Contributors

Elias Abrutyn, MD

Professor of Medicine & Public Health and Associate Provost and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Interim Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, Drexel University College of Medicine
Urinary Tract Infections

Cathy A. Alessi, MD

Associate Professor, School of Medicine, University of California-Los Angeles; Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center; Veterans Administration Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
Sleep

Neil B. Alexander, MD

Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Michigan; Associate Director for Research, VA Ann Arbor Health Care System GRECC
Falls

Mary Ann Anderson, PhD, RN

Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Nursing, Quad Cities Regional Program
Continuity of Care

Nir Barzilai, MD

Director, Institute for Aging Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Diabetes Mellitus

Dan G. Blazer, MD, MPH, PhD

J. P. Gibbons Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center
Mental Health Disorders

Marjorie A. Bowman, MD

Professor and Chair, Department of Family Practice and Community Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Communicating With Health Care Practitioners

Susan B. Bressler, MD

Professor of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine;Wilmer Eye Institute
Eye Disorders

Marquette L. Cannon-Babb, PharmD

Professor and Assistant Dean, Temple University School of Pharmacy; Certification in Geriatric Pharmacy
Drug Names: Generic and Trade

Emily Chai, MD

Assistant Professor, Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Complementary or Alternative Medicine

Barry S. Collet, DPM, MPH

Chief, Podiatry Department, Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for Aged
Foot Disorders

David S. Cooper, MD

Professor, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Director, Division of Endocrinology, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
Thyroid Disorders

Jill Crandall, MD

Assistant Professor, Division of Endocrinology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Diabetes Mellitus

Daniel F. Danzl, MD

Professor and Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Louisville
Hypothermia and Hyperthermia

G. Willy Davila, MD

Chairman, Department of Gynecology and Head, Section of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida
Female Genital and Sexual Disorders

Nancy Neveloff Dubler, LL.B.

Professor of Epidemiology & Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Director, Division of Bioethics, Montefiore Medical Center
Understanding Legal and Ethical Issues

Jonathan M. Evans, MD, MPH

Chief, Section of Geriatric Medicine, University of Virginia
Temporal Arteritis and Polymyalgia Rheumatica

Daniel Fischberg, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, Departments of Geriatrics and Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Palliative and End-of-Life Care

Jerome L. Fleg, MD

Medical Officer, Clinical Trials Scientific Research Group, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Abnormal Heart Rhythms

Joseph Francis, MD, MPH

Vice President for Education and Academic Affairs, St. Vincent Hospitals and Health Services
Confusion; Delirium

Michael L. Freedman, MD

The Diane and Arthur Belfer Professor of Geriatric Medicine; Professor and Director, Division of Geriatrics and The Diane and Arthur Belfer Geriatric Center, New York University School of Medicine
Blood Disorders

Eugene P. Frenkel, MD

Professor of Internal Medicine and Radiology, Patsy R. and Raymond D. Nasher Distinguished Chair in Cancer Research, and A. Kenneth Pye Professorship in Cancer Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas
Finding and Living With Cancer; Cancers

Sandor A. Friedman, MD

Professor, Department of Medicine, State University of New York at Downstate Medical Center; Attending Physician and Chief, Vascular Clinic, Jacobi Medical Center
Blood Vessel Disorders

Tobin N. Gerhart, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Fractures

Barbara A. Gilchrest, MD

Professor and Chairman, Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine; Chief, Department of Dermatology, Boston Medical Center
Skin Disorders

F. Michael Gloth, III, MD

Associate Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; President, Victory Springs Senior Health Associates
Pain

Larry B. Goldstein, MD

Professor, Division of Medicine (Neurology), Duke University Medical Center; Director, Duke Center for Cerebrovascular Disease and Durham VA Medical Center
Stroke

Jack M. Guralnik, MD, PhD

Chief, Epidemiology and Demography Section, Laboratory of Epidemiology, Demography and Biometry, Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Aging
The Aging of America

Richard J. Havlik, MD, MPH

Chief, Laboratory of Epidemiology, Demography and Biometry, Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Aging
The Aging of America

Helen M. Hoenig, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center; Chief, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Service, Durham VA Medical Center
Rehabilitation

Larry E. Johnson, MD, PhD

Associate Professor, Departments of Geriatrics and Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; Medical Director, Geriatrics and Extended Care, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System
Maintaining Good Nutrition; Nutritional Disorders; Water and Electrolyte Balance

Fran E. Kaiser, MD

Clinical Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Adjunct Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine; Executive Medical Director, Merck & Co., Inc.
Intimacy

