Lauren Decaporale-Ryan, Ph.D.

Lauren DeCaporale-Ryan, PhD, is a clinical psychologist specializing in geriatrics and medical family therapy. She received a PhD in 2011 from the University of Missouri – St. Louis in clinical psychology with a formal specialty in geropsychology, and did her internship at the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System. She went on to complete her fellowship in primary care family psychology at the University of Rochester Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, Institute for the Family; she served as chief fellow in her second year.

In her current role, Dr. DeCaporale-Ryan works in the Departments of Psychiatry, Medicine, and Surgery. In Medicine & Surgery, her work is focused on patient-family-clinician relationships; she provides individual and team-based coaching to improve communication in a variety of clinical settings. She is the Track Director of the Adult Psychology Internship, Associate Director of the Integrated Care Family Psychology Fellowship, and Associate Program Director of Resident Wellness in General Surgery. Her clinical practice is located at Highland Family Medicine, serving aging individuals, those with chronic medical illness, and their families.