KarenHopeSealMDMPH
Internal Medicine • San Francisco, CAProfessor of Medicine and Psychiatry, UCSF School of Medicine
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Office
4150 Clement St
SFVAHCS Box 116-A
San Francisco, CA 94121Phone+1 415-221-4810- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Karen Seal is a Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Based at the San Francisco VA Health Care System (SFVAHCS), she serves as Chief of the Integrative Health Service. In this capacity, she oversees interdisciplinary clinics including a post-9/11 Integrated Care Clinic for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, the Integrated Pain Team Clinic, and the Integrative Health and Wellness Clinic as well as a Whole Health coaching program, yoga, Tai Chi, Battlefield Acupuncture and mind-body skills groups tailored to the needs of high-risk, high-needs veterans. As a health services researcher, she conducts randomized controlled trials and observational studies targeting mind-body problems common in veterans such as chronic pain, opioid dependence and posttraumatic stress disorder. Finally, Dr. Seal is dedicated to mentoring junior faculty to further establish evidence for complementary and integrative health for veterans and other underserved populations.
Education & Training
University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1994 - 1997
Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 1994
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1996 - 2026
Clinical Trials
- Motivational Interviewing to Engage Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) Veterans in Mental Health Treatment Start of enrollment: 2007 Sep 01
- GAME Veterans With PTSD Using Computer-Based Cognitive Training Start of enrollment: 2010 Apr 01
- Enhancing Cognitive Function and Reintegration in Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans With PTSD Using Computer-Based Cognitive Training Start of enrollment: 2012 Jun 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Response to Letters to the Editor RE: Association of Vitamin D Status and COVID-19-Related Hospitalization and Mortality.Karen H Seal, Daniel Bertenthal, Daniel D Bikle> ;Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2022 Oct 1
- 37 citationsAssociation of Vitamin D Status and COVID-19-Related Hospitalization and Mortality.Karen H Seal, Daniel Bertenthal, Evan Carey, Carl Grunfeld, Daniel D Bikle, Chuanyi M Lu> ;Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2022 Mar 1
- Long-Term Opioid Use Among Veterans with Cirrhosis: High-Dose Prescriptions in an Exceedingly High-Risk Population.Jessica B Rubin, Jennifer C Lai, Samuel Leonard, Karen Seal, Katherine J Hoggatt, Salomeh Keyhani> ;Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2022 Sep 1
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Press Mentions
Editorial: Veterans Court a Good Start, but an Idea Worth Pursuing FurtherNovember 8th, 2017
Integrative Health Care and U.S. Military Personnel, Veterans, and Their FamiliesMarch 14th, 2017
Association of Mental Health Disorders with Prescription Opioids and High-Risk Opioid Use in US Veterans of Iraq and AfghanistanMarch 7th, 2012- Join now to see all
Grant Support
- Neuropsychological Screening Of OEF/OIF Veterans In VA Primary CareVeterans Affairs2011
- Randomized Hepatitis B Vaccine Delivery Trial For IdusNational Institute On Drug Abuse2000
Hospital Affiliations
San Francisco VA Medical CenterSan Francisco, California
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