About CODEX

Here, research is a catalyst for deeper understanding. Community creates a positive feedback loop. And new findings inspire forward progress. This is UCSF CODEX. Where learning, action, and engagement come together to deliver more accurate, safe, and equitable diagnoses for patients.

Where the road to diagnostic excellence begins

Every person deserves access to an accurate and timely diagnosis. At UCSF CODEX we never stop working toward making that a reality.

Leading with intelligence

We’re the definitive source for major advancements in diagnostic excellence, empowering clinicians to continually improve their diagnoses.

Translating insight to action

We amplify research by translating the latest studies into tangible next steps.

Improving together

We’re bringing together a community working toward a common goal: improving diagnostic accuracy, safety, and equity.

Our Team

Sumant Ranji, MD

Director, UCSF CODEX

Professor of Clinical Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital Division 
of Hospital Medicine

Sumant brings more than 20 years of experience in patient safety, quality improvement, and medical education to CODEX. He first joined UCSF as a fellow in hospital medicine and clinical research, then went on to become a faculty member in the Division of Hospital Medicine at UCSF Health, where he held multiple leadership positions. Sumant then assumed the position of chief of the Division of Hospital Medicine (DHM) at the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG) from 2016-2023. He now concurrently serves as the director of quality improvement and patient safety.

Learn more about Sumant Ranji, MD biography.

Anjana Sharma, MD, MAS

Learning Hub Faculty Lead, UCSF CODEX


Associate Professor, UCSF Department of Family
and Community Medicine

Anjana brings a wealth of experience in patient safety, quality improvement, patient engagement, medical education, and health equity. As a primary care physician and researcher, she has spent numerous years studying patient safety in primary and ambulatory care, researched strategies to prevent diagnostic and medication errors, and developed interventions to improve patient engagement in medical care. She also teaches evidence-based medicine and patient involvement in practice improvement to the UCSF Family and Community Medicine Residency Program at ZSFG.

Learn more about Anjana Sharma, MD biography.

Ben Rosner, MD, PhD, FAMIA

Action Incubator Faculty Lead, UCSF CODEX

Clinical Professor, UCSF Division of Clinical Informatics and Digital Transformation (DoC-IT)

Ben is a nationally recognized researcher and entrepreneur in digital health who combines industry experience with pragmatic study design. His research focuses on feedback to physicians and health systems about their performance including performance on optimal use of the electronic health record, diagnostic performance (see GoodDx.org), and performance related to the implementation of digital health tools.

Learn more about Benjamin Rosner’s UCSF profile. 

Caroline Jens, MPH

Project Manager, UCSF CODEX

Caroline comes to CODEX from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, where she supported the Diagnostic Excellence Initiative and its recent conclusion.

Molly Hammer, PhD

Project Manager, UCSF CODEX Learning Hub

Molly is an education researcher with a background in evaluating educational interventions, communicating scientific findings to educators and policymakers, and learning with technology.

Mika Rivera, MPS

Director of Communications, UCSF CODEX

Mika brings a wide range of writing, branding, and dissemination expertise from previous roles with UCSF's development department, the Smithsonian, and various private and public sector organizations. 

Lorri Zipperer, MA

Cybrarian and Content Strategist, UCSF CODEX

Lorri was a founding staff member of the National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF). She has been monitoring the published output of the patient safety movement since 1997, most notably as the content curator for the AHRQ Patient Safety Network for 20 years. Her editorial work has produced books and articles on topics including diagnostic improvement, patient safety, resilience engineering, and systems thinking. Lorri is an American Hospital Association/NPSF Patient Safety Leadership Fellowship alumnus and an Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) Cheers award winner.

Internal Advisory Board

Julia Adler-Milstein, PhD
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Chief, Division of Clinical Informatics and Digital Transformation
Bob Wachter, MD
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Chair, Department of Medicine
Andrew Auerbach, MD, MPH
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Professor, Hospital Medicine
Gurpreet Dhaliwal, MD
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Professor, San Francisco VA Medical Center
Sharmila Majumdar, PhD
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Vice Chair, Radiology and Biomedical Imaging
Benjamin Rosner, MD, PhD
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Associate Professor, DoC-IT
Urmimala Sarkar, MD, MPH
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Professor, General Internal Medicine

External Advisory Board

Helen Burstin, MD, MPH
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Council of Medical Specialty Societies
Helen Haskell, MA
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Committee to Improve Diagnosis in Medicine (CIDM)
Michael Howell, MD, MPH
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Google
Bob Kocher, MD
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Venrock
Kedar Mate, MD
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Qualified Health
Robert Phillips, MD, MSPH
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American Board of Family Medicine
Niraj Sehgal, MD, MPH
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Stanford Health Care
Kaveh Shojania, MD
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Sunnybrook Research Institute
Marc Triola, MD
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NYU Langone Health
Daniel Yang, MD
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Kaiser Permanente
Marybeth Sharpe, PhD
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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN
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formerly of John A. Hartford Foundation