University of California San Francisco

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Tasce Bongiovanni, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Division of General Surgery
Trauma and Surgical Critical Care
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital

Address

513 Parnassus Avenue, HSW, #1608
San Francisco, CA 94143
United States

Phone: 415-514-8934
Fax: 415-502-1259

ORCID: 0000-0003-4568-2087

Biography

Tasce Bongiovanni, MD, MPP is an assistant professor in the Division of General Surgery. She serves as an acute care surgeon and surgical critical care intensivist at UCSF Parnassus, and trauma surgeon at Zuckerberg San Francisco General (ZSFG). 

Dr. Bongiovanni earned her BS in Commerce from Santa Clara University and a Master’s in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Dr. Bongiovanni has deep roots at UCSF spanning more than a decade. She earned her MD at UCSF, and then stayed on to complete her General Surgery Residency here, followed by fellowships in Surgical Critical Care and Trauma Surgery at UCSF/ZSFG. As a research resident, she was a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar at the Yale University School of Medicine. Recently, she was named as a recipient of a Learning Health Systems NIH K12 Grant and a 2019 John A. Watson Faculty Scholar Award. 

Awards & Honors

Award Conferred By Date
Watson's Faculty Scholars, Dean's Diversity Award UCSF School of Medicine 2019/2021
Phyllis J. Nusz- Maurice Galante, MD Scholarship Award UCSF Department of Surgery 2010/2011

Education

Institution Degree Dept or School End Date
San Francisco General Hospital Fellowship Trauma and Acute Care Surgery 2019
University of California Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training 2019
University of California, San Francisco Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training 2019
University of California, San Francisco UCSF Health Lean Champion Training 2019
University of California, San Francisco Fellowship Surgical Critical Care 2018
University of California, San Francisco Surgical Residency General Surgery 2017
Yale University, School of Medicine Master Health Sciences Health Services Research 2015
Harvard Kennedy School of Government Master Public Policy Health Policy 2010
University of California, San Francisco M.D. Medicine 2010

Board Certifications

American Board of Surgery, General Surgery
American Board of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care

Collaboration Interests

I am interested in:

  • PolicyChange

Clinical Interests

General Surgery

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Bongiovanni, T. Kim, S. Kim, A. Killelea, B. Gross, C. Variation in Private Payer Payments to Cancer Surgeons. Oral Presentation at: American College of Surgeons 2016 Clinical Congress. Washington, D.C.

 

Bongiovanni, T. Ranasinghe, I. Krumholz, H. Ross, J. Unplanned Hospital Admissions after Same-Day

Surgery. Oral Presentation at: American College of Surgeons 2016 Clinical Congress. Washington, D.C.

 

Bongiovanni, T. Rawlings, J. Trompeta, J.A. Knowledge and Spirituality Surrounding Organ Donation in the Native American Community. Oral Presentation at UCSF Transplant Symposium 2016: Building Bridges to Excellence. San Francisco, CA. Sept 2016.

 

Bongiovanni, T. Rawlings, J. Trompeta, J.A. The Effect of Families on Organ Donation Among Native Americans. Poster Presentation at: American Transplant Congress. Boston, MA. 2016

 

Bongiovanni, T. Rawlings, J. Trompeta, J.A. Nunez-Smith, M. Understanding Organ Donation among Urban Native Americans. Oral Presentation at: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar National Meeting. Seattle, WA. 2015.

 

Bongiovanni, T. Yeo, H. Sosa, JA. Long, T. Rosenthal, M. Berg, D. Curry, L. Nunez-Smith, M. Structural and Cultural Factors Leading to Attrition from Surgical Residency: Real-life Experiences from Those who Left. Oral Presentation at: Association of Women Surgeons/American College of Surgeons National Conference. Chicago, IL. 2015.

 

Bongiovanni, T. Rawlings, J. Lucas, G. Trompeta, J.A. Nunez-Smith, M. Attitudes, Beliefs and Knowledge about Organ Donation in the Native Community. Poster presentation at: American Transplant Congress. Philadelphia, PA. 2015. Awarded “Poster of Distinction.”

