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Erika E. Ramsdale, M.D.

Erika E. Ramsdale, M.D.

Hematology & Oncology , Cancer

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182 Ratings
31 Comments
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Contact

Appointment (585) 275-5823
Fax (585) 273-1042
Administrative (585) 275-0394

Locations

Surgical Oncology - Rochester

Highland Hospital
1000 South Avenue
Rochester, NY 14620

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Wilmot Cancer Institute - Rochester

Highland Hospital
1000 South Avenue
Rochester, NY 14620

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About Me

Certified Specialties

Geriatric Medicine - American Board of Internal Medicine

Medical Oncology - American Board of Internal Medicine

Faculty Appointments

Associate Professor - Department of Medicine, Hematology/Oncology (SMD)

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Fellowship, Hematology & Oncology, University of Chicago Medical Center. 2009 - 2013

Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Chicago Medical Center. 2007 - 2009

Internship, Internal Medicine, University of Chicago Medical Center. 2006 - 2007

Education

MD | University of Kansas School of Medicine. 2006

Awards

Hartford Foundation Center of Excellence Scholar. 2012

American Society of Clinical Oncology Merit Award. 2011

Resident Teaching Award, University of Chicago. 2006

Post-Sophomore Fellowship in Pathology. 2003 - 2004

Russell J. Eilers Scholarship, University of Kansas School of Medicine. 2002

Clendening Fellowship in History and Philosophy of Medicine. 2002

Research

Clinical Trials

Decreasing Polypharmacy in Older Adults With Curable Cancers: a Pilot Cluster-randomized Trial

Lead Researcher: Erika E Ramsdale

This is a single-site cluster-randomized trial to assess efficacy and implementation outcomes of deprescribing interventions in 72 older adults with polypharmacy (PP) and curable cancers initiating chemotherapy. Oncologists (as the cluster) will enro...

Publications

Journal Articles

New Onset Geriatric Syndromes and One-year Outcomes Following Elective Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery.

Melucci AD, Loria A, Aquina CT, McDonald G, Schymura MJ, Schiralli MP, Cupertino A, Temple LK, Ramsdale E, Fleming FJ

Annals of surgery.. 2024 May 1279 (5):781-788. Epub 10/02/2023.

Implementation considerations of deprescribing interventions: A scoping review.

Wang J, Shen JY, Conwell Y, Podsiadly EJ, Caprio TV, Nathan K, Yu F, Ramsdale EE, Fick DM, Mixon AS, Simmons SF

Journal of internal medicine.. 2024 April 295 (4):436-507. Epub 01/09/2023.

Decreasing polypharmacy in older adults with cancer: A pilot cluster-randomized trial protocol.

Ramsdale E, Mohamed M, Holmes HM, Zubkoff L, Bauer J, Norton SA, Mohile S

Journal of geriatric oncology.. 2024 March 15 (2):101687. Epub 02/01/2024.

Modifiable fall risk factors among older adults with advanced cancer: Secondary analysis of a cluster-randomized clinical trial.

Jensen-Battaglia M, Mohammed M, Loh KP, Wells M, Tylock R, Ramsdale E, Canin B, Geer J, O'Rourke MA, Liu JJ, Seplaki CL, Mohile SG, Wildes TM

Journal of geriatric oncology.. 2023 November 14 (8):101650. Epub 10/26/2023.

Emotional barriers and facilitators of deprescribing for older adults with cancer and polypharmacy: a qualitative study.

Ramsdale E, Malhotra A, Holmes HM, Zubkoff L, Wang J, Mohile S, Norton SA, Duberstein PR

Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer.. 2023 October 1731 (12):636. Epub 10/17/2023.

Supervised learning applied to classifying fallers versus non-fallers among older adults with cancer.

Ramsdale E, Kunduru M, Smith L, Culakova E, Shen J, Meng S, Zand M, Anand A

Journal of geriatric oncology.. 2023 May 14 (4):101498. Epub 04/19/2023.

Association of polypharmacy and potential drug-drug interactions with adverse treatment outcomes in older adults with advanced cancer.

Mohamed MR, Mohile SG, Juba KM, Awad H, Wells M, Loh KP, Flannery M, Culakova E, Tylock RG, Ramsdale EE

Cancer.. 2023 April 1129 (7):1096-1104. Epub 01/24/2023.

An Unsupervised Machine Learning Approach to Evaluating the Association of Symptom Clusters With Adverse Outcomes Among Older Adults With Advanced Cancer: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.

