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Beata Skudlarska, MD
Dr Skudlarska is the program director. She completed a 2 year Geriatric Fellowship at the University of Connecticut, Farmington and has worked in both private practice and academics. Currently she serves as Chief, Section of Geriatric Medicine at Bridgeport Hospital and has established a dynamic, geriatric subspecialty practice that is exceedingly unique. She is the medical director of Ludlowe Healthcare Center in Fairfield, CT. She is president of the CT Medical Directors Association, is on the House of Delegates for the American Medical Directors Association, and is a member of the clinical practice subcommittee of AGS.
Publications:
- Barrantes F, Argento V, Skudlarska B, Amoateng-Adjepong Y. Physician Preferences for Medical Interventions in Elderly Patients. Connecticut Medicine 2008 (in press)
- Argento V, Roylance J, Skudlarska B, Dainiak N, Amoateng-Adjepong Y. Anemia Prevalence In A Home Visit Geriatric Population. JAMDA 2008; 9 (3): B6-7
- Dainiak N, Skudlarska B, Albanese J. Local, regional and national responses for medical management of a radiological/nuclear incident, Dose-Response, 2008 (in press).
- Albanese J, Skudlarska B, Dainiak N. Impact of mass casualties resulting from radiation exposure on health care systems, Encyclopedia Environment Health, 2008 (in press).
- Skudlarski P, Jagannathan K, Calhoun VD, Hampson M, Skudlarska BA ,Pearlson G. Measuring Brain Connectivity : Diffusion Tensor Imaging Validates Resting State Temporal Correlations. NeuroImage, 2008 (in press).
Vivian Argento, MD
Dr Argento is the Associate Program Director. She is a graduate of a 2 year Geriatric Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. She is medical director of Crosby Commons Assisted Living Facility in Shelton, CT, and secretary of the CT Medical Directors Association. Her interests are in medical education, medical direction, and dementia.
Publications:
, Skudlarska B. Interactions with Pharmaceutical Representatives. Physician’s Information and Education Resource. pier.acponline.org. accessed 7/15/2007 (ACP’s peer reviewed education modules)
Argento VS. Health Screening and Disease Prevention. Classic Papers in Geriatric Medicine with Current Commentaries. Pignolo R, Crane M, Forciea M (ed). The Humana Press, Inc 2008. P 113-122
Barrantes F, Argento V, Skudlarska B, Amoateng-Adjepong Y. Physician Preferences for Medical Interventions in Elderly Patients. Connecticut Medicine 2008 (in press)
Argento V, Roylance J, Skudlarska B, Dainiak N, Amoateng-Adjepong Y. Anemia Prevalence In A Home Visit Geriatric Population. JAMDA 2008; 9 (3): B6-7
Marina Blagodatny, MD
Dr Blagodatny is a clinical instructor and preceptor. She completed a 1 year clinical Geriatric Fellowship at Bellevue Medical Center in NYC. She has served as a medical director of a nursing home in the past. Her expertise is in long term care and wound management. She is primarily responsible for teaching in the nursing facilities and teaching the management of wounds, including bedside debridement.
Soo-Young Kwon, MD
Dr Kwon is a clinical instructor and preceptor. She completed a one year fellowship at Montefiorre Medical Center. Her expertise is long term care, assisted living, and home visits. She also has special expertise in palliative care and is responsible for the palliative care experience and lectures. She is primarily responsible for teaching in the nursing facilities, home visits, assisted living, and hospital.
Asefeh Heiat-Azodi, MD, MPH
Dr Heiat is a clinical instructor and preceptor. She completed a fellowship in France in Geriatrics. She has an MPH and spent several years doing research before returning to private practice and most recently joining our group. Her expertise is in the field of screening and prevention. She has a combined board certification in Internal Medicine and Preventive Medicine.
Publications:
- Heiat A, Wang Y, Scinto J, Krumholz HM. Temporal Trends in the Patterns of Care and Outcomes of Elderly Patients with Heart Failure, manuscript
- Heiat A. Impact of Age on Definition of Standards for Ideal Weight, Preventive Cardiology, 2003; 6: 104-107
- Heiat A, Gross CP, Krumholz HM. Representation of Elderly, Women, and Minorities in the Heart Failure Clinical Trials, Archives of Internal medicine, 2002; 162: 1682-1688
- Gross CP, Mallory R, Heiat A, Krumholz HM. Reporting the Recruitment Process in Clinical Trials: Who are these patients and how did they get there? Annals of Internal medicine, 2002; 137: 10-16
- Williams SA, Kasl SV, Heiat A, Krumholz HM, Abramson JL, Vaccarino V. Depression and risk of heart failure among the elderly: A prospective community-based study, Psychosomatic Medicine, 2002; 64: 6-12
- Heiat A, Vaccarino V, Krumholz HM. An evidence-based assessment of Federal Guidelines for overweight and obesity as they apply to elderly persons, Arch Intern Med. 2001; 161:1194-1203
- Heiat A, Mattera JA, Henry GA, Chen YT, Krumholz HM. Trends in costs of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty, Am J Managed Care 1998; 4: 1667-1674
- Krumholz HM, Radford MJ, Wang Y, Chen J, Heiat A, Marciniak TA. National use and effectiveness of B-Blockers for the treatment of elderly patients after acute myocardial infarction, National Cooperative Cardiovascular Project, JAMA 1998; 280:623-629
- Hamonet C and Heiat A. Rehabilitation of low back pain (French), Revue du Praticien 1994; 8 (264): 22-30
Yaw Amoateng- Adjepong, MD, MPH, PhD
Dr Adjepong is the director of the research curriculum. He has a masters of public health and a PhD in epidemiology. He is responsible for teaching fellows the principles of research and epidemiology. He also serves as the primary preceptor for the outpatient geriatric continuity clinic.
