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Christopher Barrett Bowling

Associate Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Care

Overview


I am a geriatrician with research training in population health and chronic disease epidemiology. Through my work, I aim to inform patient-centered care that focuses on optimizing function and quality of life over traditional disease-based approaches. Much of my work has focused on chronic kidney disease, however I have recently broadened the scope of investigation to include other chronic conditions including hypertension and systemic lupus erythematosus. The unifying theme of this work has been applying a geriatric research approach to large studies of chronic disease. As Associate Director of Clinical Programs at the Durham VA Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, I have also had the opportunity to partner with nephrologists to develop clinical programs in the VA designed to provide patient-centered, geriatric care for older adults with kidney disease.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Medicine · 2022 - Present Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Care, Medicine
Associate Professor in Population Health Sciences · 2020 - Present Population Health Sciences, Basic Science Departments
Senior Fellow of the Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development · 2020 - Present Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Institutes and Centers

Recent Publications


Veteran Mental Health Emergency Care Utilization Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection.

Journal Article Health Serv Res · June 5, 2025 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether Veterans infected with SARS-CoV-2 have an elevated risk for needing mental health emergency care (MHEC) relative to uninfected comparators, as measured by emergency department or urgent care clinic utilization for a mental he ... Full text Link to item Cite

Psychological Resilience and Physical Function in Veterans With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Brief Report.

Journal Article J Am Geriatr Soc · June 2025 BACKGROUND: Psychological resilience has been characterized as the ability to recover from stressful life events. Not well studied is whether self-reported measures of psychological resilience are associated with physical function recovery. Therefore, we e ... Full text Link to item Cite

Cohort profile: AMBulatoRy blOod preSsure in older adults (AMBROSIA) and AMBROSIA-HOME.

Journal Article BMJ Open · May 24, 2025 PURPOSE: The AMBulatoRy blOod preSsure In older Adults (AMBROSIA) study cohort was designed to determine whether ambulatory blood pressure (BP) monitoring (ABPM) is useful for identifying older adults with hypertension taking antihypertensive medication wh ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Integration of Geriatric Care into Dialysis Clinics

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute on Aging · 2023 - 2028

Advancing Geriatrics Infrastructure and Network Growth (AGING) Initiative

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by University of Massachusetts Medical School · 2014 - 2028

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of Alabama, Birmingham · 2012 M.S.P.H.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, School of Medicine · 2006 M.D.