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Kenneth E. Covinsky, M.D., M.P.H.
University of California San Francisco Updated: 11/23/11
CURRICULUM VITAE
Name:
Position:
Address:
Kenneth Covinsky, M.D., M.P.H.
Edmund G. Brown, Sr. Distinguished Professorship in Geriatrics
Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine
Division of Geriatrics
San Francisco VA Medical Center
4150 Clement Street (181G)
San Francisco, CA 94121
Voice: (415) 221-4810 x4363
FAX: (415) 750-6641
email: Ken.Covinsky@ucsf.edu
blog: www.geripal.org
twitter: @geridoc
EDUCATION
1980-84 University of Illinois, Urbana, IL B.S. Summa Cum Laude,
Biochemistry
1984-88 University of California, San Francisco M.D.
1988-91 Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD Internship/ Residency Internal Medicine
1992-94 Beth Israel Hospital/ Harvard Medical
School
Faculty Development/
Fellowship
General Internal
Medicine
1992-94 Harvard School of Public Health M.P.H.
LICENSES, CERTIFICATION
1991 American Board of Internal Medicine
1999 Medical licensure, California (License #85483)
PRINCIPAL POSITIONS HELD
1991-92 Johns Hopkins Hospital Part-Time Staff Medicine
1992-94 Beth Israel Hospital Clinical Fellow Medicine
1994-98 Cleveland Veterans Administration Medical Full-Time Staff Medicine
Center
1994-98 University Hospitals of Cleveland Full-Time Staff Medicine
1994-98 Case Western Reserve University Assistant Professor Medicine
1998- San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center Part-Time Staff Medicine
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1998-2001 University of California, San Francisco Assistant Professor Medicine
2001-06 University of California, San Francisco Associate Professor Medicine
2006- University of California, San Francisco Professor Medicine
HONORS AND AWARDS
1984 Phi Beta Kappa
1986 Alpha Lambda Delta Fellowship for Post-Graduate Study
1988 Alpha Omega Alpha
1996 Outstanding Teaching Award-Division of General Internal Medicine Fellowship
1997 Top 10% of Reviewers, Annals of Internal Medicine
1997 Top 5% of Reviewers, Journal of General Internal Medicine
1997
Nominee, Ambulatory Teacher of the Year Award, CWRU Department of Medicine
1998
Residency Training Program
Nominee, Ambulatory Teacher of the Year Award, CWRU Department of Medicine
Residency Training Program
1998 Top 10% of Reviewers, Annals of Internal Medicine
1999 Top 10% of Reviewers, Annals of Internal Medicine
1999 Paul Beeson Faculty Scholar in Aging Research
2000 Top 10% of Reviewers, Annals of Internal Medicine
2001 Top 5% of Reviewers for Years 1996-2001, Medical Care
2002 Top 10% of Reviewers, Annals of Internal Medicine
2004 Outstanding Teacher of the Year, UCSF Division of Geriatrics
2004
2005
Outstanding Achievement in Clinical Investigation, Society of General Internal
Medicine, California Region
Clinical Research Mentor of the Year, UCSF/Bay Area Clinical Research
Symposium
2006 Edmund G. Brown, Sr. Distinguished Professorship in Geriatrics
2007 Mid-Career Research Mentorship Award, Society of General Internal Medicine
2007 American Socieity of Clinical Investigation
2008 Robert C. Rosenlof, MD Visiting Professorship
2010 Top 10% of Reviewers, Annals of Internal Medicine
2011 Top 12 Reviewers, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
2011 Richard M, Whittington Visiting Professor, University of Florida, Gainseville
2011 Lefeber Lecturer in Aging, University of Texas, Galveston
KEYWORDS/AREAS OF INTEREST
Geriatrics, General Internal Medicine, Palliative Medicine, Health Services Research, Clinical
Epidemiology, Functional Status, Quality of Life, Prognostic Modeling.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Memberships
1988- American College of Physicians
1990- Society of General Internal Medicine (National Council, 2002-2005)
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1996- American Geriatrics Society
1997- Gerontological Society of America
Service to Professional Organizations
1999 American Geriatrics Society Foundation on Health and Aging Ad Hoc Advisory
Committee
1999-2002 Society of General Internal Medicine Research Committee Vice-Chair (1999-01), Chair
(2001-02)
2000-01 Society of General Internal Medicine, Best Research Paper of Chair (2001)
the Year Selection Committee
2000- Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting Abstract Co-Chair
Review
2002 Society of General Internal Medicine External Funds Task Force Member
2002-05 Society of General Internal Medicine National Council Elected member
2003-05 Society of General Internal Medicine Membership Committee Council Liason
2003-05 American College of Physicians Publications Committee Member
2003-06 American Geriatrics Society Research Committee Member
2003 Society of General Internal Medicine, John Eisenberg Award Selection Committee
2004-06 Society of General Internal Medicine, Robert Glaser Award Selection Committee
2006-10 Society of General Internal Medicine, Abstract Selection Member
Committee
2010 Society of General Internal Medicine, One on One Mentoring Chair
Program
2010-11 Society of General Internal Medicine, Research Committee
SERVICE TO PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS
Editorial Boards
1998-2001 Editorial Board, Journal of General Internal Medicine
2001-2004 Editorial Board, Annals of Internal Medicine
2002- Editorial Board, Aging: Clinical and Experimental Research
2003-2006 Editorial Board, American Journal of Medicine
2003- Editorial Board, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Reviewer
1995- Reviewer, Journal of General Internal Medicine
1996- Reviewer, Annals of Internal Medicine
1997- Reviewer, Medical Care
1998- Reviewer, Joint Commission Journal on Quality Improvement
1998- Reviewer, Journals of Gerontology: Medical Sciences
1998- Reviewer, American Journal of Medicine
1999- Reviewer, Aging: Clinical and Experimental Research
1999- Reviewer, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
2000- Reviewer, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
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2002- Reviewer, Journal of the American Medical Association
2003- Reviewer, New England Journal of Medicine
Editorial
2000 Co-Editor, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society: SUPPORT Project Supplement
2001
Associate Editor, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology: Acquired Immune Deficiency
Syndrome and Aging Supplement
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
International
1998 Case-mix and severity of illness adjustment in outcomes research. Patient Oriented
Outcomes Research Symposium; Technical University of Berlin, Germany.
