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Katja Ingrid Elbert-Avila

Associate Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Care
Duke Box 3003, Durham, NC 27710
Dept of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Medicine · 2021 - Present Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Care, Medicine
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


Advancing Geriatrics Education Through a Faculty Development Program for Geriatrics-Oriented Clinician Educators.

Journal Article J Am Geriatr Soc · December 2015 Geriatrician and nongeriatrician faculty need instruction as teachers to provide quality training for a broader community of physicians who can care for the expanding population of older adults. Educators at Duke University designed a program to equip geri ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Characteristics and outcomes of hospice enrollees with dementia discharged alive.

Journal Article J Am Geriatr Soc · September 2012 OBJECTIVES: To examine the characteristics of hospice enrollees with dementia who were discharged alive because their condition stabilized or improved and predictors of death in the year after discharge. DESIGN: Cross-sectional analysis of clinical and adm ... Full text Link to item Cite

Palliative care in advanced cancer in older adults: Management of pain, fatigue, and gastrointestinal symptoms

Journal Article Clinical Geriatrics · November 1, 2011 This article is the third in a continuing series on cancer in older adults. The goal of this series of articles is to highlight the ways in which the diagnosis and management of cancer in older adults differ from the diagnosis and management of cancer in y ... Cite
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Recent Grants


Geriatric Education Center (GEC)

ResearchFaculty Member · Awarded by Health Resources and Service Administration · 2007 - 2016

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of Michigan, Ann Arbor · 1999 M.D.