Jennifer Plotkin, MD

Primary Care Physician @LosAngelesVA | #VulnerabilityInMedicine • Clinical reasoning • #MedEd | Via @HopkinsMedicine @MIT @UCLAHealth | Views my own

[Jennifer Plotkin, MD @JenPlotkinMD]

I am honored to share the story I've held for so long at https://t.co/hOdyRgzRCM via @SpringerNature @JournalGIM. Let's talk about the mental health conditions we both treat and experience. #VulnerabilityInMedicine #EndTheStigma #MedTwitter #MedEd

[Department of Medicine at UCLA Health @DOM_UCLA]

At the 2026 Grand Rounds Health Equity Story Slam, UCLA faculty shared personal and patient care stories that shed light on societal inequities and their impact on healthcare.

Relive the powerful moments and read extended interviews with the speakers: https://t.co/vZ0dM1ohXi

[Department of Medicine at UCLA Health @DOM_UCLA]

Don’t miss this week’s special Grand Rounds!

On Thursday, the Health Equity Story Slam will feature six UCLA faculty sharing both personal and patient care stories that highlight societal inequities and their impact on healthcare.

Learn more here: https://t.co/jDNqAbRMD7

[David Lawrence @_DavidLawrence7]

Though opioid overdose is a leading cause of disability and death, health systems lack incentives to make meaningful investments in proven overdose prevention services. #ACSC designation could change that. @DrHsuPsychiatry

[Jennifer Plotkin, MD @JenPlotkinMD]

@TheSurajKannan Oh shoot I told them to be hostile 😅

[Jennifer Plotkin, MD @JenPlotkinMD]

Ten years ago, I was a first year medical student meeting my clinical skills group. Today, I’m teaching one. I’m so grateful to all my teachers- physician and patient. I’ll pass on everything you taught me as best as I can!

[Jennifer Plotkin, MD @JenPlotkinMD]

@EM_RESUS If you could put the benefits of exercise in a pill, it would be a miracle drug! 🏃‍♀️ 💊

[WashU Medicine Section of Colon & Rectal Surgery @WashUColorectal]

We were proud to see Drs. Ahmed Eltahir and Seye Oduyale present their cutting-edge research at #ASCRS2025 in San Diego! Their work highlights the innovation and collaboration driving our field forward. #WashUMedicine #WashUSurgery @ASCRS_1

[Jennifer Plotkin, MD @JenPlotkinMD]

@JayShah_MD

[Jennifer Plotkin, MD @JenPlotkinMD]

Proud of @LosAngelesVA resident and future @uclaimchiefs Dr. Jay Shah for sharing his family’s story- a powerful account of the role we play in our families at times of health crisis, balancing consulting physician and concerned family member hats.
https://t.co/gNDIvBTIBs

[Jennifer Plotkin, MD @JenPlotkinMD]

It also contains a harrowing reminder to keep diagnostic humility. “We assume the role of God as physicians, making the decision if someone lives or dies, and we owe it to our patients to have all the evidence before we make that call.”

[UCLA Gastroenterology and Hepatology @UCLAGIHep]

Improving Alcohol Use Disorder Care for Veterans w/Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease: A GI Fellow-Led QI Study

🙌Alexandra C. Greb, MD
👤 Senior: @ArpanPatelMD
👥 @CCoeMD @NicoleRPrause @JenPlotkinMD @TienDongMD @ponnivp @LinChangMD et al
🗓️#DDW2025 May 4, 10:15am, 29AB

[Jennifer Plotkin, MD @JenPlotkinMD]

Choice quotes from a moving Grand Rounds:
“It’s our responsibility to be trustworthy”
“Systems don’t care. Only people care.”
“We would’ve found something to connect. We just had to look”
Trust is the currency of transformative clinical care, for patients and practitioners.

[UCLA_GIMHSR @UCLA_GIMHSR]

Great @DOM_UCLA #GrandRounds by @LosAngelesVA Hospital Medicine chief & @UCLA_GIMHSR professor @ChrisMoriates on "Building Trust to Save Our Patients and Ourselves"

[Jennifer Plotkin, MD @JenPlotkinMD]

@TPP_MD “You don’t look a day over 12” 😅

[Jennifer Plotkin, MD @JenPlotkinMD]

@CchristmColleen @phungannie03 @NMFM_Delnor Amazing!! Pleased to meet you Annie :)

[Clarence Tsai @clarencetsaiMD]

New Interns, medical students, or any providers! Today is my last day of residency. It's crazy to think how far I have come. For your consideration:

5 Things I Wish I Knew Then, That I Know Now

Please share with whoever.

Photo: A Clueless MS1

[Clarence Tsai @clarencetsaiMD]

New Interns, medical students, or any providers! I wanted to share my list of medical resources I compiled over residency! Best of all they are all free/have a free component. I hope it helps!

Please share it with whoever.

[Jennifer Plotkin, MD @JenPlotkinMD]

How often are we prescribing HF meds that patients can't take due to💵? If a GDMT rx falls into the EMR and no pt is around to afford it, does it even improve ❤️mortality? No! So proud of my @uclaimchiefs co-Firm E residents @NealDixit and @katieptr for studying this!

[Neal Dixit, MD @NealDixit]

What is a cost-effective GDMT strategy for HFmrEF/HFpEF?

We built a model w/ clinical trial data (TOPCAT, PARAGON-HF, EMPEROR/DELIVER) and simulated outcomes w/ regimens of MRA/SGLT2i/ARNi.

Best 💊 combo?
MRA + SGLT2i

ARNi ⬇️ value at current 💵

Treat HF with urgency!

[Jennifer Plotkin, MD @JenPlotkinMD]

@DxRxEdu Small world story: @AlexHorneMD was my intern when I was a rotating medical student. Look how far we've come! Congrats Dr. Horne; this is very deserved. :D

[Jennifer Plotkin, MD @JenPlotkinMD]

Pictured: the end of an era! This was @kaustav_shah’s last day at the @LosAngelesVA. I had the pleasure of working alongside him delivering renal and primary care. I learned from his impressive research at ACP on triaging patient messages. I know you’re off to do great things!

[Jennifer Plotkin, MD @JenPlotkinMD]

I precepted @skinnyfatPhD in primary care clinic yesterday and learned about his 🧬 discovery today! He elucidated how humans could make metabolically active brown fat. Mirabegron at (probably prohibitively) high doses burns 200ish calories per day using this science. Incredible!

[Department of Medicine at UCLA Health @DOM_UCLA]

Join us at DoM Grand Rounds tomorrow as we explore groundbreaking research led by our physician-scientists in the areas of metabolism, infectious diseases, and social determinants of health. Stop by in-person or tune in via zoom! https://t.co/94mfzhbnVe