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Steven L. Barnett, M.D.

Steven L. Barnett, M.D.

Family Medicine

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About Me

Steve Barnett, MD, was born in Brooklyn, grew up in New Jersey, went to college in Philadelphia, attended medical school in New Jersey and did his residency in Wisconsin. He came to Rochester for the family systems medicine fellowship and stayed in the area doing research, locum tenens family medici...
Steve Barnett, MD, was born in Brooklyn, grew up in New Jersey, went to college in Philadelphia, attended medical school in New Jersey and did his residency in Wisconsin. He came to Rochester for the family systems medicine fellowship and stayed in the area doing research, locum tenens family medicine and rural emergency department work. He joined the UR Department of Family Medicine faculty in 2002 in the research division. Dr. Barnett's primary academic focus is health and healthcare research with populations of Deaf American Sign Language (ASL) users and people with hearing loss, their families and communities. Dr. Barnett is the Director of the CDC-funded Rochester Prevention Research Center: National Center for Deaf Health Research, and is the Program Director at UR for the NIH-funded Rochester Bridges to the Doctorate program. He was also medical director (2002-2015) of the award-winning Strong Connections, the University of Rochester Medical Center's pioneering Telehealth Sign Language Interpreter Services Program.

Certified Specialties

Family Medicine - American Board of Family Medicine

Faculty Appointments

Professor - Department of Family Medicine (SMD)

Professor - Department of Public Health Sciences (SMD) - Joint

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Fellowship, Family Medicine, Highland Hospital of Rochester. 1994 - 1996

Residency, Family Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center of Madison. 1991 - 1993

Internship, Family Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center of Madison. 1990 - 1991

Education

MD | New Jersey Medical School. 1990

Awards

11th Annual Dr. David Satcher Community Health Improvement Award. 2020

Community Advocate Award 2015. 2015

Award for Excellence in Research Addressing Cardiovascular Health Equity. 2014

Selected for 2014 "Best of AHA Specialty Conferences". 2014

Outstanding Poster Award: Overall Impact. 2012

Excellence Award (for Mentoring and Support of Medical Students). 2010

Winner | Poster Contest Commemorating the National Health Interview Survey's 50th anniversary. 2007

Frank W. Lovejoy M.D. Preceptorship in Family Medicine. 2004

Family Medicine Faculty Teaching Award. 2003

Best Seminar, STFM Northeast Region Meeting. 2000

Publications

Journal Articles

Deaf Weight Wise: A novel randomized clinical trial with Deaf sign language users

Barnett, S; Matthews, K; DeWindt, L; Sutter, E; Samuel-Hodge, C; Yang, H; Pearson, T.A.; Deaf Weight Wise Study Group.

Obesity (Silver Spring). 2023; 31(4): 965-976.

The Occupational Health and Safety of Sign Language Interpreters Working Remotely During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Roman G, Samar V, Ossip D, McKee M, Barnett S, Yousefi-Nooraie R

Preventing chronic disease.. 2022 June 919 :E30. Epub 06/09/2022.

Ditching the Driving: A Cross-Sectional Study on the Determinants of Remote Work From Home for Sign Language Interpreters.

Roman G; Samar V; Ossip D; McKee M; Barnett S; Yousefi-Nooraie R.

Frontiers in Health Services. 2022; .

Suicidal Behaviors and Help-Seeking Attitudes Among Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing College Students.

Barnett SL, James TG, Fox ML

Suicide & life-threatening behavior.. 2020 April 50 (2):387-396. Epub 11/12/2019.

A Review of Mentoring Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Scholars

Lynn, MA; Butcher, E; Cuculick, JA; Barnett, S; Martina, CA; Smith, SR; Pollard, RQ; Simpson-Haidaris, PJ.

Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning. 2020; .

Power Dynamics in Community-Based Participatory Research: A Multiple-Case Study Analysis of Partnering Contexts, Histories, and Practices.

Wallerstein N, Muhammad M, Sanchez-Youngman S, Rodriguez Espinosa, Avila M, Baker EA, Barnett S, Belone L, Golub M, Lucero J, Mahdi I, Noyes E, Nguyen T, Roubideaux Y, Sigo R, Duran B

Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education.. 2019 October 46 (1_suppl):19S-32S. Epub 1900 01 01.

Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in Older Adults With Auditory, Vision, and Dual Sensory Impairment.

Simning A, Fox ML, Barnett SL, Sorensen S, Conwell Y

Journal of aging and health.. 2019 September 31 (8):1353-1375. Epub 06/13/2018.

Understanding suicidal behaviors and help-seeking attitudes among deaf and hard-of-hearing college students

Fox ML; James TG; Barnett S.

Suicide & Life Threatening Behavior. 2019; (in press).

Understanding suicidal behaviors and help-seeking attitudes among deaf and hard-of-hearing college students.

Fox ML;James TL;Barnett S;.

Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior. 2019; (in press).

Experiences in Psychiatric Residency Training: Teaching About the Mental Health of Persons Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.

Mathos KK, Landsberger SA, Diaz DR, Barnett S

Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry.. 2018 December 42 (6):869-870. Epub 08/31/2018.

Collaboration With Deaf Communities to Conduct Accessible Health Surveillance.

Barnett SL, Matthews KA, Sutter EJ, DeWindt LA, Pransky JA, O'Hearn AM, David TM, Pollard RQ, Samar VJ, Pearson TA

American journal of preventive medicine.. 2017 March 52 (3 Suppl 3):S250-S254. Epub 1900 01 01.

Building community for deaf scientists.

Buckley G, Smith S, DeCaro J, Barnett S, Dewhurst S

Science.. 2017 January 20355 (6322):255. Epub 1900 01 01.

