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Thomas McInerny, M.D.

Thomas McInerny, M.D.

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About Me

Dr. McInerny has had significant involvement at the national level holding leadership positions with the American Academy of Pediatrics which have included District II - Member, Executive Committee; Treasurer; Chapter 1, District II - Member of the Executive Committee and served as Vice President a...
Dr. McInerny has had significant involvement at the national level holding leadership positions with the American Academy of Pediatrics which have included District II - Member, Executive Committee; Treasurer; Chapter 1, District II - Member of the Executive Committee and served as Vice President and President. He was Chairman of the Committee on Child Health Financing, Chairman of the ACQIP-EQIPP Strategic Planning Committee; a member of the Pediatrician Reimbursement Advisory Team, a member of the Private Sector Advocacy Advisory Committee and was also a member of the Access to Care Subcommittee. He has been a member of the ADHD Project Advisory Committee, a member of the Immunization Advisory Team, and a member of the Mental Health Task Force. He was previously the AAP representative to the Ambulatory Care Quality Association and the AAP representative to the National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA).

Previously, Dr. McInerny was the AAP representative to the American Board of Pediatrics Task Force on Maintenance of Certification in Pediatrics, AAP representative to the AMA Physician Consortium for Quality Improvement and is also a member of the Steering Committee on Quality Improvement and Management.

Dr. McInerny served as President-elect, President, and Immediate Past President of the AAP.

Dr. McInerny is also a member of the National Quality Forum (NQF) Child Health Quality Measures Steering Committee and is presently Co-Chair.

In addition, Dr. McInerny has served as Chairman of the Pediatric Advisory Group for the New York State Department of Health.

Dr. McInerny is Editor-in-Chief of the fifth edition of Dr. Robert Hoekelman's textbook, "Primary Pediatric Care."

Faculty Appointments

Professor Emeritus - Department of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics (SMD)

Credentials

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

Second Year Residency in Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Boston, MA 1968 - 1969

First Year Residency in Pediatrics, Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH 1967 - 1968

Pediatrics Internship, Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH 1966 - 1967

Education

MD | Harvard Medical School. Medicine. 1966

BMS | Dartmouth College. Pre-Clinical Studies (1st & 2nd year medical school). 1964

BA | Dartmouth College. Pre-Med. 1963

Awards

American Academy of Pediatrics Education Award. 2009

Morning Report MVP Award. 2006

Ruth A. Lawrence Academic Faculty Service Award. 2005

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center/Cincinnati Pediatric, Historical Society's Hall of Honor. 2004

Rochester Academy of Medicine Merit Award. 1999

McCurdy-Stormont President's Award. 1995

Award of Chapter Excellence. 1993

McCurdy-Stormont President's Award. 1984

Research

Dr. McInerny is Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics at the UR Medicine Golisano Children's Hospital where he worked closely with the primary care pediatricians in the Rochester region. He has had over 40 years experience as a primary care pediatrician, was Chief Medical Officer for the Rochester Commu...
Dr. McInerny is Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics at the UR Medicine Golisano Children's Hospital where he worked closely with the primary care pediatricians in the Rochester region. He has had over 40 years experience as a primary care pediatrician, was Chief Medical Officer for the Rochester Community Individual Practice Association (RCIPA) for three years and is a Certified Physician Executive and Fellow of the American College of Physician Executives. Dr. McInerny is the immediate past chair of the Committee on Child Health Financing (COCHF) and is also a member of the following Academy committees: Task Force on Immunization, the Mental Health Task Force, and Steering Committee on Quality Improvement and Management. He also served as President of Chapter I, District II (Upstate NY) and Treasurer of District II. He has also been Chair of the ACF and PROS Steering Committees and served on PPAC and the Access to Care Subcommittee. He has served as President-elect, President, and Immediate Past President of the AAP.

These experiences have helped Dr. McInerny collaborate with a number of research projects, all focusing on improving quality of care and primary care to children. He is a collaborator on a number of immunization research projects, studies of health care financing, and is an institutional leader in the practice-based research network projects.

Publications

Journal Articles

Legal and ethical considerations: risks and benefits of postpartum depression screening at well-child visits.

