The American Geriatrics Society - Education - FIT - 2008 Mentor List and Primary Focus

Attention: Residents!!!

The AGS Resident Mentoring Program, which is sponsored by the Resident Recruitment Subcommittee, will return to the 2008 AGS Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. The Resident Mentoring Program is tailored to the needs of residents, and is a great opportunity for first, second, and third year residents to meet with a Senior Faculty member in Geriatrics to discuss the issues most relevant to someone just starting out in the field.

To particpate, e-mail the following to Joe Douglas (jdouglas@americangeriatrics.org):

Your name
Your phone number & primary e-mail address
Your institution
Your top 3 mentor choices
A sentence or two on what topics you're most interested in speaking about.

The deadline to participate is Friday, April 25, 2008.

2008 Mentor List and Primary Focus

Richard J. Ackermann, MD Mercer University Education, Geriatric Administration	Elliot Kroger, MD Sedgebrook Retirement Community Clinical, Private Practice
Cathy Alessi, MD VA Greater Los Angeles Health Care System & University of California, Los Angeles Research focused on geriatric sleep disorders and long-term care	George A. Kuchel, MD, FRCP University of Connecticut Health Center Research focused on geriatric syndromes (mechanisms and interventions)
Neil Alexander, MD University of Michigan & Ann Arbor VA Health Care System Research focused on mobility, falls, and exercise	Anne B. Kuchins, GNP Visiting Nurse Service of New York Primary Care at Home
Kyle R. Allen, DO Summa Health System Geriatric Administration, Clinical, and Research focused on transitional care and management for chronic illnesses	Scharmaine Lawson-Baker, NP Advanced Clinical Consultants Private Practice
Richard M. Allman, MD University of Alabama at Birmingham Research focused on mobility and geriatric care quality improvement	Sharon Levine, MD Boston University Clinical, Education
Christine Arenson, MD Jefferson Medical College Geriatric Administration, Education	Solomon Liao, MD University of California, Irvine Education, Research focused on elder mistreatment
Carol Baird, DNS Indiana University Research focused on pain and CBT	Lewis A. Lipsitz, MD Hebrew Senior Life, Harvard Medical School & Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Geriatric Administration, Research focused on falls and syncope
Marie A. Bernard, MD University of Oklahoma College of Medicine Geriatric Administration, Education	Louise Mallet, PharmD Universite de Montreal Clinical, Education
Judith S. Black, MD, MHA Highmark Geriatric Administration	Annette Medina-Walpole, MD University of Rochester Education
Ursula Braun, MD Baylor College of Medicine Clinical, Hospice Care, and Research focused on end of life care and decision making	Daniel Ari Mendelson, MS, MD University of Rochester Clinical, Education, Geriatric Administration, Research focused on geriatric fracture care, palliative care, medical direction
Cynthia J. Brown, MD, MSPH University of Alabama at Birmingham Research focused on mobility and falls prevention	Barbara Messinger-Rapport, MD, PhD Cleveland Clinic Clinical, Education
Ken Brummel-Smith, MD Florida State University College of Medicine Education	David R. Mohr, MD, MS University of Missouri - Columbia Education, Research focused on end-of-life care, chronic disease care
Charles A. Cefalu, MD, MS Louisiana State University Geriatric Administration, Clinical, Education	Alison A. Moore, MD University of California, Los Angeles Research focused on alcohol and aging, health services
Patrick P. Coll, MD, AGSF University of Connecticut School of Medicine Geriatric Administration, Clinical	Irene Moore, MSW, AGSF University of Cincinnati Clinical, Geriatric Administration
Rebecca L. Craik, PhD, PT Arcadia University Research focused on human performance measures	John E. Morley, MB BCh St. Louis University Medical Center Clinical, Geriatric Administration, Private Practice
Hollis Day, MD, MS University of Pittsburgh Clinical, Education	Matt Narrett, MD Erickson Retirement Communities Clinical, Geriatric Administration
Oliva Delossantos, MSN, APRN, BC(GNP, ANP) Baylor College of Medicine Clinical, Education	James T. Pacala, MD, MS University of Minnesota Medical School Education, Research focused on health services
Cynthia Lea Didado, MSN, CNP Geriatric Nurse Practitioners, Inc. Clinical	Robert M. Palmer, MD, MPH Cleveland Clinic Geriatric Administration, Research focused on acute hospital care
Deirdre Carolan Doerflinger, PhD Inova Fairfax Hospital Research focused on restraint reduction	Cheryl Phillips, MD Sutter Health Geriatric Administration
Samuel C. Durso, MD, AGSF Johns Hopkins University Geriatric Administration, Education	James S. Powers, MD Vanderbilt University Clinical, Education, Research focused on quality in geriatric care
David P. Elliot, PharmD West Virginia University School of Pharmacy Clinical, Education	Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP University of Maryland Research focused on motivating older adults to engage in health behaviors, particularly functional activities and exercise
