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Current and Past Recipients

2007 Scholars
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The 2007 Jahnigen Scholars

Wael Barsoum, MD, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Age and Body Mass Index as Preoperative Predictors of Outcomes in the Geriatric Population after Total Joint Arthoplasty

Brian J. Blyth, MD, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Pharmacologic Stabilization of HIF-1 for the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease

Jeffrey Caterino, MD, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Predictors of Clinical Course in Infected ED Elders

Joshua Dunaief, MD, PhD, F.M. Kirby Center for Molecular Ophthalmology, Philadelphia, PA
The effect of dietary iron restriction on longevity and retinal aging in mice

Misop Han, MD, James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
Competing Mortality Risks of Men Undergoing Radical Prostatectomy for Prostate Cancer

Bradley Katz, MD, PhD, John A Moran Eye Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Proteomics and Genomics of Giant Cell Arthritis

Adam Klausner, MD, VCU Health System, Richmond, VA
An Investigation of Urinary Incontinence in Geriatric Patients with Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus

Simon Law, MD, PharmD, Jules Stein Eye Institute, Los Angeles, CA
Optic disc appearance in advanced age-related macular degeneration

Jayant Pinto, MD, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Age-Related Olfactory Decline: The Role of Genetic Factors

Taylor Riall, MD, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX
Pancreatic cancer in the elderly: Population-based outcomes following surgical resection

Dorry Segev, MD, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Kidney Transplantation in Elderly Patients with Renal Failure

Thomas Wheeler II, MD, University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham, AL
Life Space Assessment in Older Women Undergoing Non-surgical Treatment for Urinary Incontinence

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The 2006 Jahnigen Scholars

Christopher Carpenter, MD, Washington University at St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
Non-Traumatic, Acute Abdominal Pain in ED Elderly, A Series of Systematic Reviews and A Clinical Consensus Conference

Pablo Celnik, MD, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Use Dependent Placticity in Frail Older Adults

Gregory S. Cherr, MD, State University of New York at Buffalo
Determinants of Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease

Ellen Flanagan, MD, Duke University, Durham, NC
Postsurgical Outcomes of Elderly and Old Elderly Patients with DNR Orders

Fredric Hustey, MD, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
The Use of a Computerized System to Improve Information Transfer During Patient Transition from Skilled Nursing Facilities to the Emergency Department

Jason Johanning, MD, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE
Evaluation of Gait Abnormalities in Geriatric Patients Induced by Peripheral Arterial Disease Utilizing Advanced Biomedical Measures

John Schweinfurth, MD, University of Mississippi, Jackson, MS
Assessment of swallowing Outcomes Following Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Therapy in Stroke Victims

Neil A. Segal, MD, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA
Enabling Elders with Knee Osteoarthritis Through Reducing Functional Limitations

Julie Ann Sosa, MD, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
A Multi-Institutional Randomized Controlled Trial Measuring the Effects of Surgery on Depression, Memory and Concentration Among Elderly Patients with Asymptomatic Primary Hypothyroidism

Benjamin Sun, MD, MPP, Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Identification of "Low Risk" Older Patients with Syncope

Zhongcong Xie, MD, PhD, Harvard/Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Anesthesia and Alzheimer's Disease

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The 2005 Jahnigen Scholars

Lisa Crossley, MD, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
Role of CREB and FOXO in the Responses of Neutrophils in Sepsis-Induced Acute Lung Injury

Jeff J. Ericksen, MD, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
Spine Stability Muscle Function in Older Women: Role of Gynecological History

Paul Gagne, MD, NYU School of Medicine, New York, New York
The Effect of Aging on Extracellular Matrix Regulation of Ischemic Limb Revascularization

Ula Hwang, MD, MPH, Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Geriatrics, New York, New York
Geriatric Pain Management in the Emergency Department (ED) Setting

Michael M. Johns, MD, Emory Voice Center at Emory Crawford Long Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia
Efficacy of Treatment for Age-Related Dysphonia

Martin Makary, MD, Johns Hopkins University/Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland
Frailty as a Predictor of Surgical Outcome

Simon Mears, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins/Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland
Pelvic Fractures in the Elderly: Biomechanics and Sacroplasty

Nancy D. Perrier, MD, FACS, UT/M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
The Effects of Parathyroidectomy on Cognition and Function in the Elderly

