[CONTACT INFORMATION]
VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, GRECC
11301 Wilshire Blvd. (11G)
Los Angeles, CA 90073
Phone: (310) 268-4110
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[AFFILIATION]
Assistant Professor in Residence, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, GRECC and David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

[EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS]
PhD, UCLA School of Public Health, 2004 – 2007
MPH, Harvard School of Public Health, 1998 – 2001
MD, Harvard Medical School, 1996 – 2001
Board Certified in Internal Medicine, 2004; Geriatrics, 2005

[RESEARCH INTERESTS]
Fall prevention in community-dwelling elders
Implementation of research findings into clinical practice

[RESEARCH INTEREST TOPIC AREAS]
Dementia
Depression
Falls
Functional status
Quality of care
Quality improvement
Reorganizing health care delivery
Urinary incontinence

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[OTHER GRANTS]
VA HSR&D/QUERI — Improving Quality of Primary Care for Fall Prevention in Older Veterans. (RRP 09-202; PI: D. Ganz)