Joseph S. Gonnella, MD
Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Dean Emeritus
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1015 Walnut Street
Curtis Building, Suite 320
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Joseph S. Gonnella, MD
Distinguished Professor of Medicine
Dean Emeritus
Research & Clinical Interests
Research interests have focused on the relationships between knowledge, capabilities and actual clinical performance. The results have led to instruments which have been used to evaluate educational programs, measure severity of illness (Disease Staging) and assess quality of care and costs.
Medical School
MD, Harvard Medical School - 1959
Most Recent Peer-Reviewed Publications
- Old, Nonagenarians, and Centenarians in Cilento, Italy and the Association of Lifespan with the Level of Some Physicochemical Elements in Tap Drinking Water
- Clinical Status, Nutritional Behavior, and Lifestyle, and Determinants of Community Well-Being of Patients from the Perspective of Physicians: A Cross-Sectional Study of Young Older Adults, Nonagenarians, and Centenarians in Salerno and Province, Italy
- In Reply to Levy and Ahmed
- Extreme Longevity: Analysis of the Direct or Indirect Influence of Environmental Factors on Old, Nonagenarians, and Centenarians in Cilento, Italy
- Fifty Years of Findings from the Jefferson Longitudinal Study of Medical Education
Biography
Dr. Gonnella is Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Dean Emeritus of Jefferson Medical College, and founder and director of the Center. Dr. Gonnella received his B.A. from Dartmouth College (summa cum laude) and his M.D. from Harvard Medical School. He has been awarded the Commendatore dell’ordine della Stella della Solidarietà Italiana in 1978; the Grande Ufficiale in 1995 by the President of Italy; the Dongbaeg Medal by the President of Korea; the Presidential Medal by Dartmouth College; and the Presidential Citation by Thomas Jefferson University. He has received honorary degrees from the University of Chieti, Italy; SoonChunHyang University in Seoul, Korea, Widener University, the University of Minho in Portugal, and the International Medical University of Malaysia. He has also received an honorary professorship from Tianjin Medical College in Tianjin, China, and a Distinguished Fellowship from the International Medical University, Malaysia. In 1998 he received the Abraham Flexner Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). Dr. Gonnella’s research has focused on the relationship between knowledge, capabilities, and clinical performance. He has developed a Disease Staging evaluation system that is used in the U.S. and internationally to assess the quality and costs of health care.