Margaret C. Fang, MD, MPH is an Assistant Adjunct Professor of Medicine at the University of California Hospital Medicine Group. She is a graduate of the Honors Program in Medical Education at Northwestern University Medical School and trained in internal medicine at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Subsequently, she completed a General Medicine Fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital and a Masters of Public Health at the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Fang's research interests focus on evaluating the quality, safety, and outcomes associated with anticoagulation therapy. Her long-term goal is determine how best to use anticoagulants for older adults. Recent Publications of Interest: Fang MC, Stafford RS, Ruskin JN, Singer DE.  “National trends in antiarrhythmic and antithrombotic medication use in atrial fibrillation”.  Archives of Internal Medicine. 2004; 164(1):55-60. Fang MC, Chang Y, Hylek EM, Rosand J, Greenberg SM, Go AS, Singer DE.  “Advanced age, anticoagulation intensity, and risk for intracranial hemorrhage among patients taking warfarin for atrial fibrillation”. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2004; 141:745-752. Fang MC, Singer DE, Chang Y, Hylek EM, Henault LE, Jensvold NG, Go AS.  “Gender differences in ischemic stroke and peripheral embolism among patients with atrial fibrillation: the AnTicoagulation and Risk Factors In Atrial Fibrillation (ATRIA) Study”.  Circulation. 2005; 112:1687-1691. Fang MC, Machtinger E, Wang F, Schillinger D.  “Health literacy and anticoagulation-related outcomes among patients taking warfarin”.  Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2006; 21(8): 841-846. Fang MC, Go AS, Chang Y, Hylek EM, Henault LE, Jensvold NG, Singer DE.  “Death and Disability from Warfarin-Associated Intracranial and Extracranial Hemorrhages”.  American Journal of Medicine. 2007; 120(8): 700-705. CV | Hospital Medicine Faculty