Justin Sewell, MD, MPH

Justin Sewell, MD, MPH

Education
PhD, 2019 - Health Professions Education, Utrecht University
2013 - Teaching Scholars Program, University of California, San Francisco
Fellowship, 2011 - Gastroenterology, University of California, San Francisco
Residency, 2008 - Internal Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
MD, 2005 - Medicine, University of Arizona
MPH, 2001 - Public Health, University of Arizona
BS, 1999 - Molecular & Cellular Biology, University of Arizona
Honors and Awards
  • Cum Laude, Utrecht University, 2019
  • New Investigator Award, American Educational Research Association, 2017
  • Selected for membership in Academy of Medical Educators, UCSF, 2015
  • Invited fellowship (FACP), American College of Physicians, 2013
  • Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators Excellence in Teaching Award, UCSF, 2013
Publications

  1. Sewell JL, Shah NL, Gupta A, Strauss AT. A Roadmap for AI in GI Fellowship Training. The American journal of gastroenterology 2026. PMID: 41504353


  2. Robinson MA, Boscardin C, Van der Schaaf M, Sewell JL, Rosenbluth G. Learning from Reflection on Patient Outcomes Data: How EHR Can Support Trainees in Graduate Medical Education on Inpatient Rotations. Perspectives on medical education 2025. PMID: 40351521


  3. Nakagawa F, Palich R, Kall M, Sewell J, Smith C, Kelly C, Kitt H, Pelchen-Matthews A, Aghaizu A, Sparrowhawk A, Mackie N, Djuretic T, Schoeman S, Humphreys C, Lipman M, Lampe FC, Rodger AJ, PV2022 Study Group. Impact of COVID-19 and factors associated with long COVID and COVID-19 vaccine uptake in people with HIV in the United Kingdom: Results from Positive Voices 2022. HIV medicine 2025. PMID: 40313005


  4. Kumar NL, Flanagan RF, Mikolajczyk AE, Sewell JL. Deconstructing Diagnostic Upper Endoscopy for the Novice Learner: A Delphi Survey of Gastroenterology Program Directors. Gastroenterology 2025. PMID: 40127784


  5. Silverman AL, Bhasuran B, Mosenia A, Yasini F, Ramasamy G, Banerjee I, Gupta S, Mardirossian T, Narain R, Sewell J, Butte AJ, Rudrapatna VA. Accurate, Robust, and Scalable Machine Abstraction of Mayo Endoscopic Subscores From Colonoscopy Reports. Inflammatory bowel diseases 2024. PMID: 38533919


  6. Sewell JL. Cognitive Load in the ICU. Chest 2024. PMID: 38852962


  7. Boscardin CK, Sewell JL, Tolsgaard MG, Pusic MV. How to Use and Report on p-values. Perspectives on medical education 2024. PMID: 38680196


  8. Wang CW, Lees CR, Ko MS, Sewell JL, Kathpalia P. Implementation and Analysis of a 5-Year Online Esophageal Motility Curriculum for Gastroenterology Fellows. Digestive diseases and sciences 2024. PMID: 38507124


  9. Odufalu FD, Sewell JL, Rudrapatna V, Somsouk M, Mahadevan U. Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on IBD Outcomes Among Vulnerable Patient Populations in a Large Metropolitan Center. Inflammatory bowel diseases 2023. PMID: 36943305


  10. Patel S, Sewell JL, Bhuket T, Somsouk M. Delivering High-Quality, Efficient Gastroenterology Care to Vulnerable and Underserved Populations: Special Considerations and Possible Solutions. Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association 2023. PMID: 37634855


  11. Sewell JL. A Practical Approach to Disseminating Gastroenterology Education Scholarship. Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association 2023. PMID: 37429453


  12. Feuille C, Sewell JL. Senior trainee as endoscopy teacher: impact on trainee learning and attending experience. Frontline gastroenterology 2023. PMID: 38487568


  13. Tai AW, Sewell JL. How to effectively engage with preclinical medical learners. Gastroenterology 2023. PMID: 37209950


  14. Archibald D, Grant R, Tuot DS, Liddy C, Sewell JL, Price DW, Grad R, Shipman SA, Campbell C, Guglani S, Wood TJ, Keely E. Development of eConsult reflective learning tools for healthcare providers: a pragmatic mixed methods approach. BMC primary care 2023. PMID: 36647016


  15. Sewell JL, Joshi M, Thanh C, Apollon C, Austin E, Burke C, Cornes S, Davis JA, Hermiston M. Pre-clerkship Teaching and Learning in the Virtual Learning Environment: Lessons Learned and Future Directions. Medical science educator 2022. PMID: 36439405


