RitaRossi-FoulkesMD(She/Her)

Medicine/Pediatrics • Los Angeles, CA

Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, Cedars-Sinai

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Office
8723 Alden Dr
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone+1 310-423-2811

Fax+1 310-423-7485

Summary

Dr. Rossi-Foulkes completed her residency training in 1993 and is board certified in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics. She is a Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at Cedars-Sinai Health Systems in Los Angeles, CA where she directs the Primary Care Residency Track for Internal Medicine. At the University of Chicago Medicine (UCM), she was the Program Director of the combined Medicine –Pediatrics Residency from 2006-2022. Dr. Rossi-Foulkes has a strong record of accomplishment in undergraduate and graduate medical education, transition care, program management and residency recruitment. She served on the Illinois Immunization Advisory Committee from 2005-2018. She is the current Immediate Past President of the Med Peds Program Directors Association and won the inaugural UCM Program Director of the Year award at the University of Chicago in 2017. In 2018 she was inducted as Senior Faculty into the Bucksbaum Institute for the Doctor Patient Relationship. In 2019, she received the UCM Distinguished Leader in Community Service and Advocacy Senior Award. She has published original research regarding transition care, graduate medical education, Marfan Syndrome, and pertussis prevention. She founded and directed Med-Peds PATHways (Program for Adolescent and Adult Transition to Health), an ambulatory and inpatient consultation service for adolescents and young adults with chronic disease or special health care needs. She is especially passionate about and skilled in primary care education and program management.

Education & Training

Rush UniversityMS, Clinical Science and Research, 2001 - 2003
New York Presbyterian HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, 1989 - 1993
Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical CenterClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2003 - 2025
IL State Medical License 1993 - 2023
NY State Medical License 1991 - 1994
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

President Med-Peds Program Directors Association
Distinguished Leader in Community Service and Advocacy Senior Award University of Chicago, 2019
Program Director of the Year University of Chicago, 2017
Secretary Treasurer Med-Peds Program Directors Association, 2010-2014
Fellow of the Academy of Distinguished Medical Educators University of Chicago, 2011
Department of Medicine Excellence in Clinical Care and Education Award University of Chicago, 2007
Fellow American College of Physicians, 1995
Fellow American Academy of Pediatrics, 1994
Phi Beta Kappa University of Illinois Champaign Urbana, 1985
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

9 citations
Using Quality Improvement in Resident Education to Improve Transition Care.
Sofija D Volertas, Rita Rossi-Foulkes
Pediatric Annals. 2017-05-01
96 citations
Phenotypic features and impact of Beta blocker or calcium antagonist therapy on Aortic lumen size in the Marfan syndrome
Rita Rossi-Foulkes, Mary J. Roman, Stacey E. Rosen, Randi Kramer-Fox, Kathryn H. Ehlers
The American Journal of Cardiology. 1999-05-01
2 citations
The Role of Internal Medicine-Pediatric Programs and Transition Champions in Graduate Medical Trainee Health Care Transition Development.
Allison Liu, Jay Patel, Jessica I Gold, Nabil Abou Baker, Rita Rossi Foulkes
The Journal of Adolescent Health. 2023-08-01

Journal Articles

Transition Consultation Models in Two Academic Medical Centers
Gold, J, Boudos, R., Shah, P, Rossi-Foulkes, R., Pediatric Annals, 2017
Utilizing Quality Improvement in Resident Education to Improve Transition Care.
. Volertas, S, Rossi-Foulkes, R, Pediatric Annals, 2017
Pertussis Knowledge Gaps Among Physicians
Rossi-Foulkes, R, et. al., Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, 2010
Phenotypic Features and Impact of Beta Blocker or Calcium Antagonist Therapy on Aortic Lumen Size in the Marfan Syndrome
Rossi-Foulkes, R. Roman, MJ. et. al, American Journal of Cardiology, 4/1/1998
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Abstracts/Posters

