Justin Zhang, MD

Justin Zhang was raised between the San Francisco Bay Area (Oakland and Palo Alto) and Shenzhen, China. He studied Health Promotion and Disease Prevention at the University of Southern California. After graduation, he worked at Wesley Health Centers, one of Los Angeles County’s largest FQHCs, assisting the CMO with quality improvement and operations. He then attended UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine, where he collaborated with the Department of Medicine’s Director of QI (Quality Improvement) on behavioral economic interventions to improve preventive care completion. At UCSF, Justin led resident-led QI efforts, partnered with the CPO Working Group to reduce unnecessary test utilization, and evaluated the rollout of a statewide Enhanced Care Management program. He plans to pursue a career in pulmonary and critical care with a focus on high-value care and systems improvement.