Lev Malevanchik, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor

Dr. Lev Malevanchik is a hospitalist practicing at UCSF Parnassus. He is dedicated to improving the care of patients with limited English proficiency by working to improve access to interpretation services. In addition, he focuses on point of care ultrasound, teaching medical students and residents, and supervising internal medicine residents in bedside procedures.

Education
Fellowship, 07/2020 - Academic Hospital Medicine, University of California
12/2019 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training, University of California
Residency, 07/2019 - Internal Medicine, University of California
MD, 06/2016 - Medical School, Thomas Jefferson University
BA, 05/2007 - Economics, University of California
Honors and Awards
  • Academy of Medical Educators Excellence in Mentoring Award for UCSF Teaching Faculty, UCSF AME, 2024
  • One of the RAD Advisors of the Year, UCSF Internal Medicine Residency Advising and Development program, 2024
  • Floyd C. Rector Award for Excellence in Teaching, UCSF Internal Medicine Residency, 2023
  • Teaching Excellence Award for Cherished Housestaff, UCSF School of Medicine, 2019
Publications

  1. K W Im # 1 2, L A Huppert # 3, L Malevanchik 4, H S Rugo 5, A J Combes 6 7 8, M J Campbell 9, M F Krummel 6, M E Melisko 5. High-dimensional immune cell profiling of cerebrospinal fluid from patients with metastatic breast cancer and leptomeningeal disease NPJ breast cancer 2023. PMID:


  2. Garcia ME, Mutha S, Napoles AM, Malevanchik L, Williams M, Karliner LS. "Long Overdue": Nurse and Resident Physician Perspectives on Implementation of Dual-Handset Interpreter Phones in the Inpatient Setting. Health equity 2023. PMID: 36876231


  3. Malevanchik L, Wheeler M, Gagliardi K, Karliner L, Shah SJ. Disparities After Discharge: The Association of Limited English Proficiency and Postdischarge Patient-Reported Issues. 2021. PMID: 34627715


  4. Kucirek NK, Thomas NJ, Norman JS, Athavale P, Jaradeh K, Hsiang EY, Malevanchik L. Stories from COVID-19 Reveal Hospitalized Patients with Limited English Proficiency Have Always Been Uniquely Prone to Social Isolation. 2021. PMID: 33409888


  5. Zhang J, Abbasi O, Malevanchik L, Mohan N, Denicola R, Tarangelo N, Marzio DH. Pilot study of the prevalence of binge eating disorder in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease patients. Volume 30 of Issue 6. Annals of gastroenterology 2017. PMID: 29118561


  6. Swedler DI, Nuwer JM, Nazarov A, Huo SC, Malevanchik L. Incidence and descriptive epidemiology of injuries to college ultimate players. Volume 50 of Issue 4. Journal of athletic training 2014. PMID: 25384003