying the effects of promoting smokeless tobacco as a harm reduction strategy in the USA. Tob Control. 2010 Aug; 19(4):297-305.
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15. Schane RE, Ling PM, Glantz SA. Health effects of light and intermittent smoking: a review. Circulation. 2010 Apr 6; 121(13):1518-22.
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16. Mejia AB, Ling PM. Tobacco industry consumer research on smokeless tobacco users and product development. Am J Public Health. 2010 Jan; 100(1):78-87.
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17. Ling PM, Haber LA, Wedl S. Branding the rodeo: a case study of tobacco sports sponsorship. Am J Public Health. 2010 Jan; 100(1):32-41.
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18. Schane RE, Glantz SA, Ling PM. Nondaily and social smoking: an increasingly prevalent pattern. Arch Intern Med. 2009 Oct 26; 169(19):1742-4.
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19. Schane RE, Glantz SA, Ling PM. Social smoking implications for public health, clinical practice, and intervention research. Am J Prev Med. 2009 Aug; 37(2):124-31.
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20. Cortese DK, Lewis MJ, Ling PM. Tobacco industry lifestyle magazines targeted to young adults. J Adolesc Health. 2009 Sep; 45(3):268-80.
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