Joseph Cofrancesco Jr., MD, MPH

Professional Titles

• Director, Johns Hopkins Institute for Excellence in Education
• Director, GIM Clinician-Educator Mentoring and Scholarship Program
• Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Department of Acute and Chronic Care
• Institute for Excellence in Education Professor of Medicine

Primary Academic Title

Professor of Medicine

Background

Centers and Institutes

Excellence in Education, Institute for

Research Interests

Medical Educaton and HIV care, 

PubMed - Publications

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Selected Publications

• Herzke C, Bertram A, Stein A, Yeh H-C, Cofrancesco, Jr. J. Promotion of Academic Hospitalists: Room for Improvement. Am J Hosp Med 2021; December 5(4).  https://doi.org/10.24150/ajhm/2021.016
• Dutta D, Stadler DJ, Cofrancesco Jr J. Archuleta S, Ibrahim H. “I Find It Quite A Privilege To Be Involved In Their Lives”: A Multinational Qualitative Study Of Program Directors’ Perspectives On Their Relationships With Residents Teaching and Learning in Medicine. Teach Learn Med 2022. Oct-Dec;34(5):473-480. (Online ahead of print Epub 2021 Nov 29). doi: 10.1080/10401334.2021.1997749.
• Dutta D, Ibrahim H, Cofrancesco Jr J. Archuleta S, Stadler D. The Gendered Work/Role of Program Directors in International Graduate Medical Education. Qualitative Health Research, December 2022 https://doi.org/10.1177/104973232211458
• Hedian HF, Neira PM, Coon D, Schwarz J, Cofrancesco Jr J, Lau BD. What Patients Want in a Transgender Center: Building a Patient-Centered Program. J. of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 2024;35: Feb(1), 225-245.
•  Pham A, Abousy M, Fliotsos M, Li X, Srikumaran D, Cofrancesco J Jr, Woreta F. United States ophthalmology residency program directors' description of the interview selection process. J Acad Ophthalmol. 2024; In press.

Honors

• Alpha Omega Alpha (Mount Sinai Chapter vice-president) 1989
•  Medical Attendings’ Award: Excellence in Clinical Medicine and Patient Care, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 1990.
• Leo M. Davidoff Society, Certificate of Distinction (for education of students and house staff), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York 1993.
• Lawrence S. Linn Research Trust Award (Quality of life research for HIV infected individuals), Society of General Internal Medicine1996.
• Delta Omega (Alpha Chapter), National Public Health Honor Society1996.
• Selected as Firm Faculty, Thayer Service, Osler Medicine Residency Program 1998                .
• AAMC Humanism in Medicine Award, national finalist 2000.
• Johns Hopkins Department of Medicine Ambulatory Preceptor Award 2005.
• Fellow of the American College of Physicians 2005.
• Best faculty abstract, Johns Hopkins SOM Medical Education Research Retreat. “Impact of  Resident Duty Hour Limitations on Medical Students’ Education”, (D A. Reed, RB Levine, RG Miller, BAAshar, EB Bass, T Rice, J. Cofrancesco Jr 2006.
• Listed, The Best Doctors in America 2007.
• Selected: Taussig College in the JHUSOM Colleges Advising Program 2007.
•  “Top Docs, Baltimore”, Baltimore Magazine, 2007.
• Listed, Marquis Who's Who in America 2007.
• Consumers’ Research Council of America, listed in “Guide to America’s Top Physicians” 2008 .
• Listed, Continental Who's Who 2009.
• Listed, The Global Director of Who’s Who, “Top Doctor” section 2009 
• Listed, SLD Industries, “Guide to America’s Top Physicians 2009 
• Listed, Strathmore Who's Who 2009
• Listed, Cambridge Who's Who 2010 
• National Award for Mid-Career Education Mentorship, Society of General Internal Medicine 2010  
• Listed, Biltmore Who’s Who 2011
• David M. Levine Excellence in Mentoring Award, JHUSOM, Department of Medicine 2012
• Professors’ Award for Excellence in Teaching in the Clinical Sciences, JHUSOM 2012
• Listed, National Council of American Executives 2014 
• House staff Appreciation Award (given to one faculty member each year selected by house staffand leadership for outstanding educational contribution to the residency program), JHUSOM, DOM 2014.
• The Johns Hopkins Institute for Excellence in Education Professor of Medicine (endowed chair) 2014
• Selected as an inaugural Frim Faculty Coach and Educator, Osler Medicine Residency Program 2016                
• The Distinguished Teaching Society of JHUSOM, induction March 8, 2017             
• Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award, listed 2018-present    
• Living the Johns Hopkins Medicine Mission: 125th Anniversary of the Johns Hopkins Universality School of Medicine – selected as one of 125 current faculty members, fellows, postdocs, staff and students who personify Johns Hopkins Medicine’s mission to improve the health of the community and the world by setting the standard of excellence in medical education, research and clinical care 2018                
• International Association of Health Care Professionals, listed 2018                
• Selected as a Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Interprofessional Collaborative Practice Physician Exemplar (faculty representing the field of medicine in healthcare as a physician role model for pre and post licensure learners in nursing, medicine, pharmacy and public health; 23 institutionally selected) 2018-present    
• Invited Judge. Teaching Competition (resident and students). Annual Department of Medicine Education Retreat. JHUSOM 2018, 2019        
• Full-time Faculty Teaching Award. One faculty member selected at end of year by housestaff and program leadership. JHUSOM, DOM – Osler Medical Residency Program 2020                
•  “No Average Joe”, Baltimore Magazine, Top Doctors issue, November 2020. (Featured article.)

