Alexandra M. Hajduk, PhD, MPH
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Associate Director, Training Program in Geriatric Clinical Epidemiology & Aging-related Research
Deputy Director of Scientific Affairs, Office of Student Research
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Geriatric Medicine
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Associate Director, Training Program in Geriatric Clinical Epidemiology & Aging-related Research
Deputy Director of Scientific Affairs, Office of Student Research
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Geriatric Medicine
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Associate Director, Training Program in Geriatric Clinical Epidemiology & Aging-related Research
Deputy Director of Scientific Affairs, Office of Student Research
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Research Scientist (Geriatrics)
Associate Director, Training Program in Geriatric Clinical Epidemiology & Aging-related Research; Deputy Director of Scientific Affairs, Office of Student Research
Biography
Alexandra Hajduk, PhD, MPH, is a geriatric epidemiologist whose research focuses on improving patient-centered outcomes for older adults with cardiovascular disease. She is also Associate Director of Yale's Training Program in Geriatric Clinical Epidemiology & Aging-related Research as well as Deputy Director of Scientific Affairs at Yale School of Medicine's Office of Student Research. She is the Associate Course Director for the Populations & Methods course in the pre-clerkship YSM curriculum.
Last Updated on January 31, 2025.
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Geriatric Medicine
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Education & Training
- T32 Post-Doctoral Fellow
- Yale School of Medicine (2017)
- PhD
- University of Massachusetts Medical School (2014)
- MPH
- University of Connecticut Health Center (2009)
- BS
- Northeastern University (2007)
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Overview
Current projects include:
- evaluating type 2 acute myocardial infarction in older adults as a candidate geriatric syndrome
- identifying post-discharge characteristics associated with optimal patient-centered outcomes among older adult survivors of acute myocardial infarction
- evaluating functional and cognitive sequelae of COVID-19 among older adults
- investigating drivers of physician-scientist professional identity formation among U.S. medical students
Medical Research Interests
Cognition; Geriatric Assessment; Myocardial Infarction; Physical Functional Performance
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Sarwat Chaudhry, MD
Mary Geda, BSN, MSN, RN
Thomas M. Gill, MD
Terrence E. Murphy, PhD
Andrew Cohen, MD, DPhil
Harlan Krumholz, MD, SM
41Publications
255Citations
Myocardial Infarction
Cognition
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Presentation, Treatment, and Outcomes of Older Adults Hospitalized for Acute Myocardial Infarction According to Cognitive Status: The SILVER-AMI Study
Hajduk AM, Saczynski JS, Tsang S, Geda ME, Dodson JA, Ouellet GM, Goldberg RJ, Chaudhry SI. Presentation, Treatment, and Outcomes of Older Adults Hospitalized for Acute Myocardial Infarction According to Cognitive Status: The SILVER-AMI Study. The American Journal Of Medicine 2021, 134: 910-917. PMID: 33737057, PMCID: PMC8243828, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2021.03.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsSevere cognitive impairmentAcute myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionCognitive impairmentOlder acute myocardial infarction patientsCognitive statusMultivariable-adjusted logistic regressionAcute myocardial infarction patientsOlder adultsRoutine cognitive screeningRisk of readmissionMedical record reviewRisk of deathPost-discharge periodMyocardial infarction patientsMyocardial infarction survivorsSILVER-AMI StudyComorbidity burdenHospital readmissionPoor outcomeRecord reviewFunctional statusInfarction patientsUnadjusted analysesInfarction survivorsPredicting 6-Month Mortality for Older Adults Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Cohort Study.
Dodson JA, Hajduk AM, Geda M, Krumholz HM, Murphy TE, Tsang S, Tinetti ME, Nanna MG, McNamara R, Gill TM, Chaudhry SI. Predicting 6-Month Mortality for Older Adults Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Cohort Study. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2019, 172: 12-21. PMID: 31816630, PMCID: PMC7695040, DOI: 10.7326/m19-0974.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionPost-AMI mortalityFunctional impairmentOlder adultsCohort studyMean ageMyocardial infarctionPatient-reported health statusNet reclassification improvement indexProspective cohort studyParticipants' mean ageFinal risk modelMobility impairmentsGood discriminatory abilityRisk modelChart reviewHospital dischargePrognostic utilityBlood InstituteClinical variablesNational HeartHigh prevalenceHealth statusMortalityYounger counterpartsRisk Model for Decline in Activities of Daily Living Among Older Adults Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction: The SILVER‐AMI Study
Hajduk AM, Dodson JA, Murphy TE, Tsang S, Geda M, Ouellet GM, Gill TM, Brush JE, Chaudhry SI. Risk Model for Decline in Activities of Daily Living Among Older Adults Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction: The SILVER‐AMI Study. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2020, 9: e015555. PMID: 33000681, PMCID: PMC7792390, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.119.015555.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionDaily living declineSILVER-AMI StudyDaily livingOlder patientsMonths postdischargeMyocardial infarctionFunctional declineImportant patient-centered outcomesPoor long-term outcomesLonger hospital stayLong-term outcomesPatient-centered outcomesGeriatric impairmentsHospital stayAMI survivorsClinical variablesMean ageMedical recordsRisk factorsRestorative therapyPhysical activityAMI hospitalizationPsychosocial factorsUS hospitalsMORTALITY PREDICTION FOR OLDER ADULTS WITH AMI: THE SILVER-AMI STUDY
