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Leesha K. Hoilette, M.D., M.S.

Leesha K. Hoilette, M.D., M.S.

Primary Care

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Dr. Hoilette received her medical degree from Loma Linda University School of Medicine in Loma Linda, California. She completed her residency in Internal
Medicine and Pediatrics at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Hoilette also earned her Master of Science degree ...
Dr. Hoilette received her medical degree from Loma Linda University School of Medicine in Loma Linda, California. She completed her residency in Internal
Medicine and Pediatrics at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Hoilette also earned her Master of Science degree in Health
and Health Care Research at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where she completed a Pediatric Health Services Research Fellowship.

Dr. Hoilette believes in the care of the whole patient and empowering and equipping patients and families to live in the best health they can. She also feels that healthy communities create space for people and families to thrive in every area.

Dr. Hoilette has special interests in team-based care, practice transformation and social determinants of health as well as behavioral health, treatments for substance abuse, and helping medically under-served communities.

Certified Specialties

Internal Medicine - American Board of Internal Medicine

Faculty Appointments

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine - Department of Medicine, Primary Care Physicians (SMD)

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics - Department of Pediatrics (SMD) - Joint

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Fellowship, MedStar Union Memorial Internal Medicine GME. 2006 - 2009

Residency, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia. 2003 - 2006

Internship, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia. 2002 - 2003

Education

MD | Loma Linda University School Of Medicine (USA). 2002

Awards

Travel Award. 2011

Travel Award. 2008

Travel Award. 2007

Whole Person Care Award. 2002

Alpha Chi Honor Society. 1996 - 1998

Dean's List. 1995 - 1998

Research

Dr. Hoilette has begun a research path to investigate strategies to improve health care delivery in primary care for vulnerable children and families with a particular interest in CHCs. She is merging two fields of study--CHCs and Multifaceted Interventions, with a focus on high-risk individuals. Sh...
Dr. Hoilette has begun a research path to investigate strategies to improve health care delivery in primary care for vulnerable children and families with a particular interest in CHCs. She is merging two fields of study--CHCs and Multifaceted Interventions, with a focus on high-risk individuals. She wrote and successfully attained a KL2 award through the URMC's CTSI. She has also published research in Academic Pediatrics analyzing CHC's as medical homes for children as compared with other primary care providers for the poor. As she has progressed in her career as the Medical Director of Woodward Health Center at Jordan Health, a CHC here in Rochester, she has expanded her interests into how real time multifaceted interventions in the primary care setting can improve provider and patient satisfaction and improve outcomes for vulnerable children and families. As she has Her career development goals complement her research plans by providing her with the skill set, coursework, and local and national experiences to become an expert at CHCs with respect to medical home practice transformation, which has great potential to improve access and coordination.

Publications

Journal Articles

Community health centers: medical homes for children?

Hoilette LK, Blumkin AK, Baldwin CD, Fiscella K, Szilagyi PG

Academic pediatrics.. 2013 13 (5):436-42. Epub 1900 01 01.

Usual Source of Care and Unmet Need Among Vulnerable Children: 1998-2006

Hoilette, LK, Gebremariam A, Davis MM.

Pediatrics. 2009; 123(2): 214-219.

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