Assistant Professor

Kwame Adjepong, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Neurology and Palliative Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. He is dual appointed in the Departments of Neurology and Medicine and sees patients within the general neurology clinic and the palliative medicine clinics. He has a clinical interest in neuropalliative medicine and a professional interest in the education of faculty, staff, trainees, patients, and families in neuropalliative care.
Education
Fellowship, 06/2023 - Hospice and Palliative Medicine, UCSF
Residency, 06/2022 - Neurology, UCSF
MD, 05/2018 - , The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
BS, 05/2014 - Neuroscience, Brown University
Publications

  1. Kwame Adjepong, MD; and Maisha T. Robinson, MD, MSHPM, FAAN, FAAHPM. Incorporating Cultural Considerations Into Neuropalliative Care 2025. PMID:


  2. Harrigan E, Kirsch HL, Adjepong K, Crooms RC. Pathways to Neuropalliative Care Practice. 2024. PMID: 38955220


  3. Adjepong KO, LaHue SC, Ha D, Holmes BB. Jugular Foramen Syndrome Caused by Varicella Zoster Virus Infection. 2022. PMID: 37441204


  4. Bock MA, Katz M, Sillau S, Adjepong K, Yaffe K, Ayele R, Macchi ZA, Pantilat SZ, Miyasaki JM, Kluger B. What's in the sauce? The Specific Benefits of Palliative Care for Parkinson's Disease. 2022. PMID: 35114353


  5. Chen X, Zhang J, Kim B, Jaitpal S, Meng SS, Adjepong K, Imamura S, Wake H, Nishibori M, Stopa EG, Stonestreet BS. High-mobility group box-1 translocation and release after hypoxic ischemic brain injury in neonatal rats. 2018. PMID: 30217406


  6. Zhang J, Klufas D, Manalo K, Adjepong K, Davidson JO, Wassink G, Bennet L, Gunn AJ, Stopa EG, Liu K, Nishibori M, Stonestreet BS. HMGB1 Translocation After Ischemia in the Ovine Fetal Brain. 2016. PMID: 27151753