Carlos Roberto Jaen MD PhD, FAAFP

Professor and Chair of Family and Community Medicine; Holly Distinguished Chair, Patient-Centered Medical Home; Professor of Population Health Sciences; Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, UT Health San Antonio, TX.

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4647 Medical DrSan Antonio, TX 78229
Phone+1 210-592-0400
Fax+1 210-450-6009

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Education & Training

University of Texas San Antonio College of Business Ctr Prof ExcellenceMedical School Leadership and Administration, 2006
Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterResidency, Family Medicine, 1989 - 1992
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at BuffaloClass of 1989
SUNY BuffaloPhD, Epidemiology & Community Health, 1988
Niagara UniversityMSc, Biology (Oncology), 1980 - 1982

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Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 2002 - 2027
OH State Medical License 1991 - 1994
American Board of Family Medicine Family Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Commencement Speaker University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions, 2017
Best Doctors in America 2001-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2014-2016

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
fRAP 2.0: a community engagement method applied to cervical cancer disparities among Hispanic women.
Autumn M Kieber-Emmons, Susan E Hansen, Michael Topmiller, Jaskaran Grewal, Carlos Roberto Jaen
Family Medicine and Community Health. 2024-08-25
The Primary Care Centers Roundtable: Translating Research into Impactful Policy.
Jennifer E DeVoe, Lauren S Hughes, Deborah J Cohen, , Kurt Stange
Annals of Family Medicine. 2023-07-24
13 citations
Validation of a Brief Screening Instrument for Chemical Intolerance in a Large U.S. National Sample.
Raymond F. Palmer, Tatjana T. Walker, David Kattari, Rudy Rincon, Roger Perales
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021-08-18

Journal Articles

A small percentage of family physicians report time devoted to research
Voorhees JR, Xierali IM, Bazemore AW, Phillips RL, Jaen CR, Puffer JC, Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 1/1/2013
Uncloaking family medicine research: so much to know, so little time
Jaen CR, Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 1/1/2013
Engagement of family physicians in maintenance of certification remains high
Puffer JC, Bazemore AW, Jaen CR, Xierali IM,Phillips RL, Jones SM, Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 11/1/2012

Books/Book Chapters

Handbook on Systems and Complexity in Health
Chapter: Modeling the Paradox of Primary Care
Rose J, Riolo R, Hovmand P, Cherng S, Ferrer RL, Katerndahl DA, Jaen CR, Hower T, Ruhe MC, Aungst H, Roux AD, Stange KCEditors: Carmela Martin and Joachim Sturmberg.Springer Press, Tarporley, United Kingdom2012
TRATADO DE TABAQUISMO- Tercera Edición
Chapter: Estrategias para incrementar la demanda de los consumidores a las intervenciones a dejar de fumar
Jaen CREditors: Carlos A. Jimenez-Ruiz, Karl O. Fagerstrom.Grupo Aula Médica, Madrid, Spain2011
Geographic Adjustment in Medicare Payment Phase I: Improving Accuracy
Jaen CRThe National Academies Press, Washington, DCEdition Seco,2011

Abstracts/Posters

Patients Reports of First Contact Asthma Care in a Poor Urban Community in the United States
Twenty-sixth Annual Meeting, North American Primary Care Research Group, 11/1/1998

Lectures

Depression, Smoking and Heart Disease: How Can Psychiatrists Be Effective?
1/1/2012
Current Use of Electronic Health Record in a Sample of Primary Care Practice Does Not Meet Meaningful Use Standards
11/1/2011
Lessons of the First National Demonstration Project of the PCMH: The Work that Remains
5/1/2011

Other

A San Antonio, Texas Community of Solution
Jaen CR, Tysinger JW, Graves JD, Poursani RS, Bazaldua OV, Romero RL, Schlenker CG, Ferrer RL
http://annfammed.org/content/10/3/250/reply#annalsfm_el_24939
5/1/2012
Shorter Adaptive Reserve Measures [eletter]
Jaen CR, Palmer RF
http://www.annfammed.org/content/suppl/2012/04/13/8.Suppl_1.S9.DC2/Shorter_Adaptive_Reserve_Measures
4/1/2012
Geographic Adjustment in Medicare Payment - Phase II: Implications for Access, Quality, and Efficiency Washington DC
Jaen CR
1/1/2012

Press Mentions

Many Smokers Quit Before Weight-Loss Surgery but Start up Again AfterwardMarch 10th, 2020
NNLM SEA Digest News – May 4, 2018May 4th, 2018
Meet the Newest Member of the NLM Board of Regents, Carlos R. Jaén, MD, PhD!May 3rd, 2018