Recent Publications
weCARE: a social media-based intervention designed to increase HIV care linkage, retention, and health outcomes for racially and ethnically diverse young MSM. Tanner AE, Mann L, Song E, Alonzo J, Schafer K, Arellano E, Garcia JM, Rhodes SD.. AIDS Educ Prev. 2016;28(3):216-230.
Disseminated Balamuthia mandrillaris infection. Schafer KR, Shah N, Almira-Suarez MI, Reese JM, Hoke GM, Mandell JW, Roy SL, Visvesvara G.. J Clin Microbiol. 2015;53(9):3072-3076.
All Publications
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Doctor Ratings
The overall Patient Rating score is the average of responses to the nine questions listed below. The questions are from the Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey. Responses are measured on a 1 to 5 scale, where 1 represents "very poor" and 5 represents "very good."
CP concern for questions/worries
CP efforts to include in decisions
CP explanations of prob/condition
CP spoke using clear language
Friendliness/courtesy of CP
Likelihood of recommending CP
Patients' confidence in CP
Time CP spent with patient
Patient Comments
Comments are taken from the Care Provider section of the Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survey. Comments are posted exactly as they are written. Comments are added weekly. To protect patient privacy and confidentiality, patient names are not included.
Katherine Rachel Schafer, M.D.
WFBH Patient
6/30/2016
I have the utmost confidence in my provider, never had a bad experience with her.
Katherine Rachel Schafer, M.D.
WFBH Patient
2/9/2016
*Dr. Schafer is the best doctor I have been to in 15 years.
Katherine Rachel Schafer, M.D.
WFBH Patient
1/25/2016
*Dr. Shafer is the best HIV doctor I ever had since 2008 diagnosis.
Katherine Rachel Schafer, M.D.
WFBH Patient
1/8/2016
Good.
Katherine Rachel Schafer, M.D.
WFBH Patient
10/2/2015
*Dr. Schafer was personable and delights me.