The Dorothy Adler Geriatric Assessment Center is an outpatient consultative service that provides a comprehensive assessment of older persons who have medical, psychological, cognitive or social problems impeding function or threatening independent living. Staff at the center work with the patient and family, the patient's physician, and other care providers in the evaluation to identify and coordinate community resources that will optimize the patient and family's living situation. Staff members include geriatric physicians, psychiatrists, case managers and patient care associates, all with special skills in the care of older persons.
Common problems addressed by the center include: loss of self-care skills, loss of mobility, difficulty walking, falls, memory loss, confusion, agitation, depression, complex medical problems and long-term care options.
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Bemis, Claudia Claire, MD | (203) 688-6361 Appts
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Chang, Sandy S., MD, MHS | Associate Research Scientist in Medicine (Geriatrics) | (203) 688-6361 Appts
(203) 688-9354 Fax |
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Cooney, Leo M., Jr, MD | Humana Professor of Medicine (Geriatrics) | (203) 688-2204 Appts
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Fried, Terri R, MD | Professor of Medicine (Geriatrics) | (203) 688-6361 Appts
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Gill, Thomas Michael, MD | Humana Professor of Medicine (Geriatrics) and Professor of Epidemiology (Chronic Diseases) and of Investigative Medicine; Director, Yale Program on Aging; Director, Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center; Director, Yale Center for Disability and Disabling Disorders; Director, Yale Training Program in Geriatric Clinical Epidemiology and Aging-Related Research | (203) 688-6361 Appts
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Kumar, Chandrika, MD | Assistant Professor of Medicine (Geriatrics) | (203) 688-6361 Appts
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Marottoli, Richard A, MD, MPH | Associate Professor of Medicine (Geriatrics) | (203) 688-6361 Appts
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Tinetti, Mary Elizabeth, MD | Gladys Phillips Crofoot Professor of Medicine (Geriatrics) and Professor of Epidemiology (Chronic Diseases) and of Investigative Medicine; Section Chief, Geriatrics | (203) 688-6361 Appts
(203) 688-3876 Fax |
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van Dyck, Christopher H, MD | Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology, and Neurobiology; Director, Alzheimer's Disease Research Unit | (203) 764-8100 Appts
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Walke, Lisa M., MD | Associate Professor of Medicine (Geriatrics); Associate Chief for Clinical Affairs (Geriatrics) | (203) 688-6361 Appts
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