*Scholars funded once the GEMSSTAR Program was established.
The Jahnigen Career Development Awards program, funded by The John A. Harford Foundation and Atlantic Philanthropies from 2002-2014, awarded 100 junior faculty researchers from the surgical and related medical subspecialties conducting Geriatrics research. From 2011-2014, the Jahnigen Scholars received funding from both the Jahnigen and GEMSSTAR Programs. Jahnigen Scholars continue to participate in the GSI as mentors, research experts, keynote speakers, and leaders of several of our current programs.
2014 Scholars*
| Name | Specialty | Project |
| Gelareh Gabayan, MD, MSHS, FACEP | Emergency Medicine | Predictors of Negative Outcomes Following Acute Care Encounters in Older Medicare Patients |
| Christopher Hughes, MD | Anesthesiology | Role of Endothelial and Brain Injury in Acute and Long-term Brain Dysfunction |
| Bruce Jacobs, MD | Urology | Enriching Claims-Based Analysis of Prostate Cancer Treatment Decision Making |
| Rowena McBeath, MD, PhD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Human Enthesis Regeneration |
| Rajeev Ramchandran, MD | Ophthalmology | Tele I CARE for Seniors A Teleophthalmology Vision Health Surveillance Service |
| Scott Regenbogen, MD, MPH | General Surgery | Toward More Effective "Enhanced Recovery" Protocols for Major Surgery in Older Adults |
| Anthony Rosen, MD | Emergency Medicine | Improving Recognition of Elder Abuse through Analysis of Highly Adjudicated Cases |
| Charles Scales, MD, MSHS | Urology | Urinary Dysfunction in the Elderly: Informing Accountable Care |
| Margaret L. (Gretchen) Schwarze, MD | Vascular Surgery | A communication tool to assist older adults facing difficult surgical decisions |
| Christina Shenvi, MD, PhD | Emergency Medicine | A pilot randomized controlled trial of a brief intervention and referral for treatment in the emergency department to reduce alcohol misuse among older adults |
| Sasha Shillcutt, MD, FASE | Anesthesiology | Echocardiography guided hemodynamic management for elderly surgical patients |
2013 Scholar*
| Name | Specialty | Project |
| Ilana Addis, MD | Gynecology | Is Acupuncture a Viable Alternative to Medication for Overactive Bladder in an Elderly Female Population |
2012 Scholars*
| Name | Specialty | Project |
| Charles Brown, MD | Anesthesiology | The Impact of Impaired Cerebral Autoregulation on Postoperative Delirium |
| Rabih Chaer, MD | Vascular Surgery | Effect of Aging and Aortic Wall Behavior as Predictors of Aortic Aneurysm Growth |
| Zara Cooper, MD, MSc, FACS | General Surgery | The One Year Trajectory of Elderly Patients After Cervical Spine Fracture |
| Jennifer Wu, MD, MPH | Gynecology | Understanding the Response to Fesoterodine through Genetic Evaluation in the Elderly (URGE) |
2011 Scholars*
| Name | Specialty | Project |
| Jaimo Ahn, MD, PhD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Role of Notch Signaling in Fracture healing as a Function of Aging |
| Stacie Deiner, MD | Anesthesiology | The Geriatric Surgical Patient: Stress, Anesthetics, and Functional Outcomes |
| Maura Kennedy, MD | Emergency Medicine | Assessment of Emergency Department Patients Who Develop Delirium after Hospital Admission |
| Melissa Simon, MD, MPH | Gynecology | Breaking the Cycle of Poverty Among Seniors and Their Family Caregivers |
| Michael Yeh, MD | General Surgery | Long-term effect of primary hyperparathyroidism on bone density in the elderly |
2009 Scholars
| Name | Specialty | Project |
| Philipp Dahm, MD, MHSc | Urology | Developing Quality Measured to Improve the Care of Elderly Trauma Patients |
| Amanda Fox, MD | Anesthesiology | Influence of in-hospital ventricular dysfunction and related genetic polymorphisms on the development of long-term heart failure and quality of life outcomes in older patients after primary coronary artery bypass grafting surgery |
| Bruce Robert Gibson, MD | General Surgery | Efficacy of GLP-1 (7-36) Amide for Glycemic Control in Critically Ill Elderly Surgical Patients |
| Adit Ginde, MD, MPH | Emergency Medicine | Vitamin D Supplementation and Acute Respiratory Infection in Older Nursing Home Residents |
| Pradeep Ramulu, MD, PhD | Ophthalmology | Real-World Assessment of Mobility in Glaucoma and Macular Degeneration |
| Philip Smith, MD | Urology | Urethral Sensory Contributions to Lower Urinary Tract Function on Old Age |
| Areti Tillou, MD | General Surgery | Developing Quality Measured to Improve the Care of Elderly Trauma Patients |
2008 Scholars
| Name | Specialty | Project |
| Milam Brantley, MD, PhD | Ophthalmology | Association of genetic polymorphisms with age-related macular degeneration clinical and visual phenotypes and response to treatment |