  16. Cheng YW, McLean R, Sewell JL, Huang CY, Khalili M. Inflammatory bowel disease type influences development of elevated liver enzymes. JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology 2022. PMID: 36514498


  17. Zaidi Z, Sewell JL, Schumacher D, Sukhera J, Hunderfund ANL, Balmer DF, Park YS, Kulasegaram K, Young ME, Fung CC, LaDonna KA. Can I Ask a Question About URiM Awards That I Don't Know the Answer to? Designing an Award for Underrepresented Medical Education Researchers. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2022. PMID: 35947477


  18. Kumar NL, Sewell JL. Endoscopy Teaching Competencies for Junior Faculty: Outstanding Endoscopy Teaching Is Within Your SCOPE. AAOHN journal : official journal of the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses 2021. PMID: 35134008


  19. Fulton TB, Rolón L, Bindman J, Sewell JL. Supporting anti-oppressive education using Zoom chat during lecture: One tool in the toolbox. AAOHN journal : official journal of the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses 2021. PMID: 34761417


  20. Young JQ, Friedman KA, Sewell JL, Thakker K, John M, van Merrienboer JJG, O'Sullivan PS. Influence of Emotion on Cognitive Load Experienced by Trainees While Performing Patient Handoffs. AAOHN journal : official journal of the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses 2021. PMID: 34705724


  21. Fulton TB, Rolón L, Bindman J, Sewell JL. Supporting anti-oppressive education using Zoom chat during lecture. Medical education 2021. PMID: 34455617


  22. Young JQ, Thakker K, John M, Friedman K, Sugarman R, van Merriënboer JJG, Sewell JL, O'Sullivan PS. Exploring the relationship between emotion and cognitive load types during patient handovers. Advances in health sciences education : theory and practice 2021. PMID: 34037906


  23. . Going with the cognitive (load theory) flow. Medical education 2021. PMID: 33786868


  24. Fuchs M, Sewell JL, Kumar NL. Best practices in teaching endoscopy according to a Delphi survey of gastroenterology trainees. AAOHN journal : official journal of the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses 2021. PMID: 34925859


  25. Sewell JL, Hunderfund ANL, Schumacher DJ, Zaidi Z. The Hiker's Guide to the RIME Supplement: Choosing Directions in Research. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2020. PMID: 32769471


  26. Venkat MV, O'Sullivan PS, Young JQ, Sewell JL. Using Cognitive Load Theory to Improve Teaching in the Clinical Workplace. MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources 2020. PMID: 33083535


  27. Young JQ, John M, Thakker K, Friedman K, Sugarman R, Sewell JL, O'Sullivan PS. Evidence for Validity for the Cognitive Load Inventory for Handoffs. Medical education 2020. PMID: 32668076


  28. Sewell JL, Santhosh L, O'Sullivan PS. How do attending physicians describe cognitive overload among their workplace learners? Medical education 2020. PMID: 32628785


  29. Santhosh L, Sewell J. Hospitalist and Intensivist Experiences of the "Open" Intensive Care Unit Environment: a Qualitative Exploration. Journal of general internal medicine 2020. PMID: 32462568


  30. Sewell JL, Bowen JL, Ten Cate O, O'Sullivan PS, Shah B, Boscardin CK. Learning Challenges, Teaching Strategies, and Cognitive Load: Insights From the Experience of Seasoned Endoscopy Teachers. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2019. PMID: 31425188


  31. Sewell JL, Young JQ, Boscardin CK, Ten Cate O, O'Sullivan PS. Trainee perception of cognitive load during observed faculty staff teaching of procedural skills. Medical education 2019. PMID: 31179594


  32. Kumar NL, Smith BN, Lee LS, Sewell JL. Best Practices in Teaching Endoscopy Based on a Delphi Survey of Gastroenterology Program Directors and Experts in Endoscopy Education. Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association 2019. PMID: 31125782


  33. Kraft C, Kathpalia P, Baumgardner JM, Pandolfino JE, Sewell JL. How to Incorporate Esophageal Manometry Teaching in Your Fellowship Program. Gastroenterology 2019. PMID: 31028777


  34. Sewell JL, Maggio LA, Ten Cate O, van Gog T, Young JQ, O'Sullivan PS. Cognitive load theory for training health professionals in the workplace: A BEME review of studies among diverse professions: BEME Guide No. 53. Medical teacher 2018. PMID: 30328761


