CONTACT INFORMATIONBIOGRAPHYCREDENTIALSAWARDSPUBLICATIONSOlle Jane Sahler, M.D.(Pronouns: she/her/hers )Contact InformationPhone NumbersAppointment: (585) 275-2981Administrative: (585) 275-3882Office: (585) 275-3935Fax: (585) 273-1039A member of the University of Rochester Medical Faculty GroupgroupAn Accountable Health PartnerassignmentAccepting New PatientsLocationsGolisano Children's Hospital Pediatrics601 Elmwood AveRochester, NY 14642-0001Pediatrics: (585) 275-2964Golisano Children's Hospital Pediatric Oncology601 Elmwood Ave, Floor 6Rochester, NY 14642-0001Pediatric Oncology: (585) 275-2981Faculty AppointmentsProfessor (Part-Time) - Department of Pediatrics , Hematology and Oncology (SMD) Professor (Part-Time) - Cancer Center - JointProfessor (Part-Time) - Department of Psychiatry (SMD) - JointProfessor (Part-Time) - Department of Health Humanities and Bioethics (SMD) - JointPatient Care SettingPediatricsBiographyChronically and Terminally Ill Children and Adolescents Integrative Medicine Treatment of Eating Disorders Pain and Symptom ManagementProfessional BackgroundProfessor of Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Health Humanities & Bioethics, and Oncology Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Adolescent Medicine, and Supportive CareResearchDr. Sahler's research interests are: 1) Chronic Illness 2) Palliative Care 3) Long Term Childhood Cancer Survivors 4) Bereavement 5) Integrative Medicine 6) Biofeedback 7) Chronic Pain 8) Bioethics Current research projects include: 1. "Problem-Solving Skills Training for Clinicians Providing Psychosocial Care in Pediatric Oncology'. Research aims to identify specific coping strategies that would facilitate the adjustment of caregivers learning their child had been diagnosed with cancer. 2. "Bright Ideas-Young Adults: Problem-Solving Skills Training to Reduce Distress Among Young Adults with Cancer". The goal of this project is to evaluate the efficacy of Bright Ideas-YA, a novel problem-solving skills training intervention designed to enhance patient problem-solving ability, reduce distress, and improve health-related quality of life. 3. "The Influence of Social Network Size, Composition and Function on Psychological Outcomes of Pediatric Cancer Caregiving: Relationships Across Time and Around Periods of Distress". The goal of this research is to examine how social network experiences influence parental psychological outcomes over time and surrounding especially stressful treatment procedures. 4. "Music Therapy for Women Undergoing Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer". The overall aim of our research is to optimize the role of music during radiation therapy using the expertise of a music therapist to create a specific, customized music treatment plan that will help to relax the patient during 3 critical events: the simulation, the dry run, and the first treatment session. The overall goal for the patient is decreased anxiety and higher satisfaction. The goal for the provider is a more relaxed patient who can tolerate and maintain the absolute body stillness required to deliver the most precise radiation beam quickly and effectively.CredentialsEducation1971MD | Univ. of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistryPost-doctoral Training & Residency07/01/1975 - 06/30/1977Fellowship in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at University of Rochester Medical Center07/01/1972 - 06/30/1973Residency in Pediatrics at Duke University Medical Center07/01/1971 - 06/30/1972Internship in Pediatrics at Duke University Medical CenterVIEW ALL expand_moreAwards2020Ruth A. Lawrence Award in Community ServiceSponsor: Department of PediatricsLocation: University of Rochester2017 - PresentGeorge Washington Goler Professor in PediatricsSponsor: Department of Pediatrics2017Community Partner Service-Learning Champion AwardSponsor: Nazareth Creative Arts Therapy ProgramLocation: Nazareth College, Rochester, NY2007Advocate of Music Therapy AwardSponsor: American Music Therapy AssociationLocation: 9th Annual Conference, Louisville, Kentucky2006Nominee, AAMC Humanism in Medicine AwardSponsor: AAMC1999Music Therapy Advocacy Award, Mid-Atlantic RegionSponsor: American Music Therapy Association1994Distinguished Service AwardSponsor: Association for the Behavioral Sciences and Medical Education1992Helen L. DeRoy Distinguished Visiting ProfessorshipLocation: Children's Hospital of Michigan1990Byron B. Oberst Award, Section on Computers/Other TechnologiesSponsor: American Academy of Pediatrics1990Distinguished Service AwardSponsor: University of RochesterLocation: Mt. Hope Family Center1987Faculty Service AwardSponsor: University of RochesterLocation: Department of Pediatrics1975Army Commendation MedalSponsor: U.S. Army Medical CorpsVIEW ALL expand_morePublicationsJournal Articles2022Noyes K, Zapf AL; Depner RN; Flores T, Huston A; Rashid HH; McNeal D; Constine LS; Fleming FJ; Wilding GE; Sahler OJZ. "Problem-solving skills training in adult cancer survivors: Bright IDEAS-AC pilot study" . Cancer Treatment and Research Communications. 2022; 31: 1-7.2021Dolgin MJ; Devine KA; Tzur-Bitan D; Askins MA; Fairclough DL; Katz ER; Noll RB; Phipps S; Sahler OJZ. "Responsivity to Problem-Solving Skills Training in Mothers of Children with Cancer" . Oxford University Press; Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 2021; 46(4): 413-421.2021Winter MA; Greelee J; Ghriwati NA; Garr KN; Sahler OJZ. "Children's appraisals of threat in pediatric cancer" . SSM - Mental Health 1. 2021; .Books & Chapters2018 Book Title: The Behavioral Sciences and Health Care (4th Ed.) Author List: Sahler OJZ, Carr JB, Frank JB, Nunes JV Edited By: Sahler OJZ, Carr JB, Frank JB, Nunes JV Published By: Hogrefe 2018 in Göttingen, Germany2016 Chapter Title: Complementary and Integrative Health Book Title: Encyclopedia of Adolescence Author List: Yussman SM, Sahler OJZ, Liljequist K Edited By: Levesque JR Published By: Springer International Publishing 20162016 Chapter Title: Integrative Care in Pediatric Oncology Book Title: Pediatric Psychosocial Oncology: Textbook for Multidisciplinary Care Author List: Sahler OJZ, McClafferty H, Rosen MA Edited By: Abrams AN, Muriel AC, Wiener L Published By: Springer 2016 in New YorkVIEW ALL PUBLICATIONSClose WindowSchedule an appointment with Olle Jane Sahler, M.D.Please answer the following questions to help us find the right appointment for you.Important: If you believe that you have a medical or psychiatric emergency, please call 911 or go to the nearest hospital. 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