Sara Buckelew, MD, MPH

Education
2017 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training, University of California
Fellowship, 2007 - Adolescent Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
Master's of Public Health, 2002 - Maternal Child Health, University of California, Berkeley
Residency, 2001 - Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Los Angeles
M.D., 1998 - School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
BA, 1993 - History, Columbia College, Columbia University
Honors and Awards
  • Exceptional Physician Award, UCSF Health, 2020
  • Excellence in Teaching Award, University of California, San Francisco, 2018
  • Coro Faculty Leadership Collaborative, University of California, San Francisco, 2014
  • Alpha Omega Alpha, University of California, San Francisco, 2013
  • Excellence in Teaching Award, University of California, San Francisco, 2012
Websites

  1. Nagata JM, Vargas R, Sanders AE, Stuart E, Downey AE, Chaphekar AV, Nguyen A, Ganson KT, Buckelew SM, Garber AK. Clinical characteristics of hospitalized male adolescents and young adults with atypical anorexia nervosa. The International journal of eating disorders 2024. PMID: 38205657


  2. Garber AK, Cheng J, Accurso EC, Buckelew SM, Downey AE, Le Grange D, Gorrell S, Kapphahn CJ, Kreiter A, Moscicki AB, Golden NH. Short-term outcomes of the study of refeeding to optimize inpatient gains for patients with atypical anorexia nervosa. The International journal of eating disorders 2024. PMID: 38179719


  3. Downey AE, Odette M, Sanders AE, Kuykendall M, Saunders E, Nagata JM, Forsberg S, Buckelew SM, Garber AK. What medical providers need to elevate outpatient care for adolescents and young adults with binge-eating disorder: A novel protocol. The International journal of eating disorders 2023. PMID: 38130097


  4. Nagata JM, Chaphekar AV, Vargas R, Nguyen A, Downey AE, Patel KP, Ganson KT, Stuart E, Vendlinski S, Buckelew SM, Garber AK. Sex differences in cholesterol and triglyceride levels among hospitalized adolescents and young adults with eating disorders. The International journal of eating disorders 2023. PMID: 37864342


  5. Gorrell S, Vendlinski SS, Thompson AS, Downey AE, Kramer R, Hail L, Clifton S, Forsberg S, Reilly EE, Saunders E, Buckelew SM, Le Grange D. Modification of an inpatient medical management protocol for pediatric Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: improving the standard of care. Journal of eating disorders 2023. PMID: 37737186


  6. Golden NH, Kapphahn CJ, Cheng J, Kreiter A, Downey AE, Accurso EC, Machen VI, Adams SH, Buckelew SM, Moscicki AB, Le Grange D, Garber AK. Course and outcome in individuals with atypical anorexia nervosa: Findings from the Study of Refeeding to Optimize iNpatient Gains (StRONG). The International journal of eating disorders 2023. PMID: 37507351


  7. Barney A, Mendez-Contreras S, Hills NK, Buckelew SM, Raymond-Flesch M. Telemedicine in an adolescent and young adult medicine clinic: a mixed methods study. BMC health services research 2023. PMID: 37349720


  8. Gorrell S, Downey AE, Saunders E, Accurso EC, Buckelew S, Kreiter A, Le Grange D, Garber AK. Parental self-efficacy: Longitudinal impact on clinical outcomes across levels of care in adolescent anorexia nervosa. The International journal of eating disorders 2023. PMID: 37272755



  9. Chaphekar AV, Downey A, Garber AK, Kuykendall M, Bojorquez-Ramirez P, Ganson KT, Buckelew SM, Nagata JM. Eating disorders in sexual minority adolescents and young adults: examining clinical characteristics and psychiatric co-morbidities in an inpatient medical setting. Journal of eating disorders 2023. PMID: 36855189



  10. Chaphekar AV, Vance SR, Garber AK, Buckelew S, Ganson KT, Downey A, Nagata JM. Transgender and other gender diverse adolescents with eating disorders requiring medical stabilization. Journal of eating disorders 2022. PMID: 36564815


  11. Nagata JM, Grandis A, Bojorquez-Ramirez P, Nguyen A, Downey AE, Ganson KT, Patel KP, Machen VI, Buckelew SM, Garber AK. Assessment of vitamin D among male adolescents and young adults hospitalized with eating disorders. Journal of eating disorders 2022. PMID: 35851069


  12. Downey AE, Cheng J, Adams SH, Buckelew SM, Kapphahn CJ, Machen VI, Rosen EL, Moscicki AB, Golden NH, Garber AK. Renal Function in Patients Hospitalized With Anorexia Nervosa Undergoing Refeeding: Findings From the Study of Refeeding to Optimize Inpatient Gains. 2022. PMID: 35705423


