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
Schwartz AW, Jindal SK, Wozneak KA, Burke RE. Implementation of the Age-Friendly Health Systems Initiative in the Department of Veterans Affairs: 5 Years of Improving Quality for Older Veterans. Inquiry. 2025; 62:469580251366883. PMID: 40888158.
Published on 7/12/2025Holliday AM, Hashmi AZ, Okoli-Umeweni AO, Khan A, Jindal SK, Gaur S, Rivera V, Patel NK. American Geriatrics Society Position Statement: Telehealth Policy for Older Adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025 Jul 12. PMID: 40650623.
Published on 3/12/2025Fonseca Valencia C, Schell BR, Guerrier C, VanSpeybroeck GA, Gurevitch J, Harrington M, Hayes B, Ritchey KC, Martinchek M, Schwartz AW, Jindal SK. Addressing What Matters: A Pilot Study and Mixed Methods Evaluation of Patient Priorities Care in Four Clinical Settings. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025 Jul; 73(7):2229-2237. PMID: 40072287.
Published on 10/18/2024Wozneak 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.
Published on 8/30/2024Sump 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.
Published on 2/16/2024Pagliuca 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.
Published on 2/6/2024Jindal 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.
Published on 1/13/2024Morgan 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.
Published on 8/19/2023Jindal 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.
Published on 1/13/2023Ferri 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.
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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