Referring Physicians

For consultation, or to refer a patient to UR Medicine Surgery, please consult our Surgery Access Guide.

Although our departmental divisions reflect the specialized nature of many faculty practices, many of our surgeons welcome referrals for common general surgical problems such as cholelithiasis, hernia and gastrointestinal disease.

Physician Liaison Services

Our physician liaison services are intended to provide you with a direct link for all communications regarding our surgical services. Physician Liaison Kerry Kehoe has a goal of fostering relationships and open communications between our referring physicians and our team. Kerry is available to meet with you and your practice; to arrange for meetings between you and our surgical team, and to assist you in resolving issues or finding information on our services.

Specific physician liaison responsibilities include:

• Meeting Physicians around the region to keep them up-to-date on:
  • New faculty
  • Clinical services, including the availability of new services, clinics, and technology
  • Equipment available within our system
  • Practice support initiatives
• Identifying your needs and gathering feedback to help us plan and evaluate our services and programs
• Serving as personal contacts for you to address issues that require our attention
• Arranging speaking engagements and meetings between our physicians, administrators, and you
• Assisting in the development of CME and staff education programs

About Kerry Kehoe

Kerry Kehoe has been on the staff of the University of Rochester for the past 19 years. Kerry began her UR Medicine career working in the Department of Primary Care Practice Administration. In 2001 Kerry joined us as the Operations Administrator for the Department of Surgery where she worked closely with all divisions managing the day to day running of operational services. In addition Kerry has held the position of Practice Administrator for the Division of Trauma, Burn and Emergency Surgery. Most recently she held the position of Department of Surgery Physician Liaison.

In 2015, Kerry assumed the position of Director of Business Development. She is responsible for identification, development and implementation of all new business development activities for the Department of Surgery. Kerry oversees regional expansion activities, development of transdisciplinary program development, and patient and referring physician satisfaction. She acts as Surgery’s point of contact in working with Marketing to ensure positive relationships with referring physicians, to develop and effective Department presence on the web and in various social media, and to identify, record and broadcast departmental achievements and patient stories.

Kerry is a graduate of Ithaca College with a BS in Health Care Administration and the University of Rochester with a MS in Health System Leadership.