Renee Rodriguez-Goodemote, MD
Areas of Practice
Primary Care, Family Medicine, Saratoga Community Health Center
Spoken Languages
English, Spanish
Dr. Rodriguez-Goodemote earned her medical degree from Albany Medical College. She completed an internship and residency from St. Joseph's Hospital, and is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. She serves as the chair of the department of ambulatory medicine at Saratoga Hospital, and sees patients at Saratoga Community Health Center.
She has spent her career serving and advocating for marginalized populations in a community medicine model. That service is centered on integrated care incorporating substance use care, behavioral health, dental, and primary care both in the health center and out in the community. Advocacy work focuses on health equity through social innovation and systems change work using the nationally recognized Baldrige framework.
Dr. Rodriguez-Goodemote was recognized for her work with Bosnian and Russian refugee populations by the Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees. She was also awarded the Saratoga Hospital Medical Staff Community Service award and most recently the Albany Medical College PATH (Providers Aspire Toward Health Equity) award. She was named a Saratoga Today Woman of Influence for her community work and advocacy. Dr. Rodriguez-Goodemote received the Albany Medical College Alice E. Fruehan Award for Excellence in Teaching and Clinical Precepting, and this recognition was awarded again to the entire clinician staff at the Saratoga Community Health Center recognizing staff excellence in teaching integrated community medicine.
Dr. Rodriguez-Goodemote leads the Saratoga County Communities of Excellence collaborative applying the nationally recognized Baldrige performance excellence framework to advance Health Equity for Saratoga County residents. This cross collaborative multi-sectorial group has developed innovative programs including Health for the Homeless, Food as Medicine Nutrition Rx and school based psycho-emotional health and wellness.