Peter G. Szilagyi, M.D., M.P.H.
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Contact
University of Rochester
School of Medicine and Dentistry
601 Elmwood Ave, Box 777
Rochester, New York 14642
Administrative: 585 275-5798
Fax: 585 276-2595
Dr. Szilagyi is a respected community healthcare leader. He directs a city-wide outreach program that has reduced disparities in immunizations, and is Chair of the Board of Directors of the largest Medicaid Managed Care plan in Upstate NY. Nationally, he recently served on a standing study section for the Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research (AHRQ) and is on the advisory board of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Community Pediatric Training Initiative. He is an active Board member and Immidiate Past-President of the Academic Pediatric Association (APA) formally the Ambulatory Pediatric Association, the national organization of general academic pediatrics. Dr. Szilagyi is the 2002 recipient of the APA's national Research Award, a lifetime research achievement award.
Specialty
General Pediatrics
Current Appointments
- Professor - Department of Pediatrics (SMD)
- Professor - Department of Community and Preventive Medicine (SMD)
| Board Certifications | |
|---|---|
| American Board of Pediatrics | 1987 - Present |
| Education | ||
|---|---|---|
| MPH Public Health | University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry | 1987 |
| MD Medicine | University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry | 1981 |
| BA Psychology | Dartmouth College | 1977 |
| Post-Doctoral Training & Residency | |
|---|---|
| Senior Chief Resident in Pediatrics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY | 1984 - 1984 |
| Residency in Pediatrics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY | 1981 - 1984 |
| Fellowship Awards | |
|---|---|
| General Pediatrics Academic Fellowship, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | 1985 - 1987 |
| Awards and Honors | |
|---|---|
| Recipient of Junior Faculty Mentoring Award, Awarded at Convocation Ceremony | Rochester, NY | 2006 |
| Elizabeth R. McAnarney Guest Lecturer, Rochester Pediatric Society, | Rochester, NY. | 2005 |
| Finalist for the Humanism in Medicine Award | University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry | 2005 |
| CDC; Honor for the direction of the top practice-based immunization quality improvement program in the US. | 2004 |
| Recipient of the Howard J. Berman prize for Primary Care Outreach Program and its success in improving the health of children in | Rochester, NY | 2004 |
| Ambulatory Pediatric Association; National Research Award Recipient Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting | Baltimore, MD | 2002 |
| Outstanding Teacher Award, Department of Pediatrics (by medical students) | University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry | 1990 |
| National Center for Health Services Research Fellow, Individual NRSA Award: "The Effect of Pre-Paid Health Insurance on Pediatri | 1986 - 1987 |
