Dr. Chan earned a bachelor's degree with honors in Biological Sciences from Stanford University and a medical degree from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. He completed his residency and year as chief resident in family medicine at the San Jose Medical Center Family Practice Residency, affiliated with Stanford University of School of Medicine. He concurrently completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Biomedical Informatics at Stanford University School of Medicine and Family Medicine Research at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, studying the effects of point of care decision support in the management of hypertension. During fellowship, Dr. Chan also assisted with the launch of PAMFOnline, now Sutter's My Health Online, one of the earliest PHRs in the United States.
Dr. Chan is married with three children--a son and twin girls. He enjoys spending time with his family, playing with computers, sports (real and fantasy), cooking, and international travel.
Sutter Health Research Enterprise
2000 Powell Street, 10th floor
Emeryville, CA, 94608
(916) 854-6928
chansa1@sutterhealth.org
Primary Research Interests
Research Studies
Creating a Patient-Centered Tool to Help Medicare Beneficiaries Choose Prescription Drug Plans
Investigators: Albert S. Chan M.D., M.S., FAAFP, Cheryl Stults Ph.D., Assistant Scientist
Estimating the Costs of Supporting Primary Care Practice Transformation
Investigator: Albert S. Chan M.D., M.S., FAAFP
Open and Ask Study
Investigators: Albert S. Chan M.D., M.S., FAAFP, Cheryl Stults Ph.D., Assistant Scientist