Highlights
Johns Hopkins Affiliations:
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Jessica Colburn
Primary Academic Title
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
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.
Research Interests
Education and training of geriatric medicine fellows, Primary care partnerships with older adults and their care partners
Selected Publications
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
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
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
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
Courses & Syllabi
Johns Hopkins Topics in Geriatric Medicine Course
Honors
- Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, Johns Hopkins Bayview Residency Program, 1/1/21
- Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, Johns Hopkins Bayview Residency Program, 1/1/20
- Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, Johns Hopkins Bayview Residency Program, 1/1/20
- Miller Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence Inductee, 1/1/19
- American Geriatrics Society Outstanding Junior Clinician Educator of the Year, 1/1/16
- Lisa J. Heiser Award for Junior Faculty Contribution in Education, Institute for Excellence in Education, 4/17/15
- Tideswell, AGS, and ADGAP Emerging Leaders in Aging Program, 1/1/15
Locations
- Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
- 4940 Eastern Avenue, Suite 1100, Baltimore, MD 21224
- phone: 410-550-3350
- fax: 410-550-0491
Expertise
Education
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Fellowship, Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, 2011Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Residency, Internal Medicine, 2008University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Medical Education, MD, 2005Board Certifications
Geriatric Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine, 2011Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine, 2008Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Humana
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- UnitedHealthcare
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)
Ratings & Reviews
5 out of 5
65 ratings, 30 reviewsThe Patient Rating score is an average of all responses to physician related questions on the national CG-CAHPS Medical Practice patient experience survey through Press Ganey. Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best score. Comments are also gathered from our CG-CAHPS Medical Practice Survey through Press Ganey and displayed in their entirety. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/5/2025
I have had PCP who didn't touch me to even listen too my heart. I had a PCP, who said he didn't know how to treat me. Dr Colburn is just a wonderful and knows exact what I am talking about. My husband also has her for his PCP. We can't be happier
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/29/2025
Great md
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/29/2025
Superb in every way. Knowledgeable, caring, prepared, interested in her patients overall well-being.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/29/2025
Excellent
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/15/2025
Dr.Colburn is a wonderful geriatrician. Questioned me carefully about my health goals and guided her orders accordingly
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/8/2025
Dr. Colburn is a very caring, knowledgeable health provider. She listens, ask questions and show lots of empathy.I feel ever so comfortable discussing health and private Issues with Dr. Colburn. She Is awesome.!!!!! I feel very lucky to have her as my primary care provider!!!!!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/18/2024
Excellent provider with great concern and courteous to the patient.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/11/2024
Dr Colburn is fantastic, very knowledgeable, kind and intelligent. She respects my opinion regarding my health issues. She makes me feel very comfortable seeing her.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/11/2024
Highly qualified and good listener who communicates clearly. She engages the patient in the care plan.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/20/2024
The best that there is!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/13/2024
Excellent. Competent, caring and available.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/30/2024
Outstanding
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/23/2024
Another great follow-up visit
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/23/2024
Dr Colburn is always warm, friendly and professional
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/16/2024
She is wonderful physician
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/9/2024
Dr Colburn is professional, empathetic.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/18/2024
My provider does a good job.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/11/2024
Very impressive. Should be a model for all medical students.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/4/2024
Dr. Colburn is a thoughtful, caring doctor. She has the wisdom to see health conditions in the larger contexts of patients' lives.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/28/2024
Dr Colburn demonstrated Compassionate desire to address my medical problem. Took extra steps to further investigate my difficulty.Clearly her focus is on the patient.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/21/2024
Excellent care
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/20/2024
A wonderful Doctor!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/20/2024
Dr. Colburn is a wonderful Doctor. Very caring. Very personable. Knowledgeable. I can't say enough about her.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 8/7/2024
She makes me feel quite relaxed so it is easy to talk to her or discuss my medical problems. She also gives me options when discussing my treatment
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/10/2024
Dr. Colburn is an excellent physician she listens gives answer and suggestions.She understands failures in maintaining healthy lifestyle and motivates you to keep working at it.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/3/2024
A great provider,listed tomy concernns.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 6/19/2024
Excellent.very helpful and thoughtful.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 6/5/2024
This was a first PCP visit. I'm impressed.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/22/2024
Dr Jessica Colburn is a fantastic Dr. She and her fellow spent so much time discussing our health problems in detail and make the wonderful decisions to address our health issues.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/22/2024
Excellent family doctor.