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 (KL2) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2018 - 2023
- Duke CTSA (TL1) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2018 - 2023
- Advancing Geriatrics Infrastructure and Network Growth (AGING) Initiative awarded by University of Massachusetts Medical School 2014 - 2023
- Neuro-inflammation in Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction: CSF and fMRI Studies awarded by National Institutes of Health 2017 - 2022
- Behavioral and Physiology in Aging awarded by National Institutes of Health 2015 - 2020
- Geriatrics Research: From Bench to Bedside awarded by American Geriatrics Society 2016 - 2019
- Physical Resiliencies: Indicators and Mechanisms in the Elderly Collaborative awarded by National Institutes of Health 2017 - 2019
- 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 awarded by Alzheimer's Association 2013 - 2016
- Behavior And Physiology In Aging awarded by National Institutes of Health 1999 - 2015
- IPA - Heather Whitson awarded by Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center 2011 - 2013
- Developing Interventions to Improve Function in Seniors with Comorbid Conditions awarded by National Institutes of Health 2008 - 2013
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Bowling, CB, Whitson, HE, and Johnson, TM. "The 5Ts: Preliminary Development of a Framework to Support Inclusion of Older Adults in Research." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 67, no. 2 (February 2019): 342-346. Full Text
  - Berger, M, Oyeyemi, D, Olurinde, MO, Whitson, HE, Weinhold, KJ, Woldorff, MG, Lipsitz, LA, Moretti, E, Giattino, CM, Roberts, KC, Zhou, J, Bunning, T, Ferrandino, M, Scheri, RP, Cooter, M, Chan, C, Cabeza, R, Browndyke, JN, Murdoch, DM, Devinney, MJ, Shaw, LM, Cohen, HJ, Mathew, JP, and INTUIT Investigators, . "The INTUIT Study: Investigating Neuroinflammation Underlying Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (January 23, 2019). Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Matchar, DB, Ansah, JP, Koh, V, and Whitson, HE. "Trajectories of functional ability over the life course: a conceptual model of the interaction of stressor-induced functional loss and resilience(Accepted)." System Dynamics Review (January 1, 2019). Full Text
  - Todd, J, Whitson, HE, and Marshall, EC. "Eye and Vision Health for Tomorrow: From Recommendations to Coordinated Action." Jama Ophthalmology (December 6, 2018). Full Text
  - Whitson, HE, Cronin-Golomb, A, Cruickshanks, KJ, Gilmore, GC, Owsley, C, Peelle, JE, Recanzone, G, Sharma, A, Swenor, B, Yaffe, K, and Lin, FR. "American Geriatrics Society and National Institute on Aging Bench-to-Bedside Conference: Sensory Impairment and Cognitive Decline in Older Adults." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 66, no. 11 (November 2018): 2052-2058. Full Text
  - Ong, SS, Proia, AD, Whitson, HE, Farsiu, S, Doraiswamy, PM, and Lad, EM. "Ocular amyloid imaging at the crossroad of Alzheimer's disease and age-related macular degeneration: implications for diagnosis and therapy." Journal of Neurology (August 28, 2018). (Review) Full Text
  - Chan, VTT, Sun, Z, Tang, S, Chen, LJ, Wong, A, Tham, CC, Wong, TY, Chen, C, Ikram, MK, Whitson, HE, Lad, EM, Mok, VCT, and Cheung, CY. "Spectral-Domain OCT Measurements in Alzheimer's Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis." Ophthalmology (August 13, 2018). (Review) Full Text
  - Whitson, HE, Cohen, HJ, Schmader, KE, Morey, MC, Kuchel, G, and Colon-Emeric, CS. "Physical Resilience: Not Simply the Opposite of Frailty." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 66, no. 8 (August 2018): 1459-1461. Full Text
  - Hadley, EC, Kuchel, GA, Newman, AB, Allore, HG, Bartley, JM, Bergeman, CS, Blinov, ML, Colon-Emeric, CS, Dabhar, FS, Dugan, LL, Dutta, C, Eldadah, BA, Ferrucci, L, Kirkland, JL, Kritchevsky, SB, Lipsitz, LA, Nadkarni, NK, Reed, MJ, Schmader, KE, Sierra, F, Studenski, SA, Varadhan, R, Walston, JD, Whitson, HE, and Yung, R. "Corrigendum to: Report: NIA Workshop on Measures of Physiologic Resiliencies in Human Aging." The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences 73, no. 7 (June 2018): 995-null. Full Text
  - Garg, T, Anzuoni, K, Landyn, V, Hajduk, A, Waring, S, Hanson, LR, and Whitson, HE. "The AGING Initiative experience: a call for sustained support for team science networks." Health Research Policy and Systems 16, no. 1 (May 18, 2018): 41-null. (Letter) Full Text