Sandra Engberg, PhD, RN, CRNP University of Pittsburgh Education, Research focused on urinary incontinence	William M. Russell, MD Erickson Retirement Communities Clinical Informatics
Karen S. Feldt, GNP, PhD, ARNP Seattle University Research Focused on cognitively impaired elders	Carlos Alberto Salazar, MD JSA Healthcare Clinical, Education
Bruce A. Ferrell, MD University of California, Los Angeles Education, Research focused on pain	Debra Saliba, MD, MPH Greater Los Angeles VA & RAND Research focused on long-term care and quality of care for vulnerable populations
Suzanne Fields, MD SUNY Stony Brook School of Medicine Clinical, Education	Catherine Sarkisian, MD, MSPH University of California, Los Angeles Research focused on prevention of disability, physical activity, frailty, community-based research
Ellen Flaherty, PhD, RN Village Care of New York Clinical, Quality Improvement	S. Frances Scholl Foster, MSN, RN, NP, GN Scholl Consulting Services, PC Private Practice, Clinical
Andrea R. Fox, MD, MPH University of Pittsburgh Clinical and Education	Freddi Sigal-Gidan PA, PhD University of Southern California & Rancho Los Amigos Research focused on chronic disease and disability (stroke and dementia)
Linda P. Fried, MD Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Clinical, Geriatric Administration, Population-based Research	Rebecca A. Silliman, MD, PhD Boston University Medical Center Geriatric Administration, Research focused on geriatric oncology
Donna Gail, MSN, ANP East Adams County Rural Health Clinic Clinical, Nursing	Upinder Singh, MD, Sierra Health Services & University of Nevada Geriatric Administration, Clinical
Aimee Garcia, MD Baylor College of Medicine & Michael E. DeBakey VAMC Clinical, Education	Monica Stallworth, MA, MD, MPH, MM, CMD, CPE Western Maryland Hospital Center & Harvard Medical School Geriatric Administration
Thomas Gill, MD Yale University Research Training, Research focused on functional assessment & disability	Gail M. Sullivan, MD, MPH University of Connecticut School of Medicine Education
F. Michael Gloth, III, MD Johns Hopkins University & Victory Springs Senior Health Association Private Practice	Mark Supiano, MD University of Utah Education, Research focused on geriatric hypertension
Mary K. Goldstein, MD, MS in HSR VA Palo Alto & Stanford University Research focused on medical informatic	Peggy Szwabo, PhD, MSW St. Louis University Private Practice, Education
James S. Goodwin, MD University of Texas at Galveston Geriatric Administration, Research focused on health services	Eric G. Tangalos, MD Mayo Clinic Research focused on Alzheimer's disease
Jenice Guzman, RN, NP VA GLAHS, West Los Angeles Clinical, Research focused on older veterans, adherence, telehealth	Joan M. Teno, MD, MS Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University Research focused on quality of care and end-of-life care
Lisa P. Gwyther, MSW Duke University Medical Center Research focused on dementia family caregivers	Asrat Tesfa, PhD, RN Northport VA Medical Center Research focused on end-of-life preferences
William J. Hall, MD University of Rochester School of Medicine Education, Research focused on exercise, preventative geriatrics	Mary Timiras, MD Erickson Retirement Communities Private Practice
William R. Hazzard, MD University of Washington & VA Puget Sound Health Care System Research focused on metabolism and Alzheimer's	Bruce R. Troen, MD University of Miami - Miller School of Medicine Research focused on osteoporosis, frailty, longetivity
Roee Holtzer, PhD Albert Einstein College of Medicine & Yeshiva University Research focused on cognitive and motor aging	Marie-Luz Villa, MD University of Washington School of Medicine Clinical, Long-term Care
Laurie G. Jacobs, MD Albert Einstein College of Medicine & Montefiore Medical Center Clinical, Geriatric Administration, Research focused on anti-coagulents	Louise Walter, MD VA Medical Center 181G Research focused on cancer screening in the elderly
Jerry C. Johnson, MD University of Pennsylvania Geriatric Administration	Gregg Warshaw, MD University of Cincinnati Education, Research focused on health workforce and geriatrics training
Robert Kane, MD University of Minnesota Research focused on long-term care	Neil Wenger, MD University of California, Los Angeles Clinical Ethics, Research focused on quality of care
Jennifer Kapo, MD University of Pennsylvania Education, Residency Administration	Darryl Wieland, PhD, MPH University of South Carolina Clinical, Research focused on geriatric services
Jason Karlawish, MD University of Pennsylvania Research focused on dementia, health services	David Wollner, MD, FACP Metropolitan Jewish Health System Clinical, Education
Fred Kobylarz, MD, MPH University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center Education, Research focused on cross-cultural communication	Joshua S. Zucker, MS, FNP, GNP, APRN, BC Senior Care of Colorado, PC Clinical, Education