Toni Michele Cutson | Scholars@Duke

Toni Michele Cutson
Professor of Medicine

Research interests include palliative care and hospice care for end of life. Currently serving as medical director of Hospice and Palliative Medicine service at Durham VA Healthcare System and working to improve programs of hospice care delivery and exploring factors that influence utilization of end of life care among patients and families.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Geriatrics, Medicine 2020
Associate Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health, Family Medicine and Community Health, Family Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health 2006
Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health, Family Medicine and Community Health, Family Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health 2020
Senior Fellow of the Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Institutes and Centers 2020

Contact Information

182 Grecc Bldg VA Ctr, Durham, NC 27705
Duke Box 3003, Durham, NC 27710
cutso001@mc.duke.edu (919) 286-0411

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Fellowship, Geriatric Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine 1988 - 1990
- M.D., Virginia Commonwealth University 1980
Duke Appointment History
- Associate Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Geriatrics, Medicine 2006 - 2020
- Associate Clinical Professor in Community and Family Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health, Family Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health 1999 - 2006
- Associate Clinical Professor in Medicine, Medicine, Geriatrics, Medicine 2000 - 2006
- Assistant Clinical Professor in Medicine, Medicine, Geriatrics, Medicine 2000
- Assistant Clinical Professor in Medicine, Medicine, Geriatrics, Medicine 1999 - 2000
- Assistant Clinical Professor of Community and Family Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health, Clinical Science Departments 1998 - 1999
- Assistant Clinical Professor in Medicine, Medicine, Clinical Science Departments 1998 - 1999
- Assistant Professor of Community and Family Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health, Family Medicine, Family Medicine and Community Health 1990 - 1996
- Associate in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, Clinical Science Departments 1994 - 1996
Academic Positions Outside Duke
- Medical Director, Hospice and Palliative Medicine , Durham VA Health Care System . 2003 - 2021
Research
Selected Grants
- Claude D. Pepper Older American Independence Centers awarded by National Institutes of Health 1992 - 1997
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Fulton, Jessica J., Thomas W. LeBlanc, Toni M. Cutson, Kathryn N. Porter Starr, Arif Kamal, Katherine Ramos, Caroline E. Freiermuth, et al. “Integrated outpatient palliative care for patients with advanced cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.” Palliat Med 33, no. 2 (February 2019): 123–34. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216318812633.
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  - White, Heidi K., Gwendolen Buhr, Eleanor McConnell, Robert J. Sullivan, Jack Twersky, Cathleen Colon-Emeric, Mitchell Heflin, et al. “An advanced course in long term care for geriatric medicine fellows.” J Am Med Dir Assoc 14, no. 7 (July 2013): 499–506. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2013.02.012.
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  - Goforth, H. W., J. Lowery, T. M. Cutson, E. S. McMillan, and M. A. Cohen. “Impact of bereavement on progression of AIDS and HIV infection: A review (Psychosomatics (2009) 50, (433-439)).” Psychosomatics 50, no. 6 (November 1, 2009). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psy.50.6.iv.
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  - Goforth, Harold W., Jill Lowery, Toni M. Cutson, Elaine S. McMillan, Christopher Kenedi, and Mary Ann Cohen. “Impact of bereavement on progression of AIDS and HIV infection: a review.” Psychosomatics 50, no. 5 (September 2009): 433–39. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psy.50.5.433.
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  - Evans, Wendy G., Toni M. Cutson, Karen E. Steinhauser, and James A. Tulsky. “Is there no place like home? Caregivers recall reasons for and experience upon transfer from home hospice to inpatient facilities.” J Palliat Med 9, no. 1 (February 2006): 100–110. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2006.9.100.
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  - Schenkman, M., S. Scherer, C. Riegger-Krugh, and T. M. Cutson. “Measurement of impairments and functional limitations in older adults: Conceptual considerations and practical applications.” Critical Reviews in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine 14, no. 2 (December 1, 2002): 83–161.
  - Schenkman, Margaret, Toni M. Cutson, Carolyn W. Zhu, and Kathryn Whetten-Goldstein. “A longitudinal evaluation of patients' perceptions of Parkinson's disease.” Gerontologist 42, no. 6 (December 2002): 790–98. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/42.6.790.
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  - Schenkman, M., T. M. Cutson, M. Kuchibhatla, B. L. Scott, and E. M. Cress. “Application of the continuous scale physical functional performance test to people with parkinson disease.” Neurology Report 26, no. 3 (January 1, 2002): 130–38. https://doi.org/10.1097/01253086-200226030-00004.
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  - Cutson, T. M. “Preface.” Clinics in Family Practice 3, no. 3 (December 3, 2001). https://doi.org/10.1016/S1522-5720(05)70109-4.
