Faculty Profile
Thomas B. Newman, MD, MPH
Professor, Division of Clinical Epidemiology
UCSF Box 0560
185 Berry Street, Lobby 4, Suite 5700
San Francisco, CA 94107-1762
Thomas B. Newman's Document Repository
Dr. Newman has been with the University of California since 1972, having received his undergraduate degree from UC Santa Cruz, MD from UC San Diego, Residency Training in Pediatrics at UCSF and MPH in Epidemiology from UC Berkeley. His research over the past 20 years has applied principles of clinical epidemiology to common clinical problems in general pediatrics, including evaluation and treatment of jaundice in newborns, childhood cholesterol screening, and urinary tract infections in infants. He is particularly interested in the use of existing data to answer clinically relevant questions, an interest that has greatly benefited from his long- term collaboration with scientists at the Northern California Kaiser Permanente Division of Research.
Principal Research Interests
- Jaundice in newborn infants
- Fever, dehydration, urinary tract infections and other problems of young infants
- Health policy, particularly with respect to screening tests
- Clinical research methods
Principal Teaching Activities
- Clinical Epidemiology
- Master's Seminar
- Attending physician, Pediatric Urgent Care Clinic and Well Baby Nursery
Selected University & Public Service
- Pediatric Advisory Committee, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- National Board of Directors and S.F. Bay Area Chapter Steering Committee and Security Committee (Chair) Physicians for Social Responsibility
- Worship associate, Religious Education Council, Social Action Committee, and Religious Education Instructor, Unitarian Universalists of San Mateo
- DEB Executive Committee