Joel Pasternack, M.D., Ph.D.

Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics

Clinical Interests

Emergency Medicine

Contact Information

Phone Numbers

Administrative: (585) 273-2945, Ext. 4277

Office: (585) 273-4277

Fax: (585) 473-3516

A member of the University of Rochester Medical Faculty Group

An Accountable Health Partner

Not Accepting New Patients

Locations

University of Rochester Medical Center
School of Medicine and Dentistry
601 Elmwood Ave, Box 655
Rochester, NY 14642

Faculty Appointments

Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine - Department of Emergency Medicine (SMD)

Biography

Dr. Pasternack is a Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine. He attended medical school at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentristy and graduated as a surgery resident. Dr. Pasternack also graduated with a PhD and Masters in Mathematics from Princeton University.

Dr. Pasternack has a love for teaching medical students and residents whether it is through simulation, cadaver labs, casting and splinting, or while working clinically.

Professional Background

Research

Credentials

Specialties

Emergency Medicine - American Board of Emergency Medicine

Education

1965
BS | Brown University
Applied Mathematics

1967
MA | Princeton University
Mathematical Physics

1970
PhD | Princeton University
Mathematics

1980
MD | University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Medicine

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

07/01/1981 - 06/30/1982
Residency in Surgery at University of Rochester Medical Center

07/01/1980 - 06/30/1981
Internship in Surgery at University of Rochester Medical Center

Awards

2010
Clinical Teaching in Emergency Medicine
Sponsor: Emergency Medicine Residents
Location: University of Rochester

2003
Keith Miner Ford Award for Excellence in Teaching
Sponsor: Graduating Medical Student Class

2003
Clinical Teaching in Emergency Medicine
Sponsor: Emergency Medicine Residents
Location: University of Rochester

2000
AOA Medical Honor Society
Sponsor: Senior AOA Medical Students

1998
Clinical Teaching in Emergency Medicine
Sponsor: Emergency Medicine Residents
Location: University of Rochester

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Publications

Journal Articles

11/2001
Baer RB, Pasternack JS, Zwemer FL. "Recently discharged inpatients as a source of emergency department overcrowding." Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.. 2001 Nov 0; 8(11):1091-4.

9/1997
Schwartz GR, Wright SW, Fein JA, Sugarman J, Pasternack J, Salhanick S. "Pediatric cervical spine injury sustained in falls from low heights." Annals of emergency medicine.. 1997 Sep 0; 30(3):249-52.

9/1996
Pasternack JS, Veenema KR, Callahan CM. "Baseball injuries: a Little League survey." Pediatrics.. 1996 Sep 0; 98(3 Pt 1):445-8.

Books & Chapters

2003
Chapter Title: Tendinitis
Book Title: The Five Minute Emergency Medicine Consult
Author List: Pasternack, J
Edited By: Rosen, P; Barkin, RM; Haydn, SR; Schaider, J; Wolfe, R
Published By: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins2003

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Videos

SECOND OPINION | Medical Radiation | APT | Webisode