Armond M. Esmaili

Armond M. Esmaili, MD, currently serves as an Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at the UCSF Department of Medicine and holds the position of Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCSF Health, where responsibilities include overseeing the Department of Neurological Surgery's quality and safety enterprise. Notable leadership roles include founding and directing the Code CARE Team, medical director of the Hospital Medicine Unit-Based Leadership Team, and inaugural director of the respiratory isolation unit during the COVID-19 pandemic. Armond also practices as an attending physician in a short-term rehabilitation unit at the San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living. Previous experience includes a Chief Residency at the Veteran Administration and extensive training in hospitals and research institutions prior to earning an M.D. from Georgetown University School of Medicine.