2006 Adapting Longitudinal Studies to Examine Prognosis 2nd International Working Meeting
on Frailty and Aging. Montréal, Canada.
2011 Mentorship Challenges in Palliative Medicine (Workshop organizer and moderator):
National Palliative Care Research Center Annual Conference. Montebello, CA
National
1996 Improving patient outcomes through a patient centered approach: Lessons from a unit for
acute care of elders. Picker Institute Second National Conference on Patient Centered Care;
St Louis, MO.
1997 The relationships between depression, malnutrition, and poor medical outcomes in acutely
ill hospitalized elders. National Meeting of the Claude D. Pepper Older American
Independence Centers; Los Angeles, CA.
1997 Depression as a risk factor for poor medical outcomes. Division of General Internal
Medicine and Geriatrics Research Seminar; University of Chicago, IL.
1997 Panelist: Junior faculty research development in the changing academic health center.
National Meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine; Washington, DC.
1997 Impact of serious illness on patients’ families. New York Hospital Fund Families and
Health Care Advisory Committee; New York, NY.
1997 Financial impact of serious illness on patients’ families. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Conference on Costs of End of Life Care; Princeton, NJ.
1998 Malnutrition and adverse outcomes in hospitalized elders. Society for Clinical
Epidemiology and Health Care Research; Carmel, CA.
1998 Financial Costs to Families of End of Life Care. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Last
Acts Symposium and Briefing; New York, NY.
1999 Should this article change my practice? A systematic approach to reading a journal article.
(Workshop Director) Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting; San Francisco,
CA.
1999 Funding strategies for junior investigators in Geriatrics. (Panelist) American Geriatrics
Society Annual Meeting; Philadelphia, PA.
1999 Outcomes of Frail Elders Living in the Community. Annual Meeting of the Paul Beeson
1999 Physician Faculty Scholars; Washington, DC.
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2000 Overcoming Common Problems in Developing a Research Career. (Panelist) Society of
General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting; Boston, MA.
2000 National Expert Panel on Quality Measurement in Post Acute Care. (Panelist) U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Planning and Evaluation; Denver,
CO.
2001 NIH and AHRQ Career Development Awards: Tips for Junior Investigators. Society of
General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting; San Diego, CA.
2001 Update in Geriatrics. (Panelist) Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting; San
Diego, CA.
2001 Screening and prevention in frail elders. Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly
Annual Meeting; St Louis, MO.
2002 Assessing prognosis in the elderly: A multidimensional view of risk. Institute for Social
Research; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
2002 Risk for Adverse Outcomes in Elders: A multidimensional view. Beth Israel Hospital
Division of General Internal Medicine and Primary Care; New York, NY.
2003 Functional Status in the elderly: Why it matters. UC Davis Medicine Grand Rounds; Davis,
CA.
2003 Outcomes in vulnerable elders: A multidimensional view: UCLA Division of Geriatrics;
Los Angeles, CA.
2003 Importance of Functional Status in the Elderly. Society of Geriatric Anesthesia Annual
Meeting; San Francisco, CA.
2004 The Measurement and Importance of Functional Status in the Elderly. University of
Pittsburgh Medical Grand Rounds; Pittsburgh, PA.
2004 Prognostic Indices in the Elderly. University of Pittsburgh Geriatrics Grand Rounds;
Pittsburgh, PA.
2004 Functional Outcomes in the Elderly. Program in Outcomes Research Seminar; UCSD/San
Diego VAMC.
2005 Prognostic Measures in Older Populations. Kaiser Permanente Division of Research;
Oakland, CA.
2005 Career Development for the Mid-Career Investigator. (Panelist) Society of General Internal
Medicine Annual Meeting; New Orleans, LA.
