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

Contact Information

Phone Numbers

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

Office: (585) 273-4277

Fax: (585) 473-3516

URMFGA member of the University of Rochester Medical Faculty Group

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assignmentNot Accepting New Patients

Patient Care Settings

Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics

Biography

Dr. Pasternack is a Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine. He attended medical school at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 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

Dr. Pasternack is a Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine. He attended medical school at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 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.

Research

Dr. Pasternack is a Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine. He attended medical school at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 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.

Credentials

Specialties

    Education

    1980
    MD | University of Rochester School of Medicine/Dentistry

    Post-doctoral Training & Residency

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

    07/01/1980 - 06/30/1981
    Internship in Surgery (General 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; 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; 30(3):249-52.

    9/1996
    Pasternack JS, Veenema KR, Callahan CM. "Baseball injuries: a Little League survey." Pediatrics.. 1996 Sep; 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 & Wilkins 2003

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