Theresa Rohr-Kirchgraber, MD, MACP, FAMWA
Professor of Medical Education in Internal Medicine
Education
Residency, Internal Medicine, , University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio, 1991
M.D., Cornell University College of Medicine (Weill College of Medicine at Cornell), New York, New York, 1988
B.A., Chemistry, California State University, Long Beach, California, 1984
Awards & Honors
Teaching
Award Name Granted By Date Awarded
Outstanding Clinical Attending Meridia Huron Hospital 1994
Dept. of Internal Medicine
Outstanding Clinic Attending Upstate Medical University 2000
Dept. of Internal Medicine
Faculty Scholar for Upstate Medical University 2001
Excellence in Teaching
Outstanding General Medicine Emory School of Medicine 2007
Outpatient Teacher of the Year
Exceptional Mentor Award American Medical Women’s Association 2012
Outstanding Veteran Woman Faculty IUPUI 2015
Trustee Teaching Award Indiana University Board of Trustees 2017
Best Innovation Poster Society of General Internal Medicine 2018
Midwest Regional Meeting
Trustee Teaching Award Indiana University Board of Trustees 2020
Inspiration Award American Medical Association 2020
Service
Award Name Granted By Date Awarded
Philip E. Marcus Award, Phi Delta Epsilon Medical Fraternity 1986
for Outstanding Student Involvement
Joint Labor-Management United University Professions 1995, 2001
Professional Development Award
Fellow American College of Physicians 2001
Humanism in Medicine Award Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey 2001
Minority Faculty Development Award Emory School of Medicine 2006
Hispanic Physicians Political Leadership American Medical Association 2008
Minority Action Committee
Advocating, Caring, Teaching, Service Award Wishard Health Service 2009
President’s Award American Medical Women’s Association 2012
Indianapolis Top Doctors Indianapolis Monthly 2012-2019
Innovations in Medicine Award American Medical Association 2013
Commitment to Excellence American Medical Women’s Association 2014
Inspirational Physician Women’s Fund of Indiana 2015
Women of Influence Trailblazer Women of INfluence Marion County 2015
Fellow American Medical Women’s Association 2015
Distinguished Alumni School of Natural Sciences, CSULB 2016
Laureate Award ACP Indiana Chapter 2016
Prestigious External Award Recognition IUPUI 2016
Local Hero Award American Medical Women’s Association 2016
Woman of Influence IBJ 2017
Bertha Van Hoosen Award American Medical Women’s Association 2018
Faculty Teaching Award IUSM Student Outreach Clinic 2018
Exceptional Mentor Award American Medical Women’s Association 2020
Inclusive Excellence Award Dept Medicine, IUSM 2020
Award for Political Participation AMPAC 2021
Areas of Expertise
Sex and Gender implications in health and disease.
Publications
Book Chapters
Rohr-Kirchgraber T, Rouse, M, Eating Disorders, Handbook of Women’s Health, ACP, 2009, 449-455.
Sanders, SF, Rohr-Kirchgraber T, Tinnitus, Decision Making in Medicine, Mushlin & Greene, Elsevier, 2009
Sanders, SF, Rohr-Kirchgraber T, Hearing Loss, Decision Making in Medicine, Mushlin & Greene, Elsevier, 2009
Articles
Miles M., Cheng A., Rohr-Kirchgraber T., Was COVID a “Blessing in Disguise?” May-Thurner Syndrome Complicates COVID Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting Orlando, FL 4/2022 published in Abstracts from the 2022 Annual Meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine J Gen Intern Med 37 (Supp 2);s 129-s664, s564
Escanuela M., Rohr-Kirchgraber T., Sobering AK., “What do we have to do to get a COVID Booster around here?” Getting a booster when your initial vaccines were not FDA approved in the United States American Medical Women’s Association Annual Meeting, Virtual March 2022
Cheng A., Morgan M., Rohr-Kirchgraber T., Was COVID a “Blessing in Disguise? May-Thurner Syndrome Complicates COVID Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting April, 2022 Orlando, FL
Reategui-Almonacid Y., Rohr-Kirchgraber T., Argo M., Gender Bias Complicates the Diagnosis of Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS): The Multiplicity of EDS and the difficulty in determining Etiology and Associated Features Women in Medicine Summit, Chicago, IL Sept, 2022 International Journal of Academic Medicine | Volume 8 | Issue 4 | October-December 2022