Lectures & Presentations

Invited Talks

JHMI/Regional (Baltimore, MD, unless specified otherwise)

1996                    Invited lecture, St Joseph Church, “AIDS 101: Medical Aspects of the Disease,” Fullerton, MD.

1997                    Johns Hopkins Saturday Medicine Rounds, “Prophylaxis against opportunistic infections for adults with HIV.”

1997                    Health Care for the Homeless/Baltimore, “Antiretrovirals in the homeless patients.”

1997                    Maryland Medical and Chirulagical Society Annual Meeting: “HAART and the primary care physician,”, Ocean City, MD.

1998                    Johns Hopkins Medical Grand Rounds, "A review of HIV-related weight loss.”

1999                    Johns Hopkins Department of Nutrition Continuing Medical Education Series, HIV-wasting and lipodystrophy.”

2000                    Medical Grand Rounds, Greater Baltimore Medical Center Medical Grand Rounds: “HIV related weight loss and lipodystrophy.”

2000                    Medical and Surgical Grand Rounds, Frederick Memorial Hospital, “Preoperative evaluation,”, Frederick, MD.

2001                    Johns Hopkins Medical Grand Rounds, “Fat redistribution and metabolic complications of HIV.”

2001                    Johns Hopkins AIDS Service Nursing Series: “Complications of HIV treatment.”

2002                    Richmond AIDS Consortium (RAC) Providers’ Meeting: “Opportunistic Infection Prophylaxis: Update,” Richmond, Virginia

2002                    ASCP Foundation HIV/AIDS Pharmacotherapy Traineeship, lecturer, “Long –term complications of HIV.”

2002,2004 Richmond AIDS Consortium (RAC) Providers’ Meeting: “Long term and metabolic complications of HIV,” Richmond, Virginia.

2004                    Johns Hopkins Department of Dermatology Grant Rounds, “Fat changes and metabolic complications in HIV infected patients.”

2005                    Johns Hopkins EBM Course: “Understanding Evidence-Based Medicine,” Teaneck, NJ.

2005-2009            Johns Hopkins Medicine Center for Clinical Global Health Education, “Physical and Laboratory evaluations for patients with HIV,” Telemedicine, BJ Medical College, India.

2005                    Northern Virginia AETC, HIV/AIDS Advanced Clinical Medicine: Managing Medical Outcomes after three decades of HIV,  “Metabolic and Fat Complications of HIV,” Ionva Fairfax Hospital Center, Virginia.

2006                    Bethesda Naval Hospital and Medical Center, “Update of Recent International Meetings and Implications for HIV Care,” Bethesda, MD.

2008                    ID Grand Rounds, Maryland General Hospital, “Strategies for Optimizing Outcomes with Next-Generation Agents.”

2008                    AIDS Educational Training Grant, “Standard of Care and Guidelines: HIV/AIDS in Prison,”, Columbia, MD.

2009                    Medical Grand Rounds. Harbor Hospital Center. “HIV, HAART and the Heart.”

2008                    ID Grand Rounds, Maryland General Hospital, “Strategies for Optimizing Outcomes with Next-Generation Agents.”

