Newsroom & PublicationsJoshua J. Fenton, M.D., M.P.H. 
Philosophy of Care
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Education:
San Francisco, California
M.D. 1996
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
M.P.H. 2004
UC Berkeley
Berkeley, California
B.A. 1990
Internships:
San Francisco, California
1996-1997
Residency:
San Francisco, California
1997-1999
Family and Community Medicine
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Seattle, Washington
2002-2004
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Professional Memberships:
American Society of Preventive Oncology
North American Primary Care Research Group
Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
Honors and Awards:
Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Resident Teaching Award, 1999
Julius R. Krevans Award for Clinical Excellence, San Francisco General Hospital, 1997
Robert H. Crede Award, UC San Francisco School of Medicine, 1996
Stanley Scholarship for Research in Psychiatry, UC San Francisco School of Medicine, 1994
Phi Beta Kappa, 1990
Select Recent Publications:
Fenton JJ, Jerant AF, Bertakis KD, Franks P. The cost of satisfaction: a national study of patient satisfaction, health care utilization, expenditures, and mortality. Arch Intern Med. 2012 Mar 12;172(5):405-11. Epub 2012 Feb 13.
Fenton JJ, Abraham L, Taplin SH, Geller BM, Carney PA, D'Orsi C, Elmore JG, Barlow WE; Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium. Effectiveness of computer-aided detection in community mammography practice. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2011 Aug 3;103(15):1152-61. Epub 2011 Jul 27.
Fenton JJ, Elmore JG, Buist DS, Reid RJ, Tancredi DJ, Baldwin LM. Longitudinal adherence with fecal occult blood test screening in community practice. Ann Fam Med. 2010 Sep-Oct;8(5):397-401.
Fenton JJ, Foote SB, Green P, Baldwin LM. Diffusion of computer-aided mammography after mandated Medicare coverage. Arch Intern Med. 2010 Jun 14;170(11):987-9.
Fenton JJ, Tancredi OJ, Green P, Franks P, Baldwin LM: Persistent racial/ethnic disparities in up-to-date colorectal cancer testing among Medicare enrollees, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2009;57:412-418.
Fenton JJ, Reid RJ, Baldwin LM, Elmore JG, Buist OS, Franks P: Influence of primary care use on population delivery of colorectal cancer screening, Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, and Prevention, 2009;18:630-639.
Fenton JJ, Green P, Baldwin LM: Internal validation of procedure codes on Medicare claims for digital mammograms and computer-aided detection, Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, and Prevention, 2009; 18:2186-2189.
Fenton JJ, Cai Y, Green P, Beckett LA, Franks P, Baldwin LM: Trends in colorectal cancer testing among Medicare subpopulations, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2008; 35: 194-202.
Jerant AF, Fenton JJ, Franks P: Determinants of racial/ethnic colorectal cancer screening disparities. Archives of Internal Medicine, 2008; 168: 1317-1324.
Fenton JJ, Franks P, Reid RJ, Elmore JG, Baldwin LM. Continuity of care and cancer screening among health plan enrollees. Medical Care, 2008;46:58-62.