  - Zhuang, J, Madden, DJ, Duong-Fernandez, X, Chen, N-K, Cousins, SW, Potter, GG, Diaz, MT, and Whitson, HE. "Language processing in age-related macular degeneration associated with unique functional connectivity signatures in the right hemisphere." Neurobiology of Aging 63 (March 2018): 65-74. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - McDonald, SR, Heflin, MT, Whitson, HE, Dalton, TO, Lidsky, ME, Liu, P, Poer, CM, Sloane, R, Thacker, JK, White, HK, Yanamadala, M, and Lagoo-Deenadayalan, SA. "Association of Integrated Care Coordination With Postsurgical Outcomes in High-Risk Older Adults: The Perioperative Optimization of Senior Health (POSH) Initiative." JAMA surgery (January 3, 2018). Full Text
  - Horne, AJ, Chiew, KS, Zhuang, J, George, LK, Adcock, RA, Potter, GG, Lad, EM, Cousins, SW, Lin, FR, Mamo, SK, Chen, N-K, Maciejewski, AJ, Duong Fernandez, X, and Whitson, HE. "Relating Sensory, Cognitive, and Neural Factors to Older Persons' Perceptions about Happiness: An Exploratory Study." Journal of Aging Research 2018 (January 2018): 4930385-null. Full Text
  - Lad, EM, Mukherjee, D, Stinnett, SS, Cousins, SW, Potter, GG, Burke, JR, Farsiu, S, and Whitson, HE. "Evaluation of inner retinal layers as biomarkers in mild cognitive impairment to moderate Alzheimer's disease." Plos One 13, no. 2 (January 2018): e0192646-null. Full Text
  - Whitson, HE, Potter, GG, Feld, JA, Plassman, BL, Reynolds, K, Sloane, R, and Welsh-Bohmer, KA. "Dual-Task Gait and Alzheimer's Disease Genetic Risk in Cognitively Normal Adults: A Pilot Study." Journal of Alzheimer'S Disease : Jad 64, no. 4 (January 2018): 1137-1148. Full Text
  - Lin, FR, and Whitson, HE. "The Common Sense of Considering the Senses in Patient Communication." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 65, no. 8 (August 2017): 1659-1660. Full Text
  - Tisminetzky, M, Bayliss, EA, Magaziner, JS, Allore, HG, Anzuoni, K, Boyd, CM, Gill, TM, Go, AS, Greenspan, SL, Hanson, LR, Hornbrook, MC, Kitzman, DW, Larson, EB, Naylor, MD, Shirley, BE, Tai-Seale, M, Teri, L, Tinetti, ME, Whitson, HE, and Gurwitz, JH. "Research Priorities to Advance the Health and Health Care of Older Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 65, no. 7 (July 2017): 1549-1553. Full Text
  - Lekan, DA, Wallace, DC, McCoy, TP, Hu, J, Silva, SG, and Whitson, HE. "Frailty Assessment in Hospitalized Older Adults Using the Electronic Health Record." Biological Research for Nursing 19, no. 2 (March 2017): 213-228. Full Text
  - Chou, Y-H, Sundman, M, Whitson, HE, Gaur, P, Chu, M-L, Weingarten, CP, Madden, DJ, Wang, L, Kirste, I, Joliot, M, Diaz, MT, Li, Y-J, Song, AW, and Chen, N-K. "Maintenance and Representation of Mind Wandering during Resting-State fMRI." Scientific Reports 7 (January 12, 2017): 40722-null. Full Text
  - Polans, J, Keller, B, Carrasco-Zevallos, OM, LaRocca, F, Cole, E, Whitson, HE, Lad, EM, Farsiu, S, and Izatt, JA. "Wide-field retinal optical coherence tomography with wavefront sensorless adaptive optics for enhanced imaging of targeted regions." Biomedical Optics Express 8, no. 1 (January 2017): 16-37. Full Text
  - Whitson, HE, Duan-Porter, W, Schmader, K, Morey, M, Cohen, HJ, and Colón-Emeric, C. "Response to Letter From De Alfieri et al.: Biological Resilience of Elderly Hospitalized Patients." The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences 72, no. 1 (January 2017): 142-. (Letter) Full Text
  - "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. Full Text
  - Whitson, HE, Duan-Porter, W, Schmader, K, Morey, M, Cohen, HJ, and Colón-Emeric, C. "Response to Ukraintseva et al. Letter: Resilience Versus Robustness in Aging." The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences 71, no. 11 (November 2016): 1535-1536. (Letter) Full Text
  - Annweiler, C, Milea, D, Whitson, HE, Cheng, C-Y, Wong, T-Y, Ikram, MK, Lamoureux, EL, and Sabanayagam, C. "Vitamin D insufficiency and cognitive impairment in Asians: a multi-ethnic population-based study and meta-analysis." Journal of Internal Medicine 280, no. 3 (September 2016): 300-311. Full Text
  - Whitson, HE, Johnson, KS, Sloane, R, Cigolle, CT, Pieper, CF, Landerman, L, and Hastings, SN. "Identifying Patterns of Multimorbidity in Older Americans: Application of Latent Class Analysis." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 64, no. 8 (August 2016): 1668-1673. Full Text
  - Potter, GG, McQuoid, DR, Whitson, HE, and Steffens, DC. "Physical frailty in late-life depression is associated with deficits in speed-dependent executive functions." International journal of geriatric psychiatry 31, no. 5 (May 2016): 466-474. Full Text
  - Whitson, HE, Duan-Porter, W, Schmader, KE, Morey, MC, Cohen, HJ, and Colón-Emeric, CS. "Physical Resilience in Older Adults: Systematic Review and Development of an Emerging Construct." The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences 71, no. 4 (April 2016): 489-495. (Review) Full Text
