Benjamin Thomas, MD, FACEP

Biography

Clinical Assistant Professor

Clinical Science

Dr. Benjamin Thomas is an Emergency Medicine physician with Kaiser Permanente in the San Francisco Bay Area. As a clinician, he is focused on providing evidence-based patient-centered care while also improving how his healthcare system operates and interacts with the community. His insights on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy have recently been featured in the New York Times and on CNN. He is passionate about increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the healthcare workforce and committed to rebuilding trust between underserved communities and the healthcare system.

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Education and Training

Degrees
BA, University of California, Santa Barbara
MD, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
Postdoctoral Training
Residency, Emergency Medicine, Alameda County Medical Center

Professional Positions

Attending Physician
Kaiser Permanente San Leandro Medical Center
2018-present
Emergency Medicine Clerkship Director
Drexel College of Medicine, Kaiser Permanente San Leandro Medical Center
2020-present
Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Science
Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine
2021-present
Co-Director of The Introduction to Integrated Healthcare Pipeline Program
Kaiser Permanente San Leandro Medical Center
2022-present
Hospital Director of Patient Care Experience
Kaiser Permanente San Leandro Medical Center
2022-present

Honors and Awards

Student Medicine Educator of the Year
Highland Hospital Emergency Department
2018

Scholarly Activities

Selected peer-reviewed research manuscripts
  • Thomas B, Durant E, Barbant S, Nagdev A. Repeat Point-of-Care Echocardiographic Evaluation of Traumatic Cardiac Arrest: A New Paradigm for the Emergency Physician. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2017 May 23;1(3):194-196. doi: 10.5811/cpcem.2017.2.33021. PMID: 29849292; PMCID: PMC5965168.
  • Rusoja EA, Thomas BA. The COVID-19 pandemic, Black mistrust, and a path forward. EClinicalMedicine. 2021 May; 35:100868. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.100868. Epub 2021 May 6. PMID: 33977258; PMCID: PMC8102042.