Physicians
The University Health Service has physicians and nurse practitioners on its primary care staff. Primary Care Physicians are board-certified in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, and Pediatrics. University Health Service provides a team-based approach to patient care and treatment called the Patient-Centered Medical Home.
Each primary care physician is a member of the Yellow Team or the Blue Team. As a member of the team, the physician works in collaboration with the other members of the team to provide you with comprehensive, coordinated, and accessible health care services.
Call (585) 275-2662 to schedule an appointment at the University Health Service. If you do not know the name of your primary care provider (PCP), the receptionist will tell you the name when you call to schedule an appointment.
Primary Care Physicians
Ralph A. Manchester, MD Vice Provost and Director, University Health Service, is a member of the Yellow Team. Dr. Manchester joined University Health Service as a staff physician in July 1983. Dr. Manchester served as chief of the University Health Service Medical Care Section until July 1994, when he was appointed Director of the University Health Service. Dr. Manchester is a Professor of Medicine in the UR School of Medicine and Dentistry and a Fellow in the American College of Physicians and the American College Health Association (ACHA). He received his medical degree from the University of Vermont in 1979, completed his residency at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in 1983 and is board-certified in Internal Medicine. Dr. Manchester is a past president of ACHA and the Performing Arts Medicine Association. Dr. Manchester has a special interest in the evaluation and treatment of medical problems of musicians and serves on the Board of the American College Health Foundation.
Matthew Behrman, DO is a member of the Yellow Team. Dr. Behrman joined University Health Service in February 2020. He received his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed his residency in Family Medicine at the Washington Health System Family Medicine Residency. Following his residency, Dr. Behrman was a Family Medicine Physician with Unity Family Medicine at Chili Center in Rochester, New York. He is Board Certified in Family Medicine. Dr. Behrman is a Senior Instructor of Clinical Family Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
Ethan Beaudett, DO is a member of the Blue Team. Dr. Beaudett joined the University Health Service in August 2018. Dr. Beaudett received his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed his residency in Family Medicine at South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside, New York. Following his residency, Dr. Beaudett completed a fellowship in Primary Care Sports Medicine at the University of Rochester. Dr. Beaudett is Board Certified in Family Medicine. Dr. Beaudett is Senior Instructor in Family Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
Elizabeth Cox, MD, University Health Service Medical Chief, is a member of the Blue Team. Dr. Cox joined University Health Service in August 1997. Dr. Cox also holds the position of Assistant Professor in the Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics in the UR School of Medicine and Dentistry. Dr. Cox earned her medical degree at the University of Rochester in 1991 and completed her residency training in the UR Primary Care Program in Internal Medicine in 1994. Since completing her residency training, Dr. Cox completed fellowships in Advanced Biopsychosocial Studies and Adolescent Medicine.
Katherine Greenberg, MD is an associate professor of pediatrics and obstetrics-gynecology at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. She completed her undergraduate degree in Public Health at Johns Hopkins, her medical degree at the University of Rochester, and her residency training at Rainbow Babies’ and Children’s Hospital in Cleveland Ohio. She returned to Rochester to complete a fellowship in adolescent medicine, and her academic and clinical areas of expertise are in gender affirming and sexual and reproductive health care for youth and young adults. Dr. Greenberg has also had leadership roles in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and is passionate about creating responsive systems that support personal and professional thriving for historically minoritized people and communities.
Lior Greenberg, MD is an assistant professor of clinical medicine at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, and the Assistant Director for Emergency Preparedness at University Health Services. He completed his undergraduate studies at the State University of New York at Binghamton, his medical degree at the Technion Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, Israel, and his residency training in Internal Medicine at Rochester General Hospital. He went on to complete an Infectious Diseases Fellowship at Case Western Reserve University – University Hospitals of Cleveland/MetroHealth Medical Center, with research emphasis in Global Health and the genetics around transmission of Plasmodium vivax malaria. He returned to the Rochester area in 2011 to practice hospital medicine at Highland Hospital and was a primary care physician at Twelve Corners Internal Medicine until 2023. He is joining the UHS team as a staff physician, with an emphasis on forming preparedness and management plans for future infectious diseases outbreaks that may affect the Rochester area.
Cheryl Kodjo, MD, MPH is a member of the Yellow Team. Dr. Kodjo joined the University Health Service in July 2017. Dr. Kodjo received her medical degree at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City in 1995 and her residency in Pediatrics from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, NY in 1998. Following completing her residency, she completed an Adolescent Medicine Fellowship and the Master of Public Health with a concentration in clinical investigations from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in 2001. Dr. Kodjo is Board Certified in Adolescent Medicine and in Pediatrics. She is the Associate Dean of Student Advising in the Office of Medical Education and an Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry.
Jamie Mehringer, MD earned his undergraduate degree at MIT, graduated AOA from medical school at Case Western, and completed his pediatrics residency and an additional chief year at the University of Vermont, where he co-founded Vermont’s first clinic dedicated to providing gender affirming care for transgender youth. He completed his fellowship training in Adolescent Medicine at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He has worked for many years to advocate and improve health services for LGBTQ youth. His most recent research has focused on the impact of chest dysphoria and masculinizing reconstructive chest surgery in transmasculine youth. Dr. Mehringer is passionate about serving youth from marginalized communities, transgender health, sexual/reproductive health and justice, fighting to eliminate health inequities, and dismantling systemic oppression.
Scott Tripler, MD is a member of the Blue Team. Dr. Tripler joined the University Health Service in September 2011 as a Staff Physician. Dr. Tripler received his medical degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in 1985. He completed his residency in the Family Medicine Residency Program, Highland Hospital/University of Rochester School of Medicine and is board certified in Family Medicine. Dr. Tripler is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine in the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry.
Susan Wiener, MD, MPH, is an Adolescent Medicine physician who joined the University Health Service in Fall 2023. She received her medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. Dr. Wiener completed her residency training in Pediatrics at the UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, followed by fellowship training in Adolescent Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital. Her clinical expertise includes sexual/reproductive healthcare, gender health, and caring for young people with eating disorders. Dr. Wiener is passionate about reducing adolescents’ barriers to receiving the care that they need, empowering young people to make decisions about their own health and promoting health equity.
Psychiatrist
Michael Christie joined University Health Service in July 2016. Dr. Christie graduated from Haverford College and completed a Post-baccalaureate Premedical Program at Bryn Mawr College. Since receiving his medical degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, he has completed residencies in both Family Medicine and Psychiatry, as well as a fellowship in HIV/Family Systems at the University of Rochester. Dr. Christie is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Family Medicine at the School of Medicine and Dentistry. He is Board-Certified in Psychiatry/Neurology.