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1441 Constitution BlvdBldg. 200, Suite 103Salinas, CA 93906
Phone+1 831-755-4123
Fax+1 831-755-4122
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Summary
- Marc Tunzi, MD is a practicing safety-net and teaching family physician in Salinas, CA where he is Senior Associate Director of the Natividad Family Medicine Residency. He completed his family medicine residency at the University of California (San Francisco)/Fresno from 1984 to 1987 after graduating from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine in 1984. He has a Master's in Bioethics and is a member of the first cohort of Healthcare Ethics Consultants-Certified via the American Society of Bioethics and Humanities. His academic work includes several publications on medical ethics, patient decision-making, and family medicine practice, with recent articles appearing in journals such as Patient Education and Counseling, Family Medicine and Community Health, and The American Journal of Bioethics.
Education & Training
University of California (San Francisco)/FresnoResidency, Family Medicine, 1984 - 1987
University of California San Diego School of MedicineClass of 1984
Certifications & Licensure
ID State Medical License 1989 - Present
CA State Medical License 1985 - 2025
American Board of Family Medicine Family Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- It's a spiral staircase, not just two steps: An iterative approach to assessing patient capacity for medical decision-making.Marc Tunzi, Philip G Day, David J Satin
Patient Education and Counseling. 2024-10-01 - Storylines of family medicine IV: perspectives on practice-lenses of appreciation.William B Ventres, Leslie A Stone, Radeeb Akhtar, Jeffrey M Ring, Lucy M Candib
Family Medicine and Community Health. 2024-04-12 - 1 citationsWe Don't Offer What Can't Be Chosen: Why Harmful Consequences Should Not Be "Decisive" in Assessing Decision-Making.David J Satin, Marc Tunzi, Philip Day
The American Journal of Bioethics. 2022-10-01
Press Mentions
Beyond “Just Sign Here”–A New Model of Consent for Primary CareApril 15th, 2021
4 Ethical Dilemmas Facing PhysiciansAugust 7th, 2014
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