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Stephen Brian Sulkes, M.D.

Contact Information

Phone Numbers

Appointment: (585) 275-2986

Administrative: (585) 275-0355

Office: (585) 275-2986

Fax: (585) 742-4217

URMFGA member of the University of Rochester Medical Faculty Group

groupAn Accountable Health Partner

assignmentAccepting New Patients

Faculty Appointments

Patient Care Setting

Pediatrics

Biography

Developmental disabilities including:
Attention Deficit Disorder
Autism
Rett Syndrome
Down Syndrome
Cerebral Palsy
Dysphagia/Feeding Disorders

Professional Background

Director of UCEDD/LEND

Research

Dr. Sulkes' primary research interest is Health Care Delivery to People with Developmental Disabilities. He also participates in research related to Down syndrome and to children with autism and physical disabilities.

Credentials

Education

1978
MD | Boston University School of Medicine

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

07/01/1981 - 06/30/1983
Fellowship in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics at Boston Children's Hospital

07/01/1979 - 06/30/1981
Residency in Pediatrics at SUNY Upstate University Hospital

07/01/1978 - 06/30/1979
Internship in Pediatrics at SUNY Upstate University Hospital

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Awards

2001
Outstanding Pediatric Faculty Teaching Award
Sponsor: University of Rochester Medical Students, Class of 2002
Location: Rochester, NY

2000
Outstanding Pediatric Faculty Teaching Award
Sponsor: University of Rochester Medical Students, Class of 2001
Location: Rochester, NY

Publications

Journal Articles

2014
Roizen, N. J., Magyar, C.I., Kuschner, E. S., Sulkes, S. B., Druschel, C., van Wijngaarden, E., Rodgers, L., Diehl, A., Lowry, R. & Hyman, S.L. "A community cross-sectional survey of medical problems in 440 children with Down syndrome in New York State." Journal of Pediatrics. 2014; 164(4): 871-875.

2013
Galligan, M. G, Feinstein, C., Sulkes, S. B., Bisagno, J. M. & Stein, M. T. "Asperger syndrome and DSM-5: A dilemma for college freshman". Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. 2013; 34(7): 529-532.

5/2002
Janicki MP, Davidson PW, Henderson CM, McCallion P, Taets JD, Force LT, Sulkes SB, Frangenberg E, Ladrigan PM. "Health characteristics and health services utilization in older adults with intellectual disability living in community residences." Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDR.. 2002 May; 46(Pt 4):287-98.

Books & Chapters

2014
Chapter Title: Clinical settings
Book Title: Health Care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities across the lifespan
Author List: Sulkes, S. B., Rubin, L. I., Merrick, J., Greydanus, D. & Patel, D.
Published By: Dordecht, Netherlands, Springer 2014

2014
Chapter Title: Electronic medical records
Book Title: Health Care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities across the lifespan
Author List: Sulkes, S. B., Rubin, L. I., Merrick, J., Greydanus, D. & Patel, D.
Published By: Dordecht, Netherlands, Springer 2014

2013
Chapter Title: Learning and developmental disorders
Book Title: The Merck manual home health handbook. Online version
Author List: Porter, R. S., Kaplan, J. L. & Homeier, B. P.
Published By: Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck Research Laboratories 2013

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