Contributors and Consultants

Contributors

* Contributed to the updated chapter.

Wendy L. Adams, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Substance Abuse and Dependence

Ronald D. Adelman, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Elder Abuse

*Cathy A. Alessi, MD

Professor of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Multicampus Program in Geriatrics; Associate Director, Clinical Programs, Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System-Sepulveda
Sleep Disorders

*Neil Alexander, MD

Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Michigan; Associate Director for Research, VA Ann Arbor Health Care System, Geriatrics Research, Education and Clinical Center
Falls

W. McDowell Anderson, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine, University of South Florida; Chief, Pulmonary and Critical Medicine, James A. Haley VA Hospital
Aging and the Lungs

William B. Applegate, MD

Professor and Chairman, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Hypertension

Wilbert S. Aronow, MD

Adjunct Professor of Geriatrics and Adult Development, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Corporate Medical Director, Hebrew Hospital Home, Bronx and Westchester County
Coronary Artery Disease

*F. Amos Bailey, MD

Assistant Professor, Palliative Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Director, Palliative Care, Birmingham VAMC
Care of the Dying Patient

Mack N. Barnes III, MD

Assistant Professor of Gynecology/Oncology, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Female Genital Disorders

Nir Barzilai, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Diabetes Research Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism

*Jan N. Basile, MD

Professor of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina; Acting Director, Primary Care Service Line, Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center
Hypertension

*Jane Bear-Lehman, PhD

Associate Professor, New York University, Steinhardt School of Education; Adjunct Research Scientist, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Occupational Therapy

Barbara Roe Beck, MA

Clinical Audiologist, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Saint Louis University
Hearing Loss

Douglas L. Beck, AuD

Clinical Audiologist; President, HearAmerica, Inc., St. Louis
Hearing Loss

Richard Becker, MD

Professor of Medicine and Director, Coronary Care Unit and Cardiovascular Thrombosis Research Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School
Hypercoagulability and Anticoagulation

Mark H. Beers, MD

Editor, The Merck Manuals and Senior Director of Geriatrics, Merck & Co., Inc.; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine
Behavior Disorders in Dementia

David W. Bentley, MD

Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine; Director, Geriatric Evaluation and Management Unit, Saint Louis VA Medical Center
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection

Barbara Berkman, PhD

Helen Rehr/Ruth Fizdale Professor of Health and Mental Health, Columbia University School of Social Work
Geriatric Social Work

Richard W. Besdine, MD

Professor of Medicine and Director, University of Connecticut Center on Aging
Quality of Life and Therapeutic Objectives; Hyperthermia and Hypothermia

*Dan G. Blazer, MD, PhD

J. P. Gibbons Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center
Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders; Depression; Psychotic Disorders; Somatoform Disorders  (contributed to the update of Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders and Somatoform Disorders)

Marie L. Borum, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Medicine, The George Washington University Medical Center
Esophageal Disorders; Gastric Disorders; Malabsorption; Irritable Bowel Syndrome; Fecal Incontinence

Chad Boult, MD, MPH

Professor, Department of Family Practice and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment

*Nichole J. Brandt, PharmD, CGP, BCPP

Assistant Professor, Geriatric Pharmacotherapy, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy; Director, Educational and Clinical Programs of Peter Lamy Center on Drug Therapy and Aging
Pharmacy

Risa Breckman, MSW

Director of Social Work, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Wright Center on Aging
Elder Abuse

David Buchner, MD, MPH

Professor, Department of Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle; Investigator, Northwest Center for Outcomes Research in Older Adults, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle
Exercise

*William J. Burke, MD

Professor and Vice-Chair, Department of Psychiatry, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Behavioral and Psychologic Symptoms of Dementia

Robert N. Butler, MD

Professor of Geriatrics and Adult Development, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; President, Chief Executive Officer, International Longevity Center
Sexuality

