Erin Yao-Cohen, MD

ASSISTANT CLINICAL PROFESSOR

Dr. Erin Yao-Cohen is a hospitalist within the Division of Hospital Medicine at Parnassus. She serves as the Director of Patient Experience for DHM and co-leads the division's Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC). Her clinical and academic interests are focused on patient advocacy and engagement, and innovative ways to support patients and their advocates during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prior to joining DHM in 2019, Dr. Yao-Cohen worked as a full-time primary care provider in the community. She maintains an interest in transitions of care.

Education
2021 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training, University of California, San Francisco
Internship, Residency, 2017 - Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
MD, 2014 - Medicine, Dartmouth Medical School
MA, 2009 - Clinical Psychology, Yeshiva University, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
BA, 2007 - Psychology, Brown University
Publications
  1. Atkinson MK, Wazir M, Barkoudah E, Khalil H, Mani S, Harrison JD, Yao-Cohen E, Weiss R, To C, Bambury EA, Cimino J, Mora R, Maru J, Curatola N, Juergens N, Schnipper JL. Inpatient Understanding of Their Care Team and Receipt of Mixed Messages: a Two-Site Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of general internal medicine 2023. PMID: 36973573