 

Bongiovanni, T. Kim, S. Kim, A. Killelea, B. Gross, C. Variation in surgeon payment for cancer resection. Oral Presentation at: University of California, San Francisco, Department of Surgery Resident Research Symposium. 2015.

 

Long, T. Bongiovanni, T. Dashevsky, M. Halim, A. Ross, J. Fogerty, R. Silvestri, M. Impact of laboratory price display on resident attitudes and knowledge about costs. Oral presentation at: Society of General Internal Medicine National Meeting. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 2015. Winner: #1 Research Project of Meeting.

 

Bongiovanni, T. Yeo, H. Sosa, JA. Long, T. Rosenthal, M. Berg, D. Curry, L. Nunez-Smith, M. Structural and Cultural Factors Leading to Attrition from Surgical Residency: Real-life Experiences from Those who Left. Poster Presentation at: Association of American Medical Colleges, Workforce Conference. Alexandria, VA. 2015.

 

Long, T. Bongiovanni, T. Dashevsky, M. Halim, A. Ross, J. Fogerty, R. Silvestri, M. Impact of laboratory price display on resident attitudes and knowledge about costs. Oral presentation at: Society of General Internal Medicine. New England Regional Meeting. Boston, MA. 2015.

 

Bongiovanni, T. Rawlings, J. Lucas, G. Trompeta, J.A. Nunez-Smith, M. Attitudes, Beliefs and Knowledge about Organ Donation in the Native Community. Poster presented at: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program National Meeting. New Orleans, LA. 2014.

 

Bongiovanni, T. Rawlings, J. Lucas, G. Trompeta, J. Nunez-Smith, M. Cultural Attitudes, Beliefs and Knowledge about Organ Donation and Transplantation in Indian Country. Poster acceptance for: UCSF Health Disparities Symposium. San Francisco, CA. 2014.

 

Bongiovanni T, Clark A, Garnett E, Heyman M. Impact of Gluten-Free Camp for Children and Adolescents with Celiac Disease. Poster presentation at: Pediatric Academic Societies Conference. Baltimore, MD. 2009.

 

Bongiovanni, T. Trihn, K. Ravikumar, D. Lobby Day Results and Lessons. Poster presentation at: American Medical Student Association. National Conference. Chicago, IL. 2006.

In the News

Land Acknowledgment Statement of the UCSF Department of Surgery
October, 14, 2020 | UCSF Department of Surgery
Tasce Bongiovanni, MD Awarded LHS K12 Career Development Grant and Named 2019 John A. Watson Scholar
June, 20, 2019 | Department of Surgery at ZSFG
Department of Surgery Has Banner Year at 2019 Pacific Coast Surgical Association Meeting
February, 25, 2019 | UCSF Department of Surgery
UCSF Trauma Surgeons Among Leading Voices Working to Stem Tide of Gun Violence in the U.S.
December, 05, 2018 | Department of Surgery at Zuckerberg San Francisco General

Grants and Funding

  • Delivery of Surgical Care to Vulnerable Populations During the COVID-19 Pandemic | CHESA & ADGHE | 2020-09-18 - 2021-09-17 | Role: Co-Investigator
  • UCSF Learning Health System K12 Career Development Program | NIH/AHRQ | 2019-07-01 - 2021-07-31 | Role: K Scholar
  • Surgical Care for Benign Gallbladder Disease During COVID-19: Operational Barriers and Areas for Intervention at a Safety-Net Hospital | Research and Policy Initiative Award through the UCSF Center for Healthcare Value Grant | 2020-10-01 - 2021-06-30 | Role: Co-Investigator

