Ryan M. Kane, M.D., M.P.H. is an Assistant Professor in the Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy’s Food is Medicine Institute and the Department of Medicine’s Division of General Internal Medicine.
He is a primary care internal medicine physician with clinical expertise in weight management. His research focuses on advancing equitable obesity care by integrating food is medicine interventions into standard clinical practice. Dr. Kane earned a B.S. in Biology from Clemson University and received his M.D. from the Medical University of South Carolina. During medical school, he completed an M.P.H. in Social and Behavioral Sciences at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He pursued residency training in Internal Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University, where he also served as Chief Resident. Thereafter, Dr. Kane was a National Clinician Scholar at Duke University, where he led research focused on food is medicine, obesity care, and health equity. During this time, he also collaborated with local and national public health agencies on initiatives to strengthen the integration of public health and health care.
