Assistant Adjunct Professor of Medicine
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 x3475
Fax: 415-750-6641
Email: rsucsf@yahoo.com

Areas of Specialization/Research Interests

Geriatrics
Health Communication
Health Literacy
End of life Care
Informed Medical Decision Making
Health Disparities

Selected Publications/Presentations

1. Sudore RL, Mehta KM, Harris TB, Newman AB, Simonsick EM, Satterfield S, Rosano C, Rooks R, Rubin SM, Ayonayon HN, K Yaffe . Limited literacy in older people and disparities in health and healthcare access. J Am Geriatr Soc, 2006. 54(5): 770-6.

2. Sudore RL, Yaffe K, Satterfield S, Harris TB, Mehta KM, Simonsick EM, Newman AB, Rosano C, Rooks R, Rubin SM, Ayonayon HN, Schillinger D. Limited literacy and mortality in the elderly: the health, aging, and body composition study. J Gen Intern Med, 2006. 21(8): 806-12.

3. Sudore RL, Landefeld CS, Williams BA, Barnes DE, Lindquist MS, Schillinger D. Use of a modified informed consent process among vulnerable patients: a descriptive study. J Gen Intern Med, 2006. 21(8): 867-73.

4. Williams BA, Lindquist K, Sudore RL, Strupp H, Willmott D, Walter L. Being old and doing time: functional impairment and adverse experiences of geriatric female prisoners. J Am Geriatr Soc, 2006. 54(4): 702-7.

5. Sudore RL, Landefeld CS, Barnes DE, Lindquist K, Williams BA, Brody R, Schillinger D. An advanced directive redesigned to meet the literacy level of most adults: A randomized trial. Patient Educ Couns. Dec 2007;69(1-3):165-195.

6. Williams BA, Lindquist K, Sudore RL, Covinsky KE, Walter L. Screening Mammography in Older Women: The Impact of Wealth and Prognosis. Arch Intern Med. 2008 Mar 10; 168 (5):514-20.

7. Sudore RL, Schickedanz AD, Landefeld CS, Williams BA, Lindquist K, Pantilat Z,Schillinger D. Engagement in the Multiple Steps of Advance Care Planning: A Descriptive Study Among Diverse Older Adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2008 Jun;56(6):1006-13.

8. Sudore RL, Landefeld CS, Pantilat SZ, Noyes KM, Schillinger D. Reach and Impact of a Mass Media Event Among Vulnerable Patients: The Terri Schiavo Story . In press at JGIM, 2008.

9. Schickedanz AD, Schillinger D, Landefeld CS, Knight SL, Williams BA, Sudore RL. A Clinical Framework for Improving the Advance Care Planning Process: Start with Patients’ Self-identified Barriers. In press at JAGS, 2008 A Clinical Framework for Improving the Advance Care Planning Process: Start with Patients’ Self-identified Barriers. In press at JAGS, 2008