Sam Brondfield, MD, MA

Associate Professor

I am an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology. My clinical focus is on the care of hospitalized patients with solid tumors as Chief of the Hospital-Based Oncology group. I attend on the solid oncology consult service and the internal medicine teaching service at Moffitt-Long Hospital, working with nurse practitioners, fellows, residents, and students. My research focuses on medical education and cognitive load in clinical trainees, as well as the teaching and learning process as trainees perform consults. I am broadly interested in figuring out the best ways for medical students, residents, and fellows to learn oncology.

Education
MAEd, 2019 - Education, University of California, Berkeley
Fellowship, 2019 - Medical Oncology, University of California, San Francisco
Chief Residency, 2017 - Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
Residency, 2016 - Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
MD, 2013 - Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
Cert, 2013 - Medicine (Certificate in Biomedical Research), University of California, San Francisco
Honors and Awards
  • Academy of Medical Educators, UCSF, 2023
  • Research Paper Award, AMEE, 2022
  • Outstanding Resident Teaching Award (OBGYN residency program), UCSF, 2022
  • M. Brownell Anderson Award for New and Emerging Educators, WGEA, 2022
  • Academy of Medical Educators Cooke Award for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, UCSF, 2021
  • Bridges Curriculum Foundations 1 and 2 Teaching Award: Commitment to Teaching, UCSF, 2021
  • Education Scholars Program, ASCO, 2019
  • Merit Award, Conquer Cancer Foundation, 2019
  • Merit Award, Conquer Cancer Foundation, 2018
  • Hematology/Oncology Clinical Fellow Award, UCSF, 2018
  • Teaching Excellence Award for Cherished Housestaff, UCSF, 2018
  • Bechtel Geriatrics Scholarship Award, UCSF, 2014
  • Core Clerkship Teaching Award, UCSF, 2014
  • Dean's Prize in Molecular Medicine, UCSF, 2013
  • Essential Core Teaching Award, Excellence in Small Group Instruction, UCSF, 2013
  • Gold Headed Cane Society inductee, UCSF, 2013
  • Alpha Omega Alpha, UCSF, 2012
  • Quality and Safety Challenge Award, UCSF, 2011
Publications

  1. Brondfield S, Blum AM, Mason JM, O'Sullivan PS. How Many Is Too Many? Using Cognitive Load Theory to Determine the Maximum Safe Number of Inpatient Consultations for Trainees. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2024. PMID: 39028877


  2. Walsh K, Manochakian R, Schwartz J, Brondfield S. Launching an International Community of Practice in Hematology/Oncology Medical Education. American Society of Clinical Oncology educational book. American Society of Clinical Oncology. Annual Meeting 2024. PMID: 38776483


  3. Reyes KR, Wong P, Petrofsky M, Dai A, Pelayo A, Brondfield S, Kwon DH. Shared decision-making needs, barriers, and facilitators of patients with newly diagnosed advanced cancer in the hospital: a multi-level, mixed-methods study. Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer 2024. PMID: 38684522


  4. Duvalyan E, Brondfield S, Rushakoff RJ, Anderson MS, Quandt Z. Outcomes and Adverse Events in Patients with Cancer after Diagnosis of Immunotherapy-Associated Diabetes Mellitus: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Cancers 2024. PMID: 38730614


  5. Brondfield S, Schwede M, Johnson TP, Arora S. Web-Based Scaffolds: The Feasibility of a Constructivist Approach to Oncology Fellow Learning. JMIR cancer 2024. PMID: 38393780


  6. Zussman JW, Ma JY, Bindman JG, Cornes S, Davis JA, Brondfield S. Identifying Strategies for the Use of Gender and Sex Language in Clinical One-Liners. LGBT health 2024. PMID: 38301142


  7. Frumm SM, Brondfield S. Medical student motivation in specialised contexts. The clinical teacher 2023. PMID: 38158828


  8. Silverstein J, Wright F, Wang M, Young A, Kim D, De Dios K, Brondfield S, Quandt Z. Evaluating Survival After Hospitalization Due to Immune-Related Adverse Events From Checkpoint Inhibitors. The oncologist 2023. PMID: 37335906


  9. Brondfield S, Kiel L, Florez N. Evolution of the Oncologist Clinician Educator. JCO oncology practice 2023. PMID: 37379500


  10. Lau YK, Alemán MJ, Medina R, Brondfield S, Nematollahi S. Around the World in 60 Minutes: How a Virtual Morning Report has Created an International Community for Clinical Reasoning and Medical Education. Teaching and learning in medicine 2023. PMID: 37341557


  11. Schwartz JE, Brondfield S, Walsh K, Manochakian R. From Boring to Bravo! Using Learning Science to Create Memorable Presentations. American Society of Clinical Oncology educational book. American Society of Clinical Oncology. Annual Meeting 2023. PMID: 37196216