Chaudron LH, Szilagyi PG, Campbell AT, Mounts KO, McInerny TK

Pediatrics.. 2007 January 119 (1):123-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

Weighing the risks of consumer-driven health plans for families.

McManus MA, Berman S, McInerny T, Tang SF

Pediatrics.. 2006 April 117 (4):1420-4. Epub 1900 01 01.

Model contractual language for medical necessity for children.

Pediatrics.. 2005 July 116 (1):261-2. Epub 1900 01 01.

Physician reimbursement levels and adherence to American Academy of Pediatrics well-visit and immunization recommendations.

McInerny TK, Cull WL, Yudkowsky BK

Pediatrics.. 2005 April 115 (4):833-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

The feasibility of universal influenza vaccination for infants and toddlers.

Humiston SG, Szilagyi PG, Iwane MK, Schaffer SJ, Santoli J, Shone L, Barth R, McInerny T, Schwartz B

Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine.. 2004 September 158 (9):867-74. Epub 1900 01 01.

ADHD: the diagnostic process from different perspectives.

Stein MT, Marx NR, Beard J, Lerner M, Levin B, Glascoe FP, Zweiback M, Schechtman M, McInerny TK

Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBP.. 2004 February 25 (1):53-7. Epub 1900 01 01.

Incorporating quality improvement into pediatric practice management.

McInerny TK, Meurer JR, Lannon C

Pediatrics.. 2003 November 112 (5):1163-5. Epub 1900 01 01.

Potential burden of universal influenza vaccination of young children on visits to primary care practices.

Szilagyi PG, Iwane MK, Schaffer S, Humiston SG, Barth R, McInerny T, Shone L, Schwartz B

Pediatrics.. 2003 October 112 (4):821-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

Principles of child health care financing. American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Child Health Financing.

Werner MJ,

Pediatrics.. 2003 October 112 (4):997-9. Epub 1900 01 01.

Time spent by primary care practices on pediatric influenza vaccination visits: implications for universal influenza vaccination.

Szilagyi PG, Iwane MK, Humiston SE, Schaffer S, McInerny T, Shone L, Jennings J, Washington ML, Schwartz B

Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine.. 2003 February 157 (2):191-5. Epub 1900 01 01.

Improving substance abuse prevention, assessment, and treatment financing for children and adolescents.

Pediatrics.. 2001 October 108 (4):1025-9. Epub 1900 01 01.

American Academy of Pediatrics: Implementation principles and strategies for the State Children's Health Insurance Program.

Pediatrics.. 2001 May 107 (5):1214-20. Epub 1900 01 01.

Uninsured children with psychosocial problems: primary care management.

McInerny TK, Szilagyi PG, Childs GE, Wasserman RC, Kelleher KJ

Pediatrics.. 2000 October 106 (4 Suppl):930-6. Epub 1900 01 01.

Increasing identification of psychosocial problems: 1979-1996.

Kelleher KJ, McInerny TK, Gardner WP, Childs GE, Wasserman RC

Pediatrics.. 2000 June 105 (6):1313-21. Epub 1900 01 01.

Insurance status and recognition of psychosocial problems. A report from the Pediatric Research in Office Settings and the Ambulatory Sentinel Practice Networks.

Kelleher KJ, Childs GE, Wasserman RC, McInerny TK, Nutting PA, Gardner WP

Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine.. 1997 November 151 (11):1109-15. Epub 1900 01 01.

Changing prevalence of clinician-identified psychosocial problems: 1979-1996

Kelleher KJ, McInerny TK, Gardner WP, Wasserman RC, Stulp C.

Ambulatory Child Health. 1997; 3: 156.

Children who have difficulty in school: a primary pediatrician's approach.

McInerny TK

Pediatrics in review. 1995 September 16 (9):325-32; quiz 332. Epub 1900 01 01.

Increased ambulatory utilization in IPA plans among children receiving hyposensitization therapy.

Szilagyi PG, Roghmann KJ, Foye HR, Parks C, MacWhinney J, Miller R, Nazarian L, McInerny T, Klein S

Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing.. 1992 29 (4):467-75. Epub 1900 01 01.

