Associate Professor
Assistant Primary Care Program Director
To see if Zachary Holt is accepting new patients, or for assistance finding a UC Davis doctor, please call 800-2-UCDAVIS (800-282-3284).
General Internal Medicine
4860 Y St.
Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone: 916-734-2737
Dr. Zach Holt is a clinician-educator who concentrates on the primary care of medically complicated patients, underserved patients, and patients with chronic pain. He loves teaching learners at all levels, and sees each clinical moment as an opportunity to foster interest in primary care.
B.S., UC Davis, Davis CA 2001
M.D., UC San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco CA 2006
Internal Medicine, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento CA 2006-2009
Outstanding Clinician Award, 2014
Gold Humanism Honors Society, 2017
Henry SG, Holt ZB. Frustrated Patients and Fearful Physicians. J Gen Intern Med. 2017 Feb;32(2):148-149. doi:10.1007/s11606-016-3868-y. PMID:27688253.
Barr C, Marois M, Sim I, Schmid CH, Wilsey B, Ward D, Duan N, Hays RD, Selsky J, Servadio J, Schwartz M, Dsouza C, Dhammi N, Holt Z, Baquero V, MacDonald S, Jerant A, Sprinkle R, Kravitz RL. The PREEMPT study - evaluating smartphone-assisted n-of-1 trials in patients with chronic pain: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2015 Feb 27;16:67. doi:10.1186/s13063-015-0590-8. PMID:25881274.
Holt Z, Keenan CR. Morning Report: A young woman with urinary frequency. SGIM Forum. 2010;33(8).
Holt Z. Prostate Cancer. McCarron RM, Xiong GL, Keenan CR, Nasrallah HA (eds). Preventive Medical Care in Psychiatry: A Practical Guide for Clinicians, American Psychiatric Publishing, Arlington. 2015;5(20):289-298.
Holt Z, Keenan CR. Palpitations. Henderson MC, Tierney LM, Smetana GW (eds). The Patient History, 2nd Edition: An Evidence-Based Approach to Differential Diagnosis, McGraw-Hill, New York NY. 2012;6(28):273-279.