Heather Elizabeth Whitson

Heather Elizabeth Whitson
Associate Professor of Medicine

Dr. Whitson's research is focused on improving care and health outcomes for people with multiple chronic conditions. In particular, she has interest and expertise related to the link between changes in the eye and brain (e.g., Why do cognitive and brain changes occur in the context of late-life vision loss? Is Alzheimer's Disease associated with distinctive changes in the retina, and could such changes help diagnose Alzheimer's early in its course?). Dr. Whitson is also interested in improving care delivery systems and intervention programs to better serve medically complex patients. Within the Duke Aging Center, she leads research efforts aimed at promoting resilience to late-life stressors (e.g., surgery, sensory loss). She has developed a novel rehabilitation model for people with co-existing vision and cognitive deficits, and she is part of a inter-disciplinary team seeking to improve peri-operative outcomes for frail or at-risk seniors who must undergo surgery.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Geriatrics, Medicine 2017
Associate Professor in Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology, Clinical Science Departments 2013
Deputy Director of the Duke Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Institutes and Centers 2008

Contact Information

Dept of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710
Duke Box 3003, Durham, NC 27710
heather.whitson@duke.edu (919) 660-7514

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- M.H.S., Duke University 2009
- Fellow in Geriatrics, Medicine, Duke University 2005 - 2006
- Fellow in Geriatrics, Medicine, Duke University 2003 - 2004
- Medical Resident, Medicine, Duke University 2000 - 2003
- M.D., Cornell University 2000
Duke Appointment History
- Associate Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Geriatrics, Medicine 2013 - 2017
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Geriatrics, Medicine 2008 - 2013
- Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Ophthalmology, Clinical Science Departments 2010 - 2013
- Medical Instructor in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, Geriatrics, Medicine 2006 - 2008
- Instructor, Temporary in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, Geriatrics, Medicine 2006
- Associate in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine 2004 - 2005
Recognition
In the News
- AUG 13, 2015 Fox News
  
  Race, sex may influence who calls an ambulance for stroke symptoms
- APR 23, 2015 U.S. News & World Report
  
  Doctor shortage: Who will take care of the elderly?
Expertise
Global Scholarship
- Research
  - Singapore (Country)
Research
Selected Grants
- Duke CTSA (TL1) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2018 - 2023
- Physical Resiliencies: Indicators and Mechanisms in the Elderly Collaborative awarded by National Institutes of Health 2017 - 2022
- Neuro-inflammation in Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction: CSF and fMRI Studies awarded by National Institutes of Health 2017 - 2022
- IPA-Carl Pieper 2019 - 2021
- IPA-Rick Sloane 2019 - 2021
- IPA-Carl Pieper 2019 - 2020
- Behavior and Physiology in Aging awarded by National Institutes of Health 2015 - 2020
- Geriatrics Research: From Bench to Bedside 2016 - 2020
- Advancing Geriatrics Infrastructure and Network Growth (AGING) Initiative awarded by University of Massachusetts Medical School 2014 - 2020
- Cognitive Changes and Brain Connectivity in Age-Related Macular Degeneration awarded by National Institutes of Health 2013 - 2019
- The Significance of Perioperative Changes in CSF tau levels in the Elderly awarded by National Institutes of Health 2015 - 2018
- A Compute Cluster for Brain Imaging and Analysis awarded by National Institutes of Health 2016 - 2017
- Novel Retinal Biomarkers for Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease 2013 - 2016
- Behavior And Physiology In Aging awarded by National Institutes of Health 1999 - 2015
- IPA - Heather Whitson 2011 - 2013
- Developing Interventions to Improve Function in Seniors with Comorbid Conditions awarded by National Institutes of Health 2008 - 2013
External Relationships
- Liquidia Technologies, Inc
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Colón-Emeric, Cathleen, Heather E. Whitson, Sarah D. Berry, Roger A. Fielding, Denise K. Houston, Douglas P. Kiel, Clifford J. Rosen, et al. “AGS and NIA Bench-to Bedside Conference Summary: Osteoporosis and Soft Tissue (Muscle and Fat) Disorders.” J Am Geriatr Soc 68, no. 1 (January 2020): 31–38. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.16248.
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  - Cohen, Seth M., Deborah Lekan, Thomas Risoli, Hui-Jie Lee, Stephanie Misono, Heather E. Whitson, and Sudha Raman. “Association Between Dysphagia and Inpatient Outcomes Across Frailty Level Among Patients ≥ 50 Years of Age.” Dysphagia, December 7, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00455-019-10084-z.
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  - Colón-Emeric, Cathleen, Heather E. Whitson, Carl F. Pieper, Richard Sloane, Denise Orwig, Kim M. Huffman, Janet Prvu Bettger, et al. “Resiliency Groups Following Hip Fracture in Older Adults.” J Am Geriatr Soc 67, no. 12 (December 2019): 2519–27. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.16152.
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  - Gijzel, Sanne M. W., Heather E. Whitson, Ingrid A. van de Leemput, Marten Scheffer, Dieneke van Asselt, Jerrald L. Rector, Marcel G. M. Olde Rikkert, and René J. F. Melis. “Resilience in Clinical Care: Getting a Grip on the Recovery Potential of Older Adults.” J Am Geriatr Soc 67, no. 12 (December 2019): 2650–57. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.16149.
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  - Berger, Miles, David M. Murdoch, Janet S. Staats, Cliburn Chan, Jake P. Thomas, Grant E. Garrigues, Jeffrey N. Browndyke, et al. “Flow Cytometry Characterization of Cerebrospinal Fluid Monocytes in Patients With Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction: A Pilot Study.” Anesth Analg 129, no. 5 (November 2019): e150–54. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000004179.
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  - Carpenter, Christopher R., Frances McFarland, Michael Avidan, Miles Berger, Sharon K. Inouye, Jason Karlawish, Frank R. Lin, et al. “Impact of Cognitive Impairment Across Specialties: Summary of a Report From the U13 Conference Series.” J Am Geriatr Soc 67, no. 10 (October 2019): 2011–17. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.16093.