Xu H, Mohamed M, Flannery M, Peppone L, Ramsdale E, Loh KP, Wells M, Jamieson L, Vogel VG, Hall BA, Mustian K, Mohile S, Culakova E

JAMA network open.. 2023 March 16 (3):e234198. Epub 03/01/2023.

Effects of a Geriatric Assessment Intervention on Patient-Reported Symptomatic Toxicity in Older Adults With Advanced Cancer.

Culakova E, Mohile SG, Peppone L, Ramsdale E, Mohamed M, Xu H, Wells M, Tylock R, Java J, Loh KP, Magnuson A, Jamieson L, Vogel V, Duberstein PR, Chapman BP, Dale W, Flannery MA

Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.. 2023 February 141 (4):835-846. Epub 11/10/2022.

How "age-friendly" are deprescribing interventions? A scoping review of deprescribing trials.

Wang J, Shen JY, Conwell Y, Podsiadly EJ, Caprio TV, Nathan K, Yu F, Ramsdale EE, Fick DM, Mixon AS, Simmons SF

Health services research.. 2023 February 58 Suppl 1 :123-138. Epub 11/01/2022.

How-to guide for medication reviews in older adults with cancer: A Young International Society of Geriatric Oncology and Nursing & Allied Health Interest Group initiative.

Kantilal K, Kantilal K, Nightingale G, Ramsdale E

Journal of geriatric oncology.. 2022 November 13 (8):1283-1286. Epub 06/09/2022.

From months to minutes: Creating Hyperion, a novel data management system expediting data insights for oncology research and patient care.

Snyder E, Rivers T, Smith L, Paoni S, Cunliffe S, Patel A, Ramsdale E

PLOS digital health.. 2022 November 1 (11):e0000036. Epub 11/01/2022.

Medications Associated With Geriatric Syndromes (MAGS) and Hospitalization Risk in Home Health Care Patients.

Wang J, Shen JY, Yu F, Conwell Y, Nathan K, Caprio TV, Shah AS, Simmons SF, Li Y, Ramsdale E

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association.. 2022 October 23 (10):1627-1633.e3. Epub 04/28/2022.

Communication About Fall Risk in Community Oncology Practice: The Role of Geriatric Assessment.

Jensen-Battaglia M, Lei L, Xu H, Loh KP, Wells M, Tylock R, Ramsdale E, Kleckner AS, Mustian KM, Dunne RF, Kehoe L, Bearden J, Burnette BL, Whitehead M, Mohile SG, Wildes TM

JCO oncology practice.. 2022 October 18 (10):e1630-e1640. Epub 08/19/2022.

An assessment of left-digit bias in the treatment of older patients with potentially curable rectal cancer.

Melucci AD, Loria A, Ramsdale E, Temple LK, Fleming FJ, Aquina CT

Surgery.. 2022 September 172 (3):851-858. Epub 07/15/2022.

Polypharmacy, Potentially Inappropriate Medications, and Drug-Drug Interactions in Vulnerable Older Adults With Advanced Cancer Initiating Cancer Treatment.

Ramsdale E, Mohamed M, Yu V, Otto E, Juba K, Awad H, Moorthi K, Plumb S, Patil A, Vogelzang N, Dib E, Mohile S

The oncologist.. 2022 July 527 (7):e580-e588. Epub 1900 01 01.

Factors affecting short-term survival in patients older than 85 treated with resection for stage II and III colon cancer.

Poles G, Kaur R, Ramsdale E, Schymura MJ, Temple LK, Fleming FJ, Aquina CT

Surgery.. 2022 May 171 (5):1200-1208. Epub 11/24/2021.

Evaluating the association of frailty with communication about aging-related concerns between older patients with advanced cancer and their oncologists.

Gilmore N, Xu H, Kehoe L, Kleckner AS, Moorthi K, Lei L, Mohamed MRS, Loh KPM, Culakova E, Flannery M, Ramsdale E, Duberstein PR, Canin B, Kamen C, Giri G, Watson E, Patil A, Onitilo AA, Burnette B, Janelsins M, Mohile SG

Cancer.. 2022 March 1128 (5):1101-1109. Epub 11/11/2021.

Association of Oncologist-Patient Communication With Functional Status and Physical Performance in Older Adults: A Secondary Analysis of a Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial.

Jensen-Battaglia M, Lei L, Xu H, Kehoe L, Patil A, Loh KP, Ramsdale E, Magnuson A, Kleckner AS, Wildes TM, Lin PJ, Mustian KM, Giri G, Whitehead M, Bearden J, Burnette BL, Geer J, Mohile SG, Dunne RF

JAMA network open.. 2022 March 15 (3):e223039. Epub 03/01/2022.

