Shivani Kumari Jindal, MD
Assistant Professor, Medicine
Biography
Shivani Jindal, MD is an Attending Hospitalist & Hospital in Home at the VA Boston Healthcare System – General Internal Medicine in Boston, MA. She also is the Clinical Physician Consultant, Home & Community Based Programs at the VA National Office of Geriatrics & Extended Care. Previously, she was the Attending CLC & Hospitalist at the VA Boston Healthcare System – GEC, Boston, MA and the Director of Medicine Consult Service at the VA Boston Healthcare System – Brockton Division.
Other Positions
- Assistant Professor, Geriatrics, Medicine, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Education
- Wright State University at Dayton, MD
- Ohio State University, MPH
- Youngstown State University, BS
Publications
- Published on 10/18/2024
Wozneak KA, Jindal SK, Munro S, Huhn CA, Page T, Edes TE, Hartronft SR. Lessons from the Department of Veterans Affairs: A continuum of age-friendly care for older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025 Feb; 73(2):358-366. PMID: 39422433.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/30/2024
Sump C, Molloy MJ, Jindal SK. Using patient preferences to shift healthcare culture: Patient-centered clinical decision support as a tool to aid in hospital at home participation. J Hosp Med. 2025 Jan; 20(1):96-97. PMID: 39212220.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 2/16/2024
Pagliuca S, Wagner C, Pietruszka BL, Jindal SK. Thiazide-Induced Hyponatremia Presenting as a Fall in an Older Adult. Fed Pract. 2024 Feb; 41(2):58-61. PMID: 38835924.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 2/6/2024
Jindal SK, Lee T, Agrawal A, Demers L, Schwartz AW. A National Survey on Point of Care Ultrasonography Use Among Veterans Affairs Clinicians in Home Care and Skilled Nursing Facilities. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2024 Jun; 25(6):104930. PMID: 38336356.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/13/2024
Morgan S, Pasco JC, Demers L, Young ME, Jindal SK. Combating ageism in medical education with narrative medicine. Gerontol Geriatr Educ. 2025; 46(1):5-16. PMID: 38217514.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/19/2023
Jindal SK, Paniszyn L, Lee T, Kumar A, Holliday AM, Orkaby AR, Schwartz AW. Bringing age-friendly care to the wards: A feasibility study implementing a 4Ms Bundle. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 Dec; 71(12):3943-3947. PMID: 37596886.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/13/2023
Ferri GM, Morgan S, Pasco JC, Restrepo J, Demers L, Young ME, Jindal SK. Listening more and measuring less: Student and faculty perspectives on social narratives in care for older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 Mar; 71(3):E5-E8. PMID: 36637868.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 7/15/2022
Merz LE, Jindal S, Shahal T, Serrao R, Breu AC. A Veteran With Recurrent, Painful Knee Effusion. Fed Pract. 2022 Jul; 39(7):315-319. PMID: 36425346.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 2/28/2022
Jindal SK, Karamourtopoulos M, Jacobson AR, Pinheiro A, Smith AK, Hamel MB, Schonberg MA. Strategies for discussing long-term prognosis when deciding on cancer screening for adults over age 75. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022 06; 70(6):1734-1744. PMID: 35225351.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/29/2018
Baughman AW, Cain G, Ruopp MD, Concepcion C, Oliveira C, O'Toole R, Saunders S, Jindal SK, Ferreira M, Simon SR. Improving Access to Care by Admission Process Redesign in a Veterans Affairs Skilled Nursing Facility. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2018 Aug; 44(8):454-462. PMID: 30071965.
Read at: PubMed
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