Louis R. Caplan, MD

Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School; Neurologist, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Cerebrovascular Disease

Antoni Castells, MD

Research Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard School of Medicine
Gastrointestinal Tumors

Melvin Cheitlin, MD

Professor of Medicine (Emeritus), University of California, San Francisco; former Chief of Cardiology, San Francisco General Hospital
Valvular Heart Disease; Infective Endocarditis

Noel Chiu, MD

Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine
Aging and the Skin; Common Skin Disorders; Skin Cancers

Gene D. Cohen, MD, PhD

Director, Center on Aging, Health and Humanities, The George Washington University; Director, Washington DC Center on Aging
Aging and Mental Health

*Barry S. Collet, DPM, MPH

Chief, Podiatry Department, Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for Aged, Boston; Consultant, Brockton Hospital
Foot Disorders

*Anne L. Coleman, MD, PhD

Frances and Ray Stark Chair in Ophthalmology, Jules Stein Eye Institute; Professor of Ophthalmology and Epidemiology, University of California at Los Angeles
Ocular Disorders

*Jill P. Crandall, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes Research Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Disorders of Carbohydrate Metabolism

*Jeffrey L. Cummings, MD

The August S. Rose Professor of Neurology and Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Alzheimer's Disease Center, University of California, Los Angeles
Dementia

Barry J. Cusack, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle; Chief, Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, VA Medical Center, Boise
Clinical Pharmacology

*Daniel F. Danzl, MD

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

Nancy N. Dubler, LLB

Professor of Bioethics, The Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Director, Division of Bioethics, Montefiore Medical Center
Legal and Ethical Issues

*Theodore C. Eickhoff, MD

Professor Emeritus, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Immunization

W. Gary Erwin, PharmD

Vice President, Health Systems Program, Omnicare, Inc., Radnor, PA
Pharmacy

Walter H. Ettinger, MD

Executive Vice President, Virtua Health, Marlton, NJ
Nonmetabolic Bone Disease; Local Joint, Tendon, and Bursa Disorders; Rheumatic Diseases; Vasculitic Syndromes

Paul Fadden, MD

Resident, Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, University of Wisconsin Medical School
Male Genital Disorders

Bruce A. Ferrell, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles; Clinical Director, Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
Pain

*Luigi Ferrucci, MD, PhD

Director of the Baltimore Longitudinal Study on Aging, Longitudinal Studies Section, Clinical Research Branch, National Institute on Aging (NIH)
Demographics

*Donna Fick, PhD, RN

Associate Professor, Pennsylvania State University School of Nursing, College of Health & Human Development; Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Pennsylvania State University School of Medicine
Nursing

Howard Fillit, MD

Clinical Professor of Geriatrics and Medicine, The Mount Sinai Medical Center; Executive Director, The Institute for the Study of Aging, Inc.
Managed Care

Jerome L. Fleg, MD

Head, Human Cardiovascular Studies, Gerontology Research Center, National Institute on Aging
Diagnostic Evaluation; Arrhythmias and Conduction Disturbances

Marshal F. Folstein, MD

Francis Arkin Professor of Psychiatry and Chairman of Psychiatry, Tufts University School of Medicine and New England Medical Center
Mental Status Examination

Susan E. Folstein, MD

Professor of Psychiatry, Tufts University School of Medicine and New England Medical Center
Mental Status Examination

Michael L. Freedman, MD

The Diane and Arthur Belfer Professor of Geriatric Medicine, New York University School of Medicine; Director, The Diane and Arthur Belfer Geriatric Center, New York University Medical Center
Aging and the Blood; Anemias; Hematologic Malignancies; Lymphomas

Sandor A. Friedman, MD

Professor of Medicine, State University of New York, Health Science Center at Brooklyn; Chairman, Department of Medicine, Coney Island Hospital
Peripheral Arterial Disease; Peripheral Venous Disease; Aneurysms

