Dr. Michel Accad, MD

DPC Internal Medicine, San Francisco, CA

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Dr. Michel Accad is a DPC Internal Medicine physician in San Francisco, California, board certified in cardiology and interventional cardiology.

2000 South Van Ness Avenue, Suite 208, San Francisco, CA 94103

At a glance

Board certified

Internal Medicine

Licensed in

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About Dr. Accad

Dr. Michel Accad practices direct primary care internal medicine in San Francisco, California. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in cardiology and interventional cardiology, and holds a certification in bioethics, with distinction, from the National Catholic Bioethics Center. He has held positions with large medical groups in the Bay Area and serves as an assistant clinical professor of medicine at UCSF.

Earlier in his career, Dr. Accad directed the coronary care unit and the cardiac catheterization laboratory at Kaiser San Francisco, worked as a staff physician at the San Francisco Heart and Vascular Institute, and served as Chief Medical Officer at Maya Medical. He earned his MD from the University of Texas Medical School in Houston (AOA Honor Society) and completed a General and Interventional Cardiology fellowship at UCSF. He is listed as a Castle Connolly Top Doctor in cardiovascular disease. Dr. Accad says: "I practice medicine for the whole person and I love what I do".

I practice medicine for the whole person and I love what I do.

Dr. Michel Accad

Membership and fees

Fees are not published. Ask the practice.

Education and credentials

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, University of Texas at Austin, with High Honors

Education

MD, University of Texas Medical School in Houston and was inducted into the AOA Honor Society there

Residency

Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston from 1993 to 1996

Fellowship

Research, Gladstone Institutes for Cardiovascular Diseases

Fellowship

Completed a General and Interventional Cardiology fellowship at UCSF

Board certified

Board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in the areas of cardiology and interventional cardiology

Certification

Holds a certification in bioethics, with distinction, from the National Catholic Bioethics Center

License

California A63434 Verify with the Medical Board of California

NPI

1649389768

Hospital and practice affiliations

Director of the coronary care unitKaiser San Francisco

Director of the cardiac catheterization laboratoryKaiser San Francisco

Staff physicianSan Francisco Heart and Vascular Institute

Chief Medical OfficerMaya Medical

Location

2000 South Van Ness Avenue, Suite 208, San Francisco, CA 94103

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Recognition and research

Awards

Inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Society in 1993 during medical school.

Named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor in 2024.

Publications

Has co-authored at least 12 research papers indexed in PubMed, the U.S. National Library of Medicine database.

Publishes regularly in peer-reviewed journals.

Was lead author of "Does evidence based medicine adversely affect clinical judgment?", published in BMJ in 2018.

Was lead author of "How Western medicine lost its soul", published in The Linacre Quarterly in 2016.

Was lead author of "Taking up the proposal of allocating one slot a month for a year to qualitative research", published in BMJ in 2016.

Was lead author of "Letter to the Editor", published in The Linacre Quarterly in 2015.

Was lead author of "Of wholes and parts: A Thomistic refutation of "Brain Death"", published in The Linacre Quarterly in 2015.

Teaching and research roles

Assistant clinical professor of medicine

UCSF

Contributed to research in therapeutic device development in the field of hypertension.

Chief Medical Resident

University of Texas Medical School in Houston

Media and books

Wrote the book "Moving Mountains: A Socratic Challenge to the Theory and Practice of Population Medicine," a critical examination of the theory and practice of population medicine.

The book presents an imagined dialogue between the philosopher Socrates and Dr. Geoffrey Rose, described as one of the major architects of population medicine, critiquing the discipline's foundations.

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Rated 5 out of 5

Woderful doctor!!

"The best doctor is Dr. Accad! He spends time listening. He has always been there for me when my husband or I have needed him. Wonderful doctor!!"

FMDD UserJul 2022

Rated 5 out of 5

Kind and answered all of my questions

"My experience with Dr. Accad was quite pleasant. He was really kind and answered all of my questions. He was quite thorough in his explanations of my various treatment options. I'm also suggesting him to my mother."

FMDD UserFeb 2022

Rated 5 out of 5

Lifesaver for my family and me.

"Extremely smart and kind doctor! Very professional, I am satisfied by the analysis and clear explanations. Dr. Accad has been a lifesaver for my family and me."

FMDD UserJan 2022

Rated 5 out of 5

Outstanding top-tier physician!

"Dr. Accad possesses the qualities of compassion, intellect, expertise, and skill that one would expect from a top-tier physician. My parents' visit and diagnosis were handled with the utmost professionalism and grace. His bedside manner is outstanding and his competence is exceptional."

FMDD UserDec 2021

Questions patients ask

Is Dr. Accad board certified?

Yes. Dr. Accad is board certified in Internal Medicine in the areas of cardiology and interventional cardiology.

Where did Dr. Accad train?

Dr. Accad earned his MD from the University of Texas Medical School in Houston and was inducted into the AOA Honor Society there. Dr. Accad completed an Internal Medicine residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston from 1993 to 1996.