John A. Taylor, III, MD, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut
Pathogenesis of Chronic Urinary Retention

Edward M. Uchio, MD, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
Aging Effects on the VHL Tumor Suppressor Pathway in the Development of Renal Carcinoma

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The 2004 Jahnigen Scholars

Charles Cha, MD, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
Effects of Aging on Tumor Angiogenesis in GI Malignancy

Joseph C. Cleveland, Jr., MD, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado
The Effect of Age Upon Myocardial Production

Edward V. Fehringer, MD, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
Full Thickness Rotator Cuff Tear Prevalence and Correlation with Shoulder Function in Patients 65 Years and Older

Lisa J Gould, MD, PhD, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
Mechanisms of Impaired Wound Healing in the Elderly

Leanne Groban, MD, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
The Role of GH/IGF-1 in Diastolic Heart Failure of Aging

Badrinath Konety, MD, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Profiling Post-operative Risk in Elderly Patients Undergoing Surgical Intervention for Bladder and Other Urologic Cancers

Patrick Kortebein, MD, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
Resistance Exercise & Prostate Cancer: Effects on Muscle & Quality of Life

Karen L. Miller, MD, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
Gynecologic Surgery, Fall Risk, and Functional Outcomes in Older Women

Kevin Terrell, DO, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
Computer-Assisted Decision Support to Increase the Safety of Prescribing to Older Adults in the Emergency Department

Stephen Tsang, MD, PhD, Columbia University, New York City, New York
A Genetic Dissection of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

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The 2003 Jahnigen Scholars

Jayakrishna Ambati, MD, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
Novel Mouse Models of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Susan M. Day, MD, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Development of a Problem-Oriented, Computer-Based Geriatric Curriculum

Brooke H. Gurland, MD, Maimonides Medical Center/Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, Brooklyn, New York
Multidisciplinary Pelvic Floor Evaluation for Women with Lower Tract Dysfunction, Pelvic Organ Prolapse, and Defecation Disorders

Clifford Y. Ko, MD, MS, MSHS, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Developing Quality Indicators to Improve the Care in Geriatric Surgery Patients

Laura W. Lee, MD, University of Virginia Health Systems, Charlottesville, Virginia
The Effect of a Hip Stretching Program on the Gait of Elderly People Who Have Had Hip Fractures

Stacy Lindau, MD, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Sexuality, Intimacy, and Social Life in Older People with Life-Threatening Illness

Manish N. Shah, MD, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
Prehospital Screening to Prevent Injuries and Illness

Edward Weaver, MD, MPH, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Sleep Apnea and Perioperative Complications in Geriatric Patients

Scott T. Wilber, MD, Summa Health System/Northeastern Ohio Universities, Akron, Ohio
Prediction of Short-Term Functional Decline and Service Needs in Older ED Patients

David Yuh, MD, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
Assessing the Efficacy of a Neuroleptic, Benzodiazepine and 5-HT3 Receptor Antagonist Regimen in the Treatment of Postoperative Delirium in Geriatric Patients After Cardiac Surgery

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The 2002 Jahnigen Scholars

Jonathan Bean MD, MS, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
Weighted Vest Training in Mobility Limited Elders

Deborah J. Culley, MD, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Mechanisms of Persistent Post-anesthetic Cognitive Impairment with Aging Alan Dardik MD, PhD, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut Effects of Aging on Endothelial Cell Responses to Hemodynamic Forces

David S. Friedman MD, MPH, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
Vision Restoration in Assisted Living Residents

Enrique Garcia-Valenzuela, MD, PhD, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
Stem Cell Therapy for Age-related Retinal Disease

Kennon Heard, MD, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado
Acute Drug Toxicity in Elderly Patients: A National Study of Overdoses, Adverse -Drug Reactions and Poisoning

Sandhya A. Lagoo-Deenadayalan, MD, PhD, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, Aging and the Immune Response to Surgical Stress

Stephen Meldon, MD, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
An ED-Based Falls Prevention Screening and Referral Program

Larissa V. Rodriguez MD, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
Autologous Adipose Derived Stem Cells for the Reconstruction of the Atrophic Aging Female Urethra: Tissue-Engineering Techniques for the Treatment for Stress Urinary Incontinence

Khaled J. Saleh, MD, MSC, FRSCS, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Effectiveness of Revision Knee Arthroplasty: A Multicenter Study