Francis Coyne, M.D.

Professional Background

Francis Coyne is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Rochester Medical Center. He developed and is currently the director of URMC’s Transition Care Medicine Fellowship Program and serves as the Director of URMC’s Inpatient Transition Program. He has built on his work and advocacy for sickle cell disease with multiple projects. He currently is the PI on a project funded by Global Blood Therapeutics that has created a care-management integrated transition initiative for children with sickle cell disease. He is also the 2021-2023 George L. Engel Dean’s Teaching Fellow, developing a curriculum to address knowledge deficits in and attitudes about sickle cell disease for emergency, family medicine, internal medicine, and medicine-pediatrics residents at URMC. Dr. Coyne is also a Co-PI on a Department of Medicine Pilot grant, working towards developing an inpatient pathway for sickle cell disease care at Strong Memorial Hospital. He is double boarded in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, specializing in care of adults with pediatric onset conditions in clinical practice. He manages both inpatient and outpatient patients of the Complex Care Center. Dr. Coyne is enthusiastic about medical education and patient care. A large portion of his work is dedicated to the care of adults with sickle cell disease.