Shelley Ruth Salpeter MD FACP

Summary

• Shelley Salpeter, MD, is an Internal Medicine specialist based in San Mateo, CA, with subspecialties in Geriatric Medicine and Hospice & Palliative Medicine, and is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. She graduated in 1982 from the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine and completed her residencies at Tufts Medical Center and Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital. Dr. Salpeter is currently a Hospice Physician at ANX Hospice and has been a Geriatrician and Palliative Care Physician at HomeCare Physicians Medical Group since 2012, as well as geriatric consultant at Mills Peninsula Hospital. She also served as the Medical Director at Mission Hospice & Home Care until 2024. She has published extensively, including notable works on hormone replacement therapy, methadone use in hospice care, dementia medications, and blood transfusion strategies, with several publications being widely cited. Dr. Salpeter has received multiple CMS Meaningful Use Certifications for her work with electronic medical records.