2008                    AIDS Educational Training Grant, “Standard of Care and Guidelines: HIV/AIDS in Prison,” Columbia, MD.

2008                    Improving Therapeutic Outcomes in HIV Patients in Correctional Systems and Beyond “Medical Management of HIV: HIV/AIDS in Corrections,” Towson, Maryland.

2010                    Johns Hopkins Hospital Department of Nutrition Grand Rounds, “Nutrition Issues in HIV.”.

2010                    HAART in HIV treatment naive patients, “Planning for Success: Prevention and Management of Failure to First-Line Therapy.”

2010                   HAART in HIV treatment naive patients, “When and What to Start” (Panel w/Bartlett J & Frank I).

2011                    Genes to Society Faculty Retreat. “Facilitation Small Group Discussion,” w/ Jon Lorsch.

2011                    Screening, Counseling and Linkage to Care (SCALE) HIV, Falls Church, VA.

2112                    Department of Pediatrics, Adolescent Grand Rounds, “Educator’s Portfolio.”

2015-present        “Active Teaching in Large Group Settings,” Summer Teaching Camp. Baltimore, MD.

2015                    Quality of Life Retreats, HIV, “ART in 2015”, Washington, DC.

2016                    Physical Medicine and Rehab annual retreat workshop “Skills for ‘Everyday’ Teaching, Feedback, and Introduction to Peer Coaching.”

2016- present       Foundations of Teaching and Learning (with Barone M, and Levine R), several times each year.

2017                    Foundations of Teaching and Learning, Prince George’s Hospital Center, Cheverly, MD.

National

1994                    16th NLGH Conference and 12th Annual AIDS/ Forum Pre-Conference Institute: “The expanding role of harm reduction.” NY, NY.

1997                    A Practical Approach to HIV Treatment Conference, “Sexual dysfunction in patients with AIDS,”, Coral Gables, Florida.

1997                    15th Annual Symposia of the Gay & Lesbian Medical Association: Testosterone replacement and anabolic steroids for HIV infected men,” San Francisco, California.

1998                    Medical Grand Round, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine: “Diagnosis, Treatment options and significance of wasting in HIV patients,” Bronx, NY

1999                    Medical Grand Rounds, Illinois Masonic Medical Center:  “HIV-related Weight Loss”. Chicago, IL

2000                    National Conference on African Americans and AIDS: “Wasting and weight loss in HIV,” Baltimore, Maryland.

2001-2                 Conference on Correctional Health Care/Correctional Medicine Institute: “Metabolic and physical changes in patients treated with HAART.” (Los Vegas, Boston, Baltimore Monterey).

2001                    National Conference on Correctional Health Care National Commission on Correctional Health Care, Academy of Correctional Health Professionals: “Metabolic and body shape complications that occur in patients treated with HAART: What the clinician needs to know.” Albuquerque, NM.

2001-2012           National meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine, “Clinical update: AIDS” present with the SGIM HIV/AIDS Task Force, (Location vary by year, every one to two years.) 

2002                    National Conference on African Americans and AIDS:  "Managing fat redistribution syndromes in HIV/AIDS”. Washington, DC.

2002                    National Opposites Attract: HIV Heterosexual Conference: “Lipodystrophy and other complications of long term HIV”. Baltimore, MD.

2003                    Garden State Infectious Disease Group, Providers’ meeting:  “Fat Redistribution and Metabolic                                 Complications of HIV Survival and Treatment,” Voorhees, New Jersey.

2003                    St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Hospital Center/ Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, HIV Practice Seminar Series, “HIV over 50: Long term complications of HIV. New York, NY.

2007                    Invited lecture, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, ID Grand Rounds. “New Classes of Antiretrovirals:  The Potential Clinical Role of Integrase Inhibitors and Entry Inhibitors,” Washington, DC.

2008                    ID Grand Rounds, University of Miami, “Clinical Strategies for Optimizing Outcomes with Next-Generation Agents,” Miami, Florida.

2008                    ID Grand Rounds, Naval Medical Center, San Diego, “Understanding and Managing Metabolic and Morphologic Complications and Cardiovascular Considerations,” San Diego, California.

2008                    Medicine Grand Rounds, Naval Medical Center, San Diego, “2008 HIV Treatment Guidelines: Reviewing Essentials for Optimal Care,” San Diego, California.