Evaluation of geriatric assessment and management on the toxic effects of cancer treatment (GAP70+): a cluster-randomised study.

Mohile SG, Mohamed MR, Xu H, Culakova E, Loh KP, Magnuson A, Flannery MA, Obrecht S, Gilmore N, Ramsdale E, Dunne RF, Wildes T, Plumb S, Patil A, Wells M, Lowenstein L, Janelsins M, Mustian K, Hopkins JO, Berenberg J, Anthony N, Dale W

Lancet.. 2021 November 20398 (10314):1894-1904. Epub 11/03/2021.

An introduction to machine learning for clinicians: How can machine learning augment knowledge in geriatric oncology?

Ramsdale E, Snyder E, Culakova E, Xu H, Dziorny A, Yang S, Zand M, Anand A

Journal of geriatric oncology.. 2021 November 12 (8):1159-1163. Epub 03/29/2021.

Prevalence of and factors associated with treatment modification at first cycle in older adults with advanced cancer receiving palliative treatment.

Mohamed MR, Kyi K, Mohile SG, Xu H, Culakova E, Loh KP, Flannery M, Obrecht S, Ramsdale E, Patil A, Dunne RF, DiGiovanni G, Hezel A, Burnette B, Desai N, Giguere J, Magnuson A

Journal of geriatric oncology.. 2021 November 12 (8):1208-1213. Epub 07/14/2021.

Understanding Treatment Tolerability in Older Adults With Cancer.

Flannery MA, Culakova E, Canin BE, Peppone L, Ramsdale E, Mohile SG

Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.. 2021 July 139 (19):2150-2163. Epub 05/27/2021.

Research priorities to address polypharmacy in older adults with cancer.

Nightingale G, Mohamed MR, Holmes HM, Sharma M, Ramsdale E, Lu-Yao G, Chapman A

Journal of geriatric oncology.. 2021 July 12 (6):964-970. Epub 02/13/2021.

Association of Polypharmacy and Potentially Inappropriate Medications With Physical Functional Impairments in Older Adults With Cancer.

Mohamed MR, Ramsdale E, Loh KP, Xu H, Patil A, Gilmore N, Obrecht S, Wells M, Nightingale G, Juba KM, Faller B, Onitilo A, Bradley T, Culakova E, Holmes H, Mohile SG

Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN.. 2021 January 2219 (3):267-274. Epub 01/22/2021.

Patient and caregiver agreement on prognosis estimates for older adults with advanced cancer.

Loh KP, Soto-Perez-de-Celis E, Duberstein PR, Culakova E, Epstein RM, Xu H, Kadambi S, Flannery M, Magnuson A, McHugh C, Trevino KM, Tuch G, Ramsdale E, Yousefi-Nooraie R, Sedenquist M, Liu JJ, Melnyk N, Geer J, Mohile SG

Cancer.. 2021 January 1127 (1):149-159. Epub 10/09/2020.

Older adults with cancer and their caregivers - current landscape and future directions for clinical care.

Kadambi S, Loh KP, Dunne R, Magnuson A, Maggiore R, Zittel J, Flannery M, Inglis J, Gilmore N, Mohamed M, Ramsdale E, Mohile S

Nature reviews. Clinical oncology.. 2020 December 17 (12):742-755. Epub 09/02/2020.

Speeding the dissemination and implementation of geriatric assessment: What we can learn from the business world.

Loh KP, Kaushik R, Mohile SG, Ogie S, Kadambi S, Zittel J, Yousefi-Nooraie R, Moorthi K, Patil A, Sanapala C, Yang S, Ramsdale E

Journal of geriatric oncology.. 2020 September 11 (7):1170-1174. Epub 03/24/2020.

Development of a telehealth geriatric assessment model in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

DiGiovanni G, Mousaw K, Lloyd T, Dukelow N, Fitzgerald B, D'Aurizio H, Loh KP, Mohile S, Ramsdale E, Maggiore R, Zittel J, Kadambi S, Magnuson A

Journal of geriatric oncology.. 2020 June 11 (5):761-763. Epub 04/17/2020.

Perspectives from the Cancer and Aging Research Group: Caring for the vulnerable older patient with cancer and their caregivers during the COVID-19 crisis in the United States.

Mohile S, Dumontier C, Mian H, Loh KP, Williams GR, Wildes TM, Boyd K, Ramsdale E, Pyne S, Magnuson A, Tew W, Klepin HD, Dale W, Shahrokni A

Journal of geriatric oncology.. 2020 June 11 (5):753-760. Epub 04/21/2020.

