Kimberly Brayton, MD

I grew up in Petaluma - the former chicken and egg capital of the world! - where you could generally find me in the barn or in the fields with my horse Mitzie Fritz. I was a state champion barrel racer at the age of 13 but then had to hang up my boots as Mitzie was ready for retirement. After high school I attended UCLA where I was in the premed program, but became very passionate about distributive justice through my work tutoring at Compton High School and in the context of the contemporaneous passage of prop 209 which ended affirmative action in public schools in California. I completed my law degree at Yale Law School before attending medical school at UCSF. I went on to complete internal medicine residency at UCSF as well and then moved to Dallas for cardiology fellowship. I finished my training back in California at Stanford where I completed a postdoc. For the last 10 years I have been working as a cardiologist in the community, and recently also served as an assistant med legal chief at my practice. I have remained interested in law and particularly in the intersection of law and medicine. The epidemic of silicosis among vulnerable stone workers drew me more formally back into the practice of law.

In my spare time, I enjoy chasing after my seemingly tireless children (mostly trying to avert disasters), cooking with my husband, and exploring the beauty of Sonoma County parks with our faithful (if somewhat nervous) dog, Maya.

What motivated/inspired you to become an attorney?

My interest in distributive justice - particularly as it relates to access to education and health resources.

What do you enjoy most about the work you do?

It is eminently meaningful work where I feel like I am helping those who need it.

 

Education

Stanford University

  • M.S. - 2014

UCSF Medical School

  • M.D. - 2007

Yale Law School

  • J.D - 2003

University of California, Los Angeles

  • B.S. – 2000

Professional Associations

  • State Bar of California
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Board Certified: Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Board Certified: Cardiovascular Disease

Bar Admission

  • State Bar of California, 2003

Current Employment Position

  • Associate Attorney

Published works

  • Erhun, F., Kaplan, S., Narayanan, V.G., Brayton, K., Kalani, M., Mazza,C., Nguyen,C., Platchek, T., Mistry,B., Mann,R., Kazi,D., Pinnock,C. Are cost advantages from a modern Indian hospital transferable to the United States? Am Heart J. 2020 Jun;224:149-155.
  • Erhun, F., Malcolm, E., Kalani,M. Brayton,K., Nguyen,C., Asch,S.M., Platchek,T., Milstein,A. Opportunities to Improve the Value of Outpatient Surgical Care. Am J Manag Care. 2016 Sep 1;22(9):e329-35.
  • Brayton KM, Hirsch AT, O9Brien PJ, Cheville A, Karaca-Mandic P, et al. Lymphedema Prevalence and Treatment Benefits in Cancer: Impact of a Therapeutic Intervention on Health Outcomes and Costs. PLoS ONE 2014;9(12): e114597. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0114597
  • Patel VG, Michael T, Mogabgab O, Fuh E, Banerjee A, Brayton KM, Cipher D, Abdullah S, Brilakis ES. Clinical, Angiographic, and Procedural Predictors of Periprocedural Complications During Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. J Invasive Cardiol. 2014 Mar;26(3):100-5.
  • Patel VG, Brayton KM, Mintz G, Maehara A, Banerjee S, Brilakis ES. Intracoronary Imaging for Prediction of Distal Embolization and Periprocedural Myocardial Infarction During Native Percutaneous Coronary Interventions. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2013;6:1102-1114.
  • Patel VG, Brayton KM, Kumbhani D, Banerjee S, Brilakis E. Meta-Analysis of Stroke After Transradial Versus Transfemoral Artery Catheterization. Int J Cardiol. 2013 Oct 15;168(6):5234-8.
  • Brayton KM, Patel VG, Stave C, De Lemos JA, Kumbhani DJ. Same-Day Discharge After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Meta-Analysis. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013 Jul 23;62(4):275-85.
  • Patel VG, Brayton KM, Tamayo A, Mogabgab O, Michael TT, Lo N, Alomar M, Shorrock D, Cipher D, Abdullah S, Banerjee S, Brilakis ES. Incidence of Angiographic Success and Procedural Complications in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Chronic Total Occlusion Interventions: A Weighted Meta-Analysis of 18,061 Patients from 65 Studies. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2013 Feb;6(2):128-36.
  • Brayton K, Mohammad A, Brilakis ES, Banerjee S. An Update on Coronary Artery Chronic Total Occlusions. Hosp Pract (1995). 2012 Feb;40(1):232-5.
  • Secemsky EA, Lange D, Ho JE, Brayton K, Ganz PA, Farr G, Macgregor JS, Hsue PY. Improvement in revascularization time after creation of a coronary catheterization laboratory at a public hospital. Arch Intern Med. 2012 Jan 23;172(2):193-4.

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