Professional Bio
Robert G. Holloway Jr., MD, MPH, is Professor and Interim Chair of the Department of Neurology, as well as Professor in the Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, at the University of Rochester Medical Center. Dr. Holloway received both his undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Connecticut. His clinical training included an internship at the University of Connecticut, followed by Neurology Residency at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. After completing his residency in 1993, Dr. Holloway joined the University of Rochester faculty as a Senior Instructor of Neurology and Community and Preventive Medicine, while pursuing a Master of Public Health with an emphasis in health services and outcomes research, which he received in 1996.
Dr. Holloway is double-boarded, with dual certification in both Neurology and in Hospice and Palliative Medicine. He has been the recipient of numerous awards for his excellence as a physician, among which are the Medical Center Board Excellence Award as part of the Palliative Care Team, University of Rochester Nominee for the Association of American Medical Colleges Humanism in Medicine Award, and named to Best Doctors in America for 2007-12. In addition to being a dedicated physician, Dr. Holloway's commitment to excellence in teaching has received extensive recognition through numerous awards, among which are the Harry L. Segal Prize for Excellence in Third Year Teaching from the University of Rochester, Teacher Recognition Award from the American Academy of Neurology, Junior Faculty Mentoring Award, and Alpha Omega Alpha Faculty Inductee. He is an equally passionate researcher, focusing on areas related to technology assessment and cost-effectiveness of neurological practices and policies, as well as methods for improving quality and safety of medical care, and conflicts of interest in research and practice. He has written more than 100 manuscripts and editorials, and is also co-editor of the books Case Studies in Neuroscience and Primer of Palliative Care.
Research Bio
Dr. Holloway's major research interests are technology assessment and cost-effectiveness of neurological practices and policies, methods to improve the quality and safety of medical care, and conflicts of interest in research and practice.
| Alpha Omega Alpha Faculty Inductee | University of Rochester |
2011 |
| Junior Faculty Mentoring Award | University of Rochester Medical Center | Rochester, New York |
2008 |
| Best Doctors in America | Best Doctors, Inc. |
2007 - 2012 |
| Neurology Senior Faculty Teaching Award | University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry | Rochester, New York |
2006 |
| Leadership Development for Physicians in Academic Health Centers | The Department of Health Policy and Management | Harvard School of Public Health, |
2006 |
| Nominee | AAMC Humanism in Medicine Award |
2006 |
| Co-Chair | Stroke & Stroke Rehabilitation Work Group-Physician Consortium f |
2006 |
| Medical Center Board Excellence Award | Palliative Care Team |
2005 |
| Teacher Recognition Award | American Academy of Neurology |
2004 |
| Harry L. Segal Prize for Excellence in Third Year Teaching | University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry | Rochester, New York |
2002 - 2003 |
| Neurology Faculty Teaching Award | University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry | Rochester, New York |
2002 - 2003 |
| ISTAHC Award for 1997 for finest article published in 1997
" Mushlin AI, Mooney C, Holloway RG, Detsky AS, Mattson DH, Phelps CE. The cost-effectiveness of magnetic resonance imaging in patients with equivocal neurological symptoms. Int J Technol Assess Health Care, 1997:13:21-34. |
1998 |
| Quality Achievement Award for Physician Leadership in Performance Improvement | University of Rochester | Rochester, New York |
1998 |
| Phi Beta Kappa | University of Connecticut |
1985 |
| Olin Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research in Cellular and Molecular Biology | University of Connecticut | Storrs, Connecticut |
1985 |
| University Scholar | University of Connecticut | Storrs, Connecticut |
1984 |
2013 Feb
Benesch CG, Holloway RG. "Too important to fail." Annals of neurology. 2013 Feb 0; 73(2):153-4. |
2012 Sep 15
Kim SY, De Vries R, Holloway RG, Wilson R, Parnami S, Kim HM, Frank S, Kieburtz K. "Sham surgery controls in Parkinson's disease clinical trials: views of participants." Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder
Society. 2012 Sep 15; 27(11):1461-5. Epub 2012 Aug 23. |
2012 Sep 15
Weaver FM, Stroupe KT, Cao L, Holloway RG, Vickrey BG, Simuni T, Hendricks A, Ippolito D. "Parkinson's disease medication use and costs following deep brain stimulation." Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder
Society. 2012 Sep 15; 27(11):1398-403. Epub 2012 Sep 13. |
2012 Aug 28
Kelly AG, Hoskins KD, Holloway RG. "Early stroke mortality, patient preferences, and the withdrawal of care bias." Neurology. 2012 Aug 28; 79(9):941-4. |
2012 Jul
Creutzfeldt CJ, Holloway RG, Walker M. "Symptomatic and palliative care for stroke survivors." Journal of general internal medicine. 2012 Jul 0; 27(7):853-60. Epub 2012 Jan 19. |
