SamuelASkootskyMDFACP

Internal Medicine • Los Angeles, CA

Healthcare Research and Healthcare Policy

Chief Medical Officer UCLA Faculty Practice Group and Medical Group; Professor of Medicine David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

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Office
200 Med Plaza
Ste 420
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Phone+1 310-206-6232

Fax+1 310-206-3551

Education & Training

John E Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLAExecutive Program, Academic Healthcare Management, 1991 - 1991
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Kennamer Fellow In Internal Medicine, 1982 - 1983
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1979 - 1982
Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 1979
University of California, BerkeleyBS, 1975

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1980 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Pain MedicinePain Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Healthcare Leadership Award Los Angeles Business Journal, 2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

30 citations
Patient Experience with In-Person and Telehealth Visits Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic at a Large Integrated Health System in the United States.
Ron D Hays, Samuel A Skootsky
Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2022-03-01
213 citations
Prevalence of myofascial pain in general internal medicine practice.
Samuel A. Skootsky, Bernadette Jaeger, Robert K. Oye
The Western Journal of Medicine. 1989-08-01
4 citations
Differences in Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Clinician and Group Survey Scores by Recency of the Last Visit: Implications for Comparability o...
Claude Messan Setodji, Q. Burkhart, Ron D. Hays, Denise D. Quigley, Samuel A. Skootsky
Medical Care. 2019-12-01

Journal Articles

A Healthcare Provider’s View of Progress on the Ground
Coye, M.J., Skootsky, S.A., California Journal of Politics and Policy, 6/13/2014

Authored Content

Proactively Catching the Declining PatientOctober 2019
How A Population-Based Approach Can Improve Dementia CareMay 2019

Press Mentions

UCLA Health Program Improves Access and Medical Outcomes for PeopleAugust 9th, 2016
Innovative Approach to Patient-Centered Care Coordination in Primary Care PracticesSeptember 15th, 2015
Population Health a Top Concern Among Healthcare LeadersMarch 25th, 2014
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