FredHRubinMD

Professor of Medicine, University Pittsburgh

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Fred Rubin, MD, is a geriatrician located in Pittsburgh, PA. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at McGill University in Montreal, followed by a fellowship in internal medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital after graduating from Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine in 1975. He is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh and previously served as Chief of Medicine at UPMC Shadyside Hospital. Dr. Rubin has published numerous articles in the scientific literature, with publications on topics ranging from hospital mobility to elder care programs. His work has been cited multiple times, with notable citations for his study on the scalability of the Hospital Elder Life Program. He has received multiple professional honors, as well as being featured as a Top Doctor by Castle Connolly.

Pittsburgh Magazine Castle Connolly, 1996-2025
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
Physician Practice Connections Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2011-2013
Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2011-2013
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PubMed

15 citations
Mobility Action Group: Using Quality Improvement Methods to Create a Culture of Hospital Mobility.
Songprod Jonathan Lorgunpai, Bruce Finke, Isaac Burrows, Cynthia J. Brown, Fred H. Rubin
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2020-10-01
25 citations
Effect of the Hospital Elder Life Program on Risk of 30‐Day Readmission
Fred H. Rubin, Johanna E. Bellon, Andrew Bilderback, Kevin Urda, Sharon K. Inouye
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2018-01-01
Traveling in the world of patients.
Fred H. Rubin
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2013-07-01

Prevention Program Cuts Likelihood, Length of Delirium in Seniors After Elective SurgeryDecember 20th, 2021