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  - High, Kevin P., Susan Zieman, Jerry Gurwitz, Carl Hill, Jennifer Lai, Thomas Robinson, Mara Schonberg, and Heather Whitson. “Use of Functional Assessment to Define Therapeutic Goals and Treatment.” J Am Geriatr Soc 67, no. 9 (September 2019): 1782–90. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.15975.
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  - Swenor, Bonnielin K., Moon J. Lee, Varshini Varadaraj, Heather E. Whitson, and Pradeep Y. Ramulu. “Aging With Vision Loss: A Framework for Assessing the Impact of Visual Impairment on Older Adults.” Gerontologist, August 24, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnz117.
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  - Deardorff, William James, Phillip L. Liu, Richard Sloane, Courtney Van Houtven, Carl F. Pieper, Susan Nicole Hastings, Harvey J. Cohen, and Heather E. Whitson. “Association of Sensory and Cognitive Impairment With Healthcare Utilization and Cost in Older Adults.” J Am Geriatr Soc 67, no. 8 (August 2019): 1617–24. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.15891.
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  - Ong, Sally S., Alan D. Proia, Heather E. Whitson, Sina Farsiu, P Murali Doraiswamy, and Eleonora M. Lad. “Ocular amyloid imaging at the crossroad of Alzheimer's disease and age-related macular degeneration: implications for diagnosis and therapy.” J Neurol 266, no. 7 (July 2019): 1566–77. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-018-9028-z.
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  - Garg, Tullika, Kathryn Anzuoni, Valentina Landyn, Alexandra Hajduk, Stephen Waring, Leah R. Hanson, and Heather E. Whitson. “Correction to: The AGING Initiative experience: a call for sustained support for team science networks.” Health Res Policy Syst 17, no. 1 (May 20, 2019): 52. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-019-0429-y.
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  - Colón-Emeric, Cathleen, Carl F. Pieper, Kenneth E. Schmader, Richard Sloane, Allison Bloom, Micah McClain, Jay Magaziner, et al. “Two Approaches to Classifying and Quantifying Physical Resilience in Longitudinal Data.” J Gerontol a Biol Sci Med Sci, April 17, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glz097.
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  - Berger, Miles, Deborah Oyeyemi, Mobolaji O. Olurinde, Heather E. Whitson, Kent J. Weinhold, Marty G. Woldorff, Lewis A. Lipsitz, et al. “The INTUIT Study: Investigating Neuroinflammation Underlying Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction.” J Am Geriatr Soc 67, no. 4 (April 2019): 794–98. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.15770.
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  - Chan, Victor T. T., Zihan Sun, Shumin Tang, Li Jia Chen, Adrian Wong, Clement C. Tham, Tien Y. Wong, et al. “Spectral-Domain OCT Measurements in Alzheimer's Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.” Ophthalmology 126, no. 4 (April 2019): 497–510. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2018.08.009.
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  - Bowling, C Barrett, Heather E. Whitson, and Theodore M. Johnson. “The 5Ts: Preliminary Development of a Framework to Support Inclusion of Older Adults in Research.” J Am Geriatr Soc 67, no. 2 (February 2019): 342–46. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.15785.
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  - Todd, Jeff, Heather E. Whitson, and Edwin C. Marshall. “Eye and Vision Health for Tomorrow: From Recommendations to Coordinated Action.” Jama Ophthalmol 137, no. 2 (February 1, 2019): 208–11. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2018.5923.
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  - Lee, Moon Jeong, Varshini Varadaraj, Pradeep Y. Ramulu, Heather E. Whitson, Jennifer A. Deal, and Bonnielin K. Swenor. “Memory and Confusion Complaints in Visually Impaired Older Adults: An Understudied Aspect of Well-Being.” Gerontol Geriatr Med 5 (January 2019): 2333721418818944. https://doi.org/10.1177/2333721418818944.
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  - Smilnak, Gordon J., John R. Deans, P Murali Doraiswamy, Sandra Stinnett, Heather E. Whitson, and Eleonora M. Lad. “Comorbidity of age-related macular degeneration with Alzheimer's disease: A histopathologic case-control study.” Plos One 14, no. 9 (2019): e0223199. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0223199.
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  - Whitson, Heather E., Alice Cronin-Golomb, Karen J. Cruickshanks, Grover C. Gilmore, Cynthia Owsley, Jonathan E. Peelle, Gregg Recanzone, et al. “American Geriatrics Society and National Institute on Aging Bench-to-Bedside Conference: Sensory Impairment and Cognitive Decline in Older Adults.” J Am Geriatr Soc 66, no. 11 (November 2018): 2052–58. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.15506.
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  - Matchar, D. B., J. P. Ansah, V. Koh, and H. E. Whitson. “Trajectories of functional ability over the life course: a conceptual model of the interaction of stressor-induced functional loss and resilience.” System Dynamics Review 34, no. 4 (October 1, 2018): 481–502. https://doi.org/10.1002/sdr.1611.
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  - Whitson, Heather E., Harvey J. Cohen, Kenneth E. Schmader, Miriam C. Morey, George Kuchel, and Cathleen S. Colon-Emeric. “Physical Resilience: Not Simply the Opposite of Frailty.” J Am Geriatr Soc 66, no. 8 (August 2018): 1459–61. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.15233.
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  - Hadley, Evan C., George A. Kuchel, Anne B. Newman, Heather G. Allore, Jenna M. Bartley, Cindy S. Bergeman, Michael L. Blinov, et al. “Corrigendum to: Report: NIA Workshop on Measures of Physiologic Resiliencies in Human Aging.” J Gerontol a Biol Sci Med Sci 73, no. 7 (June 14, 2018): 995. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glx172.
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  - Garg, Tullika, Kathryn Anzuoni, Valentina Landyn, Alexandra Hajduk, Stephen Waring, Leah R. Hanson, and Heather E. Whitson. “The AGING Initiative experience: a call for sustained support for team science networks.” Health Res Policy Syst 16, no. 1 (May 18, 2018): 41. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-018-0324-y.
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  - McDonald, Shelley R., Mitchell T. Heflin, Heather E. Whitson, Thomas O. Dalton, Michael E. Lidsky, Phillip Liu, Cornelia M. Poer, et al. “Association of Integrated Care Coordination With Postsurgical Outcomes in High-Risk Older Adults: The Perioperative Optimization of Senior Health (POSH) Initiative.” Jama Surg 153, no. 5 (May 1, 2018): 454–62. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2017.5513.
