UCSF Geriatrics
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#Geriatrics Division, University of California, San Francisco @UCSF | Improving the lives of #olderadults through teaching, discovery, and the care of patients
San Francisco
Joined July 2011
RT @GeriPalBlog: Should we individualize #BloodPressure targets for #OlderAdults? Or aim for a systolic BP of 120 mmHg in ALL older adults?….
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RT @LizDzeng: Our new paper in @JAMANetworkOpen on systemic strategies that prevent potentially non-beneficial treatments near the end of l….
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RT @JAMANetworkOpen: In Great Britain, clinicians and caregivers identified individual, institutional, and system-level factors that favor….
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Dr. @lizdzeng.bsky.social’s UK-based study on clinical deceleration in dementia care is published in @jamanetworkopen.com—and it’s the featured article! An editorial by Kruser & Rubenfeld highlights its powerful insights on end-of-life care.
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UCSF Division of Geriatrics welcomed our new cohort of geriatrics, T32, and VAQS fellows Weds, July 9th, 2025 at SVAMC over a picnic lunch.
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Great news! 🎉 The T32 Aging Research Fellowship has received another year of funding from the NIA! Huge thanks to Elaine Chow for her expert navigation of this year’s especially challenging submission process. #AgingResearch #UCSF
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RT @NCIREveterans: NCIRE-supported researcher, Dr. Kenneth Covinsky, co-published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society with st….
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RT @GeriPalBlog: Should #PalliativeCare be in the business of caring for #CancerSurvivors? It’s more complicated than it seems. We talk wit….
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RT @lpetrillz: So fun to talk about palliative care and survivorship with friends on @GeriPalBlog! Should PC clinicians provide survivorshi….
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Exciting news! Dr. Richard Parenteau will lead a new clinical trials site in Oakland focused on Alzheimer’s, depression & equity—and will stay on as a UCSF Geriatrics Volunteer Clinical Instructor!
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Our new geriatric and geripal fellows joined the division and created vision boards for the year. Please say hi and join us in welcoming them!
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Welcome to 2025-2026 Geriatric Medicine and GeriPal Fellows!
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Dr. @mikesteinman.bsky.social was quoted in a @washingtonpost.com article about the challenges and dangers of polypharmacy in older adults. .
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RT @GeriPalBlog: #HealthShocks like hip fractures or pneumonia can cause major declines in #dementia patients. Widowhood and wealth loss al….
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RT @NCIREveterans: NCIRE congratulates Principal Investigator, Dr. Rebecca Sudore, for receiving the UCSF Founders Day Award for Exceptiona….
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RT @PsychotropicDC: When psychiatric drug treatment comes to an end, how may a clinician minimize the risk of withdrawal symptoms or relaps….
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RT @GeriPalBlog: #Dementia patients can face major declines if #HealthShocks like hip fractures or pneumonia occur. Widowhood & wealth loss….
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RT @GeriPalBlog: Being that it's #PrideMonth, our focus today is on the Health, Aging, and Advocacy of #transgender #OlderAdults with guest….
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RT @GeriPalBlog: Dying people often experience a burst of lucidity. How do we best care for these patients & families. Full episode here -….
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