Terry T. Fulmer, PhD, RN

Professor of Nursing, New York University
Geriatric Interdisciplinary Teams; Nursing; Continuity of Care: Integration of Services

Tobin N. Gerhart, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard University
Fractures

*Barbara A. Gilchrest, MD

Chairman, Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine; Chief of Dermatology, Boston Medical Center
Aging and the Skin; Common Skin Disorders; Skin Cancers  (contributed to the update of Aging and the Skin and Pressure Ulcers)

*Michael F. Gloth, III, MD

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

*Jack M. Guralnik, MD, PhD

Chief, Laboratory of Epidemiology, Demography and Biometry, National Institute on Aging
Demographics

Richard J. Havlik, MD, MPH

Associate Director, Epidemiology, Demography and Biometry Program, National Institute on Aging
Demographics

*Michael Horowitz, MD, BS, PhD

Professor of Medicine, University of Adelaide; Director, Endocrine and Metabolic Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital
Aging and the Gastrointestinal Tract

Kathryn Hyer, DrPA

Faculty, University of South Florida, Department of Gerontology and Geriatric Interdisciplinary Team Training Project Director
Geriatric Interdisciplinary Teams; Home Health Care; Long-Term Care

*Masayoshi Itoh, MD, MPH

Clinical Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine, New York University School of Medicine; Senior Management Consultant, Coler-Goldwater Specialty Hospital and Nursing Facility
Rehabilitation; Rehabilitation for Specific Problems; Speech and Language Disorders  (contributed to the update of Speech and Language Disorders)

Hugo E. Jasin, MD

Professor of Internal Medicine and Director, Division of Rheumatology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis

Larry E. Johnson, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Family and Community Medicine and Geriatric Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Vitamin and Trace Mineral Disorders

Robert J. Joynt, MD, PhD

Distinguished University Professor, University of Rochester; Professor of Neurology and Neurobiology and Anatomy, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Aging and the Nervous System

James O. Judge, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine; Vice President for Medical Affairs, Masonicare
Gait Disorders

Paul R. Kaesberg, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Hematology/Oncology, University of Wisconsin
Cancer

Fran E. Kaiser, MD

Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine; Senior Medical Director, South Central Region, Merck & Co., Inc.
Sexual Dysfunction in Men; Sexual Dysfunction in Women

Hosam Kamel, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook School of Medicine; Chief, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Nassau County Medical Center
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection

William B. Kannel, MD, MPH

Professor of Medicine and Public Health, Boston University School of Medicine; Medical Director (Emeritus), Framingham Heart Study
Atherosclerosis

Marilyn C. Kincaid, MD

Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology and Pathology, Saint Louis University Eye Institute
Ocular Disorders

Talmadge E. King, Jr, MD

Constance B. Wofsy Distinguished Professor, University of California, San Francisco; Chief, Medical Services, San Francisco General Hospital
Interstitial Lung Diseases

Dalane W. Kitzman, MD

Associate Professor of Internal Medicine (Cardiology), Wake Forest University School of Medicine; Director of Echocardiography, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy

*Harold E. Kleinert, MD

Clinical Professor of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine
Hand Disorders

Harold G. Koenig, MD

Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Duke University; Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, VA Medical Center
Religion and Spirituality

Joyann Kroser, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Gastrointestinal Division, University of Pennsylvania
Gastrointestinal Tumors

Mark Lachs, MD, MPH

Co-Chief of Geriatric Medicine and Associate Professor of Medicine, Weill Medical College and School of the Graduate Medical Sciences of Cornell University; Medical Director for Geriatric Medicine, The New York Presbyterian Health System
Elder Abuse

Edward G. Lakatta, MD

Chief, Laboratory of Cardiovascular Science, National Institute on Aging
Aging and the Cardiovascular System

*Mathew H. M. Lee, MD

Howard A. Rusk Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine and Chairman, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, New York University School of Medicine
Rehabilitation; Rehabilitation for Specific Problems; Speech and Language Disorders  (contributed to the update of Speech and Language Disorders)