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  - Schenkman, M., C. Wei Zhu, T. M. Cutson, and K. Whetten-Goldstein. “Longitudinal evaluation of economic and physical impact of Parkinson's disease.” Parkinsonism Relat Disord 8, no. 1 (September 2001): 41–50. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1353-8020(00)00079-1.
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  - Cutson, T. M. “Management of pain in the older adult.” Clinics in Family Practice 3, no. 3 (January 1, 2001): 667–81. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1522-5720(05)70120-3.
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  - Cutson, T. M., and E. Meuleman. “Managing menopause.” Am Fam Physician 61, no. 5 (March 1, 2000): 1391–1406.
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  - Whetten-Goldstein, K., T. Toni, T. Cutson, C. Zhu, and M. Schenkman. “Financial burden of chronic neurological disorders to patients and their families: What Providers Need to Know.” Neurology Report 24, no. 4 (January 1, 2000): 140–44. https://doi.org/10.1097/01253086-200024040-00005.
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  - Twersky, J., J. Warsaw, and T. Cutson. “Management of pneumonia in the nursing home.” J Am Geriatr Soc 47, no. 7 (July 1999): 913–14. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb03858.x.
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  - Cutson, T. M., R. Sloane, and M. Schenkman. “Development of a clinical rating scale for persons with Parkinson's disease.” J Am Geriatr Soc 47, no. 6 (June 1999): 763–64. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb01608.x.
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  - Koplas, P. A., H. B. Gans, M. P. Wisely, M. Kuchibhatla, T. M. Cutson, D. T. Gold, C. T. Taylor, and M. Schenkman. “Quality of life and Parkinson's disease.” J Gerontol a Biol Sci Med Sci 54, no. 4 (April 1999): M197–202. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/54.4.m197.
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  - Twersky, J., J. Warsaw, T. Cutson, J. M. Mylotte, and B. Naughton. “Management of pneumonia in the nursing home [3] (multiple letters).” Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 47, no. 7 (1999): 913–14.
  - Schenkman, M., T. M. Cutson, M. Kuchibhatla, J. Chandler, C. F. Pieper, L. Ray, and K. C. Laub. “Exercise to improve spinal flexibility and function for people with Parkinson's disease: a randomized, controlled trial.” J Am Geriatr Soc 46, no. 10 (October 1998): 1207–16. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.1998.tb04535.x.
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  - Cutson, T. M. “Management of cancer pain.” Prim Care 25, no. 2 (June 1998): 407–21. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0095-4543(05)70073-7.
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  - Cutson, T. M. “Rehabilitation of the older amputee - In reply.” Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 45, no. 8 (August 1997): 1033–1033. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.1997.tb02983.x.
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  - Whetten-Goldstein, K., F. Sloan, E. Kulas, T. Cutson, and M. Schenkman. “The burden of Parkinson's disease on society, family, and the individual.” Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 45, no. 7 (July 1997): 844–49. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.1997.tb01512.x.
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  - Cutson, T. M., S. L. Gray, M. A. Hughes, S. W. Carson, and J. T. Hanlon. “Effect of a single dose of diazepam on balance measures in older people.” J Am Geriatr Soc 45, no. 4 (April 1997): 435–40. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.1997.tb05167.x.
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  - Schenkman, M., T. M. Cutson, M. Kuchibhatla, J. Chandler, and C. Pieper. “Reliability of impairment and physical performance measures for persons with Parkinson's disease.” Phys Ther 77, no. 1 (January 1997): 19–27. https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/77.1.19.
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  - Cutson, T. M., and D. R. Bongiorni. “Rehabilitation of the older lower limb amputee: a brief review.” J Am Geriatr Soc 44, no. 11 (November 1996): 1388–93. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.1996.tb01415.x.
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  - Hanlon, J. T., T. Cutson, and C. M. Ruby. “Drug-related falls in the older adult.” Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation 11, no. 3 (January 1, 1996): 38–54. https://doi.org/10.1097/00013614-199603000-00006.
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  - Cutson, T. M., K. C. Laub, and M. Schenkman. “Pharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.” Phys Ther 75, no. 5 (May 1995): 363–73. https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/75.5.363.
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  - Cutson, T. M. “Assessment of motor planning deficits.” Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation 10, no. 2 (January 1, 1994): 56–69. https://doi.org/10.1097/00013614-199412000-00006.
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  - Cutson, T. M. “Falls in the elderly.” Am Fam Physician 49, no. 1 (January 1994): 149–56.
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  - Cutson, T. M., J. W. Lomasney, and K. E. Schmader. “Fever of unknown origin in an elderly patient diagnosed at postmortem examination as multifocal angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia.” J Am Geriatr Soc 38, no. 9 (September 1990): 989–92. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.1990.tb04421.x.
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Education, Training, & Certifications

Duke Appointment History

Academic Positions Outside Duke

Selected Grants

Selected Publications

Academic Articles