CONTACT INFORMATIONBIOGRAPHYCREDENTIALSAWARDSPUBLICATIONSJennifer Muniak, M.D.(Pronouns: she/her)Contact InformationPhone NumbersAdministrative: (585) 341-6770Office: (585) 442-7960, Ext. 207A member of the University of Rochester Medical Faculty GroupgroupAn Accountable Health PartnerassignmentNot Accepting New PatientsLocationsHighland Hospital1000 South AvenueBox HH 58Rochester, NY 14620Faculty AppointmentsAssistant Professor - Department of Medicine , Highland Hospital (SMD) Patient Care SettingGeriatrics & AgingBiographyProfessional BackgroundJennifer Muniak, MD is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Geriatrics and Aging at the University of Rochester. In addition to her faculty appointment, Dr. Muniak is a busy clinician caring for patients at Highland Hospital and the Highlands at Brighton Nursing Home. She also is a passionate medical educator, teaching in multiple venues to UR Medical Students and Residents in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Orthopedics, and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. More recently Dr. Muniak was awarded the highly competitive Geriatric Academic Career Award (GACA), which has expanded her reach in providing innovative Geriatrics education at both at the regional and national level. She is having a regional impact as an educator in Project ECHO at the University of Rochester, a telelearning format which teaches best practices to nursing home workers throughout the Finger Lakes Region. She is also working with senior leaders to make the University of Rochester an Age Friendly Health System, an initiative which will ensure that every older adult treated by the U of R receives the highest quality, evidence-based care. At the national level, Dr. Muniak sits on the Ethics Committee of the American Geriatrics Society and is actively designing educational curriculum for the society membership.CredentialsSpecialtiesEducation2010MD | SUNY Upstate Medical University College of MedicinePost-doctoral Training & Residency07/01/2014 - 09/11/2015Fellowship in Geriatric Medicine at University of Rochester Medical Center06/25/2011 - 06/24/2013Residency in Internal Medicine at University of Rochester Medical Center06/16/2010 - 06/24/2011Internship in Internal Medicine at University of Rochester Medical CenterVIEW ALL expand_moreAwards2021Susan B Anthony Emerging Leader AwardSponsor: Susan B. Anthony Center2021Best of Category Poster Award, Case Report / Case SeriesSponsor: AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine2020 - 2021Committee Service AwardSponsor: American Geriatrics Society2018Educator of the YearSponsor: Division of Geriatrics and Aging2014Faculty ScholarSponsor: Donald W Reynolds Foundation2010Community Service AwardSponsor: Medical Society of the State of New York2005Susan B Anthony Leadership AwardSponsor: Susan B. Anthony CenterVIEW ALL expand_morePublicationsBooks & Chapters2020 Chapter Title: How Do Geriatric Principles Inform Healthy Aging? Book Title: Healthy Aging Author List: Muniak, J., Mulhausen, P. Published By: Elselvier 20202020 Chapter Title: Peri-operative medical management Book Title: Evidence-based Orthopaedics Author List: Muniak J, Friedman SM, Nicholas J, Mendelson D Published By: Blackwell Publishing 2020 in Oxford2018 Chapter Title: Postoperative medical management. Book Title: Osteoporotic Fracture Care – Medical and Surgical Management Author List: Muniak JD, Friedman SM Published By: AO Foundation 2018VIEW ALL PUBLICATIONSClose WindowSchedule an appointment with Jennifer Muniak, M.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. Jennifer Muniak, M.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.