2008                    ID Grand Round, National Naval Medical Center “Understanding and managing Metabolic and Morphologic Complications of HIV Care,” Bethesda, MD.

2010                    SCALE HIV, “Screening, Counseling and Linkage to Care, New York, NY.

2011                    Medical Grand Round, Brooklyn Medical Center, Weill Cornell Medical College, “HIV and Cardiovascular Disease,” New York, NY.

2013                    Medical Grand Round, Albert Einstein College of Medicine. “The Art and Science of Bedside Rounds”, New York, NY.  (Presented twice, once each at Moses Campus and Einstein. Campus)

2014                    HIV Grand Rounds, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. “Cases from Clinic,” Philadelphia, PA and simulcast to 15 international sites.

2015                    AAMC Medical Education (RIME) Meeting. “Perceptions of leaders and clinician educators on the impact of international accreditation.” (with Archuleta S, Ibrahim H, Stadler DJ. Baltimore, MD

2016                    Pathology Grand Rounds, University of New Mexico, “Feedback and Peer Coaching: Making for a Better Learning Environment”, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

2016                    HIV Grand Rounds, Southwest Care Center, “HIV 2016: Cases from Clinic”, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

2016                    Keynote Address, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (SUNY/Buffalo), “Clinician Educators in the 21st Century”, Department of Medicine, Education series. September 2016.

2018                    Speaker: Eastern Virginia Medical School, “Feedback and Peer Coaching: Making for a Better Leaning Environment”.  February 2018

2018                    Speaker: Eastern Virginia Medical School, “Clinician Educators for the 21st Century: Issues and Possible Solutions”.  February 2018

International

1998                 2nd Workshop on Nutrition and Quality of Life in HIV Infection on the Role of Growth Hormone in HIV-associated wasting. “Measuring the effects of quality of life for HIV treatments,” Berlin, Germany.

1998                 DAGNA. National Meeting (German Association of Physicians Caring for Patients with HIV): “General and sexual quality of life in patients with HIV infection,” Cologne, Germany.

2000                 Care of the Patient with HIV, “Metabolic complications and body changes associated with HIV,” Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

2000                 18th Annual Symposia of the Gay & Lesbian Medical Association: “Lipodystrophy –body, fat and metabolic changes associated with HIV,” Vancouver, Canada

2004                 Care of the Patient with HIV, “Complications of HIV Treatment,” Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

2006                 Care of the Patient with HIV, “Lipid, Fat and Glucose issues in HIV treatment,” Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

2008                 Care of the Patient with HIV, “Fat, Lipids and Cardiovascular Risk: HIV Treatment in 2008,” Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

2009                 Johns Hopkins Medicine Center for Clinical Global Health Education, “Complications of  HIV and present treatment,” (Telemedicine to “Pune, India, recorded and used in subsequent years).

2010                 IX Conferencia Brasil Johns Hopkins University em HIV/AIDS, “Metabolic Complication of ARV Therapy,” Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

2012                 X Conferencia Brasil Johns Hopkins University em HIV/AIDS. “HIV and the Heart Disease” Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

2014-16            Conferencia Brasil Johns Hopkins University em HIV/AIDS, “HIV Care: Case Panel,” Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

2018                 International Urogynecology Association Annual Meeting. “Learning environment, with Coaching and Feedback as formative assessment” with Chen G. and Shilkofski, N. Vienna, Austria (June 2018)

Visiting Professorships

National

4/31/16           University of New Mexico, Department of Pathology, Albuquerque, New Mexico. (Advised departmental UME, GME and peer leadership; advised PhD candidates in educator program.)

9/9/16             Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (SUNY/Buffalo), met with multiple education leads to discuss the IEE.

2018                 Eastern Virginia Medical School. To advise on their building an academy or institute (February 21, 2018)

International

10/5-9/09        Visiting Professor, Asahi General Hospital.  Seminars, rounds, one-on-one teaching, case discussion, formal lectures. Ashai, Japan.

10/20-26/11     Visiting Professor, Tawam Hospital, seminars, rounds, small group teaching  discussion, workshops, formal lecture (“HIV for the Internist: Middle East and Northern Africa”), Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.

Memberships

• AAMC
• AAHIVM
• American College of Physicians
• IDSA/HIV
• International AIDS Society
• Society of General Internal Medicine