Research Interests

Health Services Research

Underserved Communities 

Native American Health

Publications

MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 66
  1. Association of Race and Ethnicity With Postoperative Gabapentinoid and Opioid Prescribing Trends for Older Adults.
    Bongiovanni T, Gan S, Finlayson E, Ross JS, Harrison JD, Boscardin WJ, Steinman MA| | View in PubMed
  2. Early Opioid Use and Postoperative Delirium Following Open Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair.
    Richard D. Gutierrez, Lejla Pepic, Elizabeth Lancaster, Warren J. Gasper, Jade S. Hiramoto, Michael S. Conte, Tasce Bongiovanni, James Iannuzzi| | View in PubMed
  3. Use of Professional Interpreters for Patients With Limited English Proficiency Undergoing Surgery.
    Cevallos J, Lee C, Bongiovanni T| | View in PubMed
  4. Electronic health record intervention to increase use of NSAIDs as analgesia for hospitalised patients: a cluster randomised controlled study.
    Bongiovanni T, Pletcher MJ, Robinson A, Lancaster E, Zhang L, Behrends M, Wick E, Auerbach A| | View in PubMed
  5. Screening for Intimate Partner Violence in Trauma: Results of a Quality Improvement Project.
    Decker H, Schwab M, Shao S, Kaki D, Melhado C, Cuschieri J, Bongiovanni T| | View in PubMed
  6. Large Language Model-Based Chatbot vs Surgeon-Generated Informed Consent Documentation for Common Procedures.
    Decker H, Trang K, Ramirez J, Colley A, Pierce L, Coleman M, Bongiovanni T, Melton GB, Wick E| | View in PubMed
  7. Optimizing Uptake of Multimodal Pain Management After Surgery Using the Electronic Health Record.
    Bongiovanni T, Lancaster E, Behrends M, Zhang L, Wick E, Auerbach A, Pletcher MJ| | View in PubMed
  8. A behavioral intervention to promote use of multimodal pain medication for hospitalized patients: A randomized controlled trial.
    Bongiovanni T, Pletcher MJ, Lau C, Robinson A, Lancaster E, Zhang L, Behrends M, Wick E, Auerbach A| | View in PubMed
  9. Corrigendum to Surviving traumatic injury, only to die of acute drug poisoning: Should trauma centers be a path for intervention? [Surgery 170 (2021) pp 1249-54].
    Bongiovanni T, Hernandez S, Ledesma Y, Menza R, Wick E, Steinman M, Mackersie R, Stein DM, Coffin PO| | View in PubMed
  10. Trends in the Use of Gabapentinoids and Opioids in the Postoperative Period Among Older Adults.
    Bongiovanni T, Gan S, Finlayson E, Ross JS, Harrison JD, Boscardin WJ, Steinman MA| | View in PubMed
  11. Experiences with targeting inpatient advance care planning for emergency general surgery patients: A resident-led quality improvement project.
    Colley A, Lin J, Pierce L, Johnson C, Bongiovanni T, Finlayson E, Sudore R, Wick EC| | View in PubMed
  12. Discharge Opioid Over- and Underprescription to Patients after General Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
    Guan LS, Langnas E, Bongiovanni T, Campbell LJ, Wick EC, Guan Z| | View in PubMed
  13. Disparities in advance care planning rates persist among emergency general surgery patients: Current state and recommendations for improvement.
    Johnson CL, Colley A, Pierce L, Lin JA, Bongiovanni T, Roman S, Sudore RL, Wick E| | View in PubMed
  14. 1280: SELF-SELECTED RECORDED MUSIC LISTENING FOR COGNITIVE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HOMEOSTASIS IN CRITICAL CARE.
    Rebecca Menza, Jill Howie-Esqiuvel, Tasce Bongiovanni, Julin Tang, Julene Johnson, Heather Leutwyler| | View in PubMed
  15. Perioperative Gabapentin Use in Older Adults: Revisiting Multimodal Pain Management.
    Bongiovanni T, Anderson TS, Marcum ZA| | View in PubMed
