James Comes

James Comes, MD is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine. Based in Fresno, CA, he supervises medical students and residents at Community Regional Medical Center and has held leadership roles including Program Director (2007-2017) and Chief of Emergency Medicine (2017-2022).

• Board-certified in Emergency Medicine
• MD from University of Pennsylvania
• Residency: UCSF Fresno Emergency Medicine program

His research focuses on medical education and emergency department teaching methodologies, including:

• Bedside teaching optimization
• Flipped classroom implementation
• Patient handoff protocols
• Resuscitation training frameworks

Key clinical interests include emergency patient evaluation and care transition algorithms. While his publication record spans from 1994 to 2018, recent work emphasizes graduate medical education and clinical competence development. He has collaborated with researchers across UC institutions and USC.