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Natercia R. Rodrigues, M.D., M.S.
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454 East Broad Street, Suite 100
Rochester, NY 14607
About Me
Dr. Rodrigues' medical expertise is Family Medicine. She enjoys caring for people of all ages throughout each stage of li...
Dr. Rodrigues' medical expertise is Family Medicine. She enjoys caring for people of all ages throughout each stage of life. She has special interests in women's health, medical humanities and community advocacy.
Professional Background
Certified Specialties
Family Medicine - American Board of Family Medicine
Faculty Appointments
Assistant Professor - Department of Family Medicine (SMD)
Assistant Professor - Department of Health Humanities and Bioethics (SMD) - Joint
Credentials
Residency & Fellowship
Fellowship, Chief Resident, University of Rochester Medical Center. 2014 - 2015
Residency, Resident, University of Rochester Medical Center. 2012 - 2014
Internship, Family Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center. 2011 - 2012
Education
MS | University of Rochester. 2019
MD | University of Connecticut School of Medicine. 2011
Awards
Medical Student Recognition of Significant and Meaningful Contributions. 2023
Alpha Omega Alpha - Volunteer Clinical Faculty. 2021
Patient ICARE Star. 2021 - 2023
Dr. Mary P. Dole Medical Fellowship. 2017
J.E.C. Walker, M.D., Medicine and Society Award. 2011
Gold Humanism Honor Society Inductee. 2010
Second Place Poster Winner, Deans' Symposium on Continuous Quality Improvement and Patient Safety. 2010
Journal Contest Winner, Principles of Clinical Medicine. 2008
Aaron M. Schwartz, M.D. Book Award. 2007
Howard Hughes Summer Research Fellowship. 2005
Louisa Stone Stephenson Prize in Chemistry. 2005
Sylvia Shrek Hubbell '39 Memorial Prize in French. 2005
Sarah Williston Scholar (Top 15% of the class). 2004
Portuguese Heritage Scholarship Foundation. 2002 - 2006
J and K Thomas Scholarship Foundation. 2002 - 2006
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving Scholarship. 2002 - 2006
Publications
Journal Articles
Response to Dr. Ventres' Q-List Manifesto
Schultz, S.; Rodrigues, N.
Family Systems and Health. 2015; 33(1): 16-7.
In search of physical evidence: Why the "annual physical" for healthy adults is a poor use of clinician time
Rodrigues N; Fogarty CT.
Family Doctor, A journal of the New York State Academy of Family Physicians. 2014; .
Pronouncing
Rodrigues, N.
Family Medicine. 2014; .
Alexis Carrel, Rene Leriche, Jean Kunlin, and the history of bypass surgery.
Menzoian, J.; Koshar, A.; Rodrigues, N.
Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2011; 54(2): 571-4.
Prehospital HMG Co-A reductase inhibitor use and reduced mortality in ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Feeney, J.; Burns, K.; Bai, J.; Rodrigues, N,; Fortier, J.; Jacobs, L.
Journal of American College of Surgeons. 2009; 209(1): 41-6.
Ratings & Comments
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Patient Comments
Very good care provided by Dr. Rodrigues.
Feb 15, 2024
Always very good
Feb 14, 2024
She really listens and took my concerns seriously where others did not. [...] Just her listening to me with care and no judgement eased my anxiety and was the start of me feeling better.
Feb 09, 2024
Dr. Rodrigues is terrific. I have recommended her to others and all are very pleased
Feb 04, 2024
[...]. My doctors are great [...].
Feb 04, 2024
My doctor is an excellent doctor she really understands communication is great . I recommend family and friends to pick her for doctors.
Feb 04, 2024
Every one so nice
Jan 13, 2024
Overall URMC serves me carefully. [...]
Jan 12, 2024
Excellent experience with provider [...]
Jan 11, 2024
My PCP is very commitment to patient-centered care has made a positive impact on my health, and I feel fortunate to have such an amazing healthcare partner.genuinely caring. She takes her time to listen to my concerns, answer all my questions, and explain medical information in a way that is easy to understand
Jan 11, 2024
Everyone is very nice In the office
Jan 10, 2024
Patient, understanding, nin judgement and professional.
