Mary Margaretten, MD

Professor

Dr. Margaretten is a clinician-educator and Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. She is the Clinical Director of Rheumatology at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital where she teaches medical students, residents, and fellows in the rheumatology outpatient clinic and in-patient consult service. Dr. Margaretten is committed to serving vulnerable patients while supporting the three traditional domains of academic medicine – clinical care, research, and education. Her academic interests are improving clinical reasoning skills to enhance physician problem-solving and quality improvement research. In 2016 she was selected as an inaugural Coach for the UCSF School of Medicine Bridges Curriculum. She is a member of the UCSF Academy of Medical Educators and Council of Master Clinicians.
Education
M.A.S. in Clinical Research, 2009 - Graduate Division (Advance Training in Clinical Research), University of California, San Francisco
M.D., 2003 - School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
Residency, - School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
Honors and Awards
  • Council of Master Clinicians, UCSF Department of Medicine, 2022
  • COVID-19 Clinical Service Recognition Award, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, Department of Medicine, 2022
  • Member, Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators, UCSF School of Medicine, 2021
  • Ira M. Goldstein Award for Outstanding Teaching in Rheumatology, UCSF Division of Rheumatology, 2017
  • Henry J. Kaiser Award for Excellence in Teaching, UCSF School of Medicine, 2017
  • Academy of Medical Educators Excellence in Teaching Award, UCSF School of Medicine, 2015
  • Engleman Award for Excellence in Arthritis Research, UCSF Division of Rheumatology, 2013
Websites
Publications

  1. Zack T, Dhaliwal G, Geha R, Margaretten M, Murray S, Hong JC. A Clinical Reasoning-Encoded Case Library Developed through Natural Language Processing. Journal of general internal medicine 2022. PMID: 36071325


  2. Strait A, Graf J, Margaretten M, Yazdany J, Goglin S. Race, Ethnicity and Disparities in Rheumatology Educational Materials. Arthritis care & research 2021. PMID: 33768717


  3. Yang M, Margaretten M. Recurrent Eye and Ear Pain in an Older Patient. A pilot telephone-based intervention for patients with poorly-controlled diabetes mellitus. 2022. PMID: 35622372


  4. Aguirre A, Urisman A, Margaretten M. Starting off on the right foot: A 22-year-old woman with leg swelling. Arthritis care & research 2021. PMID: 34197038


  5. Dietz BW, Winston LG, Koehler JE, Margaretten M. Copycat. A pilot telephone-based intervention for patients with poorly-controlled diabetes mellitus. 2021. PMID: 34731540


  6. French S, Lang U, Margaretten M. A 21-Year-Old Woman with Joint Pain and Skin Ulceration. Arthritis care & research 2020. PMID: 31961480


  7. Goglin SE, Margaretten ME. Malar Rash. The New England journal of medicine 2021. PMID: 34233099


  8. Aguirre A, Trupin L, Margaretten M, Goglin S, Noh JH, Yazdany J. Using process improvement and systems redesign to improve rheumatology care quality in a safety net clinic. The Journal of rheumatology 2020. PMID: 32062597


  9. DeQuattro K, Urisman A, Margaretten M. A 36-Year-Old Man with Renal Failure, Fevers, and Hypocomplementemia. Volume 71 of Issue 4. Arthritis care & research 2018. PMID: 30295438


  10. Mandal J, Margaretten M. Tuberculosis of the Finger. Volume 379 of Issue 12. The New England journal of medicine 2018. PMID: 30231233


  11. Patterson SL, Jafri K, Narvid JA, Margaretten M. A Young Woman With Sudden Urinary Retention and Sensory Deficits. Volume 70 of Issue 4. Arthritis care & research 2018. PMID: 29125903


  12. Katz P, Margaretten M, Gregorich S, Trupin L. Physical Activity to Reduce Fatigue in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Arthritis care & research 2017. PMID: 28378441


  13. Margaretten M. Neurologic Manifestations of Primary Sjögren Syndrome. Rheumatic diseases clinics of North America 2017. PMID: 29061239


  14. Katz P, Margaretten M, Schmajuk G, Yazdany J, Yelin E. Reply. Volume 69 of Issue 3. 2017. PMID: 28129462


  15. Katz P, Margaretten M, Trupin L, Schmajuk G, Yazdany J, Yelin E. Role of Sleep Disturbance, Depression, Obesity, and Physical Inactivity in Fatigue in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Volume 68 of Issue 1. 2016. PMID: 25779719


  16. Scheibe MM, Imboden JB, Schmajuk G, Margaretten M, Graf JD, Chen AH, Yelin EH, Yazdany J. Efficiency Gains for Rheumatology Consultation Using a Novel Electronic Referral System in a Safety-Net Health Setting. Volume 67 of Issue 8. 2015. PMID: 25623810