Rosanne M. Leipzig, MD, PhD

Associate Professor and Vice Chair for Education, Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Breast Cancer

Myrna Lewis, MSW

Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Sexuality

Robert D. Lindeman, MD

Professor (Emeritus) and former Chief, Division of Gerontology, Department of Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Aging and the Kidney; Renal Disorders

*Lewis A. Lipsitz, MD

Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Chief of Gerontology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Hypotension; Syncope  (contributed to the update of Syncope)

Elan D. Louis, MD

Assistant Professor of Neurology, Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, New York
Movement Disorders

Bruce A. Luxon, MD, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Liver and Biliary Disorders

Joanne Lynn, MD

Professor of Health Care Sciences; Director, The Center to Improve Care of the Dying, George Washington University; President, Americans for Better Care of the Dying
Care of the Dying Patient

*Kelly Lyons, PhD

Associate Professor of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center
Movement Disorders

Barry J. Make, MD

Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine; Director, Emphysema Center, National Jewish Medical and Research Center
Pulmonary Rehabilitation

*Stavros Manolagas, MD, PhD

Professor of Medicine and Director, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism and the UAMS/VA Center for Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Chief, Endocrinology Section, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System
Aging and the Musculoskeletal System

Edward Marcantonio, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Director of Quality Assurance and Outcomes Research, Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for Aged
Delirium; Dementia

Daniel McNally, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine and Acting Head, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Respiratory Failure

John R. Michael, MD

Professor of Medicine and Director of Medical Intensive Care Unit, University of Utah
Pulmonary Embolism

Jean-Pierre Michel, MD

Chief, Department of Geriatrics, University of Geneva Medical School, Switzerland
Aging and the Immune System

Douglas K. Miller, MD

Professor of Geriatric Medicine and Associate Director, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Saint Louis University
Laboratory Values

*Patricia A. Miller, EdD, OTR, FAOTA

Associate Professor of Clinical Occupational Therapy, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Occupational Therapy

*Charles V. Mobbs, MD

Associate Professor, Neuroscience and Geriatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Biology of Aging

Timothy D. Moon, MD

Professor of Surgery, Division of Urology, University of Wisconsin Medical School; Assistant Chief of Surgery, Chief of Urology, Madison VA Medical Center
Male Genital Disorders

John E. Morley, MB, BCh

Dammert Professor of Gerontology, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Saint Louis University Health Sciences Center; Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Saint Louis VA Medical Center
Protein-Energy Undernutrition; Obesity; Hormonal Supplementation

Richard T. Moxley III, MD

Director, Neuromuscular Disease Center, University of Rochester
Muscular Disorders

*David H. Neustadt, MD

Clinical Professor of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Louisville School of Medicine
Hand Disorders

*S. Ragnar Norrby, MD, PhD

Director General, Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control
Antimicrobial Drugs

Colleen E. O'Leary, MD

Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, State University of New York Health Science Center at Syracuse
Anesthesia Considerations

Terrence E. O'Shea, BS Pharm, PharmD

Regional Clinical Director, Omnicare, Inc., Englewood, OH
Pharmacy

*James T. Pacala, MD, MS

Associate Professor and Distinguished University Teaching Professor, Family Practice and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School
Prevention of Disease and Disability

*Rajesh Pahwa, MD

Professor of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center
Movement Disorders

Marilyn Pajk, RN, MS, MPH

Director, Community Case Management, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Pressure Sores

*Tania J. Phillips

Professor of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine
Pressure Ulcers

Lidia Pousada, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, New York Medical College; Chief, Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Sound Shore Medical Center
Hospitalization

Charlene M. Prather, MD

Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Saint Louis University Health Sciences Center
Constipation and Diarrhea

Jacques Proust, MD

Adjunct Professor, Department of Geriatrics, University of Geneva Medical School; Medical Director for Prevention of Aging, Clinique de Genolier, Switzerland
Aging and the Immune System