  12. Tilahun M, Zhang T, Perlis C, Brondfield S. Corresponding about Death: Analyzing Letters Exchanged between Patients with Cancer and Medical Students. The Journal of medical humanities 2023. PMID: 36792815


  13. Zussman JW, Ma JY, Bindman JG, Cornes S, Davis JA, Brondfield S. Maximally Affirming Gender/Sex in Clinical Communications (MAGICC) Study. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2022. PMID: 37460525


  14. Thomas NJ, Brondfield S. Clinical progress note: Life-threatening side effects of targeted therapies for solid tumors. Journal of hospital medicine 2022. PMID: 36239331


  15. Charondo LB, Duque JB, Kirsch HE, Brondfield S. Maintaining Medical Student Motivation During Remote Clinical Learning. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2022. PMID: 36044278


  16. Rangachari D, Im A, Brondfield S. Moving From Theory to Practice in Oncology Education When Virtual Is Your Reality. 2022. PMID: 35471835


  17. Isaza E, Huppert LA, Lai AR, Brondfield S. Tumor Fever Due to Metastatic Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. 2022. PMID: 35367183


  18. Brondfield S, Blum A, Lee K, Linn M, O'Sullivan PS. The Cognitive Load of Inpatient Consults: Development of the Consult Cognitive Load Instrument and Initial Validity Evidence. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2021. PMID: 34039851


  19. Kennedy VE, Wong CC, Hong JM, Peng TA, Brondfield S, Reilly LM, Cornett P, Leavitt AD. VITT following Ad26.COV2.S vaccination presenting without radiographically demonstrable thrombosis. 2021. PMID: 34587255


  20. Brondfield S, Lee K, O'Sullivan PS. The Cognitive Load of Inpatient Consults: A Convergent Parallel Mixed Methods Study Using the Consult Cognitive Load Instrument. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2021. PMID: 34348389


  21. Brondfield S, Harmon D, Romero D, Tai J, Hsu G. Design-Based Bone Marrow Biopsy Training. Simulation in healthcare : journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare 2021. PMID: 34319272


  22. Iverson N, Subbaraj L, Babik JM, Brondfield S. Correction to: Evaluating an Oncology Video Curriculum Designed to Promote Asynchronous Subspecialty Learning for Internal Medicine Residents. Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education 2021. PMID: 33656692


  23. Brondfield S, Seol A, Hyland K, Teherani A, Hsu G. Integrating Concept Maps into a Medical Student Oncology Curriculum. Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education 2019. PMID: 31414369


  24. Iverson N, Subbaraj L, Babik JM, Brondfield S. Evaluating an Oncology Video Curriculum Designed to Promote Asynchronous Subspecialty Learning for Internal Medicine Residents. Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education 2021. PMID: 33515204


  25. Brondfield S, Bochatay N, Perlis C. Developing a Community for Patients With Cancer Through Longer-Term Art Therapy. JCO oncology practice 2020. PMID: 33052801


  26. Brondfield S, Rubio L, Idossa D, Chin-Hong P. Malignant Masses or Mysterious Mimic? The American journal of medicine 2020. PMID: 33002492


  27. Brondfield S, Boscardin C, Strewler G, Hyland K, Oakes SA, Nishimura H, Crawford J, Hauer KE. A Medical Student Inquiry Behavior Assessment Tool: Development and Validity Evidence. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2019. PMID: 30431452


  28. Chu JN, Goglin S, Patzek S, Brondfield S. Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis Presenting as Hypophysitis. The American journal of medicine 2018. PMID: 30240681


  29. Brondfield S, Kaplan L, Dhaliwal G. Palatal Mucormycosis. Journal of general internal medicine 2018. PMID: 30088205


  30. Kerkhoff AD, Patrick L, Cornett P, Kleinhenz ME, Brondfield S. Severe piperacillin-tazobactam-induced hemolysis in a cystic fibrosis patient. Clinical case reports 2017. PMID: 29225856


  31. Brondfield S, Dhaliwal G. Giant Inguinoscrotal Hernia. Journal of general internal medicine 2016. PMID: 27154730


  32. Brondfield S, Feingold KR. Symptomatic Graves' Disease After Autoimmune Hypothyroidism. Volume 129 of Issue 5. The American journal of medicine 2016. PMID: 26772649


  33. Brondfield S, Reid M, Patel K, Ten R, Dhaliwal G. Disseminated mycobacterial infection and scabies infestation. The American journal of medicine 2015. PMID: 26149672


  34. Brondfield S, Umesh S, Corella A, Zuber J, Rappaport AR, Gaillard C, Lowe SW, Goga A, Kogan SC. Direct and indirect targeting of MYC to treat acute myeloid leukemia. Volume 76 of Issue 1. Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology 2015. PMID: 25956709