Dodson J, Hajduk A, Geda M, Krumholz H, Murphy T, Tsang S, Tinetti M, Nanna M, McNamara R, Gill T, Chaudhry S. MORTALITY PREDICTION FOR OLDER ADULTS WITH AMI: THE SILVER-AMI STUDY. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2019, 73: 102. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(19)30710-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociation Between Mobility Measured During Hospitalization and Functional Outcomes in Older Adults With Acute Myocardial Infarction in the SILVER-AMI Study
Hajduk AM, Murphy TE, Geda ME, Dodson JA, Tsang S, Haghighat L, Tinetti ME, Gill TM, Chaudhry SI. Association Between Mobility Measured During Hospitalization and Functional Outcomes in Older Adults With Acute Myocardial Infarction in the SILVER-AMI Study. JAMA Internal Medicine 2019, 179: 1669-1677. PMID: 31589285, PMCID: PMC6784755, DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.4114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionFunctional declineModerate impairmentMild impairmentSevere impairmentOlder patientsADL declineMyocardial infarctionRisk markersMobility impairmentsOlder survivorsAMI hospitalizationMultivariable-adjusted logistic regressionImportant patient-centered outcomesOlder adultsProspective cohort studyPatient-centered outcomesSelf-reported functionSILVER-AMI StudyPotent risk markerPercent of participantsCohort studyPrimary outcomeMean ageFunctional outcome
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Proportion of Obesity-Related Conditions Attributable to Obesity in US Adolescents and Young Adults
Chetty A, Chen A, Hajduk A, Sharifi M, Nugent J. Proportion of Obesity-Related Conditions Attributable to Obesity in US Adolescents and Young Adults. American Heart Journal 2025, 290: 28-29. DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2025.07.065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation attributable fractionBody mass indexObesity-related conditionsYoung adultsUS youthNational Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyHealth and Nutrition Examination SurveyUS adolescentsNutrition Examination SurveyComplex survey methodsNormal body mass indexPrevalence of obesityCross-sectional studyAttributable fractionExamination SurveyNHANES cyclesInsurance statusType 2 diabetesRelative riskLiver steatosisMass indexLogistic regressionAge categoriesObesityExclusion criteriaUnderrepresentation of Filipino, Laotian, Cambodian, and Indonesians Among US Allopathic Medical Students
Yang D, Zhang L, Li B, Pang J, Hu J, Hajduk A, Chaudhry S, Yi S, Đoàn L, Kwon S, Boatright D. Underrepresentation of Filipino, Laotian, Cambodian, and Indonesians Among US Allopathic Medical Students. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2025, 1-10. PMID: 41023302, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-025-09880-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricProportion of Obesity-Related Conditions Attributable to Obesity and Overweight in US Youth
Chetty A, Chen A, Hajduk A, Sharifi M, Nugent J. Proportion of Obesity-Related Conditions Attributable to Obesity and Overweight in US Youth. JAMA Pediatrics 2025, 179 PMID: 40853652, PMCID: PMC12379120, DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2025.2716.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMedical School Admissions After the Supreme Court’s 2023 Affirmative Action Ruling
Nguyen M, Hajduk A, Fancher T, Henderson M, Herrin J, Henderson D, Richardson J, Venkataraman S, Castillo-Page L, Shin S, O’Connell M, Ayedun A, Boatright D, Chaudhry S. Medical School Admissions After the Supreme Court’s 2023 Affirmative Action Ruling. JAMA Network Open 2025, 8: e2527008. PMID: 40857005, PMCID: PMC12381671, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.27008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsAssociation of American Medical CollegesUS medical schoolsCross-sectional studyMedical school admissionsRetrospective cross-sectional studyAffirmative action rulesAcceptance rateAmerican Medical CollegesMain OutcomesDeidentified dataLandmark decisionStudy sampleURiM applicantsMedical schoolsStudent matriculationURiMEthnic differencesAffirmative actionMedical CollegeSchool admissionsRulesCollege rulesMatriculationAction rulesBanSymptom trajectories after COVID hospitalization and risk factors for symptom burden in older persons: a longitudinal cohort study
Pan Y, Cho G, Geda M, Gill T, Cohen A, Ferrante L, Hajduk A, Miner B. Symptom trajectories after COVID hospitalization and risk factors for symptom burden in older persons: a longitudinal cohort study. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2025, 80: glaf132. PMID: 40512177, PMCID: PMC12351543, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glaf132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsHigh symptom burdenAssociated with high symptom burdenSymptom burdenGeriatric conditionsPsychosocial factorsOlder personsOlder adultsEdmonton Symptom Assessment SystemCommunity-dwelling older adultsSymptom trajectoriesModified Edmonton Symptom Assessment SystemYale New Haven Health SystemPost-COVID symptomsEvaluate symptom burdenImpairment of physical functionFemale sexMonths post-dischargeRisk factorsLongitudinal cohort studyMultinomial logistic regressionIdentified risk factorsPhysical functionHealth systemSocial supportPost-discharge
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Real-time and Online Assessment and Mobility Monitoring (ROAMM)
HIC ID2000028776RoleSub InvestigatorPrimary Completion Date10/31/2021Recruiting ParticipantsGenderBothAge65+ years
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Examining the Impact of Treating and Preventing Obesity to Prevent Obesity-Related Conditions
- September 20, 2023
Why I Became a Geriatrician
- May 25, 2023
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- January 11, 2023
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