Maria Byron, MD

Associate Professor

Dr. Maria Byron is a specialist in internal medicine and clinical informatics, and a primary care doctor. She is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine as well as the Division of Clinical Informatics and Digital Transformation.

Dr. Byron serves as the Associate Chief Medical Information Officer for Ambulatory Care at UCSF Health, providing clinical and strategic leadership for implementing digital solutions across outpatient settings. She leads the ambulatory informatics team with a focus on optimizing the clinician experience and solving the most pressing challenges in ambulatory care delivery, using world class technology to advance exceptional patient care and innovation.
Education
2018 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training, University of California
Residency, 2014 - Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
M.D., 2011 - Medicine, University of Washington
Publications

  1. Holmgren AJ, Fenton CL, Thombley R, Soleimani H, Croci R, DeMasi O, Byron ME, Murray SG, Adler-Milstein JR, Yazdany J. Ambient Artificial Intelligence Scribes and Physician Financial Productivity. 2026. PMID: 41511775


  2. Adler-Milstein J, DeMasi O, Soleimani H, Beck S, Byron ME, Oates A, Thombley R, Yazdany J, Murray SG. Subjective and objective impacts of ambulatory AI scribes. 2026. PMID: 41592210


  3. Nie J, Palmer NR, Pasick RJ, Byron M, de la Calle CM, Washington SL, Kivlahan C, Potter MB, Cooperberg MR. Smarter Screening and Treatment (S3T): Mitigating Harm via Age- and Prostate-Specific Antigen-Stratified Screening. 2025. PMID: 40721706


  4. Holmgren AJ, Grouse CK, Oates A, O'Brien J, Byron ME. Changes in Secure Messaging After Implementation of Billing E-Visits by Demographic Group. 2024. PMID: 39120906


  5. Judson TJ, Subash M, Harrison JD, Yeager J, Williams AM, Grouse CK, Byron M. Patient Perceptions of e-Visits: Qualitative Study of Older Adults to Inform Health System Implementation. 2023. PMID: 37234031


  6. Holmgren AJ, Byron ME, Grouse CK, Adler-Milstein J. Association Between Billing Patient Portal Messages as e-Visits and Patient Messaging Volume. 2023. PMID: 36607621