Associations of Polypharmacy and Inappropriate Medications with Adverse Outcomes in Older Adults with Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Mohamed MR, Ramsdale E, Loh KP, Arastu A, Xu H, Obrecht S, Castillo D, Sharma M, Holmes HM, Nightingale G, Juba KM, Mohile SG

The oncologist.. 2020 January 25 (1):e94-e108. Epub 09/30/2019.

Characterizing cancer cachexia in the geriatric oncology population.

Dunne RF, Roussel B, Culakova E, Pandya C, Fleming FJ, Hensley B, Magnuson AM, Loh KP, Gilles M, Ramsdale E, Maggiore RJ, Jatoi A, Mustian KM, Dale W, Mohile SG

Journal of geriatric oncology.. 2019 May 10 (3):415-419. Epub 09/05/2018.

Association Between Symptom Burden and Physical Function in Older Patients with Cancer.

Pandya C, Magnuson A, Flannery M, Zittel J, Duberstein P, Loh KP, Ramsdale E, Gilmore N, Dale W, Mohile SG

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.. 2019 May 67 (5):998-1004. Epub 03/08/2019.

Deliberate Indifference: Inadequate Health Care in U.S. Prisons.

Hurst A, Castañeda B, Ramsdale E

Annals of internal medicine.. 2019 April 16170 (8):563-564. Epub 04/02/2019.

Pharmacist-led medication assessment and deprescribing intervention for older adults with cancer and polypharmacy: a pilot study.

Whitman A, DeGregory K, Morris A, Mohile S, Ramsdale E

Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer.. 2018 December 26 (12):4105-4113. Epub 06/04/2018.

Novel mHealth App to Deliver Geriatric Assessment-Driven Interventions for Older Adults With Cancer: Pilot Feasibility and Usability Study.

Loh KP, Ramsdale E, Culakova E, Mendler JH, Liesveld JL, O'Dwyer KM, McHugh C, Gilles M, Lloyd T, Goodman M, Klepin HD, Mustian KM, Schnall R, Mohile SG

JMIR cancer.. 2018 October 294 (2):e10296. Epub 10/29/2018.

Geriatric assessment-driven polypharmacy discussions between oncologists, older patients, and their caregivers.

Ramsdale E, Lemelman T, Loh KP, Flannery M, Kehoe L, Mullaney T, Wells M, Gilmore N, Plumb S, Mohile S

Journal of geriatric oncology.. 2018 September 9 (5):534-539. Epub 03/09/2018.

Using Information Technology in the Assessment and Monitoring of Geriatric Oncology Patients.

Loh KP, McHugh C, Mohile SG, Mustian K, Flannery M, Klepin H, Schnall R, Culakova E, Ramsdale E

Current oncology reports.. 2018 March 620 (3):25. Epub 03/06/2018.

Providing Optimal Multidisciplinary Care to Older Patients With Cancer.

Ramsdale EE, Mohile SG

Journal of oncology practice. 2017 February 13 (2):105-106. Epub 1900 01 01.

Improving Quality and Value of Cancer Care for Older Adults.

Ramsdale EE, Csik V, Chapman AE, Naeim A, Canin B

American Society of Clinical Oncology educational book. 2017 37 :383-393. Epub 1900 01 01.

Current debate in the oncologic management of rectal cancer.

Millard T, Kunk PR, Ramsdale E, Rahma OE

World journal of gastrointestinal oncology.. 2016 October 158 (10):715-724. Epub 1900 01 01.

A Comprehensive Look at Polypharmacy and Medication Screening Tools for the Older Cancer Patient.

Whitman AM, DeGregory KA, Morris AL, Ramsdale EE

The oncologist.. 2016 June 21 (6):723-30. Epub 05/05/2016.

Interprofessional training enhances collaboration between nursing and medical students: A pilot study.

Turrentine FE, Rose KM, Hanks JB, Lorntz B, Owen JA, Brashers VL, Ramsdale EE

Nurse education today.. 2016 May 40 :33-8. Epub 02/04/2016.

Treatment of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis: current challenges and future opportunities.

Kak M, Nanda R, Ramsdale EE, Lukas RV

Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia.. 2015 April 22 (4):632-7. Epub 02/09/2015.

The Vulnerable Elders Survey-13 predicts mortality in older adults with later-stage colorectal cancer receiving chemotherapy: a prospective pilot study.

Ramsdale E, Polite B, Hemmerich J, Bylow K, Kindler HL, Mohile S, Dale W

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.. 2013 November 61 (11):2043-4. Epub 1900 01 01.

Evidence-based guidelines and quality measures in the care of older adults.