Publications:
- Thorevska N, Tilluckdharry L, Ticko S, Havasi A, Amoateng-Adjepong Y, Manthous CA. Informed consent for invasive medical procedures from the patients’ perspective. Connecticut Medicine 2004 February; 68(2):101-105.
- Salam A, Tilluckdharry, Amoateng-Adjepong Y, Manthous CA. Neurologic status, cough, secretions and extubation outcomes. Intensive Care Medicine 2004 July; 30(7):1334-1339. [Epub ahead of print: March 4, 2004].
- Thorevska N, Amoateng-Adjepong Y, Sabahi R, Schiopescu I, Salloum A, Muralidharan V, Manthous CA. Anticoagulation in hospitalized patients with renal insufficiency: A comparison of bleeding rates unfractionated heparin vs enoxaparin. Chest 2004; 125(3):856-863.
- Upadya A, Thorevska N, Sena KN, Manthous C, Amoateng-Adjepong Y. Predictors and consequences of pneumonia in critically ill patients with stroke. Journal of Critical Care 2004 March; 19(1):16-22.
- DeGirolamo A, Mallareddy M, Veerabjadraiah D, Smina M, Amoateng-Adjepong Y, Manthous CA. Informed Consent for Invasive Procedures in a Community Hospital Medical Intensive Care Unit. Connecticut Medicine 2004 April; 68(4):223-229.
- Tilluckdharry L, Tickoo S, Amoateng-Adjepong Y, Manthous CA. Outcomes of critically ill patients: Analysis based on duration of emergency department stay. American Journal of Emergency Medicine 2005 May; 23(3):336-339.
- Thorevska N, Tilluckdharry L, Ticko S, Havasi A, Amoateng-Adjepong Y, Manthous CA. Patients’ understanding of advance directives and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Journal of Critical Care 2005 March; 20(1):26-34.
- Upadya A, Tilluckdharry L, Muralidharan V, Amoateng-Adjepong Y, Manthous CA. Fluid balance and weaning outcomes. Intensive Care Medicine 2005 Dec; 31(12):1643-1647.
- Anderson C, Deepak BV, Amoateng-Adjepong Y, Zarich S. Benefits of comprehensive in-patient education and discharge planning with outpatient support in elderly patients with congestive heart failure. Congestive Heart Failure 2005 Nov-Dec; 11(6):315-321.
- Nicolasora N, Pannala R, Mountantonakis S, Shanmugan B, DeGirolamo A, Amoateng-Adjepong Y, Manthous CA. If asked, hospitalized patients will choose whether to receive life-sustaining therapies. Journal of Hospital Medicine 2006 May; 1(3): 161-167. PMID: 17219490
INVITED EDITORIALS:
. Caring for the critically ill in developing countries – our collective challenge. Critical Care Medicine 2006 April; 34(4):1288-1289.
Associated Faculty:
Neil Dolan, MD and Sylvia Puuruganan, MD are board certified geriatric psychiatrists who are responsible for teaching in the psychiatry unit
Lisa Webb, MD is a board certified Neurologist and Physiatrist trained at the University of Pennsylvania. She co-ordinates the Neurology and PMR electives.
Nurse Practicioners:
Donna Yasick, APRN, FNP-BC
Dianne Raccio, APRN, MS, APN-BC
Chrisitine Tocchi, GNP-BC
Geriatric Nurse Case Managers:
Jackie Bostick, RN
Dori Ann Rogers, RN, MSN, CCRN
- Rogers DA. Game of Life: Improving client outcomes at Hall-Brooke Behavioral Health Services. Advance for Nurses. June 9, 2003. Vol. 3, Issue 13, Page 15. (Feature Article).
- Rogers DA. Psychiatric Nurses The (He)art of Nursing. Nursing Spectrum. June 30, 2003
- Rogers DA. Turn Accusations Into Affirmations: Transform Nurses Into Published Authors. K. Heinrich, R Neese, D. Rogers & A. Facente. Nursing Education Perspectives. May/June 2004. Vol 25, No 3.
Rogers DA. Precious GEMS: Overcrowding in one ED leads to an innovative program to expedite care of the elderly . Advance for Nurses. August 25, 2008. Vol. 10, Issue 18, Page 25. (Feature Article).
Rogers DA. Finding Work That Matters: Your Encore Nursing Career. Advance for Nurses. Accepted for publication 4/2008. Awaiting publication.
Eileen Sweeny, RN
Margaret Sadlier, RN
Marlene Schmidt, RN
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