Becky Briesacher
(508) 856-3495
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Becky Briesacher, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School. She is a health services researcher with interest in drug policy and its influence on medication use by older adults. Her work on the Medicare population and prescription drug benefits has been funded from the National Institute on Aging, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Commonwealth Fund, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and AARP. She is currently collaborating with Harvard Medical School and Tufts University School of Medicine under a 4-year National Institute of Aging grant to assess the influence of Medicare Part D on cost-related underuse of medications. Bachelor’s degree in Humanities: University of California, Berkeley; Master’s degree in Humanities: Williams College; Doctorate in Health Services Research: University of Maryland
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David Degrand
(508) 363-0999
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David Degrand, MD, PhD, has a busy clinical practice. His expertise relates to the rehabilitation of geriatric patients. He is an accomplished jazz musician and composer and was formerly on the faculty of the Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. Medical School: University of Massachusetts Medical School 1990;
Residency: UMass Memorial Med Ctr-Memorial Grad Med Educ.
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David Duhme
(508) 363-0999
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David Duhme, MD, has focused his clinical practice on nursing home patients and the long term care and rehabilitation of very frail older patients. Residency: Harvard Medical Service at Boston City Hospital;
Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital, clinical pharmacology and hypertension in Boston, MA.
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Walter Ettinger
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Walter Ettinger, MD, MBA is President of the UMass Memorial Medical Center. He is board certified in internal medicine, geriatrics, and rheumatology. Dr. Ettinger is a graduate of the Johns Hopkins University and the Babcock Graduate School of Management at Wake Forest University.
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Terry S. Field
(508) 791-7392
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Terry S. Field, DSc, is an epidemiologist and health services researcher. She is the Associate Director of the Meyers Primary Care Institute and Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. She has been the principal investigator of a series of National Cancer Institute-funded studies of the provision of care to women with breast cancer. She is also the co-leader of the Scientific and Data Resources Core of the Cancer Research Network and leads its special interest group on racial health disparities. She also investigates ways to promote the safe use of medications among frail older adults. She was awarded the Women in Science and Health Achievements Award from the University of Massachusetts Medical School, presented annually to a faculty member who has made exceptional contributions to basic or clinical science in medicine. BA in Drama: Tufts University, Medford, MA; MS in Instructional Sys Tech: Indiana University; MPH in Epidemiology: Boston University School of Public Health; DSc in Epidemiology: Boston University School of Public Health
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Petra Flock
(508) 334-6251
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Petra Flock, MD, MSc, is Assistant Professor in Internal Medicine, and is actively involved in medical education. Her clinical work is predominantly in geriatric medicine. She has a special interest in end of life care. She is board certified in internal, geriatric and palliative medicine. She was awarded the MSc in Palliative Care at Kings College, London. Medical School: Heinrich-Heine Universitat 1992, Dusseldorf; Residency: UMass Memorial Med Ctr-UMass Grad Med Ed; Fellowship: University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
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Kristin Foley
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Kristin Foley, DO, is an Assistant Professor in Geriatrics/Family Medicine. She has conducted research investigating Alzheimer's disease and heterotypic ossification, and also TMJ dysfunction. She participates in long term care of nursing home residents, with a particular interest in dementia, delirium and end-of-life care. Medical School: New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, Biddeford, ME; Residency: Fitchburg Family Practice;
Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania.
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Gerry Gleich
(508) 334-8830
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Gerry Gleich, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and the Director of the University of Massachusetts Worcester Family Medicine Residency program. His clinical practice is at Hahnemann Family Health Center. Dr. Gleich is also the Medical Director at St. Mary's Health Care Center, a long term care facility in Worcester. Medical School: University of Massachusetts Medical School; Residency: UMass Memorial Med Ctr-UMass Grad Med Ed.
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Suhasini Iyer
(508) 363-0999
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Suhasini Iyer, MD, has expertise in endocrinology. Her research interests focus on establishing therapeutic range of medications in elderly patients. Medical School: University of Bombay 1984, Bombay, India;
Residency: Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center.