2005 Prognostic Measures in Older Patients. Case Western Reserve University/
University Hospitals of Cleveland, Department of Medicine. Cleveland, OH.
2006 Prognostic Measures in Older Patients. Johns Hopkins Center on Aging and Health;
Baltimore, MD.
2006 What Can Functional Status Tell Us About Older Patients? University of Utah Internal
Medicine Grand Rounds; Salt Lake City, UT.
2007 Chronic Conditions Are Less Predictive Of Mortality Among The Oldest Old. Society of
General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting; Toronto, ON.
2007 Current State and Future Directions for Developing Clinical Tools for Estimating Health
Status. American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting; Seattle, WA.
2007 Functional Status in Older Patients: What Can It Tell Us? University of Indiana Medicine
Grand Rounds; Bloomington, IN.
2007 Efforts to Improve Dementia Care by Enhancing Primary and Community-Based Care in
the US: Recent Scientific Evidence and Clinical Realities. Gerontological Society of
America Annual Meeting; San Francisco, CA.
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2008 The Importance of Functional Status in Older Patients; Medicine Grand Rounds Robert C.
Rosenlof lecture; University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE.
2008 Publishing Your Work: The Rules of the Game: American Geriatrics Annual Meeting,
Junior Faculty Special Interest Group; Chicago, Il.
2009 Functional Status in Hospitalized Elders; Medicine Grand Rounds; Stanford University;
Palo Alto, CA.
2009 Your first RO1; Paul Beeson Faculty Scholars Annual Meeting; Lake Geneva, WI
2009 Mock Study Section (mock primary reviewer); National Palliative Care Research Center
Annual Retreat; Greensborough, GA.
2009 Functional Status: The Application of Geriatric Concepts to Pulmonary Fibrosis Research:
Association of Subspecialty Professors Symposium; Washington, DC
2010 Career Development Awards: What Do Reviewers Look For? American Geriatrics Society
Annual Meeting; Orlando FL
2010 Responding to grant reviews (workshop moderator): National Palliative Care Research
Center Annual Conference: Park City, UT
2010 Grand Visions and Down to Earth Plans for Success in Geriatrics and Gerontology:
National Institute on Aging Summer Institute on Aging Research (Keynote Address);
Queenstown, MD
2010 Transitioning to Independence; American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting (Clinician-
Investigator Career Development Symposium); Orlando, FL
2010 Funding Your Work: Lessons From Both Sides of the Street: University of Michigan
Claude D. Pepper Center Career Development Symposium; Ann Arbor, MI
2010 What Can Functional Status Tell Us About Older Patients? University of Michigan Grand
Rounds. Ann Arbor, MI
2010 The Intersection of HIV and Geriatric Medicine: Center For AIDS Research Annual
Symposium; San Francisco, CA
2011 Grand Visions and Down to Earth Plans for Success in Geriatrics and Gerontology:
National Institute on Aging Summer Institute on Aging Research (Keynote Address);
Queenstown, MD
2011 What Can Functional Status Tell Us About Older Patients? University of Florida,
Gainseville, Medical Grand Rounds
2011 Secondary Data Analysis R01s: A Roadmap For Success (Workshop organizer and
moderator) Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting; Phoenix, AZ
2011 Disability in Older Persons: Some Research and Some Philosophy; Lefeber Lecture on
Aging, University of Texas, Galveston
Local
1996 Principles of Data Analysis. Cleveland Clinic Foundation Course on Research Methods for
New Investigators; Cleveland, OH.
1996 Nutritional Issues in Hospitalized Older Patients. (Moderator) Creating the Future of
Geriatric Care: Acute Care For Elders. Case Western Reserve University; Cleveland, OH.
1996 Minimizing Bias in Clinical Research. Cleveland Clinic Foundation Course on Research
Methods for New Investigators; Cleveland, OH.
1996 The Relationship Between Depression and Poor Outcomes in Older People. Topics in
Geriatric Medicine; Case Western Reserve University; Cleveland, OH.
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1997 Is Depression a Risk Factor For Poor Outcomes in Medical Patients? Department of
Medicine Grand Rounds; Case Western Reserve University; Cleveland, OH.
1997 Risk factors for poor outcomes in older patients: The role of depression. UCSF School of
Medicine Division of Geriatrics Research Seminar; San Francisco, CA.
1998 Health status outcomes after myocardial infarction. UCSF Geriatrics Division Research
Conference; San Francisco, CA.
1999 Outcomes in patients enrolled in the Program for all Inclusive Care of the Elderly. Center
on Minority Health and Aging. Harvard Medical School; Boston, MA.
2000 Reduction in work hours in caregivers of the chronically ill. UCSF Division of Geriatrics
Research Conference; San Francisco, CA.
2001 UCSF Update in Geriatrics CME course; San Francisco, CA.
2002 Why Function Matters. UCSF Update in Geriatrics CME course; San Francisco, CA.
2003 The importance and assessment of functional status in the elderly. UCSF Department of
Medicine Grand Rounds; San Francisco, CA.
