John Chren Landefeld, M.D., M.S.
Associate Physician, Division of General Internal Medicine and Division of Rheumatology
Clinical Medical Director, Ambulatory Care Center Internal Medicine Clinic
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Specialties
Internal Medicine
Rheumatology, Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Department
Locations and Contact
Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center
Allergy/Rheumatology Clinic General Internal Medicine
4860 Y St. 4860 Y St.
Sacramento Sacramento, CA CA 95817 95817
Phone: 916-734-2737
Phone: 916-734-2737
Philosophy of Care
One of the most important parts of my job is to work with patients to understand their health goals and to then ensure that the care I provide is aligned with those goals. I believe that all patients, regardless of background, deserve access to comprehensive, high-quality health care.
Clinical Interests
Dr. Landefeld is a general internist and rheumatologist at UC Davis. He enjoys developing longitudinal relationships with patients, and has particular interests in arthritic and autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, gout, vasculitis, systemic sclerosis, and lupus. In addition to clinical work, he teaches internal medicine residents and rheumatology fellows in clinic and the hospital.
Division
General Medicine
Rheumatology, Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Undergraduate School
A.B., Harvard College, Cambridge MA 2007
Medical School
M.D., UC San Francisco, San Francisco CA 2016
Other School
M.S., UC Berkeley, Berkeley CA 2014
Internship
Internal Medicine, UC San Francisco, San Francisco CA 2016-2017
Residency
Internal Medicine, UC San Francisco, San Francisco CA 2017-2019
Chief Fellow, UCSF Division of Rheumatology, 2024-2025,
Clinical Fellow Award, San Francisco General Hospital Department of Internal Medicine, 2023-2024,
Daron J. Williams Award, UCSF Department of Internal Medicine, 2019,
Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Society, UCSF, 2015,
Fulbright-Nehru Research Fellowship, USIEF, 2010-2011,
Access Dr. Landefeld's bibliography here.
Landefeld J, Incze MA. Advance Care Planning--What Should I Know? JAMA Intern Med. 2020;180(1):172.
Rehkopf DH, Burmaster K, Landefeld J, Adler-Milstein S, Flynn EP, Acevedo MC, Jones-Smith JC, Adler N, Fernald L. The impact of a private sector living wage intervention on consumption and cardiovascular disease risk factors in a middle income country. BMC Public Health. 2018;18(179):1-8.
Landefeld JC, Miaskowski C, Tieu L, Ponath C, Lee CT, Guzman D, Kushel M. Characteristics and Factors Associated With Pain in Older Homeless Individuals: Results From the Health Outcomes in People Experiencing Homelessness in Older Middle Age (HOPE HOME) Study. J Pain. 2017 Sep;18(9):1036-1045. doi:10.1016/j.jpain.2017.03.011. Epub 2017 Apr 12. PMID:28412229.
Landefeld J, Sivaraman R, Arora NK. Barriers to improving patient safety in India: focus groups with providers in the southern state of kerala. Indian J Community Med. 2015 Apr-Jun;40(2):116-20. doi:10.4103/0970-0218.153875. PMID:25861173.
Burmaster KB, Landefeld JC, Rehkopf DH, Lahiff M, Sokal-Gutierrez K, Adler-Milstein S, Fernald LC. Impact of a private sector living wage intervention on depressive symptoms among apparel workers in the Dominican Republic: a quasi-experimental study. BMJ Open. 2015 Aug 3;5(8):e007336. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007336. PMID:26238394.
Landefeld JC, Burmaster KB, Rehkopf DH, Syme SL, Lahiff M, Adler-Milstein S, Fernald LC. The association between a living wage and subjective social status and self-rated health: a quasi-experimental study in the Dominican Republic. Soc Sci Med. 2014 Nov;121:91-7. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.09.051. Epub 2014 Sep 28. PMID:25442370.
Adler-Milstein J, Landefeld J, Jha AK. Characteristics associated with regional health information organization viability. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2010 Jan-Feb;17(1):61-5. doi:10.1197/jamia.M3284. PMID:20064803.