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
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.
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. 2024 Jan 13; 1-12. 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.
Published on 7/15/2022Merz 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.
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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