Daniel Jude Oates, MD
Clinical Associate Professor, Medicine

Biography
Daniel Oates, MD, MSc, returned to BU and Boston Medical Center (BMC) in October 2023 to become medical director of senior services and partnership for the Boston Medical Center Health System. He provides clinical care on the inpatient geriatrics consult service as well as home visits within the Enhanced Care Program, providing addition services and medical support to dual eligible seniors who have both Medicare and Medicaid. In these capacities he precepts medical students during their required fourth-year geriatrics clerkship. The major focus of his scholarly work has been on health literacy and educational interventions related to health literacy that ultimately impact quality and safety. While away from BU and BMC, Dr. Oates maintained an active clinical practice, working as a medical director and treating patients in long-term care, as well as geriatric patients in clinic and at home.
Other Positions
- Active Staff Privileges, Medicine, Boston Medical Center
Websites
Education
- Boston University School of Public Health, MSc
- Boston University School of Medicine, BA/MD
Publications
- Published on 4/7/2014
Goldenheim A, Oates D, Parker V, Russell M, Winter M, Silliman RA. Rehospitalization of older adults discharged to home hospice care. J Palliat Med. 2014 Jul; 17(7):841-4. PMID: 24708490.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/8/2012
Oates DJ, Kornetsky D, Winter MR, Silliman RA, Caruso LB, Sharbaugh ME, Hardt EJ, Parker VA. Minimizing geriatric rehospitalizations: a successful model. Am J Med Qual. 2013 Jan-Feb; 28(1):8-15. PMID: 22684011.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/1/2012
Orkaby AR, Chen B, Iliaki EF, Sulis CA, Oates DJ. A curious case of Lactobacillus casei in a prosthetic joint: was it the yogurt? J Am Geriatr Soc. 2012 Jun; 60(6):1177-8. PMID: 22690992.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/1/2009
Oates DJ, Norton LE, Russell ML, Chao SH, Hardt EJ, Brett B, Kimball P, Levine SA. Multisite geriatrics clerkship for fourth-year medical students: a successful model for teaching the Association of American Medical Colleges' core competencies. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009 Oct; 57(10):1917-24. PMID: 19807792.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/15/2009
Oates DJ, Silliman RA. Health literacy: improving patient understanding. Oncology (Williston Park). 2009 Apr 15; 23(4):376, 379. PMID: 19476268.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 2/24/2009
Oates DJ, Paasche-Orlow MK. Health literacy: communication strategies to improve patient comprehension of cardiovascular health. Circulation. 2009 Feb 24; 119(7):1049-51. PMID: 19237675.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/7/2007
Brandeis GH, Oates DJ. The Judaic-Christian origin of nursing homes. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2007 Jun; 8(5):279-83. PMID: 17570305.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/1/2007
Oates DJ, Berlowitz DR, Glickman ME, Silliman RA, Borzecki AM. Blood pressure and survival in the oldest old. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007 Mar; 55(3):383-8. PMID: 17341240.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/1/1992
Squires S, Oates DJ, Bouffler SD, Johnson RT. Cockayne's syndrome fibroblasts are characterized by hypersensitivity to deoxyguanosine and abnormal DNA precursor pool metabolism in response to deoxyguanosine or ultraviolet light. Somat Cell Mol Genet. 1992 Sep; 18(5):387-401. PMID: 1475705.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/1/1987
Collins A, Oates DJ. Hydroxyurea: effects on deoxyribonucleotide pool sizes correlated with effects on DNA repair in mammalian cells. Eur J Biochem. 1987 Dec 1; 169(2):299-305. PMID: 3691495.
Read at: PubMed