Valerie Gribben, MD

Education
2019 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training, University of California
Pediatric Chief Residency, 2016 - , Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford
Pediatric Residency, 2015 - Scholarly Concentration: Medical Education, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford
MD, - Medicine, University of Alabama School of Medicine (UASOM)
B.A., Summa Cum Laude and English Department Honors, - English Major, Chemistry Minor, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Early Medical School Acceptance Program (EMSAP)
Honors and Awards
  • Outstanding Coach, 2022-2023 Bridges Curriculum – Foundations 1 and 2 Teaching Award, UCSF School of Medicine, 2023
  • Inducted Member, Academy of Medical Educators, University of California San Francisco, 2022
  • Academy of Medical Educators’ Excellence in Teaching Award, University of California San Francisco, 2019
  • First Prize, Physician Writing Contest, Medical Economics, 2018
  • Distinguished Service Clinical Teacher of the Year Award, Washington University in Saint Louis School of Medicine, 2017
  • Letter of Teaching Distinction, Stanford University School of Medicine, 2016
  • Nominee, Humanism in Medicine Award, Washington University in Saint Louis, 2016
  • Certificate of Excellence, Quality Improvement & Patient Safety Symposium, Stanford Healthcare, 2015
  • Honor Roll for Teaching, Stanford University School of Medicine, 2015
  • Carole Stinson Literacy Grants, The Carole Stinson Literacy Foundation, 2014-2016
  • Juror's Choice Award, UASOM Art Show, University of Alabama School of Medicine, 2012
  • Medical Alumni Community Service Award, University of Alabama School of Medicine, 2012
Websites

  1. Zeufack SC, De Castro P, Godier-Furnemont A, Reid J, Cribb Fabersunne C, Gribben V. Rectal sunflower seed bezoar in an 11-year-old: A case report. SAGE open medical case reports 2025. PMID: 40874011


  2. Pravosud V, Ling PM, Halpern-Felsher B, Gribben V. Adolescents' Interest in Quitting Nicotine or Cannabis E-Cigarettes. Clinical pediatrics 2025. PMID: 40684359


  3. Olgin GK, Ludwig C, Matthay MA, Gribben V. Pneumothoraces Associated With Vaping Cannabis Concentrate. Pediatrics 2024. PMID: 39468959


  4. Pravosud V, Ling PM, Halpern-Felsher B, Gribben V. Social Media Exposure and Other Correlates of Increased e-Cigarette Use Among Adolescents During Remote Schooling: Cross-Sectional Study. JMIR pediatrics and parenting 2024. PMID: 39432716


  5. Gribben V, Chang AY, Ling P, Rasmussen J, Tebb K, Fuentes-Afflick E, Marbin J. Impact of a Multidisciplinary Curriculum Training Students and Residents in Tobacco Cessation Strategies for Adult Caregivers of Children. MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources 2023. PMID: 37228253


  6. Sales C, Gribben V, Ward D. Letter to the Editor: Editorial: What is Narrative Medicine, and Why Should We Use it in Orthopaedic Practice? Clinical orthopaedics and related research 2023. PMID: 36977365


  7. Gribben V, Kosack A, Garell C, Shaikh U, Huang M, Chang AY, Rasmussen J, Tebb K, Marbin J. Impacts of a Multicenter Medical Education Curriculum for Training Pediatric Residents on Tobacco Cessation for Adult Caregivers of Pediatric Patients. Clinical pediatrics 2022. PMID: 35891607


  8. Rahmandar MH, Gribben V. E-cigarette disparities: Who are the targets? 2022. PMID: 35523675


  9. Studenmund C, Williams J, Hernandez A, Young E, Hui YY, Cruz E, Gribben V. Quality Improvement Approach to Increase Inpatient Pediatric Secondhand Smoke Exposure Screening. 2021. PMID: 34866157


  10. Marbin J, Balk SJ, Gribben V, Groner J, SECTION ON TOBACCO CONTROL. Health Disparities in Tobacco Use and Exposure: A Structural Competency Approach. Pediatrics 2020. PMID: 33386342


  11. Section introductions by Susan Walley, Patricia Purcell, Lochrane Grant, Valerie Gribben. Pediatric Collections Vaping: Effects and Solutions Pediatric Collections Vaping: Effects and Solutions 2020. PMID:


  12. Valerie Gribben. Introduction. 2020. PMID:


  13. Johng SS, Gribben V, Laves E. Visual Diagnosis: An Infant with Ulcerative Lesions of the Posterior Oropharynx. Pediatrics in review 2020. PMID: 32737260


  14. Gribben V, Klein JD. Practical Implications of the US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations on Adolescents and Tobacco. The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine 2020. PMID: 32646826


  15. Valerie Gribben. "Growing Hope in a Good Enough Garden" The Los Angeles Times 2020. PMID:


  16. Marbin JN, Gribben V. Tobacco Use as a Health Disparity: What Can Pediatric Clinicians Do? Children (Basel, Switzerland) 2019. PMID: 30791653


  17. Gribben V.. "The One Question to Get to the Heart of a Patient’s True Concern" Medical Economics 2018. PMID:


  18. Gribben V, Bogetz A, Bachrach L, Blankenburg R. The Golden Ticket Project for peer recognition. The clinical teacher 2018. PMID: 29806729


  19. Peterson J, Louden DT, Gribben V, Blankenburg R. Teaching Residents Clinical Practice Guidelines Using a Flipped Classroom Model. MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources 2017. PMID: 30800750


  20. Drew T. Louden, Jaime W. Peterson, Valerie Gribben, Rebecca L. Blankenburg. A Flipped Classroom Model: Teaching Interns Clinical Guidelines. Academic pediatrics 2016. PMID:


  21. Drew T. Louden, Jaime W. Peterson, Valerie Gribben, Michelle R. Brooks. Improving Attendance Recording: Electronic Badging Versus Traditional Sign in Sheet. Academic pediatrics 2016. PMID:


  22. Gribben V.. "Take Two Photos and Call Me in the Morning" Wall Street Journal 2013. PMID:


  23. Gribben V.. "Practicing Medicine Can Be Grimm Work" New York Times 2011. PMID:


  24. Gribben V.. The Fairytale Trilogy: Fairytale, The Emperor's Realm, and the Three Crowns The Fairytale Trilogy: Fairytale, The Emperor's Realm, and the Three Crowns 2011. PMID:


  25. Gribben V.. Fairytale Fairytale 2003. PMID: