Residents, Graduates and Faculty Awards and Publications
January 2024 Department of Family Medicine Newsletter
2024 Award Recipients
Alissa Correll, MD, Assistant Professor at University of Rochester, has been selected as a 2024 STFM New Faculty Scholar from the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM.) This highly competitive program recognizes outstanding leadership potential and a commitment to academic family medicine. The STFM New Faculty Scholar Program, funded by the STFM Foundation, includes some of the best and brightest new faculty across from the country. Only 14 individuals were selected for 2024.
Dr. Carlos Diaz-Balzac awarded the Family Medicine Community Teaching Award.
We would like to recognize the teaching contributions of community physicians who volunteer their time to teach residents on a regular basis. We are very appreciative of all their contributions to the Family Medicine Residency Program.
"Dr Diaz Balzac is a calming presence and always willing to help residents on inpatient, especially during night float and night admitter."
Dr. Mary Margaret Wilsch awarded the Family Medicine OB Teaching Award:
This annual award was established to honor an attending obstetrician/gynecologist at Highland Hospital. It is granted by the Family Medicine residents to the physician who best exemplifies the following qualities: excellence in clinical judgment and patient care, excellence in clinical teaching, excellence in relating to and respecting Family Medicine residents and their ideals. The award recipient is elected by all Family Medicine residents. A plaque with the names of all the recipients hands in the Attending Lounge of the Obstetrics floor and is intended to value and recognize those individuals who have made significant contributions to the Family Medicine Residency Program. We are very appreciative of all their contributions to the Family Medicine Residency Program.
"'Mary Wilsch is one of the kindest and most patient teachers I've had in my medical training. She is direct but compassionate and clearly has my learning (and ultimately, patient care) at the forefront of her mind while teaching."
Dr. Shifra Mincer awarded the Highland Family Medicine Women's Health Care Award:
This award is given to the Family Medicine resident who has contributed most significantly in the area of women's health. The resident's contributions and accomplishments may be of a clinical nature, or in research, or in teaching, or of an administrative nature.
"Dr. Mincer has gone above and beyond to seek out and participate in activities to advance her knowledge and skills in Women's Health."
Dr. Robert Reynolds awarded the Highland Medicine Teaching Attending Award:
The recipient of this award is chosen by majority vote of the Internal Medicine, Med/Peds, and Family Medicine residents, in recognition of outstanding teaching of residents by a physician in Medicine. The winner's name is engraved on a plaque that hangs in the Highland Hospital Library. We are very appreciative of all their contributions to the Family Medicine Residency Program.
"Dr. Reynolds is a fantastic teacher at bedside. He incorporates evidence based medicine and personal experience and challenges residents to do their best."
Dr. Dawn Pruett awarded the Lovejoy Preceptor Award
This award is chosen by all the family medicine residents and is awarded to an outstanding academic or community faculty preceptor at Highland Family Medicine, who demonstrates the qualities like Dr. Frank Lovejoy. These qualities include: dedication to residency education, inspired teaching, and a deep compassion for patients and residents.
"Dr. Pruett has such a skill in teaching. From direct observation to outpatient precepting to inpatient ...each time I have worked with Dr. Pruett I come away with an even greater appreciation of her knowledge and how much she has imparted to me."
Dr. Janice Chi-Lok Lau awarded the STFM Resident Teaching Award:
The STFM Board of Directors authorized the development of an award to recognize teaching contributions by residents. Each family practice residency program can give this award annually to the resident who has best demonstrated an interest, ability, and commitment to family medicine education.
Criteria to be considered: a demonstrated interest in teaching/precepting medical students, participation in a patient education or residency education committee, peer teaching, consistent quality grand rounds and/or conferences presented, valued as a teacher by patients and peers, evidence of community teaching, presentations given at regional or national family medicine meetings.
Dr. Jeanne Beddoe awarded the Program Director's Award
To an individual(s) who fosters clinical and educational excellence, while maintaining a sense of humility and humor, and has demonstrated their ability to advance and support the Family Medicine Residency Program of the University of Rochester.
Dr. Shifra Mincer, class of 2024, awarded the AFMRD Resident Award for Scholarship:
The award is given to a resident who has demonstrated skills and interest in scholarship.
Dr. Jacob Castiglia awarded the Family Medicine Faculty Teaching Award.
This award was first given in 1978 to Dr. Don Treat, chair of the department from 1978-87. Since that time, it has been awarded to 42 faculty members (as of 2019) .This award is voted on by the PGY-3's.
Stacy Portella, RN, BSN
awarded the Brown Square Staff Appreciation Award.
This award was established in 2006 by the Brown Square Family Medicine residents to recognize a Brown Square staff member or clinician who has provided significant teaching and support of residents in their practices.
Resident and Faculty Publications
Singh C, Palladino K, Karuza J, Ampadu L, Fogarty CT. Opportunities and Challenges of Interprofessional Education: Postgraduate Nurse Practitioner and Physician Residency. JNP Sept 2024 20(8)
Lau J; Ly C; Wang S. Review of Updated Guidelines on Deep Vein Thrombosis diagosis and Management for Family Physicians. Family Doctor A Journal of the New York State Academy of Family Physicians. 2024; 12 (4) : 21-25, 52.
