Alex Smith
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| Gender | Male |
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| Occupation | Physician |
| Location | San Francisco, CA |
| Introduction | Alex Smith is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Geriatrics. Dr. Smith received his medical school training at UCSF, primary care internal medicine training at the Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH). He then completed two fellowships, a one year clinical fellowship in Pain and Palliative Care at BWH and Dana Farber Cancer Institute, followed by a two year General Internal Medicine Fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, including an MPH from the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Smith joined the faculty at UCSF in July 2008. He is a clinician-researcher, and devotes 75% of his effort toward research and 25% effort toward clinical work and teaching on the Hospice and Palliative Care Service at the SF VAMC. Dr. Smith's research program focuses on three primary areas: patient-physician communication, end-of-life care in minority populations, and palliative care for frail elders. |