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Attention: Junior Faculty, Fellows-in-Training,
Residents and All Students!!!
Back by popular demand!

The One-on-One AGS Mentoring Program will return to the 2010 AGS Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL. The Mentoring Program is a great opportunity for you to meet with a Senior Faculty member in Geriatrics to discuss ideas about starting an academic career, locating research funding, learning more about Geriatric practice and administration, or balancing career demands with a successful family life. You and your Mentor decide on the topics!

2010 Mentor List and Primary Focus

Alan P. Abrams, MD, MPH Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Education and Research focused on promoting fellows projects outcomes/cost/education	Lewis Lipsitz, MD Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School Clinical Practice and Research focused on blood pressure regulation
Richard J. Ackermann, MD Mercer University School of Medicine Geriatric Administration and Education	Michael Malone, MD University of Wisconsin/ Aurora Health Care Education and Research focused on integrating geriatrics into an electronic medical record
Cathy Alessi, MD UCLA and VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System Clinical Practice and Research focused on sleep problems	Wayne McCormick, MD, MPH University of Washington Geriatric Administration and Education
Neil Alexander, MD University of Michigan/ Ann Arbor VA GRECC Research focused on mobility and falls	Lynn McNicoll, MD, FRCPC Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University Clinical and Education
Richard M. Allman, MD Birmingham/Atlanta GRECC and UAB Geriatric Administration and Research focused on mobility, health disparities, heart disease	Annie Medina-Walpole, MD University of Rochester Medical Center Geriatric Administration and Education
Christine Arenson, MD Thomas Jefferson University Geriatric Administration and Education	Barbara Messinger-Rapport, MD, PhD Cleveland Clinic Clinical Practice and Education
Sanjay Asthana, MD, FRCP(C) University of Wisconsin School of Medicine Geriatric Administration and Research focused on Alzeheimer's disease and cognitive neuroscience	Lona Mody, MD, M.Sc University of Michigan and VA Ann Arbor Healthcare Geriatric Administration and Research focused on prevention of infection & antimicrobial resistance
Alexander Auchus, MD University of Mississippi Medical Center Clinical Practice and Research focused on brain aging	Irene Moore, MSW University of Cincinnati Clinical Practice and Geriatric Administration
Sandra Bellantonio, MD Baystate Medical Center/ Tufts University School of Medicine Clinical Practice and Education	Laura Mosqueda, MD, AGSF University of California Irvine School of Medicine Education and Research focused on elder mistreatment
Ellen Binder, MD Washington University School of Medicine Clinical Practice and Research focused on frailty, exercise, hip fracture and rehabilitation	Aman Nanda, MD Alpert Medical School of Brown University Clinical Practice and Education
Malaz Boustani, MD, MPH Indiana University School of Medicine Geriatric Administration and Research focused on aging brain and implementation science	James T. Pacala, MD, MS University of Minnesota Medical School Education and Research focused on care systems for older adult populations
Ursula Braun, MD, MPH Baylor College of Medicine Clinical Practice and Research focused on end of life decision-making	Robert M. Palmer, MD University of Pittsburgh Clinical Practice and Research focused on acute hospital care
Ken Brummel-Smith, MD Florida State University Education and Geriatric Administration	Alice Pomidor, MD, MPH Florida State University College of Medicine Clinical Practice and Education
Cynthia J. Brown, MD, MSPH University of Alabama at Birmingham Education and Research focused on mobility and fall prevention	Jane Potter, MD University of Nebraska Medical Center Education and Geriatric Administration
Charles A. Cefalu MD, MS Louisiana State University Geriatric Administration, Education, and Research focused on long-term care	James Powers, MD, AGSF Vanderbilt University Clinical Practice and Education
Patrick Coll, MD, AGSF University of Connecticut Clinical Practice and Geriatric Administration	Rhonda Randall, DO Evercare/ Ovations Geriatric Administration
Cathleen Colon-Emeric, MD, MHS Duke University and the Durham VA Medical Centers Clinical Practice and Research focused on fall and fracture prevention	Donna Regenstreif, PhD GeroConcepts, Inc. Consulting
Steven R. Counsell, MD Indiana University School of Medicine Geriatric Administration and Research focused on Hospital Care (ACE) & Care Management (GRACE)	Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP University of Maryland School of Nursing Clinical Practice and Research focused on motivation to engage in functional and PA
Ken Covinsky, MD, MPH University of California, San Francisco Research focused on epidemiology, outcomes research, hsr	Neil M. Resnick, MD University of Pittsburgh Geriatric Administration and Research focused on geriatric syndromes
Kathryn Daniel, PhD, ANP-BC, GNP-BC University of Texas at Arlington Clinical Practice, Education, and Research focused on chronic kidney disease in the elderly	James Rudolph, MD Harvard Medical School Research focused on cognitive function and delirium
