Allison M. Panzer, M.D., M.P.H.

Professional Background

Dr. Allison Panzer was born and raised in Rochester, NY. She completed her undergraduate degree at Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT. She then moved to Washington DC and worked at the National Academies’ Institute of Medicine, involved with health policy studies on suicide and health literacy. She returned to Rochester to enroll in the University of Rochester School of Medicine, where she received her MD and MPH degrees in 2009. She completed her combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics residency training at the University of Rochester as well and has since been employed as an academic hospitalist in the Division of Hospital Medicine. She is involved in quality improvement activities, primarily focused on preventable hospital readmissions for conditions including COPD and pneumonia. She serves as a Physician Advisor for the Utilization Management Department of Strong Memorial Hospital and is a member of the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Awareness Committee.