University of California San Francisco

Victoria Tang
Victoria L. Tang, M.D.

Victoria Tang, MD, MAS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, Surgery Wellness Program
Division of Geriatrics, University of California-San Francisco
Division of Hospital Medicine, San Francisco VA Medical Center

Phone: (415) 221.4810 x2673

[email protected]

    Biography

    Victoria Tang, MD completed medical school, Internal Medicine residency, and a Geriatrics fellowship at the University of Texas ? Southwestern in Dallas. She is passionate about providing outstanding care to older adults in her role as an attending physician on the Acute Care of Elders (ACE) Unit at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and in the Geriatric Medicine Clinic. She also provides geriatric assessments for the Center for Surgery in Older Adults with the goal of maximizing older surgical patients? functional outcomes and quality of life. In addition, Dr. Tang is currently a VA Quality Scholars Fellow pursuing advanced training in healthcare quality. She is also a Geriatrics Research Fellow pursuing a Master's degree in clinical research at UCSF with a specialization in implementation science. Dr. Tang?s research program focuses on improving the quality of care provided to hospitalized older adults.

    Education

    Education

    Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas, B.S. Biochemistry/Molecular Biology, 2005
    University of Texas - Southwestern, Dallas, Texas, M.D., 2009

    Residencies

    University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, Internship, Internal Medicine, 2010
    University of Texas - Southwestern, Dallas, Texas, Residency, Internal Medicine, 2012

    Fellowships

    University of Texas - Southwestern, Dallas, Texas, Fellowship, Geriatric Medicine, 2013
    University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, Masters Degree Program, Training in Clinical Research, 2015
    San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, California, Fellowship, VA Quality Scholars, 2016

    Board Certifications

    American Board of Internal Medicine

    Clinical Expertise

    Geriatric Medicine
    Internal Medicine
    Hospital Medicine
    Acute Care of Elder Adults

    Clinical Interests

    Geriatric Medicine
    Internal Medicine
    Hospital Medicine
    Acute Care of Elder Adults

    Abstracts

    Tang V, Burton M., Varicella Zoster Virus Meningoencephalitis: a case report and literature review, 2011
    Tang V, Bachrach S., Activation of Leinamycin: Solution Phase Modeling, 2004
    Tang V, Bachrach S., Theoretical studies of the activation of Leinamycin, an antitumor antibiotic, 2003.
    Tang V, Kurtin W., Potentiometric and NMR Titrations of Fatty Acids in Bile Salt Solutions, 2002

    Delirium in the Hospitalized Elderly after Hip Fracture 2012 (Lecture)
    Behavioral Training Treatments for Urge Incontinence in the Geriatric Population 2011 (Lecture)
    Efficacy of Quadrivalent HPV Vaccine against HPV Infection and Diseases in Males 2011 (Lecture)
    Medical Treatments of Urinary Incontinence in the Geriatric Population 2010 (Lecture)
    Reasons for and Causes of Medication Non-Adherence 2007 (Lecture)
    Theoretical Studies of the Activation of Leinamycin, an Anti-tumor Antibiotic 2004 (Lecture)
    Potentiometric and NMR Titrations of Fatty Acids in Bile Salt Solutions 2003 (Lecture)
    VZV Meningoencephalitis, Society of Hospital Medicine Annual Meeting 2011 (Poster)
    Activation of Leinamycin, American Chemical Society National Symposium 2004 (Poster)
    Fatty Acids in Bile Salt Solutions, Baylor University American Chemical Society 2003 (Poster)

    Research Interests

    Older Adults
    Implementation Science
    Aging
    Hospital Medicine
    Acute Care of Elderly
    Surgery in Older Adults
    Delirium
    Function
    Advanced Care Planning