Ramsdale E, Dale W

The virtual mentor : VM.. 2013 January 115 (1):51-5. Epub 01/01/2013.

Approach to the older patient with stage II/III colorectal cancer: who should get curative-intent therapy?

Ramsdale E, Sanoff H, Muss H

American Society of Clinical Oncology educational book. 2013 :163-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

A retrospective multicenter analysis of elderly Hodgkin lymphoma: outcomes and prognostic factors in the modern era.

Evens AM, Helenowski I, Ramsdale E, Nabhan C, Karmali R, Hanson B, Parsons B, Smith S, Larsen A, McKoy JM, Jovanovic B, Gregory S, Gordon LI, Smith SM

Blood.. 2012 January 19119 (3):692-5. Epub 11/23/2011.

Analysis of very elderly (?80 years) non-hodgkin lymphoma: impact of functional status and co-morbidities on outcome.

Nabhan C, Smith SM, Helenowski I, Ramsdale E, Parsons B, Karmali R, Feliciano J, Hanson B, Smith S, McKoy J, Larsen A, Hantel A, Gregory S, Evens AM

British journal of haematology.. 2012 January 156 (2):196-204. Epub 11/16/2011.

Allogeneic transplant for peripheral T-cell lymphoma: a sparkle of hope and many questions.

Ramsdale E, Van Besien K

Leukemia & lymphoma.. 2011 August 52 (8):1415-7. Epub 1900 01 01.

Old versus frail: why it matters in lymphoma.

Ramsdale E, Smith S

Leukemia & lymphoma.. 2011 June 52 (6):938-40. Epub 1900 01 01.

Personalized treatment of lymphoma: promise and reality.

Ramsdale E, van Besien K, Smith SM

Seminars in oncology.. 2011 April 38 (2):225-35. Epub 1900 01 01.

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Patient Comments

My health issue is very rare and it's difficult to take a survey that is designed for the average patient. The doctor and her staff are kind, compassionate and as knowledgeable as they can be during a complex and difficult treatment.

Aug 23, 2024

An excellent experience. Everything was explained in detail and I felt that the physician was truly interested in my health

Aug 21, 2024

Always an excellent experience with the Doctor and her staff

Aug 03, 2024

5.0 stars

Very informative and caring provider

May 17, 2024

5.0 stars

Excellent compassionate doctor in spite of my serious medical condition .

Apr 27, 2024

5.0 stars

Urgencies were addressed and explained !!

Apr 06, 2024

5.0 stars

Dr Ramsdale and Megan Porter are wonderful providers

Mar 29, 2024

5.0 stars

Always an excellent experience

Jan 27, 2024

5.0 stars

I have been very satisfied with the care that I have received from this doctor.

Dec 15, 2023

5.0 stars

Dr. Ramsdale is outstanding!

Aug 17, 2023

5.0

Excellent, caring & communicative.

Jun 26, 2023

5.0

Dr. Ramsdale has always been attentive and caring. She takes as much time with me as I need and easily accepts questions

Apr 30, 2023

5.0

Good experience.

Mar 08, 2023

Excellent

Feb 12, 2023

Great Doctor

Dec 23, 2022

5.0

Dr. Ramsdale is very caring and takes time to listen and explain.

Dec 22, 2022

5.0

She is one of the most responsible caring drs. I've had.

Dec 21, 2022

5.0

Excellent in every way.

Dec 17, 2022

5.0

New provider for me. I was impressed with how well she knew my history. Very patient and easy to understand. I felt trusting with her.

Dec 10, 2022

5.0

I highly recommend Dr. Ramsdale. She always shows respect for me and explains my situation in terms that are easy for me to understand.

Dec 03, 2022

5.0

Excellent.

Dec 02, 2022

5.0

This provider is always compassionate and understanding. Very helpful.

Nov 28, 2022

Good conversation

Nov 12, 2022

Very friendly ans concerned during visits

Sep 12, 2022

5.0

She is an extremely kind, competent physician.

Aug 19, 2022

Excellent in every way

Aug 07, 2022

5.0

Dr Ramsdale is fantastic - loved having her as one of my cancer specialists

Jul 15, 2022

5.0

Dr. Ramsdale is a hero.

Jul 01, 2022

5.0

Dr. Ramsdale was very thorough and spent time explaining treatment options.

Jun 17, 2022

5.0

The doctor was excellent -- thorough, fair, personable, explained things in layman's terms.

Mar 27, 2022

5.0

I am VERY HAPPY w/all the staff & provider along w/the NP (Megan Nurler) all have been helpful, pleasant, I've been well cared for.

Feb 14, 2022