Physicians

Department / Division
Medicine / Medicine - Geriatrics

Address
508 Fulton Street
Durham, NC 27705

Appointment Telephone
Not accepting new patients

Office Telephone
919-286-0411, extension 6806

Fax Telephone
919-286-6823

Training

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

Residency

• Internal Medicine, Georgetown University Hospital (Washington, DC), 1982-1985
• Geriatric Medicine, Stanford University Palo Alto VA Medical Center (California), 1987-1990

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

Research Interests
The focus of my research is Long Term Care issues. I have been involved in evaluating appropriate medication use. I am involved in a project assessing nursing home residents preferences for cultural change and a project evaluating the impact of diapers and sheets on the development of pressure ulcers in a
long term care facility.
Nursing Home, culture change, falls, medications, infections in the nursing home, pressure ulcers

Industry Relationships and Collaborations (What's this?)

This faculty member has no reported relationships with industry.