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  - Zhuang, Jie, David J. Madden, Xuan Duong-Fernandez, Nan-Kuei Chen, Scott W. Cousins, Guy G. Potter, Michele T. Diaz, and Heather E. Whitson. “Language processing in age-related macular degeneration associated with unique functional connectivity signatures in the right hemisphere.” Neurobiol Aging 63 (March 2018): 65–74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2017.11.003.
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  - Horne, Alexandra J., Kimberly S. Chiew, Jie Zhuang, Linda K. George, R Alison Adcock, Guy G. Potter, Eleonora M. Lad, et al. “Relating Sensory, Cognitive, and Neural Factors to Older Persons' Perceptions about Happiness: An Exploratory Study.” J Aging Res 2018 (2018): 4930385. https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/4930385.
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  - Lad, Eleonora M., Dibyendu Mukherjee, Sandra S. Stinnett, Scott W. Cousins, Guy G. Potter, James R. Burke, Sina Farsiu, and Heather E. Whitson. “Evaluation of inner retinal layers as biomarkers in mild cognitive impairment to moderate Alzheimer's disease.” Plos One 13, no. 2 (2018): e0192646. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0192646.
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  - Whitson, Heather E., Guy G. Potter, Jody A. Feld, Brenda L. Plassman, Kelly Reynolds, Richard Sloane, and Kathleen A. Welsh-Bohmer. “Dual-Task Gait and Alzheimer's Disease Genetic Risk in Cognitively Normal Adults: A Pilot Study.” J Alzheimers Dis 64, no. 4 (2018): 1137–48. https://doi.org/10.3233/JAD-180016.
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  - Lin, Frank R., and Heather E. Whitson. “The Common Sense of Considering the Senses in Patient Communication.” J Am Geriatr Soc 65, no. 8 (August 2017): 1659–60. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.14926.
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  - Tisminetzky, Mayra, Elizabeth A. Bayliss, Jay S. Magaziner, Heather G. Allore, Kathryn Anzuoni, Cynthia M. Boyd, Thomas M. Gill, et al. “Research Priorities to Advance the Health and Health Care of Older Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions.” J Am Geriatr Soc 65, no. 7 (July 2017): 1549–53. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.14943.
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  - Lekan, Deborah A., Debra C. Wallace, Thomas P. McCoy, Jie Hu, Susan G. Silva, and Heather E. Whitson. “Frailty Assessment in Hospitalized Older Adults Using the Electronic Health Record.” Biol Res Nurs 19, no. 2 (March 2017): 213–28. https://doi.org/10.1177/1099800416679730.
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  - Chou, Ying-Hui, Mark Sundman, Heather E. Whitson, Pooja Gaur, Mei-Lan Chu, Carol P. Weingarten, David J. Madden, et al. “Maintenance and Representation of Mind Wandering during Resting-State fMRI.” Sci Rep 7 (January 12, 2017): 40722. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep40722.
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  - Polans, James, Brenton Keller, Oscar M. Carrasco-Zevallos, Francesco LaRocca, Elijah Cole, Heather E. Whitson, Eleonora M. Lad, Sina Farsiu, and Joseph A. Izatt. “Wide-field retinal optical coherence tomography with wavefront sensorless adaptive optics for enhanced imaging of targeted regions.” Biomed Opt Express 8, no. 1 (January 1, 2017): 16–37. https://doi.org/10.1364/BOE.8.000016.
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  - Whitson, Heather E., Wei Duan-Porter, Kenneth Schmader, Miriam Morey, Harvey J. Cohen, and Cathleen Colón-Emeric. “Response to Letter From De Alfieri et al.: Biological Resilience of Elderly Hospitalized Patients.” J Gerontol a Biol Sci Med Sci 72, no. 1 (January 2017): 142. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glw161.
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  - Whitson, Heather E., Wei Duan-Porter, Kenneth Schmader, Miriam Morey, Harvey J. Cohen, and Cathleen Colón-Emeric. “Response to Ukraintseva et al. Letter: Resilience Versus Robustness in Aging.” J Gerontol a Biol Sci Med Sci 71, no. 11 (November 2016): 1535–36. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glw137.
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  - “THINGS THAT MAKE PEOPLE HAPPY: THE ROLE OF SENSORY HEALTH IN PERCEPTIONS ABOUT SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING.” The Gerontologist 56, no. Suppl_3 (November 2016): 63–63. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnw162.254.
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  - Annweiler, C., D. Milea, H. E. Whitson, C. -. Y. Cheng, T. -. Y. Wong, M. K. Ikram, E. L. Lamoureux, and C. Sabanayagam. “Vitamin D insufficiency and cognitive impairment in Asians: a multi-ethnic population-based study and meta-analysis.” J Intern Med 280, no. 3 (September 2016): 300–311. https://doi.org/10.1111/joim.12491.
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  - Whitson, Heather E., Kimberly S. Johnson, Richard Sloane, Christine T. Cigolle, Carl F. Pieper, Lawrence Landerman, and Susan N. Hastings. “Identifying Patterns of Multimorbidity in Older Americans: Application of Latent Class Analysis.” J Am Geriatr Soc 64, no. 8 (August 2016): 1668–73. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.14201.
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  - Potter, Guy G., Douglas R. McQuoid, Heather E. Whitson, and David C. Steffens. “Physical frailty in late-life depression is associated with deficits in speed-dependent executive functions.” Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 31, no. 5 (May 2016): 466–74. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.4351.
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  - Whitson, Heather E., Wei Duan-Porter, Kenneth E. Schmader, Miriam C. Morey, Harvey J. Cohen, and Cathleen S. Colón-Emeric. “Physical Resilience in Older Adults: Systematic Review and Development of an Emerging Construct.” J Gerontol a Biol Sci Med Sci 71, no. 4 (April 2016): 489–95. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glv202.
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  - Zullig, Leah L., Heather E. Whitson, Susan N. Hastings, Chris Beadles, Julia Kravchenko, Igor Akushevich, and Matthew L. Maciejewski. “A Systematic Review of Conceptual Frameworks of Medical Complexity and New Model Development.” J Gen Intern Med 31, no. 3 (March 2016): 329–37. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-015-3512-2.