  13. Nagata JM, Bojorquez-Ramirez P, Nguyen A, Ganson KT, McDonald CM, Machen VI, Downey A, Buckelew SM, Garber AK. Sex differences and associations between zinc deficiency and anemia among hospitalized adolescents and young adults with eating disorders. 2022. PMID: 35624393


  14. Nagata JM, Bojorquez-Ramirez P, Nguyen A, Ganson KT, Machen VI, Cattle CJ, Buckelew SM, Garber AK. Sex differences in refeeding among hospitalized adolescents and young adults with eating disorders. 2021. PMID: 34957571



  15. Ford CA, Bourgeois F, Buckelew SM, Emans SJ, English A, Evans YN, Irwin CE, Richardson LP, Sherer S, Short S, Sieving RE, Simpson T, Tanaka D, White K. Twenty-First Century Cures Act Final Rule and Adolescent Health Care: Leadership Education in Adolescent Health (LEAH) Program Experiences. 2021. PMID: 34666958



  16. Vance SR, Dentoni-Lasofsky B, Ozer E, Deutsch MB, Meyers MJ, Buckelew SM. Using Standardized Patients to Augment Communication Skills and Self-Efficacy in Caring for Transgender Youth. Academic pediatrics 2021. PMID: 34022426


  17. Golden NH, Cheng J, Kapphahn CJ, Buckelew SM, Machen VI, Kreiter A, Accurso EC, Adams SH, Le Grange D, Moscicki AB, Sy AF, Wilson L, Garber AK. Higher-Calorie Refeeding in Anorexia Nervosa: 1-Year Outcomes From a Randomized Controlled Trial. Pediatrics 2021. PMID: 33753542


  18. Garber AK, Cheng J, Accurso EC, Adams SH, Buckelew SM, Kapphahn CJ, Kreiter A, Le Grange D, Machen VI, Moscicki AB, Sy A, Wilson L, Golden NH. Short-term Outcomes of the Study of Refeeding to Optimize Inpatient Gains for Patients With Anorexia Nervosa: A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA pediatrics 2021. PMID: 33074282



  19. Vance SR, Buckelew SM, Dentoni-Lasofsky B, Ozer E, Deutsch MB, Meyers M. A Pediatric Transgender Medicine Curriculum for Multidisciplinary Trainees. MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources 2020. PMID: 32352033


  20. Nagata JM, Thurston IB, Karazsia BT, Woolridge D, Buckelew SM, Murray SB, Calzo JP. Self-reported eating disorders and sleep disturbances in young adults: a prospective cohort study. Eating and weight disorders : EWD 2020. PMID: 32222955


  21. Garber AK, Cheng J, Accurso EC, Adams SH, Buckelew SM, Kapphahn CJ, Kreiter A, Le Grange D, Machen VI, Moscicki AB, Saffran K, Sy AF, Wilson L, Golden NH. Weight Loss and Illness Severity in Adolescents With Atypical Anorexia Nervosa. Pediatrics 2019. PMID: 31694978



  22. Vance SR, Lasofsky B, Ozer E, Buckelew SM. Teaching paediatric transgender care. The clinical teacher 2018. PMID: 29573566





  23. Satterfield JM, Bereknyei S, Hilton JF, Bogetz AL, Blankenburg R, Buckelew SM, Chen HC, Monash B, Ramos JS, Rennke S, Braddock CH. The prevalence of social and behavioral topics and related educational opportunities during attending rounds. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2014. PMID: 25250747


  24. Forman SF, McKenzie N, Hehn R, Monge MC, Kapphahn CJ, Mammel KA, Callahan ST, Sigel EJ, Bravender T, Romano M, Rome ES, Robinson KA, Fisher M, Malizio JB, Rosen DS, Hergenroeder AC, Buckelew SM, Jay MS, Lindenbaum J, Rickert VI, Garber A, Golden NH, Woods ER. Predictors of outcome at 1 year in adolescents with DSM-5 restrictive eating disorders: report of the national eating disorders quality improvement collaborative. The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine 2014. PMID: 25200345



  25. Forman SF, Grodin LF, Graham DA, Sylvester CJ, Rosen DS, Kapphahn CJ, Callahan ST, Sigel EJ, Bravender T, Peebles R, Romano M, Rome ES, Fisher M, Malizio JB, Mammel KA, Hergenroeder AC, Buckelew SM, Golden NH, Woods ER, National Eating Disorder QI Collaborative. An eleven site national quality improvement evaluation of adolescent medicine-based eating disorder programs: predictors of weight outcomes at one year and risk adjustment analyses. The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine 2011. PMID: 22098769