CONTACT INFORMATIONCREDENTIALSAWARDSPUBLICATIONSVIDEOSRobert M. McCann, M.D.Geriatrics & Aging, Internal MedicineContact InformationPhone NumbersAdministrative: (585) 341-6770Fax: (585) 341-8305A member of the University of Rochester Medical Faculty GroupgroupAn Accountable Health PartnerassignmentNot Accepting New PatientsLocations990 South AveProfessional Bldg, Ste 207Rochester, NY 14620-2762Internal Medicine: (585) 341-6775Faculty AppointmentsProfessor - Department of Medicine , Highland Hospital (SMD) Chief - Department of Medicine , Highland Hospital (SMD) CredentialsSpecialtiesGeriatric Medicine - American Board of Internal MedicineHospice and Palliative Medicine - American Board of Internal MedicineInternal Medicine - American Board of Internal MedicineEducation1978BS | Canada - Non-Medical SchoolBiochemistry1982MD | SUNY Upstate Medical CenterMedicinePost-doctoral Training & Residency07/01/1984 - 06/30/1987Residency in Internal Medicine at Rochester General Hospital07/01/1982 - 06/30/1983Internship in Internal Medicine at SUNY Upstate Medical CenterAwards2005American College of Physicians Laureate Award2004Fellowship in the American Geriatrics Society, 20042000Fellowship in the American College of Physicians, 20001993Rochester Distinguished Physician of the Year Award, VNS, 19931978B.S., Biochemistry - Cum Laude, Concordia University, Montreal, CA , 1978Health Care Achievement award 2009Sponsor: Rochester Buisness JournalLocation: Rochester, NYVIEW ALL expand_morePublicationsJournal Articles2/2005Taylor BR, McCann RM. "Controlled sedation for physical and existential suffering?" Journal of palliative medicine.. 2005 Feb 0; 8(1):144-7. 3/1999Falsey 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 0; 20(3):200-2. 6/1997Falsey 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 0; 45(6):706-11. Books & Chapters2002 Chapter Title: Decision-making in the Cognitively Impaired Patient Book Title: Geriatrics Palliative Care Textbook Author List: Quill, T; McCann, RM Published By: Oxford Publishing20021999 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 Co19991993 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, Japan1993VIEW ALL PUBLICATIONSVideosplay_circle_filledA Geriatric-Friendly ED at Highland