Andrew Cohen, MD, DPhil
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine (Geriatrics)Cards
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Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine (Geriatrics)
Biography
Dr. Cohen attended medical school at the University of Pennsylvania after receiving a doctorate in English literature at Oxford, where he studied as a Marshall Scholar. Following residency training in internal medicine and a fellowship in geriatrics, he joined the Yale faculty in 2015.
The long-term goal of Dr. Cohen's work is to improve the care of vulnerable older patients with dementia. He has a special interest in those who lack traditional supports and cannot rely on family members or friends for assistance as they develop increased cognitive and functional impairment. His work has received a number of honors, including a Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders in Aging award from the National Institute on Aging and recognition as the Outstanding Junior Investigator of the Year by the American Geriatrics Society. Clinically, Dr. Cohen serves as a primary care physician for the Home Based Primary Care program at VA Connecticut.
Appointments
Geriatric Medicine
Assistant ProfessorPrimary
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Education & Training
- Post-Doctoral Fellow
- Yale School of Medicine (2015)
- Clinical Fellow
- Yale School of Medicine (2013)
- MD
- University of Pennsylvania Medical School (2009)
- DPhil
- University of Oxford (2005)
- BA
- Yale University, English (1999)
Board Certifications
Geriatric Medicine
- Certification Organization
- AB of Internal Medicine
- Original Certification Date
- 2013
Internal Medicine
- Certification Organization
- AB of Internal Medicine
- Latest Certification Date
- 2023
- Original Certification Date
- 2012
Research
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ORCID
0000-0001-9161-8436
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Yale Co-Authors
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Research Interests
Lauren Ferrante, MD, MHS
Alexandra M. Hajduk, PhD, MPH
Denise Acampora, MPH
Gregory Michael Ouellet, MD, MHS
Heather Allore, PhD
Mary Geda, BSN, MSN, RN
Dementia
Decision Making
Legal Guardians
Advance Care Planning
Geriatrics
Social Isolation
Publications
2024
Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Caring for Patients Under Guardianships
Bhowmik D, Hurme S, Sandhu J, Jeon J, Mujahid S, Pelissier L, Widera E, Cohen A, Kohn N, Galvez M, Alkire V, Teaster P, Rosa W, Pan C. Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Caring for Patients Under Guardianships. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2024 PMID: 39291357, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2024.0318.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsAltmetricConceptsPalliative care cliniciansCare cliniciansCoordination of careMedical decision-making processEnd-of-lifeDecision-making processLegal issuesLegal rightsMedical decision-makingPatients' rightsCare deliveryExpertise of physiciansGuardianshipInterprofessional approachProviding careGuardian responsibilitiesCareGuardiansRightsCliniciansAdult patientsDecision-makingCourtLawyersNursesEffect of a Three-Component Geriatrics Bundle on Incident Delirium among Critically Ill Older Adults: A Pilot Clinical Trial.
Ferrante L, Han L, Andrews B, Cohen A, Davis J, Gritsenko D, Lee S, Pisani M, Reed N, Rouse G, Truebig J. Effect of a Three-Component Geriatrics Bundle on Incident Delirium among Critically Ill Older Adults: A Pilot Clinical Trial. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2024, 21: 1333-1337. PMID: 38785442, PMCID: PMC11376353, DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.202311-963rl.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricLiving Alone With Dementia: A Reality Check
Portacolone E, Cohen A. Living Alone With Dementia: A Reality Check. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2024, 32: 1322-1324. PMID: 39181836, DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2024.07.006.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersIn-Hospital Delirium and Disability and Cognitive Impairment After COVID-19 Hospitalization
Kaushik R, McAvay G, Murphy T, Acampora D, Araujo K, Charpentier P, Chattopadhyay S, Geda M, Gill T, Kaminski T, Lee S, Li J, Cohen A, Hajduk A, Ferrante L. In-Hospital Delirium and Disability and Cognitive Impairment After COVID-19 Hospitalization. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2419640. PMID: 38954414, PMCID: PMC11220565, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.19640.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsIn-hospital deliriumChart-Based Delirium Identification InstrumentOlder adultsFunctional disabilityCOVID-19 hospitalizationCognitive impairmentCohort studyAssociated with increased functional disabilityHospitalized older adultsIncreased functional disabilityAssociation of deliriumPostdischarge follow-upRisk of deliriumTertiary care systemFollow-upPresence of cognitive impairmentProspective cohort studyLogistic regression modelsOlder survivorsCare systemIncreasing cognitive impairmentMain OutcomesCOVID-19Hospital dischargePrimary outcomeAssociations of Social Support With Physical and Mental Health Symptom Burden After COVID-19 Hospitalization Among Older Adults
