Meera Sheffrin

Clinical Associate Professor, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health

Bio

Dr. Meera Sheffrin is a geriatrician and Medical Director of the Stanford Senior Care clinic and Home-Based Senior Care clinic. She cares for patients as a primary care physician for older adults. Her academic interests include dementia care, geriatric education, and home care medicine.

Clinical Focus

Geriatrics
Internal Medicine

Academic Appointments

Clinical Associate Professor, Medicine - Primary Care and Population Health

Administrative Appointments

Medical Director, Stanford Senior Care clinic, Stanford Healthcare (2020 - Present)
Medical Director, Stanford Home-Based Senior Care program, Stanford Healthcare (2019 - Present)
Interim Clinical Co-Chief, Section of Geriatric Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine (2023 - 2024)
Interim Medical Director, Transitions of Care Program, Stanford Health Care (2023 - 2024)

Honors & Awards

Innovations in Care Award, Stanford Health Care (2023)
Stanford Primary Care and Population Health Division Faculty of the Year Award, Stanford University School of Medicine (2020)
SGIM Annual Meeting Best Geriatrics Poster Award, Society of General Internal Medicine (2014)
Charles Dorsey Armstrong Award for Clinical Excellence in Caring for Patients by a Senior Resident, Stanford University School of Medicine (2013)
Julian Wolfshon Award for Outstanding Performance in Internal Medicine and Neurology, Stanford University School of Medicine (2012)
UCSF Geriatrics Scholarship Award, University of California, San Francisco (2011)
Alpha Omega Alpha, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (2009)
Gold Humanism Honor Society, Charles G. Watson Chapter (2009)
Morris H. and Gertrude M. Harris Foundation Merit Scholarship, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (2007- 2009)

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations

Ethics Committee, Stanford Health Care (2020 - Present)
Ethnogeriatrics Committee, American Geriatrics Society (2022 - Present)
Geriatrics Commission, Society of General Internal Medicine (2019 - Present)
Vaccine Ambassador, American Geriatrics Society Vaccine Initiative (2023 - Present)

Professional Education

Fellowship, University of California, San Francisco, Geriatric Medicine (2016)
Masters, University of California, San Francisco, Masters of Advanced Studies in Clinical Research (2015)
Residency, Stanford Medicine Internal Medicine Residency, Internal Medicine (2013)
Medical Education, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (2010)

Contact

Clinical (Primary)

This is the primary clinic for this clinical provider. For additional clinical locations and information, please visit the link(s) listed below in the 'Additional Clinical Info' section.

Stanford Senior Care 211 Quarry Rd Ste 402 MC 5995 Palo Alto CA 94304 Tel: (650) 725-5222 Fax: (650) 721-2227

Additional Clinical Info

Stanford Health Care

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