Voluntary Faculty
Voluntary faculty are typically clinicians or others who are employed outside of the School but make significant contributions to department programs at the medical center or at affiliate institutions.
Voluntary rank detailsRichard Kravitz, MD
Assistant Clinical ProfessorAbout
Research
Publications
2026
An academic-legislative partnership for evidence-based policy: the California State Policy Evidence Consortium (CalSPEC).
Kravitz R, Walters H, Padilla K, Lingbloom L, Corbett G, Ritley D. An academic-legislative partnership for evidence-based policy: the California State Policy Evidence Consortium (CalSPEC). Evidence & Policy 2026, 1-16. PMID: 41862201, DOI: 10.1332/17442648y2026d000000084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdvancing Clinical Mastery: An Essential Element of Primary Care Revitalization.
Kravitz R. Advancing Clinical Mastery: An Essential Element of Primary Care Revitalization. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2026 PMID: 41839033, DOI: 10.7326/annals-25-05152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRebuilding the foundation: recommendations from the Summit to Revitalize Primary Care (Rev PC)
Jerant A, Kravitz R, Fenton J, Lyles C, Grumbach K, Henderson M, Ritley D, Brandt M, Cohen D, Garcia E, Phillips K, Phillips R, Rittenhouse D, Soni S, Tefera L, Tsai R, Yurkiewicz I. Rebuilding the foundation: recommendations from the Summit to Revitalize Primary Care (Rev PC). BMC Proceedings 2026, 20: 8. PMID: 41765882, PMCID: PMC12951951, DOI: 10.1186/s12919-026-00364-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary careWorkforce planningPrimary care physician workforceU.S. primary carePrimary care modelPrimary care investmentPrimary care baseTotal health care costsEffective health careTotal health care spendingHealth care costsHealth care spendingProportion of spendingHealth equityCare modelPhysician workforceEquitable carePopulation healthHealth careClinical teamPayment modelsCare costsAdvance healthCare spendingTeam-basedDeflecting Before Prescribing: Negotiating About Opioids and Chronic Pain in Primary Care
White A, Kravitz R, Henry S. Deflecting Before Prescribing: Negotiating About Opioids and Chronic Pain in Primary Care. Health Communication 2026, ahead-of-print: 1-12. PMID: 41725204, DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2026.2615865.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhysician visit experiencesTreatment recommendationsChronic painPain controlAssociated with worse patientPrimary care visitsPrimary care physiciansPhysician communication styleAssociated with patientsPrimary careCare visitsChronic opioidsCare physiciansLinear mixed modelsParticipants' experiencesGeneralized linear mixed modelsTreatment negotiationPracticing physiciansPatient's requestPainPatientsWorse patientPhysiciansVisit experienceVisitsTelehealth—A Blunt Instrument for Achieving Value in Health Care
Kravitz R. Telehealth—A Blunt Instrument for Achieving Value in Health Care. JAMA Network Open 2026, 9: e260020. PMID: 41739479, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.0020.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
Health Care Ramifications of Pervasive Direct-to-Consumer Prescription Drug Advertising.
Kravitz R. Health Care Ramifications of Pervasive Direct-to-Consumer Prescription Drug Advertising. Annual Review Of Public Health 2025 PMID: 41052312, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-publhealth-081524-111735.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIndividualized Net Benefit of Intensive Blood Pressure Lowering Among Persons with CKD in SPRINT
Vera A, Scherzer R, Kravitz R, Estrella M, Ix J, Shlipak M, Ascher S. Individualized Net Benefit of Intensive Blood Pressure Lowering Among Persons with CKD in SPRINT. Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2025, 36: 10.1681/asn.20259y3vaxb9. DOI: 10.1681/asn.20259y3vaxb9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExperiences of U.S. frontline physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study
Whitney R, Gosdin M, Loureiro S, Miller M, Melnikow J, Kravitz R. Experiences of U.S. frontline physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study. Archives Of Public Health 2025, 83: 122. PMID: 40336105, PMCID: PMC12057006, DOI: 10.1186/s13690-025-01609-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient careSelf-CareExperiences of COVID-19 patientsPhysician self-careSystem-level facilitatorsDisruption to patient carePatient care deliveryCOVID-19 pandemicResultsThree overarching themesThematic analysis approachHealthcare system organizationBackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemicOrganizational supportBarrier subthemesClinician wellbeingCare deliveryOverarching themesConfronted physiciansInterpersonal barriersFrontline physiciansThematic analysisFocus groupsDescriptive studyPoor communicationQualitative studyNegotiating With Patients About Tests, Referrals, and Treatments
Kravitz R. Negotiating With Patients About Tests, Referrals, and Treatments. JAMA: The Journal Of The American Medical Association 2025, 333: 1538-1539. PMID: 40105827, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2025.0858.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMission-Aligned Funds Flow and the Primary Care Mission
Kravitz R, Phillips R, Cohen D. Mission-Aligned Funds Flow and the Primary Care Mission. Academic Medicine 2025, 100: 877-877. PMID: 40127299, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000006045.Peer-Reviewed Original Research