Integrating primary care and behavioral health with four special populations: Children with special needs, people with serious mental illness, refugees, and deaf people.

Pollard RQ, Betts WR, Carroll JK, Waxmonsky JA, Barnett S, Degruy FV, Pickler LL, Kellar-Guenther Y

The American psychologist.. 2014 69 (4):377-87. Epub 1900 01 01.

Commentary: What are the benefits of training deaf and hard-of-hearing doctors?

McKee MM, Smith S, Barnett S, Pearson TA

Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges.. 2013 February 88 (2):158-61. Epub 1900 01 01.

Community participatory research with deaf sign language users to identify health inequities.

Barnett S, Klein JD, Pollard Jr RQ, Samar V, Schlehofer D, Starr M, Sutter E, Yang H, Pearson TA

American journal of public health.. 2011 December 101 (12):2235-8. Epub 10/20/2011.

Hearing loss and older adults' perceptions of access to care.

Pandhi N, Schumacher JR, Barnett S, Smith MA

Journal of community health.. 2011 October 36 (5):748-55. Epub 1900 01 01.

Impact of communication on preventive services among deaf American Sign Language users.

McKee MM, Barnett SL, Block RC, Pearson TA

American journal of preventive medicine.. 2011 July 41 (1):75-9. Epub 1900 01 01.

Role-reversal exercise with Deaf Strong Hospital to teach communication competency and cultural awareness.

Mathews JL, Parkhill AL, Schlehofer DA, Starr MJ, Barnett S

American journal of pharmaceutical education.. 2011 April 1175 (3):53. Epub 1900 01 01.

Deaf sign language users, health inequities, and public health: opportunity for social justice.

Barnett S, McKee M, Smith SR, Pearson TA

Preventing chronic disease.. 2011 March 8 (2):A45. Epub 02/15/2011.

Health-related vocabulary knowledge among deaf adults.

Pollard RQ, Barnett S

Rehabilitation psychology.. 2009 May 54 (2):182-5. Epub 1900 01 01.

Hospital discharge against advice after myocardial infarction: deaths and readmissions.

Fiscella K, Meldrum S, Barnett S

The American journal of medicine.. 2007 December 120 (12):1047-53. Epub 1900 01 01.

Children/families with hearing loss – more research needed. [Invited commentary].

Barnett S.

Annals of Family Medicine. 2007; 5.

Health care system accessibility. Experiences and perceptions of deaf people.

Steinberg AG, Barnett S, Meador HE, Wiggins EA, Zazove P

Journal of general internal medicine.. 2006 March 21 (3):260-6. Epub 1900 01 01.

Racial disparity in surgical complications in New York State.

Fiscella K, Franks P, Meldrum S, Barnett S

Annals of surgery.. 2005 August 242 (2):151-5. Epub 1900 01 01.

A hearing problem.

Barnett S

American family physician.. 2002 September 166 (5):911-2, 915. Epub 1900 01 01.

Communication with deaf and hard-of-hearing people: a guide for medical education.

Barnett S

Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges.. 2002 July 77 (7):694-700. Epub 1900 01 01.

Cross-cultural communication with patients who use American Sign Language.

Barnett S

Family medicine.. 2002 May 34 (5):376-82. Epub 1900 01 01.

Health care utilization and adults who are deaf: relationship with age at onset of deafness.

Barnett S, Franks P

Health services research.. 2002 February 37 (1):105-20. Epub 1900 01 01.

Parental request to withhold a hearing test in a newborn of deaf parents.

Stein MT, Barnett S, Padden CA

Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBP.. 2001 April 22 (2 Suppl):S77-80. Epub 1900 01 01.

Telephone ownership and deaf people: implications for telephone surveys.

Barnett S, Franks P

American journal of public health.. 1999 November 89 (11):1754-6. Epub 1900 01 01.

Parental request to withhold a hearing test in a newborn of deaf parents.

Stein MT, Barnett S, Padden CA

Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBP.. 1999 June 20 (3):177-80. Epub 1900 01 01.

Smoking and deaf adults: associations with age at onset of deafness.

Barnett S, Franks P

American annals of the deaf.. 1999 March 144 (1):44-50. Epub 1900 01 01.

Clinical and cultural issues in caring for deaf people.

Barnett S

Family medicine.. 1999 January 31 (1):17-22. Epub 1900 01 01.

Deafness and mortality: analyses of linked data from the National Health Interview Survey and National Death Index.

Barnett S, Franks P

Public health reports.. 1999 114 (4):330-6. Epub 1900 01 01.

Measurement of carotid body blood flow in cats by use of radioactive microspheres.

Barnett S, Mulligan E, Wagerle LC, Lahiri S

Journal of applied physiology.. 1988 December 65 (6):2484-9. Epub 1900 01 01.

Books

Community-based participatory research for health: Advancing social and health equity (2018)

Chapter: National Center for Deaf Health Research: CBPR with Deaf Communities

Authors: Barnett S, Cuculick J, DeWindt LA, Matthews KA, Sutter EJ

Publisher: Jossey-Bass, San Francisco 2018

Pediatrics (2005)

Chapter: Care of the deaf child.

Authors: Barnett S; Katcher L; Katcher M.

Publisher: Elsevier-Mosby, Philadelphia 2005

Tales from Family Therapy: Life-changing Clinical Experiences (1998)

Chapter: John: Lessons in caring

Authors: Speice J; Barnett S

Publisher: Haworth Press, New York 1998

Chemoreceptors and Reflexes in Breathing: Cellular and Molecular Aspects (1989)

Chapter: New evidence for high blood flow in the carotid body

Authors: Mulligan E; Barnett S; Wagerle LC; Lahiri S

Publisher: Oxford University, New York 1989

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