Faith T. Fitzgerald, M.D.

Philosophy of Care

I decided to become an internist because of the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges of complex disease. I also enjoy having the opportunity to talk with and listen to men and women from all different walks of life. My philosophy of care centers on applying rigorous thought and the knowledge of both medicine and the human experience to making people both feel better and fulfill their full potential. Frankly, a lot of "good health" is good luck--economic, social and genetic. I like helping the unlucky.

Title:

Professor

Specialty:

Internal Medicine

Education:

UC San Francisco School of Medicine
San Francisco, California
M.D. 1969

UC Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California
B.A. 1965

Internships:

University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California
1972

Residency:

San Francisco General Hospital
San Francisco, California
1973

Board Certifications:

American Board of Internal Medicine, 1973

Professional Memberships:

American College of Physicians

Select Recent Publications:

Fitzgerald FT. Forgetting. J Gen Intern Med. 2011 Aug;26(8):943-5.

Matharu, K. S., Howell, J. and Fitzgerald, F. (2011), Drama and Empathy in Medical Education. Literature Compass, 8: 443–454. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-4113.2011.00778.x

Matharu KS, Howell J, Fitzgerald FT. Fearlessly exploring the other: the role of drama in medical training. Med Humanit. 2010 Jun;36(1):58-9. Epub 2010 Jun 7.

Fitzgerald F. Experiment Perilous: Human Experimentation. Society of Clinical Research Associates SOURCE, 60:10-15, 2009

Fitzgerald, F. I Can’t Be Bothered. Annals of Internal Medicine, February Vol 148(4)317-318, 2008.

TE Baudendistel, AK Haase, FT Fitzgerald. The Leading Diagnosis. New England Journal of Medicine. Vol 357(23)2389-2393, 2007.

Fitzgerald, F. An Academic Clinician’s Prespective on the Care of the Geriatric Patient. Health Care Analysis, Vol 13(2)95-100, 2005.

Fitzgerald, FT Advance directive in an academic setting: What should residents be taught? Wiener Klilnische Wochenschrift, 2004:116/13:434-438, 2004.

Fizgerald, FT. A Tale of Two Patients. Annals of Internal Medicine, June Vol 140(11)929-930, 2004.

Fitzgerald FT. The workup, or: where is Champollion when we need him? Pharos Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Med Soc. 2004 Fall;67(4):35-6.

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