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Office
601 Elmwood Ave
Rochester, NY 14642Phone+1 585-506-9484- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- University of Rochester/Highland Hospital of RochesterResidency, Family Medicine, 1984 - 1987
- Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1984
- Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsNo degree, Pre-med, 1978 - 1980
- Wesleyan UniversityBA, Music, 1976
- Wesleyan UniversityB.A., Music, 1976
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 1985 - 2025
- American Board of Family Medicine Family Medicine
- American Board of Family Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Steven Z. Miller Humanism in Medicine Award New York Academy of Medicine, 2013
- Top Doctor Castle Connolly Medical Ltd, 2013
- Top Doctor US News & World Report, 2011
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Clinical Trials
- VOICE: Values and Options in Cancer Care Start of enrollment: 2011 Apr 01
- Social and Behavioral Influence (SBI) Start of enrollment: 2010 Oct 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1331 citationsHow does communication heal? Pathways linking clinician-patient communication to health outcomes.Richard L. Street, Gregory Makoul, Neeraj K. Arora, Ronald M. Epstein
Patient Education and Counseling. 2009-03-01 - 369 citationsInfluence of Patients’ Requests for Direct-to-Consumer Advertised Antidepressants: A Randomized Controlled TrialRichard L. Kravitz, Ronald M. Epstein, Mitchell D. Feldman, Carol E. Franz, Rahman Azari
JAMA. 2005-04-27 - 9 citationsHow much time is left? Associations between estimations of patient life expectancy and quality of life in patients and caregivers.Kelly M. Trevino, Paul K. Maciejewski, Megan Johnson Shen, Holly G. Prigerson, Supriya G. Mohile
Supportive Care in Cancer. 2019-07-01
Journal Articles
- Discussing prognosis and end-of-life care in the final year of life: a randomised controlled trial of a nurse-led communication support programme for patients and care...Walczak A; Butow PN; Clayton JM; Tattersall MH; Davidson PM; Young J; Epstein RM, BMJ, 1/1/2014
- Advanced cancer patients’ and caregivers’ use of a question prompt listBrandes K; Butow PN; Tattersall MH: Clayton JM; Davidson PM; Young J; Epstein RM; Walczak A, Patient Education and Counseling, 1/1/2014
- A qualitative analysis of responses to a question prompt list and prognosis and end-of-life care discussion prompts delivered in a communication support programWalczak A; Henselmans I; Tattersall MH; Clayton JM; Davidson PM; Young J; Bellemore FA; Epstein RM; Butow PN , Psycho-oncology, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- A Comparison of Student and Faculty Rating of Teamwork during a Simulation ExerciseEpstein RM, Lurie S, Meldrum S, Nofziger A, Spencer M, Spillane L, Ward D, Ottawa Conference on Clinical Competence, New York, NY, 1/1/2006
- Generalizability of Peer Assessments among Medical Students: Differences across Years and ClassesNofziger AC, Epstein RM, Lurie SJ, Mooney CJ, Meldrum S, Ottawa Conference on Clinical Competence, New York, NY, 1/1/2006
- Comprehensive Assessment URSMD 2001-2006: Outcomes, Lessons, and New DirectionsEpstein RM, Northeast Group on Educational Affairs, Philadelphia, PA, 1/1/2006
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Lectures
- Collaborative Care: Mindful Engagement with Our Work - Skills to Address Burnout, Resilience and Wellbeing (Workshop)
- Clinician Resilience: Burnout, Well-being and Quality of Care1/1/2014
- Training Health Professionals to Practice MindfullyZaragoza, Spain - 1/1/2014
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Press Mentions
- English Pastoral and Rural Primary CareMarch 4th, 2023
- In Denial: When Patients Don’t Want to Believe They Have CancerAugust 26th, 2022
- Expanding Knowledge Beyond Old-School MedicineMarch 23rd, 2022
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Committees
- Member, Patient and Family Centered Care at University of Rochester Medical Center 2010 - Present
- Member, Deaprtment of Family Medicine Academic Executive Committee 2002 - Present
- Member, Department of Family Medicine Executive Committee 1998 - Present
Hospital Affiliations
- Highland HospitalRochester, New York
- Strong Memorial Hospital of the University of RochesterRochester, New York
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