Area of Expertise: Aging - Gerontology
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Hal H. Atkinson, MD
Associate Professor, Geriatrics and Gerontology, Program Director, Geriatric Medicine Fellowship, Director, Geriatric Consultation Clinic
Atkinson is a geriatrician with experience in consultative geriatrics for older patients with multiple medical problems, including frailty, functional decline, cognitive or memory problems, and other geriatric syndromes. Dr. Atkinson is involved in clinical education of medical students, residents, and geriatrics fellows. His work focuses on geriatrics education across multiple specialties, translating clinical evidence into education, and improving quality of care for older adults through education. He is listed in Best Doctors in America.
Faculty Profile, Research and PublicationsArea of Expertise: Infectious Disease - Infections and Vaccines in Older Adults
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Kevin P. High, MD, MS
Chair of Internal Medicine
Physician-in-Chief of Wake Forest Baptist Health
In addition to his faculty appointment at Wake Forest Baptist, High is currently on the editorial board of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society and is funded for his professional activities by the National Institutes of Health, The John A. Hartford Foundation, Atlantic Philanthropies, Inc. and the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation. Some of his major research areas include changes in immunity and infection risk in older adults, vaccine effectiveness in seniors, and infections in patients with suppressed immunity particularly transplant recipients. High is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases. He is listed in Best Doctors in America.
Faculty Profile, Research and PublicationsArea of Expertise: Aging - Gerontology
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Denise K. Houston, PhD, RD
Assistant Professor, Geriatrics and Gerontology
Houston is a nutrition epidemiologist and registered dietitian specializing in nutrition, chronic disease and physical function in older adults. Her research focuses on the role of weight history, dietary patterns, and micronutrient status, specifically vitamin D, on physical function among older adults.
Faculty Profile, Research and PublicationsArea of Expertise: Imaging
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Dalane W. Kitzman, MD
Professor of Internal Medicine - Cardiology
A cardiologist whose research focuses on heart failure, especially in the elderly, Kitzman's work has been funded by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the American Heart Association. He was among the first to identify diastolic heart failure as a distinct type of disease. Another research focus is improving echocardiography as a diagnostic tool. Kitzman has served on the editorial board of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, chaired an NIA study section of clinical aging, and is a past president of the Society for Geriatric Cardiology.
Area of Expertise: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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Stephen B. Kritchevsky, PhD
Director, Sticht Center on Aging
Professor, Internal Medicine and Translational Science
Associate Director, Translational Science Institute
Kritchevsky is an epidemiologist specializing in nutrition, chronic disease and physical function in older adults. He has leadership positions in several multi-center observational studies and clinical trials focused on the functional health of older adults including the Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders Clinical Trial, the Health Aging and Body Composition Study, the Cardiovascular Health Study – All-Stars Study, and the Look AHEAD Memory and Movement Study. Kritchevsky is the principal Investigator of the Wake Forest Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center, one of 13 such centers supported by the National Institute on Aging. He has authored more than 350 publications and has been recognized by Thompson-Reuters as one of the most highly cited researchers in his field. Kritchevsky is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences which is one of the highest impact journals in the field of aging. He is broadly knowledgeable about issues related to health and aging in older adults, with particular expertise in the areas of obesity, body composition and nutrition.
Faculty Profile, Research and PublicationsArea of Expertise: Aging - Gerontology
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Kaycee M. Sink, MD, MAS
Associate Professor, Geriatrics and Gerontology
Sink is a geriatrician with expertise in Alzheimer's Disease and other dementias. In addition to leading the Memory Assessment Clinic, she is a Co-Investigator on multiple NIH funded studies involving aspects of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of Alzheimer's and other dementias. Her work on risk factors for cognitive impairment and dementia has been presented nationally and internationally.
Area of Expertise: Aging - Gerontology
Area of Expertise: Memory Loss
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Jeff D. Williamson, MD
Chief and Professor of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Clinical Director of Sticht Center
Williamson is a Co-Principal Investigator of SPRINT (Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial) and directs the SPRINT-MIND component of this trial. He is also PI for the ACCORD-MIND Coordinating Center and the LIFE_Cognition Coordinating Center. He also leads the Clinical Research Core of the Wake Forest Claude Pepper Center where his work focuses on developing clinical trial research methods in older populations. He is listed in Best Doctors in America.
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