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  - Chen, Sunny, Heather Whitson, Ana Quiñones, and Stephen Thielke. “Comparative health and self-rated health are equivalently associated with health indicators among older adults.” J Clin Epidemiol 70 (February 2016): 279–80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2015.08.022.
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  - Lea, Colby, Ana Quiñones, Heather Whitson, Julie Bynum, and Stephen Thielke. “Changes in Self-Rated Health During the Transition to Retiring Living Among Medicare Managed-Care Recipients.” J Hous Elderly 30, no. 1 (2016): 76–88. https://doi.org/10.1080/02763893.2015.1129383.
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  - Liu, Phillip L., Harvey Jay Cohen, Gerda G. Fillenbaum, Bruce M. Burchett, and Heather E. Whitson. “Association of Co-Existing Impairments in Cognition and Self-Rated Vision and Hearing With Health Outcomes in Older Adults.” Gerontol Geriatr Med 2 (January 2016). https://doi.org/10.1177/2333721415623495.
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  - Genao, Liza, Michael T. Durheim, Xiaojuan Mi, Jamie L. Todd, Heather E. Whitson, and Lesley H. Curtis. “Early and Long-term Outcomes of Older Adults after Acute Care Encounters for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation.” Ann Am Thorac Soc 12, no. 12 (December 2015): 1805–12. https://doi.org/10.1513/AnnalsATS.201504-250OC.
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  - Thielke, Stephen M., Paula H. Diehr, Laura M. Yee, Alice M. Arnold, Ana R. Quiñones, Heather E. Whitson, Mini E. Jacob, and Anne B. Newman. “Sex, Race, and Age Differences in Observed Years of Life, Healthy Life, and Able Life among Older Adults in The Cardiovascular Health Study.” J Pers Med 5, no. 4 (November 25, 2015): 440–51. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm5040440.
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  - Berger, Miles, Jacob W. Nadler, Jeffrey Browndyke, Niccolo Terrando, Vikram Ponnusamy, Harvey Jay Cohen, Heather E. Whitson, and Joseph P. Mathew. “Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction: Minding the Gaps in Our Knowledge of a Common Postoperative Complication in the Elderly.” Anesthesiol Clin 33, no. 3 (September 2015): 517–50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anclin.2015.05.008.
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  - Whitson, Heather E., Ying-Hui Chou, Guy G. Potter, Michele T. Diaz, Nan-Kuei Chen, Eleonora M. Lad, Micah A. Johnson, Scott W. Cousins, Jie Zhuang, and David J. Madden. “Phonemic fluency and brain connectivity in age-related macular degeneration: a pilot study.” Brain Connect 5, no. 2 (March 2015): 126–35. https://doi.org/10.1089/brain.2014.0277.
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  - Whitson, Heather E., and Frank R. Lin. “Hearing and vision care for older adults: sensing a need to update Medicare policy.” Jama 312, no. 17 (November 5, 2014): 1739–40. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2014.13535.
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  - Odden, Michelle C., Michael G. Shlipak, Heather E. Whitson, Ronit Katz, Patricia M. Kearney, Chris defilippi, Shani Shastri, et al. “Risk factors for cardiovascular disease across the spectrum of older age: the Cardiovascular Health Study.” Atherosclerosis 237, no. 1 (November 2014): 336–42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2014.09.012.
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  - Clark, Nathan, Vincent S. Fan, Christopher G. Slatore, Emily Locke, Heather E. Whitson, Linda Nici, and Stephen M. Thielke. “Dyspnea and pain frequently co-occur among Medicare managed care recipients.” Ann Am Thorac Soc 11, no. 6 (July 2014): 890–97. https://doi.org/10.1513/AnnalsATS.201310-369OC.
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  - Whitson, Heather E., Alice M. Arnold, Laura M. Yee, Kenneth J. Mukamal, Jorge R. Kizer, Luc Djousse, Joachim H. Ix, et al. “Serum carboxymethyl-lysine, disability, and frailty in older persons: the Cardiovascular Health Study.” J Gerontol a Biol Sci Med Sci 69, no. 6 (June 2014): 710–16. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glt155.
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  - Whitson, Heather E., Rahul Malhotra, Angelique Chan, David B. Matchar, and Truls Østbye. “Comorbid visual and cognitive impairment: relationship with disability status and self-rated health among older Singaporeans.” Asia Pac J Public Health 26, no. 3 (May 2014): 310–19. https://doi.org/10.1177/1010539512443698.
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  - Hastings, S Nicole, Heather E. Whitson, Richard Sloane, Lawrence R. Landerman, Carolyn Horney, and Kimberly S. Johnson. “Using the past to predict the future: latent class analysis of patterns of health service use of older adults in the emergency department.” J Am Geriatr Soc 62, no. 4 (April 2014): 711–15. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.12746.
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  - Colón-Emeric, Cathleen S., Heather E. Whitson, Juliessa Pavon, and Helen Hoenig. “Functional decline in older adults.” Am Fam Physician 88, no. 6 (September 15, 2013): 388–94.
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  - Whitson, Heather E., Diane Whitaker, Guy Potter, Eleanor McConnell, Fay Tripp, Linda L. Sanders, Kelly W. Muir, Harvey J. Cohen, and Scott W. Cousins. “A low-vision rehabilitation program for patients with mild cognitive deficits.” Jama Ophthalmol 131, no. 7 (July 2013): 912–19. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2013.1700.
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  - Bowling, C Barrett, John N. Booth, Monika M. Safford, Heather E. Whitson, Christine S. Ritchie, Virginia G. Wadley, Mary Cushman, Virginia J. Howard, Richard M. Allman, and Paul Muntner. “Nondisease-specific problems and all-cause mortality in the REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke study.” J Am Geriatr Soc 61, no. 5 (May 2013): 739–46. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.12214.
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  - Chaudhry, Sarwat I., Gail McAvay, Shu Chen, Heather Whitson, Anne B. Newman, Harlan M. Krumholz, and Thomas M. Gill. “Risk factors for hospital admission among older persons with newly diagnosed heart failure: findings from the Cardiovascular Health Study.” J Am Coll Cardiol 61, no. 6 (February 12, 2013): 635–42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2012.11.027.
