Department / Division:
Medicine / Geriatrics

Address:
Durham VA Medical Center
508 Fulton Street
Durham, NC 27705

Appointment Telephone:
919-286-0411, ext. 6806

Office Telephone:
919-286-0411, ext. 6806

Fax Telephone:
919-286-6823

• MD, Hahnemann (Drexel University College of Medicine, Pennsylvania), 1982

• Georgetown University Hospital (Washington, DC), 1982-1985
• Stanford University/Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Medical Center (California), 1987-1990

Clinical Interests:
Geriatric medicine, falls, polypharmacy, quality-of-life issues and infections in the nursing home

Research Interests:
The focus of my research is Long Term Care issues. I have been involved in evaluating  appropriate medication use. I am now evaluating telemedicine monitors for use among frail elderly living in the community who are frequent utilizers of the emergency room and hospital.

Nursing Home, telemedicine, falls, medications

Representative Publications:
Twersky, JI, Hoenig HM. Rehabilitation. Clinical Geriatrics. November 2001;20-33 (2001)

Twersky J. Falls in the Nursing Home. Clinics in Family Practice. September 2001 :3;653-666. (2001)

Schmader K, Twersky J. Herpes Zoster, Cellulitis and Scabies. Infections and Infection Control in Long Term Care Facilities. Yoshikawa. 2001 (in print). (2001)

Maher RL, Hanlon J, Ruby C, Twersky J, Schmader K. Comparison of Methods to Detect Potential Adverse Drug Events in Frail Elderly Inpatients and Outpatients. AJHP. September 2001;58:1622-1626. (2001)