Lynn C. Garfunkel, M.D.

Contact Information

Phone Numbers

Appointment: (585) 922-2575

Administrative: (585) 922-4050

Office: (585) 922-4050

Fax: (585) 922-3929

A member of the University of Rochester Medical Faculty Group

An Accountable Health Partner

Accepting New Patients

Locations

General Pediatrics
Rochester General Hospital
1425 Portland Ave.
Rochester, NY 14621

Faculty Appointments

Professor - Department of Pediatrics , General Pediatrics (SMD)

Patient Care Setting

Pediatrics

Biography

Dr. Garfunkel continues to see patients and precept residents and medical students in pediatric primary care in both the Pediatric and the Combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics practices, as well providing patient care and training in the Newborn Nursery at RGH. As one of the associate program directors for two training programs, she is involved in all aspects of resident education and training, advising, and mentoring at the University of Rochester.

Research

Dr. Garfunkel's area of interest is in pediatric resident training and education as well as in primary care pediatrics. She completed a four year tenure on the Board of the Association of Pediatric Program Directors (APPD), and has been involved with many projects related to Pediatric Resident Graduate Medical education. She continues to serve on the leadership committee of the Continuity Clinic SIG of the Ambulatory Pediatric Association (APA) and was the former chair of Region III CORNET (COntinuity clinic Research NETwork). She has been involved in many projects involving improvement of training for pediatric residents in primary care as well as improving outcomes for patients cared for in continuity clinics. Interest in behavioral and mental health training in residency, has led to local and national involvement in integrative mental health training in continuity clinics. She has collaborated on many projects related to residency education from self-determination theory and resident autonomy, to reflective practice, professionalism, QI, and implicit bias as well as integrated behavioral and mental health training. As a primary-care clinician and pediatric educator, Dr. Garfunkel realizes the importance of point-of-care clinical references for busy clinicians which resulted in editorship of both the Pediatric Clinical Advisor (Mosby/Elsevier) and the Bright Futures Preventive Manual. Dr. Garfunkel sits on the editorial board of Pediatrics In Review and is currently serving a 6-year term on the Pediatric Residency Review Committee (Pediatric R(R)C)) of the ACGME.

Credentials

Education

1981
MD | Medical College of Pennsylvania/ Hahnemann Univers

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

07/01/1990 - 06/30/1992
Fellowship in Pediatrics at University of Rochester Medical Center

07/01/1989 - 06/30/1990
Fellowship in Pediatrics at Michigan State University Clinical Center

07/01/1982 - 06/30/1985
Residency in Pediatrics at Children's Hospital Medical Center

07/01/1981 - 06/30/1982
Internship in Pediatrics at Children's Hospital Medical Center

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Awards

2014
School of Medicine and Dentistry Trainee Academic Mentoring Award in Clinical Programs
Sponsor: University of Rochester Medical Center

1998 - 2000
National Pediatric Faculty Development Scholar

1996
Certificate of Recognition, Department of Medicine for Med/Peds program direction

1989
Golden Apple Award - teaching award from pediatric housestaff

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Publications

Journal Articles

3/2019
Schumacher DJ, Bartlett KW, Elliott SP, Michelson C, Sharma T, Garfunkel LC, King B, Schwartz A, . "Milestone Ratings and Supervisory Role Categorizations Swim Together, but Is the Water Muddy?" Academic pediatrics.. 2019 Mar 0; 19(2):144-151. Epub 2018 Jun 18.

3/2018
Moore JA, Karch K, Sherina V, Guiffre A, Jee S, Garfunkel LC. "Practice procedures in models of primary care collaboration for children with ADHD." Families, systems & health : the journal of collaborative family healthcare.. 2018 Mar 0; 36(1):73-86. Epub 2017 Dec 07.

1/2018
Schumacher DJ, Michelson C, Poynter S, Barnes MM, Li ST, Burman N, Sklansky DJ, Thoreson L, Calaman S, King B, Schwartz A, , Elliott S, Sharma T, Gonzalez Del Rey J, Bartlett K, Scott-Vernaglia SE, Gibbs K, McGreevy JF, Garfunkel LC, Gellin C, Frohna JG. "Thresholds and interpretations: How clinical competency committees identify pediatric residents with performance concerns." Medical teacher.. 2018 Jan 0; 40(1):70-79.

Books & Chapters

2011
Chapter Title: Quality Assessment and Quality Improvement in Continuity Clinic
Book Title: Manual for Pediatric Continuity Clinic Directors
Author List: Garfunkel LC and Darden P
Edited By: Drutz J
Published By: Academic Pediatric Association 2011 in McLean, VA

2011
Chapter Title: Educational Issues for the Continuity Clinic
Book Title: Manual for Pediatric Continuity Clinic Directors
Author List: Collins R, Kittredge D, Fenick A, Dumond-Driscoll M, Garfunkel LC
Edited By: Drutz J
Published By: Academic Pediatric Association 2011 in McLean, VA

2011
Chapter Title: Measuring Continuity
Book Title: Manual for Pediatric Continuity Clinic Directors
Author List: Darden P and Garfunkel LC
Edited By: Drutz J
Published By: Academic Pediatric Association 2011 in McLean, VA

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