Liza Isabel Genao Gonzalez

Liza Isabel Genao Gonzalez
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Geriatrics, Medicine 2021
Senior Fellow of the Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Institutes and Centers 2020

Contact Information

Dept of Medicine, Box 3003, Durham, NC 27710
liza.genao@duke.edu (919) 684-8111

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Fellow, Geriatric Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine 2009 - 2011
- Resident, Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic 2007 - 2009
- Intern, Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic 2006 - 2007
- M.D., Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena (Dominican Republic) 2004
Duke Appointment History
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Geriatrics, Medicine 2018 - 2020
- Medical Instructor in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, Geriatrics, Medicine 2013 - 2018
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Sharda, Neema, L. Genao, J. Pavon, H. White, V. Orto, K. Keith, and S. Johnson. “Improving Elder Care in a Community Based Hospital.” Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 19, no. 3 (March 1, 2018): B19–B19.
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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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  - 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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  - Genao, L. “In premenopausal women with recurrent UTI, antibiotics were more effective than capsules of cranberry extract for the prevention of UTI, but resistance was higher in the antibiotic group.” Evidence Based Medicine 17, no. 3 (June 1, 2012): 91–92. https://doi.org/10.1136/ebm.2011.100231.
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  - Genao, Liza, and Gwendolen T. Buhr. “Urinary Tract Infections in Older Adults Residing in Long-Term Care Facilities.” Ann Longterm Care 20, no. 4 (April 2012): 33–38.
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  - Buhr, Gwendolen T., Liza Genao, and Heidi K. White. “Urinary tract infections in long-term care residents.” Clin Geriatr Med 27, no. 2 (May 2011): 229–39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cger.2011.01.007.
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  - Genao, Liza, Heidi White, and Jack Twersky. “The clinical course of advanced dementia.” N Engl J Med 362, no. 4 (January 28, 2010): 363–64.
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- Conference Papers
  - 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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Teaching & Mentoring
Recent Courses

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Education, Training, & Certifications

Duke Appointment History

Selected Publications

Academic Articles

Conference Papers

Recent Courses