Kalpana Narayan Shankar, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
Other Positions
- Boston Medical Center
Education
- Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, MD
- University of Pennsylvania, MA
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, MSc
- Rutgers University–Camden, BS
Publications
- Published on 12/10/2020
Shankar KN, Lin F, Epino H, Temin E, Liu S. Emergency department falls: a longitudinal analysis of revisits and hospitalisations between patients who fall and patients who did not fall. BMJ Open. 2020 12 10; 10(12):e041054. PMID: 33303454.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/30/2018
Sri-On J, Tirrell GP, Kamsom A, Marill KA, Shankar KN, Liu SW. A High-yield Fall Risk and Adverse Events Screening Questions From the Stopping Elderly Accidents, Death, and Injuries (STEADI) Guideline for Older Emergency Department Fall Patients. Acad Emerg Med. 2018 Aug; 25(8):927-938. PMID: 29575248.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/28/2017
Shankar KN, Taylor D, Rizzo CT, Liu SW. Exploring Older Adult ED Fall Patients' Understanding of Their Fall: A Qualitative Study. Geriatr Orthop Surg Rehabil. 2017 Dec; 8(4):231-237. PMID: 29318085.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/14/2017
Shankar KN, Liu SW, Ganz DA. Trends and Characteristics of Emergency Department Visits for Fall-Related Injuries in Older Adults, 2003-2010. West J Emerg Med. 2017 Aug; 18(5):785-793. PMID: 28874929.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/19/2017
Shankar KN, Treadway NJ, Taylor AA, Breaud AH, Peterson EW, Howland J. Older adult falls prevention behaviors 60 days post-discharge from an urban emergency department after treatment for a fall. Inj Epidemiol. 2017 Dec; 4(1):18. PMID: 28626848.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/6/2017
Coe LJ, St John JA, Hariprasad S, Shankar KN, MacCulloch PA, Bettano AL, Zotter J. An Integrated Approach to Falls Prevention: A Model for Linking Clinical and Community Interventions through the Massachusetts Prevention and Wellness Trust Fund. Front Public Health. 2017; 5:38. PMID: 28321393.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/1/2016
Palermo NE, Modzelewski KL, Farwell AP, Fosbroke J, Shankar KN, Alexanian SM, Baker WE, Simonson DC, McDonnell ME. OPEN ACCESS TO DIABETES CENTER FROM THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT REDUCES HOSPITALIZATIONS IN THE SUSEQUENT YEAR. Endocr Pract. 2016 Oct; 22(10):1161-1169. PMID: 27732094.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/1/2016
Shankar KN, Magauran BG, Kahn JH. Geriatric Emergencies. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2016 Aug; 34(3):xvii-xviii. PMID: 27475023.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/1/2016
Kahn JH, Magauran BG, Olshaker JS, Shankar KN. Current Trends in Geriatric Emergency Medicine. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2016 Aug; 34(3):435-52. PMID: 27475008.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/5/2015
Howland J, Shankar KN, Peterson EW, Taylor AA. Savings in acute care costs if all older adults treated for fall-related injuries completed matter of balance. Inj Epidemiol. 2015; 2(1):25. PMID: 26457239.
Read at: PubMed
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