Patricia J. Ritze, M.D.

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, School of Medicine
  • Clinical Hospitalist Elective Director

Biography

Dr. Ritze received her medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine in 2009, and completed her residency training in Internal Medicine at OHSU. After completing a chief residency year at OHSU, she worked as a clinical and teaching hospitalist for two years at Cambridge Health Alliance in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She returned to Portland in 2015 to join the OHSU Division of Hospital Medicine.  Dr. Ritze finds great reward in the clinical practice of hospital medicine, as well as in medical education, and systems and quality improvement.  In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, gardening, and cheering on the Boston Red Sox.

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • B.A., 2002, Boston College
    • M.D., 2009, Tufts University School of Medicine

  • Internship

    • Oregon Health & Science University, 2010

  • Residency

    • Oregon Health & Science University, 2012
    • Chief Residency, Oregon Health & Science University, 2013

Areas of interest

  • System improvement
  • Quality and patient safety
  • Palliative care

Honors and awards

  • 2023 Portland Monthly, Top Docs in Hospital Medicine
  • 2022 OHSU Department of Medicine Marion L. Krippaehne Humanism Award, Nominated and awarded by the Department of Medicine Interns & Residents, “In recognition of exceptional compassion in caring for patients”
  • 2020 Portland Monthly, Top Docs in Hospital Medicine
  • 2020 OHSU Department of Medicine Marion L. Krippaehne Humanism Award, Nominated and awarded by the Department of Medicine Interns & Residents, “In recognition of exceptional compassion in caring for patients”
  • 2019 OHSU Department of Medicine Marion L. Krippaehne Humanism Award, Nominated and awarded by the Department of Medicine Interns & Residents, “In recognition of exceptional compassion in caring for patients”
  • 2018 OHSU Division of Hospital Medicine Section Award, Nominated and awarded by peer hospitalists in the Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine, “In recognition of altruistic and outstanding contributions to the OHSU Clinical Hospitalist Service.”
  • 2017 OHSU Department of Medicine Marion L. Krippaehne Humanism Award, Nominated and awarded by the Department of Medicine Interns & Residents, “In recognition of exceptional compassion in caring for patients”
  • 2016 Marion L Krippaehne, MD, Humanism Award, OHSU Internal Medicine Residency Program
  • 2014 Inpatient Medicine Attending of the Year, Cambridge Health Alliance Internal Medicine Residency
  • 2014 Cambridge Health Alliance Inpatient Attending of the Year
  • 2012 John A. Benson Humanism Award, OHSU Internal Medicine Residency Program
  • 2012 OHSU Department of Medicine John A. Benson Jr. Humanism Award, Nominated and awarded by the Department of Medicine Interns & Residents, “In appreciation for outstanding contributions for compassionate patient care”
  • 2011 OHSU Department of Medicine John A. Benson Jr. Humanism Award, Nominated and awarded by the Department of Medicine Interns & Residents, “In appreciation for outstanding contributions for compassionate patient care”
  • 2010 John A. Benson Humanism Award, OHSU Internal Medicine Residency Program

Publications

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Publications