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University of California, San Francisco, Virtualist, assistant clinical professor
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Matt Sakumoto

Matt Sakumoto, MD, is a virtualist primary care physician at University of California, San Francisco. He is also fellowship-trained in clinical informatics at UCSF, with a focus on virtual care and provider efficiency tools for the EHR. Dr. Sakumoto has industry experience as a clinician and product developer with multiple telehealth startups.

He is a strong advocate for telehealth education, particularly in communication skills in virtual care. He has previously published and presented on the concept of digital empathy in a variety of forums.