Department / Division:
Medicine / Geriatrics

Address:
DUMC 3003
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone:
Not accepting new patients

Office Telephone:
919-660-7552

Fax Telephone:
919-684-8569

• MD, University of South Alabama College of Medicine, 1986

• Internal Medicine, University of Texas, Medical Branch, 1986-1989

• Geriatric Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, 1989-1992

• MA, Psychology, University of Dayton (Ohio), 1978

Clinical Interests:
Hospitalized elderly, continuing-care retirement communities, end-of-life/palliative care

Research Interests:
    Palliative Care; end of life care; hospitalized elderly

Representative Publications:
Hamel MB, Teno JM, Goldman L, Lynn J, Davis R, Galanos AN et al. Patient Age and Decisions to Withhold Life-sustaining Treatments from Seriously Ill, Hospitalized Adults". Annals of Internal Medicine. 1999; 130: 116-125. (1999)

Galanos AN, Pieper CF, Kussin PF et al. "The Relationship of Body Mass Index to Subsequent Mortality Among Seriously Ill Hospitalized Patients". Critical Care Medicine. 1997; 25: 1962-1968. (1997)

Hamel MB, Phillips RS, Teno JM, Lynn J, Galanos AN. "Seriously Ill Hospitalized Adults: Do We Spend Less on Older Patients?" Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 1996; 44: 1043-1048. (1996)

Galanos AN, Pieper CF, et al. "Nutrition and Function: The Relationship Between Body Mass Index and the Functional Capabilities of Community Dwelling Elderly". Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 1994; 42: 368-373. (1994)

Galanos AN, Fillenbaum GG et al. "The Comprehensive Assessment of Community Dwelling Elderly: Why Functional Status is Not Enough" Aging: Clinical and Experimental Research. 1994; 6: 343-352. (1994)