Bio
Lars Osterberg, MD, MPH, Professor (Teaching) of Medicine at Stanford School of Medicine; Co-director of Stanford Medicine Teaching and Mentoring Academy. He was the inaugural director of the the Educators-4-CARE program at Stanford University School of Medicine and led this from 2008-2023. This program is dedicated to develop the clinical skills in the Stanford Medical Students. His research interests are in areas of medical education healthcare access and healthcare delivery for vulnerable populations; innovations in medical practice; and patient adherence to medications. In his clinical settings, undergraduates, medical students and house staff are enriched by his lessons in social justice and compassionate, respectful medicine. He received an undergraduate degree in bioengineering from UC-Berkeley, an MD from UC-Davis, and a Master's in Public Health from UC-Berkeley. He also completed internal medicine residency at Stanford.
