Joshua Chodosh, MD, MSHS
[CONTACT INFORMATION] VA Greater LA Healthcare System, GRECC 11301 Wilshire Blvd. (11G) Los Angeles, CA 90073 Phone: (310) 268-3361 E-mail:
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[AFFILIATION] Associate Professor In-Residence, Division of Geriatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
[EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS] MSHS, UCLA School of Public Health, 2000 Certificate of Added Qualifications in Geriatric Medicine, 1998 (recertified 2008) MD, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 1988
[AWARDS & RECOGNITION] Best Paper: Geriatrics Health Services and Policy Research. American Geriatrics Society, May 2008. Washington, D.C. Best Paper: Body Nets ‘08 Third International Conference on Body Area Networks, March 13 – 17, 2008 (Center for Adaptive Neural Systems) VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System Performance Award, 2007 Presidential Poster Award – Best in Health Services, American Geriatrics Society National Meeting, May 3 – 7, 2006
[RESEARCH INTERESTS] Assessment of quality of care for older adults with cognitive impairment Quality improvement/Implementation research methodology Specific program implementation evaluation for chronic disease care management
[RESEARCH INTEREST TOPIC AREAS] Alzheimer's Disease Chronic conditions/morbidity Cognitive function Community-based participatory research Dementia/memory impairment Frailty Functional status Implementation research Palliative care Practice redesign Quality improvement Reorganizing health care delivery
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[PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR NIH GRANTS] NIH/NIA — Comparative Effectiveness of Dementia Care Strategies in Underserved Communities, 2010 – 2013. (PI: J. Chodosh, B. Vickrey)
[CO-INVESTIGATOR NIH GRANTS] NIH/NIA — Neighborhood SES and Emotional Distress in Old Age, 2007 – 2010. (RO1 AG022537-04A1, PI: C. Aneshensel; Co-Investigator: J. Chodosh)
[OTHER GRANTS] Department of Health & Human Services, Health Resources & Services Administration — California Geriatric Education Center, 2010 – 2015. (PI: J. Frank; Co-Investigator: J. Chodosh)
SCAN Foundation — SCAN Memory Program Evaluation Study, 2009 – 2012. (PI: J. Chodosh)
State of California Department of Health Services/Alzheimer's Disease Program — A Dementia Care Management Intervention: Finding the Most Effective Components, 2008 – 2010. (PI: J. Chodosh)
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