  16. Perioperative Communication Association with Discharge Opioid Prescription in Patients with Limited English.
    Jenny Cevallos, Carmen M Lee, Tasce Bongiovanni, Isabella Gonzales| | View in PubMed
  17. Prevalence of Advanced Care Planning in Emergency General Surgery: Do We Know Our Patient’s Goals?.
    Christopher L Johnson, Alexis Colley, Logan Pierce, Joseph Lin, William L Koch, Tasce Bongiovanni, Sanziana A Roman, Elizabeth C Wick| | View in PubMed
  18. Prospective validation and application of the Trauma-Specific Frailty Index: Results of an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma multi-institutional observational trial.
    Joseph B, Saljuqi AT, Amos JD, Teichman A, Whitmill ML, Anand T, Hosseinpour H, Burruss SK, Dunn JA, Najafi K, Godat LN, Enniss TM, Shoultz TH, Egodage T, Bongiovanni T, Hazelton JP, Colling KP, Costantini TW, Stein DM, Schroeppel TJ, Nahmias J, AAST Frailty MIT Study Group| | View in PubMed
  19. The Association of Limited English Proficiency With Morbidity and Mortality After Trauma.
    Castro MRH, Schwartz H, Hernandez S, Calthorpe L, Fernández A, Stein D, Mackersie RC, Menza R, Bongiovanni T| | View in PubMed
  20. See one, do one, teach one: a flipped classroom to make quality improvement experiential in surgical residency.
    Tasce Bongiovanni, Elizabeth Lancaster, Hannah Decker, Rita A. Mukhtar, Marisa Schwab, Jeanette Broering, Patricia O’Sullivan, Kenzo Hirose, Elizabeth Wick| | View in PubMed
  21. Prolonged use of newly prescribed gabapentin after surgery.
    Bongiovanni T, Gan S, Finlayson E, Ross J, Harrison JD, Boscardin J, Steinman MA| | View in PubMed
  22. Association of Race/Ethnicity With Substance Use Testing After Trauma: A Cross-Sectional Study.
    Hernandez S, Menza R, Schwartz H, Ledesma Y, Stein DM, Mackersie R, Bongiovanni T| | View in PubMed
  23. Characteristics and Procedures Among Adults Discharged to Hospice After Gastrointestinal Tract Surgery in California.
    Greenberg AL, Lin JA, Colley A, Finlayson E, Bongiovanni T, Wick EC| | View in PubMed
  24. Limited English Proficiency Associated With Suboptimal Pain Assessment in Hospitalized Trauma Patients.
    Schwartz H, Menza R, Lindquist K, Mackersie R, Fernández A, Stein D, Bongiovanni T| | View in PubMed
  25. 399 Advanced Practice Provider Perspectives on Advanced Care Planning.
    Christopher Johnson, Alexis Colley, Jeanette Broering, Tasce Bongiovanni, Sanziana Roman, Elizabeth Wick| | View in PubMed
  26. Lessons learned from academic medical centers' response to the COVID-19 pandemic in partnership with the Navajo Nation.
    Bongiovanni T, Shamasunder S, Brown W, Rivera Carpenter C, Pantell M, Ghali B, Harrison JD| | View in PubMed
  27. Postoperative Respiratory Events in Surgical Patients Exposed to Opioid Analgesic Shortages Compared to Fully Matched Patients Non-exposed to Shortages.
    Rodriguez-Monguio R, Lun Z, Bongiovanni T, Chen CL, Seoane-Vazquez E| | View in PubMed
  28. Access to Surgical Care for Benign Gallbladder Disease During Covid-19 at a Safety-net Hospital.
    Woon Cho Kim, Mary Kathryn Abel, Hope Schwartz, Marissa Boeck, Tasce Bongiovanni, Deborah M. Stein, Sandhya B. Kumar| | View in PubMed
  29. Does In-Hospital Pain Prescribing Inform Postoperative Discharge?.
    Carmen M. Lee, Kevin Ward, Andy Auerbach, Elizabeth Wick, Tasce Bongiovanni| | View in PubMed
  30. Inequity in discharge pain management for trauma patients with limited English proficiency.
    Schwartz HEM, Matthay ZA, Menza R, Fernández A, Mackersie R, Stein DM, Bongiovanni T| | View in PubMed