Paul R. Katz, MD

Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine; Medical Director, Monroe Community Hospital
Long-Term Care

Philip O. Katz, MD

Chairman, Division of Gastroenterology, Albert Einstein Medical Center
Swallowing and Reflux Disorders

Young S. Kim, MD

Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Drexel University College of Medicine
Urinary Tract Infections

Mark Lachs, MD, MPH

Professor of Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Mistreatment

Lewis A. Lipsitz, MD

Professor and Director, Harvard Division on Aging, Harvard Medical School; Usen Co-Director, Research and Training Institute, Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for Aged; Chief of Gerontology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Dizziness and Fainting

Elan D. Louis, MD, MS

Associate Professor of Neurology, G. H. Sergievsky Center and Department of Neurology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University
Nerve Disorders; Movement Disorders

Edward R. Marcantonio, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Director of Research, Division of General Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Dementia

Charles V. Mobbs, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Neurobiology and Geriatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Age-Old Questions

Mark Monane, MD, MS

Adjunct Associate Professor, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Principal, Equity Research, Needham & Company
Drugs and Aging

R. Sean Morrison, MD

Hermann Merkin Professor of Palliative Care and Associate Professor, Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Palliative and End-of-Life Care

Marvin Moser, MD

Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine (Cardiology), Yale University School of Medicine
High Blood Pressure

Michael P. O'Leary, MD

Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School; Senior Surgeon, Department of Urology, Brigham & Women's Hospital
Male Genital and Sexual Disorders

J. David Osguthorpe, MD

Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, Medical University of South Carolina
Nose and Throat Disorders

Sharon K. Ostwald, PhD, RN

Isla Carroll Turner Chair of Gerontological Nursing; Professor and Director, Center on Aging, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Caregiving

Catherine M. Otto, MD

Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Washington Medical Center
Heart Valve Disorders

Joseph G. Ouslander, MD

Professor and Director, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Emory University
Urinary Incontinence

James T. Pacala, MD, MS

Associate Professor, Distinguished University Teaching Professor, Department of Family Practice and Community Health, University of Minnesota
Preventive Medical Care

Robert M. Palmer, MD

Head, Section of Geriatric Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation; Associate Clinical Professor, Case Western Reserve University
Hospital Care

Cynthia X. Pan, MD

Assistant Professor, Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development and Director of Education, Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Complementary or Alternative Medicine

Joel D. Posner, MD

Audrey Meyer Mars Professor of Gerontologic Research, Professor of Medicine and Public Health, Drexel University College of Medicine
Exercise

Lawrence G. Raisz, MD

Professor, Department of Medicine, UConn Health Center and Director, UConn Center for Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis

Shobita Rajagopalan, MD

Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Disease, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science and King-Drew Medical Center
Pneumonia and Influenza

Sheldon Retchin, MD, MSPH

Professor of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University
Driving

Michael W. Rich, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine; Director, Cardiac Rapid Evaluation Unit, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Coronary Artery Disease; Heart Failure

Eric W. Sargent, MD, FACS

Michigan Ear Institute, Farmington Hills, Michigan
Hearing and the Ear

Edna P. Schwab, MD

Assistant Professor, Division of Geriatrics, Geriatric Fellowship Program Director, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania; Acting Chief of Geriatrics, Philadelphia VA Medical Center
Arthritis

Jonathan A. Ship, DMD

Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Director, Bluestone Center for Clinical Research, New York University College of Dentistry
Mouth and Dental Disorders

Knight Steel, MD

UMDNJ Endowed Professor of Geriatrics, New Jersey Medical School; Chief, Division of Geriatrics, Hackensack University Medical Center
Understanding Medical Tests

David Sutin, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, New York University Medical Center; Chief, Geriatric Clinic, Bellevue Hospital
Blood Disorders

Peter B. Terry, MD, MA

Professor, Departments of Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

David R. Thomas, MD

Professor of Medicine, Departments of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Saint Louis University Health Sciences Center
Undergoing Surgery

Kara K. Urnes, MD

Cardiology Fellow, Division of Cardiology, University of Washington
Heart Valve Disorders

Arnold Wald, MD

Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Bowel Movement Disorders

Terrie Wetle, PhD

Associate Dean of Medicine for Public Health and Public Policy and Professor, Community Health, Brown Medical School
Coping With Change; Paying for Health Care

Heidi Wierman, MD

Geriatrician, Maine Medical Center
How the Body Ages

T. Franklin Williams, MD

Professor of Medicine (Emeritus), University of Rochester School of Medicine; Scientific Director, American Federation for Aging Research, 1991-2002; Director, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, 1983-91
How the Body Ages