University of California San Francisco
UCSF School of Medicine UCSF Medical Center

Ryan Laponis, MD

HS ASST CLIN PROF-HCOMP

I am a clinician-educator practicing in the Division of General Internal Medicine and serve as Associate Program Director for the UCSF GIM/Primary Care Residency Training Program as well as the Educational Site Co-Director for the Mt Zion General Medicine Clinic. In addition to teaching and leading programs in fundamental and advanced skills in the provision of general internal medicine, I am a Fellow in the Academy of Communication in Healthcare and teach learners at all levels in fundamental and advanced communication skills locally, regionally and nationally.
Education
2018 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training, University of California
Chief Residency, 2012 - Internal Medicine, University of California San Francisco
Residency, 2011 - General Internal Medicine - Primary Care, University of California San Francisco
M.D., 2008 - School of Medicine, University of California Davis
MSci, 2003 - Biological Sciences, Stanford University
BS, 2002 - Biological Science, Stanford University
BA, 2002 - Dramatic Art, Stanford University
Honors and Awards
Fellow, Academy of Communication in Healthcare, 2019 Inducted to Academy of Medical Educators, UCSF, 2017 Robert H Crede Award for Excellence in Teaching, UCSF - DGIM, 2014 Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators Excellence in Teaching Award, UCSF, 2013 Inducted to Alpha Omega Alpha, UC Davis, 2006