Leah S. Karliner, MD, MCR

Columbia College, Columbia University, NY, BA, 1984-1988, History
University of California at San Francisco, MD, 1992-1996, Medicine
University of California at San Francisco, MCR, 2003-2005, Clinical Research

• 1997-2000
  Medical Residency, Primary Care, University of California Medical School
• 2000-2002
  Fee Basis Physician, Veterans Administration Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
• 2000-2002
  Primary Care Physician, Bayspring Women's Medical Clinic, San Francisco, CA
• 2002
  Fee Basis Physician, UCSF Screening and Acute Care Clinic, San Francisco, CA
• 2002 - 2004
  Research Fellow, UCSF Division of General Internal Medicine
• 2004 -
  Assistant Professor, UCSF Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine

• 1988
  Magna Cum Laude, Columbia University
• 1988
  Phi Beta Kappa, Columbia University
• 1988
  Boyer History of Science Prize
• 2002-
  Recipient NIH Health Disparities Research Loan Repayment Program
• 2003
  Best Abstract by a Junior Investigator, Bay Area Clinical Research Symposium

• Karliner LS, Pérez-Stable EJ, Gildengorin G. The Language Divide: The Importance of Training in the Use of Interpreters in Ambulatory Practice. J Gen Intern Med 2004 Feb;19(2):175-83.
• Jacobs AE, Chen AH, Karliner LS, Fortier JP, Mutha S. Legal and Regulatory Obligations to Provide Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Emergency Department Services. Clin Ped Emerg Med 2004; 5:85-92.
• Karliner LS, Kaplan C, Juarbe T, Pasick R, Pérez-Stable EJ. Poor Patient Comprehension of Abnormal Mammography Results. J Gen Intern Med 2005 May; 20(5):432-437.
• Mutha S, Karliner LS. Improving Cultural Competency: Organizational Strategies for Clinical Care. Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management. J Clin Outcomes Manage 2006 Jan; 13(1):47-51.
• Jacobs EJ, Chen AH, Karliner LS, Agger-Gupta N, Mutha S. The Need for More Research on Language Barriers in Health Care: A Proposed Research Agenda. The Milbank Quarterly, 2006 March, 84(1): 111-133.
• Karliner LS, Jacobs EA, Chen A, Mutha S. Do Professional Interpreters Improve Clinical Care? A Systematic Review of the Literature. Health Services Research 2007, 42(2); 727-754.
• Karliner LS, Napoles-Springer A, Kerlikowske K, Haas J, Kaplan CP. Missed Opportunities: Family History and Behavioral Risk Factors in Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Among a Multi-ethnic Group of Women. JGIM, 2007; 22:308-314.
• Karliner LS. Vagal Nerve Stimulation for Treatment Resistant Depression: A Technology Assessment. The California Technology Assessment Forum of The Blue Shield of California Foundation. February 2006. www.CTAF.org
• Karliner LS. Microvolt T-Wave Alternans Testing to Guide Decision-making about ICD Placement. The California Technology Assessment Forum of The Blue Shield of California Foundation. October 2006. www.CTAF.org.
• Karliner LS. Device-guided Controlled Breathing as a Treatment for Hypertension. The California Technology Assessment Forum of The Blue Shield of California Foundation. October 2006. www.CTAF.org.
• Karliner LS. Low Dose Spiral Computerized Tomography Screening for Lung Cancer. The California Technology Assessment Forum of The Blue Shield of California Foundation. February 2007. www.CTAF.org
• Karliner LS. Fecal Immunochemical Testing (FIT) to Screen for Colorectal Cancer. The California Technology Assessment Forum of The Blue Shield of California Foundation. June 2007. www.CTAF.org