Dr. Edan Wernik

Biography

Edan Wernik is a board-certified family physician with a background in bioengineering and biotechnology. He earned his Bachelor of Science from the University of California, San Diego in 2003 and his Doctor of Medicine from the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine in 2007. He completed his residency in Family Medicine at Long Beach Memorial, where he served as Chief Resident. Dr. Wernik has held academic appointments at Stanford University and Boston University, and is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor at Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine. He is also a core faculty member of the KP San Jose Family Medicine Residency Program, where he leads workshops on neurology and dermatology for residents. His contributions to quality assurance and early literacy initiatives in medicine have been recognized with honors such as Phi Beta Kappa and the Gold Humanism Honor Society. Dr. Wernik has actively participated in tobacco cessation efforts and documentation improvement at Kaiser Permanente, and has expertise in vaping and e-cigarette use, which has been featured in various media outlets. He is dedicated to public health advocacy and education as evidenced by his research published in the Permanente Journal.

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