About
Brief Bio
Early life
Robert (Roberto) Falcone was born in Italy to a Slovenian mother and an Italian father. He and his mother Sophie Kosir immigrated to the United States when he was a young child, where he was raised by his mother and her extended Slovenian family in Cleveland Ohio.
His initial intention was to pursue a career in art and music but took a detour to study his new found passion in Medicine. After establishing himself as a respected Trauma and Critical Care Surgeon, Educator, Medical Leader, Researcher and international Lecturer, he once again began to create Art and has pursued both his passions since.
Career
Magna cum laude graduate of Kent State University, Dr. Falcone received his medical degree cum laude from The Ohio State University (OSU) College of Medicine. He completed his internship and surgical residency at Riverside Methodist Hospitals. He is a diplomat of the American Board of Surgery, and an Adjunct Professor of Surgery at the
Ohio State University College of Medicine. As CEO of the Columbus Medical Association and Affiliates, Dr. Falcone champions Physician led initiatives to improve the health of their patients and the community. The Affiliates include the Columbus Medical Association Foundation, The Physician’s Care Connection, and the Central Ohio Trauma System., and the Physicians Leadership academy, and Made for Medicine. All are physician lead not for profit organizations focused on Public good in Central Southern and Southeastern Ohio.
He most recently served as Vice President of Clinical Policy and Population Health for the Ohio Hospital Association, Chief of Staff of the Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC). Prior to joining the VHA, he was President and COO for Grant Medical Center a 640-bed urban teaching Hospital and Level 1 Trauma Center in Columbus Ohio. His clinical background is in Trauma and Surgical Critical Care.
Dr. Falcone is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the Society of Critical Care Medicine, and a member of the American Association of Surgery for Trauma and many other professional societies.
Personal Life
Falcone has one child, Melissan B. Falcone with his first wife Marybeth Bubnick MSW. Melissan is a senior hospitality executive in Seattle. His second wife Anne P. Miller MD an accomplished Plastic Surgeon and artist, died tragically in a motor vehicle collision in 1998 at the age of 45. He has since remarried to Deborah M. Meesig MD, JD a colorectal Surgeon and VA healthcare executive. She has one son Zach A Shepard who is a successful Financial planner and broker in Columbus Ohio.
Robert Falcone does not have hobbies , but avocations which he pursues with passion, Art and Music are the most prominent.