  - Zullig, LL, Whitson, HE, Hastings, SN, Beadles, C, Kravchenko, J, Akushevich, I, and Maciejewski, ML. "A Systematic Review of Conceptual Frameworks of Medical Complexity and New Model Development." Journal of general internal medicine 31, no. 3 (March 2016): 329-337. (Review) Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Chen, S, Whitson, H, Quiñones, A, and Thielke, S. "Comparative health and self-rated health are equivalently associated with health indicators among older adults." Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 70 (February 2016): 279-280. (Letter) Full Text
  - Lea, C, Quiñones, A, Whitson, H, Bynum, J, and Thielke, S. "Changes in Self-Rated Health During the Transition to Retiring Living Among Medicare Managed-Care Recipients." Journal of housing for the elderly 30, no. 1 (January 2016): 76-88. Full Text
  - Liu, PL, Cohen, HJ, Fillenbaum, GG, Burchett, BM, and Whitson, HE. "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). Full Text Link to Item
  - Genao, L, Durheim, MT, Mi, X, Todd, JL, Whitson, HE, and Curtis, LH. "Early and Long-term Outcomes of Older Adults after Acute Care Encounters for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation." Annals of the American Thoracic Society 12, no. 12 (December 2015): 1805-1812. Full Text
  - Thielke, SM, Diehr, PH, Yee, LM, Arnold, AM, Quiñones, AR, Whitson, HE, Jacob, ME, and Newman, AB. "Sex, Race, and Age Differences in Observed Years of Life, Healthy Life, and Able Life among Older Adults in The Cardiovascular Health Study." Journal of Personalized Medicine 5, no. 4 (November 25, 2015): 440-451. Full Text
  - Berger, M, Nadler, JW, Browndyke, J, Terrando, N, Ponnusamy, V, Cohen, HJ, Whitson, HE, and Mathew, JP. "Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction: Minding the Gaps in Our Knowledge of a Common Postoperative Complication in the Elderly." Anesthesiology Clinics 33, no. 3 (September 2015): 517-550. (Review) Full Text
  - Whitson, HE, Chou, Y-H, Potter, GG, Diaz, MT, Chen, N-K, Lad, EM, Johnson, MA, Cousins, SW, Zhuang, J, and Madden, DJ. "Phonemic fluency and brain connectivity in age-related macular degeneration: a pilot study." Brain Connectivity 5, no. 2 (March 2015): 126-135. Full Text
  - Odden, MC, Shlipak, MG, Whitson, HE, Katz, R, Kearney, PM, defilippi, C, Shastri, S, Sarnak, MJ, Siscovick, DS, Cushman, M, Psaty, BM, and Newman, AB. "Risk factors for cardiovascular disease across the spectrum of older age: the Cardiovascular Health Study." Atherosclerosis 237, no. 1 (November 2014): 336-342. Full Text
  - Whitson, HE, and Lin, FR. "Hearing and vision care for older adults: sensing a need to update Medicare policy." Jama 312, no. 17 (November 2014): 1739-1740. Full Text
  - Clark, N, Fan, VS, Slatore, CG, Locke, E, Whitson, HE, Nici, L, and Thielke, SM. "Dyspnea and pain frequently co-occur among Medicare managed care recipients." Annals of the American Thoracic Society 11, no. 6 (July 2014): 890-897. Full Text
  - Whitson, HE, Arnold, AM, Yee, LM, Mukamal, KJ, Kizer, JR, Djousse, L, Ix, JH, Siscovick, D, Tracy, RP, Thielke, SM, Hirsch, C, Newman, AB, and Zieman, S. "Serum carboxymethyl-lysine, disability, and frailty in older persons: the Cardiovascular Health Study." The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences 69, no. 6 (June 2014): 710-716. Full Text
  - Whitson, HE, Malhotra, R, Chan, A, Matchar, DB, and Østbye, T. "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): 310-319. Full Text Link to Item
  - Hastings, SN, Whitson, HE, Sloane, R, Landerman, LR, Horney, C, and Johnson, KS. "Using the past to predict the future: latent class analysis of patterns of health service use of older adults in the emergency department." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 62, no. 4 (April 2014): 711-715. Full Text
  - Clark, N, Fan, VS, Slatore, CG, Locke, E, Whitson, HE, Nici, L, and Thielke, SM. "Dyspnea and pain frequently co-occur among Medicare managed care recipients." Annals of the American Thoracic Society 11, no. 6 (2014): 890-897. Full Text
  - Hastings, SN, Whitson, HE, Sloane, R, Landerman, LR, Horney, C, and Johnson, KS. "Using the past to predict the future: Latent class analysis of patterns of health service use of older adults in the emergency department." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 62, no. 4 (January 1, 2014): 711-715. Full Text
  - Colón-Emeric, CS, Whitson, HE, Pavon, J, and Hoenig, H. "Functional decline in older adults." American Family Physician 88, no. 6 (September 2013): 388-394.