Jan 07, 2024
Thank you MSFP
Jan 07, 2024
I'm very happy also blessed for the health care received .
Dec 18, 2023
Love Dr. Rodrigues!
Dec 17, 2023
Let her know how important she is on all my problems
Dec 14, 2023
Dr. Rodrigues is a Doctor that listen to you and she all ways have a plan for you health I love her I call her my second wife because she knows everything about me, Thank you Dr. Rodrigues
Dec 14, 2023
Dr Rodrigues is Ben my Doctor from the day that you open on Broad street about 7 years I will never change my Doctor, She is the best
Dec 14, 2023
Our first visit with Dr. Rodrigues. She is very personable, seems knowledgeable, spent a significant amount of time with us, and evidenced concern for our well-being. We are pleased that she is our Internist.
Dec 08, 2023
They do have skills of being on top of their job I had no bad experience. They are awesome.
Dec 07, 2023
[...] Keep up the good work!
Dec 07, 2023
Always asks " what else?" Gives me time to express fully my concerns
Sep 14, 2023
Very happy with all my care [...]
Sep 14, 2023
Natercia is the most down to earth and well informed doctor I have ever had the pleasure of being treated by. She makes me want to be sure I don't miss my visits
Sep 12, 2023
Dr. Rodrigues is truly an incredible doctor! She is patience, attentive, knowledgeable and truly cares for her patients.
Aug 29, 2023
Felt heard & validated re: MH concerns.
Aug 21, 2023
Sent a MyChart message & got PROMPT response & appt. - great job!
Aug 21, 2023
Dr Rodrigues is the best Dr. I have ever had.
Aug 19, 2023
Love my Dr. She is great.
Aug 19, 2023
[...] she's amazing.
Aug 18, 2023
Dr. Rodrigues is the absolute best doctor ever. The people in her office are amazing.
Aug 18, 2023
I am very happy with Dr. Rodrigues. She is very patient, understanding and knowledgeable.
Aug 17, 2023
Dr. Rodrigues - outstanding dr.
Aug 15, 2023
I got there really early (was out already and didn't want to go home) and Natercia saw me really quickly and therefore really early, this was a pleasant surprise
Aug 15, 2023
She was kind of insistent about adding a medication
Aug 15, 2023
Very proactive and concerned about the allergic/extreme suns sensitivity I am having
Aug 14, 2023
Great provider!
Aug 06, 2023
I couldn't have chosen a better Primary Doctor than the one I have she's the best ever
Jul 19, 2023
I have nothing but positive things to say about Dr. Rodrigues!
Jun 27, 2023
Had a great experience.
Jun 26, 2023
[...] everyone from office staff, medical assistant and provider gave excellent care.
Jun 19, 2023
Dr. Rodrigues provided excellent care. She always response quickly to my chart messages and always sends her thoughts after reviewing the laboratory results. She is a new provider to me but response times and this assessibility has been the best.
Jun 19, 2023
[...] Daysi Reagan were very kind Dr. Rodrigues excellent.
Jun 14, 2023
For me; Everyone is my health care providers Deserve a special recognition. Dr. Rodrigues Natarcia ; Dr. Susan Hulsen and my diabetic Doctor Himillich Susan .
Jun 14, 2023
Keep continue providing health care in the same excellent high quality
Jun 14, 2023
About my care provider she is ver knowledgeable and professional health care provider. I'm blessed having Dr. Rodrigues as my primary doctor. Excellent !!!
Jun 14, 2023
Dr. Rodrigues always listens caringly and patiently
Jun 11, 2023
Dr. Rodrigues is exceptional
Jun 11, 2023
Great facility
Jun 10, 2023
She is a very friendly and caring DR as is everyone in the office, checking in, out and the nurses, also when I call there
Jun 10, 2023
Dr Rodrigues is a truly wonderful doctor--best I've ever had.
Jun 08, 2023
I do not have anything negative to say, I am satisfied with the attention that I receive that I receive from all the providers of Manhattan Square FM. All are excellent professionals.
May 18, 2023
Continue being magnificent and very good in everything they do.
May 18, 2023
I am very happy with Manhattan Square Family Medicine and Dr. RODRIGUES. I have recommended her to others who are also satisfied!
May 17, 2023
Dr. Rodrigues is always attentive during my visits and always asks questions that make me feel like she truly cares.
