Vice Chancellor, Medical Affairs
Dr. King began his UCSF career in 1997 as chief of medical services at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center and was appointed dean of the School of Medicine in 2015 after serving as chair of the Department of Medicine since 2006. As a physician-scientist, his research has focused on inflammatory and immunologic lung injury, and he is best known for his pioneering work in the management of the interstitial pneumonias. Dr. King’s bibliography comprises more than 300 publications, and he has co-edited eight books. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Gustavus Adolphus College and his medical degree from Harvard Medical School. He completed a residency at Emory University Affiliated Hospitals and a pulmonary fellowship at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center.
