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Joseph Vu, MD, Endocrinology, Sacramento, CA

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Endocrinology Sacramento, CA

Diabetes, Lipid Metabolism

Assistant Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program

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  • Office

    4150 V St
    Ste G400
    Sacramento, CA 95817
    Phone+1 916-734-3730
    Fax+1 916-734-7953

Summary

  • I am a board-certified endocrinologist in the California South Bay Area at Kaiser Permanente, a tertiary care center, serving Santa Clara, Mountain View, Campbell, Milpitas, San Jose and surrounding areas. I am also an assistant program director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara

Education & Training

  • University of California Davis Health
    University of California Davis HealthFellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 2007 - 2009
  • New York Medical College at St Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center of New York
    New York Medical College at St Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center of New YorkChief Residency, Internal Medicine, 2006 - 2007
  • New York Medical College at St Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center of New York
    New York Medical College at St Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center of New YorkResidency, Internal Medicine, 2003 - 2006
  • New York Medical College
    New York Medical CollegeClass of 2003
  • UC Davis
    UC DavisBS, Neuroscience, Physiology, Behavioral Sciences, 1994 - 1998

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2007 - 2026
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2007 - 2008
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Top Doctors Bay Area Bay Area Checkbook, 2017
  • Silver Scope Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara, 2011
  • Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Abstracts/Posters

  • Performance Improvement Project Boosts Resident Confidence in Presribing a Whole Food, Plant-Based Diet to Patients
    Ralph M, Vu J, Maier J, Americal College of Lifestyle Medicine, Tucson, AZ, 10/22/2017
  • Uremic Cardiomyopathy: Can Uremia Cause Cardiomyopathy?
    Doan J, Clarke D, Vu J, ACP, Walnut Creek, CA, 10/21/2017
  • Shifting Epidemiology: The Prevalence and Progostic Significance of Human Papillomavirus Status in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer
    Park A, Alabaster A, Vu J, Katzel J, ACP, Walnut Creek, CA, 10/21/2017
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Other

  • Practice Resource: Adult Transgender Hormonal Therapy 
    Metz E, Violano C, Vu J, Eng S, Baird T, Weiss E, Zaritsky E
    9/2012

Committees

  • Board Member, Transgender Care Steering Committee 2012 - 2017
  • Board Member, Schwartz Center Rounds Steering Committee 2012 - 2016
  • Core Faculty, Clinical Competency Committee 2011 - 2017

Research History

  • Statin-induced myopathy validation study2017 - Present
  • Creation of a Stastistical Model incorporating CT and PET data to allow reporting of precise post-test probability of cancer in pulmonary nodules2016 - Present

Professional Memberships