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Dr. Lee Ralph, MD

Concierge Family Medicine physician, San Diego, CA

Lifewellness Institute

Dr. Ralph is a Concierge Family Medicine physician who also trained in sports medicine.

2448 Historic Decatur Rd, #130, San Diego, CA 92106
At a glance
Practice model
Concierge medicine at Lifewellness Institute
Board certification
Family Practice, with added sports medicine qualification
Languages
English and Spanish

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About Dr. Ralph

Dr. Ralph is a family physician who practices at San Diego Sports Medicine & Family Health Center. He has served as a managing partner and chief financial officer of that center. He is a Premier Patient Care physician at Lifewellness Institute.

In 1997 he joined San Diego Sports Medicine. Before that he was a family physician in the UCSD Family Practice and Preventive Medicine Department. He holds American Board of Family Medicine certification in family practice, with an added qualification in sports medicine.

He graduated from Amherst College and earned his MD at the University of Virginia School of Medicine in 1988. He trained at the University of California, San Diego, completing an internship in 1989, a residency in 1991 and a primary care sports medicine fellowship in 1992. He is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the UCSD School of Medicine and has mentored its medical students for years.

He is a past president of the California Academy of Family Physicians and of the San Diego Academy of Family Physicians. He has served as team physician for The Bishop's School in La Jolla since 2003.

Membership and fees

Lifewellness Institute offers concierge medicine.

Education and credentials

Degree
MD
College
Amherst College
Medical school
University of Virginia School of Medicine (1988)
Internship
Family medicine, University of California, San Diego (1989)
Residency
Family medicine, University of California, San Diego (1991)
Fellowship
Primary care sports medicine, University of California, San Diego (1992)
Board certification
American Board of Family Medicine, Family Practice, with Certificate of Added Qualifications in Sports Medicine
NPI
1063523330

Hospital and practice affiliations

Past president, California Academy of Family Physicians
Past president, San Diego Academy of Family Physicians
Board of directors, California Academy of Family Physicians

Location

2448 Historic Decatur Rd, #130, San Diego, CA 92106
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Recognition and research

Awards

Named the 2019 Family Physician of the Year by the California Academy of Family Physicians
Named a 2018 Top Doctor in the San Diego Magazine Physicians of Exceptional Excellence survey
Voted among San Diego's Top Doctors in family medicine and sports medicine by peers through the San Diego County Medical Society

Teaching and research roles

Assistant Clinical Professor at the UCSD School of Medicine
Has trained family physicians as a volunteer assistant clinical professor at UCSD and at Western University of Health Sciences <teaching>
Has long mentored UCSD medical students

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Questions patients ask

Is Dr. Ralph board certified?

Dr. Ralph is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine in family practice. He also holds a Certificate of Added Qualifications in sports medicine.

Where did Dr. Ralph train?

He earned his MD at the University of Virginia School of Medicine in 1988. He completed his internship, residency and a primary care sports medicine fellowship at the University of California, San Diego.

Where is Dr. Ralph's office?

Dr. Ralph practices at San Diego Sports Medicine & Family Health Center. He is also a Premier Patient Care physician at Lifewellness Institute.

Does Dr. Ralph offer concierge medicine?

Lifewellness Institute offers concierge medicine. Dr. Ralph is a Premier Patient Care physician at Lifewellness Institute.

Does Dr. Ralph speak Spanish?

Yes. He speaks English and Spanish.

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