Denise M. Connor, MD is an Associate Professor of Medicine and the Gold-Headed Cane Endowed Teaching Chair in Internal Medicine at UCSF with her clinical home in the Hospital Medicine Division at the SFVA. She directs the School of Medicine’s Diagnostic Reasoning course, emphasizing the roles of patients and colleagues in the reasoning process. Dr. Connor is devoted to promoting equity and inclusion in medical education and is the Director of UCSF’s Anti-Oppression/Social Justice curriculum. 

Dr. Connor pairs her scholarly interests in clinical reasoning and curriculum design with a focus on promoting diversity, equity and inclusion within medical education. Dr. Connor is a member of the LCOE Administrative Core Faculty and the co-director of the Academic and Leadership Academy (ALAS) Program.