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  - Genao, L., H. E. Whitson, D. Zaas, L. L. Sanders, and K. E. Schmader. “Functional status after lung transplantation in older adults in the post-allocation score era.” Am J Transplant 13, no. 1 (January 2013): 157–66. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-6143.2012.04299.x.
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  - Akushevich, I., J. Kravchenko, H. Whitson, H. J. Cohen, S. V. Ukraintseva, K. G. Arbeev, and A. I. Yashin. “MEDICARE-BASED MULTIMORBIDITY INDEX FOR PROJECTING MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY AMONG OLDER ADULTS IN THE U.S.” Gerontologist 52 (November 1, 2012): 630–630.
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  - Whitson, H. E., A. Arnold, K. Mukamal, J. R. Kizer, D. Siscovick, S. M. Thielke, C. Hirsch, and S. Zieman. “ASSOCIATION OF N-CARBOXYMETHYL-LISINE (CML) AND FRAILTY IN OLDER MEN AND WOMEN: THE CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH STUDY.” Gerontologist 52 (November 1, 2012): 623–623.
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  - Whitson, Heather E., Diane Whitaker, Linda L. Sanders, Guy G. Potter, Scott W. Cousins, Deidra Ansah, Eleanor McConnell, et al. “Memory deficit associated with worse functional trajectories in older adults in low-vision rehabilitation for macular disease.” J Am Geriatr Soc 60, no. 11 (November 2012): 2087–92. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.04194.x.
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  - Cohen, Rachel-Rose, Sandhya A. Lagoo-Deenadayalan, Mitchell T. Heflin, Richard Sloane, Irvin Eisen, Julie M. Thacker, and Heather E. Whitson. “Exploring predictors of complication in older surgical patients: a deficit accumulation index and the Braden Scale.” J Am Geriatr Soc 60, no. 9 (September 2012): 1609–15. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.04109.x.
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  - Thielke, Stephen M., Heather Whitson, Paula Diehr, Ann O’Hare, Patricia M. Kearney, Sarwat I. Chaudhry, Neil A. Zakai, et al. “Persistence and remission of musculoskeletal pain in community-dwelling older adults: results from the cardiovascular health study.” J Am Geriatr Soc 60, no. 8 (August 2012): 1393–1400. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.04082.x.
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  - Henninger, Debra E., Heather E. Whitson, Harvey J. Cohen, and Dan Ariely. “Higher medical morbidity burden is associated with external locus of control.” J Am Geriatr Soc 60, no. 4 (April 2012): 751–55. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.03904.x.
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  - Johnson, Kimberly S., S Nicole Hastings, Jama L. Purser, and Heather E. Whitson. “The Junior Faculty Laboratory: an innovative model of peer mentoring.” Acad Med 86, no. 12 (December 2011): 1577–82. https://doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0b013e31823595e8.
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  - Henninger, D. E., H. E. Whitson, H. Cohen, and D. Ariely. “HIGHER MEDICAL MORBIDITY BURDEN IS ASSOCIATED WITH EXTERNAL LOCUS OF CONTROL.” Gerontologist 51 (November 1, 2011): 56–56.
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  - Thielke, S. M., H. E. Whitson, and P. Diehr. “TRAJECTORIES OF MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN AMONG OLDER ADULTS IN THE CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH STUDY.” Gerontologist 51 (November 1, 2011): 483–483.
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  - Whitson, Heather E., Deidra Ansah, Linda L. Sanders, Diane Whitaker, Guy G. Potter, Scott W. Cousins, David C. Steffens, Lawrence R. Landerman, Carl F. Pieper, and Harvey Jay Cohen. “Comorbid cognitive impairment and functional trajectories in low vision rehabilitation for macular disease.” Aging Clin Exp Res 23, no. 5–6 (October 2011): 343–50. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf03325233.
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  - Whitson, Heather E., Karen Steinhauser, Natalie Ammarell, Diane Whitaker, Scott W. Cousins, Deidra Ansah, Linda L. Sanders, and Harvey J. Cohen. “Categorizing the effect of comorbidity: a qualitative study of individuals' experiences in a low-vision rehabilitation program.” J Am Geriatr Soc 59, no. 10 (October 2011): 1802–9. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03602.x.
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  - Whitson, Heather E., S Nicole Hastings, Lawrence R. Landerman, Gerda G. Fillenbaum, Harvey J. Cohen, and Kimberly S. Johnson. “Black-white disparity in disability: the role of medical conditions.” J Am Geriatr Soc 59, no. 5 (May 2011): 844–50. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03401.x.
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  - Whitson, Heather E., Stephen Thielke, Paula Diehr, Ann M. O’Hare, Paulo H. M. Chaves, Neil A. Zakai, Alice Arnold, Sarwat Chaudhry, Diane Ives, and Anne B. Newman. “Patterns and predictors of recovery from exhaustion in older adults: the cardiovascular health study.” J Am Geriatr Soc 59, no. 2 (February 2011): 207–13. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.03238.x.
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  - Whitson, Heather E., Lawrence R. Landerman, Anne B. Newman, Linda P. Fried, Carl F. Pieper, and Harvey Jay Cohen. “Chronic medical conditions and the sex-based disparity in disability: the Cardiovascular Health Study.” J Gerontol a Biol Sci Med Sci 65, no. 12 (December 2010): 1325–31. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glq139.
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  - Fillenbaum, Gerda G., Maragatha N. Kuchibhatla, Heather E. Whitson, Bryan C. Batch, Laura P. Svetkey, Carl F. Pieper, William E. Kraus, Harvey J. Cohen, and Dan G. Blazer. “Accuracy of self-reported height and weight in a community-based sample of older African Americans and whites.” J Gerontol a Biol Sci Med Sci 65, no. 10 (October 2010): 1123–29. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glq096.
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  - Thielke, S. M., H. Whitson, P. Diehr, A. O’Hare, P. H. Chaves, N. Zakai, A. Arnold, and A. B. Newman. “RECOVERY FROM PAIN AND EXHAUSTION IN OLDER ADULTS: THE CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH STUDY.” Gerontologist 50 (October 1, 2010): 254–254.
