The Division's mission is to promote excellence in geriatric care through clinical services, research, and education. Designated a National Center of Excellence by the John A. Hartford Foundation, the Division's outstanding physicians and faculty are committed to enhancing quality care for older adults. Our interdisciplinary team embraces a comprehensive approach to aging as reflected in our diverse areas of interest and research, including pain management, physician-patient communication, palliative care, elder abuse, caregiving, and environmental geriatrics.

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Ronald D. Adelman, MD and Mark S. Lachs, MD, MPH
Co-Chiefs

NEWS AND AWARDS

Emile Roy Corey Professorship in Geriatrics and Gerontology

Ronald D. Adelman, M.D. Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College and Co-Chief, Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center was the first recipient of the Emilie Roy Corey Professionship in Geriatrics and Gerontology.


$2 Million National Institute on Aging Grant Funds Pain Management for NYC Seniors

Weill Cornell Medical College received a $2 million grant to fund an Edward R. Roybal Center for Research on Applied Gerontology, one of 12 such centers nationally. The grant created the Translational Research Institute for Pain in Later Life (TRIPLL), a multi institutional and interdisciplinary collaboration focusing on implementing innovative strategies for improving pain management among older adults. TRIPLL Director Cary Reid, MD, PhD, is a Joachim Silbermann Family Clinical Scholar in Geriatric Palliative Care and a practicing physician at our Irving Sherwood Wright Center on Aging at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center.

NYC Elder Abuse Center

The Division of Geriatrics has taken the lead role in developing the highly collaborative NYC Elder Abuse Center (NYCEAC). A partnership of NYC's government and non-profit agencies, NYCEAC provides a streamlined and rapid response to complex elder abuse cases through its multidisciplinary teams; works to educate professionals, key decision-makers and elected officials about elder abuse; and seeks to improve legislation and policies to better protect the safety and well-being of NYC's older adults. Mark Lachs, MD, MPH is the Director of NYCEAC and Co-Chief of the Division, and Risa Breckman, LCSW, is the Deputy Director of NYCEAC and Assistant Professor at Weill Cornell Medical College Division of Geriatrics.

The Liz Claiborne Center for Humanism in Medicine

Under the Divisions' leadership, The Liz Claiborne Center for Humanism in Medicine is conceived as an educational center for health care professionals and trainees in multiple disciplines. Its mission is to enhance and integrate the awareness, attitudes, knowledge, and skills of the principles of palliative care, and to promote the profile and practice of medical humanism, throughout the institution. Randi R. Diamond, MD, is the Founding Director of the Center.

National Alzheimer's Recognition Award

ThisCaringHome.org, winner of the 2010 National Alzheimer's Recognition Award, is the Division's multimedia website that helps caregivers learn strategies to better care for people with dementia, especially how to adapt the home environment to meet their behavioral and physical needs. The award was sponsored by the National Alliance for Caregiving. Rosemary Bakker, MS, ASID, is the Director of ThisCaringHome.org. Division Co-Chiefs Mark Lachs, MD, MPH and Ronald D. Adelman M.D., along with faculty member Risa Breckman, LCSW, are Advisory Board Members.