
Anil N. Makam MD MAS
Hospital Medicine/Hospitalist
Associate Professor, Division of Hospital Medicine, SFGH, UCSF
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1001 Potrero AveRoom 5H, Box 0862San Francisco, CA 94110
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Education & Training
University of California San Francisco School of MedicineFellowship, 2011 - 2013
University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2007 - 2010
Drexel University College of MedicineClass of 2007
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2011 - 2027
TX State Medical License 2009 - 2019
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013, 2015-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013, 2015-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Evidence Over Eminence: Rethinking Specialty Guidelines Amid the ATS-IDSA Debate.Brad Spellberg, Bassam Ghanem, Miguel Morante-Ruiz, Émilie Bortolussi-Courval, Anil N Makam
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2026-04-21 - Navigating Postacute Care Options for Patients After Hospital Discharge: A Review.W James Deardorff, Robert E Burke, Anil N Makam
JAMA Internal Medicine. 2026-03-01 - Is More Rehabilitation Associated with Less Inpatient Post-Acute Care Use Among Older Adults with Prolonged Hospitalization?Danh Q Nguyen, Anil N Makam
Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2025-09-01
Press Mentions
The Best Studies of 2025 for Hospital MedicineJanuary 15th, 2026
WHO Issues First-Ever Guidelines for Use of GLP-1 Drugs to Treat ObesityDecember 2nd, 2025
Six Questions About Covid-19 Vaccines, AnsweredJune 12th, 2025
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External Links
- AAOx2 Substackhttps://open.substack.com/pub/aaox2?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=771z0v
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