Joseph Hopkins

Clinical Professor, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health Clinical Professor, Primary Care and Population Health

Clinical Focus

Family Medicine
Geriatric Medicine
Leadership Development
Professionalism
Quality Improvement
Patient Safety

Academic Appointments

Clinical Professor, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health
Clinical Professor, Primary Care and Population Health

Administrative Appointments

Associate Chief Medical Officer, Stanford Health Care (2013 - 2021)
Director, Center for Education & Research in Family & Community Medicine, Stanford School of Medicine (2009 - 2010)
Division Chief, Family & Community medicine, Stanford School of Medicine (2009 - 2010)
Sr. Medical Director for Quality, Stanford Health Care (2007 - 2021)
Director, Stanford Leadership Development Program, Stanford School of Medicine/SHC (2005 - Present)
Associate Director, Center for Eucation & Research in Family & Community Medicine, Stanford School of Medicine (2002 - 2009)
Assoc Chief of Staff, Stanford Hospital & Clinics (2001 - 2007)
Director of Primary Care, Stanford Hospital & Clinics (2000 - 2007)
Assoc Chief Medical Officer, Stanford Hospital & Clinics (2000 - 2001)
Regional Medical Director, Brown & Toland Medical Group (1999 - 1999)
Medical Director Stanford Home Care, Stanford Health Services (1994 - 2001)
Medical Director for Health Plans, Stanford Health Services (1994 - 1998)
Medical Director, Midpeninsula Health services (1977 - 1993)

Honors & Awards

John A Benson Jr, MD Professionalism Article Prize, American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation (2018)
Divisional Teaching Award, Stanford Dept. of Medicine, Family & Community Medicine (2003)
Family Medicine Teaching Award, Stanford Center for Education in Family & Community Medicine (2003)

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations

Member, California Academy of Family Physicians (1993 - Present)
Member, American Association for Physician Leadership (2000 - Present)
Member, American Academy of Family Physicians (1977 - Present)

Professional Education

Residency: Highland Hosp - Rochester (1976) NY
Internship: Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (1974) CA
Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine, Family Medicine (1976)
Medical Education: Stanford University School of Medicine (1973) CA
MMM, Univ. of Southern California, Medical Management (2004)
MD, Stanford School of Medicine, Medicine (1973)
BS, University of Illinois, Agricultural Science (1967)

2022-23 Courses

Independent Studies
- Directed Reading in Medicine
  MED 299 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Early Clinical Experience in Medicine
  MED 280 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Graduate Research
  MED 399 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Medical Scholars Research
  MED 370 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Undergraduate Directed Reading and Research in Family and Community Medicine
  FAMMED 199 (Sum)
- Undergraduate Research
  MED 199 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)

Graduate and Fellowship Programs

Hospice & Palliative Medicine (Fellowship Program)

All Publications

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Bing Professor of Human Biology and Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research
Research Interests
Dr. Baker's research is in the area of health economics, and focuses on the effects of financial incentives, organizational structures, and government policies on the health care delivery system, health care costs, and health outcomes.

206 Total Publications
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David Bergman

Associate Professor of Pediatrics (General Pediatrics) at the Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital, Emeritus
Clinical Focus
Pediatrics, General, Pediatrics, Health Service Area
Research Interests
My research has involved the use of new technologies to create different types of patient-doctor transactions. I am also interested in how these new transactions impact clinical care processes. Current work includes the evaluation of a patient portal for children with cystic fibrosis, the use of telemedicine to bring asthma experts into the schools and the attitudes of teens and parents about the use of a secure patient portal for teens.

49 Total Publications
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Rebecca Blankenburg, MD, MPH

Clinical Professor, Pediatrics
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Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Pediatrics
Research Interests
My educational research interests focus on building a more diverse, inclusive and equitable learning environment and helping develop a sense of belonging, professional identity formation, and competence through longitudinal coaching and scholarly mentorship.

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Ricky Y. Choi, MD, MPH

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Alain Enthoven

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75 Total Publications
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Kate Lorig

Professor (Research) of Medicine (Immunology and Rheumatology), Emerita
Research Interests
Community based psycoeducational intervention studies of disease self management for people with chronic diseases. arthritis, lung diseases, heart disease AIDs, low back pain and diabetes. Programs and studies in Spanish and English. Interventions are in small groups, mailed or on the Internet.

193 Total Publications
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Gordon O. Matheson

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery (Sports Medicine) at the Stanford University Medical Center, Emeritus
Research Interests
Sports Medicine, Musculoskeletal Injuries, Rehabilitation, Exercise Medicine, Prevention of Chronic Disease, Human-Centered Design, Conflict of interest in healthcare

41 Total Publications
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Sylvia Bereknyei Merrell

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Arnold Milstein

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Design national demonstration of innovations in care delivery that provide more with less. Informed by research on AI-assisted clinical workflow, positive value outlier analysis and triggers of loss aversion bias among patients and clinicians.

Research on creation of a national index of health system productivity gain.

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Nancy Morioka-Douglas

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Research Interests
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--Enhancing physician and staff satisfaction in caring for patients

11 Total Publications
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Michael Adam Pfeffer

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18 Total Publications
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