2005 Your First Research Project. UCSF School of Nursing Research Seminar; San Francisco,
CA.
2005 Prognostic Measures in Older Patients. UCSF Geriatrics Grand Rounds; San Francisco, CA.
2005 Prognostic Measures in Older Patients. SF VAMC Research Seminar Series; San Francisco,
CA.
2005 Bridge: A game for the aged or a game for the ages? UCSF Geriatrics Grand Rounds; San
Francisco, CA.
2006 The Spectrum of Aging Research. SFVAMC Research Week; San Francisco, CA
2006 Functional Status in the Elderly. San Mateo Country Hospital Medical Grand Rounds. San
Mateo, CA.
2007 Sally Herriot vs. Channing House. UCSF Geriatrics Grand Rounds; San Francisco, CA.
2007 Careers in Generalist Research: SGIM California Regional Meeting; San Francisco, CA
2008 The No :sshole Rule: Division of Geriatrics Grand Rounds
2008 Arthritis and Late Life Disabilty: Division of Geriatrics Research in Progress Conference
2009 The Aging Worker: Update in Occupational Medicine Annual CME Course
2010 Disability, Prognosis, and Health Outcomes in Older Persons: San Francisco VA Medical
Center Research Seminar Series
2010 Spreading Our Gospel: UCSF Division of Geriatrics Grand Rounds
2010 Using the Health and Retirement Survey: UCSF Center on Disability Seminar
2011 Disabilty in Older Patients: UCSF Division of General Internal Medicine Grand Rounds
2011 Geriatric Propaganda: UCSF Division of Geriatrics Grand Rounds
2011 A Brief Primer on Disability: UCSF Moore Center Clinic Seminar
Grant Review
1999 Ad Hoc Reviewer, AHRQ Health Research Implementation and Dissemination Study
Section.
2000 Ad Hoc Reviewer, AHRQ Health Systems Research Study Section.
2001, 2002 Alzheimer’s Association Investigator Initiated Research Grants.
2001 Reviewer: National Institutes of Mental Health Special Emphasis Panel (International
Health Services Research Training Grants).
2002, 2004, Reviewer: National Institute on Aging Special Emphasis Panel: Claude Pepper Older
2006 Americans Independence Centers.
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2006-2009 Program Committee Member, Reviewer, Hartford Foundation Scholar Awards in Geriatric
Outcomes Research.
2006-2007 Ad Hoc Reviewer, NIH Health Services Organization and Delivery Study Section. (2
meetings)
2007 Member, National Institute on Aging Special Emphasis Panel: Aging Hormone Trial
2008-2009 Standing Member, NIA-C (Clinical Aging Review Committee)
2009 Chair: National Institute on Aging Special Emphasis Panel: Aneurysm Trial
2009 Member: National Institute on Aging Special Emphasis Panel: ARRA Grants
2009 Member: National Institute on Aging Special Emphasis Panel: Aspirin Trial
2009-2012 Chair, NIA-C (Clinical Aging Review Study Section)
2010 Chair: National Institute on Aging Special Emphasis Panel: Aging and Distal Radius
Fracture
2011 Reviewer: National Institute on Aging Special Emphasis Panel: The NIA Health and
Retirement Study
2011 Chair: National Institute on Aging Special Emphasis Panel: GEMSTAR (Grants for early
medical and surgical subspecialists transitioning to aging research)
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
Case Western Reserve University
1995-1998 Member, Intern Selection Committee, Department of Medicine, Case Western
Reserve University
1995-1998 Co-Director, Fellowship Program in General Internal Medicine, Case Western
Reserve University
University of California, San Francisco
1998- Member, Fellow Selection Committee, Division of Geriatrics
2004- Member, Department of Medicine Promotions Subcommittee
2004- Member, Academic Senate Research Committee
San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center
2004-05 Member, Clinical Research Committee
2005- Member, Research and Development Committee
TEACHING and MENTORING
Educational And Teaching Activities
1991-1992 Preceptor, Resident Clinic, Johns Hopkins Hospital Department of Medicine
1991-1992 Attending Physician, Johns Hopkins Hospital Department of Medicine
1992-1994 Preceptor, Beth Israel Hospital Resident Clinic
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1993-1994 Preceptor, Critical Reading Curriculum, Beth Israel Hospital Department of Medicine
Residency Program
1994-1998 Preceptor, CWRU Introduction to Medical Interviewing (First year medical student
course)
1994-1998 Faculty Discussant, Department of Medicine Housestaff Journal Club, 3-4 sessions/year
1995 Preceptor, CWRU Physical Diagnosis Course (Second year medical student course)
1995-1998 Ward Attending, University Hospitals of Cleveland/Cleveland VAMC. Responsible for
supervision and education of medical housestaff and third year medical students one
month per year
1995 Co-Director, Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research: A Course on Design,
Measurement, and Quantitative Measures for Clinicians Becoming Investigators,
Program in Health Care Research, CWRU
1996-1998 Attending, University Hospitals of Cleveland Resident Ambulatory Clinic, one session
per week
