Jessica Leigh Colburn, M.D.

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  • Associate Professor of Medicine
Female

Expertise

Geriatric Medicine

Research Interests

Primary care partnerships with older adults and their care partners; Education and training of geriatric medicine fellows ...read more

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Outside of Maryland & Washington D.C.

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Locations

Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

Appointment Phone: 410-550-3350
301 Mason Lord Drive
Johns Hopkins General Internal Medicine Clinic, 1st Floor
Baltimore, MD 21224
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Background

Dr. Jessica Colburn is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her area of clinical expertise is geriatric medicine. 

She earned her M.D. from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. She completed her residency in internal medicine at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center and performed a fellowship in geriatric medicine and gerontology at Johns Hopkins.  

Dr. Colburn’s clinical and educational research is focused on primary care of older adults and teaching learners to care for older adults.

Dr. Colburn is the Fellowship Program Director of the Johns Hopkins Geriatrics Fellowship. She also is the principal investigator of the Johns Hopkins Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program, an educational initiative in geriatrics at Johns Hopkins aimed to improve primary care of older adults living in the community through partnerships with primary care and community-based organizations that serve older adults. In addition, Dr. Colburn is the Co-Director of the Johns Hopkins Topics in Geriatric Medicine Course; and precepts and mentors medical students, residents and fellows.  

In 2015, she was recognized with the Lisa J. Heiser Award for Junior Faculty Contribution in Education from the Johns Hopkins Institute for Excellence in Education. She also was selected for the Faculty Teaching Excellence Award by the Johns Hopkins Bayview internal medicine residents in both 2020 and 2021.

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Titles

  • Associate Professor of Medicine

Departments / Divisions

Education

Degrees

  • MD; University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (2005)

Residencies

  • Internal Medicine; Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (2008)

Fellowships

  • Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2011)

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Internal Medicine (Geriatric Medicine) (2011)
  • American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine) (2008)

Research & Publications

Selected Publications

Colburn, JL, Jasinski DR, Rastegar DA. "Long-term opioid therapy, aberrant behaviors, and substance misuse: Comparison of patients treated by resident and attending physicians in a general internal medicine clinic." J Opioid Manag. 2012 May-Jun;8(3):153-60

Colburn JL, Mohanty S, Burton JR.  Surgical guidelines for perioperative management of older adults: What the geriatrician needs to know. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2017;65(6):1339-1346

Colburn JL, Nothelle S. The Medicare Annual Wellness Visit. Clin Geriatr Med. 2018; 34(1):1-10

Foley KT, Farrell TW, Salzman B, Colburn JL, Kumar C, Rottman-Sagebiel R, Wagner LM, Abrams J, Chang A. Learning to Lead: Reflections from the Tideswell-AGS-ADGAP Emerging Leaders in Aging Program Scholars. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2019 Mar;67(3):434-46

Colburn JL, Leff B, Hayashi J, Schuchman M, editors. Home-Based Medical Care for Older Adults: A Clinical Case Book. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing; 2019

Academic Affiliations & Courses

Courses and Syllabi

  • Johns Hopkins Topics in Geriatric Medicine Course

Activities & Honors

Honors

  • Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, Johns Hopkins Bayview Residency Program, 2020
  • Miller Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence Inductee, 2019
  • American Geriatrics Society Outstanding Junior Clinician Educator of the Year, 2016
  • Tideswell, AGS, and ADGAP Emerging Leaders in Aging Program, 2015 - 2016
  • Lisa J. Heiser Award for Junior Faculty Contribution in Education, Institute for Excellence in Education, 2015
  • Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, Johns Hopkins Bayview Residency Program, 2020
  • Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, Johns Hopkins Bayview Residency Program, 2021
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