Mary Margaretten, MD
Professor
Dr. Margaretten is the Clinical Chief of Rheumatology at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG) and responsible for all aspects of rheumatology clinical activities there. She received her undergraduate degree from Bucknell University, her MD from the University of California, San Francisco, and her Masters in Advanced Studies of Clinical Research from the University of California, San Francisco. She completed medical residency and a rheumatology fellowship at UCSF. She joined the faculty in the Division of Rheumatology in 2009. As a rheumatologist specializing in providing care to individuals with chronic rheumatic diseases, she practices at ZSFG and Laguna Honda Hospital.
Dr. Margaretten is committed to serving vulnerable patients while supporting the three traditional domains of academic medicine – clinical care, research, and education. Her scholarship focuses on improving clinical reasoning skills to enhance physician problem-solving, quality improvement research, and examining predictors of depression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. She has served as PI of grants from the Arthritis Foundation, the American College of Rheumatology, and UCSF and was the recipient of a NIH KL2 award.
Dr. Margaretten has numerous achievements in medical education and teaching. She received the Academy of Medical Educators Excellence in Teaching Award, the Goldstein Award for Outstanding Teaching in Rheumatology, and the UCSF School of Medicine Kaiser Award for Excellence in Teaching. In 2016 she was selected as an inaugural h Coach for the UCSF School of Medicine Bridges Curriculum.
Dr. Margaretten is committed to serving vulnerable patients while supporting the three traditional domains of academic medicine – clinical care, research, and education. Her scholarship focuses on improving clinical reasoning skills to enhance physician problem-solving, quality improvement research, and examining predictors of depression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. She has served as PI of grants from the Arthritis Foundation, the American College of Rheumatology, and UCSF and was the recipient of a NIH KL2 award.
Dr. Margaretten has numerous achievements in medical education and teaching. She received the Academy of Medical Educators Excellence in Teaching Award, the Goldstein Award for Outstanding Teaching in Rheumatology, and the UCSF School of Medicine Kaiser Award for Excellence in Teaching. In 2016 she was selected as an inaugural h Coach for the UCSF School of Medicine Bridges Curriculum.