1998- Ward Attending, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center
1998- Director, UCSF Division of Geriatrics Journal Club
1998- Director, UCSF Division of Geriatrics Works in Progress Conference
2001- Attending, Geriatrics Consult Service
Postdoctoral Fellows and Faculty Mentored
Dates
Name
1998-2006 Louise Walter, MD Fellow
1999-2006
Michael Steinman,
MD
Position at Start
of mentorship
Fellow
1999-2008 Kala Mehta, Ph.D. Fellow
1999-2001 Erwin Tan, MD
2000-2002 Elizabeth
Lindenberger, MD
Fellow
2001-2003 Alexander Li, MD Fellow
2001-2004 Laura Sands, Ph.D. Faculty
Accomplishments*
Pubs 31, 32, 34, 45, 53,
54, 55
VA HSR&D Career
Award; VA IIR; RWJ
Scholar; R01
Pubs 35, 67, 109, 117
VA HSR&D career
award; VA IIR; Beeson
Scholar
Pubs 38, 47, 74, 92
NIA minority supp
NIA K01
Pub 40
GACA award
White House Fellow
Fellow Pub 46
GACA award
Pub 59; RWJ Grant,
California HealthCare
Foundation Leadership
Award
Pubs 39, 61, 65, 85
R01 (NIA)
Current Position
Professor of Medicine,
UCSF
Associate Professor of
Medicine, UCSF
Assistant Professor of
Medicine, Stanford
Director, Senior Corps
(National Center For
Community Service)
Assistant Professor,
Mount Sinai
LA Dept of Public
Health, Director of
Medical
Professor of Nursing,
Purdue
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2002-2004
2002-2006
Jayna Holroyd Le
Duc, MD
Sandra Moody-Ayers,
MD
Fellow
2002-2004 Kaycee Sink, MD Fellow
2002-2004 Elise Carey, MD Fellow
Assistant Professor
2004-2007 Margaret Fang, MD Assistant Professor
2004- Sei Lee, MD Fellow
2004- Brie Williams, MD Fellow
2004-2008 Douglas White, MD Fellow
2005-2010 Rebecca Sudore, MD Fellow
2005-2009 Ann O’Hare, MD Assistant Professor
2006-2010
Manjula Kurella
Tamura, MD
Fellow
2007-08 Cynthia Boyd, MD Assistant Professor
2008-2009 Liat Ayalon, PhD Assistant Professor
2008-2011 Deborah Barnes, PhD Assistant Professor
2008- Alexander Smith, MD Assistant Professor
2009-2010 Eva Schmitt, Ph.D Faculty
2009- Amy Byers, Ph.D Faculty
Pub 52
Pubs 60, 77; NIH
minority supp; VA
HSR&D Career Award
Pub 56, 69; Hartford
Geriatrics Outcomes
Scholar
Pubs 58, 78; GACA
award
Hartford Outcomes &
Beeson Scholar
Pubs 66, 76, 82, 89;
Hartford Outcomes
Scholar, KL2 Award;
Beeson Scholar
Pubs 70, 81; Hartford
Outcomes Scholar;
Brookdale: NIA K23
UCSF K12 Award;
Beeson Scholar
Pub 107; NIA Diversity
Supplement; VA
HSR&D Career Award,
RWJ Faculty Scholar
Pub 104; Beeson
Scholar
Pubs 72, 94; ASN
Geriatric Nephrology
Award, Beeson Scholar
Assistant Professor,
University of Alberta
Associate Professor of
Medicine, UCSF
Associate Professor,
Wake Forest University
Assistant Professor,
Mayo Clinic
Associate Professor of
Medicine, UCSF
Assistant Professor of
Medicine, UCSF
Associate Professor of
Medicine, UCSF
Associate Professor,
University of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professor of
Medicine, UCSF
Associate Professor,
University of
Washington
Assistant Professor,
Stanford University
Pub 86 Associate Professor,
Johns Hopkins
Pubs 75, 95 Assistant Professor Bar
Illan University
Pubs 87, 98 Associate Professor,
UCSF
Pubs 103; NIA Assistant Professor,
Diversity Supplement, UCSF
UCSF KL2, NPCRC
Career Award
Pub 96
Pub 108; DOD Grant
Associate Director,
Aging Brain Center,
Harvard
Assistant Professor,
UCSF
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2010 John Cagle, Ph.D Fellow
2011 James Andrews, MD Resident
*Publication numbers refer to publications as listed subsequently on this CV
GACA=Geriatric Academic Career Award
VA HSR&D=VA Health Services Research and Development Service
Post-Doctoral Fellow,
UCSF
Medicine Resident,
UCSF
Teaching Awards And Nominations
1996 Outstanding Teaching Award-Division of General Internal Medicine Fellowship
1997 Nominee, Ambulatory Teacher of the Year Award, CWRU Department of Medicine
Residency Training Program
1998 Nominee, Ambulatory Teacher of the Year Award, CWRU Department of Medicine
Residency Training Program
2004 Outstanding Teacher of the Year, UCSF Division of Geriatrics
2005 Clinical Research Mentor of the Year, UCSF/Bay Area Clinical Research
Symposium
2007 Mid-Career Research Mentorship Award, Society of General Internal Medicine
RESEARCH AND CREATIVE ACTIVITIES
Research Awards And Grants
CURRENT
R01 NR013347 (PI)
National Institute of Health/National Institute of Nursing Research
Needs and Outcomes of Elders with Hip Fracture: Supportive, Functional,
Palliative
R01 AG028481 (PI)
National Institute on Aging
Depressive Symptoms, Aging, Disability and Health Outcomes
09/11-07/15
$1,000,000 direct/yrs 1-4
09/07-07/12
$794,000 direct/yrs 1-3
K24 AG029812 (PI)
National Institute on Aging
Midcareer Mentoring Award for Patient-Oriented Research in Aging
R01 AG034160 (Subcontract PI)
National Institute of Health
Prognostic Significance of Insufficient ADL Help on Health
Outcomes/Utilization
09/07-07/12
$800,000 direct/yrs 1-5
04/10-03/14
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Kenneth E. Covinsky, M.D., M.P.H.
