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John Engstrom, MD, Neurology, San Francisco, CA, San Francisco VA Medical Center

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Neurology • San Francisco, CA

Neuromuscular Medicine

Betty Anker Fife Distinguished Professor of Neurology, UCSF

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Summary

  • Dr. John Engstrom is the Betty Anker Fife Distinguished Professor of Neurology at UCSF based in UCSF Health at the Parnassus Avenue and Mission Bay campuses. He is affiliated also with the San Francisco VA Medical Center and Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. He received his medical degree from Stanford University School of Medicine, completed internal medicine residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital, and adult neurology residency and clinical neurophysiology fellowship at UCSF. He specializes in spine neurology, general neurology, and graduate medical education. He has more than 40 publications.

Education & Training

  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, 1988 - 1989
  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Neurology, 1984 - 1989
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1981 - 1984
  • Stanford University School of Medicine
    Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 1981

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1984 - 2025
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1984 - 1986
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Lifetime Achievment Award in Neurologic Education American Acadmcy of Neurology, 2021
  • Distinguished Neurology Teacher Award American Neurologic Association, 2010

Publications & Presentations

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Hospital Affiliations

Dr. John Engstrom, Dr. John Engstrom, MD, Dr. J Engstrom, Dr. John Walter Engstrom