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Ralph Gonzales, M.D.

Internist

Dr. Ralph Gonzales, an internal medicine specialist, treats patients in the UCSF Screening and Acute Care Clinic. In his research, his interests include management of respiratory tract infections, antibiotic use, diagnostic tests and clinical prediction rules, enhancing patient self-care, community-based health care interventions, common symptom evaluation and unexplained symptoms.

Gonzales, who earned a medical degree and residency in internal medicine at UCSF, is a UCSF professor of medicine, and epidemiology and biostatistics. He is associate director of the UCSF Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute Career Development Program and associate chair of Ambulatory Care and Clinical Innovation in the Department of Medicine.

Note: Patients in the Screening and Acute Care Clinic cannot request a specific doctor. Patients are seen in the order doctors become available.

More about Ralph Gonzales

Additional Languages

Spanish

Education

UCSF School of Medicine 1991

Residencies

UCSF Medical Center, Internal Medicine 1995

Selected Research and Publications

  1. Ackerman S, Auer R, Gonzales R. Cultural capital: accounting for power in patient-physician interactions. JAMA Intern Med. 2013 Mar 11; 173(5):393-4.
  2. Boscardin CK, Gonzales R. The impact of demographic characteristics on nonresponse in an ambulatory patient satisfaction survey. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2013 Mar; 39(3):123-8.
  3. Gonzales R, Anderer T, McCulloch CE, Maselli JH, Bloom FJ, Graf TR, Stahl M, Yefko M, Molecavage J, Metlay JP. A cluster randomized trial of decision support strategies for reducing antibiotic use in acute bronchitis. JAMA Intern Med. 2013 Feb 25; 173(4):267-73.
  4. Gonzales R, Ackerman S, Handley M. Can implementation science help to overcome challenges in translating judicious antibiotic use into practice?: comment on "national trends in visit rates and antibiotic prescribing for adults with acute sinusitis" and "geographic variation in outpatient antibiotic prescribing among older adults". Arch Intern Med. 2012 Oct 22; 172(19):1471-3.
  5. Fahimi J, Herring A, Harries A, Gonzales R, Alter H. Computed tomography use among children presenting to emergency departments with abdominal pain. Pediatrics. 2012 Nov; 130(5):e1069-75.
  6. Ackerman SL, Tebb K, Stein JC, Frazee BW, Hendey GW, Schmidt LA, Gonzales R. Benefit or burden? A sociotechnical analysis of diagnostic computer kiosks in four California hospital emergency departments. Soc Sci Med. 2012 Dec; 75(12):2378-85.
  7. Schwarz EB, Burch EJ, Parisi SM, Tebb KP, Grossman D, Mehrotra A, Gonzales R. Computer-assisted provision of hormonal contraception in acute care settings. Contraception. 2013 Feb; 87(2):242-50.
  8. Ackerman S, Gonzales R. The context of antibiotic overuse. Ann Intern Med. 2012 Aug 7; 157(3):211-2.
  9. Roth S, Gonzales R, Harding-Anderer T, Bloom FJ, Graf T, Stahl MS, Maselli JH, Metlay JP. Unintended consequences of a quality measure for acute bronchitis. Am J Manag Care. 2012 Jun; 18(6):e217-24.
  10. Govindarajan P, Gonzales R, Maselli JH, Claiborne Johnston S, Fahimi J, Poisson S, Stein JC. Regional Differences in Emergency Medical Services Use for Patients with Acute Stroke (Findings from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey Emergency Department Data File). J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2012 Mar 30.
  11. Afonso AM, Ebell MH, Gonzales R, Stein J, Genton B, Senn N. The use of classification and regression trees to predict the likelihood of seasonal influenza. Fam Pract. 2012 Dec; 29(6):671-7.
  12. Gonzales R, Handley MA, Ackerman S, O'sullivan PS. A framework for training health professionals in implementation and dissemination science. Acad Med. 2012 Mar; 87(3):271-8.
  13. Gonzales R, López-Caudana AE, González-Flores T, Jayanthan J, Corbett KK, Reyes-Morales H. Antibiotic knowledge and self-care for acute respiratory tract infections in Mexico. Salud Publica Mex. 2012 Mar-Apr; 54(2):152-7.
  14. Ebell MH, Afonso AM, Gonzales R, Stein J, Genton B, Senn N. Development and validation of a clinical decision rule for the diagnosis of influenza. J Am Board Fam Med. 2012 Jan-Feb; 25(1):55-62.
  15. Gonzales R, Handley MA. Improving glycemic control when "usual" diabetes care is not enough. Arch Intern Med. 2011 Dec 12; 171(22):1999-2000.
  16. Stein JC, Navab B, Frazee B, Tebb K, Hendey G, Maselli J, Gonzales R. A randomized trial of computer kiosk-expedited management of cystitis in the emergency department. Acad Emerg Med. 2011 Oct; 18(10):1053-9.
  17. Moffett SE, Frazee BW, Stein JC, Navab B, Maselli J, Takhar SS, Gonzales R. Antimicrobial resistance in uncomplicated urinary tract infections in 3 California EDs. Am J Emerg Med. 2012 Jul; 30(6):942-9.
  18. Westphalen AC, Hsia RY, Maselli JH, Wang R, Gonzales R. Radiological imaging of patients with suspected urinary tract stones: national trends, diagnoses, and predictors. Acad Emerg Med. 2011 Jul; 18(7):699-707.
  19. Sarkar U, López A, Maselli JH, Gonzales R. Adverse drug events in U.S. adult ambulatory medical care. Health Serv Res. 2011 Oct; 46(5):1517-33.
  20. Price EL, Mackenzie TD, Metlay JP, Camargo CA, Gonzales R. A computerized education module improves patient knowledge and attitudes about appropriate antibiotic use for acute respiratory tract infections. Patient Educ Couns. 2011 Dec; 85(3):493-8.

Publications are derived from MEDLINE/PubMed and provided by UCSF Profiles, a service of the Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI) at UCSF. Researchers can make corrections and additions by logging on to UCSF Profiles.

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