Dan Wheeler, MD

Associate Professor Clinical X

Dan Wheeler is an Associate Professor of Medicine at UCSF and a Senior Associate Program Director for the UCSF internal medicine residency program. Clinically, Dan works as a hospitalist at the San Francisco VA Medical Center, caring for veterans on the inpatient wards and in the Veterans' Integrated Perioperative (VIP) Clinic.

In his role as Senior Associate Program Director, Dan oversees resident mentoring and advising and directs professional development for the program's chief residents. He is passionate about clinical teaching and creating supportive, inclusive learning environments in medicine. He is the lead author of a paper that provides medical educators with a toolkit for responding to microaggressions from patients director toward trainees, and has facilitated numerous local, regional, and national workshops on this topic. Prior to his arrival at UCSF, Dan served as curriculum committee chair for the University of Minnesota internal medicine residency program, where he was named 2018 Faculty Teacher of the Year. In 2021, he was inducted into UCSF's Academy of Medical Educators.

Dan is a graduate of Amherst College and the University of Minnesota Medical School. He completed his residency and chief residency at UCSF.

Education
2019 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training, University of California
Chief Residency, 2016 - Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
Residency, 2015 - Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
M.D., 2012 - , University of Minnesota Medical School
B.A., 2007 - American Studies, Amherst College
Honors and Awards
  • Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators, University of California, San Francisco, 2021
  • Faculty Teacher of the Year, University of Minnesota, internal medicine residency program, 2018
  • Chief Resident, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, 2014
  • Dr. James Rubin Memorial Fund Award, University of Minnesota Medical School, 2012
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, University of Minnesota Medical School, 2011
  • Gold Humanism Honor Society, University of Minnesota Medical School, 2011
Publications
  1. Bernal J, Cresalia N, Fuller J, Gin B, Laves E, Lupton K, Malkina A, Marmor A, Wheeler D, Williams M, van Schaik S. Comprehensive Assessment of Clinical Learning Environments to Drive Improvement: Lessons Learned from a Pilot Program. Teaching and learning in medicine 2022. PMID: 36001491


  2. Lessing JN, Wheeler DJ, Beaman J, Diaz MJ, Dhaliwal G. How to facilitate an unscripted morning report case conference. The clinical teacher 2019. PMID: 31749299


  3. Wheeler DJ, Zapata J, Davis D, Chou C. Twelve tips for responding to microaggressions and overt discrimination: When the patient offends the learner. Medical teacher 2018. PMID: 30277121


  4. Wheeler DJ, Cascino T, Sharpe BA, Connor DM. When the Script Doesn't Fit: An Exercise in Clinical Reasoning. Journal of general internal medicine 2017. PMID: 28337688


  5. Wheeler DJ, Mihara K, Chiovaro J. Seeing Wisely. Volume 32 of Issue 2. Journal of general internal medicine 2017. PMID: 27896695


  6. Makaroun LK, Bowman C, Duan K, Handley N, Wheeler DJ, Pierluissi E, Chen AH. Specialty Care Access in the Safety Net-the Role of Public Hospitals and Health Systems. Journal of health care for the poor and underserved 2017. PMID: 28239019


  7. Wheeler D, Marcus P, Nguyen J, Kwong A, Khaki AR, Valencia V, Moriates C. Evaluation of a Resident-Led Project to Decrease Phlebotomy Rates in the Hospital: Think Twice, Stick Once. Volume 176 of Issue 5. JAMA internal medicine 2016. PMID: 27043912


  8. Wheeler DJ, Freeman AL, Ellingson AM, Nuckley DJ, Buckley JM, Scheer JK, Crawford NR, Bechtold JE. Inter-laboratory variability in in vitro spinal segment flexibility testing. Volume 44 of Issue 13. Journal of biomechanics 2011. PMID: 21764061


  9. Wheeler DJ, Garabekyan T, Lugo R, Buckley JM, Jones C, Lotz M, Lotz JC, Ma CB. Biomechanical comparison of transosseous versus suture anchor repair of the subscapularis tendon. Volume 26 of Issue 4. Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association 2010. PMID: 20362822