Douglas Pet, MD, is an Assistant Professor of neurology at UCSF, where he also completed his residency and neurohospitalist fellowship. With a background in community health and medical anthropology, Dr. Pet has focused on the intersections of biomedicine, ethics, and social justice. He was previously senior program associate at the Center for Genetics and Society, where he co-organized The Tarrytown Meetings, three national conferences on the impacts of emerging biotechnologies on social justice issues related to race, gender, reproduction, and disability. Dr. Pet served on a community advisory panel at Kaiser Permanente, working with researchers and community members on issues of consent, privacy, and discrimination related to genomic databanking and research. He was also principal investigator on a multicenter study looking at the clinical and ethical implications of large-scale non-targeted genomic screening. As a neurohospitalist and educator, he is passionate about clinical reasoning education, as well as end-of-life and DEI issues related to inpatient neurology care. Currently, Dr. Pet is site director for the neurology clerkship at San Francisco General Hospital. He is committed to building curricula and teaching formats that promote inclusiveness and reflection on the challenges of caring for the Bay Area’s diverse patient population.
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