Ellen Laves, MD

Ellen Laves, MD is the Associate Program Director for the Pediatrics Residency Program and the ZSFG Pediatric Residency Site Director. In her role as Associate Program Director, she is responsible for the development of the residency core didactic curriculum which is delivered via noon conferences and academic half days. As ZSFG Pediatric Residency Site Director, Ellen has led curricular and rotational changes at ZSFG and is responsible for program evaluation and improvement.

Ellen completed her internship and residency in pediatrics at UCSF. In addition she has completed the UCSF Teaching Scholars Program. This additional training has enhanced her skills in teaching, curricular design and assessment, as well as educational scholarship. She is a member of the Academy of Medical Educators and has been awarded the UCSF Pediatric Residency Faculty Teaching Award. She was awarded the 2018 Holly Smith Award for her service to the UCSF School of Medicine
Education
2018 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training, University of California
2016 - Teach for UCSF Certificate in General Teaching, University of California, San Francisco
Fellow, 2016 - Teaching Scholars Program, University of California, San Francisco
Residency, 2012 - School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
Honors and Awards
  • Holly Smith Award, University of California, San Francisco, 2018
  • Pediatric Residency Faculty Teaching Award, University of California, San Francisco, 2018
  • Academy of Medical Educators, University of California, San Francisco, 2017
  • Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators Excellence in Teaching Award, University of California, San Francisco, 2014

  1. Schulmeister C, Laves E, Wong J, Walch A. Pediatric Resident Insulin Management Education (PRIME): A Single-Session Workshop Emphasizing Active Learning. MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources 2023. PMID: 36825276


  2. Bernal J, Cresalia N, Fuller J, Gin B, Laves E, Lupton K, Malkina A, Marmor A, Wheeler D, Williams M, van Schaik S. Comprehensive Assessment of Clinical Learning Environments to Drive Improvement: Lessons Learned from a Pilot Program. Teaching and learning in medicine 2022. PMID: 36001491


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


  4. Pantell MS, Hessler D, Long D, Alqassari M, Schudel C, Laves E, Velazquez DE, Amaya A, Sweeney P, Burns A, Harrison FL, Adler NE, Gottlieb LM. Effects of In-Person Navigation to Address Family Social Needs on Child Health Care Utilization: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA network open 2020. PMID: 32478849


  5. Elattma A, Laves E, Taber B, Karvonen KL, Herrera MC, Bakken EH. Using Provider Incentives and an Opt-Out Strategy in a Successful Quality Initiative to Increase Chlamydia Screening. Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety 2020. PMID: 32386995


  6. Gottlieb L, Hessler D, Long D, Laves E, Burns A, Amaya A, Schudel C, Sweeney P, Adler N. Are acute care settings amenable to addressing patient social needs: A sub-group analysis. The American journal of emergency medicine 2018. PMID: 29576258


  7. Gottlieb LM, Hessler D, Long D, Laves E, Burns AR, Amaya A, Sweeney P, Schudel C, Adler NE. Effects of Social Needs Screening and In-Person Service Navigation on Child Health: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA pediatrics 2016. PMID: 27599265


  8. Laves E, Atigapramoj N. UCSF Pediatric Emergency Medicine Procedures Manual, AgileMD, San Francisco, CA UCSF Pediatric Emergency Medicine Procedures Manual, AgileMD, San Francisco, CA 2015. PMID:


  9. Lord M, Laves E, Pollard TD. Cytokinesis depends on the motor domains of myosin-II in fission yeast but not in budding yeast. Molecular biology of the cell 2005. PMID: 16148042