  31. There Is No Stereotype of the Intimate Partner Violence Victim: Findings of a Screening Program At a Level I Trauma Hospital.
    Marisa E. Schwab, Hannah Decker, Shirley Shao, Micaela L. Rosser, Jane Wang, Jeremy Ho, Elizabeth C. Wick, Deborah M. Stein, Tasce Bongiovanni| | View in PubMed
  32. Unplanned hospital visits after ambulatory surgical care.
    Bongiovanni T, Parzynski C, Ranasinghe I, Steinman MA, Ross JS| | View in PubMed
  33. Designing an Intimate Partner Violence Screening Program for Surgical Residents in Trauma.
    Decker H, Schwab ME, Wang J, Rosser ML, Petersen V, Berger M, Stein DM, Bongiovanni T| | View in PubMed
  34. Instilling Resiliency in Surgical Education: The Benefits of Longitudinal Medical Student Learning.
    Abel MK, Collins C, Lancaster EM, Poncelet A, Lin MYC, Bongiovanni T, Wick EC| | View in PubMed
  35. Adverse Drug Events After Hospitalization-Are We Missing the Mark?
    Bongiovanni T, Steinman MA| | View in PubMed
  36. Surviving traumatic injury, only to die of acute drug poisoning: Should trauma centers be a path for intervention?
    Bongiovanni T, Hernandez S, Ledesma Y, Menza R, Wick E, Steinman M, Mackersie R, Stein DM, Coffin PO| | View in PubMed
  37. The DISTANCE study: Determining the impact of social distancing on trauma epidemiology during the COVID-19 epidemic-An interrupted time-series analysis.
    Matthay ZA, Kornblith AE, Matthay EC, Sedaghati M, Peterson S, Boeck M, Bongiovanni T, Campbell A, Chalwell L, Colwell C, Farrell MS, Kim WC, Knudson MM, Mackersie R, Li L, Nunez-Garcia B, Langness S, Plevin RE, Sammann A, Tesoriero R, Stein DM, Kornblith LZ| | View in PubMed
  38. Emergency general surgery utilization and disparities during COVID-19: an interrupted time-series analysis.
    Greenberg AL, Schwartz H, Collins CR, Kelly YM, Mackersie R, Mourad M, Roberts JP, Bongiovanni T| | View in PubMed
  39. Patient Perceptions on Barriers and Facilitators to Accessing Low-acuity Surgery During COVID-19 Pandemic.
    Johnson CL, Schwartz H, Greenberg A, Hernandez S, Nnamani Silva ON, Wong LE, Martins DB, Broering JM, Kumar SB, Bongiovanni T, Wick EC, Roman SA| | View in PubMed
  40. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Association Between Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Operative Bleeding in the Perioperative Period.
    Bongiovanni T, Lancaster E, Ledesma Y, Whitaker E, Steinman MA, Allen IE, Auerbach A, Wick E| | View in PubMed
  41. Jejunal prolapse and incarceration following feeding tube exchange.
    Conroy PC, Colley A, Bongiovanni T, Chang TT, Harris H| | View in PubMed
  42. Factors associated with delays in discharge for trauma patients at an urban county hospital.
    Cai C, Lindquist K, Bongiovanni T| | View in PubMed
  43. Is there variation in private payor payments to cancer surgeons? A cross-sectional study in the USA.
    Bongiovanni T, Kim SP, Kim A, Killelea B, Gross C| | View in PubMed
  44. Drug Screening: Are We Doing What We Should?.
    Sophia Hernandez, Rebecca Menza, Yeranui Ledesma, Elizabeth Collens Wick, Deborah Michelle Stein, Tasce Bongiovanni| | View in PubMed
  45. NSAIDs and Surgical Bleeding: What’s the Bottom Line?.
    Tasce Bongiovanni, Elizabeth Marie Lancaster, Yeranuí Ledesma, Evans Whitaker, Elaine Allen, Andrew Auerbach, Elizabeth Collens Wick| | View in PubMed
  46. Stress and the Surgical Resident in the COVID-19 Pandemic.
    Collins C, Mahuron K, Bongiovanni T, Lancaster E, Sosa JA, Wick E| | View in PubMed
  47. Cultural influences on willingness to donate organs among urban native Americans.
