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 in 2012. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatric where he works as a hospitalist. His clinical interests include hospital medicine and medical education, and he is a core-faculty member for the combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics residency program. His educational and research focus are on narrative medicine, resident and medicals student resilience, and the use of point of care ultrasound in the hospital setting. He also has an interest in global health and serves as the faculty adviser for the Pediatric Global Health Track site at St. Damien Hospital in Port Au Prince, Haiti.

• 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)