Skip to main content

Coronavirus (COVID-19): Latest Updates | Visitation PoliciesVisitation PoliciesVisitation PoliciesVisitation PoliciesVisitation Policies | COVID-19 Testing | Vaccine InformationVaccine InformationVaccine Information

Explore URMC
menu

Suzanne Gillespie, M.D.

Contact Information

Phone Numbers

Office: (585) 393-7763

Fax: (585) 393-7892

Locations

Monroe Community Hospital
435 East Henrietta Road
Rochester, NY 14620

Faculty Appointments

Biography

Dr. Gillespie graduated from the University of Virginia School of Medicine and completed her residency training in internal medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center. She is a graduate of the University of Rochester clinical fellowship in geriatric medicine based at Monroe Community Hospital and is currently a departmental fellow with research interests in fear of falling in long-term care enrollees and outpatient comprehensive geriatric assessment. Her clinical work is focused in long-term care, geriatric assessment and palliative care. She is also a registered dietitian.

Professional Background

Suzanne M. Gillespie MD, RD, CMD is Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Geriatrics/Aging and Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. She is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine and Hospice & Palliative Medicine. She completed her undergraduate degree with honors in Nutritional Science at Cornell University and began her career in health care as a Registered Dietitian! She went on to graduate from the University of Virginia School of Medicine and to complete residency and fellowship training at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
Dr. Gillespie is dedicated to her clinical practice in the nursing home. She is a two-time recipient of the highly competitive Geriatric Academic Career Award from the Department of Health and Human Resources for her work in geriatric education related to quality improvement in long term care. Dr. Gillespie serves as the Director of Education in the Greater Rochester Nursing Home Quality Consortium, a quality consortium of over 28 nursing homes. She is also Co-director of the Integrated Aging Curriculum for the Rochester's School of Medicine and Dentistry.
Dr. Gillespie is Medical Director of the Community Living Center in the Geriatrics Extended Care line of the Canandaigua VA Medical Center where she is also a Lead Physician of their Palliative Medicine and Hospice Care program and Lead Physician for Patient Safety.

Research

Suzanne M. Gillespie MD, RD, CMD is Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Geriatrics/Aging and Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. She is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine and Hospice & Palliative Medicine. She completed her undergraduate degree with honors in Nutritional Science at Cornell University and began her career in health care as a Registered Dietitian! She went on to graduate from the University of Virginia School of Medicine and to complete residency and fellowship training at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
Dr. Gillespie is dedicated to her clinical practice in the nursing home. She is a two-time recipient of the highly competitive Geriatric Academic Career Award from the Department of Health and Human Resources for her work in geriatric education related to quality improvement in long term care. Dr. Gillespie serves as the Director of Education in the Greater Rochester Nursing Home Quality Consortium, a quality consortium of over 28 nursing homes. She is also Co-director of the Integrated Aging Curriculum for the Rochester's School of Medicine and Dentistry.
Dr. Gillespie is Medical Director of the Community Living Center in the Geriatrics Extended Care line of the Canandaigua VA Medical Center where she is also a Lead Physician of their Palliative Medicine and Hospice Care program and Lead Physician for Patient Safety.

Credentials

Specialties

    Education

    2001
    MD | University of Virginia

    Post-doctoral Training & Residency

    07/01/2005 - 06/30/2006
    Fellowship in Geriatric Medicine at Monroe Community Hospital

    07/01/2004 - 06/30/2005
    Residency in Internal Medicine at University of Rochester Medical Center

    07/01/2004 - 06/30/2005
    Fellowship in Geriatric Medicine at University of Rochester Medical Center

    06/24/2001 - 06/30/2004
    Internship in Internal Medicine at University of Rochester Medical Center

    VIEW ALL expand_more

    Awards

    2013
    Educator of the Year
    Sponsor: Division of Geriatrics/Aging, University of Rochester

    2012 - 2014
    Lowell A. Glasgow Dean's Teaching Fellow
    Sponsor: URSMD

    2010
    Fellow
    Sponsor: American College of Physicians

    2009
    Physician Mentor Recognition Program
    Sponsor: AMA Women Physicians Congress

    2005
    American Medical Director's Association Futures Program Recipient

    2002
    T. Franklin Williams Award

    1999
    Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
    Location: University of Virginia

    1999
    Janet M. Glasgow Memorial Achievement Citation
    Location: University of Virginia

    VIEW ALL expand_more

    Publications

    Journal Articles

    9/2020
    Intrator O, Li J, Gillespie SM, Levy C, Davis D, Edes T, Kinosian B, Karuza J. "Benchmarking Site of Death and Hospice Use: A Case Study of Veterans Cared by Department of Veterans Affairs Home-based Primary Care." Medical care.. 2020 Sep; 58(9):805-814.

    8/2020
    Gillespie SM, Handler SM, Bardakh A. "Innovation Through Regulation: COVID-19 and the Evolving Utility of Telemedicine." Journal of the American Medical Directors Association.. 2020 Aug; 21(8):1007-1009.

    10/8/2019
    Haverhals LM, Manheim C, Gilman C, Karuza J, Olsan T, Edwards ST, Levy CR, Gillespie SM. "Dedicated to the Mission: Strategies US Department of Veterans Affairs Home-Based Primary Care Teams Apply to Keep Veterans at Home." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.. 2019 Oct 8; Epub 2019 Oct 08.

    VIEW ALL PUBLICATIONS