Stanford Framily & Mental Health Lab
The Framily and Mental Health Lab Envisioning a framily-centered healthcare system where patients, family, and friends are empowered in all levels of care.
Envisioning a framily-centered healthcare system where patients, family, and friends are empowered in all levels of care.
Co-Investigator

Donna Zulman

Donna Zulman, MD, MS, is an Associate Professor in the Division of Primary Care and Population Health at Stanford University and Associate Director at VA Palo Alto’s Center for Innovation to Implementation (Ci2i). Dr. Zulman received her MD from the University of California, Los Angeles. After completing her residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan, she received a Masters in Health and Health Care Research through the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program at the University of Michigan and the Ann Arbor VA.

Dr. Zulman received a VA Health Services Research & Development Career Development Award (2013-2018) to study health care delivery interventions for Veterans with complex medical needs. Currently, Dr. Zulman's research focuses on improving health care delivery for patients with multiple chronic conditions and complex medical and social needs and optimizing health-related technology to personalize care and improve outcomes for high-risk patients. She is one of the PIs of the national VA Virtual Care Consortium of Research, and directs the VA Quality Enhancement Research Initiative focused on implementing and evaluating virtual care for Veterans with access barriers. Dr. Zulman is also an Associate Editor for the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

In addition to research, Dr. Zulman is actively involved in teaching and mentoring students, residents, and fellows at Stanford and the VA. She directs a course at Stanford, entitled, Methods for Health Care Delivery Innovation, Implementation, and Evaluation. She was the recipient of the Stanford McCormick Award for the Advancement of Women in Academic Medicine in 2016 and an Exceptional Mentor Award from the American Medical Women’s Association in 2020.

Education

MS, Health and Health Care Research, Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program, University of Michigan
MD, University of California Los Angeles
BA, Human Biology, Stanford University

Research

Design, implementation, and evaluation of health care delivery models for patients with complex medical, social and behavioral needs
Care transformation for patients with multiple chronic conditions through enhanced clinical decision support, patient-provider communication interventions, and patient self-management strategies
Effective communication and relationship-building in the clinical context
Patient-facing technology (e.g., video-based care, eHealth technology) for individuals with access barriers and populations that require complex medical and social services

Contact

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