Clinical Professor
To see if Rachael Lucatorto is accepting new patients, or for assistance finding a UC Davis doctor, please call 800-2-UCDAVIS (800-282-3284).
Patient Support Services Building
4150 V St.
Sacramento, CA 95817
Dr. Lucatorto is a general internist offering care for hospitalized patients with a variety of conditions and presentations.
Dr. Lucatorto is an Associate Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program. Her professional interests include medical education and health systems science.
B.A., Haverford College, Haverford PA 1994
M.D., George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington DC 2003
Internal Medicine, UC San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco CA 2003-2004
Internal Medicine, UC San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco CA 2004-2006
Internal Medicine, Chief Resident, UC San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco CA 2006-2007
Gold Humanism Honor Society, Faculty Inductee, UC Davis, 2020
Outstanding Inpatient Faculty Teaching Award, UC Davis, 2018, 2019
Excellence in Teaching Award from the UCSF SOM Graduating Class, 2009, 2018
Kaiser Teaching Award Recipient, UCSF, 2014
Nominee, UCSF Kaiser Inpatient Teaching Award, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013
Douglas VC, Hessler CS, Dhaliwal G, Betjemann JP, Fukuda KA, Alameddine LR, Lucatorto R, Johnston SC, Josephson SA. The AWOL tool: derivation and validation of a delirium prediction rule. J Hosp Med. 2013 Sep;8(9):493-9. doi:10.1002/jhm.2062. Epub 2013 Aug 7. PMID:23922253.
Lucatorto R. In the Literature, Article Reviews. The Hospitalist. 2008 June.
Lucatorto R. Psychosis. Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2007, Mosby, St. Louis. 2007.
Fogh S, Pierluissi E, McNamara M, Soong S, Ishizaki A, Cicoletti C, Casey K, Ramirez P, Lucatorto R, Rennke S, Sehgal N, Chang. A Using the LEAN “A3” as an Early Medical Student Assessment Tool. AAMC Integrating Quality Meeting. Abstract. Submitted. 2017.
Fogh S, Pierluissi E, McNamara M, Soong S, Ishizaki A, Cicoletti C, Casey K, Ramirez P, Lucatorto R, Rennke S, Lucatorto R, Chang A. Assessment of Early Medical Students’ Contribution to Quality and Safety in Clinical Health Systems: a new application of the QIKAT. AAMC Integrating Quality Meeting. Abstract. Submitted. 2017.
Soong S, Ishizaki A, Cicoletti C, Casey K, Ramirez P, McNamara M, Lucatorto R, Fogh S, Pierluissi E, Rennke S, Sehgal N, Choi L, Chang A. Early Medical Students in Novel Health Systems Improvement Curriculum. “Mini-oral” presentation and poster presentation. UCSF Education Showcase and WGEA meeting, respectively. 2017.
McNamara M, Pierluissi E, Cruz E, Marmor A, Soong S, Ishizaki A, Cicoletti C, Casey K, Ramirez P, Lucatorto R, Rennke S, Fogh S, Sehgal N, Chang A. Early medical students engage in transformational curriculum. Pediatric Academic Societies. Abstract. Submitted. 2017.
Lang T, Wamsley MA, Teherani A, McGrath MH, Aronson L, Lucatorto R, van Schaik S, Burke C, Papadakis M, O'Sullivan P, Lucey C. Creating a Professionalism Learning Community (PLC) to Promote Skills Development of Faculty through Case-Based Workshops. AAMC. Poster presentation. 2013.
Welles C, Lucatorto R, Stephens C, Zufahl E, Garcia A, Kennedy E, Catabolic S, Crist-Pickett J, Sapiro-Swanson D, Bourdet S, Babcock K, Broering J, Rudolph J, Carlton M, Bachhuber M. Transforming Care Transitions: Implementing Project RED at a VA Medical Center. DOM Quality and Safety Innovation Challenge. Poster presentation. 2013.
A Chang, A Azzam, P Bell, D Ciccarone, C Cicoletti, K Fitzhenry, T Fulton, M Kruidering, C Lai, R Lucatorto, M McNamara, J Muller, H Nye, M Yukawa, and K Hauer. Competency Directors and Competency Coaches Partnering at UCSF. AAMC. Poster presentation. 2012.