Geriatric Medicine

Hackensack University Medical Center is a research hospital that prides itself on delivering quality geriatric care while offering the region’s most innovative medical treatments. Our geriatric patients benefit from the expertise of and collaboration among board-certified physicians across a range of specialty areas.

Our geriatric specialists take an integrated team approach to research and work closely with other medical specialists. They are leaders in their field and have conducted extensive research on cognitive conditions, trauma and medication management in older adults. Through studies and presentations, our experts are continuously working to develop and implement new procedures and protocols that have the potential to improve geriatric care throughout the country.

Our specialists have participated in a number of recent studies, including:

• Understanding Voice-Motor Control in Neurological Disease (joint study with Seton Hall University, 2016–present)
• IDEAS: Imaging Dementia-Evidence for Amyloid Scanning
• Taking Cognition Back from the Computer: A protocol for using social games to improve functional cognition in older adults(2017-present)
• Geriatric Consultation In Trauma Patients Reduces High Risk Medication Usage At Discharge (2016)
• Delirium: Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) Compliance in Adult Patients (2016–present)
• Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) Cardiac Care Transitions Intervention Mode (2014–present)