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  - Whitson, H. E., S. Hastings, L. R. Landerman, G. Fillenbaum, H. Cohen, and K. Johnson. “BLACK-WHITE DISPARITY IN DISABILITY: THE ROLE OF SELECTED HEALTH CONDITIONS.” Gerontologist 50 (October 1, 2010): 16–16.
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  - Pavon, J. M., H. E. Whitson, and M. S. Okun. “Parkinson's disease in women: a call for improved clinical studies and for comparative effectiveness research.” Maturitas 65, no. 4 (April 2010): 352–58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.maturitas.2010.01.001.
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  - Williams, Brie A., Jacques G. Baillargeon, Karla Lindquist, Louise C. Walter, Kenneth E. Covinsky, Heather E. Whitson, and Michael A. Steinman. “Medication prescribing practices for older prisoners in the Texas prison system.” Am J Public Health 100, no. 4 (April 2010): 756–61. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2008.154591.
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  - Whitson, Heather E., Deidra Ansah, Diane Whitaker, Guy Potter, Scott W. Cousins, Heather MacDonald, Carl F. Pieper, Lawrence Landerman, David C. Steffens, and Harvey J. Cohen. “Prevalence and patterns of comorbid cognitive impairment in low vision rehabilitation for macular disease.” Arch Gerontol Geriatr 50, no. 2 (March 2010): 209–12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2009.03.010.
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  - Hastings, S Nicole, Heather E. Whitson, Jama L. Purser, Richard J. Sloane, and Kimberly S. Johnson. “Emergency department discharge diagnosis and adverse health outcomes in older adults.” J Am Geriatr Soc 57, no. 10 (October 2009): 1856–61. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02434.x.
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  - Whitson, Heather E., Linda L. Sanders, Carl F. Pieper, Miriam C. Morey, Eugene Z. Oddone, Deborah T. Gold, and Harvey Jay Cohen. “Correlation between symptoms and function in older adults with comorbidity.” J Am Geriatr Soc 57, no. 4 (April 2009): 676–82. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02178.x.
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  - Whitson, H. E., L. R. Landerman, A. B. Newman, L. P. Fried, C. F. Pieper, and H. J. Cohen. “Comorbidities and the Gender Difference in Disability: Analysis of the Cardiovascular Health Study.” Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 57 (March 1, 2009): S14–S14.
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  - Williams, B. A., J. Baillargeon, K. Lindquist, L. C. Walter, K. Covinsky, H. Whitson, and M. Steinman. “Medication Prescribing Practices for Geriatric Prisoners in the Largest State Prison System.” Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 57 (March 1, 2009): S186–87.
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  - Whitson, Heather E., Linda Sanders, Carl F. Pieper, Deborah T. Gold, Alexandra Papaioannou, J Brent Richards, Jonathan D. Adachi, Kenneth W. Lyles, and Kenneth W. CaMos Research Group. “Depressive symptomatology and fracture risk in community-dwelling older men and women.” Aging Clin Exp Res 20, no. 6 (December 2008): 585–92. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf03324888.
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  - Whitson, Heather E., Carl F. Pieper, and Harvey J. Cohen. “New light on an age-old issue.” Mech Ageing Dev 129, no. 11 (November 2008): 673–74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mad.2008.09.006.
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  - Singh, Mandeep, Karen Alexander, Veronique L. Roger, Charanjit S. Rihal, Heather E. Whitson, Amir Lerman, Arschad Jahangir, and K Sreekumaran Nair. “Frailty and its potential relevance to cardiovascular care.” Mayo Clin Proc 83, no. 10 (October 2008): 1146–53. https://doi.org/10.4065/83.10.1146.
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  - Hastings, S Nicole, Jama L. Purser, Kimberly S. Johnson, Richard J. Sloane, and Heather E. Whitson. “Frailty predicts some but not all adverse outcomes in older adults discharged from the emergency department.” J Am Geriatr Soc 56, no. 9 (September 2008): 1651–57. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01840.x.
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  - Whitson, Heather E., S Nicole Hastings, Deborah A. Lekan, Richard Sloane, Heidi K. White, and Eleanor S. McConnell. “A quality improvement program to enhance after-hours telephone communication between nurses and physicians in a long-term care facility.” J Am Geriatr Soc 56, no. 6 (June 2008): 1080–86. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01714.x.
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  - Hastings, S Nicole, Heather E. Whitson, Heidi K. White, Richard Sloane, Heather MacDonald, Deborah A. Lekan, and Eleanor S. McConnell. “After-hours calls from long-term care facilities in a geriatric medicine training program.” J Am Geriatr Soc 55, no. 12 (December 2007): 1989–94. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01472.x.
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  - O’Brien, Sinead M. “A possible role of recurrent major depression in risk of fracture.” Arch Intern Med 167, no. 21 (November 26, 2007): 2370. https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.167.21.2370-a.
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  - Richards, J. B., A. Papaioannou, J. D. Adachi, L. Joseph, H. E. Whitson, J. C. Prior, and D. Goltzman. “A possible role of recurrent major depression in risk of fracture - Reply[7].” Archives of Internal Medicine 167, no. 21 (November 26, 2007): 2370–71. https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.167.21.2370-b.
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  - Walker, V. A., and H. E. Whitson. “Smoking cessation in older adults: A review.” Geriatrics and Aging 10, no. 6 (June 1, 2007): 365–68.
  - Whitson, Heather E., Scott W. Cousins, Bruce M. Burchett, Celia F. Hybels, Carl F. Pieper, and Harvey J. Cohen. “The combined effect of visual impairment and cognitive impairment on disability in older people.” J Am Geriatr Soc 55, no. 6 (June 2007): 885–91. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01093.x.
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  - Hastings, S Nicole, Heather E. Whitson, Heidi K. White, Richard Sloane, Heather MacDonald, Deborah A. Lekan-Rutledge, and Eleanor S. McConnell. “Development and implementation of the TrAC (Tracking After-hours Calls) database: a tool to collect longitudinal data on after-hours telephone calls in long-term care.” J Am Med Dir Assoc 8, no. 3 (March 2007): 178–82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2006.11.003.
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  - Richards, J Brent, Alexandra Papaioannou, Jonathan D. Adachi, Lawrence Joseph, Heather E. Whitson, Jerilynn C. Prior, David Goltzman, and David Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study Research Group. “Effect of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors on the risk of fracture.” Arch Intern Med 167, no. 2 (January 22, 2007): 188–94. https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.167.2.188.