Kazerooni L., Sundaram P., Armour-Smith N., Song R., Rohr-Kirchgraber T., One medical Student’s Journey on Complications in Obtaining Pregnancy Related Health Care Women in Medicine Summit, Chicago, IL Sept, 2022 International Journal of Academic Medicine | Volume 8 | Issue 4 | October-December 2022
Duchesne G, Amellal Y, Evans W, Rohr-Kirchgraber T. “Presentation of Guttate Psoriasis (GP in a Person of Color (POC).” https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/800739690/privacy American Medical Women’s Association 108 LEADS, Philadelphia. PA March, 2023
Gupton I & Rohr-Kirchgraber T. “Identifying Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Young Women: Do Sex Biases Block Awareness?” https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/800688822 American Medical Women’s Association 108 LEADS, Philadelphia. PA March, 2023
Lopez IM, Bankey A, Akhtar MA, Rohr-Kirchgraber T. “An Unusual Presentation of Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome.” https://vimeo.com/800686509 American Medical Women’s Association 108 LEADS, Philadelphia. PA March, 2023
James M, Durbha S, Eckstein L, Tally T, Rohr-Kirchgraber T. “The Impact of Women Faculty in Male-Dominated Specialties on Students Choice of Career.” https://vimeo.com/800676173 American Medical Women’s Association 108 LEADS, Philadelphia. PA March, 2023
Ramirez A, Rohr-Kirchgraber T, Rosas E, Humes K. “The Price of Low Health Literacy.” https://vimeo.com/800513243 American Medical Women’s Association 108 LEADS, Philadelphia. PA March, 2023
Henderson B, Terris M, Rohr-Kirchgraber T. “Delayed Diagnosis of Bladder Cancer After Initial Hematuria Presentation in Women.” https://vimeo.com/802064909 American Medical Women’s Association 108 LEADS, Philadelphia. PA March, 2023
Kalifa N, Rush L, Ye S, Rohr-Kirchgraber T. “‘Can I tell you what to do if I am not doing it myself?’ Nutrition Education in Medical School.” https://vimeo.com/800412999 American Medical Women’s Association 108 LEADS, Philadelphia. PA March, 2023
Johnston TR, Rhangos I, Thawanyarat K, Parker L, Rohr-Kirchgraber T. “‘I am not just a tired mom.’ A young nonsmoker has to diagnose her own malignancy.” https://vimeo.com/800328964 American Medical Women’s Association 108 LEADS, Philadelphia. PA March, 2023
Maleki N, Goeltz J, Rohr-Kirchgraber T. “‘But I Eat Pasta with Sauce!’ A Case Study Exemplifying the Importance of Adequate Folate Intake in Adolescent Women.” https://vimeo.com/800701294 American Medical Women’s Association 108 LEADS, Philadelphia. PA March, 2023
Song R, Sundaram P, Kaserooni L, Rohr-Kirchgraber T. “Health Insurance, an Unexpected Medical Student Burden.” https://vimeo.com/800386247 American Medical Women’s Association 108 LEADS, Philadelphia. PA March, 2023
Lopez Isabel M., Dozier B., Rohr-Kirchgraber T., Female Infertility in the US. HealthManagement.org The Journal Vol 22, Issue 5, 2022 https://healthmanagement.org/uploads/article_attachment/hm5-female-physician-infertility.pdf
Denzel A., Rohr-Kirchgraber T., Rush L., Abortion, Cancer Care, and the Fate of American Physicians The Cancer letter Vol.48 No.27 July, 8 2022 https://cancerletter.com/guest-editorial/20220708_4/
AMWA Editorial Team and Korn Ferry, AMWA-Korn Ferry White Paper, Women in Medicine Setting the Agenda for Change Korn Ferry 2022
Parsa, M A. Rohr, T. Ramirez, L F. Meltzer, H Y.Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome Without Neuroleptics. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 10(6):437-8, 1990 Dec.
Salahuddin, A., Rohr-Kirchgraber, T., Shekar, R., West, B., Loewenstein, J., Interleukin-6 in the Fever and Multiorgan Crisis of Pheochromocytoma. Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Disease 29(6):640-2, 1997.|
Rohr-Kirchgraber T., “These Muscle Cramps Are Holding Me Back!” A 14-Year-Old Star Basketball Player With Muscle Cramps, Adolesc Med 23 (2012) 307–312
Rohr-Kirchgraber T., Nabhan Z. M., New Rash Adolescent Med 23 (2012) 319–325
Rohr-Kirchgraber T., Multiple Visits for Abdominal Pain, Constipation, and “I need a test for sexually transmitted diseases” Adolescent Med 23 (2012) 313–318
Orenstien M, Patel P, Rohr-Kirchgraber T, Calcium Supplements for Women and Girls AMWA Position statement.http://www.amwa-doc.org/cms_files/original/AMWA_position_paper_on_Calcium_Supplements_for_Women_and_Girls_2013_ab_comments.pdf
McHenry MS, Deschamp AR, Rohr-Kirchgraber TM. Back pain in a patient with common variable immunodeficiency. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2014 Feb;53(2):198-200. doi: 10.1177/0009922813512179. Epub 2013 Dec 9.