  17. Andrews JS, Trupin L, Schmajuk G, Barton J, Margaretten M, Yazdany J, Yelin EH, Katz PP. Muscle Strength and Changes in Physical Function in Women With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. Volume 67 of Issue 8. 2015. PMID: 25623919


  18. Murray SG, Schmajuk G, Trupin L, Lawson E, Cascino M, Barton J, Margaretten M, Katz PP, Yelin EH, Yazdany J. A population-based study of infection-related hospital mortality in patients with dermatomyositis/polymyositis. Volume 67 of Issue 5. 2015. PMID: 25331828


  19. Andrews JS, Trupin L, Schmajuk G, Barton J, Margaretten M, Yazdany J, Yelin EH, Katz PP. Muscle strength, muscle mass, and physical disability in women with systemic lupus erythematosus. Volume 67 of Issue 1. 2015. PMID: 25049114


  20. O'Donovan A, Cohen BE, Seal KH, Bertenthal D, Margaretten M, Nishimi K, Neylan TC. Elevated risk for autoimmune disorders in iraq and afghanistan veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder. Biological psychiatry 2014. PMID: 25104173


  21. Margaretten ME, Katz P, Schmajuk G, Yelin E. Missed opportunities for depression screening in patients with arthritis in the United States. Journal of general internal medicine 2013. PMID: 23897128


  22. Yazdany J, Schmajuk G, Robbins M, Daikh D, Beall A, Yelin E, Barton J, Carlson A, Margaretten M, Zell J, Gensler LS, Kelly V, Saag K, King C. Choosing wisely: the American College of Rheumatology's Top 5 list of things physicians and patients should question. Volume 65 of Issue 3. 2013. PMID: 23436818


  23. Katz PP, Yazdany J, Trupin L, Schmajuk G, Margaretten M, Barton J, Criswell LA, Yelin EH. Sex differences in assessment of obesity in rheumatoid arthritis. Volume 65 of Issue 1. 2013. PMID: 22833513


  24. Aoife O'Donovan, Beth E. Cohen, Dan Bertenthal, Mary Margaretten, Karen Seal, Thomas C. Neylan. Association of posttraumatic stress disorder with increased prevalence of autoimmune disorders in Iraq and Afghanistan veterans. European Journal of Psychotraumatology 2012. PMID:


  25. Mary Margaretten, Laura Julian, Patricia Katz, Edward Yelin. Depression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: description, causes and mechanisms. International journal of clinical rheumatology 2011. PMID:


  26. Katz P, Yazdany J, Julian L, Trupin L, Margaretten M, Yelin E, Criswell LA. Impact of obesity on functioning among women with systemic lupus erythematosus. Volume 63 of Issue 10. 2011. PMID: 21702085


  27. Barton JL, Trupin L, Schillinger D, Gansky SA, Tonner C, Margaretten M, Chernitskiy V, Graf J, Imboden J, Yelin E. Racial and ethnic disparities in disease activity and function among persons with rheumatoid arthritis from university-affiliated clinics. Arthritis care & research 2011. PMID: 21671414


  28. Margaretten M, Barton J, Julian L, Katz P, Trupin L, Tonner C, Graf J, Imboden J, Yelin E. Socioeconomic determinants of disability and depression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis care & research 2011. PMID: 20824800


  29. Margaretten M, Julian L, Katz P, Yelin E. Depression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: description, causes and mechanisms. International journal of clinical rheumatology 2011. PMID: 22211138


  30. Wiegand TJ, Margaretten M, Olson KR. Massive acetaminophen ingestion with early metabolic acidosis and coma: treatment with IV NAC and continuous venovenous hemodiafiltration. Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) 2010. PMID: 20199132


  31. Margaretten M, Yelin E, Imboden J, Graf J, Barton J, Katz P, Julian L. Predictors of depression in a multiethnic cohort of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis and rheumatism 2009. PMID: 19877099


  32. Margaretten ME, Tierney LM, Dhaliwal G. Clinical problem-solving. A hard diagnosis. The New England journal of medicine 2009. PMID: 19657126


  33. Margaretten ME, Ruben BS, Fye K. Systemic sulfa-induced Sweet's syndrome. Arthritis and rheumatism 2008. PMID: 18576306


  34. Mary E. Margaretten, Jeffrey Kohlwes, Stephen Bent. Synovial Lactic Acid and Septic Arthritis—Reply. JAMA 2007. PMID:


  35. Margaretten ME, Kohlwes J, Moore D, Bent S. Does this adult patient have septic arthritis? JAMA 2007. PMID: 17405973