Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Medicine
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2025 - Present
Medicine, General Internal Medicine,
Medicine
Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine
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2025 - Present
Medicine, General Internal Medicine,
Medicine
Professor in Population Health Sciences
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2020 - Present
Population Health Sciences,
Basic Science Departments
Senior Fellow in the Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development
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2006 - Present
Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
Pain and sleep disturbance were negatively associated with function and community mobility after hospitalization
Journal Article Aging and Health Research · March 1, 2026 Background: The inconsistent nature of functional recovery after hospitalization points to gaps in our understanding of its determinants. The goal of this study was to examine associations between post-discharge pain interference and sleep disturbance on f ... Full text CiteCharacterizing Medicare Medication Therapy Management program enrollees with central nervous system-active polypharmacy.
Journal Article J Manag Care Spec Pharm · January 2026 BACKGROUND: The Medicare Part D Medication Therapy Management (MTM) program uses comprehensive medication reviews (CMRs) and targeted medication reviews to address medication-related problems in older adults. One such problem is central nervous system (CNS ... Full text Link to item CiteComprehensive Medication Reviews in Medicare Were Not Associated With Reduced Central Nervous System-Active Polypharmacy in 2021.
Journal Article J Am Geriatr Soc · December 27, 2025 BACKGROUND: Central nervous system (CNS)-active polypharmacy is associated with increased risks such as impaired cognition and falls. In 2021, CNS-active polypharmacy was added as a Medicare Part D display measure to monitor for this risk. Enrollees in the ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
2/3 CTSA K12 Program at Duke University
ResearchMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2030Leveraging the EHR to Promote Age-Friendly Care in Hospitals (LEAF)
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Ohio State University · 2025 - 2029Growing the Geriatric Emergency care Applied Research (GEAR 1.1) network: Expanding and sustaining an emergency care aging study infrastructure.
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by New York University · 2024 - 2029View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ·
1998
M.D.