Professor of Medicine
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York, United States
Dr. Thomas Caprio is Professor of Medicine/Geriatrics, Psychiatry, Dentistry, Clinical Nursing, and Public Health Sciences at the University of Rochester (UR) in Rochester, New York. He is the Chief Medical Officer of UR Medicine Home Care and the Medical Director for the UR Medicine Hospice program. Dr. Caprio is director of the Finger Lakes Geriatric Education Center which oversees the federally funded Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program, providing education and training related to geriatrics, palliative care, and dementia care for health care professionals and family caregivers across New York State. Dr. Caprio served for over a decade as program director for the geriatric medicine fellowship at the University of Rochester. He received his MD from the State University of New York at Buffalo, completed his residency, fellowship, and postdoctoral research training at the University of Rochester Medical Center, then completed his Master of Public Health degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, and his Master’s in Health Professions Education from the University of Rochester Warner Graduate School of Education. He is Past-President of the State Society on Aging of New York, Past-President of the National Association for Geriatric Education, and the Past-President of the National Association of Geriatric Education Centers. Dr. Caprio is a fellow of the American College of Physicians, fellow of the American Geriatrics Society, and fellow of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. He is a certified medical director in long-term care and a certified hospice medical director.
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Wednesday, November 2, 2022
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM ET