Patient Care Bio
Ronald M. Epstein, M.D. is Professor of Family Medicine, Psychiatry, Oncology and Nursing at the University of Rochester Medical Center, and board-certified in Family Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Medicine. In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Epstein is Director of the Center for Communication and Disparities Research, which focuses on how to improve communication between clinicians, patients and their loved ones. He is also very active in medical education and educational research. He has over 160 publications. Dr. Epstein graduated from Wesleyan University (1976) and Harvard Medical School (1984).
He is recipient of the Lynn Payer Award from the American Academy on Communication in Healthcare for lifetime achievement in communication research. He has been a Fulbright scholar at the Institute for Health Studies in Barcelona, Spain and a visiting scholar at the University of Sydney, and continues collaborations with both institutions. He enjoys playing music, cooking, bicycling and cross-country skiing. His wife, Deborah Fox is founding artistic director of Pegasus Early Music. They have two children, Malkah and Eli.
| "Top Doctor" | Castle Connolly Medical Ltd |
2013 |
| "Best Doctor in America" |
2013 |
| "Top Doctor" | US News & World Report |
2011 |
| Best Published Research Paper of the Year Award | Society of General Internal Medicine |
2006 |
| Article of the Year Award | Academy Health |
2006 |
| Visiting Lectureship on Doctor-Patient Relationship | Koppaka Family Foundation | University of Virginia |
2005 |
| Humanism in Medicine Award | Association of American Medical Colleges nominee | University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry |
2004 |
| Fulbright Senior Scholar Award in Public/Global Health | International Award | University of Córdoba, Spain |
2004 |
| Pfizer-American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation Visiting Professorship | University of California, San Diego |
2003 |
| Visiting Lectureship on Doctor-Patient Relationship | Koppaka Family Foundation | Oregon Health Sciences University |
2003 |
| Best Doctors In America |
1998 |
| Fulbright Senior Lecturers Award | Institute for Health Studies ($22,000) | Barcelona, Spain, International Award |
1997 - 1998 |
| George L. Engel and John Romano Dean's Teaching Scholar | URSMD ($15,000) | Rochester, Local Award |
1995 - 1998 |
| Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Generalist Physician Faculty, | Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | ($240,000) |
1994 - 1998 |
| Volunteer of the Year Award | Volunteers of America | Rochester, NY, Local Award |
1991 |
| Best Workshop | STFM Northeast Regional Meeting | Hershey, PA |
1989 |
