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Robert J. Fortuna, M.D., M.P.H.

Contact Information

Phone Numbers

Office: (585) 654-5432

Fax: (585) 288-7871

URMFGA member of the University of Rochester Medical Faculty Group

groupAn Accountable Health Partner

assignmentNot Accepting New Patients

Faculty Appointments

Patient Care Settings

Hospital Medicine, Medicine, Primary Care, Pediatrics

Biography

Dr. Fortuna received his medical degree from Dartmouth Medical School and his masters in public health from the Harvard School of Public Health. He completed residency training in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at Brigham and Women's Hospital, MGH, and Children's Hospital Boston and subsequently completed a general medicine fellowship at the Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Fortuna enjoys caring for families and people of all ages. He is board-certified in both Internal Medicine and Pediatrics.

Dr. Fortuna is accepting pediatric patients only.

Research

Dr. Fortuna is a health services researcher focused on the intersection between general internal medicine, education, and research. His scholarly pursuits have spanned many areas of primary care, population health, and quality improvement.

Credentials

Specialties

    Education

    2002
    MD | Dartmouth Medical School

    Post-doctoral Training & Residency

    07/01/2006 - 06/30/2008
    Fellowship in Internal Medicine at Harvard University

    07/01/2003 - 06/30/2006
    Residency in Pediatrics, Internal Medicine at Harvard University

    06/20/2002 - 06/30/2003
    Internship in Pediatrics, Internal Medicine at Harvard University

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    Awards

    2020
    Outstanding Quality of Care -- Comprehensive Approach to Opioid Management in Primary Care
    Sponsor: UR Quality Board (JMQC)

    2020
    Excellence in Quality Improvement, UR Department of Medicine 2020

    2019 - 2019
    ICARE Bronze Star 2019 - 5 or more Strong Stars

    2019
    UR Department of Medicine Excellence in QI - 2019

    2018
    ICARE Bronze Star 2018 - 5 or more Strong Stars

    2017 - 2017
    Harvard Med-Peds Visiting Professorship in Population Medicine
    Sponsor: Brigham and Women's Hospital and Boston Children's Hospital

    2017
    Recognition for Leading High Performing Team | 4th Annual Institute for Innovative Education Team Based Care Summit
    Location: Center for Experiential Learning | University of Rochester

    2016
    Satcher Community Health Improvement Awards

    2012
    Community Impact Award
    Sponsor: Greater Rochester Health Foundation

    2011 - 2012
    Lawrence A. Kohn Senior Teaching Fellow
    Sponsor: University of Rochester

    2011
    Class of 2011 Med-Peds Teaching Award

    2010 - 2011
    Lawrence A. Kohn Senior Teaching Fellow
    Sponsor: University of Rochester

    2010
    Finalist, National Milton W. Hamolsky Awards Junior Faculty Award
    Sponsor: Society of General Internal Medicine

    2007
    Nominee, Harvard Medical School Prize for Excellence in Teaching
    Sponsor: Harvard Medical School

    2002
    Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society
    Sponsor: Dartmouth Medical School

    2002
    MD with Honors
    Sponsor: Dartmouth Medical School

    2002
    Good Physician Award
    Sponsor: Dartmouth Medical School

    2001
    Ohiyesa Fellowship
    Sponsor: Dartmouth Medical School

    1997
    Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society

    1996
    Engineering Scholarship, National Starch and Chemical Company

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    Publications

    Journal Articles

    5/2022
    Margaret J. Connolly MJ, Weppner WG, Fortuna RJ, Snyder ED. "Continuity and Health Outcomes in Resident Clinics: A Scoping Review of the Literature". Cureus. 2022; .

    2022
    Brown-Johnson C, Cox J, Shankar M,Baratta J, De Leon G, Garcia R, Hollis T, Verano M, Henderson K, Upchurch M, Safaeinili N ,Shaw JG, Fortuna RJ, Beverly C, Walsh M, Somerville CS, Haverfield M, Israni ST, Verghese A, Zulman DM. "The Presence 5 for Racial Justice Framework for anti-racist communication with Black patients". Health Services Research. 2022; .

    2022
    Fortuna RJ, Tobin DG, Sobel HG, Barrette EP, Noroha C, Laufman L, Huang X, Staggers KA, Nadkarni M, Lu LB. "Perspectives of internal medicine residency clinics: A national survey of US medical directors". Educ Health. 2022 May-Aug;35(2):58-66. 36647933. 2022; .

    Books & Chapters

    2018
    Chapter Title: Population Health Management for Residents
    Book Title: Leading an Academic Medical Practice
    Author List: Robert J. Fortuna, Halle Sobel
    Published By: Springer 2018

    2018
    Chapter Title: Maximizing Continuity in Continuity Clinic
    Book Title: Population Health Management for Residents
    Author List: William Weppner, Reena Gupta, and Robert J Fortuna
    Published By: Springer 2018

    2018
    Chapter Title: Cerebral Palsy
    Book Title: Physical Health of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
    Author List: Margaret Turk, MD Robert J. Fortuna MD, MPH
    Edited By: Vee P. Prasher and Matthew P. Janicki
    Published By: Wiley-Blackwell 2018

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