  - Whitson, HE, Whitaker, D, Potter, G, McConnell, E, Tripp, F, Sanders, LL, Muir, KW, Cohen, HJ, and Cousins, SW. "A low-vision rehabilitation program for patients with mild cognitive deficits." JAMA Ophthalmol 131, no. 7 (July 2013): 912-919. Full Text Link to Item
  - Bowling, CB, Booth, JN, Safford, MM, Whitson, HE, Ritchie, CS, Wadley, VG, Cushman, M, Howard, VJ, Allman, RM, and Muntner, P. "Nondisease-specific problems and all-cause mortality in the REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke study." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 61, no. 5 (May 2013): 739-746. Full Text
  - Chaudhry, SI, McAvay, G, Chen, S, Whitson, H, Newman, AB, Krumholz, HM, and Gill, TM. "Risk factors for hospital admission among older persons with newly diagnosed heart failure: Findings from the cardiovascular health study." Journal of the American College of Cardiology 61, no. 6 (2013): 635-642. Full Text
  - Genao, L, Whitson, HE, Zaas, D, Sanders, LL, and Schmader, KE. "Functional status after lung transplantation in older adults in the post-allocation score era." American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons 13, no. 1 (January 2013): 157-166. Full Text
  - Genao, L, Whitson, HE, Zaas, D, Sanders, LL, and Schmader, KE. "Functional status after lung transplantation in older adults in the post-allocation score era." American Journal of Transplantation 13, no. 1 (2013): 157-166. Full Text
  - Akushevich, I, Kravchenko, J, Whitson, H, Cohen, HJ, Ukraintseva, SV, Arbeev, KG, and Yashin, AI. "MEDICARE-BASED MULTIMORBIDITY INDEX FOR PROJECTING MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY AMONG OLDER ADULTS IN THE U.S." GERONTOLOGIST 52 (November 2012): 630-630. Open Access Copy Link to Item
  - Whitson, HE, Arnold, A, Mukamal, K, Kizer, JR, Siscovick, D, Thielke, SM, Hirsch, C, and Zieman, S. "ASSOCIATION OF N-CARBOXYMETHYL-LISINE (CML) AND FRAILTY IN OLDER MEN AND WOMEN: THE CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH STUDY." GERONTOLOGIST 52 (November 2012): 623-623. Link to Item
  - Whitson, HE, Whitaker, D, Sanders, LL, Potter, GG, Cousins, SW, Ansah, D, McConnell, E, Pieper, CF, Landerman, L, Steffens, DC, and Cohen, HJ. "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): 2087-2092. Full Text Link to Item
  - Cohen, R-R, Lagoo-Deenadayalan, SA, Heflin, MT, Sloane, R, Eisen, I, Thacker, JM, and Whitson, HE. "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): 1609-1615. Full Text Link to Item
  - Thielke, SM, Whitson, H, Diehr, P, O'Hare, A, Kearney, PM, Chaudhry, SI, Zakai, NA, Kim, D, Sekaran, N, Sale, JEM, Arnold, AM, Chaves, P, and Newman, A. "Persistence and remission of musculoskeletal pain in community-dwelling older adults: results from the cardiovascular health study." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 60, no. 8 (August 2, 2012): 1393-1400. Full Text
  - Henninger, DE, Whitson, HE, Cohen, HJ, and Ariely, D. "Higher medical morbidity burden is associated with external locus of control." J Am Geriatr Soc 60, no. 4 (April 2012): 751-755. Full Text Link to Item
  - Johnson, KS, Hastings, SN, Purser, JL, and Whitson, HE. "The Junior Faculty Laboratory: an innovative model of peer mentoring." Academic Medicine : Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 86, no. 12 (December 2011): 1577-1582. Full Text
  - Henninger, DE, Whitson, HE, Cohen, H, and Ariely, D. "HIGHER MEDICAL MORBIDITY BURDEN IS ASSOCIATED WITH EXTERNAL LOCUS OF CONTROL." GERONTOLOGIST 51 (November 2011): 56-56. Link to Item
  - Thielke, SM, Whitson, HE, and Diehr, P. "TRAJECTORIES OF MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN AMONG OLDER ADULTS IN THE CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH STUDY." GERONTOLOGIST 51 (November 2011): 483-483. Link to Item