Christina M. Puchalski, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, The George Washington University Medical Center; Director of Education, National Institute for Healthcare Research
Care of the Dying Patient

*Lawrence G. Raisz, MD

Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Director, Musculoskeletal Institute, University of Connecticut Health Center
Metabolic Bone Disease; Disorders of Mineral Metabolism   (contributed to the update of Metabolic Bone Disease)

Shobita Rajagopalan, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
Pulmonary Infections; Urinary Tract Infections

*Christopher Keith Rayner, MB, BS, PhD, FRACP

Senior Lecturer, University of Adelaide; Consultant Gastroenterologist, Royal Adelaide Hospital
Aging and the Gastrointestinal Tract

Neil M. Resnick, MD

Professor of Medicine and Chief, Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Urinary Incontinence

*Sheldon M. Retchin, MD, MSPH

Vice President for Health Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University; Chief Executive Officer, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
The Elderly Driver

Holly Elizabeth Richter, PhD, MD

Assistant Professor, Division of Medical Surgical Gynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Female Genital Disorders

Mark Rolfe, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Florida
Lung Cancer

Atenodoro Marciano R. Ruiz, Jr, MD

Senior Fellow, Division of Gastroenterology, The George Washington University
Malabsorption

Anil K. Rustgi, MD

T. Grier Miller Associate Professor of Medicine and Genetics and Chief of Gastroenterology, University of Pennsylvania
Gastrointestinal Tumors

Arthur B. Sanders, MD

Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine
Emergency Medical Care

*Eric W. Sargent, MD

Otologist, Michigan Ear Institute
Ear Disorders; Hearing Loss

Isaac Schiff, MD

Joe Vincent Meigs Professor of Gynecology, Harvard Medical School; Chief, Vincent OB/GYN Service, Massachusetts General Hospital
Menopause; Estrogen Replacement Therapy

John T. Schulz III, MD, PhD

Instructor in Surgery, Harvard Medical School; Burn, Trauma, and General Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital; Staff Surgeon, Shriners Burns Hospital
Anorectal Disorders; Acute Abdomen and Surgical Gastroenterology

*Jonathan A. Ship, DMD

Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Radiology, and Medicine, New York College of Dentistry; Professor, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine; Director, Bluestone Center for Clinical Research
Dental and Oral Disorders

Rahmawati Sih, MD

Assistant Professor, Loyola University and Hines VA Medical Center
Lipoprotein Disorders

Jeffrey H. Silverstein, MD

Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Surgery, Geriatrics and Adult Development, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Perioperative Care

David H. Solomon, MD

Professor (Emeritus) of Medicine/Geriatrics, University of California, Los Angeles; Consultant, The RAND Corporation
Thyroid Disorders

*Syed H. Tariq, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Hormonal Supplementation

Ayalew Tefferi, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine, Mayo Medical School; Consultant, Division of Hematology and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation
Chronic Myeloid Disorders

*Peter B. Terry, MD

Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

*David R. Thomas, MD

Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Saint Louis University Health Sciences Center
Surgery; Preoperative Evaluation

Randall C. Thompson, MD

Associate Professor, Clinical Medicine, University of Missouri, Kansas City; Consulting Cardiologist, Mid-America Heart Institute
Cardiovascular Surgery and Percutaneous Interventional Techniques

Mary E. Tinetti, MD

Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology and Public Health, Yale University
Chronic Dizziness and Postural Instability

*Melvyn S. Tockman, MD, PhD

Professor of Oncology and Medicine; Director, Molecular Screening Program, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute at the University of South Florida
Aging and the Lungs; Lung Cancer  (contributed to the update of Aging and the Lungs)

Ronald G. Tompkins, MD, ScD

John F. Burke Professor of Surgery, Harvard University; Visiting Surgeon, Massachusetts General Hospital
Anorectal Disorders; Acute Abdomen and Surgical Gastroenterology

