Kevin A. Fiscella, M.D., M.P.H.

Contact Information

Phone Numbers

Appointment: (585) 436-3040

Office: (585) 506-9484

Fax: (585) 473-2245

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Biography

Kevin received his BA in psychology from Antioch College, his MD from the Medical College of Virginia, and his MPH degree from the University of Rochester. He completed a faculty development fellowship through the University of Rochester Department of Family Medicine, training in family therapy through the Department of Psychiatry and joined the faculty in 1996. He is Associate Director of the Research Division in the Department of Family Medicine and Associate Director of the Rochester Center for Communication and Disparities Research, Co-Director of the Greater Rochester Practice-Based Research Network, and Function Leader Multi-disciplinary Teams within the University of Rochester Clinical & Translational Science Institute. He works as a Family Physician, HIV Physician and Addiction Medicine Physician at Jordan Health. His research focuses on pragmatic strategies to improve equity within primary care related to cancer, cardiovascular disease prevention and HIV.

Credentials

Specialties

Family Medicine - American Board of Family Medicine

Education

1976
BA | Antioch College
Psychology

1980
MD | Medical College of Virginia
Medicine

1996
MPH | University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry
Research

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

07/01/1992 - 07/01/1995
Fellowship in Family Medicine at Highland Hospital of Rochester

07/01/1981 - 06/30/1983
Residency in Family Practice at Buffalo General Hospital

07/01/1980 - 06/30/1981
Internship in Family Medicine at Buffalo General Hospital

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Awards

2017
Institute for Technology for Health Care in HIV Practice Award
Sponsor: American Academy of HIV Medicine
Location: Dallas, TX

2015
Dean's Professorship, Family Medicine
Sponsor: University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry
Location: Rochester, NY

2015
HIV Clinical Provider Award
Sponsor: Rochester Area Task Force on AIDS
Location: Rochester, NY

2013
Curtis Hames Award for Family Medicine Research
Sponsor: Society for Teachers of Family Medicine
Location: Baltimore

2013
2013 Faculty Diversity Award
Sponsor: University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry
Location: Rochester, New York

2010
Nominee for the David Satcher Community Health Improvement Award

2009
Outstanding Peer Reviewer, Medical Care

2005
Nominated for AAMC Humanism in Medicine Award
Sponsor: University of Rochester

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Publications

Journal Articles

1/10/2019
Shields CG, Griggs JJ, Fiscella K, Elias CM, Christ SL, Colbert J, Henry SG, Hoh BG, Hunte HER, Marshall M, Mohile SG, Plumb S, Tejani MA, Venuti A, Epstein RM. "The Influence of Patient Race and Activation on Pain Management in Advanced Lung Cancer: a Randomized Field Experiment." Journal of general internal medicine.. 2019 Jan 10; Epub 2019 Jan 10.

1/7/2019
Peeler M, Fiscella K, Terplan M, Sufrin C. "Best Practices for Pregnant Incarcerated Women With Opioid Use Disorder." Journal of correctional health care : the official journal of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care.. 2019 Jan 7; :1078345818819855. Epub 2019 Jan 07.

1/2/2019
Ingersoll LT, Alexander SC, Priest J, Ladwig S, Anderson W, Fiscella K, Epstein RM, Norton SA, Gramling R. "Racial/ethnic differences in prognosis communication during initial inpatient palliative care consultations among people with advanced cancer." Patient education and counseling.. 2019 Jan 2; Epub 2019 Jan 02.

Books & Chapters

2011
Chapter Title: Eliminating disparities in health care through quality improvement
Book Title: Healthcare Disparities at the Crossroads with Healthcare Reform
Author List: Kevin Fiscella
Edited By: Richard Allen Williams
Published By: Springer 2011 in New York

2011
Chapter Title: Partnering with safety-net primary care clinics: a model to enhance screening in low income populations-Principles, challenges, and key lessons
Book Title: Cancer disparities:causes and evidence-based solutions
Author List: Hendren S; Humiston S; Fiscella K
Edited By: Ront Elk; Hope Landrine
Published By: Springer 2011

2008
Chapter Title: Colloborative care to heal gender relations across generations: a couple of trainees watch a couple of experts treat a couple of couples
Book Title: Collaborative Medicine Case Studies
Author List: Rosenberg T; Mullin D; McDaniel SH; Fiscella K
Edited By: Rodger Kessler Ph.D; Dale Stafford M.D (
Published By: Springer 2008

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