May 15, 2023
Dr Rodrigues she is the best doctor ever I been with her about 7 or 8 years , she is the first doctor that I [...] see from day one and I will keep Dr Rodrigues for ever And UR team is the best team ever to
May 11, 2023
Dr. Rodrigues, Sara the medication Doctor all the female Doctors that take care of me when I when with my blood pressure way to high Thank you too all
May 11, 2023
[...]. UR is the best of the best
May 11, 2023
Thank you to UR medicine on 454 broad st to the Doctor, Nurses, to ur team
May 11, 2023
My first time seeing Dr. Rodrigues. She was very caring, and the treatment provided relieved the severe migraine headache I was experiencing. She also phoned me that evening at home to see how I was feeling, and filled a prescription for me.
Apr 30, 2023
[...]. very pleased with the care I was given.
Apr 30, 2023
Dr. N. Rodrigues she listens and gets me as a patient and I appreciate her genuine concern.
Apr 28, 2023
Have more doctors who listen intently to patients like Dr. Rodrigues does and follow up with me on what we talked about. I am very pleased with Dr. Rodrigues. She is modern medicine I feel.
Apr 28, 2023
I leave feeling good about my visit. Unlike some others that I've experienced
Apr 28, 2023
Dr. Natercia Rodrigues is a great Dr. Always helping myself and family to a better understand with our health. The community is in good handS!
Apr 25, 2023
Keep up the good work an keep given us me understanding, loving caring doctors as the dr I saw that day
Apr 23, 2023
Everyone made sure I was taken care of from the time I got there too the time I left even across the hall at the UR lab where I had my blood work
Apr 23, 2023
The entire practice is exceptional.
Apr 14, 2023
[...]. You are already a 10 out of 10. An extraordinary medicalExperience - Dr. Rodrigues's exceptional medical and people skills and herGenuine interest in her patients inspires her staff to also be incredibly user friendly,
Apr 14, 2023
Dr. Rodrigues practice is a case study of the high standards of patient care that a medical practice associated with Strong Health should implement on a day to day basis.
Apr 14, 2023
Dr. Rodrigues and her medical student, Kajsa Mayo were both incredibly compassionate and caring in talking to me about my issue. I appreciate it so much.
Mar 21, 2023
Dr. Rodrigues is wonderful but does not practice medicine the way I'm used to. This will take some adjustment on my part.
Mar 16, 2023
Dr. Rodrigues and the team at the clinic are providing the best medical care I have ever received. And that's saying a lot!
Mar 05, 2023
Their services are impressive, accommodating and professionally done
Feb 27, 2023
This is the finest medical practice that I have ever experienced because Dr. Rodrigues has instilled the highest quality patient care standards and the entire staff reflect their deep admiration for her commitment to her patients and her rapper with her staff who universally feel great pride in being part of her team. This is a very remarkable medical practice thanks to Dr. Rodrigues's high standards of excellence in patient care. Her genuine warmth and sincerity is reflected throughout her practice
Feb 26, 2023
Unparalleled excellence
Feb 26, 2023
I am very satisfied regarding the services that I have received during all the visits that I have had.
Feb 17, 2023
My experience to share is appreciation to the attention that I received from all the personnel who make up the team.
Feb 17, 2023
She is an excellent MD and very thorough in addressing my health concerns. She is quick to respond to the My Chart concerns and requests that I have sent to her in a timely manner
Feb 17, 2023
Dr. Rodrigues is always so compassionate and knowledgeable
Feb 10, 2023
Dr. Rodrigues she is excellent is been 7 years with her
Jan 16, 2023
Dr Rodrigues is an amazing doctor that I would recommend to anyone in need of a PCP. I have never had a doctor as understanding and caring as she is.
Jan 12, 2023
[...] Dr. Rodrigues is an amazing human and doctor.
Dec 22, 2022
I am very satisfied with my First Care Provider
Nov 22, 2022
The visit felt very rushed and as a result there were inaccuracies in the health narrative recorded.
Nov 16, 2022
Dr Rodrigues has an amazing team!
Nov 14, 2022
Dr. Rodrigues is fantastic...following up with me about my lab work that same evening. And the woman who took my vitals was very thorough...for example, because my blood pressure was a little higher than in my personal history, she took it again, just to be sure. Very attentive!
