CONTACT INFORMATIONCREDENTIALSAWARDSPUBLICATIONSIsabel D. Fernandez, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D.Contact InformationPhone NumbersAdministrative: (585) 275-8784Office: (585) 275-9554Fax: (585) 461-4532LocationsPublic Health Sciences265 Crittenden Blvd.Rochester, NY 14642Faculty AppointmentsAssociate Professor - Department of Public Health Sciences (SMD) BiographyResearchResearch: The epidemiology of growth and nutrition in children, particularly malnutrition and obesity in children and adolescents, assessment of nutritional status, and societal determinants of nutritional conditions. Dr. Fernandez is a nutritional epidemiologist interested in the two ends of the nutritional status continuum. She has examined the determinants of wasting and stunting in children in developing countries using data from the World Health Organization. Dr. Fernandez is currently focusing in weight gain prevention and obesity in the United States. In particular, Dr. Fernandez is interested in the synergism between individual nutrition and physical activity behaviors and the environment. She is currently conducting a group-randomized trial testing environmental interventions for worksite weight gain prevention and qualitative research on how the everyday life of low income families with school-age children influence the ability to make healthy nutrition and physical activity choices.CredentialsEducation1981MD | Buenos Aires National UniversityMedicine1990 | Pan-American Health OrganizationHealth Services Administration1994MPH | School of Public Health University of MinnesotaEpidemiology1999PhD | University of MinnesotaEpidemiologyAwards1998Student Research AwardSponsor: Division of Epidemiology, University of MinnesotaLocation: Minneapolis, MN1993Indirect Recovery Funds AwardSponsor: Division of Epidemiology, University of MinnesotaLocation: Minneapolis, MN1992Predissertation Fieldwork Grant, MacArthur Interdisciplinary Program on Peace & International CooperationSponsor: University of MinnesotaLocation: Minneapolis, MN1992Alumni Association FellowshipSponsor: School of Public Health, University of MinnesotaLocation: Minneapolis, MN1984XIV Latin-American Pediatrics Congress FellowshipSponsor: Cuban GovernmentLocation: Havana, Cuba1981Honors DiplomaSponsor: Medical School, National University of Buenos AiresLocation: ArgentinaVIEW ALL expand_morePublicationsJournal Articles5/2015Rueckman, EA; Shah, MN; Adler, D; Harris, L; Fernandez, ID; Dozier, AM; Chin, N. "Understanding Low Rates of Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Urban Neighborhoods: A Qualitative Study." Submitted to Annals of Emergency Medicine (May 2015). 2015; .2015Sprod, LK; Fernandez, ID; Janelsins, MC; Peppone, LJ; Atkins, JN; Giguere, J; Block, R; Mustian, KM. "(in press). Effects of Yoga on Cancer-Related Fatigue and Global Side-Effect Burden in Older Cancer Survivors." Journal of Geriatric Oncology. 2015; : 6(1):8–14.2015Fernandez, ID; Chin, NP; Devine, CM; Dozier, AM; Martina, CA; McIntosh, S; Thevenet-Morrison, K; Yang, H. "Images of a Healthy Worksite: A Group-Randomized Trial of Worksite Multiple-Component Interventions for Weight Gain Prevention with Employee Participation in Intervention Design." American Journal of Public Health. Published online ahead of print March 19, 2015. 2015; : e1–e8. doi:10.2105/ AJPH.2014.302397 NIHMSID: NIHMS646361.VIEW ALL PUBLICATIONSClose WindowSchedule an appointment with Isabel D. Fernandez, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D.Please answer the following questions to help us find the right appointment for you.Important: If you believe that you have a medical or psychiatric emergency, please call 911 or go to the nearest hospital. This website is not intended for emergency care.Have you seen this provider in the last 2 years?YesNoExisting Patient Schedule or request a follow up appointment online through MyChart. If you do not have a MyChart account, please close this window and call the appointment phone number. Isabel D. Fernandez, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D. is currently scheduling for the following appointment type(s): Our policy does not permit patients to establish care with multiple providers within the same practice or specialty without prior approval. If you choose a new provider in the same office, we will cancel the appointment. Please contact the office directly with questions on this policy.