MarkJ.PletcherMD

Associate Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, UCSF School of Medicine

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1701 Divisadero St Fl 5
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone+1 415-353-7300

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University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1998 - 2001
University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 1998

Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2013-2016
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013

PubMed

163 citations
Association between marijuana exposure and pulmonary function over 20 years.
Mark J. Pletcher, Eric Vittinghoff, Ravi Kalhan, Joshua S. Richman, Monika M. Safford
JAMA. 2012-01-11
218 citations
Analysis of COVID-19 Vaccine Type and Adverse Effects Following Vaccination.
Alexis L Beatty, Noah D Peyser, Xochitl E Butcher, Jennifer M Cocohoba, Feng Lin
JAMA Network Open. 2021-12-01
56 citations
Volunteer Participation in the Health eHeart Study: A Comparison with the US Population
Xiaofan Guo, Eric Vittinghoff, Jeffrey E. Olgin, Gregory M. Marcus, Mark J. Pletcher
Scientific Reports. 2017-05-16

Journal Articles

Wearable Cardioverter–Defibrillator After Myocardial Infarction
Mark J Pletcher, Jeffrey E Olgin, The New England Journal of Medicine
Lipid Screening in ChildrenLow-Value Care
Alan R Schroeder, Mark J Pletcher, JAMA
Identifying Heart Failure Using EMR-Based Algorithms
Mark J Pletcher, Geoffrey H Tison, Jeffrey E Olgin, Shannon M Dunlay, ScienceDirect

Lectures

Evidence-Based Diagnosis: Advanced Workshop on Evaluating & Using Medical Tests for Clinicians, Educators & Policy Makers
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California - 6/28/2012

Phone Apps Just as Effective as Blood Pressure Cuffs: StudyAugust 17th, 2022
Old-Fashioned BP Cuffs as Effective as Bluetooth Devices to Monitor Hypertension, Shows US TrialAugust 17th, 2022
For Self-Measured BP, Smartphone App No Better Than Standard DeviceAugust 15th, 2022
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An Economic Framework For Evaluating Biomarkers Used To Target CVD PreventionNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2011
Opioid Prescribing Patterns In The U.S.Agency For Healthcare Research And Quality2006–2007
Serum Protemic Patterns Associated With AtherosclerosisNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2005–2006