Catherine Burke, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor

Dr. Burke is a graduate of the UCSF School of Medicine and UCSF Internal Medicine (Primary Care) Residency, and completed an additional year as a UCSF Academic Hospital Medicine Fellow. She currently practices as a hospitalist at UCSF Parnassus and Mount Zion campuses, where she provides direct care for patients admitted to the general medicine wards and provides medical consultations for patients admitted to surgery and psychiatry services. She also oversees patient care and provides education to Internal Medicine residents and medical students on the general medicine teaching teams.

Dr. Burke has expertise in complex care coordination, patient triage, and hospital flow, serving as a triage hospitalist at Parnassus and Mount Zion hospitals, and collaborating with providers throughout California as a triage hospitalist for UCSF Health. She has strong interests in the experience of hospitalized patients, effective communication strategies, and interprofessional dynamics within the hospital.

In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Burke serves as a lecturer and small group instructor within the School of Medicine. She has an interest in the medical-student-to-resident transition, serving as a Confidential Career Advisor for medical students considering careers in Internal Medicine, as well as a RAD Advisor in the Internal Medicine Residency. Dr. Burke also co-leads the Medicine COBIE (COmpetency-Based Immersion Experience), an intensive review course for graduating medical students preparing to enter Internal Medicine residencies and other related fields.

Dr. Burke’s other roles include interviewing for the School of Medicine Admissions Committee, as well as facilitating “Code CARE De-Escalation Simulations” where staff interact with standardized patients to practice thoughtful navigation of inpatient conflicts involving social identity and historical trauma.