Jeannie Kenkare, DO, FCUCM
Jeannie Kenkare, DO, FCUCM, currently serves as a NERUCA Board Member, where she advocates for policies that support the urgent care sector, promotes education and awareness of urgent care services, and fosters collaboration among member centers. With over 10 years of involvement in NERUCA, Dr. Kenkare has played a key role in shaping the organization’s initiatives through her contributions to the Education Committee and Government Affairs Committee (GAC). She is particularly passionate about advocacy work with the GAC, where she helps drive policy discussions that address pressing challenges facing urgent care providers and enhance the sector’s role in delivering timely, cost-effective, and accessible healthcare. Dr. Kenkare is inspired by the organization’s remarkable growth and the collective impact it has had on the urgent care field since its founding—an expansion that reflects the increasing recognition of urgent care’s vital role in local communities across the region. Additionally, she values the collaboration between NERUCA and its strategic partners, which underscores the power of working together to achieve common goals.
Dr. Kenkare is a distinguished urgent care physician and serves as President of Yale New Haven Health Urgent Care (formerly PhysicianOne Urgent Care). As a trailblazer in the field, she founded Connecticut’s first privately owned full-service urgent care center in 2008, leading its expansion to 28 locations across Connecticut, New York, and Massachusetts. Dr. Kenkare has been at the forefront of innovation in urgent care, leveraging digital and technology to enhance efficiency, quality, and service. She played a pivotal role in developing and integrating a state-of-the-art 24/7 telemedicine platform, seamlessly complimenting brick-and-mortar centers and significantly improving patient access and convenience. During her tenure as Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kenkare has remained committed to value-driven excellence in patient care, clinical quality, and financial performance. Her dedication to a patient-first philosophy ensures that healthcare delivery remains centered on the needs of individual patients.
In addition to her work with Yale New Haven Health Urgent Care, Dr. Kenkare actively contributes to medical education and the future of healthcare. She serves as an Assistant Clinical Instructor of Medicine at Yale School of Medicine where she shares her knowledge with medical students and passionately contributes to the development of the next generation of physicians and other healthcare professionals.
Her expertise has been sought by the Connecticut Legislature, where she contributed to the working group on implementing a mobile integrated healthcare program. Additionally, she is a member of the Strategic Advisory Group, helping to set research priorities for the Urgent Care Association (UCA).
Dr. Kenkare is an osteopathic physician board certified in Family Medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine. She completed her undergraduate studies at Rutgers University in New Jersey and attended medical school at University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey – School of Osteopathic Medicine (UMDNJ-SOM). She subsequently completed her Family Medicine Residency at Warren Hospital, an affiliate of UMDNJ – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, where she served as Chief Resident.
Dr. Kenkare is a mother of three and enjoys cooking, exploring new foods, culture, and travel.