  - Whitson, HE, Ansah, D, Sanders, LL, Whitaker, D, Potter, GG, Cousins, SW, Steffens, DC, Landerman, LR, Pieper, CF, and Cohen, HJ. "Comorbid cognitive impairment and functional trajectories in low vision rehabilitation for macular disease." Aging Clin Exp Res 23, no. 5-6 (October 2011): 343-350. Link to Item
  - Whitson, HE, Steinhauser, K, Ammarell, N, Whitaker, D, Cousins, SW, Ansah, D, Sanders, LL, and Cohen, HJ. "Categorizing the effect of comorbidity: a qualitative study of individuals' experiences in a low-vision rehabilitation program." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 59, no. 10 (October 2011): 1802-1809. Full Text
  - Whitson, HE, Hastings, SN, Landerman, LR, Fillenbaum, GG, Cohen, HJ, and Johnson, KS. "Black-white disparity in disability: the role of medical conditions." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 59, no. 5 (May 2011): 844-850. Full Text
  - Whitson, HE, Thielke, S, Diehr, P, O'Hare, AM, Chaves, PHM, Zakai, NA, Arnold, A, Chaudhry, S, Ives, D, and Newman, AB. "Patterns and predictors of recovery from exhaustion in older adults: the cardiovascular health study." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 59, no. 2 (February 2, 2011): 207-213. Full Text
  - Whitson, HE, Landerman, LR, Newman, AB, Fried, LP, Pieper, CF, and Cohen, HJ. "Chronic medical conditions and the sex-based disparity in disability: the Cardiovascular Health Study." The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences 65, no. 12 (December 2010): 1325-1331. Full Text
  - Fillenbaum, GG, Kuchibhatla, MN, Whitson, HE, Batch, BC, Svetkey, LP, Pieper, CF, Kraus, WE, Cohen, HJ, and Blazer, DG. "Accuracy of self-reported height and weight in a community-based sample of older African Americans and whites." The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences 65, no. 10 (October 2010): 1123-1129. Full Text
  - Thielke, SM, Whitson, H, Diehr, P, O'Hare, A, Chaves, PH, Zakai, N, Arnold, A, and Newman, AB. "RECOVERY FROM PAIN AND EXHAUSTION IN OLDER ADULTS: THE CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH STUDY." GERONTOLOGIST 50 (October 2010): 254-254. Link to Item
  - Whitson, HE, Hastings, S, Landerman, LR, Fillenbaum, G, Cohen, H, and Johnson, K. "BLACK-WHITE DISPARITY IN DISABILITY: THE ROLE OF SELECTED HEALTH CONDITIONS." GERONTOLOGIST 50 (October 2010): 16-16. Link to Item
  - Pavon, JM, Whitson, HE, and Okun, MS. "Parkinson's disease in women: a call for improved clinical studies and for comparative effectiveness research." Maturitas 65, no. 4 (April 2010): 352-358. (Review) Full Text Link to Item
  - Whitson, HE, Ansah, D, Whitaker, D, Potter, G, Cousins, SW, MacDonald, H, Pieper, CF, Landerman, L, Steffens, DC, and Cohen, HJ. "Prevalence and patterns of comorbid cognitive impairment in low vision rehabilitation for macular disease." Arch Gerontol Geriatr 50, no. 2 (March 2010): 209-212. Full Text Link to Item
  - Williams, BA, Baillargeon, JG, Lindquist, K, Walter, LC, Covinsky, KE, Whitson, HE, and Steinman, MA. "Medication prescribing practices for older prisoners in the Texas Prison System." American Journal of Public Health 100, no. 4 (2010): 756-761. Full Text
  - Hastings, SN, Whitson, HE, Purser, JL, Sloane, RJ, and Johnson, KS. "Emergency department discharge diagnosis and adverse health outcomes in older adults." J Am Geriatr Soc 57, no. 10 (October 2009): 1856-1861. Full Text Link to Item
  - Whitson, HE, Sanders, LL, Pieper, CF, Morey, MC, Oddone, EZ, Gold, DT, and Cohen, HJ. "Correlation between symptoms and function in older adults with comorbidity." J Am Geriatr Soc 57, no. 4 (April 2009): 676-682. Full Text Link to Item
