Thomas M. Gill, MD
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Biography
Dr. Thomas Gill is Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Investigative Medicine and the Humana Foundation Professor of Geriatric Medicine at Yale University. He received his research training in clinical epidemiology as a Robert Wood Johnson (RWJ) Clinical Scholar at Yale, and he joined the faculty in 1994 after completing an additional year as a geriatrics fellow. Dr. Gill is a leading authority on the epidemiology and prevention of disability among older persons and is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Paul Beeson Physician Faculty Scholars in Aging Research Award, the RWJ Generalist Physician Faculty Scholar Award, the 2001 Outstanding Scientific Achievement for Clinical Investigation Award from the American Geriatrics Society, the Ewald W. Busse Research Award in the Biomedical Sciences, the 2012 Joseph T. Freeman Award from the Gerontological Society of America, and the 2022 Irving Wright Award of Distinction from the American Federation for Aging Research. Dr. Gill holds several leadership positions at Yale, including Director of the Program on Aging and Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center, Director of the Center on Disability and Disabling Disorders, and Director of an NIA-funded postdoctoral training program in Geriatric Clinical Epidemiology and Aging-Related Research. His research accomplishments have been recognized through receipt of a MERIT Award from the National Institutes of Health and election to the American Society of Clinical Investigation and Association of American Physicians.
Education & Training
- FellowYale University School of Medicine (1994)
- FellowYale University School of Medicine (1993)
- ResidentUniversity of Washington (1990)
- MDUniversity of Chicago (1987)
- BALoyola University (1985)
- BSLoyola University (1983)
Honors & Recognition
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
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Irving Wright Award of Distinction | American Federation for Aging Research | 2022 |
Academic Leadership Award | National Institute on Aging | 2013 |
Joseph T. Freeman Award | Gerontological Society of America | 2012 |
Election to American Association of Physicians | 2010 | |
Ewald W. Busse Research Award in the Biomedical Sciences | 2009 | |
Election to Interurban Clinical Club | 2008 | |
NIH MERIT Award | 2005 | |
Election to American Society of Clinical Investigation | 2005 | |
Outstanding Scientific Achievement for Clinical Investigation Award | American Geriatrics Society | 2001 |
Professional Service
Organization | Role | Date |
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Yale School of Medicine | Advisory Council for Office of Physician-Scientist and Scientist Development | 2021 - Present |
Yale University | Provost’s Standing Advisory and Appointments Committee, School of Public Health | 2017 - Present |
Beeson Career Development Award Program | Chair, Advisory Committee | 2013 - Present |
Yale School of Medicine | Member, Senior Appointments and Promotions Committee | 2010 - 2013 |
Associate Editor, Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences | 2005 - 2012 |
Departments & Organizations
- Center for Neuroepidemiology and Clinical Neurological Research
- Chronic Disease Epidemiology
- Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center
- Dorothy Adler Geriatric Assessment Center
- Geriatric Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Investigative Medicine Program
- Yale Medicine
- Yale School of Public Health
- Yale Ventures
- Yale-UPR Integrated HIV Basic and Clinical Sciences Initiative