Jeff Kohlwes, MD, MPH

PROF OF CLIN-FY

Jeffrey Kohlwes, MD, MPH is based at the VA Medical Center where he is the Division Chief of General Internal Medicine. He is also the Co-Director of the PRIME Residency program. After completing his residency and chief residency at UCSF, he was the co-Medical Director of the Methadone and HIV Clinic at San Francisco General Hospital. Subsequently, he completed the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program at the University of Washington. Dr. Kohlwes returned to UCSF to assume the directorship of the PRIME program at the San Francisco VAMC. During his tenure as Director, the PRIME program has expanded to include the majority of the UCSF categorical residents each year becoming the largest residency track at UCSF. He has published several manuscripts on the PRIME Program, which focuses on providing an immersion clinical research experience for internal medicine residents. Currently, two thirds of PRIME residents publish their residency research projects with over 300 first-author publications over the last 12 years.

His position as an Associate Editor for Clinical Material for the Journal of General Internal Medicine has led to the merging of his interests in clinical care and evidence based medicine. Working with a team of editors he created the Exercises in Clinical Reasoning series. This series is expanding into a national online teaching tool for Clinical Reasoning. His interest in evidence based medicine and clinical practice have led him to do his Updates in General Internal Medicine for UCSF conferences and medical grand rounds annually since 2004.

Education
2018 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training, University of California
MPH, 06/1998 - Public Health, RWJ Clinical Scholars Program, University of Washington
Postdoctoral Studies, 06/1994 - Internal Medicine, Chief Resident, VAMC, University of California, San Francisco
Residency, 06/1993 - General Internal Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital Primary Care Internal Medicine, UCSF
MD, 06/1990 - Medicine, Dartmouth Medical School
B.S., 06/1984 - Physiology, University of California, Davis
Honors and Awards
  • Master Clinician Society Inductee, UCSF, 2023-2024
  • Federal Employee of the Year Awardee, Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, 2021
  • Leadership in GIM Award, California-Hawaii Region, SGIM, 2020-2021
  • Academic Senate Distinction in Teaching Award, UCSF, 2017-2018
  • Graduate Medical Education Achievement Award, UCSF, 2013
  • AOA Honoree by UCSF 2011 Graduating Class, UCSF, 2011
  • Calvin Chou PRIME Teaching Award, UCSF, 2010
  • Academy of Medical Educators Distinguished Teaching Award, 2009, 2009
  • Nominee, Academic Senate Senior Teaching Award, UCSF, 2008
  • Floyd Rector Departmental Teaching Award, UCSF, 2004
  • Resident Teaching Award, UCSF, 1993
  • Keith Johnson R2 Award, UCSF Residency, 1992
  • Honors Graduate, Dartmouth Medical School, 1990
  • Melba Jarrett Service Award, Dartmouth Medical School, 1990
Websites
Publications

  1. Penner JC, Kohlwes RJ. Artificial Intelligence and Clinical Reasoning-a Way to Walk to Harrison's. Journal of general internal medicine 2022. PMID: 36224514


  2. Consunji MV, Kohlwes RJ, Babik JM. Evaluation of a longitudinal subspecialty clinic for internal medicine residents. Medical education online 2021. PMID: 34323159


  3. Mayfield JJ, McKee KY, Zier LS, Kohlwes RJ. Hearts and Minds: an Exercise in Clinical Reasoning. Journal of general internal medicine 2021. PMID: 33765236


  4. Kryzhanovskaya I, Cohen BE, Kohlwes RJ. Factors Associated with a Career in Primary Care Medicine: Continuity Clinic Experience Matters. Journal of general internal medicine 2021. PMID: 33620629


  5. Lim H, Raffel KE, Harrison JD, Kohlwes RJ, Dhaliwal G, Narayana S. Decisions in the Dark: An Educational Intervention to Promote Reflection and Feedback on Night Float Rotations. Journal of general internal medicine 2020. PMID: 32875511


  6. Garry JD, Goldman M, Kohlwes J. Early Surgery or Conservative Care for Asymptomatic Aortic Stenosis. The New England journal of medicine 2020. PMID: 32609993


  7. Smith WB, Kohlwes RJ. From Leather Bags to Webcams, the Emerging Tools of Tele-primary Care. Journal of general internal medicine 2020. PMID: 31898119