*Nina Tumosa, PhD

Professor of Internal Medicine, Saint Louis University; Health Education Officer, St. Louis VAMC Geriatrics Research, Education and Clinical Center
Aging and the Eye

Shermeen B. Vakharia, MD

Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, State University of New York Health Science Center at Syracuse
Anesthesia Considerations

Robert Edward Varner, MD

Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine
Female Genital Disorders

Robert E. Vestal, MD

Senior Medical Director, Early Clinical Development, Covance Inc., Walnut Creek, CA
Clinical Pharmacology

Pantel S. Vokonas, MD

Professor of Medicine and Public Health, Boston University School of Medicine; Director, Department of Veterans Affairs, Normative Aging Study
Atherosclerosis

Arnold Wald, MD

Professor of Medicine and Associate Chief, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Pittsburgh
Lower Gastrointestinal Tract Disorders

Brian Walsh, MD

Assistant Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Harvard Medical School; Director, Menopause Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Menopause; Estrogen Replacement Therapy

Philip J. Walther, MD, PhD

Professor of Surgery, Urology, and Pathology, Duke University School of Medicine
Urinary Tract Tumors

*Michael Wasserman, MD

Private Practice, Senior Care of Colorado
Quality of Life and Therapeutic Objectives

Jerome D. Waye, MD

Clinical Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Chief, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, Mount Sinai Medical Center; Chief, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, Lenox Hill Hospital
Endoscopic Gastrointestinal Procedures

*Terrie Wetle, PhD

Associate Dean of Medicine for Public Health and Public Policy and Professor of Medical Sciences, Brown Medical School
Health Care Funding; Social Issues  (contributed to the update of Health Care Funding)

* Heidi Wierman, MD

Medical Director, Acute Care for Elders Unit and Hospital Elder Life Program, Maine Medical Center
History and Physical Examination

*T. Franklin Williams, MD

Professor of Medicine (Emeritus), University of Rochester School Medicine; Attending Physician, Monroe Community Hospital
History and Physical Examination

William R. Wilson, MD

Director, Division of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, The George Washington University Medical Center
Nose and Throat Disorders

Thomas T. Yoshikawa, MD

Chairman, Department of Internal Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
Pulmonary Infections; Urinary Tract Infections

Edward T. Zawada, Jr, MD

Freeman Professor and Chairman, Department of Medicine, University of South Dakota; Medical Director of Geriatrics, Sioux Valley Hospital
Disorders of Water and Electrolyte Balance; Disorders of Acid-Base Metabolism

Consultants

Shelly Gray, PharmD, MS

Associate Professor of Pharmacy and Director, Geriatric Pharmacy Program, University of Washington

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, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

Michael R. Jacobs, PharmD

Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, Temple University School of Pharmacy

David F. Polakoff, MD

Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Chief Medical Officer, Mariner Post-Acute Network

Acknowledgments

We wish to express our appreciation to the following persons for their expert assistance in reviewing specific chapters.

* Reviewed updated chapter.

Laurence Branch, PhD

Professor of Gerontology, Duke University Center on Aging (Demographics)

Janice L. Feinberg, PharmD, JD

Executive Director, American Society of Consultant Pharmacists Research and Education Foundation (Pharmacy)

Harvey Lemont, DPM

Professor, Section of Podiatric Medicine, Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine; Director, Laboratory of Podiatric Pathology (Foot Disorders)

*Chau D. Nguyen, MPH

Epidemiology Program Specialist, Laboratory of Epidemiology, Demography and Biometry, National Institute on Aging (NIH) (Demographics)

G. Alec Rooke, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Washington (Anesthesia Considerations)

G. Victor Rossi, PhD

Leonard and Madlyn Abramson Professor of Pharmacology, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia (Clinical Pharmacology)

This topic was last updated July 2006.