  - Whitson, HE, Landerman, LR, Newman, AB, Fried, LP, Pieper, CF, and Cohen, HJ. "Comorbidities and the Gender Difference in Disability: Analysis of the Cardiovascular Health Study." JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY 57 (March 2009): S14-S14. Link to Item
  - Williams, BA, Baillargeon, J, Lindquist, K, Walter, LC, Covinsky, K, Whitson, H, and Steinman, M. "Medication Prescribing Practices for Geriatric Prisoners in the Largest State Prison System." JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY 57 (March 2009): S186-S187. Link to Item
  - Whitson, HE, Sanders, L, Pieper, CF, Gold, DT, Papaioannou, A, Richards, JB, Adachi, JD, Lyles, KW, and CaMos Research Group, . "Depressive symptomatology and fracture risk in community-dwelling older men and women." Aging Clin Exp Res 20, no. 6 (December 2008): 585-592. Link to Item
  - Whitson, HE, Pieper, CF, and Cohen, HJ. "New light on an age-old issue." Mech Ageing Dev 129, no. 11 (November 2008): 673-674. Full Text Link to Item
  - Hastings, SN, Purser, JL, Johnson, KS, Sloane, RJ, and Whitson, HE. "Frailty predicts some but not all adverse outcomes in older adults discharged from the emergency department." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 56, no. 9 (September 2008): 1651-1657. Full Text
  - Whitson, HE, Hastings, SN, Lekan, DA, Sloane, R, White, HK, and McConnell, ES. "A quality improvement program to enhance after-hours telephone communication between nurses and physicians in a long-term care facility." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 56, no. 6 (June 2008): 1080-1086. Full Text
  - Singh, M, Alexander, K, Roger, VL, Rihal, CS, Whitson, HE, Lerman, A, Jahangir, A, and Nair, KS. "Frailty and its potential relevance to cardiovascular care." Mayo Clinic Proceedings 83, no. 10 (2008): 1146-1153. Full Text
  - Hastings, SN, Whitson, HE, White, HK, Sloane, R, MacDonald, H, Lekan, DA, and McConnell, ES. "After-hours calls from long-term care facilities in a geriatric medicine training program." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 55, no. 12 (December 2007): 1989-1994. Full Text
  - O'Brien, SM. "A possible role of recurrent major depression in risk of fracture." Arch Intern Med 167, no. 21 (November 26, 2007): 2370-. (Letter) Full Text Link to Item
  - Richards, JB, Papaioannou, A, Adachi, JD, Joseph, L, Whitson, HE, Prior, JC, and Goltzman, D. "A possible role of recurrent major depression in risk of fracture - Reply[7]." Archives of Internal Medicine 167, no. 21 (November 26, 2007): 2370-2371. (Letter) Full Text
  - Whitson, HE, Purser, JL, and Cohen, HJ. "Frailty thy name is ... Phrailty?." The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences 62, no. 7 (July 2007): 728-730. Full Text
  - Whitson, HE, Cousins, SW, Burchett, BM, Hybels, CF, Pieper, CF, and Cohen, HJ. "The combined effect of visual impairment and cognitive impairment on disability in older people." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 55, no. 6 (June 2007): 885-891. Full Text
  - Hastings, SN, Whitson, HE, White, HK, Sloane, R, MacDonald, H, Lekan-Rutledge, DA, and McConnell, ES. "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): 178-182. Full Text Link to Item
  - Richards, JB, Papaioannou, A, Adachi, JD, Joseph, L, Whitson, HE, Prior, JC, Goltzman, D, and Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study Research Group, . "Effect of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors on the risk of fracture." Archives of Internal Medicine 167, no. 2 (January 2007): 188-194. Full Text
  - Walker, VA, and Whitson, HE. "Smoking cessation in older adults: A review." Geriatrics and Aging 10, no. 6 (2007): 365-368.
