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  2. Jeffrey Gelfand, MD, MAS, FAAN

Jeffrey Gelfand, MD, MAS, FAAN

Assoc Prof Clin Neurology; School of Medicine Coach

Dr. Gelfand is an Associate Professor of Neurology at UCSF. He specializes in caring for patients with a wide range of neuroinflammatory disorders. Dr. Gelfand conducts clinical research focused on advancing new treatments for neuroimmunological diseases and restoring neurological function. Dr. Gelfand is also an award-winning medical educator.

Dr. Gelfand received an A.B. in history from Princeton University, graduating summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. He received his M.D. from Harvard Medical School. He completed an internship in internal medicine, residency in neurology and subspecialty fellowship training in MS/neuroimmunology, all at UCSF. Dr. Gelfand went on to earn a Masters in Advanced Study in clinical research at UCSF. He is board-certified in neurology.

Dr. Gelfand is Assistant Medical Director of the MS and Neuroinflammation Clinic. He directs the UCSF MS Center Clinical Fellowship Training Program (training specialists in MS/neuroimmunology after completion of neurology residency). He serves as a Coach medical educator in the new UCSF medical school Bridges curriculum. Dr. Gelfand is a recipient of the Robert B. Layzer teaching award (2014), which is voted on annually by UCSF Neurology Department residents, an Excellence in Teaching Award from the UCSF Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators (2015), and was inducted into the UCSF Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators (2020).

Dr. Gelfand is a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology (FAAN) and serves as a Vice-Chair of the American Academy of Neurology Autoimmune Neurology Section.
Education
2018 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training, University of California
MAS, 2013 - Advanced Training in Clinical Research, University of California, San Francisco
M.D., 2006 - , Harvard Medical School
A.B., 2001 - History, Princeton University
Honors and Awards
A.B. Baker Teacher Recognition Award, American Academy of Neurology, 2021 PISCES Preceptor award, UCSF School of Medicine, 2021 Inducted into the Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators, UCSF, 2020 MS Physician of the Year, National Multiple Sclerosis Society -- Northern California Chapter, 2019 Elected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology (FAAN), AAN, 2016 Excellence in Teaching Award -- Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators, UCSF School of Medicine, 2015 Robert B. Layzer Award for Resident Teaching, UCSF Department of Neurology, 2014 Newman Award, SF Neurological Society, 2011 Newman Award, SF Neurological Society, 2009 Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa, Princeton University, 2001 Walter Phelps Hall Prize for the Best Thesis in European History, Princeton University, 2001

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