Dr. Ashwin Kotwal was just quoted in the SF Chronicle. #geriatrics #HPM #palliativemedicine #ucsf Learn more here: www.sfchronicle.com/health/artic...

Bay Area Older Adult Community Resource of the Week: The Shanti Project Providing free, compassionate support to older adults and people with serious health conditions. 💙 Learn more: www.shanti.org/about-us/con... #geriatrics #HPM #palliativemedicine #ucsf

Dr. Stephanie Rogers, MD is partnering with Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly to reduce loneliness among older adults. As she trains for the Escape from Alcatraz triathlon, she’s raising $25K and recruiting 30 volunteers—one for each mile.#ucsf Read more here: tiny.ucsf.edu/QiIJ4v)

New publication! James Deardorff, Anil Makam, and Bob Burke published a narrative review in JAMA Internal Medicine on navigating postacute care options for patients after hospital discharge. #geriatrics #HPM #palliativemedicine #ucsf Read more here: tiny.ucsf.edu/6LkuFN

New GERI Brain Health Video! Anna Chodos, MD, MPH presents Hearing and Vision for Brain Health and discusses how addressing hearing and vision problems may help protect against cognitive decline and dementia. #geriatrics#ucsf @annachodos.bsky.social tiny.ucsf.edu/kT7VTs

🎉 Excited to announce Drs. Stacy Han & Jaime Rosenthal as our new Geriatrics Fellowship Site Directors for UCSF Care at Home, effective July 1, 2026! Huge thanks to Dr. Deepa Dharmarajan for 4 years of outstanding leadership. #Geriatrics #ucsf tiny.ucsf.edu/qI4Qjc

Bay Area Older Adult Community Resource of the Week: The Friendship Line, operated by IOA. A free, 24/7 confidential support line for adults 60+ and adults with disabilities in CA. Call 888-670-1360. #geriatrics #HPM #palliativemedicine #ucsf tiny.ucsf.edu/eb97KM)

Last week, the DCA & CAP-CT teams joined the SF–Marin Food Bank to pack 482 grocery bags for seniors, people with disabilities, and others in need. 💛 #geriatrics #HPM #palliativemedicine #ucsf Read more here: tiny.ucsf.edu/qh8jL8

Dr. Anna Chodos presents “Advance Care Planning” in the GERI Brain Health series. Learn how people with dementia can plan ahead for the future. Watch here: tiny.ucsf.edu/vDB37j #geriatrics #HPM #palliativemedicine #ucsf @annachodos.bsky.social

Michael Steinman, @mikesteinman.bsky.social was quoted in the Wall Street Journal on reducing unnecessary and inappropriate medications for older adults. #geriatrics #HPM #palliativemedicine #ucsf Read more: tiny.ucsf.edu/W1lxX7

🌟 Geri Community Resource of the Week: Family Caregiver Alliance For 40+ years, FCA has supported caregivers with care planning, support groups, respite, and legal guidance for conditions like Alzheimer’s & Parkinson’s. 📞 415-434-3388 | 🔗 caregiver.org #geriatrics #ucsf

Proud to share new research supported by a Donaghue Foundation award! Dr. Harrison and colleagues at UCSF & Mount Sinai will study hospice visit patterns for people with dementia using 100% of Medicare claims data (2022–24). #ucsf#geriatrics tiny.ucsf.edu/4VyUfd

👏 Kudos for Outstanding Care Coordination! We’re proud to recognize Grant Tominaga, UCSF patient navigator at SFCJL, for his exceptional collaboration and dedication to seamless, patient-centered care. Thank you, Grant, for representing UCSF and SFCJL so well! #geriatrics#ucsf tiny.ucsf.edu/6V6Mz1

Geriatrics clinical fellows rang in the new year with cookies and crafts! Notebook decorating complete with stickers from Dr. Lingsheng Li made for a fun and creative start to the year. #geriatrics #HPM #palliativemedicine #ucsf

Welcome Sha’Nice Patterson to the team! 🎉 Sha’Nice joins our Division as the Age-Friendly Health System QI/Program Coordinator, supporting AFHS programs and initiatives. We’re excited to have her on board! #geriatrics#ucsf tiny.ucsf.edu/4Oxl85