Nov 06, 2022
Certainly Dr. Rodrigues (who is excellent), but also the system of care. I was stunned to receive a call from a case manager related to my mother. The best care any of us have ever received, and my father was a doctor.
Nov 03, 2022
I can't think of anything. Our whole family are now patients of Dr. Rodrigues, and we are getting the best medical care we have ever had from a three year old to my [...] old mother.
Nov 03, 2022
All were great
Oct 23, 2022
[...] everything is good
Oct 21, 2022
Dr. R is awesome and I have already recommended her multiple times!
Oct 12, 2022
Dr. Rodrigues - she is truly phenomenal and genuinely cares about her patients' complete health.
Oct 06, 2022
Natercia Rodrigues. I am amazed at how efficient she is with point of service documentation and medical procedures while still being friendly and talking about books! After our visit I was thinking if he not only as my doctor but as a role model in that way (I also work in healthcare and am admiring of her skills)
Sep 29, 2022
Dr. Rodrigues is a very considerate thoughtful person. She listens and takes seriously all of my comments and concerns.
Sep 22, 2022
Dr Rodrigues is very thorough and has my full trust in her
Aug 18, 2022
I consider the provider and the rest of the medical professionals give me an excellent attention just like the office staff.
Aug 03, 2022
Every area with my overall visits are always fine, no problems.
Jun 17, 2022
Dr. Rodrigues is wonderful. I have recommended her to others, who are also happy.
Jun 16, 2022
Dr. Rodrigues was great as always- attentive, caring, knowledgeable. Her nurse, Heather was also very attentive and personable
Jun 12, 2022
[...] My experience was great
Jun 12, 2022
Dr. Rodrigues was receptive, attentive, and encouraging during our visit.
May 27, 2022
The office's use of MyChart services is great- they are responsive to online inquiries, the tool is helpful for patient reference before/after appts, and helps make the visit and in-office time very efficient. Dr. Rodrigues always spends ample time listening and working thru options for care.
May 10, 2022
[...] I'm good with the service I get
Apr 28, 2022
Actually check my body not just sit and talk have my blood work done BEFORE visit
Apr 23, 2022
Besides Dr. Rodrigues being welcoming, calming, caring, and giving her devoted attention to me in the appointment, which is greatly appreciated, the staff were also wonderful. The intake nurse was wonderful. It's like walking into a different world in their office where people are kind and friendly to patients and each other. Thank you for caring. I know your jobs are frustrating at times dealing with the public but thank you for treating people with understanding and not being condescending if some information or instruction is not understood by the patient.
Apr 19, 2022
I felt that the doctor really listened to me and made an attempt to see me as a person, not just another body with problems. :-)
Apr 19, 2022
Dr Natercia Rodrigues, always an amazing and helpful doctor.
Apr 14, 2022
I am satisfied with the service provided during my current visit
Apr 14, 2022
LaShara Evans is wonderful and Dr. Rodrigues is outstanding.
Apr 12, 2022
Dr. Rodrigues is always wonderful
Mar 31, 2022
Dr. Rodrigues is one of the kindest and attentive providers I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. She is knowledgeable, honest, and always respectful. She does so much for this community and deserves recognition for it.
Mar 21, 2022
Dr. Rodrigues is an exceptional medical professional. Her staff is great as well. Caring and personable.
Mar 19, 2022
[...] Top-rated service and care.
Mar 19, 2022
During my recent experience, I received very good attention from the provider and his office, I feel satisfied with the service that they provided me to stay in good health.
Mar 18, 2022
Dr. Rodrigues as well as the nurses that worked on me were all extremely helpful and kind
Mar 13, 2022
Look at patient not the computer
Mar 11, 2022
Dr. Rodrigues listens to my concerns and always addresses them. She makes me feel like I matter.
Mar 03, 2022
Dr Rodrigues is great; her staff is wonderful.
Feb 15, 2022
Everything was fine
Feb 08, 2022
I absolutely LOVE my doctor and can't say enough good things about her. She is a true gift and treasure to URMC and the community, and should be recognized as the pinnacle of care and family medicine.
Feb 08, 2022