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Ryan D. Murphy

Ryan D. Murphy, MD

Languages spoken: English, Spanish
  • Ryan Murphy, MD, is an Assistant Professor within the Division of General Internal Medicine at the University of Utah Hospital. As a hospitalist, he enjoys serving acutely ill hospitalized patients. He has specific interests in resident and student education, especially in how to deliver high value care to patients as part of a healthcare system.

    Dr. Murphy received his MD from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine. He received training in Internal Medicine from the University of Colorado Denver where he was introduced to quality improvement and patient safety through the Hospitalist Training Program. He joined the faculty at the University of Utah Hosptialist Group as a Clinical Instructor in 2015. He served as the inaugural GME Value Fellow at the University of Utah and currently serves as the GME Director for Quality & Safety and Co-Director for the Value-Driven Healthcare pathway for medical students.

    Board Certification

    American Board of Internal Medicine
  • Ryan Murphy, MD, is an Assistant Professor within the Division of General Internal Medicine at the University of Utah Hospital. As a hospitalist, he enjoys serving acutely ill hospitalized patients. He has specific interests in resident and student education, especially in how to deliver high value care to patients as part of a healthcare system.

    Dr. Murphy received his MD from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine. He received training in Internal Medicine from the University of Colorado Denver where he was introduced to quality improvement and patient safety through the Hospitalist Training Program. He joined the faculty at the University of Utah Hosptialist Group as a Clinical Instructor in 2015. He served as the inaugural GME Value Fellow at the University of Utah and currently serves as the GME Director for Quality & Safety and Co-Director for the Value-Driven Healthcare pathway for medical students.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Internal Medicine -Primary
    Academic Divisions General Medicine
    Board Certification
    American Board of Internal Medicine

    Education history

    Graduate Training Biomedical Informatics - University of Utah MS
    Internal Medicine - University of Colorado Denver Resident
    Professional Medical Medicine - University of California, San Diego School of Medicine M.D.
    Molecular Biology - Pomona College B.A.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Horton DJ, Yarbrough PM, Wanner N, Murphy RD, Kukhareva PV, Kawamoto K (2/1/2017). Improving Physician Communication With Patients as Measured by HCAHPS Using a Standardized Communication Model. Am J Med Qual.
    2. Guimond M, Veenstra RG, Grindler DJ, Zhang H, Cui Y, Murphy RD, Kim SY, Na R, Hennighausen L, Kurtulus S, Erman B, Matzinger P, Merchant MS, Mackall CL (2009). Interleukin 7 signaling in dendritic cells regulates the homeostatic proliferation and niche size of CD4+ T cells. Nat Immunol, 10(2), 149-57. (Read full article)
    3. Harris DR, Ward DE, Feasel JM, Lancaster KM, Murphy RD, Mallet TC, Crane EJ 3rd (2005). Discovery and characterization of a Coenzyme A disulfide reductase from Pyrococcus horikoshii. Implications for this disulfide metabolism of anaerobic hyperthermophiles. FEBS J, 272(5), 1189-200. (Read full article)
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