Bio
Donna Zulman, MD, MS, is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Primary Care and Population Health at Stanford University and Associate Director at VA Palo Alto’s Center for Innovation to Implementation (Ci2i). Dr. Zulman received her MD from the University of California, Los Angeles. After completing her residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan, she received a Masters in Health and Health Care Research through the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program at the University of Michigan and the Ann Arbor VA.
Dr. Zulman received a VA Health Services Research & Development Career Development Award (2013-2018) to study health care delivery interventions for Veterans with complex medical needs. Currently, Dr. Zulman's research focuses on improving health care delivery for patients with multiple chronic conditions and complex medical and social needs and optimizing health-related technology to personalize care and improve outcomes for high-risk patients. She is one of the PIs of the national VA Virtual Care Consortium of Research, and directs the VA Quality Enhancement Research Initiative focused on implementing and evaluating virtual care for Veterans with access barriers. Dr. Zulman is also an Associate Editor for the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
In addition to research, Dr. Zulman is actively involved in teaching and mentoring students, residents, and fellows at Stanford and the VA. She directs a course at Stanford, entitled, Methods for Health Care Delivery Innovation, Implementation, and Evaluation. She was the recipient of the Stanford McCormick Award for the Advancement of Women in Academic Medicine in 2016 and an Exceptional Mentor Award from the American Medical Women’s Association in 2020.
Administrative Appointments
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Instructor, Division of General Medical Disciplines, Department of Medicine, Stanford University (2011 - 2015)
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Investigator, Center for Innovation to Implementation, VA Palo Alto Health Care System (2011 - Present)
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Assistant Professor, Division of Primary Care and Population Health, Department of Medicine, Stanford University (2015 - Present)
Honors & Awards
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Exceptional Mentor Award, American Medical Women's Association (2020)
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Award for Excellence in Clinical Investigation, Society for General Internal Medicine California-Hawaii Region (2016)
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McCormick Award for the Advancement of Women in Academic Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine (2016)
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Career Development Award, VA Health Services Research & Development (2013-2018)
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Milton W. Hamolsky Junior Faculty Scientific Presentation Award, Society for General Internal Medicine (2013)
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Teaching Award for Division of General Medical Disciplines, Stanford University (2012)
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Clinical Scholar, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program (2008-2011)
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Member, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (2004)
Professional Education
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BA, Human Biology, Stanford University (2000)
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MD, University of California, Los Angeles (2005)
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MS, Health and Health Care Research; Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, University of Michigan (2010)