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Richard (Rich) L. Kravitz, M.D.

Richard (Rich) L. Kravitz

Philosophy of Care

I chose internal medicine because it allows me to combine my interests in science and people. I like to maintain a patient-centered approach, while at the same time practicing evidence-based medicine. I try to think through what I do medically and explain my thinking to my patients. Patient and physician need to work together and fashion a program of care that fits the individual. The better the communication between doctor and patient, the more likely that will happen. Concerning good health, it turns out that our mothers were right after all--we should all get plenty of exercise, eat our vegetables, avoid too much tobacco and alcohol, and take life a little easier. UC Davis has an excellent staff. Not only is the Medical Center a source of new biomedical knowledge, but also, quality of care is assured by the constant cross-checking that occurs in a teaching institution.

Title:

 Professor

Specialty:

 Health Policy

Center/Program Affiliation:

 Center for Healthcare Policy and Research

Address:

 Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center
4860 Y St.
Sacramento, CA 95817

Phone:

 (916) 734-2737

Education:

 UC San Francisco School of Medicine
San Francisco, California
M.D. 1983

Stanford University
Palo Alto, California
B.S. 1979

Internships:

 University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
1983-84
Medicine

Residency:

 University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
1984-86
Internal Medicine

Fellowships:

 Robert Wood Johnson, Veterans Administration Clinical Scholars Program, UCLA
Los Angeles, California
1986-88

Board Certifications:

 American Board of Internal Medicine, 1986

Professional Memberships:

 Fellow, AcademyHealth
Fellow, American College of Physicians
Society of General Internal Medicine

Select Recent Publications:

Kravitz RL, Epstein R, Feldman MD, Franz CE, Azari R, Wilkes MS, Hinton L, Franks P. Influence of patients' requests for directly advertised antidepressants: A randomized controlled trial. JAMA, 293(16):1995-2002, 2005.

Berland GK, Elliott MN, Morales LS, Algazy JI, Kravitz RL, Broder MS, Kanouse DE, Munoz JA, Puyol JA, Lara M, Watkins KE, Yang H, McGlynn EA. Health information on the Internet: accessibility, quality, and readability in English and Spanish. JAMA, 285:2612-21, 2001.

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