(Laura Sands, PhD-PI)
R01 MH086498 (Co-Investigator)
National Institute of Health/National Institute on Aging
Long Term Depressive Symptom Course & Adverse Health Outcomes
Among Older Women
(Kristine Yaffe, MD-PI)
IIR 06-080 (Co-Investigator)
Department of Veterans Affairs
Guideline Adherence in Elders with Heart Failure and Multiple
Comorbidities
(Michael Steinman, MD-PI)
R01 AG029233 (Co-Investigator)
National Institute on Aging
Risk Indices for Disability Among Hospitalized Older Persons
(C. Seth Landefeld, MD-PI)
P60 AR053308 (Subproject PI)
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
NIAMS Mutidisciplinary Clinical Research Center Project #4
(Edward Yelin, MD-PI)
R01 AG031795-01A2 (Co-Investigator)
National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Aging
Pathophysiology of Postoperative Delirium in Older Patients
(Jacqueline Leung, MD-PI)
04/10-09/13
$217,654 direct/yrs 1-3
07/07-10/11
$634,500 direct/yrs 1-3
09/06-08/11
$600,000 direct/yrs 1-3
04/06-03/12
$3,588,925 direct/yrs 1-5
09/09-08/14
$1,556,450 direct/yrs 1-5
PAST
TL1 RR024129 (Co-Investigator)
National Center for Research Resources
Clinical and Translational Science Institute
(Joseph McCune, MD, PhD-PI)
09/06-06/11
$65,500,000 direct/yrs 1-5
W81XWH-05-2-0094 (PI)
Department of Defense
Major Depression in Military Veterans: Prevalence and Health Outcomes
R01 AR054983 (Co-Investigator)
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
Long-Term Outcomes of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
(Mary Margaret Chren-PI)
09/08-03/11
$299,664 direct/yrs 1-2
12/06-11/10
$1,000,000 direct/yrs 1-4
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IIR 04-427 (Co-Investigator/Mentor to PI)
Department of Veterans Affairs
Impact of Health Status on Colorectal Cancer Screening in Older Adults
(Louise Walter, MD-PI)
T35 AG026736 (Co-Investigator, Student Mentor)
Summer Research Training in Aging for Medical Students
(Alison Moore, MD-PI)
R01 AG022090 (Co-Investigator/UCSF Site PI/Mentor to PI)
National Institute on Aging
Progressive Functional Decline in Disabled Elders
(Laura Sands, Ph.D-PI)
VA HSR&D REAP (Associate Director)
Department of Veterans Affairs
Improving the Care and Outcomes of Older Veterans
(Mary Margaret Chren-PI)
2005-0193 (Co-Investigator)
John A Hartford Foundation
UCSF Interdisciplinary Center for Geriatric Research
(Meg Wallhagen, PhD, GNP-PI)
R01 AG023626 (PI)
National Institute on Aging
Diseases/function/self-health in risk indices for elders
5 K-02 HS00006 (PI)
Department of Health and Human Services
Comprehensive Outcomes of Frail Elders in the Community
(PI)
Alzheimer Center Pilot Grant Program
The Financial Impact of Alzheimer’s Disease on Patients' Families
BC045360 (Co-Investigator)
Department of Defense
Targeting of Screening Mammography to Healthy Elderly Women
IIRG-95-162 (Co-Investigator)
Alzheimer’s Association
Physician Partnership Program: Implementation and Evaluation
(PI)
Frackelton Memorial Foundation
Malnutrition in Hospitalized Elders: A prospective study
K23 AG00714 (PI)
National Institute on Aging
Improving Quality of Life in Elders With Acute and Chronic Illness
01/06-01/11
$673,500 direct/yrs 1-5
06/05-05/10
$620,000 direct/yrs 1-5
04/04-04/08
(no cost extension)
$350,000 direct/yrs1-3
10/06-09/11
$1,250,000 direct/yrs 1-5
01/07-01/09
$218,000 direct/yrs 1-2
09/04-09/08
(no cost extension)
$387,500 direct/yrs 1-3
09/00-09/06
(no cost extension)
$462,500 direct/yrs 1-5
05/95-05/96
$11,070 direct/yr 1
09/05-09/07
(no cost extension)
75,000 direct/yr
08/95-08/98
09/95-09/97
$50,000 direct/yrs 1-2
05/96-05/01
$458,326 direct/yrs 1-5
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Kenneth E. Covinsky, M.D., M.P.H.
