Robert B. Baron

MD MS

Internist

Dr. Robert B. Baron, an internal medicine specialist and primary care doctor, serves as vice chief of the UCSF Division of General Internal Medicine. With a special interest in treating obesity, he is founder and director of the UCSF Weight Management Program. He is also interested in nutrition and preventive medicine.

Baron earned a master's degree in nutrition at the University of Wisconsin – Madison and his medical degree from UCSF.

Baron has directed the UCSF Primary Care Internal Medicine Residency Program since 1989.

  • Education

    UCSF, MD, 1978

  • Residencies

    UCSF, Internal Medicine, 1981

  • Board Certifications

    Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine

  • Academic Title

    Professor

  • Languages

    Spanish

Where I see patients (2)

    My reviews

    4.9

    Overall Experience
    171 Ratings
    About our process
    Jun 29, 2024
    Dr. Baron has been enormously helpful to me over the years.
    Jun 07, 2024
    Dr. Baron is EXCELLENT.
    Jun 06, 2024
    I like Dr. Baron. He listens to me, pays attention to my questions and my concerns.He is very informative about my situation..
    May 25, 2024
    Dr Baron is very thorough in his practice! . I am very blessed to be under his care
    May 25, 2024
    He was excellent in every way
    May 16, 2024
    Great "bedside" attitude
    Mar 28, 2024
    Dr baron is a treasure. I feel lucky to be in his care
    Mar 22, 2024
    Dr Baron always listens and shows compassion. He shares details into how he's arrived at his recommendations. He leaves the final decision up to me. These are all things important to me in a physician relationship.
    Jan 03, 2024
    Really excellent kind considerate informative this is a nice man
    Dec 07, 2023
    Dr. Baron is very attentive and professional. He always follows each issue with "what else do you want to talk about?" I appreciate that he takes the time to listen and is truly engaged in the visit.
    Nov 23, 2023
    Dr Baron is the best
    Nov 17, 2023
    He explained the situation to me and told me what's good for me
    Sep 07, 2023
    It was amazingly professional office
    Aug 19, 2023
    Dr. Baron is gruff and does not have a very good bedside manner. He is very knowledgeable and has very good diagnostic skills but is not very friendly, does not suffer fools, and appears to be frustrated with my lack of complete adherence to everything he suggests. I sometimes wonder if he is a better administrator than a clinician since I don't know if he enjoys directly dealing with patients.
    Jun 13, 2023
    Dr Baron is an excellent DR! He participated in my health concerns compassionately and with respect and patience! Answer all my questions and explains well. I feel that I can trust in his experience and knowledge and yet I feel as we are a team in my health care
    May 20, 2023
    Dr Baron is great
    Mar 06, 2023
    Far too long to be filling out. It feels a little excessive. Can we shorten it for customers and patience going forward that would be appreciated
    Feb 07, 2023
    Dr. Baron is the best doctor I've ever had.
    Jan 23, 2023
    Dr. Baron was outstanding! Thanks for being a great doctor.
    Jan 16, 2023
    Good
    Jan 09, 2023
    Excellent would be the best description
    Dec 17, 2022
    Very experienced and professional. My regular doctor for a long time.
    Dec 03, 2022
    The provider, who was energized, seemed more concerned than usual about time efficiency and time usage--about moving things along. Fortunately I made a written list of the things to discuss. Without the list I might have missed an item -- completely or partially.
    Dec 03, 2022
    I feel so fortunate to have Dr Baron as my pcp. He fits every ideal I had of a physician which means a lot to me as a retired physician myself. He is kind, empathetic, wise and pragmatic
    Nov 26, 2022
    Helpful and proactive. Great experience
    Oct 22, 2022
    I've worked with Dr. Baron for less than a year after my prior provider retired. I have enjoyed working with him. He provides me the level of information that I'm interested in and proactively includes me in decisions about my care.

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