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  2. Lekshmi Santhosh, MD, MA

Lekshmi Santhosh, MD, MA

Asst Professor of Clinical Med

CLINICAL ACTIVITIES
Dr. Lekshmi Santhosh specializes in adult pulmonary and critical care medicine with a focus on medical education. She attends in the Medical ICU, the Neuro ICU, on the Internal Medicine teaching wards, and has clinic at the Pulmonary Outpatient Faculty Practice at UCSF-Parnassus. She is the founder and Medical Director of the multidisciplinary long-COVID/post-ICU OPTIMAL Clinic at UCSF Health.

EDUCATIONAL & RESEARCH PURSUITS
She serves as the Associate Program Director for the Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship and the Assistant Site Director for the Internal Medicine Residency at Parnassus. She also is the Director of the Department of Medicine Grand Rounds. She obtained her Master's in Health Professions Education from UC-Berkeley. Her primary interests in medical education research are related to ICU transitions of care, women in leadership, clinical reasoning, and subspecialty career choice.
Education
MAEd, 2019 - Education, University of California
2018 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training, University of California
Fellow, 2018 - Pulmonary & Critical Care, University of California
Chief Resident, 2015 - , University of California
2014 - Internal Medicine Residency, University of California
MD, 2011 - Medicine, Harvard Medical School
BA, 2007 - Psychology/Behavioral Neuroscience, Yale University
Honors and Awards
ATS Scholar Top Reviewer Award, American Thoracic Society, 2021 NAM Scholar in Diagnostic Excellence, National Academy of Medicine, 2021 Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators Member, UCSF, 2021 Floyd C. Rector Housestaff Teaching Award, UCSF Internal Medicine Residency, 2021 UCSF Excellence in Teaching for Clinical Faculty Award, UCSF School of Medicine, 2021 Alison Clay Early Career Educator Award, American Thoracic Society, 2020 Emerging Educator Award, Association of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Program Directors, 2020 Outstanding Resident Teaching Award, UCSF Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2020 Bridges Curriculum - Foundations 1 and 2 Teaching Award - Outstanding Lecture, UCSF, 2019 CHEST/ACCP Early Career Professional Development Scholarship Award, CHEST/ACCP, 2018 UCSF School of Medicine Pathways to Discovery 2017-2018 Long-Term Mentor Award, UCSF, 2018 Research in Medical Education Award, Association of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine Program Directors, 2017 Best Oral Research Presentation Award, Western Group on Educational Affairs (WGEA/AAMC), 2017 Best Clinical Fellow Award, Division of Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine (2-time winner), UCSF, 2016-2017 Teaching Excellence Award for Cherished House Staff (T.E.A.C.H.) Winner, UCSF, 2016 UCSF Excellence and Innovation in Graduate Medical Education Award, UCSF, 2016

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