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Suzanne Gillespie, M.D.

Suzanne Gillespie, M.D.

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About Me

Dr. Gillespie graduated from the University of Virginia School of Medicine and completed her residency training in internal medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center. She is a graduate of the University of Rochester clinical fellowship in geriatric medicine based at Monroe Community Ho...
Dr. Gillespie graduated from the University of Virginia School of Medicine and completed her residency training in internal medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center. She is a graduate of the University of Rochester clinical fellowship in geriatric medicine based at Monroe Community Hospital and is currently a departmental fellow with research interests in fear of falling in long-term care enrollees and outpatient comprehensive geriatric assessment. Her clinical work is focused in long-term care, geriatric assessment and palliative care. She is also a registered dietitian.

Faculty Appointments

Professor (Part-Time) - Department of Medicine, Geriatrics/Aging (SMD)

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Fellowship, Geriatric Medicine, Monroe Community Hospital. 2005 - 2006

Fellowship, Geriatric Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center. 2004 - 2005

Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center. 2004 - 2005

Internship, Internal Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center. 2001 - 2004

Education

MD | University of Virginia. 2001

Awards

Educator of the Year. 2013

Lowell A. Glasgow Dean's Teaching Fellow. 2012 - 2014

Fellow. 2010

Physician Mentor Recognition Program. 2009

American Medical Director's Association Futures Program Recipient. 2005

T. Franklin Williams Award. 2002

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. 1999

Janet M. Glasgow Memorial Achievement Citation. 1999

Research

Suzanne M. Gillespie MD, RD, CMD is Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Geriatrics/Aging and Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. She is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine and Hospice & Palliat...
Suzanne M. Gillespie MD, RD, CMD is Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Geriatrics/Aging and Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. She is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine and Hospice & Palliative Medicine. She completed her undergraduate degree with honors in Nutritional Science at Cornell University and began her career in health care as a Registered Dietitian! She went on to graduate from the University of Virginia School of Medicine and to complete residency and fellowship training at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
Dr. Gillespie is dedicated to her clinical practice in the nursing home. She is a two-time recipient of the highly competitive Geriatric Academic Career Award from the Department of Health and Human Resources for her work in geriatric education related to quality improvement in long term care. Dr. Gillespie serves as the Director of Education in the Greater Rochester Nursing Home Quality Consortium, a quality consortium of over 28 nursing homes. She is also Co-director of the Integrated Aging Curriculum for the Rochester's School of Medicine and Dentistry.
Dr. Gillespie is Medical Director of the Community Living Center in the Geriatrics Extended Care line of the Canandaigua VA Medical Center where she is also a Lead Physician of their Palliative Medicine and Hospice Care program and Lead Physician for Patient Safety.

Publications

Journal Articles

Benchmarking Site of Death and Hospice Use: A Case Study of Veterans Cared by Department of Veterans Affairs Home-based Primary Care.

Intrator O, Li J, Gillespie SM, Levy C, Davis D, Edes T, Kinosian B, Karuza J

Medical care.. 2020 September 58 (9):805-814. Epub 1900 01 01.

Innovation Through Regulation: COVID-19 and the Evolving Utility of Telemedicine.

Gillespie SM, Handler SM, Bardakh A

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association.. 2020 August 21 (8):1007-1009. Epub 1900 01 01.

Perceived Effectiveness of Home-Based Primary Care Teams in Veterans Health Administration.

Temkin-Greener H, Szydlowski J, Intrator O, Olsan T, Karuza J, Cai X, Gao S, Gillespie SM

The Gerontologist.. 2020 April 260 (3):494-502. Epub 1900 01 01.

Dedicated to the Mission: Strategies US Department of Veterans Affairs Home-Based Primary Care Teams Apply to Keep Veterans at Home.

Haverhals LM, Manheim C, Gilman C, Karuza J, Olsan T, Edwards ST, Levy CR, Gillespie SM

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.. 2019 December 67 (12):2511-2518. Epub 10/08/2019.

Telehealth in Home-Based Primary Care: Factors and Challenges Associated With Integration Into Veteran Care.

Dang S, Olsan T, Karuza J, Cai X, Gao S, Intrator O, Li J, Gillespie SM

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.. 2019 September 67 (9):1928-1933. Epub 07/25/2019.

High-Intensity Telemedicine Reduces Emergency Department Use by Older Adults With Dementia in Senior Living Communities.

Shah MN, McConnochie KM, Nelson D, Dozier A, Wang H, Wood NE, Wasserman EB, Gillespie SM

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association.. 2019 August 20 (8):942-946. Epub 07/15/2019.

Interdisciplinary Team Perspectives on Mental Health Care in VA Home-Based Primary Care: A Qualitative Study.

Gillespie SM, Manheim C, Gilman C, Karuza J, Olsan TH, Edwards ST, Levy CR, Haverhals L

The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry.. 2019 February 27 (2):128-137. Epub 11/02/2018.

Standards for the Use of Telemedicine for Evaluation and Management of Resident Change of Condition in the Nursing Home.

Gillespie SM, Moser AL, Gokula M, Edmondson T, Rees J, Nelson D, Handler SM

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association.. 2019 February 20 (2):115-122. Epub 1900 01 01.

What Exactly Is an "SNF-ist?".

