Daphne Lo, MD, MEd

Assistant Clinical Professor

Dr. Lo is a clinician educator and researcher in the UCSF Division of Geriatrics with an interest in medical education and interprofessional education and learning. Dr. Lo is dedicated to leading and inspiring others to create a kinder, more compassionate, knowledgeable, and just world in which all members of society are valuable and important.

Through teaching, education leadership, education research, and clinical care, Dr. Lo aims to improve knowledge, skills, and systems by changing cultural and institutional biases against older adults. She is currently an education leader in undergraduate medical education, developing, implementing, and evaluating curricula for various learners, and engaging in interprofessional education research.

Education
2018 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training, University of California
M.A.Ed, 2016 - , University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Fellow, 2016 - Geriatrics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Fellow, 2015 - Geriatrics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Resident, 2014 - Internal Medicine, Primary Care, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO
Intern, 2012 - Internal Medicine, Primary Care, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO
M.D., 2011 - , Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
B.S., 2006 - Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Honors and Awards
  • Cooke Award for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, University of California San Francisco, 2017
  • UCSF Excellence in Teaching Award, University of California San Francisco, 2017
  • UCSF Geriatrics Institute for Incentives in Health Care Award, University of California San Francisco, 2015
  • Outstanding Ambulatory R3 Award, University of Colorado Denver, 2014
  • Hergott Heart of Medicine Award. First place award for narrative medicine piece., University of Colorado Denver, 2013
  • UCSF Division of Geriatrics Scholarship Award, University of California San Francisco, 2012
  • Donald W Bussmann Award for loyalty and service to medical school admissions at Saint Louis Universi, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 2011
  • Smith, Richter, Sackman Service Award for service and contribution to Saint Louis University School, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 2011
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 2010
  • Alpha Sigma Nu, National Honor Society of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 2010
  • Gold Humanism Honor Society, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 2010
Publications

  1. Castro MRH, Calthorpe LM, Fogh SE, McAllister S, Johnson CL, Isaacs ED, Ishizaki A, Kozas A, Lo D, Rennke S, Davis J, Chang A. Lessons From Learners: Adapting Medical Student Education During and Post-COVID-19. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2021. PMID: 33951675


  2. Cheng MKW, Allison TA, McSteen BW, Cattle CJ, Lo DT. The Adoption of Video Visits During the COVID-19 Pandemic by VA Home Based Primary Care. 2020. PMID: 33284996


  3. Lo D, Zhang N, Eubank K, Harper GM, Yukawa M, O'Brien B. Changing Spaces and Learning Environments to Improve Inpatient Interprofessional Education for Internal Medicine Residents. Volume 9 of Issue 3. Journal of graduate medical education 2017. PMID: 28638524


  4. Lum HD, Lo D, Hooker S, Bekelman DB. Caregiving in heart failure: relationship quality is associated with caregiver benefit finding and caregiver burden. Volume 43 of Issue 4. Heart & lung : the journal of critical care 2014. PMID: 24992881


  5. Lo D, Grossberg GT. Use of memantine for the treatment of dementia. Volume 11 of Issue 10. Expert review of neurotherapeutics 2011. PMID: 21955192


  6. Lo D, Paniagua MA, Thomas DR. Missed opportunities: Nursing home providers' ability to identify and recognize depressive symptoms. Volume 11 of Issue 9. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 2010. PMID: 21030004