Geriatrics News
Robert Dawson Evans Distinguished Professor of Medicine – Dr. Thomas Perls
One of our own physicians, Dr. Thomas Perls, was recently recognized as a Robert Dawson Evans Distinguished Professor of Medicine. This designation is given to faculty at the Professor rank whose academic achievements have greatly impacted their field in research, education or clinical care. This award includes a stipend to support... More
2021 George Rosenthal Award
The Dr. George Rosenthal Award for Service Excellence is awarded annually to a Section member who goes “above and beyond”, exerting additional effort, demonstrates energy and enthusiasm for their work and has pride in the section. This year the award goes to Barbara Buczynski, RN. Barbara goes above and beyond daily... More
Alzheimer’s and Caregiver Awareness Months
This month we’re jointly recognizing Alzheimer’s Awareness and Caregiver Awareness months. When combining these two months, we acknowledge that many people with Alzheimer’s have caregivers. Recent data from the CDC estimates that more than 16 million Americans provide more than 17 billion hours of care for people with Alzheimer’s and... More
Updates on the Massachusetts Coalition for Serious Illness Care
Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) is one of the many Massachusetts medical schools to become part of the Massachusetts Coalition for Serious Illness Care. Members of this coalition include people from UMass, Tufts and Harvard. This coalition is focused in developing a longitudinal curriculum on serious illness communication for... More
2021 BMC Service Awards
Congratulations to members of the Geriatrics Section receiving Boston Medical Center Service Awards! Hollis Day, MD, MS, MHPE has been with us for five years as the Chief of Geriatrics.Veronica Garcia is one of our Clinic Practice Assistants and Ambulatory Service Representatives and has been with us for five years.Rosie Lau-Ng, More
Dr. Won Lee Featured in The New York Times
Photo credit: The New York Times Dr. Won Lee was featured in the NYTimes article “More Than 80 Percent of Seniors Are Vaccinated. That’s ‘Not Safe Enough.'" Dr. Lee, along with other clinicians in the Geriatrics home care program, has delivered COVID vaccines to several patients. However, there is still vaccine hesitancy... More
Falls Prevention Awareness Week
Photo: https://www.ncoa.org/ This week (September 20th-24th) is Falls Prevention Awareness Week, and it is dedicated to increasing awareness about the risks and effects of falls. There are many ways to get involved this week, from learning about these risks to spreading the message to others. You can also advocate by contacting... More
New Faculty: Julia Burns, MD
We are excited to announce that Julia Burns, MD has accepted an offer to join the Section of Geriatrics at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC). Dr. Burns started in August and will be joining our home care and clinic group. Dr. Burns graduated as a Presidential... More
Welcome AY22 Fellows!
On July 1, 2021, we welcomed our four new fellows: Jen Granina, Avery Osella, Steph Pagliuca, and Linda Paniszyn. Click here to learn more about our fellows!
Congrats to our 2021 Fellows!
Congratulations to our fellows that graduated from the fellowship program on June 30, 2021! We are so excited for their next adventure. Shivani Jindal, MD, MPH completed her 2nd year GRECC fellowship with us and will now be precepting our current fellows on the new Hospital in Home rotation at the... More