Shelley R McDonald | Scholars@Duke

Shelley R McDonald
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Geriatrics, Medicine 2014

Contact Information

Box 3003, DUMC, Durham, NC 27710
Box 3003, DUMC, Durham, NC 27710
shelley.mcdonald@duke.edu (919) 660-7513

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Resident, Internal Medicine, Scott and White Memorial Hospital 2004 - 2007
- D.O./Ph.D., University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth 2004
Research
Selected Grants
- Effects of Blueberry Extract on Physical Activity, Vascular Function and Cognition in Sedentary Older Adults awarded by U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council 2019 - 2021
- An Enhanced Protein Weight Loss Intervention awarded by Dairy Management, Inc. 2015 - 2019
- Physical Resiliencies: Indicators and Mechanisms in the Elderly Collaborative awarded by National Institutes of Health 2017 - 2019
- John A. Hartford Foundation's Centers of Excellence (CoE) awarded by John A. Hartford Foundation, Inc. 2015 - 2016
- A High-Protein Weight Loss Treatment for Sarcopenic Obesity awarded by National Pork Board 2013 - 2015
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Sharda, N, Mattoon, E, Matters, L, Prewitt, J, McDonald, S, Sloane, R, Cassas, C, and White, H. "Bach to the Basics: Implementation and Impact of a Postoperative, Inpatient Personalized Music Program for Older Adults." Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing : Official Journal of the American Society of Perianesthesia Nurses 34, no. 2 (April 2019): 347-353. Full Text
  - Porter Starr, KN, Orenduff, M, McDonald, SR, Mulder, H, Sloane, R, Pieper, CF, and Bales, CW. "Influence of Weight Reduction and Enhanced Protein Intake on Biomarkers of Inflammation in Older Adults with Obesity." Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics 38, no. 1 (January 2019): 33-49. Full Text
  - Corey, KM, Kashyap, S, Lorenzi, E, Lagoo-Deenadayalan, SA, Heller, K, Whalen, K, Balu, S, Heflin, MT, McDonald, SR, Swaminathan, M, and Sendak, M. "Development and validation of machine learning models to identify high-risk surgical patients using automatically curated electronic health record data (Pythia): A retrospective, single-site study." Plos Medicine 15, no. 11 (November 27, 2018): e1002701-null. Full Text
  - Porter Starr, KN, McDonald, SR, Jarman, A, Orenduff, M, Sloane, R, Pieper, CF, and Bales, CW. "Markers of Renal Function in Older Adults Completing a Higher Protein Obesity Intervention and One Year Later: Findings from the MEASUR-UP Trial." Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics 37, no. 2 (April 2018): 117-129. Full Text
  - Zietlow, K, McDonald, SR, Sloane, R, Browndyke, J, Lagoo-Deenadayalan, S, and Heflin, MT. "Preoperative Cognitive Impairment As a Predictor of Postoperative Outcomes in a Collaborative Care Model." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 66, no. 3 (March 2018): 584-589. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Marwell, JG, Heflin, MT, and McDonald, SR. "Preoperative Screening." Clinics in Geriatric Medicine 34, no. 1 (February 2018): 95-105. (Review) Full Text
  - 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
  - Payne, ME, Porter Starr, KN, Orenduff, M, Mulder, HS, McDonald, SR, Spira, AP, Pieper, CF, and Bales, CW. "Quality of Life and Mental Health in Older Adults with Obesity and Frailty: Associations with a Weight Loss Intervention." The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging 22, no. 10 (January 2018): 1259-1265. Full Text
  - Bales, CW, Porter Starr, KN, Orenduff, MC, McDonald, SR, Molnar, K, Jarman, AK, Onyenwoke, A, Mulder, H, Payne, ME, and Pieper, CF. "Influence of Protein Intake, Race, and Age on Responses to a Weight-Reduction Intervention in Obese Women." Current Developments in Nutrition 1, no. 5 (May 2017). Full Text
  - Porter Starr, KN, Pieper, CF, Orenduff, MC, McDonald, SR, McClure, LB, Zhou, R, Payne, ME, and Bales, CW. "Improved Function With Enhanced Protein Intake per Meal: A Pilot Study of Weight Reduction in Frail, Obese Older Adults." The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences 71, no. 10 (October 2016): 1369-1375. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Adam, MA, McDonald, S, Heflin, M, and Lagoo-Deenadayalan, S. "Incorporating Shared Decision Making into Perioperative Care of Older Adults." Current Surgery Reports 4, no. 8 (August 2016). Full Text
  - Porter Starr, KN, McDonald, SR, Weidner, JA, and Bales, CW. "Challenges in the Management of Geriatric Obesity in High Risk Populations." Nutrients 8, no. 5 (May 4, 2016). (Review) Full Text Open Access Copy
  - McDonald, SR, and Heflin, MT. "Update on preoperative assessment for geriatric patients prior to elective surgery." Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.) 37, no. 2 (March 2016): 160-162. Full Text
  - Porter Starr, KN, McDonald, SR, and Bales, CW. "Nutritional Vulnerability in Older Adults: A Continuum of Concerns." Current nutrition reports 4, no. 2 (June 2015): 176-184. Full Text
  - McDonald, SR, Porter Starr, KN, Mauceri, L, Orenduff, M, Granville, E, Ocampo, C, Payne, ME, Pieper, CF, and Bales, CW. "Meal-based enhancement of protein quality and quantity during weight loss in obese older adults with mobility limitations: rationale and design for the MEASUR-UP trial." Contemporary Clinical Trials 40 (January 2015): 112-123. Full Text
  - Porter Starr, KN, McDonald, SR, and Bales, CW. "Obesity and physical frailty in older adults: A scoping review of lifestyle intervention trials." Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 15, no. 4 (January 1, 2014): 240-250. (Review) Full Text
  - McDonald, SR, Sohal, RS, and Forster, MJ. "Concurrent administration of coenzyme Q10 and alpha-tocopherol improves learning in aged mice." Free Radical Biology & Medicine 38, no. 6 (March 2005): 729-736. Full Text
  - McDonald, SR, and Forster, MJ. "Lifelong vitamin E intake retards age-associated decline of spatial learning ability in apoE-deficient mice." Age 27, no. 1 (March 1, 2005): 5-16. Full Text
  - Choi, J, Forster, MJ, McDonald, SR, Weintraub, ST, Carroll, CA, and Gracy, RW. "Proteomic identification of specific oxidized proteins in ApoE-knockout mice: relevance to Alzheimer's disease." Free Radical Biology & Medicine 36, no. 9 (May 2004): 1155-1162. Full Text

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Education, Training, & Certifications

Selected Grants

Selected Publications

Academic Articles