  8. de Kouchkovsky I, Mayfield J, Kohlwes J. Hypertension in Young Adults and Subsequent Cardiovascular Disease. JAMA 2019. PMID: 30938789


  9. Subramanian A, Connor DM, Berger G, Lessing JN, Mehta N, Manesh R, Kohlwes J. A Curriculum for Diagnostic Reasoning: JGIM's Exercises in Clinical Reasoning. Journal of general internal medicine 2018. PMID: 30334181


  10. Fitzpatrick JK, Kohlwes J. Lime-Induced Phytophotodermatitis. Journal of general internal medicine 2018. PMID: 29380219


  11. Parks AL, Kohlwes RJ. Refining Risk for Deep Vein Thrombosis in Hospitalized Patients. Journal of general internal medicine 2018. PMID: 29043536


  12. Wang CH, Charlton B, Kohlwes J. The Horrible Taste of Nectar and Honey-Inappropriate Use of Thickened Liquids in Dementia: A Teachable Moment. JAMA internal medicine 2016. PMID: 27135181


  13. Kohlwes J, O'Brien B, Stanley M, Grant R, Shunk R, Connor D, Cornett P, Hollander H. Does Research Training During Residency Promote Scholarship and Influence Career Choice? A Cross-Sectional Analysis of a 10-Year Cohort of the UCSF-PRIME Internal Medicine Residency Program. Volume 28 of Issue 3. Teaching and learning in medicine 2016. PMID: 27143394


  14. Al-Helou G, Anklesaria Z, Kohlwes J, Ahari J, Dhaliwal G. When the Illness Goes Off Script-An Exercise in Clinical Reasoning. Journal of general internal medicine 2016. PMID: 26976289


  15. Stanley M, O'Brien B, Julian K, Jain S, Cornett P, Hollander H, Baron RB, Kohlwes RJ. Is Training in a Primary Care Internal Medicine Residency Associated with a Career in Primary Care Medicine? Journal of general internal medicine 2015. PMID: 26173526


  16. Kohlwes J, Cornett P. Screening for Alcohol Misuse; Veterans Speak! Journal of general internal medicine 2015. PMID: 25900538


  17. Manesh RS, Kohlwes RJ. Palmar Crease Pallor. Journal of general internal medicine 2015. PMID: 25504537


  18. Kidambi TD, Lee C, Kohlwes RJ. MRSA-Associated Lemierre's Syndrome in an Intravenous Drug User. Journal of general internal medicine 2015. PMID: 25740463


  19. Manesh RS, Dixson J, Kohlwes RJ. Don't drop the anchor. Journal of general internal medicine 2015. PMID: 25146726


  20. Hauer KE, Soni K, Cornett P, Kohlwes J, Hollander H, Ranji SR, Ten Cate O, Widera E, Calton B, O'Sullivan PS. Developing entrustable professional activities as the basis for assessment of competence in an internal medicine residency: a feasibility study. Journal of general internal medicine 2013. PMID: 23595926


  21. Hauer KE, Kohlwes J, Cornett P, Hollander H, Ten Cate O, Ranji SR, Soni K, Iobst W, O'Sullivan P. Identifying entrustable professional activities in internal medicine training. Journal of graduate medical education 2013. PMID: 24404227


  22. Kohlwes J. ACE inhibitors versus ARBs versus DRIs: a systematic update. Journal of general internal medicine 2012. PMID: 22965670


  23. Lakin J, Baxi SM, Kohlwes J. Missing the tree for the forest: a case of secondary spontaneous pneumothorax. Journal of general internal medicine 2012. PMID: 22215268


  24. Kohlwes RJ, Cornett P, Dandu M, Julian K, Vidyarthi A, Minichiello T, Shunk R, Jain S, Harleman E, Ranji S, Sharpe B, O'Sullivan P, Hollander H. Developing educators, investigators, and leaders during internal medicine residency: the area of distinction program. Volume 3 of Issue 4. Journal of graduate medical education 2011. PMID: 23205204


  25. Baxi SM, Kohlwes J. ST-segment elevation and minimally reactive pupils. Journal of general internal medicine 2011. PMID: 21935754


  26. Van Allen EM, Miyake T, Gunn N, Behler CM, Kohlwes J. Off-label use of rituximab in a multipayer insurance system. Journal of oncology practice 2011. PMID: 21731512


