JamesLGreenwaldMD

Family Medicine • Syracuse, NY

Professor of Family Medicine SUNY Upstate Family Medicine Residency

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Office
4900 Broad Rd
Syracuse, NY 13215
Phone+1 315-492-3400

Fax+1 315-464-7106
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Education & Training

University of Minnesota/North Memorial HospitalResidency, Family Medicine, 1978 - 1981
SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityClass of 1978
SUNY College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell UniversityB.S, Neurobiology and Behavior, Honors and Distinction, 1970 - 1974

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1981 - 2025
MO State Medical License 1985 - 2015
IL State Medical License 2011 - 2014
MN State Medical License 1979 - 1984
American Board of Family Medicine Family Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Diplomate American Board of Family Practice October 1981. Recertified October 1987, 1993, 1999. 2007,, 2014
Patient’s Choice Award 2008-2012, 2012
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
Physician Practice Connections Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2012-2015
Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2012-2015
Elected by his peers for inclusion in Best Doctors in America 1996 – 2011, 2011
Patient’s Choice Compassionate Physician 2010, 2011, 2011
American Association of Medical Colleges, Nominee for Humanism in Medicine Award 2006
SUNY Upstate Medical University, Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching 2002
SUNY Upstate Medical University, President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching 2001
Onondaga County Medical Society Award for Community Service 2000
New York State Academy of Family Physicians Educator of the Year 1998
Finalist for Walter Kemp Award for best article of the year in American Family Physician 1994
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

5 citations
Clinical inquiries. What is the best therapy for superficial thrombophlebitis
Jon O. Neher, Sarah Safranek, James L. Greenwald> ;The Journal of Family Practice. 2004 Jul 1

Journal Articles

The Genogram Scale as Predictor of High Utilization in a Family Practice.
Greenwald JL. Grant WD, Kamps CK, Haas-Cunningham S, Family Systems and Health, Winter 1998, Vol. 16; No.4
Evaluations and Management of Postdate Pregnancy.
Sulik SM, Greenwald JL, American Family Physician 1994; 49(5):1177-1186
Premature Rupture of the Membranes: Diagnostic and Management Strategies.
Greenwald JL, American Family Physician 1993; 48(2):293-306
Recent Developments in the Treatment of Hyperbilirubinemia in Otherwise Well Infants.
Greenwald JL, American Family Physicians 1988; 38: 151-158
An Introductory Course in Communication Skills for Medical Students: A Five Year Evaluation.
Monahan DJ, Grover PG, Kavey RW, Greenwald JL, J Med Educ 1988; 63:372-378
What is the best therapy for superficial thrombophlebitis?
Neher JO. Safranek S. Greenwald JL, Journal of Family Practice. 53(7):583-5, 2004 Jul
Barriers and Incentives to Medical Student Teaching: Surveying Primary Care Physicians in New York State.
Feeley T, Rouse R, Grasso V, Servoss TJ, Greenwald JL, New York State Academy of Family Physicians
Will Medicaid Lead the Way?
GreenwaldJ, New York Physician, 2011 2(3):15
A Country Doctor Inspires Colleagues To Write.
GreenwaldJ, New York Physician, 2011 2(1):12
Changes In The Way Primary Care Physicians Are Paid Will Help Re-Engineer The Health Care System.
Greenwald J, New York Physician, 2011 2(2):11
Things I Have Learned From My Students.
GreenwaldJ, New York Physician, 2010 1 (8):24
New Menu, New Prices!
Greenwald J, New York Physician, 2010 1 (7):5
Fear And Loathing: Foreign Models of Health Care.
Greenwald J, New York Physician 2010 1 (5): 5
Expanded Coverage and Cost Control: Can This marriage Be Saved?
Greenwald J, New York Physician 2010 (4):11
Bullies.
Greenwald J, New York Physician 2010 1 (3): 15
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Books/Book Chapters

Taylor’s Manual of Family Practice.
Chapter: Complications during Labor and Delivery
Greenwald JLEditors: Paulmen, P, Paulmen A, Harrison J.Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, New YorkEdition 3,
Maternal Care 2008
Chapter: “Preterm labor” “Premature Rupture of Membranes”, and “Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes”
Greenwald JEditors: Hamaoui A.NY: PCW, HartsdaleEdition 2,
Maternal Care 2005.
Chapter: Labor Dystocia
Greenwald, JEditors: Hammaoi, Abraham.Reading at Glen Cove Bronx Westchester Academy of Family Physicians
Maternal Care 2003.
Chapter: Labor Dystocia
Greenwald, JEditors: Hammaoi, Abraham.Reading at Glen Cove Bronx Westchester Academy of Family Physicians
Manual of Family Practice.
Chapter: Complications of Labor and Delivery
Greenwald JLEditors: Taylor, RB.Little, Brown and Company, New YorkEdition 2,
Ambulatory Medicine: The Primary Care of Families Lange Medical Publications.
Chapter: Hand and Wrist Injuries
Greenwald JLEditors: Schweibert LP, Mengel MB.Edition 3,
Ambulatory Medicine: The Primary Care of Families Lange Medical Publications.
Chapter: Hand and Wrist Injuries
Greenwald JLEditors: Schweibert LP, Mengel MB.Edition 2,
Manual of Family Practice.
Chapter: Complications of Labor and Delivery
Greenwald JLEditors: Taylor, RB.Little, Brown and Company, New York
Ambulatory Medicine: The Primary Care of Families Lange Medical Publications.
Chapter: Hand and Wrist Injuries
Greenwald JLEditors: Schweibert LP, Mengel MB.
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Abstracts/Posters

