Maria Byron, MD

Associate Professor

Dr. Maria Byron is a specialist in internal medicine and clinical informatics, and a primary care doctor. She is an Associate Professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine as well as the Division of Clinical Informatics and Digital Transformation. She serves as the Associate Chief Medical Information Officer for Ambulatory Care at UCSF Health. Dr. Byron works to design and implement solutions from the field of information science that support quality improvement, data analysis, and patient, physician and staff experience.

Education
2018 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training, University of California
Residency, 2014 - Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
M.D., 2011 - Medicine, University of Washington
Publications

  1. Holmgren AJ, Grouse CK, Oates A, O'Brien J, Byron ME. Changes in Secure Messaging After Implementation of Billing E-Visits by Demographic Group. JAMA network open 2024. PMID: 39120906


  2. Judson TJ, Subash M, Harrison JD, Yeager J, Williams AM, Grouse CK, Byron M. Patient Perceptions of e-Visits: Qualitative Study of Older Adults to Inform Health System Implementation. JMIR Aging 2023. PMID: 37234031


  3. Holmgren AJ, Byron ME, Grouse CK, Adler-Milstein J. Association Between Billing Patient Portal Messages as e-Visits and Patient Messaging Volume. JAMA 2023. PMID: 36607621