This physician specializes in geriatric medicine with more than 30 years of clinical experience focused on the diagnosis and management of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, and other medical, psychiatric, and functional conditions affecting older adults. Areas of expertise include geriatric assessment, cognitive decline, psychiatric and physical effects of caregiving, arthritis-related disability, elder abuse and mistreatment, and pharmacotherapy in aging populations. Professional work has involved evaluation and management of complex geriatric conditions and analysis of healthcare practices affecting elderly patients.
Board certified in internal medicine and geriatric medicine, this physician has held clinical, academic, and administrative roles involving geriatric care programs, physician leadership, clinical instruction, and health services research focused on aging populations. Scholarly contributions include peer-reviewed publications and presentations addressing dementia, frailty, caregiving impacts, and geriatric health outcomes. The physician has more than 20 years of expert witness experience, providing consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony in matters involving dementia diagnosis and management, elder abuse, caregiving-related health effects, and disability associated with geriatric medical conditions.