Assistant Professor
Staff Physician (SFVAMC)

Contact Information

Office Address:
4150 Clement Street  
Bldg. 1, 2nd Floor
UCSF Box VA-181G
San Francisco, CA 94121

Phone: 415-221-4810 x3677
Fax: 415-750-6641
Email: Mike.Steinman@ucsf.edu

Click here to download Curriculum Vitae (pdf)

Areas of Specialization/Research Interests

Medication prescribing for elders with complex comorbid disease

Pharmaceutical industry marketing

Inappropriate use of antibiotics

Selected Publications/Presentations

1. Steinman MA, Chren MM, Landefeld CS. What’s in a name? Use of brand vs. generic drug names in United States outpatient practice. J Gen Intern Med; Epub ahead of print: http://www.springerlink.com/content/16g4252208585633/

2. Steinman MA, Maaravi Y, Walter LC, Hammerman-Rozenberg R, Stessman J. The evolution of medication use in Jerusalem elders: Results from the Jerusalem Longitudinal Study. Drugs Aging 2007; 24: 133-145.

3. Steinman MA, Rosenthal GE, Landefeld CS, Bertenthal D, Sen S, Kaboli PJ. Conflicts and concordance between measures of medication prescribing quality. Med Care 2007; 45: 95-99.

4. Steinman MA, Landefeld CS, Rosenthal GE, Bertenthal D, Sen S, Kaboli PJ. Polypharmacy and prescribing quailty in elders. J Amer Geriatr Soc 2006; 54: 1516-1523.

5. Steinman MA, Bero LA, Chren MM, Landefeld CS. The promotion of gabapentin: an analysis of internal industry documents. Ann Intern Med 2006; 145: 284-293.

6. Steinman MA, Ranji SR, Shojania KG, Gonzales R. Improving antibiotic selection: a systematic review and quantitative analysis of quality improvement strategies. Med Care 2006; 44: 617-628.

7. Steinman MA, McQuaid KR, Covinsky KE. Age and rising rates of cyclooxgenase-2 inhibitor use: results from a national survey. J Gen Intern Med 2006; 21: 245-250

8. Steinman MA, Fischer MA, Shlipak MG, Bosworth HB, Oddone EZ, Hoffman BB, Goldstein MK. Clinician awareness of adherence to hypertension guidelines. Am J Med 2004; 117: 747-54.

9. Steinman MA, Sauaia A, Maselli JH, Houck PM, Gonzales R. Office evaluation and treatment of elderly patients with acute bronchitis. J Amer Geriatr Soc 2004; 52: 875-79.

10. Steinman MA, Gonzales R, Linder JA, Landefeld CS. Changing use of antibiotics in community-based outpatient practice: 1991-1999. Ann Intern Med 2003; 138: 525-533.

11. Steinman MA, Landefeld CS, Gonzales R. Predictors of broad-spectrum antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory tract infections in adult primary care. JAMA 2003; 289: 719-725.

12. Steinman MA, Sands LP, Covinsky KE. Medication restriction due to cost in seniors without prescription coverage: a national survey. J Gen Intern Med 2001; 16: 793-99.

13. Steinman MA, Shlipak MG, McPhee SJ. Of principles and pens: attitudes and practices of medicine housestaff toward pharmaceutical industry promotions. Am J Med 2001; 110: 551-57.

14. Steinman MA, Steinman TI. Clarithromycin-associated visual hallucinations in a patient with chronic renal failure on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. Am J Kidney Dis 1996; 27: 143-46.