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

Ryan Laponis, MD

Associate Professor

I am a clinician-educator practicing in the Division of General Internal Medicine and serve as the Assistant 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 - Ambulatory Care, University of California
Residency, 2011 - Internal Medicine - Primary Care Track, 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
Websites
Society of General Internal Medicine UCSF Center for Enhancement of Communication in Healthcare UCSF Academy of Medical Educators