  35. Lee B, Holt EW, Wong RJ, Sewell JL, Somsouk M, Khalili M, Maher JJ, Tana MM. Race/ethnicity is an independent risk factor for autoimmune hepatitis among the San Francisco underserved. Autoimmunity 2018. PMID: 29890851


  36. Pourmand K, Sewell JL, Shah BJ. What Makes a Good Endoscopic Teacher: A Qualitative Analysis. Journal of surgical education 2018. PMID: 29574017


  38. Sewell JL, Boscardin CK, Young JQ, Ten Cate O, O'Sullivan PS. Learner, Patient, and Supervisor Features Are Associated With Different Types of Cognitive Load During Procedural Skills Training: Implications for Teaching and Instructional Design. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2017. PMID: 28445213


  39. Baumgardner JM, Sewell JL, Day LW. Assessment of quality indicators among nurse practitioners performing upper endoscopy. Endoscopy international open 2017. PMID: 28879227


  40. Dilly CK, Sewell JL. How to Give Feedback During Endoscopy Training. Gastroenterology 2017. PMID: 28757268


  41. Day LW, Cohen J, Greenwald D, Petersen BT, Schlossberg NS, Vicari JJ, Calderwood AH, Chapman FJ, Cohen LB, Eisen G, Gerstenberger PD, Hambrick RD, Inadomi JM, MacIntosh D, Sewell JL, Valori R. Quality indicators for gastrointestinal endoscopy units. VideoGIE : an official video journal of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2017. PMID: 29905282


  42. Kouanda AM, Somsouk M, Sewell JL, Day LW. Urgent colonoscopy in patients with lower GI bleeding: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Gastrointestinal endoscopy 2017. PMID: 28174123


  43. Young JQ, Boscardin CK, van Dijk SM, Abdullah R, Irby DM, Sewell JL, Ten Cate O, O'Sullivan PS. Performance of a cognitive load inventory during simulated handoffs: Evidence for validity. SAGE open medicine 2016. PMID: 28348737


  44. Sewell JL, Maggio LA, Artino AR. Planning the Literature Review. Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2016. PMID: 27384108


  45. Hassid BG, Day LW, Awad MA, Sewell JL, Osterberg EC, Breyer BN. Using Search Engine Query Data to Explore the Epidemiology of Common Gastrointestinal Symptoms. Digestive diseases and sciences 2016. PMID: 27878646


  46. Price EL, Sewell JL, Chen AH, Sarkar U. Minding the Gaps: Assessing Communication Outcomes of Electronic Preconsultation Exchange. Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety 2016. PMID: 27456415


  47. Maggio LA, Sewell JL, Artino AR. The Literature Review: A Foundation for High-Quality Medical Education Research. Journal of graduate medical education 2016. PMID: 27413425


  48. Cohan JN, Ozanne EM, Sewell JL, Hofer RK, Mahadevan U, Varma MG, Finlayson E. A Novel Decision Aid for Surgical Patients with Ulcerative Colitis: Results of a Pilot Study. Diseases of the colon and rectum 2016. PMID: 27145309


  49. Sewell JL, Boscardin CK, Young JQ, Ten Cate O, O'Sullivan PS. Measuring cognitive load during procedural skills training with colonoscopy as an exemplar. Medical education 2016. PMID: 27170086


  50. Chang JT, Sewell JL, Day LW. Prevalence and predictors of patient no-shows to outpatient endoscopic procedures scheduled with anesthesia. BMC gastroenterology 2015. PMID: 26423366


  51. Young JQ, Sewell JL. Applying cognitive load theory to medical education: construct and measurement challenges. Perspectives on medical education 2015. PMID: 26016430


  52. Macdonald B, Sewell JL, Harper AM, Roberts JP, Yao FY. Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: analysis of factors predicting outcome in 1074 patients in OPTN Region 5. Clinical transplantation 2015. PMID: 25777321


  53. Day LW, Nazareth M, Sewell JL, Williams JL, Lieberman DA. Practice variation in PEG tube placement: trends and predictors among providers in the United States. Gastrointestinal endoscopy 2015. PMID: 25845635


  54. Sewell JL, Telischak KS, Day LW, Kirschner N, Weissman A. Preconsultation exchange in the United States: use, awareness, and attitudes. The American journal of managed care 2014. PMID: 25741872


  55. Sewell JL, Telischak KS, Day LW, Kirschner N, Weissman A. Preconsultation exchange in the United States: use, awareness, and attitudes. The American journal of managed care 2014. PMID: 25665191


