David Sears

MD

Infectious disease physician

Dr. David Sears is an infectious disease specialist who cares for patients living with HIV and those with infectious diseases.

One area of Sears' research is evaluating health care quality in outpatient HIV clinics and in the California Correctional Health Care Services system.

Sears earned his medical degree from the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. He completed a residency in internal medicine at New York – Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center and a fellowship in infectious diseases at UCSF.

Sears is passionate about medical education and has directed a number of educational initiatives at the UCSF 360 Wellness Center, where he instructs trainees in addition to caring for HIV-positive patients. He serves as faculty sponsor for the UCSF medical students' HIV interest group and on the committee of the HIV Medicine Association Medical Students Program. In 2019, he received an award for teaching excellence from the UCSF Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators.

  • Education

    Warren Alpert Medical School, 2007

  • Residencies

    New York – Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Internal Medicine, 2010

  • Fellowships

    UCSF, Infectious Diseases, 2013

  • Academic Title

    Associate Professor

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    My reviews

    5.0

    Overall Experience
    57 Ratings
    About our process
    Dec 06, 2024
    Dr. Sears and the staff at 360 are beyond wonderful. I feel fortunate to have them as my team !!!
    Oct 28, 2024
    Dr. Sears is an excellent Doctor. UCSF is very lucky to have him among their Care Providers
    Oct 04, 2024
    Excellent system of care
    Sep 16, 2024
    My care teams awesome.
    Aug 30, 2024
    Dr. Sear's is an amazing provider. He listens, coordinates, and ensures that I am up to date with all of my treatments and vaccines. I highly rate him and the 360 clinic overall.
    Jun 28, 2024
    Dr Sears is an outstanding physician
    Oct 25, 2023
    Dr. Sears has a very sensitive, knowledgeable, personable, compassionate, thoughtful bedside manner. I respect him deeply.
    Oct 11, 2023
    I apologize I wasn't my best
    Sep 15, 2023
    Dr. Sears gets my highest rating possible.
    Jul 20, 2023
    Dr. Sears has been my hero and champion throughout the years. I'm so very grateful to have him on my team !'n
    Jul 19, 2023
    Dr. Sears is by far the best primary care provider I've ever had. He's compassionate, thorough, nonjudgmental, and a good listener. I hope he never leaves this practice.
    May 05, 2023
    Excellent service over all.
    May 03, 2023
    The doctor was very attentive and caring, listening g and responding to me and any questions I had in a professional and thoughtful manner.
    Apr 19, 2023
    The best system of care
    Mar 01, 2023
    Feel lucky to have Dr. Sears as my physician
    Mar 01, 2023
    Dr. Sears is probably the best doctor I've ever had.
    Feb 17, 2023
    Dr. Sears is by far the best PCP I've ever had. He listens, he explains, he discusses treatment options in easy to understand ways, he's nonjudgmental, in short, he cares.

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