Mary Tinetti, MD
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Biography
Dr. Tinetti is a Professor of Medicine and Public Health and is Chief of Geriatrics at Yale School of Medicine. She is a leading expert in the area of falls and fall injury risk factors identification and prevention. Her current research focus is on clinical decision-making for older adults in the face of multiple health conditions, measuring the net benefit and harms of commonly used medications, and the importance of cross-disease universal health outcomes. She is leading a national effort to develop and test an approach to health care that aligns primary and specialty care to focus on the health priorities of older adults with multiple conditions. She also chairs a group of advisors helping large health systems be Age-Friendly. Dr. Tinetti’s work is funded by the NIH and several foundations. She has published over 250 original peer reviewed articles. She has served on several national advisory committees including the FDA, NCQA, NQF. Dr. Tinetti has received numerous awards and is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and is the recipient of a MacArthur Foundation fellowship.
Education & Training
- MDUniversity of Michigan (1978)
- FellowUniversity of Rochester and Monroe Hospital
- ResidentUniversity of Minnesota
- Board CertificationAB of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine (1981)
Activities
- Falls in the Elderly: recent findings and ongoing research on detection of 'at-risk' elderly populationsParis, France 2009Participated in the 19th IAGG World Congress of Gerontology International Assoc. of Gerontology
Honors & Recognition
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
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Kent Award | Gerontological Society of America | 2017 |
Honorary Doctorate | Leuven University, Belgium | 2012 |
Distinguished Alumni Award | University of Minnesota Internal Medicine Residency Program. | 2011 |
Edward Henderson Award | The American Geriatrics Society | 2011 |
Maxwell Pollack Award | Gerontological Society of America | 2010 |
Atlantic Philanthropies Health and Aging Fellowship | 2010, 2011 | |
John M. Eisenberg Award | Society for General Internal Medicine | 2009 |
MacArthur Foundation Fellow | John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation | 2009 |
Professional Service
Organization | Role | Date |
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Appointments and Promotions Committee, Epidemiology and Public Health | EPH A&P committee | 2015 - Present |
Institute for Healthcare Improvement: Advancing Age Friendly Health Systems | Co-Chair, Advisory Committee | 2015 - Present |
Tideswell National Leadership Development Program | National Advisor | 2014 - 2016 |
American Geriatrics Society Expert Panel on Person-Centered Care | 2013 - 2014 | |
HCSRN-OAIC AGING Initiative Steering Committee | 2013 - Present | |
National Committee on Quality Assurance | Developing Person-Driven Outcome Measures for Older Adults with Long Term Care Service Needs | 2013 - Present |
ADGAP Board of Directors | 2012 - Present | |
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Methodology Committee | 2010 - 2015 | |
Advisory Board, Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program | Advisory Board, Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program | 2003 - 2009 |
Paul Beeson Faculty Scholar Award Advisory Board - Am Federation for Aging Research | 1994 - 2009 |