Shawn Li
@ShawnXLiMD
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Drug developer @Genentech, Cardiologist @ZSFGCare
San Francisco, CA
Joined September 2016
The Khetarpal lab is active as of Sept 2025 and is hiring at all levels! We study cardiac metabolism, lipids, and find new mediators of metabo-communication in exercise and heart diseases!
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Excited for my next adventures: developing novel medicines for patients with cardiovascular disease at Genentech & serving my community as a general cardiologist at @ZSFGCare.
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I am proud to be a product of my teachers and mentors who took the time to shape me into the cardiologist I am today.
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Finishing this leg of my journey that started at @GeiselMed 11 years ago with stops along the way at @TuckSchool @MGHMedicine, and most recently at @UCSFCardiology.
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Dug up this gem. I think enrollment would be a lot easier if every clinical trial involved an all you can eat lunch buffet https://t.co/iBy2q8thuS
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The gut hormone fragment peptide YY3–36 (PYY) reduces appetite and food intake when infused into subjects of normal weight. In common with the adipocyte hormone leptin, PYY reduces food intake by m...
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Exciting news! #UCSFCardiology Drs. Sanket Dhruva and @jpirruccello are joining the @JACCJournals editorial board. #Cardiology #JACC Read the announcement: https://t.co/vcELIHynDk
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People with Asian ancestry are almost always grouped into a single racial category in U.S. public health. “You cannot have health equity without data equity,” said @NinezPonce.
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Blending together the highly diverse pool of Asian Americans in widely used metrics obscures vast differences in their health.
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Clever study! This gives me an idea for my next run…
#OriginalResearch Optimising cardio-locomotor coupling (foot strike during diastole) may increase stroke volume and oxygen delivery https://t.co/r7rjX6W8C4
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In the UK, most new doctors' first day is drawing to a close. I hope they found it as exciting as I did a long, long (long) time ago. I know there are huge challenges facing the profession right now, and it can seem a bit bleak. Especially on twitter. But it is a great job.
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Congratulations to @ShawnXLiMD who was recognized with the Fellow of the Year Award for the #Cardiology Division. Voted on by @UCSF medicine residents, this award is given to one fellow in each division who exemplifies great teaching. @UCSFMedicine @UCSF_CVfellows
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Proud to be an author and contribute to this landmark manuscript. Exciting times for innovation in 🫀transplant! cc: @JacobNiall @JasonWSmithMD @UCSFHospitals @UCSFSurgery
https://t.co/BKVrcMvIb7
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Data showing the efficacy and safety of the transplantation of hearts obtained from donors after circulatory death as compared with hearts obtained from donors after brain death are limited. We con...
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Congratulations Dr. @JayaMallidi on receiving the Patricia Cornett Subspecialty Faculty Teaching Award. This award is voted on by @UCSFMedicine housestaff and recognizes a faculty member who provides inspirational subspecialty teaching to @UCSF residents. #ZSFGCards @ZSFGCare
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Thank you for highlighting work from @ucsfibd @KendallBeckMD @nghiembha @amy_yu1 Bottom line -stay on tofa 10 BID in tnf exposed as dose reduction led to loss of response with majority unable to recapture with escalation.
Real-World Experience with Tofacitinib Dose De-escalation in Patients with Moderate and Severe Ulcerative Colitis - Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
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Congratulations 🎉to #ZSFGCards Division Chief Dr. @HsuePriscilla on being elected as to serve as the Vice President of the American Society of Clinical Investigation. This role will transition to President in the future. @the_asci
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As we head into St. Patrick's day ☘️☘️, many across the globe will celebrate wearing green, attending parades, and for some, sipping a Guinness. However, many in the academic community may not be aware that @GuinnessIreland has produced more than just stout..
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Please anything helps, my city is devastated. I have multiple family members and friends presumed or confirmed dead. Any bit helps please retweet
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Why does the heart move posteriorly during ventricular systole?
#MedEd, and this ladies and gents is how a dancing heart looks like in pericardial effusion. #MedTwitter #FOAMed #CardioEd #CardioTwitter #medibubble @AvrahamCooperMD
https://t.co/RrF9hrsjMm
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Proud to share this case report published today in @NEJM!
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A 68-year-old woman with a history of hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea presented to the emergency department with palpitations, lightheadedness, and dyspnea. She had a 2-year history of int...
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It’s #MatchDay and we have an amazing group of cardiology fellows that will be starting at @UCSF in July 2023. We look forward to working with you! #match2022 #cardiologymatch #fellowshipmatch @UCSF_CVfellows @HeartUCSF #WomenInCardiology @UCSFHospitals
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#OriginalResearch: Circulating cell-free DNA is elevated in patients with #PAH, and correlates with disease severity, predicts worse survival and may add prognostic value to currently used PAH risk scores #AHAJournals
https://t.co/5zKfOxZ1hE
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