Adrienne Atencio, M.D.
Associate Physician
To see if Adrienne Atencio is accepting new patients, or for assistance finding a UC Davis doctor, please call 800-2-UCDAVIS (800-282-3284).
Locations and Contact
UC Davis Medical Center
UC Davis Medical Center
2315 Stockton Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone: 800-2-UCDAVIS (800-282-3284)
Philosophy of Care
I believe in providing compassionate, high quality, patient-centered care to enrich lives of patients and their families.
Clinical Interests
Dr. Atencio is a general internist who provides care to adult hospitalized patients. She has clinical interests in medical education, high value care and clinical reasoning.
Research/Academic Interests
Dr. Atencio's research focuses on medical education and quality improvement in the inpatient setting.
Division
Hospital Medicine
Undergraduate School
B.S., Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque NM 2012
Medical School
M.D., University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque NM 2020
Internship
Internal Medicine, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento CA 2017
Residency
Internal Medicine, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento CA 2017-2020
Northern California American College of Physicians QI Category Winner, 2022
Northern California American College of Physicians Clinical Vignette Category Winner, 2022
UC Davis Internal Medicine Academic Forum Clinical vignette category winner, 2022
Northern California American College of Physicians Clinical Vignette Category Semi-finalist, 2021
UC Davis Diamond Doctor Award, 2021
Lee R, Atencio A. Roux-en-Y Vitamins Are Important. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 Mar;38(4):1072-1073. doi:10.1007/s11606-022-07989-1. Epub 2023 Jan 3. PMID:36595197.
Atencio A, Hirsch C. Review: In adults without CVD, aspirin reduces CV events and increases major bleeding compared with no aspirin. Ann Intern Med. 2019 May 21;170(10):JC53. doi:10.7326/ACPJ201905210-053. PMID:31108515.