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Kathleen Juchno
(508) 334-6251
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Kathleen Juchno, BSN, MSN is a Geriatric Nurse Practitioner with clinical expertise in depression and dementia, and optimizing the functional status of frail elders in the community. Ms. Juchno's clinical practice includes UMass Memorial, Notre Dame LTC, and Jewish Healthcare. Fitchburg State College, B.S., Nursing; UMass Worcester, M.S., Nursing- Adult/Ambulatory Care.
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Kathleen Mazor
(508) 791-7392
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Kathleen Mazor, EdD, is a psychometrician and health services researcher with a particular interest in doctor-patient communication. She is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Her research interests relate to the disclosure of medical errors, health literacy, and medication adherence, with a strong focus on the patient's perspective. Dr. Mazor has extensive experience in developing and validating instruments to measure knowledge, attitudes and beliefs in patients and providers. She brings expertise in measurement, research methods, program evaluation, and medical education research to the Institute. BA in Psychology: University of Massachusetts Amherst; MS in Psychology: Eastern Washington University; EdD in Psychometrics: University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Sarah McGee
(508) 334-6251
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Sarah McGee, MD, MPH, is a board certified geriatrician with expertise in geriatric assessment, falls, and dementia. Dr. McGee is a fellowship-trained geriatrician and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the UMass. She is a graduate of New York Medical College and holds a MPH degree from St. Louis University. She is the Director of Integrated Education for the Division of Geriatric Medicine and the Longitudinal Geriatric Curriculum for the medical school. Dr. McGee directs the educational activities in geriatrics for medical students and residents in internal medicine. She is particularly interested in geriatric interdisciplinary training and in improving the end-of-life care for the frail elderly. Medical Degree New York Medical College, Valhalla New York; Residency: Baystate Medical Center Inc; Fellowship: Jewish Hospital of St. Louis, St. Louis University.
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Linda Pellegrini (508) 334-6251
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Linda Pellegrini, BS, MS, is a Geriatric Nurse Practitioner with clinical expertise in pain control, end of life care, and the treatment of dementia. Ms. Pellegrini's clinical practice encompasses UMass Memorial, Notre Dame LTC, and Shrewsbury Nursing Home. Nursing School: Salem State College, B.S. Nursing; UMass Lowell, M.S. Nursing
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Zahra Sheikh
(508) 334-6251
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Zahra Sheikh, MD, MPH is Assistant Professor of Medicine. Dr. Sheikh is a Fellowship trained geriatrician with special interest in managing geriatric syndromes, including cognitive impairments, falls and incontinence. Dr. Sheikh holds a Masters in Public Health – Epidemiology from New York Medical College and is actively involved in medical education. Medical School: Nishtar Medical College, Pakistan; New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
Residency: New York Medical College-Metropolitan Hospital, NY; Fellowship: Albert Einstein School of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, NY.
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Jennifer Tjia
(508) 856-3586
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Jennifer Tjia, MD, MSCE, is an Assistant Professor of Geriatric Medicine at UMass. She has completed fellowship training in health services research and earned a Masters Degree in Clinical Epidemiology. Dr. Tjia is the recipient of the 2003 Pfizer/American Geriatrics Society Junior Faculty Scholar Award for Research on Health Outcomes in Geriatrics. Her primary research focus is to investigate and develop methods to optimize the uptake and utilization of emerging pharmaceutical therapies by older adults. She is specifically interested in understanding the effect of state and federal prescription drug policies on elder health outcomes and health service utilization, and understanding the predictors of medication uptake and adherence among older adults. Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine 1994; Residency: University of California, San Francisco; Boston University School of Medicine; Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania |
Jane Saczynski
(508) 856-6944
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Dr. Jane Saczynski is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Geriatric Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. She is a neuroepidemiologist with research interests in vascular disease and the risk for cognitive decline and dementia. Within large-scale epidemiologic studies she has looked at how cardiovascular diseases, such as diabetes and dyslipidemia, are related to cognitive impairment. A second research interest relates to factors associated with the ability to tolerate brain changes. In particular, how behavioral factors modify the association between ischemic brain changes and cognitive impairment. BA in Psychology: University of Massachusetts; MS in Human Development: Penn State University; PhD in Human Development: Penn State University; Post-doctoral Fellowship in Psychiatric Epidemiology: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Post-doctoral Fellowship in Neuroepidemiology: National Institute on Aging. |