| Jacque Duncan, MD | Ophthalmology | In vivo Study of Cell Death in Aging and Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration |
| Matthew Ho, MD, PhD | Gynecology, Urogynecology | Regeneration of Skeletal and Smooth Muscles by Muscle-Derived Stem Cells for the Treatment of Aging Female Pelvic Floor Disorders |
| Bart Muhs, MD, PhD | General Surgery | Effect of Aging on regional aortic compliance before and after endografting; Implications for stent-graft design |
| Kourosh Parham, MD, PhD | Otolargyngology | Interaction between Presbycusis and Cisplatin Ototoxicity: Protective Effects of Intratympanic Steroids |
| Jesse Pines, MD, MBA | Emergency Medicine | The effect of emergency department crowding on delirium in older adults |
| Thomas Robinson, MD | General Surgery | A Placebo Controlled Trial of L-Tryptophan in Post-Operative Delirium |
| Jeremiah Schuur, MD, MHS | Emergency Medicine | Developing Emergency Department Quality of Care Indicators for Community Dwelling Elders |
| Gwendolyn Sowa, MD, PhD | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | Investigation into the use of serum biomarkers as an improved diagnostic tool for active pain generators in aging patients with low back pain |
2007 Scholars
| Name | Specialty | Project |
| Wael Barsoum, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Age and Body Mass Index as Preoperative Predictors of Outcomes in the Geriatric Population after Total Joint Arthoplasty |
| Brian Blyth, MD | Emergency Medicine | Pharmacologic Stabilization of HIF-1 for the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease |
| Jeffrey Caterino, MD | Emergency Medicine | Predictors of Clinical Course in Infected ED Elders |
| Joshua Dunaief, MD, PhD | Ophthalmology | The effect of dietary iron restriction on longevity and retinal aging in mice |
| Misop Han, MD, MS | Urology | Competing Mortality Risks of Men Undergoing Radical Prostatectomy for Prostate Cancer |
| Bradley Katz, MD, PhD | Ophthalmology | Proteomics and Genomics of Giant Cell Arthritis |
| Adam Klausner, MD | Urology | An Investigation of Urinary Incontinence in Geriatric Patients with Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus |
| Simon Law, MD, PharmD | Ophthalmology | Optic disc appearance in advanced age-related macular degeneration |
| Jayant Pinto, MD | Otolaryngology | Age-Related Olfactory Decline: The Role of Genetic Factors |
| Taylor Riall, MD | General Surgery | Pancreatic cancer in the elderly: Population-based outcomes following surgical resection |
| Dorry Segev, MD | General Surgery | Kidney Transplantation in Elderly Patients with Renal Failure |
| Thomas Wheeler, II, MD | Gynecology | Life Space Assessment in Older Women Undergoing Non-surgical Treatment for Urinary Incontinence |
2006 Scholars
| Name | Specialty | Project |
| Christopher Carpenter, MD | Emergency Medicine | Non-Traumatic, Acute Abdominal Pain in ED Elderly, A Series of Systematic Reviews and A Clinical Consensus Conference |
| Pablo Celnik, MD | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | Use Dependent Plasticity in Frail Older Adults |
| Gregory Cherr, MD, RVT | General Surgery | Determinants of Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease |
| Ellen Flanagan, MD | Anesthesiology | Postsurgical Outcomes of Elderly and Old Elderly Patients with DNR Orders |
| Fredric Hustey, MD | Emergency Medicine | The Use of a Computerized System to Improve Information Transfer During Patient Transition from Skilled Nursing Facilities to the Emergency Department |
| Jason Johanning, MD | General Surgery | Evaluation of Gait Abnormalities in Geriatric Patients Induced by Peripheral Arterial Disease Utilizing Advanced Biomedical Measures |
| John Schweinfurth, MD | Otolaryngology | Assessment of swallowing Outcomes Following Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Therapy in Stroke Victims |
| Neil Segal, MD | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation/ Orthopaedic Surgery | Enabling Elders with Knee Osteoarthritis Through Reducing Functional Limitations |
| Julie Ann Sosa, MD | General Surgery | 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 | Emergency Medicine | Identification of “Low Risk” Older Patients with Syncope |
| Zhongcong Xie, MD, PhD | Anesthesiology | Anesthesia and Alzheimer’s Disease |
2005 Scholars
| Name | Specialty | Project |
| Lisa Crossley, MD | Anesthesiology | Role of CREB and FOXO in the Responses of Neurtophils in Sepsis-Induced Acute Lung Injury |
| Jeff Ericksen, MD | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | Spine Stability Muscle Function in Older Women: Role of Gynecological History |
