Timothy Albertson, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.

Timothy Albertson

Associate Member, Environmental Health Sciences Center

Dr. Timothy Albertson is a Chair and Professor at the Department of Internal Medicine. He is an expert in Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Aeromedicine, and Septic and Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome.

Positions at UC Davis

  • Chair, Department of Internal Medicine
  • Professor, Department of Internal Medicine

Areas of Expertise

  • Sepsis
  • RDS
  • Toxicology
  • Clinical research in IPF
  • Covid research

Major Research Papers

I-SPY COVID Consortium. Clinical trial design during and beyond the pandemic: the I-SPY COVID trial. Nat Med. 2022 Jan;28(1):9-11. doi:10.1038/s41591-021-01617-x. PMID:35058620.

Mir T, Uddin M, Qureshi WT, Abohashem S, Alqalyoobi S, Sheikh M, Soubani A, Saydain G, Albertson TE. ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Among Septic Shock and Coronary Interventions: A National Emergency Database Study. J Intensive Care Med. 2021 Nov 23:8850666211061731. doi:10.1177/08850666211061731. Epub ahead of print. PMID:34812084.

Education and Degree(s)
  • M.S.S., U.S. Army War College, 2003
  • M.P.H., UC Berkeley School of Public Health, 2003
  • Ph.D., Pharmacology and Toxicology, UC Davis, Davis CA 1980
  • M.S., Pharmacology and Toxicology, UC Davis, 1976
  • M.D., UC Davis School of Medicine, 1977
  • B.A., Biology and Physiology, UC San Diego, 1973
Honors and Awards
  • Best Doctors in America List selected by a nationwide peer-review poll of physicians (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
  • Sacramento Magazine's Top Doctors List for Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Disease and Emergency Medicine (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
  • Distinguished Professor (2019)
  • Awarded the Order of California - California Military Department. The Order of California is the third highest award in the State’s pyramid of honor, and is the highest award for exceptionally meritorious service (2016)
  • United States Pharmacopoeia (USP) Award for an Outstanding Contribution to USP Standards: Healthcare Quality and Safety Expert Committee (2016)