The effect of independent practice association plans on use of pediatric ambulatory medical care in one group practice.

Szilagyi PG, Roghmann KJ, Foye HR, Parks C, MacWhinney J, Miller R, Nazarian L, McInerny T, Klein S

JAMA.. 1990 April 25263 (16):2198-203. Epub 1900 01 01.

The general pediatrician as care coordinator for children with chronic illness.

McInerny TK

Pediatrician.. 1988 15 (1-2):102-7. Epub 1900 01 01.

The pediatrician as a member of the community.

McInerny TK

Pediatrics in review. 1986 July 8 (1):4. Epub 1900 01 01.

Normal pulmonary function measurements and airway reactivity in childhood after mild bronchiolitis.

McConnochie KM, Mark JD, McBride JT, Hall WJ, Brooks JG, Klein SJ, Miller RL, McInerny TK, Nazarian LF, MacWhinney JB

The Journal of pediatrics.. 1985 July 107 (1):54-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

Mental health problems among children seen in pediatric practice: prevalence and management.

Goldberg ID, Roghmann KJ, McInerny TK, Burke JD

Pediatrics.. 1984 March 73 (3):278-93. Epub 1900 01 01.

The changing pattern of primary pediatric care: update for one community.

Roghmann KJ, Hoekelman RA, McInerny TK

Pediatrics.. 1984 March 73 (3):363-74. Epub 1900 01 01.

The role of the general pediatrician in coordinating the care of children with chronic illness.

McInerny T

Pediatric clinics of North America.. 1984 February 31 (1):199-209. Epub 1900 01 01.

Comparative assessment of beta-adrenoceptor blocking agents as simple competitive antagonists in isolated heart muscle: similarity of inotropic and chronotropic blocking potencies against isoproterenol.

Kaumann AJ, McInerny TK, Gilmour DP, Blinks JR

Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology.. 1980 April 311 (3):219-36. Epub 1900 01 01.

Collaborative research between a Department of Pediatrics and its clinical faculty.

Hoekelman RA, Klein SW, McInerny TK, Sutherland SA

Clinical pediatrics.. 1979 October 18 (10):623-4, 626-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

The role of the pediatrician in the delivery of mental health services to children.

Goldberg ID, Regier DA, McInerny TK, Pless IB, Roghmann KJ

Pediatrics.. 1979 June 63 (6):898-909. Epub 1900 01 01.

Prevention and therapy of serous otitis media by oral decongestant: a double-blind study in pediatric practice.

Olson AL, Klein SW, Charney E, MacWhinney JB, McInerny TK, Miller RL, Nazarian LF, Cunningham D

Pediatrics.. 1978 May 61 (5):679-84. Epub 1900 01 01.

Primary pediatric care in one community.

McInerny TK, Roghmann KJ, Sutherland SA

Pediatrics.. 1978 March 61 (3):389-97. Epub 1900 01 01.

Is it feasible to identify infants who are at risk for later behavioral problems? The Carey Temperament Questionnaire as a prognostic tool.

McInerny TK, Chamberlain RW.

Clin Pediatr. 1978; 17: 233-238.

Sulfisoxazole as chemoprophylaxis for recurrent otitis media. A double-blind crossover study in pediatric practice.

Perrin JM, Charney E, MacWhinney JB, McInerny TK, Miller RL, Nazarian LF

The New England journal of medicine.. 1974 September 26291 (13):664-7. Epub 1900 01 01.

Sudden unexpected death (SUD).

McInerny TK, Shaw EB

American journal of diseases of children. 1970 August 120 (2):167. Epub 1900 01 01.

Prognosis of neonatal seizures.

McInerny TK, Schubert WK

American journal of diseases of children. 1969 March 117 (3):261-4. Epub 1900 01 01.

Books

AAP Textbook of Pediatric Care: Tools for Practice (2009)

The American Academy of Pediatrics Textbook of Pediatric Care (2008)

Optimizing Care for Children with Special Health Care Needs (2007)

Chapter: Primary care practice and children with special health care needs: actual and ideal