Assistant Professor of Medicine
Staff Physician (SFVAMC)
Contact Information
Office Address:
4150 Clement Street
UCSF Box VA-181G
San Francisco, CA 94121
Phone: 415-221-4810 x2681
Fax: 415-750-6641
Email: brie.williams@ucsf.edu
Click here to download Curriculum Vitae (pdf)
Areas of Specialization/Research Interests
- Geriatrics
- Frailty;
- Health Disparities
- Poverty
- Prisoners
- Quality of Healthcare
- The health and functional status of geriatric prisioners and former prisoners,
elder abuse, legal issues faced by older adults
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Selected Publications/Presentations
1. Williams B, Lindquist K, Sudore R, Strupp H, Willmott D, Walter L. “Being old and doing time: Functional impairment and adverse experiences of geriatric female prisoners.” J Am Geriatric Soc. 2006; Apr;54(4):7027
2. Sudore R, Landefeld C, Williams B, Barnes D, Lindquist K, Schillinger D. “Use of a modified informed consent process among vulnerable patients: a descriptive study.” J Gen Intern Med. 2006 Aug; 21(8):867-73.
3. Williams B, Lindquist K, Moody-Ayers S, Walter L, Covinsky K. “Functional impairment, race, and family expectations of death.” J Am Geriatric Soc. 2006; Nov;54(11):1682-7
4. Baillargeon J, Soloway RD, Paar D, Giordano T, Murray O, Grady J, Williams B, Pulvino J, Raimer B. “End-stage liver disease in a state prison population.” Ann Epidemiol. Aug 4 2007.
5. Pollack C, Chideya S, Cubbin C, Williams B, Dekker M, Braveman P. “Should health studies measure wealth: A systematic review?” Am J Prev Med. 2007 Sep;33(3):250-64
6. Williams B, Abraldes R. “Growing Older: Challenges of Prison and Re-entry for the Elderly.” Chapter in Greifinger R, Public Health Behind Bars: From Prisons to Communities. Springer. New York, 2007. pp. 56-72.
7. Williams B, Lindquist K, Sudore R, Covinsky K, Walter L. “Screening mammography in older women: The impact of wealth and prognosis” Arch Int Med. 2008 Mar 10; 168(5):514-20
8. Williams B, Greifinger R. “Elder care in jails and prisons: Are we prepared?” Journal of Correctional Health Care. 2008;14 4-6