Suzanne Fields, MD SUNY Stony Brook Geriatric Administration and Education	Carlos Alberto Salazar, MD University of South Florida Geriatric Administration and Education
Andrea R. Fox, MD Squirrel Hill Health Center Clinical Practice and Geriatric Administration	Marissa Galicia-Castillo, MD, MSEd Eastern Virginia Medical School Clinical Practice and Education
Terri Fried, MD Yale University Education and Research focused on decision-making for older persons	Debra Saliba, MD, MPH UCLA/JHA Borun Center for Gerontological Research Education and Research focused on quality of long-term care; geriatric assessment
Joseph Gallo, MD, MPH University of Pennsylvania Research focused on mental health, primary care	Marisol Sanchez-Lance, DO University of Alabama at Birmingham Clinical Practice and Education
F. Michael Gloth, III, MD, FACP, AGSF, CMD Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Clinical Practice	Catherine Sarkisian, MD UCLA/VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System Research focused on disability, frailty, community-based interventions
James S. Goodwin, MD University of Texas Medical Branch Geriatric Administration and Research focused on cancer care	Kenneth Schmader, MD Duke University and Durham VA Medical Centers Clinical Practice and Research focused on Herpes zoster, infections, drugs in older adults
Lisa Gwyther, MSW Duke Univ. Center for the Study of Aging Education and Research focused on long-term care and outcomes	Pushpendra Sharma, MD Jewish Home and Hospital Lifecare System Clinical Practice and Education
Jeffrey Halter, MD University of Michigan Geriatric Administration and Research focused on diabetes	Joseph Shega, MD Northwestern University Education and Research focused on pain and dementia
Irene Hamrick, MD, CMD, FAAFP East Carolina University Geriatric Administration, Education, and Research focused on osteoporosis, home visit, vitamins, racial disparities	Rebecca A. Silliman, MD, PhD Boston University School of Medicine Research focused on cancer care in older adults
Joseph Hanlon, PharmD University of Pittsburgh Research focused on pharmacoepidemiology and health services trials to improve medication use	Monica Stallworth, MD, MPH Western Maryland Hospital Center Geriatric Administration and Clinical Practice
William R. Hazzard, MD University of Washington and VA Puget Sound Health Care System Education and Research focused on prevention of chronic disease	Michael Steinman, MD University of California, San Francisco Research focused on quality of care
John Heath, MD Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Education and Research focused on elder mistreatment	Gail M. Sullivan, MD, MPHB University of Connecticut School of Medicine Education and Research focused on geriatrics generalist education
Keela Herr, PhD, RN, FAAN The University of Iowa Education and research focused on geriatric pain assessment/mgt; end-of-life care	Mark Supiano, MD University of Utah Clinical Practice and Research focused on geriatric hypertension
Sharon K. Inouye, MD, MPH Harvard Medical School Research focused on cognitive function and delirium	George E, Taffet, MD Baylor College of Medicine Education and Research focused on cardiovascular aging
Laurie Jacobs, MD, AGSF Albert Einstein College of Medicine Clinical Practice and Education	Elizabeth Vig, MD University of Washington Education and Research focused on end of life decision-making
Robert Kane, MD University of Minnesota Education and Research focused on long-term care and outcomes	Marie-Luz Villa, MD University of Washington Clinical Practice
Reena Karani, MD Education Mount Sinai School of Medicine	Louise Walter, MD University of California, San Francisco Clinical Practice and Education
Fred Kobylarz, MD, MPH UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Clinical Practice and Education	Gregg Warshaw, MD University of Cincinnati Education
George Kuchel, MD UConn Center on Aging Geriatric Administration and Research focused on Geriatric Syndromes (Pathophysiology and Rx)	Michael R. Wasserman, MD University of Colorado Health Science Center Geriatric Administration
Seth Landefeld, MD University of California, San Francisco Geriatric Administration and Research focused on hospital care and quality of care	Glenda Westmoreland, MD, MPH Indiana University School of Medicine Education
Elaine Leventhal, MD, PhD Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine Research focused on chronic illness management	Joshua Zucker, MS, FNP, GNP Ragsdale Health Services LLC Clinical Practice and Education
Solomon Liao, MD University of California, Irvine Education and Research focused on elder mistreatment

To sign up for the 2010 Mentoring Program, please complete the application form at http://www.zoomerang.com/Survey/?p=WEB229Z97RKFRU. The deadline to apply for this program is March 22, 2010.

Prior to the Annual Meeting, the AGS will forward to you the name and contact information of your 2010 Mentor. It will be YOUR responsibility to initiate contact with your assigned Mentor and for arranging a mutually convenient meeting time and place. It is our intention to provide both an interesting and informative opportunity for both Junior and Senior Faculty members.