Ronald J. Pellegrino , MD

Associate Professor, General Internal Medicine
Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs
Chief Operations Officer

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Medicine

Department:

Medicine

Classification:

Faculty

• MD, WVU School of Medicine

Awards and Honors

Dean’s Award for Excellence in Clinical Service WVU School of Medicine            2011

WVU Medicine Bravo Award, Patient Satisfaction                                                  2015

WVU Healthcare Bravo Award, Patient Satisfaction                                                2014

WVU Healthcare Bravo Award, Patient Satisfaction                                                 2013

WVU Healthcare Bravo Award, Patient Satisfaction                                                 2012

WVUH Quality Award, Patient Satisfaction, West Virginia University Hospitals        2011

WVUH Quality Award, Patient Satisfaction, West Virginia University Hospitals        2010

Nominated for Best Attending Physician Award, WVU Department of Medicine      2010

Nominated for Clinician of the Year Award, WVU Department of Medicine              2009

Clinician of the Year Award, WVU Department of Medicine                                      2007

Certificate of Commendation for clinical service WV Secretary of State                   2007

WVUH/UHA Star of the Year Award                                                                          2006

Professional Societies

American College of Physicians                                                                     1999-Present

West Virginia State Medical Association                                                       1999-Present

Monongalia County Medical Association                                                      2004-Present

Research

Forte, MJ, Pellegrino R. “Severe Hypercalcemia Following the Implantation of Antibiotic Impregnated Calcium Sulfate Beads for Prosthetic Joint infection” West Virginia Medical Journal. WVMJ OA 2017 November 16. DOI:10.21885/wvmj.2017.18

Ducatman, A. M., Tacker, D. H., Ducatman, B. S., Long, D., Perrotta, P. L., Lawther, H., Pennington, K., Lander, O., Warden, M., Failinger, C., Halbritter, K., Pellegrino, R., Treese, M., Stead, J.A., Glass, E., Cianciaruso, L., Nau, K. C. (2017). “Quality Improvement Intervention for Reduction of Redundant Testing.”  Acad Pathol. 2017 May 28;4:2374289517707506. doi: 10.1177/2374289517707506. eCollection 2017 Jan-Dec.

Web Course Development.  “Prescribing Opioids for Chronic pain:  Balancing Safety and Efficacy.”  WVU School of Medicine, Office of Continuing Education.  Available 2014-2016 for 3 CME credits.  http://ce.wvu.edu/Pages/Web-Courses 

Layne R, Pellegrino R, Lerfald N.  Prescription Opioids and Overdose Deaths. JAMA 2009; 301(17):1766-1767

Sofka S, Raviendran R, Pellegrino, R.  An Unusual Presentation of Wernicke’s Encephalopathy.  American College of Physicians West Virginia Chapter Annual Meeting, oral presentation October 2009.

Farrugia D, Pellegrino R.  Acute Psychosis as a Result of Small Cell Lung Cancer and Paraneoplastic Limbic Encephalitis.  American College of Physicians West Virginia Chapter Annual Meeting, poster presentation October 2008.

Grey C, Najmuddin A, Pellegrino R.  Passive Hepatic Congestion: A Case and Review.  American College of Physicians West Virginia Chapter Annual Meeting, poster presentation October 2008.

Muth J, Pellegrino R.  Hypoxia in a Patient with Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia.  American College of Physicians West Virginia Chapter Annual Meeting, oral presentation October 2007.

Pellegrino R, Lerfald N.  Hepatic Actinomycosis: A Case Report.  American College of Physicians West Virginia Chapter Annual Meeting, oral presentation May 2002.

Co-investigator, Physician Perspectives on Narcotic Prescribing and Regulations. Survey of

Physician Behaviors 2006-2007. (unfunded)

Medical Specialties

• Internal Medicine

Board Certifications

• Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine

Special Training

• Residency, Internal Medicine
  WVU Department of Medicine