Dr. Robert J. Corona is the John B Bernard Henry Professor in Pathology and Chairman of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Upstate Medical University. He is also Clinical Chief of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at University Hospital of Upstate Medical Center. Dr. Corona served as Vice President of Medical and Scientific Affairs and Chief Medical Officer at Welch Allyn, Inc. for the past 15 years. Prior to joining Welch Allyn, he was Physician Director of Medical Informatics, Laboratory Informatics and Telemedicine at SUNY Upstate Medical University. While at Upstate, he founded CareNet, a medical informatics and telemedicine program that won the Smithsonian Award for Innovation in Medicine.

Dr. Corona is board certified in Anatomic Pathology, Neuropathology and Medical Management. He served on the New York State Board for Medicine for 10 years and now serves on the New York State Department of Health’s Board of Professional Medical Conduct.

Dr. Corona is a recipient of the State University of New York President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. He has published journal articles in the fields of Alzheimer ’s Disease and brain tumors and is a contributing author to a book chapter on Alzheimer’s Disease.

Dr. Corona is a nationally recognized speaker on the use of information and communications technology in medicine and has won awards as best presenter at many conferences. He is the past recipient of the Computer Professional of the Year Award for the CNY region. He is the only physician to ever receive that award.

After graduating from Ithaca College in 1982, Dr. Corona received his medical degree from NYCOM/ NYIT in Long Island, New York. He did a general medical internship at Southeastern Medical Center in Miami, Florida, and his residency and fellowship at SUNY Upstate Medical University. He did an additional fellowship at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in Washington, DC. Dr. Corona also served as Chief Resident at SUNY Upstate Medical and as Co-Chairman of the Chief Resident's Association.