  - Whitson, HE, Lobaugh, B, and Lyles, KW. "Severe hypocalcemia following bisphosphonate treatment in a patient with Paget's disease of bone." Bone 39, no. 4 (October 2006): 954-958. Full Text
  - Whitson, HE, Hastings, SN, McConnell, ES, and Lekan-Rutledge, DA. "Inter-disciplinary focus groups on telephone medicine: a quality improvement initiative." J Am Med Dir Assoc 7, no. 7 (September 2006): 407-411. Full Text Link to Item
  - Whitson, HE, Pieper, CF, Sanders, L, Horner, RD, Duncan, PW, and Lyles, KW. "Adding injury to insult: fracture risk after stroke in veterans." J Am Geriatr Soc 54, no. 7 (July 2006): 1082-1088. Full Text Link to Item
  - Whitson, HE, Heflin, MT, and Burchett, BM. "Patterns and predictors of smoking cessation in an elderly cohort." J Am Geriatr Soc 54, no. 3 (March 2006): 466-471. Full Text Link to Item
  - Lien, LF, Whitson, HE, Grant, AG, and McNeill, DB. "Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 manifesting with chronic and persistent diarrhea." Endocr Pract 10, no. 1 (January 2004): 83-84. Full Text Link to Item
  - Whitson, H, DeMarco, D, Reilly, D, Murphy, S, Yett, HS, Mattingly, D, and Greenspan, SL. "Uncoupling of bone turnover following hip replacement." CALCIFIED TISSUE INTERNATIONAL 71, no. 1 (July 2002): 14-19. Full Text Link to Item
  - Whitson, H, DeMarco, D, Reilly, D, Murphy, S, Yett, HS, Mattingly, D, and Greenspan, SL. "Uncoupling of bone turnover following hip replacement." Calcif Tissue Int 71, no. 1 (July 2002): 14-19. Full Text Link to Item
- Conference Papers
  - Lee, MJ, Varadaraj, V, Ramulu, PY, Whitson, H, Deal, JA, and Swenor, BK. "Subjective Memory Complaints in the Visually Impaired: An NHANES Analysis." Annual Meeting of the Association-for-Research-in-Vision-and-Ophthalmology (ARVO). Honolulu, HI. April 29, 2018 - May 3, 2018.: ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, July 1, 2018. Link to Item
  - Berger, M, Browndyke, J, Cooter, M, Bullock, W, Colin, B, Gadsden, J, Iboaya, E, Lemm, J, Moretti, E, Ohlendorf, B, Quinones, QJ, Runyon, S, Sandler, A, Young, C, Shaw, L, Whitson, H, Cohen, H, and Mathew, J. "Postoperative Changes in CSF AD Markers, Cognition, and fMRI activity." Annual Scientific Meeting of the American-Geriatrics-Society (AGS). Orlando, FL. May 3, 2018 - May 5, 2018.: WILEY, April 1, 2018. Link to Item
  - Cunha, PP, Zhuang, J, Wright, JP, Madden, DJ, Potter, GG, Allen, K, Lad, E, Cousins, SW, and Whitson, H. "Discrepancy between self-reported vision and visual acuity in patients with age-related macular degeneration." Annual Scientific Meeting of the American-Geriatrics-Society (AGS). Orlando, FL. May 3, 2018 - May 5, 2018.: WILEY, April 1, 2018. Link to Item
  - Polans, J, LaRocca, F, Carrasco-Zevallos, O, Keller, B, Lad, EM, Whitson, H, Kuo, AN, Farsiu, S, and Izatt, JA. "Wide-Field Sensorless Adaptive Optics Optical Coherence Tomography for Enhanced Visualization of the Retinal Periphery." September 2016. Link to Item
  - Whitson, H, Farsiu, S, Stinnett, SS, Kwark, L, Potter, G, Burke, J, Cousins, SW, and Lad, EM. "Retinal Biomarkers of Alzheimer's Disease." September 2016. Link to Item
  - Chandramohan, A, Wright, JP, Fernandez, XD, Zhuang, J, Kwark, L, Farsiu, S, Cousins, SW, Madden, D, Lad, EM, and Whitson, HE. "Relationships between Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer and Brain Changes in Age-Related Macular Degeneration." June 2015. Link to Item
  - Whitson, HE, Farsiu, S, Stinnett, S, Lee, S, Kwark, L, Potter, G, Burke, J, Cousins, SW, and Lad, E. "Retinal imaging biomarkers for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease." June 2015. Link to Item
  - Wright, JP, Chandramohan, A, Fernandez, XD, Lad, E, Zhuang, J, Cousins, SW, and Whitson, HE. "Is discrepancy in self-reported vision and visual acuity related to neurocognitive status of AMD patients?." June 2015. Link to Item
  - Chandramohan, A, Wright, J, Fernandez, XD, Zhuang, J, Lad, E, Cousins, S, Madden, D, Piker, E, Tucci, D, and Whitson, H. "The Effect of Hearing on Cognitive Evaluation in Patients with Age-related Macular Degeneration." April 2015. Link to Item
  - Heflin, MT, Dalton, T, Lidsky, D, Liu, P, Legath, L, McDonald, S, Nussbaum, D, Speicher, P, Pavon, J, Poer, C, Thacker, J, White, H, Whitson, H, Yanamadala, M, and Lagoo, S. "Perioperative Optimization of Senior Health (POSH): An innovative program to improve post-operative outcomes for older adults undergoing elective surgical procedures." March 2014. Link to Item
