Steven R. Lane, M.D., MPH, FAAFP
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(Board Certified)
Open to referrals from existing patients or providers only.
Palo Alto Center
795 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, California 94301
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(650) 853-2984
795 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, California 94301
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(650) 853-2984
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Medical Affiliation(s)
Education & Training
Medical education:
University of California, San Francisco, 1986
Internship:
Natividad Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco
Residency:
Natividad Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco
Special training:
Bachelor of Arts Degree in cognitive science, University of California, Berkeley, 1981; Masters degree in public health, University of California, Berkeley, 1985
Department
Family Medicine
Professional Interests
Family Medicine
Adolescent health, Bioethics, Complementary/alternative medicine, Culturally diverse patients, HIV/AIDS, Homeopathy, IUD insertions and removal, Men's health, Preventive care, Well-child and infant care, Women's health
Adolescent health, Bioethics, Complementary/alternative medicine, Culturally diverse patients, HIV/AIDS, Homeopathy, IUD insertions and removal, Men's health, Preventive care, Well-child and infant care, Women's health
Additional Information
Clinical informatics
Spoken Languages
Primary:
English
Additional:
Spanish (Good)
Community Activities
Fellow of the American Academy of Family Practice, associate clinical professor of Family & Community Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco; clinical associate professor of medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine; EHR Ambulatory Physician Director for Sutter Health
Personal Interests
Dr. Lane enjoys yoga, biking, hiking, rafting, skiing, music, cooking, kayaking, and spending time with family.
Physician Web Link
Office hours
Monday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Wednesday & Friday, 1:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Wednesday & Friday, 1:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
One Saturday per month, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Publications
LANE S.R., Levine J.D., Gordon N.C., Fields H.L. Evidence that the analgesic effect of morphine microinjected into the fourth ventricle involves an endogenous opioid link at the level of the spinal cord. Soc Neurosci Abstr 7:609, 1981. LANE S.R., Gordon N.C., Fields H.L., Levine J.D. Evidence that a spinal opioid synapse mediates the initiation of narcotic analgesia. Clinical Research 30:67A, 1982. Levine J.D., LANE S.R., Gordon N.C., Fields H.L. A spinal opioid synapse mediates the interaction of spinal and brainstem sites in morphine analgesia. Brain Research 236:85-92, 1982. Levine J.D., Feldmesser M., Tecott L., LANE S.R. The role of stimulus intensity and stress in opioid-mediated analgesia. Brain Research 304:256-269, 1984. LANE S.R., Levine R.N. Caring for homeless people with HIV infection. Focus: A Guide to AIDS Research and Counseling 5(4):1-2, 1990. Levine R.N., Dzubur V., Sparks V., LANE S.R., Ruiz K., Freeman M. The San Francisco AIDS outreach program to the homeless. VII International Conference on AIDS 2:394, 1991. LANE S.R. AIDS Dx/Rx. J Fam Prac 34(2):228-230, 1992. LANE S.R. Planning for an Electronic Medical Records System in Changing Times: The Palo Alto Experience. California Physician 14(10):24-26, 1997. Tang PC, Black W, Buchanan J, Young CY, Hooper D, LANE SR, Love B, Mitchell C, Smith N, Turnbull JR. PAMFOnline: integrating EHealth with an electronic medical record system. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2003:644-8. LANE S., Reisner, L, Sakowski J. Improving Asthma Controller Medication Prescription with Electronic Medical Record Based Decision Support Alerts to Physicians. Bay Area Clinical Research Symposium; San Francisco, CA: 24, 2004.
Philosophy of Care
Every patient is unique and exists within a dynamic ecosystem of family, community and environment. I try to understand each person, their goals and priorities, and work colaboratively to optimize their health and manage whatever challenges or illnesses may come and go over time. While I am comfortable working in collaboration with alternative and complementary practitioners and practices, I am committed to supporting evidence-based approaches to health and disease and will tell patients if I do not think that their chosen approach is in their best interest. I particularly enjoy taking care of families and extended communities, in whatever form they exist. In part due to my in depth involvement with clinical informatics, I am very open to online interactions with my patients.
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