    Bongiovanni T, Rawlings JE, Trompeta JA, Nunez-Smith M| | View in PubMed
  48. Adopting best practices in post-operative analgesia prescribing in a safety-net hospital: Residents as a conduit to change.
    Bongiovanni T, Hansen K, Lancaster E, O'Sullivan P, Hirose K, Wick E| | View in PubMed
  49. How care decisions are made among interdisciplinary providers caring for critically injured patients: A qualitative study.
    Stey AM, Wybourn CA, Lyndon A, Knudson MM, Dudley RA, Liu P, Bongiovanni T, Ryan GW| | View in PubMed
  50. Comment on "Consider Culture, Provider Characteristics Associated With Outpatient Opioid Prescribing After Surgery".
    Bongiovanni T, Menza R, Wick EC| | View in PubMed
  51. Moving to Bundled Payments: Costs of Lung Cancer Resections.
    Tasce Bongiovanni, Raymond Jean, Xiao Xu, Pamela Soulos, Jeph Herrin, Anthony W. Kim, Cary Gross| | View in PubMed
  52. Postoperative Pain Control: Barriers to Quality Improvement.
    Elizabeth Lancaster, Tasce Bongiovanni, Elizabeth Wick, Kenzo Hirose| | View in PubMed
  53. Hospital Variation in Spending for Lung Cancer Resection in Medicare Beneficiaries.
    Jean RA, Bongiovanni T, Soulos PR, Chiu AS, Herrin J, Kim N, Xu X, Kim AW, Gross CP| | View in PubMed
  54. Residents as Key Effectors of Change in Improving Opioid Prescribing Behavior.
    Lancaster E, Bongiovanni T, Lin J, Croci R, Wick E, Hirose K| | View in PubMed
  55. 1787.
    Anne Stey, Tasce Bongiovanni, Hemal Kanzaria, Rachael Callcut| | View in PubMed
  56. Delay in Operative Management of Splenic Injury.
    Tasce Bongiovanni, Anne Stey, Amanda S. Conroy, Christopher Wybourn, Andre Campbell, Rachael A. Callcut| | View in PubMed
  57. Impact of Cost Display on Ordering Patterns for Hospital Laboratory and Imaging Services.
    Silvestri MT, Xu X, Long T, Bongiovanni T, Bernstein SL, Chaudhry SI, Silvestri JI, Stolar M, Greene EJ, Dziura JD, Gross CP, Krumholz HM| | View in PubMed
  58. Unplanned Hospital Admissions after Same-Day Surgery.
    Tasce Bongiovanni, Joseph Ross, Harlan M. Krumholz, Isuru Ranasinghe, Zhenqiu Lin| | View in PubMed
  59. Variation in Private Payer Payments to Cancer Surgeons.
    Tasce Bongiovanni, Simon P. Kim, Cary P. Gross, Anthony W. Kim, Brigid K. Killelea| | View in PubMed
  60. Impact of laboratory cost display on resident attitudes and knowledge about costs.
    Long T, Bongiovanni T, Dashevsky M, Halim A, Ross JS, Fogerty RL, Silvestri MT| | View in PubMed
  61. The China Patient-Centred Evaluative Assessment of Cardiac Events (China PEACE)-Prospective Study of 3-Vessel Disease: rationale and design.
    Rao C, Bongiovanni T, Li X, Gao H, Zhang H, Li J, Zhao Y, Yuan X, Hua K, Hu S, Krumholz HM, Jiang L, Zheng Z, China PEACE Collaborative Group| | View in PubMed
  62. Impact of price display on provider ordering: A systematic review.
    Silvestri MT, Bongiovanni TR, Glover JG, Gross CP| | View in PubMed
  63. Attrition from surgical residency training: perspectives from those who left.
    Bongiovanni T, Yeo H, Sosa JA, Yoo PS, Long T, Rosenthal M, Berg D, Curry L, Nunez-Smith M| | View in PubMed
  64. Variation in surgeon payment for cancer resection.
    Tasce Bongiovanni, Anthony W. Kim, Brigid K. Killelea, Simon P. Kim, Cary Philip Gross| | View in PubMed
  65. Bringing Specialties Together: The Power of Intra-Professional Teams.
    Bongiovanni T, Long T, Khan AM, Siegel MD| | View in PubMed
  66. Impact of gluten-free camp on quality of life of children and adolescents with celiac disease.
    Bongiovanni TR, Clark AL, Garnett EA, Wojcicki JM, Heyman MB| | View in PubMed