Mary Elizabeth Tinetti, MD
Gladys Phillips Crofoot Professor of Medicine (Geriatrics) and Professor of Epidemiology (Chronic Diseases) and of Investigative Medicine; Director, Program on Aging; Director, Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center at Yale
Departments & Organizations
Yale Medical Group
School of Public Health: Secondary Faculty
Internal Medicine: Geriatric Medicine: Dorothy Adler Geriatric Assessment Center | Yale Core Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders
Research Interests
Falls and injuries; Mobility; Clinical decision-making in the face of multiple health conditions; Harms and benefits of medications more...
Education
- M.D., University of Michigan, 1978
Selected Publications
- Tinetti ME, McAvay G, Fried TR, Allore HG, Salmon J, Foody JM, Bianco L, Ginter S, Fraenkel L. Variable priorities in the face of competing outcomes: The tradeoff among cardiovascular events, medication symptoms, and fall injuries. J Am Geriatr Soc 56:1409-1416, 2008.
- Tinetti ME, Baker DI, King M, Gottschalk M, Murphy T, Acampora D, Leo-Summers L, Allore H. Effect of translating evidence into practice on rate of serious fall injury. New Engl J Med 359:252-61, 2008.
- Tinetti ME. Over-the-Counter Sales of Statins and Other Drugs for Asymptomatic Conditions. New Engl J Med 358:2728-2732, 2008.
