Michael M McKee
Professor of Family Medicine
Disability Fellowship Director
Family Medicine and Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Medical School
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Qualifications
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Research Training in Preventive CardiologyUniversity of Rochester Medical Center, Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, Rochester, NY, United States
2008 - 2010
Postdoctoral Research
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Family Medicine ResidencyPalmetto Health Richland, Columbia, SC, United States
2001 - 2004
Residency
Center Memberships
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Center Membere-Health and Artificial Intelligence Initiative
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Center MemberInstitute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation
Research Overview
• Health Care for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Populations
• Health Literacy
• Health Communication
• Health Disparities for People with Disabilities
• Deaf and Hard of Hearing Health
• Access to Health Information
• Telemedicine
• Disability Health
Recent Publications
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McKee MM, Helm KVT, Smith LD, Escobar F, Forbes J, Simas TAM, McKee K, Cooley MM, Mitra M. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2026 May 27;Journal ArticlePerspectives of perinatal clinicians when caring for deaf and hard of hearing patients
DOI:10.1186/s12884-026-09309-5 -
Cantet N, Benevides TW, Meade MA, Jehu DA, McKee MM, Miller HL. Annals of Family Medicine, 2026 May 1; 24 (3): 235 - 238.Journal ArticleFall-Related Emergency Department Visits Among Adults With and Without Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities or Cerebral Palsy
DOI:10.1370/afm.250058 -
Mitra M, McKee MM. Disabil Health J, 2026 Apr; 19 (2): 102049Journal ArticleGlobal evidence, disability, and the urgent need for health equity.
DOI:10.1016/j.dhjo.2026.102049 PMID: 41702784 -
James TG, Kellampalli S, Palazzolo B, Carbone L, Heizelman R, Mahmoudi E, McKee MM. Appl Clin Inform, 2026 Mar; 17 (2): 145 - 152.Journal ArticleImplementing Clinical Decision Support for Primary Care Preventive Screenings for People with Physical Disabilities.
DOI:10.1055/a-2830-2528 PMID: PMC13004660 -
Camilliere S, Emmorey K, Hauser PC, Contreras J, McKee MM, Gollan TH. Neuropsychology, 2026 Feb 5;Journal ArticleInfluence of testing language and aging on verbal list memory in deaf American Sign Language-English bilinguals.
DOI:10.1037/neu0001065 PMID: 41642783 -
Hughes SE, Wu L-Y, Ma LJ, Jain D, McKee MM. JMIR Rehabil Assist Technol, 2026 Jan 15; 13: e79073Journal ArticleAssessing the Role of Medical Caption Technology to Support Physician-Patient Communication for Patients With Hearing Loss: Mixed Methods Pilot Study.
DOI:10.2196/79073 PMID: PMC12806592 -
McKee MM, Mitra M. Disability and Health Journal, 2026 Jan 1;Journal ArticleAdvancing disability health equity across the lifespan
DOI:10.1016/j.dhjo.2026.102089 -
Hughes SE, Wu LY, Ma LJ, Jain D, McKee MM. Jmir Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies, 2026 Jan 1; 13: 1 - 12.Journal ArticleAssessing the Role of Medical Caption Technology to Support Physician-Patient Communication for Patients With Hearing Loss: Mixed Methods Pilot Study
DOI:10.2196/81008
Featured News & Stories
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MDisability team completes survey on workplace equity for Michigan Medicine employees with disabilities
MDisability has completed phase one of the project, “Michigan Medicine Workplace Equity for Individuals with Disabilities," funded by U-M's Office of the Provost Disability Scholarship Initiative.
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MDisability’s Disability Health Elective expands to four weeks
MDisability's Disability Health Elective is expanding to four weeks beginning in June.
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Former Disability Health Elective trainees carry their experiences into their residencies
Former MDisability Disability Health Elective trainees Cal Ernst and Tiffanie Totten talk about how they will take their disability health training forward into their respective medical residencies.
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MDisability’s Disability Health Fellow Noah Garber Plans Grand Rounds on care of individuals with Down Syndrome
Noah Garber, MD, MDisability's second Disability Health Fellow, talks about the Grand Rounds session he has planned for January, and provides an update on what the fellowship is teaching him in regard to training to help those with disabilities.
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Challenging birthing experiences drive Dr. Kimberly McKee to specialize in perinatal healthcare for all
Assistant Professor Kimberly McKee, Ph.D., shares her own birthing experience to underscore the importance of funding research that reduces the disparities in severe maternal morbidity and mortality among women, and in particular, women with disabilities including deafness and hard of hearing.
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Dr. Kimberly McKee receives RO1 award to study severe maternal morbidity in pregnant women who are deaf and hard of hearing
Assistant Professor Kimberly McKee has received an RO1 grant to study severe maternal morbidity and mortality in pregnant women who are deaf and hard of hearing, and will develop a toolkit to improve patient access to quality care.