Gillespie SM, Levy CR, Katz PR

JAMA internal medicine.. 2018 January 1178 (1):153-154. Epub 1900 01 01.

National Structural Survey of Veterans Affairs Home-Based Primary Care Programs.

Karuza J, Gillespie SM, Olsan T, Cai X, Dang S, Intrator O, Li J, Gao S, Kinosian B, Edes T

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.. 2017 December 65 (12):2697-2701. Epub 09/27/2017.

Reducing Emergency Department Utilization Through Engagement in Telemedicine by Senior Living Communities.

Gillespie SM, Shah MN, Wasserman EB, Wood NE, Wang H, Noyes K, Nelson D, Dozier A, McConnochie KM

Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association.. 2016 June 22 (6):489-96. Epub 01/07/2016.

High-Intensity Telemedicine Decreases Emergency Department Use by Senior Living Community Residents.

Shah MN, Wasserman EB, Wang H, Gillespie SM, Noyes K, Wood NE, Nelson D, Dozier A, McConnochie KM

Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association.. 2016 March 22 (3):251-8. Epub 08/07/2015.

Pioneering a Nursing Home Quality Improvement Learning Collaborative: A Case Study of Method and Lessons Learned.

Gillespie SM, Olsan T, Liebel D, Cai X, Stewart R, Katz PR, Karuza J

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association.. 2016 February 17 (2):136-41. Epub 09/26/2015.

High-Intensity Telemedicine Decreases Emergency Department Use for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions by Older Adult Senior Living Community Residents.

Shah MN, Wasserman EB, Gillespie SM, Wood NE, Wang H, Noyes K, Nelson D, Dozier A, McConnochie KM

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association.. 2015 December 16 (12):1077-81. Epub 08/17/2015.

Identification of a neurologic scale that optimizes EMS detection of older adult traumatic brain injury patients who require transport to a trauma center.

Wasserman EB, Shah MN, Jones CM, Cushman JT, Caterino JM, Bazarian JJ, Gillespie SM, Cheng JD, Dozier A

Prehospital emergency care.. 2015 19 (2):202-12. Epub 10/07/2014.

Staying in the game: the 10-step approach to sustaining geriatrics education in hospitalists and subspecialty providers.

Gillespie SM, Brandt LE, Chang A, Chao SH, Corcoran AM, Miller R, Harper GM, Levine SA, Medina-Walpole A

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.. 2014 August 62 (8):1575-82. Epub 07/15/2014.

High-intensity telemedicine-enhanced acute care for older adults: an innovative healthcare delivery model.

Shah MN, Gillespie SM, Wood N, Wasserman EB, Nelson DL, Dozier A, McConnochie KM

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.. 2013 November 61 (11):2000-7. Epub 10/28/2013.

Potential of telemedicine to provide acute medical care for adults in senior living communities.

Shah MN, McDermott R, Gillespie SM, Philbrick EB, Nelson D

Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.. 2013 February 20 (2):162-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

More about nursing homes and medical education.

Gillespie SM, Medina-Walpole A, Lambert DR

Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges.. 2013 January 88 (1):8-9. Epub 1900 01 01.

"Geriatricizing" hospitalists: identifying educational opportunities.

Friedman SM, Gillespie SM, Medina-Walpole AM, Caprio TV, Karuza J, McCann RM

Gerontology & geriatrics education.. 2013 34 (4):409-20. Epub 08/25/2013.

Love letters: an anthology of constructive relationship advice shared between junior mentees and their mentors.

Gillespie SM, Thornburg LL, Caprio TV, Medina-Walpole A

Journal of graduate medical education.. 2012 September 4 (3):287-9. Epub 1900 01 01.

Transitional care of the long-term care patient.

Oakes SL, Gillespie SM, Ye Y, Finley M, Russell M, Patel NK, Espino D

Clinics in geriatric medicine.. 2011 May 27 (2):259-71. Epub 04/13/2011.

Teaching undergraduate geriatrics in the anatomy laboratory.

Gillespie SM, Medina-Walpole A

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.. 2010 October 58 (10):2000-2. Epub 09/14/2010.

Professional bankruptcy for the academic physician.

Thornburg LL, Glantz JC, Caprio TV, Gillespie SM

Journal of graduate medical education.. 2010 September 2 (3):485-7. Epub 1900 01 01.

Health care providers' opinions on communication between nursing homes and emergency departments.

Gillespie SM, Gleason LJ, Karuza J, Shah MN

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association.. 2010 March 11 (3):204-10. Epub 01/18/2010.

Fear of falling in new long-term care enrollees.

Gillespie SM, Friedman SM

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association.. 2007 June 8 (5):307-13. Epub 1900 01 01.

Falls and fear of falling in long term care enrollees

Gillespie SM, Caprio AJ and Friedman SM.

The Gerontologist. 2005; 45(11s): 383.

Alterations in growth and body composition during puberty. IV. Energy intake estimated by the youth-adolescent food-frequency questionnaire: validation by the doubly labeled water method.

Perks SM, Roemmich JN, Sandow-Pajewski M, Clark PA, Thomas E, Weltman A, Patrie J, Rogol AD.

The American journal of clinical nutrition. 2000; 72(6): 969-975.

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