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  - Whitson, Heather E., Bruce Lobaugh, and Kenneth W. Lyles. “Severe hypocalcemia following bisphosphonate treatment in a patient with Paget's disease of bone.” Bone 39, no. 4 (October 2006): 954–58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2006.04.032.
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  - Whitson, Heather E., S Nicole Hastings, Eleanor S. McConnell, and Deborah A. Lekan-Rutledge. “Inter-disciplinary focus groups on telephone medicine: a quality improvement initiative.” J Am Med Dir Assoc 7, no. 7 (September 2006): 407–11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2006.01.023.
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  - Whitson, Heather E., Carl F. Pieper, Linda Sanders, Ronnie D. Horner, Pamela W. Duncan, and Kenneth W. Lyles. “Adding injury to insult: fracture risk after stroke in veterans.” J Am Geriatr Soc 54, no. 7 (July 2006): 1082–88. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2006.00769.x.
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  - Whitson, Heather E., Mitchell T. Heflin, and Bruce M. Burchett. “Patterns and predictors of smoking cessation in an elderly cohort.” J Am Geriatr Soc 54, no. 3 (March 2006): 466–71. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.00641.x.
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  - Lien, Lillian F., Heather E. Whitson, Arthur G. Grant, and Diana B. McNeill. “Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 manifesting with chronic and persistent diarrhea.” Endocr Pract 10, no. 1 (January 2004): 83–84. https://doi.org/10.4158/EP.10.1.83.
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  - Whitson, H., D. DeMarco, D. Reilly, S. Murphy, H. S. Yett, D. Mattingly, and S. L. Greenspan. “Uncoupling of bone turnover following hip replacement.” Calcified Tissue International 71, no. 1 (July 1, 2002): 14–19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00223-001-1096-9.
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  - Whitson, H., D. DeMarco, D. Reilly, S. Murphy, H. S. Yett, D. Mattingly, and S. L. Greenspan. “Uncoupling of bone turnover following hip replacement.” Calcif Tissue Int 71, no. 1 (July 2002): 14–19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00223-001-1096-9.
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- Conference Papers
  - Cunha, P. P., M. Stout, L. Ledbetter, J. Ruhle, H. Whitson, and L. Previll. “Museum-based Art interventions for people with dementia and their caregivers: A systematic review.” In Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 67:S340–S340. WILEY, 2019.
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  - Oyeyemi, D., H. Whitson, J. N. Browndyke, H. J. Cohen, J. P. Mathew, and M. Berger. “Depression, Anxiety and Postoperative Cognition in Older Adults.” In Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 67:S338–S338. WILEY, 2019.
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  - Zietlow, K., D. Oyeyemi, H. Margaret, S. McDonald, S. Cook, S. Lagoo, M. Heflin, and H. Whitson. “Cognition and Capacity to Consent for Elective Surgery.” In Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 67:S240–S240. WILEY, 2019.
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  - Lee, Moon Jeong, Varshini Varadaraj, Pradeep Y. Ramulu, Heather Whitson, Jennifer A. Deal, and Bonnielin K. Swenor. “Subjective Memory Complaints in the Visually Impaired: An NHANES Analysis.” In Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Vol. 59. ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, 2018.
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  - Berger, M., J. Browndyke, M. Cooter, W. Bullock, B. Colin, J. Gadsden, E. Iboaya, et al. “Postoperative Changes in CSF AD Markers, Cognition, and fMRI activity.” In Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 66:S5–S5. WILEY, 2018.
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  - Cheong, Yee Ching Vanessa, Mary Cooter, Richard L. Huang, Heather E. Whitson, Harvey J. Cohen, Joseph P. Mathew, and Miles Berger. “PERIOPERATIVE TRAJECTORY OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE BIOMARKERS IN SURGICAL PATIENTS AND MATCHED NON-SURGICAL CONTROLS.” In Anesthesia and Analgesia, 126:353–56. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2018.
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  - Cunha, P. P., J. Zhuang, J. P. Wright, D. J. Madden, G. G. Potter, K. Allen, E. Lad, S. W. Cousins, and H. Whitson. “Discrepancy between self-reported vision and visual acuity in patients with age-related macular degeneration.” In Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 66:S315–S315. WILEY, 2018.
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  - Polans, James, Francesco LaRocca, Oscar Carrasco-Zevallos, Brenton Keller, Eleonora M. Lad, Heather Whitson, Anthony N. Kuo, Sina Farsiu, and Joseph A. Izatt. “Wide-Field Sensorless Adaptive Optics Optical Coherence Tomography for Enhanced Visualization of the Retinal Periphery.” In Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Vol. 57. ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, 2016.
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  - Whitson, Heather, Sina Farsiu, Sandra S. Stinnett, Leon Kwark, Guy Potter, James Burke, Scott W. Cousins, and Eleonora M. Lad. “Retinal Biomarkers of Alzheimer's Disease.” In Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Vol. 57. ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, 2016.
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  - Chandramohan, Arthika, Jonathan P. Wright, Xuan Duong Fernandez, Jie Zhuang, Leon Kwark, Sina Farsiu, Scott W. Cousins, David Madden, Eleonora M. Lad, and Heather E. Whitson. “Relationships between Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer and Brain Changes in Age-Related Macular Degeneration.” In Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Vol. 56. ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, 2015.
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  - Whitson, Heather E., Sina Farsiu, Sandra Stinnett, Sung Lee, Leon Kwark, Guy Potter, James Burke, Scott W. Cousins, and Eleonora Lad. “Retinal imaging biomarkers for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease.” In Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Vol. 56. ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, 2015.
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  - Wright, Jonathan P., Arthika Chandramohan, Xuan Duong Fernandez, Eleonora Lad, Jie Zhuang, Scott W. Cousins, and Heather E. Whitson. “Is discrepancy in self-reported vision and visual acuity related to neurocognitive status of AMD patients?” In Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Vol. 56. ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, 2015.
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  - Chandramohan, A., J. Wright, X Duong Fernandez, J. Zhuang, E. Lad, S. Cousins, D. Madden, E. Piker, D. Tucci, and H. Whitson. “The Effect of Hearing on Cognitive Evaluation in Patients with Age-related Macular Degeneration.” In Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 63:S147–S147. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2015.
