Leonor Fernandez MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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Health Care Associates330 Brookline Ave.Boston, MA 02115
Phone+1 617-754-9600
Fax+1 617-667-8665
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Education & Training
Boston University Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1989 - 1992
Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 1989
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 1992 - 2027
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2013-2016
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Completion Rates and Timeliness of Diagnostic Colonoscopies for Rectal Bleeding in Primary Care.Kirsti A Campbell, Scot B Sternberg, James Benneyan, Sarah N Flier, Maelys Amat
Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2024-05-01 - 2 citationsDo patients who read visit notes on the patient portal have a higher rate of "loop closure" on diagnostic tests and referrals in primary care? A retrospective cohort s...Sigall K Bell, Maelys J Amat, Timothy S Anderson, Mark D Aronson, James C Benneyan
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 2024-02-16 - 13 citationsDisparity dashboards: an evaluation of the literature and framework for health equity improvement.Jack Gallifant, Emmett Alexander Kistler, Luis Filipe Nakayama, Chloe Zera, Sunil Kripalani
The Lancet. Digital Health. 2023-11-01
Journal Articles
- Words Matter: What do Patients Find Judgmental or Offensive in Outpatient Notes?Fernandez L Alan Fossa 3 4, Zhiyong Dong 3, Tom Delbanco 3 5, Joann Elmore 6 7, Patricia Fitzgerald 3, Kendall Harcourt 3, Jocelyn Perez 3, Jan Walker 3 5, Catherine D..., JGIM, 9/2021
Other
- Superficial thrombophlebitis of the lower extremityFernandez L, Scovell S
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/superficial-thrombophlebitis-of-the-lower-extremity
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-10-05
Press Mentions
What Does Patient-Centered Care Truly Mean?August 27th, 2021- Clinicians Open Their Notes to Patients in a Grand Experiment in Medical CareJune 18th, 2021
- Patients Can Now Access Their Health Records Online, but They May Not Understand ThemMay 17th, 2021
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