Ben Trappey, MD

Dr. Trappey graduated from medical school at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 2008 and completed his residency training in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota in 2012. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics where he works as a hospitalist. He is an Associate Director of the Medical School's Center for the Art of Medicine, and his educational and research focus are on the intersection of art and medicine--focusing particularly on reflective writing and medical creative writing. His clinical interests include hospital medicine, medical education, and global health. He is a core-faculty member for the combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics residency program and serves as the faculty adviser for the Pediatric Global Health Track site at St. Damien Hospital in Port Au Prince, Haiti.

• Minnesota Monthly "Top Doctor" (2021)
• Minneapolis - St. Paul "Top Doctors: Rising Star Edition" (2019)
• Educational Excellence Award, University of Minnesota Department of Medicine (2018)
• Faculty Teacher of the Year, University of Minnesota Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency Program (2015)
• Dean’s Award, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (2006)
• University Medalist, LSU (2004)
• National Merit Scholarship (2000)

• American Academy of Pediatrics
• American College of Physicians
• Med-Peds Program Directors Association
• Society of Hospital Medicine
• Society of General Internal Medicine
• Phi Beta Kappa (2004)
• Alliance of Academic Internal Medicine (2015-present)