Shivani Kumari Jindal MD
Assistant Professor, General Internal Medicine
Assistant Professor, Geriatrics
72 E. Concord Street | (774) 826-3852shivani.jindal@va.gov
Sections
General Internal Medicine
Geriatrics
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.
Education
MD, Wright State University at Dayton
MPH, Ohio State University
Biology, BS, Youngstown State University
Publications
Hawley C, Moye J, Wingood M, Jindal SK, Kennedy M. Evaluation and quality improvement projects (EQUIP) bootcamp: development, implementation, and evaluation with learners in geriatrics. Gerontol Geriatr Educ. 2026 Feb 02; 1-18. PMID: 41627179.
Published on 9/30/2025Donnelly CE, Rattray NA, Flanagan ME, Myers JL, Schwartzkopf AL, Madrigal CB, Schubert CC, Shaughnessy M, Driver JA, Jindal SK, Bravata DM. Perspectives of Nurses in the VA Coordinated Transitional Care (CTraC) Program: A Qualitative Study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025 Dec; 73(12):3860-3869. PMID: 41024661.
Published on 9/25/2025Bravata DM, Schubert CC, Kilbourne AM, Hartronft SR, Schwartzkopf AL, Myers JL, Flanagan ME, Donnelly CE, Taylor SE, Reeves MJ, Perkins AJ, Myers LE, Roy I, Burke RE, Beard RA, Montagnini M, Jindal SK, Arling G, Madrigal C, Rattray NA. Leading Learning Health Systems: Strategies Used to Establish and Conduct a Learning Health System. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Sep 25. PMID: 40999263.
Published on 2/28/2022Jindal 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.
Published on 5/29/2018Baughman 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.
Published on 6/1/2014Chambers EM, Jindal SK, Hebbeler-Clark R, Warm EJ. Morbidity, mortality, and improvement-moving ideas into action. J Grad Med Educ. 2014 Jun; 6(2):362-3. PMID: 24949156.
Published on 11/1/2013Mulhall AM, Jindal SK. Massive gastrointestinal hemorrhage as a complication of the Flexi-Seal fecal management system. Am J Crit Care. 2013 Nov; 22(6):537-43. PMID: 24186827.
Media Mentions
Published on 1/25/2023
VA’s narrative medicine program improves senior patient care, docs’ study finds
Published on 1/17/2023
Study finds narrative medicine is an important tool to help care for older adults
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