Please join us in welcoming Clarissa Ferguson, MPH, to the Division as a Research Associate and Program Coordinator. 🎉 Clarissa will support the HEARD Study focused on equity in dementia and hospice care. We are excited to have her on the team. #geriatrics#ucsf tiny.ucsf.edu/G1jfpP

@annachodos.bsky.social Anna Chodos, MD, MPH, presents “Falls Prevention Medical Review for Falls” in the GERI Brain Health Video Series. #geriatrics #ucsf bit.ly/3Z2okVK

@mgrowdon.bsky.social Congratulations to Matthew Growdon, MD, MPH, on receiving the UCSF ADRC Developmental Award! 🎉 This competitive RAP pilot grant supports innovative early-stage dementia research with $75K/year for two years. #geriatrics #ucsf tiny.ucsf.edu/1cYxqF

Vaccines Are Helping Older People More Than We Knew www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/h...

We’re excited to welcome Dr. Stephanie Cordonnier to the UCSF Division of Geriatrics as an Assistant Professor! 🎉 Starting Jan 1, 2026, she joins our clinician educator faculty at the UCSF Center for Geriatric Care. #geriatrics #HPM #palliativemedicine #ucsf tiny.ucsf.edu/tzUpnu

🎉 Happy New Year! 🥳 As we welcome a fresh start, let's also prioritize what truly matters. Have those important discussions about your medical preferences with your loved ones. Explore step-by-step planning at PREPAREforYOURcare.org and, for caregivers, PREPAREforTHEIRcare.org #NewYear2026

🎉 Congratulations to Angela Suen, MD, former T32 fellow, on receiving the 2025 ASCI Emerging Generation Award, recognizing outstanding early-career physician–scientists. Well deserved! 👏✨ tiny.ucsf.edu/QiavDH #geriatrics #ucsf

Anna Chodos, MD, MPH (@annachodos.bsky.social), presents “Medication Review for Cognition (Anticholinergic Burden),” highlighting the importance of systematic medication review to support and optimize brain health. View the video: bit.ly/3N7uHEB #geriatrics #HPM #palliativemedicine #ucsf

Dr. @annachodos.bsky.social presents “Behaviors in Dementia Part 2” in the GERI Videos: Brain Health series—highlighting safe, nonpharmacologic ways to manage dementia-related behaviors. Watch the video + series here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNyp...

We’re proud to share that Krista Harrison has been named to the 2026 National Consensus Project Guideline Expert Panel for Quality Palliative Care, one of just 33 experts nationwide. Congratulations! @kristalynharrison.bsky.social #geriatrics #HPM #palliativemedicine #ucsf tiny.ucsf.edu/gJAgbw

Happy Holidays from the PREPARE Team. Give your family and friends the gift of understanding what is most important to you. To learn more, go to PREPAREforYOURcare.org #ACP and caregivers can go to our new resources just for them PREPAREforTHEIRcare.org ❄️

Congratulations to Dr. Thiago Junqueira Avelino Da Silva (@geritjas.bsky.social) on being named a Multiple Chronic Conditions Scholar in the NIH-funded AGING Initiative and selected for the Grant Catalyst Scholar Program in Deprescribing Research.

Congratulations to Dr. Robbie Zimbroff on successfully completing the Improvement and Leadership Development Program teach-back and being officially recognized as a UCSF Lean Champion! He joins a dynamic group of Geriatric Medicine physicians who have earned this distinction.

Grateful to Dr. Jennifer Lai and Haim Zaltzman for their generous gift to the UCSF Pepper Center for Aging Research. Dr. Lai’s leadership, mentorship, and impact continue to shape our aging research community.

Drs. @wjdeardorff.bsky.social @alexleephd.bsky.social @briesf.bsky.social @seijlee.bsky.social & @alexsmithmd.bsky.social developed a mortality prediction model used by CA Corrections to identify palliative care, ACP & compassionate release needs link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Congratulations to Niousha Moini, MD, MPH, selected as one of 16 scholars in the NIH-funded AGING Initiative Clinical Scholars Program, supporting research to improve care for older adults with multiple chronic conditions.