Demers RY, Michaels CW, Frank R., Fagan K., McDiarmind M., Rohr T.
Termination of health benefits for Pittston mine workers: impact on the health and security of miners and their families. Journal of Public Health Policy. 11(4): 474-80, 1990 Winter
Pedro C, Black K, Rohr-Kirchgraber T. Hit like a Woman – Differences in Concussive Symptoms between Males and Females and the Need for Return-To-Work Protocols for Post-Concussive Adults Ann Sports Med Res 3(1): 1056 2016
Sotto-Santiago Sylk, Slaven JE, Rohr-Kirchgraber T. (Dis)Incentivizing Patient Satisfaction Metrics:
The Unintended Consequences of Institutional Bias Health Equity Volume 3.1, 2019 DOI: 10.1089/heq.2018.0065
Kumar N., Rohr-Kirchgraber T., Sex and gender in medicine: The need for more attention to how sex and gender influences healthcare HealthManagement.org Volume 19 Issue 3 (2019)https://healthmanagement.org/c/healthmanagement/issuearticle/sex-and-gender-in-medicine
Lindstrom K, Rohr-Kirchgraber T. Sex & Gender Impacts in Cardiovascular Disease: A “Typical” Presentation of Cardiovascular Disease? HealthManagement, Volume 19 – Issue 4, 2019 https://healthmanagement.org/c/healthmanagement/issuearticle/sex-gender-impacts-in-cardiovascular-disease-a-typical-presentation-of-cardiovascular-disease
Shah Sheena P., Greco Theresa L., Rohr-Kirchgraber T., The Sex and Gender Influence of Hypertension
Healthmanagement, volume 19 issue 5 (2019)https://healthManagement.org/c/healthmanagement/issuearticle/the-sex-and-gender-influence-on-hypertension
Lee, RJ., Rohr-Kirchgraber, T., Superheroes Behind the Scenes of COVIC 19 Healthmanagement.org The Journal Vol 20 Issue 5 2020 https://healthmanagement.org/c/healthmanagement/issuearticle/superheroes-behind-the-scenes-of-covid-19
Schultheis P., Haddad A., Chiang J., Rohr-Kirchgraber T.,Shock and Awe: Surprise Medical Billing and Seeking Care Insight August 2020 vol 3 page 69
Rohr-Kirchgraber T., Leveling the Playing Field for Women in Medicine and Training Perm J 2020;24:20.030http://www.thepermanentejournal.org/issues/2020/summer/7524-proceedings-from-the-american-medical-women%E2%80%99s-association-graduate-medical-education-symposia-the-first-three-years.html
Vogel C., Rohr-Kirchgraber T., Gender Harassment Persists in Medical Training Women’s Health Reports Volume 1.1, 2020 DOI: 10.1089/whr.2020.0055 https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/whr.2020.0055
Luna Hinojosa M., Rohr-Kirchgraber T., Breast Cancer Screening for All, Indianapolis Medical Bulletin, Nov 2020
Jager S., Karim A., Roesler A., Rohr-Kirchgraber T., “But I Hate This, and This, and This…”: Body Dysmorphic Disorder HealthManagement.org The Journal • Volume 20 • Issue 9 • 2020 https://healthmanagement.org/c/healthmanagement/issue/volume-20-issue-9-2020
Sotto-Santiago, Sylk; Dilly, Christen; O’Leary, Heather; Craven, Hannah; Kara, Areeba; Brown, Cynthia; Kressel, Amy; Rohr-Kirchgraber, Theresa; DiMeglio, Linda “Reframing Academic Productivity, Promotion and Tenure as a Result of the COVID-19 Pandemic The Journal of Faculty Development, Volume 35, Number 1, January 2021, pp. 10-18(9)
Oral Presentations
Siar J., Siar S., Rohr-Kirchgraber T., “Why don’t you wait a month and repeat?” Gender bias can delay diagnosisSociety of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting April, 2022 Orlando, FL
1st place oral presentation https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11606-022-07653-8.pdf
J Gen Intern Med 37(Suppl 2):S129-S664
Evans W, Amellal Y, Duchesne G, Ye K, Rohr-Kirchgraber T. “‘What the heck is this?’ People of Color (POC) Search the Internet for Answers to their Skin Problems: A Case Report.” https://vimeo.com/800376880 American Medical Women’s Association 108 LEADS, Philadelphia. PA March, 2023