| Paul Gagne, MD | General Surgery | The Effect of Aging on Extracellular Matrix Regulation of Ischemic Limb Revascularization |
| Ula Hwang, MD, MPH | Emergency Medicine | Geriatric Pain Management in the Emergency Department (ED) Setting |
| Michael Johns, MD | Otolaryngology | Efficacy of Treatment for Age-Related Dysphonia |
| Martin Makary, MD | General Surgery | Frailty as a Predictor of Surgical Outcome |
| Simon Mears, MD, PhD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Pelvic Fractures in the Elderly: Biomechanics and Sacroplasty |
| Nancy Perrier, MD, FACS | General Surgery | The Effects of Parathyroidectomy on Cognition and Function in the Elderly |
| John Taylor, III, MD | Urology | Pathenogenesis of Chronic Urinary Retention |
| Edward Uchio, MD | Urology | Aging Effects on the VHL Tumor Suppressor Pathway in the Development of Renal Carcinoma |
2004 Scholars
| Name | Specialty | Project |
| Charles Cha, MD | General Surgery | Effects of Aging on Tumor Angiogenesis in GI Malignancy |
| Joseph Cleveland, Jr., MD | Thoracic Surgery | The Effect of Age Upon Myocardial Production |
| Edward Fehringer, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Full Thickness Rotator Cuff Tear Prevalence and Correlation with Shoulder Function in Patients 65 Years and Older |
| Lisa Gould, MD, PhD | General Surgery | Mechanisms of Impaired Wound Healing in the Elderly |
| Leanne Groban, MS, MD | Anesthesiology | The Role of GH/IGF-1 in Diastolic Heart Failure of Aging |
| Badrinath Konety, MD, MBA | Urology | Profiling Post-Operative Risk in Elderly Patients Undergoing Surgical Intervention for Bladder and Other Urologic Cancers |
| Patrick Kortebein, MD | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | Resistance Exercise and Prostate Cancer: Effects on Muscle and Quality of Life |
| Karen Miller, MD | Gynecology | Gynecologic Surgery, Fall Risk, and Functional Outcomes in Older Women |
| Kevin Terrell, DO | Emergency Medicine | Computer-Assisted Decision Support to Increase the Safety of Prescribing to Older Adults in the Emergency Department |
| Stephen Tsang, MD, PhD | Ophthalmology | A Genetic Dissection of Age-Related Macular Degeneration |
2003 Scholars
| Name | Specialty | Project |
| Jayakrishna Ambati, MD | Ophthalmology | Novel Mouse Models of Age-Related Macular Degeneration |
| Susan Day, MD | Orthopaedic Surgery | Development of a Problem-Oriented, Computer-Based Geriatric Curriculum |
| Brooke Gurland, MD | General Surgery | Multidisciplinary Pelvic Floor Evaluation for Women with Lower Tract Dysfunction, Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Defecation Disorders |
| Clifford Ko, MD, MS, MSHS | General Surgery | Developing Quality Indicators to Improve the Care in Geriatric Surgery Patients |
| Laura Lee, MD | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | The Effect of a Hip Stretching Program on the Gait of Elderly People Who Have Had Hip Fractures |
| Stacy Lindau, MD, MA | Gynecology | Sexuality, Intimacy, and Social Life in Older People with Life-Threatening Illness |
| Manish Shah, MD | Emergency Medicine | Prehospital Screening to Prevent Injuries and Illness |
| Edward Weaver, MD | Otolaryngology | Sleep Apnea and Perioperative Complications in Geriatric Patients |
| Scott Wilber, MD | Emergency Medicine | Prediction of Short-Term Functional Decline and Service Needs in Older ED Patients |
| David Yuh, MD | Thoracic Surgery | 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 |
2002 Scholars
| Name | Specialty | Project |
| Jonathan Bean, MD, MS | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | Weighted Vest Training in Mobility Limited Elders |
| Deborah Culley, MD | Anesthesiology | Mechanisms of Persistent Post-Anesthetic Cognitive Impairment with Aging |
| Alan Dardik, MD, PhD | General Surgery | Effects of Aging on Endothelial Cell Responses to Hemodynamic Forces |
| David Friedman, MD, MPH | Ophthalmology | Vision Restoration in Assisted Living Residents |
| Enrique Garcia-Valenzuel, MD, PhD | Ophthalmology | Stem Cell Therapy for Age-Related Retinal Disease |
| Kennon Heard, MD | Emergency Medicine | Acute Drug Toxicity in Elderly Patients: A National Study of Overdoses, Adverse Drug Reactions and Poisoning |
| Sandhya Lagoo-Deenaday, MD, PhD | General Surgery | Aging and the Immune Response to Surgical Stress |
| Stephen Meldon | Emergency Medicine | An ED-Based Falls Prevention Screening and Referral Program |
| Larissa Rodriguez, MD | Urology | Autologous Adipose Derived Stem Cells for the Reconstruction of the Atrophic |
| Khaled Saleh, MD, MPH, Msc | Orthopaedic Surgery | Effectiveness of Revision Knee Arthroplasty: A Multicenter Study |