Anthony F. Jerant, M.D.
Philosophy of Care
Dr. Jerant enjoys providing care across the full spectrum of family medicine, including care of
children, adolescents and adults of all ages, and outpatient surgical procedures.
His goal is to provide comprehensive, evidence-based medical care to all of his patients, in a
manner guided by his patients' values, preferences and health goals.
Research/Academic Interests
One of Dr. Jerant's main research interests is to seek ways of improving the care of common
debilitating health conditions. A major focus of this work is to develop and evaluate approaches to
increasing the patient's role in making treatment and other care decisions.
Dr. Jerant also does research evaluating new approaches to training physicians and to increasing
diversity in the physician workforce.
Title
Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine
Specialty
Family and Community Medicine
Department
Family and Community Medicine
Division
Family and Community Medicine
Center/Program Affiliation
Address/Phone
Center for Healthcare Policy and Research
Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center, 4860 Y St. Suite 1600 Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone: 916-734-3630
Additional Phone
Clinic Fax: 916-734-5636
Physician Referrals: 800-4-UCDAVIS (800-482-3284)
Education
M.D., St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis MO 1991
B.A., San Jose State University, San Jose CA 1996
Internships
Family Medicine, Silas B. Hays Army Community Hospital, Fort Ord CA1991-1992
Residency
Family Medicine, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma WA 1992-1994
Board Certifications
Professional Memberships
American Board of Family Medicine, 2008
American Academy of Family Physicians
North American Primary Care Research Group
Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
Anthony F. Jerant, M.D.
Honors and Awards
C. John Tupper Prize for Excellence in Teaching, UC Davis School of Medicine, 2014
Distinguished Paper presentation at the 2013 North American Primary Care Research Group
Meeting, 2013
Extended Paper presentation at the 2011 North American Primary Care Research Group Meeting,
2011
Extended Paper presentation at the 2010 North American Primary Care Research Group Meeting,
2010
Distinguished Paper presentation at the 2009 North American Primary Care Research Group
Meeting, 2009
Extended Paper presentation at the 2008 North American Primary Care Research Group Meeting,
2008
Select Recent Publications
Jerant A, Fenton JJ, Franks P. Primary care attributes and mortality: a national person-level study.
Ann Fam Med. 2012 Jan;10(1):34-41.
Jerant, A., Fancher, T., Fenton, J.J., Fiscella, K., Sousa, F., Franks, P., Henderson, M. How Medical
School Applicant Race, Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Status Relate to Multiple Mini-InterviewBased Admissions Outcomes: Findings From One Medical School. Academic Medicine 2015;90:
1667-1674.
Jerant, A., To, P., Franks, P. The Effects of Tailoring Knowledge Acquisition on Colorectal Cancer
Screening Self-Efficacy. J of Health Communication 2014;20:697-709.
Jerant, A., Bertakis, K.D., Franks, P. Body Mass Index and Healthcare Expenditures in Diabetic and
Non-Diabetic Individuals. Medical Care 2014;53:409-16.
Jerant, A., Kravitz, R.L., Fernandez y Garcia, E., Feldman, M.D., Cipri, C., Nishio, D., Knoepfler,
A., Wooddell, K., Baquero, V., Franks, P. Potential Antidepressant Overtreatment Associated with
Office Use of Brief Depression Symptom Measures. J of the Am Board of Family Medicine 2014;27:
611-620.
Anthony F. Jerant, M.D.
Shah, R., Franks, P., Jerant, A., Feldman, M., Duberstein, P., Fernandez y Garcia, E., Hinton, L.,
Kravitz, R.L. The effect of targeted and tailored patient depression engagement interventions on
patient physician discussion of suicidal thoughts: a randomized control trial. J of General Internal
Medicine 2014;29:1148-1154.
Jerant, A., Kravitz, R.L., Sohler, N., Fiscella, K., Romero, R.L., Parnes, B., Tancredi, D.J., AguilarGaxiola, S., Slee, C., Dvorak, S., Turner, C., Franks, P. Socio-psychological tailoring to address
colorectal cancer screening disparities: randomized controlled trial. Annals of Family Medicine
2014 12:204-214.
Kravitz, R.L., Franks, P., Feldman, M.D., Tancredi, D.J., Slee, C.A., Epstein, R.M., Duberstein, P.R.,
Bell, R.A., Jackson-Triche, M., Paterniti, D.A., Cipri, C., Iosif, A., Olson, S., Kelly-Reif, S., Hudnut,
A., Dvorak, S., Turner, C., Jerant, A. Patient Engagement Programs for Recognition and Initial
Treatment of Depression in Primary Care: A Randomized Trial. J of the Am Medical Association
2013;310:1818-28.
Jerant, A., Kravitz, R.L., Fiscella, K., Sohler, N., Romero, R., Parnes, B., Aguilar-Gaxiola, S., Turner,
C., Dvorak, S., Franks, P. Effects of Tailored Knowledge Enhancement on Colorectal Cancer
Screening Preference across Ethnic and Language Groups. Patient Education and Counseling 2013;
90:103-110.
Jerant, A., Griffin, E., Rainwater, J., Henderson, M., Sousa, F., Bertakis, K.D., Fenton, J.J., Franks,
P. Multiple Mini-Interview Performance, Applicant Personality, and Medical School Acceptance
Offers. Academic Medicine 2012;87:1250-1259.
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