William Weppner, MD, MPH, FACP | Division of General Internal Medicine

Associate Professor

Medicine

Section Head, Boise VA Medical Center

Co-Director, Center of Excellence in Primary Care Education, Boise VAMC

Education Section Chief, Medicine Service, Boise VAMC

Faculty Information

Biography

Education & Training:

MPH

University of Washington, School of Public Health

Seattle, WA

2007–2009

University of Washington, School of Medicine

Seattle, WA

1997–2002

Residency in Internal Medicine

University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals

Seattle, WA

2002–2005

Chief Residency in Internal Medicine

University of Washington – Boise Track

Boise, ID

2005–2006

Honors:

Outstanding Senior Award

1992

Graduated Magna Cum Laude from University of Idaho

1992

School of Medicine Scholarship

1998

Stanley Research Fellowship

1998

Resident Teaching Award

2004–2005

Alpha Omega Alpha

2005

SGIM Geriatric Abstract Award

2009

Fellow, American College of Physicians

2011

Richard M. Tucker Excellence in Teaching Award, UW Department of Medicine

2011–2012

Tina Juul-Dam Teacher of the Year, Boise VA Medical Center

2012–2013

Contact

Email:

wweppner@uw.edu

Research & Clinical Interests

Clinical Interests:

Primary care education
Patient informatics
Shared decision making

Publications

Publications:

Weppner WG, Hollon MF, Chew LD, Larson EB. 2009. Direct-to-consumer offers for free and discounted medications on the internet: a content analysis of "e-samples". Archives of internal medicine. 169(21):2024–30.
Weppner WG, Ralston JD, Koepsell TD, Grothaus LC, Reid RJ, Jordan L, Larson EB. 2010. Use of a shared medical record with secure messaging by older patients with diabetes. Diabetes care. 33(11):2314–9.
Wilper AP, Weppner WG, Smith SC. 2010. Changes in Idaho primary care physician clinical work hours, 1996–2009. JAMA: The journal of the American Medical Association. 304(13):1443–5.
Arterburn DE, Westbrook EO, Bogart AT, Sepucha KR, Bock SN, Weppner WG. 2011. Randomized trial of a video-based patient decision aid for bariatric surgery. Obesity (Silver Spring, MD). 19(8):1669–75.

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