Current Appointments & Affiliations
Medical Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine
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2025 - Present
Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Care,
Medicine
Senior Fellow of the Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development
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2020 - Present
Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
GRECC Connect: A VA Geriatric Telemedicine Consult Model of Care
Chapter · January 1, 2024 Americans in rural communities tend to be older and in poorer health than their urban counterparts (NICHM Foundation 2020) and face numerous barriers to health care access, including a paucity of hospitals, clinics, health care clinicians, and transportati ... Full text CiteThe VA COACH Program: A Longitudinal Dementia Care Model Focused on the Caregiver in the Home
Chapter · January 1, 2024 Population estimates predict continued growth in the number of people who will develop dementia in the coming decades. The number of people living with Alzheimer’s dementia in the United States is projected to increase by approximately 11% from 6.5 million ... Full text CiteMachine learning functional impairment classification with electronic health record data.
Journal Article Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · September 2023 BackgroundPoor functional status is a key marker of morbidity, yet is not routinely captured in clinical encounters. We developed and evaluated the accuracy of a machine learning algorithm that leveraged electronic health record (EHR) data to prov ... Full text Open Access CiteRecent Grants
Duke Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP): Communities Caring for Seniors
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPhysician · Awarded by Health Resources and Service Administration · 2015 - 2020EQUIPPED (Enhancing Quality of Provider Prescribing for Older Adults in the Emergency Department)
ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by Emory University · 2016 - 2019View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Wright State University ·
2012
M.D.
Wright State University ·
2012
M.P.H.