Michael Harper, MD
Professor of Clinical Medicine; Advisory College Mentor; Student Faculty Advisor
Dr. Harper is a clinician-educator and a member of the UCSF Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators. As one of 3 UCSF School of Medicine Advisory College Mentors Dr. Harper provides academic, career and personal advising to medical students. He is a past Chair of the Association of Directors of Geriatric Academic Programs (ADGAP) Fellowship Directors Group, current Co-Chair of the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Early Career Professionals Working Group, and a member of the AGS Board of Directors.
Throughout his career, Dr. Harper has worked in various settings across the geriatrics continuum of care including ambulatory and home-based primary care, long-term care, PACE, and acute and post-acute care. His current clinical activities occur primarily at the SFVAMC where he attends on the Acute Care for Elders (ACE) Unit and the inpatient medical service. He supervises fellows in the Community Living Center and geriatrics clinic. Through the UCSF Care at Home Program Dr. Harper provides primary care for homebound older adults San Francisco. He is also the Medical Director of The Sequoias San Francisco and The Carlisle.
Throughout his career, Dr. Harper has worked in various settings across the geriatrics continuum of care including ambulatory and home-based primary care, long-term care, PACE, and acute and post-acute care. His current clinical activities occur primarily at the SFVAMC where he attends on the Acute Care for Elders (ACE) Unit and the inpatient medical service. He supervises fellows in the Community Living Center and geriatrics clinic. Through the UCSF Care at Home Program Dr. Harper provides primary care for homebound older adults San Francisco. He is also the Medical Director of The Sequoias San Francisco and The Carlisle.