Grewal H, Zhuang C, Iqbal M, Ur Rehman BA, Norton J, Vernon CM, Deol S, Brose SW. Integrative approach for women with fibromyalgia in a Veterans Affairs Medical Center: An observational study. Medicine. 12/15/2023; 102 (50) : e36285.
Shifra Mincer, MD, Elizabeth Brown, MD, MPH and Scott Hartman, MD, for the publication "A Cardiovascular and Psychological Stress Test: The Maternity Period and It's Lifelong Impacts" in (Family Doctor-A journal of the New York State Academy of Family Physicians, vol 12, no 1, Summer 2023
Sonoda K, Takeuchi Y. Antibiotics for Acute Bacterial Conjunctivitis. American family physician. 06/01/2023; 107 (6) : Online.
Meyer JKV, Diaspro G, Muñoz I, Burmeister C, García-Huidobro D. A mixed-methods evaluation of the ¡Vamos por Más! parenting program implementation in Chile. JBI evidence implementation. 03/01/2023; 21 (1) : 101-112.
Tianrae Chu, MD and Sarah Hudson, MD G6PD Deficiency: What is A Family Physician to do? Family Doctor Fall 2022 Vol 11 Num 2
Nicholas Antos, MD with Flores R, Harawa N, Vecchio ND, Issema R, Fujimoto K, Khanna AS, Paola AD, Schneider JA, Hotton AL. Factors associated with HIV testing and treatment among young Black MSM and trans women in three jail systems. AIDS care. 07/17/2022; 34 : 1-8.
Alisa Liu, MD, PGY2 and Arthi Chawla, MD, for the publication "White Coat Hypertension, Diagnosis and Managment" in (Family Doctor-A journal of the New York State Academy of Family Physicians, vol 9, no 2, Fall 2020)
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Sandy Wang, MD, PGY 2 and Sachiko Kaizuka, MD, for the publication "Addressing Hypertension through Integrative Medicine Approaches in the Clinical Setting" in (Family Doctor-A journal of the New York State Academy of Family Physicians, vol 9, no 2, Fall 2020)
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Jasdeep Bajwa, MD, PGY2, Sandy Wang, MD, PGY2 and Arthi Chawla, MD, for the publication "Consideration of Comination Therapy for Treatment of Hypertension in the Clinical Setting" in (Family Doctor-A journal of the New York State Academy of Family Physicians, vol 9, no 2, Fall 2020)
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Sandy Wang, MD, MPH; Sachiko Kaizuka, MD; Holly Russell, MD, MS and Michael Mendoza, MD, MPH, MS, FAAFP, for the publication "The Under Utilization of Sleep Medicine for the Treatment of Chronic Pain and Opioid Use" in (Family Doctor-A journal of the New York State Academy of Family Physicians, vol 8, no 3, Winter 2020)
www.nysafp.org/NYSAFP/media/PDFs/Family%20Doctor/69608-Family-Doctor-Winter20_WEB.pdf
Elizabeth Loomis, MD; Andrew Hayes and Holly Ann Russell, MD, MS, for the publication "Overcoming Barriers to Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care" in (Family Doctor-A journal of the New York State Academy of Family Physicians, vol 8, no 3, Winter 2020)
www.nysafp.org/NYSAFP/media/PDFs/Family%20Doctor/69608-Family-Doctor-Winter20_WEB.pdf
Scott Hartman, MD, FAAFP and Kristin E. Smith, DNP, FNP-C, AAHIVS, for the publication "HIV: What Family Medicine Clinicians Need to Know" in (Family Doctor-A journal of the New York State Academy of Family Physicians, vol 8, no 3, Winter 2020)
www.nysafp.org/NYSAFP/media/PDFs/Family%20Doctor/69608-Family-Doctor-Winter20_WEB.pdf
Sachiko Kaizuka, MD; Gale Johnsen, MSN, PhD, FNP-C; Yoshiko Tamura, MD; Traci Salter, RN-BC, MS, FNP-BC; Wade Turnipseed, MS, LMFT and Arthi Chawla, MD, for the publication "Lessons Learned from Taking Over Chronic Pain Management with Opioids from Other Clinicians" in (Family Doctor-A journal of the New York State Academy of Family Physicians, vol 8, no 3, Winter 2020)
www.nysafp.org/NYSAFP/media/PDFs/Family%20Doctor/69608-Family-Doctor-Winter20_WEB.pdf
Resident Community Engagement
Gabrielle Capone, MD, worked with her peers in outreach during a heatwave: Keeping watch on the unhoused during the extreme heat.
Sarah Minney, MD, talked about raising awareness of preeclampsia. Raising Awareness about the dangers of preeclampsia.
Ellerie Chen, MD, talked about emotional health as part of a healthy lifestyle. Take care of your emotional health as part of a healthy lifestyle.
Dominick DeFelice, MD, discussed how to keep pounds off during the holidays. Healthy Holiday Eating.
Hannah Root, MD, explains what parents need to know about RSV: RSV Cases in the Community.