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

Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics

Clinical Interests

Emergency Medicine

Contact Information

Phone Numbers

Administrative: (585) 273-2945

Office: (585) 273-4277

Fax: (585) 473-3516

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Locations

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

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

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.

Research

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.

Credentials

Faculty Appointments

Specialties

  • Emergency Medicine - American Board of Emergency Medicine

Education

1965
BS | Brown University
Applied Mathematics

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

1970
PhD | Princeton University
Mathematics

1967
MA | Princeton University
Mathematical Physics

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

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

07/01/1981 - 06/30/1982
Residency in Surgery-General 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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