Pathways Initiative to Improve Transition Care in a Med-Peds Residency Program.
Hickey, E., Sanchez,R., Gold, J., Abou Baker, N., Weyer, G., Rossi-Foulkes, R, Association of Pediatric Program Directors National Spring Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 3/2019
Improving outpatient care coordination for children and infants involved with the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS)
Teixeira da Silva, D., Ramaiah, V., Bilka, K., Carollo, S., Forrey, L., Stern, R., Kuntz, L., Benavides, M., Rossi-Foulkes, R., Glick, J., Burnet, D, Pediatric Academic Societies, Baltimore, MD, 2019
Using Quality Improvement and EMR Analytics as Resident Education to Improve Health Care Transition.
Hickey, E., Sanchez, R., Gold, J., Weyer, G., Abou Baker, N., Rossi-Foulkes, R., 10th Annual Healthcare Transition Research Consortium Research Symposium Meeting, Houston, TX, 10/24/2018
Improving Healthcare Transitions from Pediatric to Adult Medicine: A longitudinal QI project for the Med-Peds Residency Program
Hickey, E. Sanchez, R., Gold, J., Weyer, G., Abou Baker, N., Rossi-Foulkes, R, Sixth Annual Research Symposium and poster session presented by the Center for Chronic Disease Research and Policy, Chicago, IL, 10/23/2018
Maximizing Health Outcomes for Adults with Developmental Disabilities Through a Unique Medical Home
Gold, J., Rossi-Foulkes, R., Cotts, K, Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, 2018
Using Quality Improvement as Resident Education to Improve Health Care Transition
. Gold, J., Volertas, S., Rossi-Foulkes, R, Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, 2018
Utilizing Quality Improvement in Resident Education to Improve Transition Care.
Degesys, S., Rossi-Foulkes, R, AAMC National Quality Fair, Chicago, IL, 2017
Reducing the Number of Patients with Poorly Controlled DM
. Seo, J., Lipin, N., Wang, A., Sengupta, S., Rossi-Foulkes, R., University of Chicago of Chicago Medicine Quality and Safety Symposium, 2015., Chicago, IL, 2015
. Integrating Quality Improvement into Med-Peds Resident Education in the Era of Resident Milestones
Weyer,G., Jabbar, U., Shah, S., Rossi-Foulkes, R, American Academy of Medical Colleges Integrating Quality: Improving Value Through Clinical Transformation, Education and Science Meeting, Rosemont, IL, 6/2014
Quality Improvement in the Medicine Pediatrics Clinic: Meeting the Challenges of the Next Accreditation System
. Weyer, G., Jabbar, U., Shah, S., Rossi-Foulkes, R, 2014 Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine Spring Meeting, Nashville, TN, 2014
Transition Care: Collaborative Strategies to Address the Medical-Legal Needs of Emerging Adults, Medical-Legal Partnership: Innovative Solutions for a Healthier Comm...
Rossi-Foulkes, R., Patel, P., 7th Annual National Medical-Legal Summit, San Antonio, Texas, 2012
Transition Care in a Tertiary Care Center
Lo, A., McDonnell, J., Platte, S., Acharya, K., Rossi-Foulkes, R., First Global Conference for Consensus in Pediatrics and Child Health, Paris, France, 2011
Reach for the Stars: Maximize Health and Ability for Survivors of Childhood Disease and Disability
8. McDonnell, J., Cotts, K., Acharya, K., Rossi-Foulkes, R, SGIM Midwest Regional Meeting Workshop, Chicago, IL, 2011
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Lectures

Ch Ch Ch Changes: Adolescent and Young Adult Health Care Transition
Cedars-Sinai Pediatric Grand Rounds - 3/23/2023
Intentional Recruitment of Under-Represented in Medicine (UiM) Residents and Fellows
University of Maryland - 4/9/2022
University of Chicago Med-Peds PATHways (Program for Adolescent and Adult Transition to Health), Med-Peds Grand Rounds, Harvard, MGH
Boston, MA - 4/2019
Reach For the Stars: Maximizing Health and Ability for Adolescents and Young Adults with Chronic Childhood Conditions presented at the 8th Annual ABC Conference, “Live...
Palos, Hils, IL - 11/2017
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Committees

Committee Member, MPPDA Transition Care Committee 2007 - Present
member, Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics Transition Task Forcce 2008 - 2012
member, Immunization Advisory Committee 2005 - 2018