  27. Smith DT, Kohlwes RJ. Teaching strategies used by internal medicine residents on the wards. Medical teacher 2011. PMID: 22225453


  28. Van Meter ME, McKee KY, Kohlwes RJ. Efficacy and safety of tunneled pleural catheters in adults with malignant pleural effusions: a systematic review. Journal of general internal medicine 2010. PMID: 20697963


  29. Singer JP, Kohlwes J, Bent S, Zimmerman L, Eisner MD. The impact of a "low-intensity" versus "high-intensity" medical intensive care unit on patient outcomes in critically ill veterans. Journal of intensive care medicine 2010. PMID: 20444736


  30. Frederick M, Newman J, Kohlwes J. Leriche syndrome. Journal of general internal medicine 2010. PMID: 20568019


  31. Mourad M, Kohlwes J, Maselli J, Auerbach AD. Supervising the supervisors--procedural training and supervision in internal medicine residency. Journal of general internal medicine 2010. PMID: 20077049


  32. Shunk R, Dulay M, Julian K, Cornett P, Kohlwes J, Tarter L, Hollander H, O'Brien B, O'Sullivan P. Using the american board of internal medicine practice improvement modules to teach internal medicine residents practice improvement. Volume 2 of Issue 1. Journal of graduate medical education 2010. PMID: 21975892


  33. Henderson M, Keenan C, Kohlwes J, Dhaliwal G. Introducing exercises in clinical reasoning. Journal of general internal medicine 2010. PMID: 20016953


  34. Bitting RL, Bent S, Li Y, Kohlwes J. The prognosis and treatment of acquired hemophilia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Blood coagulation & fibrinolysis : an international journal in haemostasis and thrombosis 2009. PMID: 19644360


  35. Van Allen EM, Kohlwes RJ. Comments on the recent clinical guidance statement on HIV screening. Annals of internal medicine 2009. PMID: 19687498


  36. Dombrowski JC, Kao H, Renda N, Kohlwes RJ. Consequences of missed opportunities. Journal of hospital medicine 2007. PMID: 17705210


  37. Margaretten ME, Kohlwes J, Moore D, Bent S. Does this adult patient have septic arthritis? JAMA 2007. PMID: 17405973


  38. Chang LW, Vidyarthi AR, Kohlwes RJ. Baseline duty hours recorded with time-cards: a pre-regulation study of internal medicine residents. Medical education 2006. PMID: 16836539


  39. Kohlwes RJ, Shunk RL, Avins A, Garber J, Bent S, Shlipak MG. The PRIME curriculum. Clinical research training during residency. Volume 21 of Issue 5. Journal of general internal medicine 2006. PMID: 16704399


  40. Kohlwes RJ, Shunk R. An electrocardiogram curriculum for resident doctors. Volume 39 of Issue 11. Medical education 2005. PMID: 16262838


  41. Terasawa T, Blackmore CC, Bent S, Kohlwes RJ. Systematic review: computed tomography and ultrasonography to detect acute appendicitis in adults and adolescents. Annals of internal medicine 2004. PMID: 15466771


  42. Haberer J, Trivedi NN, Kohlwes J, Tierney L. Clinical problem-solving. A gut feeling. The New England journal of medicine 2003. PMID: 12840095


  43. Gupta S, Bent S, Kohlwes J. Test characteristics of alpha-fetoprotein for detecting hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with hepatitis C. A systematic review and critical analysis. Annals of internal medicine 2003. PMID: 12834318


  44. Hart A, Kohlwes RJ, Deyo R, Rhodes LA, Bowen DJ. Hospice patients' attitudes regarding spiritual discussions with their doctors. The American journal of hospice & palliative care 2003. PMID: 12693646


  45. Dipko LR, Xavier K, Kohlwes RJ. Advance directive group education in a VA outpatient clinic. Social work in health care 2003. PMID: 15022736


  46. Kohlwes RJ, Chou CL. A curriculum in medical economics for residents. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2002. PMID: 12010725


  47. Kohlwes RJ, Koepsell TD, Rhodes LA, Pearlman RA. Physicians' responses to patients' requests for physician-assisted suicide. Archives of internal medicine 2001. PMID: 11231697


  48. Ochitill H, Dilley J, Kohlwes J. Psychotropic drug prescribing for hospitalized patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. The American journal of medicine 1991. PMID: 2029017