(Co-PI)
Department of Veterans Affairs HSR&D Development Service
Ethnic/Cultural Variations in the Care of Veterans With Osteoarthritis
Paul Beeson Faculty Scholars Program (PI)
American Foundation For Aging Research
Outcomes of frail nursing home-eligible elders living in the Community
(PI)
Case Western Reserve University Pepper Center Pilot Grants Program
Depressive Symptoms and the Disability Pathway in Hospitalized Elders
MENTORED CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARDS
1K23AG040779
National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Aging
American Federation for Aging Research
Individualizing Treatment for Nursing Home Residents with Diabetes
Mellitus
(Sei Lee, MD-PI)
10/97-06/01
$750,000 direct/yrs 1-4
07/99-07/04
$450,000 direct/yrs 1-5
02/95-11/95
$7,200 direct/yr 1
09/11-08/14
$200,000 direct/yrs 1-3
7/1/02-7/1/08 Cancer Screening in the Elderly (Louise Walter, MD-PI). VA HSR&D Service
(Primary Mentor).
7/1/04-7/1/07 Race/Ethnic Disparities in the Care/Outcomes of Older Veterans (Sandra-Moody
Ayers, MD-PI). VA HSR&D Service (Primary Mentor).
7/1/05-7/1/10 Prognostic Communication with Families of Debilitated ICU patients (Douglas
White, MD-PI). UCSF Roadmap K12 (Co-Mentor).
7/1/05-7/1/08 Anticoagulation Decision Making in Frail Elders (Margaret Fang, MD-PI). Hartford
Foundation Scholars in Geriatric Outcomes research (Secondary Mentor).
9/1/06-8/15/10 Targeting Nephrology Referral Among Elderly Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
(Ann O'Hare, MD-PI). Paul B. Beeson Career Development Award in Aging Research
(Secondary Mentor).
10/1/05-9/30/10 Race/Ethnicity, Cognitive Function, and Health Outcomes (Kala Mehta-PI). NIA
K01 award. (Primary Mentor).
7/1/08-6/30/09 Glycemic Control and Health Outcomes in Frail, Dependent Elders (Sei Lee, MD-PI).
Hartford Foundation Scholars in Geriatrics Health Outcomes and American Geriatrics
Society Foundation for Health in Aging (Primary Mentor).
9/1/07-8/1/12 Mechanisms of Cognitive Impairment in Chronic Kidney Disease (Manjula, Kurella-
Tamura, MD-PI). Paul B. Beeson Career Development Award in Aging Research
(Secondary Mentor).
10/1/08-9/30/12 Improving Geriatric Prognostic Accuracy by Incorporating Social and Biological Risk
Factors (Sei Lee, MD-PI). NIH/NCRR KL2 (Primary Mentor).
7/1/09-6/30/11 The Scientific Basis for Palliative Care in the Emergency Department (Alex Smith, MD-
PI). National Palliative Care Research Center (Primary Mentor).
11/1/09-6/30/14 Health, Function, and Health Outcomes of Geriatric Prisoners (Brie Williams, MD-PI).
NIH/NIA (Primary Mentor).
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7/1/10-6/30/14 Understanding and Improving Palliative Care in the Emergency Department (Alex
Smith, MD-PI). UCSF Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute KL2 (Secondary Mentor).
PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
1. Covinsky KE, Goldman L, Cook EF, Oye R, Desbiens N, Fulkerson W, Connors A, Lynn J,
Phillips RS, for the SUPPORT Investigators. The impact of serious illness on patients' families. JAMA
1994;272:1839-1844.
2. Covinsky KE, Landefeld CS, Teno J, Connors AF, Dawson N, Youngner S, Desbiens N, Lynn J,
Fulkerson W, Reding D, Oye R, Phillips RS, for the SUPPORT Investigators. Is economic hardship on
the families of the seriously ill associated with patient and surrogate care preferences? Arch Intern Med
1996;156:1737-1741.
3. Beyth RJ, Antani MR, Covinsky KE, Miller DG, Chren MM, Quinn LM, Landefeld CS. Why
isn’t warfarin prescribed to patients with nonrheumatic atrial fibrillation? A study of physicians’ opinions
and their relationship to clinical characteristics and prescribing practices. J Gen Intern Med 1996;11:721-
728.
4. Antani MR, Beyth RJ, Covinsky KE, Anderson PA, Miller DG, Cebul RD, Quinn LM, Landefeld
CS. Failure to prescribe warfarin to patients with nonrheumatic atrial fibrillation. J Gen Intern Med
1996;11:713-720.