  56. Tuot DS, Sewell JL, Day L, Leeds K, Chen AH. Increasing access to specialty care: patient discharges from a gastroenterology clinic. The American journal of managed care 2014. PMID: 25365684


  57. McGeady JB, Blaschko SD, Brajtbord JS, Sewell JL, Chen AH, Breyer BN. Electronic Preconsultation as a Method of Quality Improvement for Urological Referrals. Urology practice 2014. PMID: 37525449


  58. Hines JZ, Sewell JL, Sehgal NL, Moriates C, Horton CK, Chen AH. "Choosing wisely" in an academic department of medicine. American journal of medical quality : the official journal of the American College of Medical Quality 2014. PMID: 24970279


  59. Siao D, Sewell JL, Day LW. Assessment of delivery methods used in the informed consent process at a safety-net hospital. Gastrointestinal endoscopy 2014. PMID: 24518119


  60. Sewell JL, Shah SC. Letter: Treatment for small intestinal bacterial overgrowth--where are we now? Authors' reply. Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics 2014. PMID: 24447317


  61. Sewell JL, Somsouk M, Shah SC, Day LW. Commentary: Towards an effective and safe treatment of small intestine bacterial overgrowth - Authors' reply. Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics 2013. PMID: 24206377


  63. Shah SC, Day LW, Somsouk M, Sewell JL. Meta-analysis: antibiotic therapy for small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics 2013. PMID: 24004101


  64. Sewell JL, Day LW, Tuot DS, Alvarez R, Yu A, Chen AH. A brief, low-cost intervention improves the quality of ambulatory gastroenterology consultation notes. The American journal of medicine 2013. PMID: 23791206


  65. Sewell JL, Guy J, Kwon A, Chen AH, Yee HF. Preconsultation exchange for ambulatory hepatology consultations. The American journal of medicine 2013. PMID: 23597797


  66. Sewell JL, Velayos FS. Systematic review: The role of race and socioeconomic factors on IBD healthcare delivery and effectiveness. Inflammatory bowel diseases 2013. PMID: 22623078


  67. Day LW, Nazareth M, Sewell JL. Open Journal of Gastroenterology Patient preferences and factors related to the pre-procedure process at a large, urban county hospital 2013. PMID:


  68. Sewell JL, Yee HF. 13-year mortality trends among hospitalized patients with inflammatory bowel disease. BMC gastroenterology 2012. PMID: 22734919


  69. Sewell JL, Inadomi JM, Yee HF. Race and inflammatory bowel disease in an urban healthcare system. Digestive diseases and sciences 2010. PMID: 20936350


  70. Sewell JL, Yee HF, Inadomi JM. Hospitalizations are increasing among minority patients with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Inflammatory bowel diseases 2010. PMID: 19575353


  71. Sewell JL, Mahadevan U. Of blemishes and bowels: isotretinoin and inflammatory bowel disease. Gastroenterology 2009. PMID: 19932213


  72. Sewell JL, Kushel MB, Inadomi JM, Yee HF. Non-English speakers attend gastroenterology clinic appointments at higher rates than English speakers in a vulnerable patient population. Journal of clinical gastroenterology 2009. PMID: 19169147


  73. Sewell JL, Mahadevan U. A new answer to an old question: azathioprine withdrawal in quiescent Crohn's disease. Gastroenterology 2009. PMID: 19482103


  74. Sewell JL, Stick KM, Monto A. Hepatocellular carcinoma after sustained virologic response in hepatitis C patients without cirrhosis on a pretreatment liver biopsy. European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology 2009. PMID: 19212213


  75. Sewell JL, Mahadevan U. Infliximab and surgical complications: truth or perception? Gastroenterology 2008. PMID: 19059260


  76. Dickman R, Emmons S, Cui H, Sewell J, Hernández D, Esquivel RF, Fass R. The effect of a therapeutic trial of high-dose rabeprazole on symptom response of patients with non-cardiac chest pain: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial. Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics 2005. PMID: 16167971


  77. Fass R, Shapiro M, Dekel R, Sewell J. Systematic review: proton-pump inhibitor failure in gastro-oesophageal reflux disease--where next? Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics 2005. PMID: 16011666


  78. Sewell JL, Malasky BR, Gedney CL, Gerber TM, Brody EA, Pacheco EA, Yost D, Masden BR, Galloway JM. The increasing incidence of coronary artery disease and cardiovascular risk factors among a Southwest Native American tribe: the White Mountain Apache Heart Study. Archives of internal medicine 2002. PMID: 12076235