  - Liu, L, Cohen, HJ, Fillenbaum, GG, Burchett, BM, and Whitson, HE. "Effect of Visual, Auditory and Cognitive Impairments on Health Outcomes in Older Adults." March 2014. Link to Item
  - McDonald, SR, Lidsky, ME, Poer, CM, Yanamadala, M, Whitson, HE, Heflin, MT, White, HK, Thacker, JM, and Lagoo, SA. "A collaborative care model for peri-operative care of older adults." April 2013. Link to Item
  - Whitson, HE, Johnson, K, Sloane, R, Cigolle, C, and Hastings, S. "Comorbidity Classes Predict Acute Care Use and Readmission." April 2013. Link to Item
  - Odden, MC, Shlioak, M, Whitson, H, Katz, R, Kearney, P, deFilippi, C, Shastri, S, Sarnak, M, Siscovick, D, Cushman, M, Psaty, B, and Newman, A. "A Comparison of Novel and Traditional Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease Across the Spectrum of Older Age: The Cardiovascular Health Study." March 26, 2013. Link to Item
  - Genao, L, Whitson, H, Zaas, D, Sanders, L, and Schmader, K. "Functional Status after Lung Transplantation in Older Adults in the Post Allocation Score Era." American Transplant Congress. Boston, MA. May 2012.: WILEY-BLACKWELL, May 1, 2012. Link to Item
  - Hastings, SN, Johnson, KS, Sloane, R, Landerman, LR, Horney, C, and Whitson, HE. "From the Wellderly to the Sickest Elderly: Classifying Older ED Patients According to Patterns of Health Service Use." April 2012. Link to Item
  - Cohen, R, Lagoo-Deenadayalan, S, Heflin, MT, Slone, R, Eisen, I, Thacker, JM, and Whitson, H. "Prevalence and Predictors of Complication in Older Surgical Patients with Significant Comorbidity." April 2011. Link to Item
  - Whitson, HE, Malhotra, R, Chan, A, and Ostbye, T. "Impact of Comorbid Cognitive and Vision Impairment on Disability and Self-Rated Health." April 2011. Link to Item
  - Whitson, HE, Whitaker, D, Potter, G, Sanders, L, Cousins, S, Pieper, C, and Cohen, H. "Memory Deficits Predict Functional Trajectories in Low Vision Rehabilitation." April 2011. Link to Item
  - Thielke, S, Whitson, H, Diehr, P, O'Hare, A, Chaves, P, Zakai, N, Arnold, A, Chaudhry, S, Ives, D, Kearney, P, and Newman, A. "Effects of musculoskeletal pain and exhaustion on mobility and physical activity in the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS)." April 2010. Link to Item
  - Whitson, H, Ansah, D, Sanders, LL, Whitaker, D, Potter, G, Cousins, SW, Steffens, DC, Landerman, LR, Pieper, CF, and Cohen, HJ. "Comorbid Cognitive Impairment and Functional Trajectories in Low Vision Rehabilitation." April 2010. Link to Item
  - Hastings, SN, Whitson, HE, Purser, J, Sloane, RJ, and Johnson, KS. "Variability in Adverse Outcomes According to Emergency Department Discharge Diagnosis." March 2009. Link to Item
  - Hastings, SN, Purser, J, Johnson, KS, Sloane, RJ, and Whitson, HE. "A frailty index predicts some but not all subsequent health service use in older adults discharged from the emergency department." April 2008. Link to Item
  - Whitson, HE, Ansah, D, Whitaker, D, Potter, G, Cousins, S, Macdonald, H, Pieper, C, Landerman, D, Steffens, D, and Cohen, H. "Comorbid cognitive impairment in low vision rehabilitation." April 2008. Link to Item
  - Whitson, HE, Cousins, SW, Burchett, BM, Hybels, CF, Pieper, CF, and Cohen, HJ. "The combined impact of cognitive and visual impairment on disability." April 2007. Link to Item
  - Whitson, HE, Pieper, CE, Ostbye, T, Sanders, L, Gold, DT, and Lyles, KW. "Affective mental health and the risk of fracture in the Canadian study of health-and aging." April 2007. Link to Item
  - Whitson, HE, Sanders, L, Pieper, CF, Gold, DT, Papaioannou, A, Richards, J, Adachi, JD, and Lyles, KW. "Depressive symptoms did not predict incident fractures in the Canadian multicentre osteoporosis study." April 2007. Link to Item
  - Shinoff, CW, Sidney, S, Johnell, O, Johnston, SC, van Staa, TP, Cooper, C, Whitson, HE, Lyles, KW, and Cummings, SR. "Rates of fracture after stroke in international population-based cohorts." September 2005. Link to Item
  - Whitson, H, Hastings, SN, McConnell, E, and Lekan-Rutledge, D. "Quality improvement in longterm care telephone medicine." April 2005. Link to Item
  - Whitson, H, Pieper, C, Horner, R, Sanders, L, and Lyles, KW. "Fracture risk after stroke in an American cohort." April 2005. Link to Item
  - Whitson, HE, Lobaugh, B, and Lyles, KW. "Severe hypocalcemia in a patient with Paget's disease of bone (PD) treated with bisphosphonate." October 2004. Link to Item
  - Whitson, H, Heflin, MT, and Burchett, BM. "Predictors of smoking cessation in an elderly cohort." April 2004. Link to Item
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