Research Bio
Kevin received his BA in psychology from Antioch College, his MD from the Medical College of Virginia, and his MPH degree from the University of Rochester. He completed a faculty development fellowship through the University of Rochester Department of Family Medicine, training in family therapy through the Department of Psychiatry and joined the faculty in 1996. He is Associate Director of the Rochester Center to Improve Communication in Health, Co-Director of Community Engagement for the Rochester Clinical Translational Science Institute, Co-Director of the Greater Rochester Practice Research Network and HIV Clinical Coordinator for Westside Community Health Center.
His clinical interests are in the area of care of chemically dependent HIV+ persons and office management of chronic pain. His research interests are in the area of racial and socioeconomic disparities in health status, the effects of poverty on family function, and health services to underserved populations, particularly those at risk for cancer and heart disease. He is currently directing projects funded by the American Cancer Society, National Cancer Institute, and National Heart Lung and Blood Institute.
2013 Apr
Williams SK, Fiscella K, Winters P, Martins D, Ogedegbe G. "Association of racial disparities in the prevalence of insulin resistance with racial disparities in vitamin D levels: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2001-2006)." . 2013 Apr 0; 33(4):266-71. Epub 2013 Mar 15. |
2013 Mar 20
Russell HA, Rufus C, Fogarty CT, Fiscella K, Carroll J. "'You need a support. When you don't have that . . . chocolate looks real good'. Barriers to and facilitators of behavioural changes among participants of a Healthy Living Program." Family practice. 2013 Mar 20; Epub 2013 Mar 20. |
2013 Mar
Luque AE, Corales R, Fowler RJ, Dimarco J, van Keken A, Winters P, Keefer MC, Fiscella K. "Bridging the Digital Divide in HIV Care: A Pilot Study of an iPod Personal Health Record." . 2013 Mar 0; 12(2):117-21. Epub 2012 Sep 10. |
2013 Jan 28
Shields CG, Finley MA, Elias CM, Coker CJ, Griggs JJ, Fiscella K, Epstein RM. "Pain Assessment: The Roles of Physician Certainty and Curiosity." . 2013 Jan 28; Epub 2013 Jan 28. |
2013 Jan
Jerant A, Kravitz RL, Fiscella K, Sohler N, Romero RL, Parnes B, Aguilar-Gaxiola S, Turner C, Dvorak S, Franks P. "Effects of tailored knowledge enhancement on colorectal cancer screening preference across ethnic and language groups." Patient education and counseling. 2013 Jan 0; 90(1):103-10. Epub 2012 Sep 15. |