Lee S, McAvay G, Geda M, Chattopadhyay S, Acampora D, Araujo K, Charpentier P, Gill T, Hajduk A, Cohen A, Ferrante L. Associations of Social Support With Physical and Mental Health Symptom Burden After COVID-19 Hospitalization Among Older Adults. The Journals Of Gerontology Series A 2024, 79: glae092. PMID: 38558166, PMCID: PMC11059296, DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glae092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsLow social supportMental health symptomsSocial supportSymptom burdenHealth symptomsFollow-up assessmentCOVID-19 hospitalizationMedical Outcomes Study Social Support SurveyPhysical symptomsAssociation of social supportEdmonton Symptom Assessment SystemPatient Health Questionnaire-4Burden of physical symptomsMental health symptom burdenModified Edmonton Symptom Assessment SystemSocial Support SurveyParticipants' mean ageAssociated with higher burdenSupport SurveyOlder survivorsSymptom managementOlder AdultsMental healthHispanic ethnicityLongitudinal associationsHigh-Intensity Care for Nursing Home Residents with Severe Dementia Hospitalized at the End of Life: A Mixed Methods Study
Cohen A, McDonald W, O'Leary J, Omer Z, Fried T. High-Intensity Care for Nursing Home Residents with Severe Dementia Hospitalized at the End of Life: A Mixed Methods Study. Journal Of The American Medical Directors Association 2024, 25: 871-875. PMID: 38462230, PMCID: PMC11065599, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2024.02.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNursing home residentsHigh-intensity careSevere dementiaMixed methods studyHome residentsIntensive care unit transferVeterans AffairsIntensive care unitMethods studyHealth system-level factorsDepartment of Veterans AffairsMinimum Data SetEnd of lifeSystem-level factorsNon-Hispanic whitesEnd-of-lifeElectronic medical recordsQualitative content analysisNursing homesLiving willsVA hospitalsHigh-intensity treatmentIdentified veteransNursesPatient preferencesDiagnostic uncertainty and decision‐making in home‐based primary care: A qualitative study of antibiotic prescribing
Datta R, Kiwak E, Fried T, Benjamin A, Iannone L, Krein S, Carter W, Cohen A. Diagnostic uncertainty and decision‐making in home‐based primary care: A qualitative study of antibiotic prescribing. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2024, 72: 1468-1475. PMID: 38241465, PMCID: PMC11090732, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18778.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsHome-based primary carePrimary carePromote antibiotic stewardshipHome-based primary care programAntibiotic decision-makingPrimary care programsHome care settingPerspectives of cliniciansConstant comparative methodSemi-structured interviewsDeliver medical careHomebound patientsCare settingsCare programDiagnostic uncertaintyYears of experienceTheoretical saturationMedical careQualitative studyDecision-makingAntibiotic prescribingCareGrounded theoryAntibiotic stewardshipPrescribingPolypharmacy, deprescribing, and trust in the clinician–patient relationship
Thomas C, Cohen A, Mecca M. Polypharmacy, deprescribing, and trust in the clinician–patient relationship. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2024, 72: 1562-1565. PMID: 38232315, PMCID: PMC11090731, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18756.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersCitationsAltmetric
2023
All the Lonely People: Social Isolation and Loneliness in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Ferrante L, Cohen A. All the Lonely People: Social Isolation and Loneliness in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2023, 20: 1703-1704. PMID: 38038602, PMCID: PMC10704229, DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.202309-833ed.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersCitationsAltmetricNavigating the COVID‐19 pandemic together: Discussions between persons with early‐stage dementia and their adult children
Ali T, Mroz E, Valeika S, Mendez E, Cohen A, Monin J. Navigating the COVID‐19 pandemic together: Discussions between persons with early‐stage dementia and their adult children. International Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2023, 38: e5905. PMID: 36929513, PMCID: PMC10590087, DOI: 10.1002/gps.5905.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and Concepts
News
News
- June 27, 2024
Trust-Centered Approach to Deprescribing in Older Patients
- June 27, 2024
Delivery of High-Intensity Care to Nursing Home Residents with Dementia
- September 20, 2023
Why I Became a Geriatrician
- May 11, 2023
Discoveries & Impact (May 2023)