Distance Learning in Rural Preceptorships.
Panel Discussion Beatty P, Greenwald J, Kelly K. Graham S, SUNY Upstate Medical University Faculty Development
Anatomy, Evidence-Based Diagnosis and Treatment.
Knee Pain, N. Barry Berg, Ph.D. and Douglas MacQueen, MS III, Lowville Hospital Grand Rounds
From the Morgue to the Office and Back Again: Teaching Musculoskeletal Anatomy to Family Medicine Clerkship Students.
Anne Barash, N. Barry Berg, John Finkenstadt, Casey Cleary-Hammarstedt, SUNY Upstate Medical University Teaching Day for Teachers
Through the Holes in the Net.
Greenwald JL. Fennelly J, SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse, Syracuse, NY
Challenging Interviews.
Greenwald JL. Levine B, SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse, NY
Prevention and Quality Improvement in Rural Medical Education.
Epling J, Greenwald J, 40th Annual Meeting of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, Chicago, IL
New Models of Collaborative Teaching of Anatomy and Clinical Medicine.
Peer Paper presentation (Co-Author Glen Nordehn), STFM 35th Annual Spring Conference, San Francisco, CA; April 27-May 1
Levels in the Development of Consultation Skills in Third Year Family Medicine Clerks.
Research paper presentation (Co-authors Anne Barash, William Grant, Steve Harris), Communication in Medicine Conference Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Levels in the Development of Consultation Skills in Third Year Family medicine Clerks.
Research Paper presentation (Co-authors Anne Barash, William Grant, Steve Harris), 25th Annual STFM Predoctoral Education Conference, Savannah, GA
Easy Access, Quality Care: The Role for Retail Health Clinics in New York.
Paul Howard, Lisa Localzo, and Hon Richard Gottfreid, James L Greenwald, NYS Academy of Family Physicians, New York, NY
Good to Great : Expanding Rural Medical Student Education at SUNY Upstate Medical University.
Greenwald JL, Beatty P, Miami Beach, Annual Meeting National Rural Health Association
Integration of Family Medicine and Surgical Education in Two Longitudinal Rural Medical Education.
Greenwald J. Halaas G, Marx W, Beatty P, and Westra R, Programs at STFM 34th Annual Annual Predoctoral Education Conference, Portland Or
Dry Bones: Renewing Student Enthusiasm for Care to the Homeless.
James L Greenwald, STFM 36th Annual Spring Conference, Atlanta, Georgia
Rainbow in the Classroom: Assembling a Multidisciplinary Clerkship Classroom.
James L Greenwald, Faculty at STFM 28th Annual Predoctoral Education Conference, Tampa, FL
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Lectures

RMED Update.
Workshop: “Mid-Course Review: St Joseph’s Hospital Spring Family Practice Refresher/RMED Spring Fac
The Future of RMED.
Workshop: “Mid-Course Review: St Joseph’s Hospital Spring Family Practice Refresher/RMED Spring Fac
Information Mastery.
Workshop: “Mid-Course Review: St Joseph’s Hospital Spring Family Practice Refresher/RMED Spring Fac
Giving Feedback to Medical Students.
St Joseph’s Hospital Spring Family Practice Refresher/RMED Spring Faculty Development Syracuse March
Blackboard Training.
RMED Spring Faculty Development, Syracuse
The Rural Medical Workforce for the 21st Century.
SUNY Upstate Medical University Rural Medical Education Program (RMED) Faculty Development
Should We be Observing Teaching.
Lectures SUNY Upstate Medical University Rural Medical Education Program (RMED) Faculty Development
RMED Update.
SUNY Upstate Medical University Rural Medical Education Program (RMED) Faculty Development
Cultural Competency.
SUNY Upstate Medical University Rural Medical Education Program (RMED) Faculty Development
Care To The Underserved/COPC/Community Project.
Fayetteville RMED Spring Faculty Development
Musculoskeletal Anatomy Session.
SUNY Upstate Medical University Rural Medical Education Program (RMED) Faculty Development.
Analyzing and Giving Feedback about Student Performance in the Clinical Setting.
RMED Faculty Development Workshop, Syracuse, NY
Health Care Reform.
Grand Rounds, United Memorial Medical Center, Batavia NY July 26, 2010
Preceptor Development in RMED.
SUNY Upstate Medical University Faculty Development Series
The Injured Knee: An Evidence-Based Approach
Joseph’s Family Practice Residency, Syracuse
Vasectomy.
St. Joseph’s Family Practice Spring Refresher, Syracuse
Evidence Based Diagnosis and Treatment of Low Back Pain.
Cortland Regional Medical Center
Evidence Based Treatment of Low Back Pain.
Geneva General Hospital, Geneva NY
RMED: A Better Model of Clinical Education.
Faculty Development Seminar
The Injured Knee: An Evidence-Based Approach.
New York State Academy of Family Physicians Annual Scientific Assembly and Winter Weekend, Lake Plac
Care for the Underserved.
SUNY Upstate Medical University Department of Family Medicine Faculty Development Series
Vasectomy in Family Practice.
New York State Academy of Family Practice Annual Scientific Assembly, Albany, NY
Motivating Change in Non Compliant Patients.
St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center Family Practice Refresher Course
Hypnosis in the Family Physician's Office.
SUNY Upstate Medical Center, Department of Family Practice Annual Spring Refresher, Syracuse
Medical Hypnosis.
Onondaga County Chapter of the New York State Academy of Family Physicians, Syracuse, NY
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Other

Monthly Podcast.
Greenwald JL, Rural Medicine Education Program
SUNY Upstate Medical University, May 2008 – May 2010

Hospital Affiliations

Upstate University HospitalSyracuse, New York