Robert M. McCann, M.D.

Contact Information

Phone Numbers

Administrative: (585) 341-6770

Fax: (585) 341-8305

A member of the University of Rochester Medical Faculty Group

An Accountable Health Partner

Not Accepting New Patients

Locations

Highland Hospital
1000 South Avenue
Box 58
Rochester, NY 14620

Faculty Appointments

Professor - Department of Medicine , Highland Hospital (SMD)

Patient Care Settings

Geriatrics & Aging, Hospital Medicine, Internal Medicine

Credentials

Education

1982
MD | State University of New York at Syracuse

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

07/01/1984 - 06/30/1987
Residency in Internal Medicine at Rochester General Hospital

07/01/1982 - 06/30/1983
Internship in Internal Medicine at SUNY Upstate University Hospital

Awards

2019
Highland Hospital Heritage Award
Location: Rochester

2018
University of Rochester Geriatrics Mentorship Award
Location: Rochester, NY

2016
RBJ Health Care Achievement Award-Physician Category
Sponsor: Rochester Business Journal
Location: Rochester, NY

2015
Mastership in the American College of Physicians
Sponsor: American College of Physicians

2013
Fellowship Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Sponsor: Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland

2010
Best Doctors in America
Sponsor: America's Best Doctors

2009
RBJ Health Care Award for Innovation in Medical Education
Sponsor: Rochester Business Journal
Location: Rochester, NY

2005
American College of Physicians Laureate Award

2004
Fellowship in the American Geriatrics Society, 2004

2000
Fellowship in the American College of Physicians, 2000

1993
Visiting Nurse Service Distinguished Physician of the Year Award

1978
B.S., Biochemistry - Cum Laude, Concordia University, Montreal

Health Care Achievement award 2009
Sponsor: Rochester Buisness Journal
Location: Rochester, NY

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Publications

Journal Articles

2/2005
Taylor BR, McCann RM. "Controlled sedation for physical and existential suffering?" Journal of palliative medicine.. 2005 Feb; 8(1):144-7.

3/1999
Falsey AR, Criddle MM, Kolassa JE, McCann RM, Brower CA, Hall WJ. "Evaluation of a handwashing intervention to reduce respiratory illness rates in senior day-care centers." Infection control and hospital epidemiology.. 1999 Mar; 20(3):200-2.

6/1997
Falsey AR, McCann RM, Hall WJ, Criddle MM, Formica MA, Wycoff D, Kolassa JE. "The "common cold" in frail older persons: impact of rhinovirus and coronavirus in a senior daycare center." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.. 1997 Jun; 45(6):706-11.

Books & Chapters

2002
Chapter Title: Decision-making in the Cognitively Impaired Patient
Book Title: Geriatrics Palliative Care Textbook
Author List: Quill, T; McCann, RM
Published By: Oxford Publishing 2002

1999
Chapter Title: Care of Older People Who are Dying
Book Title: New Ways to Care for Older People: Building Systems Based on Evidence
Author List: McCann, R M; ed. Calkins, E; Wagner, E; Pacala, J
Published By: Springer Publishing Co 1999

1993
Chapter Title: Complications of Hypertension
Book Title: Cardiovascular Issues in the Elderly: Focus on Hypertension
Author List: McCann, RM; Katz, P
Published By: Churchill Livingstone, Japan 1993

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Videos

A Geriatric-Friendly ED at Highland