Dr. Heather Hofmann is board-certified in internal medicine with an active practice in hospital medicine ("hospitalist"). She is licensed in California.As a hospitalist, Dr. Hofmann works with many in-hospital specialists and outpatient clinic physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, pharmacists and allied healthcare workers. With experience in academic medicine, she is familiar with medical education, including medical student, resident physician, fellowship and attending levels. Through her leadership and research experience, she aims to improve healthcare communication with patients and among care teams, as well as achieve diagnostic excellence in medicine.Dr. Hofmann cares for many hospitalized patients admitted from the emergency room, transferred from another hospital or the intensive care unit, and who reside at nursing homes or long term care facilities. Common medical conditions she manages include:- sepsis, septic shock- infection of skin, cellulitis, wound- heart failure, CHF- heart attack, MI- abnormal heart rhythm, arrhythmia, afib- stroke, CVA, TIA- pneumonia- COPD, emphysema, bronchitis- COVID-19, coronavirus- shortness of breath, respiratory failure- diabetes and high or low blood sugar- thyroid- obesity- malnutrition- anemia- blood clot (deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism)- gastrointestinal bleed- liver failure/cirrhosis/hepatitis- nausea- abdominal pain- pancreatitis- kidney failure- urinary tract infection (UTI)- fall- syncope- pressure ulcer/injury- cancer- autoimmune disease- uncontrolled pain- confusion, altered mental status, delirium- medication side effect- preoperative care