Congratulations to Dr. @mararosenberg.bsky.social, for being selected as a receipt of the 2026 Judith D. Tamkin Scholar Award, an award given to recognize early career investigators who demonstrate a strong interest in elder abuse research.

Congratulations to Ryan McMahan, MD, T32 Aging Research Fellow, for receiving a CTSI FAST-CaR seed grant to study how depression and anxiety affect advance care planning outcomes.

Dr. @annachodos.bsky.social presents the 11th video in the GERI Brain Health series, “Behaviors in Dementia Part 1,” introducing common behavioral symptoms and how to understand them. www.youtube.com/watch?v=30vS...

Dr. Daniel Pound and Joel Sanchez Correa joined 190 participants for Cable Car Caroling on Dec 6, singing across SF to support older adults and raise funds for the IOA Friendship Line.

Congratulations to Camie Kuo, MS, RN, FNP-C for passing her Gerontological Specialist Exam (GS-C) this weekend!

Dr. @lizdzeng.bsky.social presented at UCSF Critical Care Grand Rounds on how hospital norms and systems influence high-intensity, potentially non-beneficial life-sustaining treatments near the end of life.

Improve your patient care in older adults by learning with @acpimphysicians.bsky.social full-day #Geriatrics and #Palliative Medicine course intensive on Wednesday, April 15 in San Francisco! Learn more here - annualmeeting.acponline.org/educational-...

To what extent is it our job as consultants to manage or attend to clinician distress? What happens when that clinician distress leads to conflict? #medsky Guests Sara Johnson, Yael Schenker, & Anne Kelly. 👉 Post: bit.ly/GeriPalEp385 😀 Hosts: @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social

Drs. @anumadhavan.bsky.social and Kendall Beck are quoted in the @sfchronicle.com on rising chronic disease in older adults and the launch of a new UCSF clinic to meet this growing need. www.sfchronicle.com/health/aging...

On Dec 9, @annachodos.bsky.social gave Grand Rounds at Northwestern Geriatrics on *Caregivers as Partners*, highlighting innovative work training care teams to meaningfully include family caregivers. geriatrics.ucsf.edu/news/anna-ch...

Congratulations to Dr. Daniel Pound on his retirement after 29 years at UCSF! Thank you for your incredible leadership of the Center for Geriatric Care. We look forward to welcoming you back as recall faculty in 2026! geriatrics.ucsf.edu/news/daniel-...

Rebecca Sudore, MD (@prepareforyourcare.org), presented at CMS Grand Rounds on improving care planning workflows and measurement, and later spoke at the AWV Roundtable on advancing care planning during wellness visits. #geriatrics

Thrilled to announce our latest ACP study, conducted across 50 clinics in the UC health systems. We found that adding health navigator outreach to PREPAREforYourCare.org and mailed materials substantially increased AD/POLST documentation for seriously ill patients. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41285010/

Rehab & Death in Skilled Nursing Facilities is a vicious cycle: Sarguni Singh, Christian Furman, & Lynn Flint explain how hope, policy gaps, & payment rules shape these transitions—and why change is needed. #medsky 👉 Post: bit.ly/GeriPalEp384 😀 Hosts: @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social

Congrats to Michi Yukawa, MD, named inaugural Site Director for the new Family & Community Medicine Residency at SFVA! First interns begin rotations June 2026. 🎉

New in @annalsofim.bsky.social: Dr. Rebecca Sudore (@prepareforyourcare.org) & team found that pairing PREPAREforYourCare.org with health navigators boosted advance care planning documentation across 50 clinics. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41285010/

Dr. @kristalynharrison.bsky.social will present at the UC Consortium on Aging webinar - join to learn more other researchers working on aging across the UCs on Thurs, January 29th @2-3pm. Register here for zoom link: berkeley.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

New GERI Brain Health video is out! Dr. @annachodos.bsky.social shares practical ways to acknowledge, support & partner with caregivers—essential allies in dementia care. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMxX...

Invigorating day at the inaugural Age-Friendly Health Systems Research Symposium at the IHI Forum! Grateful for meaningful conversations shaping the future of care for older adults. Congrats Dustin Le on Best Early Career Investigator Poster Award for CAP-CT. Excited to build on this momentum!