S. Andrew Josephson, MD, FANA
University of California, San Francisco
S. Andrew Josephson, MD, FANA, specializes in neurovascular and other neurologic disorders, caring for general neurology and stroke patients. He is the founder of UCSF’s Neurohospitalist Program and specializes in difficult-to-diagnose inpatient neurologic conditions. He serves as chair of the Department of Neurology and is the Carmen Castro Franceschi and Gladyne K. Mitchell Neurohospitalist Distinguished Professor. Dr. Josephson attended Washington University in Saint Louis where he completed his medical degree. At UCSF, he completed an internship in internal medicine and a residency in neurology, completed fellowships in neurovascular neurology (stroke) and behavioral neurology. He is board certified in both vascular neurology and neurocritical care.
Dr. Josephson is known nationally for his pioneering work launching the neurohospitalist model of care and his leadership of its society. His research interests include improving models of inpatient neurologic care delivery, quality and safety in hospitalized patients, neurologic education, delirium and the contribution of stroke to dementia. He serves as the editor-in-chief of JAMA Neurology. Dr. Josephson has won numerous teaching awards at UCSF including being selected to present the keynote address for the School of Medicine Commencement, the Henry J. Kaiser Award for Excellence in Teaching, the Academic Senate Distinction in Teaching Award and the Robert Layzer Golden Toe Award for resident teaching.