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  - Heflin, M. T., T. Dalton, D. Lidsky, P. Liu, L. Legath, S. McDonald, D. Nussbaum, et al. “Perioperative Optimization of Senior Health (POSH): An innovative program to improve post-operative outcomes for older adults undergoing elective surgical procedures.” In Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 62:S163–64. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2014.
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  - Liu, L., H. J. Cohen, G. G. Fillenbaum, B. M. Burchett, and H. E. Whitson. “Effect of Visual, Auditory and Cognitive Impairments on Health Outcomes in Older Adults.” In Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 62:S251–S251. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2014.
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  - McDonald, S. R., M. E. Lidsky, C. M. Poer, M. Yanamadala, H. E. Whitson, M. T. Heflin, H. K. White, J. M. Thacker, and S. A. Lagoo. “A collaborative care model for peri-operative care of older adults.” In Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 61:S73–S73. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2013.
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  - Whitson, H. E., K. Johnson, R. Sloane, C. Cigolle, and S. Hastings. “Comorbidity Classes Predict Acute Care Use and Readmission.” In Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 61:S85–86. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2013.
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  - Odden, Michelle C., Michael Shlioak, Heather Whitson, Ronit Katz, Patricia Kearney, Christopher deFilippi, Shani Shastri, et al. “A Comparison of Novel and Traditional Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease Across the Spectrum of Older Age: The Cardiovascular Health Study.” In Circulation, Vol. 127. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2013.
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  - Genao, L., H. Whitson, D. Zaas, L. Sanders, and K. Schmader. “Functional Status after Lung Transplantation in Older Adults in the Post Allocation Score Era.” In American Journal of Transplantation, 12:49–49. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2012.
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  - Hastings, S. N., K. S. Johnson, R. Sloane, L. R. Landerman, C. Horney, and H. E. Whitson. “From the Wellderly to the Sickest Elderly: Classifying Older ED Patients According to Patterns of Health Service Use.” In Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 60:S30–31. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2012.
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  - Cohen, R., S. Lagoo-Deenadayalan, M. T. Heflin, R. Slone, I. Eisen, J. M. Thacker, and H. Whitson. “Prevalence and Predictors of Complication in Older Surgical Patients with Significant Comorbidity.” In Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 59:S159–S159. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2011.
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  - Whitson, H. E., D. Whitaker, G. Potter, L. Sanders, S. Cousins, C. Pieper, and H. Cohen. “Memory Deficits Predict Functional Trajectories in Low Vision Rehabilitation.” In Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 59:S203–4. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2011.
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  - Whitson, H. E., R. Malhotra, A. Chan, and T. Ostbye. “Impact of Comorbid Cognitive and Vision Impairment on Disability and Self-Rated Health.” In Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 59:S177–78. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2011.
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  - Thielke, S., H. Whitson, P. Diehr, A. O’Hare, P. Chaves, N. Zakai, A. Arnold, et al. “Effects of musculoskeletal pain and exhaustion on mobility and physical activity in the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS).” In Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 58:104–104. WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC, 2010.
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  - Whitson, H., D. Ansah, L. L. Sanders, D. Whitaker, G. Potter, S. W. Cousins, D. C. Steffens, L. R. Landerman, C. F. Pieper, and H. J. Cohen. “Comorbid Cognitive Impairment and Functional Trajectories in Low Vision Rehabilitation.” In Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 58:128–29. WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC, 2010.
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  - Hastings, S. N., H. E. Whitson, J. Purser, R. J. Sloane, and K. S. Johnson. “Variability in Adverse Outcomes According to Emergency Department Discharge Diagnosis.” In Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 57:S71–S71. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2009.
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  - Hastings, S. N., J. Purser, K. S. Johnson, R. J. Sloane, and H. E. Whitson. “A frailty index predicts some but not all subsequent health service use in older adults discharged from the emergency department.” In Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 56:S168–S168. BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, 2008.
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  - Whitson, H. E., D. Ansah, D. Whitaker, G. Potter, S. Cousins, H. Macdonald, C. Pieper, D. Landerman, D. Steffens, and H. Cohen. “Comorbid cognitive impairment in low vision rehabilitation.” In Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 56:S94–95. BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, 2008.
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  - Whitson, H. E., C. E. Pieper, T. Ostbye, L. Sanders, D. T. Gold, and K. W. Lyles. “Affective mental health and the risk of fracture in the Canadian study of health-and aging.” In Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 55:S144–S144. BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, 2007.
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  - Whitson, H. E., L. Sanders, C. F. Pieper, D. T. Gold, A. Papaioannou, J. Richards, J. D. Adachi, and K. W. Lyles. “Depressive symptoms did not predict incident fractures in the Canadian multicentre osteoporosis study.” In Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 55:S144–45. BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, 2007.
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  - Whitson, H. E., S. W. Cousins, B. M. Burchett, C. F. Hybels, C. F. Pieper, and H. J. Cohen. “The combined impact of cognitive and visual impairment on disability.” In Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 55:S128–29. BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, 2007.
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  - Shinoff, C. W., S. Sidney, O. Johnell, S. C. Johnston, T. P. van Staa, C. Cooper, H. E. Whitson, K. W. Lyles, and S. R. Cummings. “Rates of fracture after stroke in international population-based cohorts.” In Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 20:S88–S88. AMER SOC BONE & MINERAL RES, 2005.
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  - Whitson, H., C. Pieper, R. Horner, L. Sanders, and K. W. Lyles. “Fracture risk after stroke in an American cohort.” In Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 53:S191–S191. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2005.
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  - Whitson, H., S. N. Hastings, E. McConnell, and D. Lekan-Rutledge. “Quality improvement in longterm care telephone medicine.” In Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 53:S49–S49. WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2005.
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  - Whitson, H. E., B. Lobaugh, and K. W. Lyles. “Severe hypocalcemia in a patient with Paget's disease of bone (PD) treated with bisphosphonate.” In Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 19:S468–S468. AMER SOC BONE & MINERAL RES, 2004.
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  - Whitson, H., M. T. Heflin, and B. M. Burchett. “Predictors of smoking cessation in an elderly cohort.” In Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 52:S210–S210. BLACKWELL PUBLISHING INC, 2004.
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