Ralph Francis Jozefowicz, M.D.

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University of Rochester
School of Medicine and Dentistry
601 Elmwood Ave, Box 673
Rochester, New York 14642

Administrative: 585 275-6380 (primary)

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Ralph F. Józefowicz, MD received his BA degree in Biology, with honors from the Johns Hopkins University in 1975 and his MD degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1979. A member of both Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Omega Alpha, he completed residencies in Internal Medicine and in Neurology, as well as a fellowship in Neuromuscular Diseases at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, New York. He is presently Professor of Neurology and Medicine and Associate Chair for Education in the Department of Neurology at the University of Rochester, and serves as director for the second year medical student "Mind, Brain and Behavior" course and the third year Neurology Clerkship. He is also the Neurology Residency Program Director at the University of Rochester. His many teaching accomplishments include the Fullbright Scholar Award for Lecturing in Neural Sciences, Neuromuscular Diseases and Clinical Neurology from the Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum in Krakow, Poland in 1993; the Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Medical Student Education from the Alumni Association of the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in 1998; the Distinguished Teacher Award from the American Neurological Association in 1998; and the Robert J. Glaser Alpha Omega Alpha Distinguished Teacher Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges in 2002. In 2003 he was made an Honorary Professor at Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland, one of the oldest Universities in Europe. Dr. Józefowicz holds numerous leadership positions in national medical societies, and currently serves as chair of the Education Committee of the American Academy of Neurology. He is a neurology director for the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and was recently appointed to the Neurology Review Committee of the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education.

Current Appointments

Board Certifications
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology 1986
American Board of Internal Medicine 1983
National Board of Medical Examiners 1980
Education
MD Medicine Columbia Univ Coll P&s 1979
BA Biology Johns Hopkins University 1975
Fellowship Awards
Lowell A. Glasgow, M.D. Dean's Teaching Fellowship 1987 - 1990
Buswell Fellowship 1987
Awards and Honors
Commendation for Excellence in Second Year Teaching | University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 2007
Outstanding Instructor in Clinical Education | Jagiellonian University College of Medicine, Krakow, Poland 2007
Best Doctors in America | Best Doctors, Inc., Aiken, SC 2007
Paul Griner Dean's Senior Teaching Scholar Award | University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 2007
Best Doctors in America | Best Doctors, Inc., Aiken, SC 2006
Commendation for Excellence in Second Year Teaching | University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 2006
Outstanding Success in Encouragin Medical Students to Elect Careers in Neurology | Association of University Professors of Neurology, San Diego, CA 2005
Mayor's Renaissance Award | City of Rochester, Rochester, NY 2005
Best Doctors in America | Best Doctors, Inc., Aiken, SC 2005
Keith Miner Ford Award for Excellence in Teaching | University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 2005
Commendation for Excellence in Second Year Teaching | University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 2005
Outstanding Instructor in Clinical Education | Jagiellonian University College of Medicine, Krakow, Poland 2005
Neurology Senior Faculty Award | Department of Neurology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 2004
Harry L. Segal Prize for Excellence in Third Year Teaching | University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 2004
Herbert W. Mapstone Award for Excellence in Second Year Teaching | University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 2004
Herbert W. Mapstone Award for Excellence in Second Year Teaching | University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 2003
Commendation for Excellence in Third Year Teaching | University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 2003
Honorary Professor of Jagiellonian University | Senate of the Jagiellonian University, Jagiellonian University College of Medicine, Krakow Poland 2003
Commendation for Excellence in Second Year Teaching | University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 2002
Robert J. Glaser Alpha Omega Alpha Distinguished Teacher Award | Association of American Medical Colleges, San Francisco, CA 2002
Commendation for Excellence in Second Year Teaching | University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 2001
Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Medical Student Education | Alumni Association of the University of Rochester, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 1998
Distinguished Teacher Award | American Neurological Association, Minneapolis, MN 1998
Commendation for Excellence in First Year Teaching | University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 1998
Commendation for Excellence in First Year Teaching | University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 1997
Manuel D. Goldman Award for Excellence in First Year Teaching | University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 1996
Manuel D. Goldman Award for Excellence in First Year Teaching | University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 1995
Commendation for Excellence in Second Year Teaching | University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 1995
Commendation for Excellence in Second Year Teaching | University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 1994
Manuel D. Goldman Award for Excellence in First Year Teaching | University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 1994
Commendation for Excellence in First Year Teaching | University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 1993
Commendation for Excellence in Second Year Teaching | University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 1993
Fullbright Scholar Award: Lecturing in Neural Sciences, Neuromuscular Diseases and Clinical Neurology | Jagiellonian University College of Medicine 1992 - 1993
Commendation for Excellence in First Year Teaching | University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 1992
Manuel D. Goldman Award for Excellence in First Year Teaching | University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 1991
Herbert W. Mapstone Award for Excellence in Second Year Teaching | University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 1991
Commendation for Excellence in First Year Teaching | University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 1990
Manuel D. Goldman Award for Excellence in First Year Teaching | University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 1988
Manuel D. Goldman Award for Excellence in First Year Teaching | University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 1987