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Maria C. Raven, M.D.

Emergency medicine specialist

Clinics

Emergency Department
505 Parnassus Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone: (415) 353-1037
Physician Referrals: (415) 353-1238

More about Maria C. Raven

Education

Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine 2001

Residencies

New York University Langone Medical Center 2007

Selected Research and Publications

  1. Raven MC, Lowe RA, Maselli J, Hsia RY. Comparison of presenting complaint vs discharge diagnosis for identifying " nonemergency" emergency department visits. JAMA. 2013 Mar 20; 309(11):1145-53.
  2. Raven MC, Kotchko SM, Gould DA. Can targeted messaging encourage PCP contact before ED visits? Am J Manag Care. 2013 Jan; 19(1):41-5.
  3. Raven MC, Gillespie CC, DiBennardo R, Van Busum K, Elbel B. Vulnerable patients' perceptions of health care quality and quality data. Med Decis Making. 2012 Mar-Apr; 32(2):311-26.
  4. Raven MC, Doran KM, Kostrowski S, Gillespie CC, Elbel BD. An intervention to improve care and reduce costs for high-risk patients with frequent hospital admissions: a pilot study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2011; 11:270.
  5. Raven MC. What we don't know may hurt us: interventions for frequent emergency department users. Ann Emerg Med. 2011 Jul; 58(1):53-5.
  6. Pines JM, Asplin BR, Kaji AH, Lowe RA, Magid DJ, Raven M, Weber EJ, Yealy DM. Frequent users of emergency department services: gaps in knowledge and a proposed research agenda. Acad Emerg Med. 2011 Jun; 18(6):e64-9.
  7. Carrier E, McNeely J, Lobach I, Tay S, Gourevitch MN, Raven MC. Factors associated with frequent utilization of crisis substance use detoxification services. J Addict Dis. 2011 Apr; 30(2):116-22.
  8. Raven MC, Carrier ER, Lee J, Billings JC, Marr M, Gourevitch MN. Substance use treatment barriers for patients with frequent hospital admissions. J Subst Abuse Treat. 2010 Jan; 38(1):22-30.
  9. Raven MC, Billings JC, Goldfrank LR, Manheimer ED, Gourevitch MN. Medicaid patients at high risk for frequent hospital admission: real-time identification and remediable risks. J Urban Health. 2009 Mar; 86(2):230-41.
  10. Raven MC, Hoffman RS. Images in emergency medicine. Acute left-sided rectus sheath hematoma. Ann Emerg Med. 2005 Dec; 46(6):558, 562.
  11. Kwon N, Raven MC, Chiang WK, Moran GJ, Jui J, Carter RA, Goldfrank L. Emergency physicians' perspectives on smallpox vaccination. Acad Emerg Med. 2003 Jun; 10(6):599-605.

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