5. Covinsky KE, Bates CK, Davis RB, Delbanco TL. Physicians’ attitudes towards using patient
reports to assess quality of care. Acad Med 1996;71:1353-1356.
6. Chren MM, Lasek RJ, Quinn LM, Covinsky KE. Convergent and discriminant validity of a
generic and a disease-specific instrument to measure quality of life in patients with skin disease. J Invest
Derm 1997;108:103-107.
7. Covinsky KE, Fortinsky RH, Palmer RM, Kresevic DM, Landefeld CS. Relation between
symptoms of depression to health status outcomes in acutely ill hospitalized elders. Ann Intern
Med 1997;126:417-425.
8. Rosenthal GE, Harper DL, Shah A, Covinsky KE. A regional evaluation of variation in lowseverity
hospital admissions. J Gen Intern Med 1997;12:416-422.
9. Covinsky KE, Justice AC, Rosenthal GE, Palmer RM, Landefeld CS. Measuring prognosis and
case-mix in hospitalized elders: The importance of functional status. J Gen Intern Med 1997;12:203-208.
10. Covinsky KE, King JT, Quinn LM, Siddique RM, Palmer R, Kresevic D, Fortinsky RH, Kowal J,
Landefeld CS. Do acute care for elders units increase hospital costs? A cost analysis using the hospital
perspective. J Am Geriatr Soc 1997;45:729-734.
11. Roach MJ, Connors AF, Dawson NV, Wenger NS, Wu AW, Tsevat J, Desbiens N, Covinsky KE,
Schubert DS. Depressed mood and survival in seriously ill hospitalized adults. Arch Intern Med
1998;158:397-404.
12. Covinsky KE, Palmer RM, Kresevic DM, Kahana E, Counsell SR, Fortinsky RH, Landefeld CS.
Improving functional outcomes in older patients: Lessons from an Acute Care for Elders Unit. Jt Comm
J Qual Improv 1998;24:63-76.
13. Chin MH, Covinsky KE, McDermott MM, Thomas EJ. Building a research career in general
internal medicine: A perspective from young investigators. J Gen Intern Med 1998;13:117-122.
14. Covinsky KE, Rosenthal GE, Chren MM, Justice AC, Fortinsky RH, Palmer RM, Landefeld CS.
The relation between health status changes and patient satisfaction in older hospitalized medical patients.
J Gen Intern Med 1998;13:223-229.
15. Justice AC, Covinsky KE, Berlin JA. Assessing the generalizability of prognostic information.
Ann Intern Med 1999;130:515-524.
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16. Kresevic DM, Counsell SR, Covinsky KE, Palmer R, Landefeld CS, Holder C, Beeler J. A
patient-centered model of acute care for elders. Nurs Clin North Am 1998;33:515-527.
17. Covinsky KE, Wu AW, Landefeld CS, Connors AF, Phillips RS, Tsevat J, Dawson NV, Lynn J,
Fortinsky RH. Health status versus quality of life in older patients: does the distinction matter? Am J
Med 1999;106:435-440.
18. Covinsky KE, Kahana E, Chin MH, Palmer RM, Fortinsky RH, Landefeld CS. Depressive
symptoms and 3-year mortality in older hospitalized medical patients. Ann Intern Med 1999;130:563-
569.
19. Covinsky KE, Martin GE, Beyth RJ, Justice AC, Sehgal AR, Landefeld CS. The relationship
between clinical assessments of nutritional status and adverse outcomes in older hospitalized medical
patients. J Am Geriatr Soc 1999;47:532-538.
20. Fortinsky RH, Covinsky KE, Palmer RH, Landefeld CS. Effects of functional status changes
before and during hospitalization on nursing home admission of older adults. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med
Sci 1999;54:M521-M526.
21. Covinsky KE, Chren MM, Harper DL, Way LE, Rosenthal GE. Differences in patient reported
outcomes between men and women with myocardial infarction. J Gen Intern Med 2000;15:169-174.
22. Covinsky KE, Palmer RM, Counsell SR, Pine ZM, Walter LC, Chren MM. Functional status
before hospitalization in acutely ill older adults: validity and clinical importance of retrospective reports.
J Am Geriatr Soc 2000;48:164-169.
23. Sehgal AR, Silver MR, Covinsky KE, Coffin R, Cain JA. Use of standardized ratios to examine
variability in hemodialysis vascular access ratios across facilities. Am J Kidney Dis 2000;35:275-281.
24. Wright PJ, Fortinsky RH, Covinsky KE, Anderson PA, Landefeld CS. Delivery of preventive
services to older black patients using neighborhood health centers. J Am Geriatr Soc 2000;48:124-130.
25. Covinsky KE, Fuller JD, Yaffe K, Johnston CB, Hamel MB, Lynn J, Teno JM, Phillips RS.
Communication and decision making in seriously ill patients: Findings of the SUPPORT Project. J Am
Geriatr Soc 2000;48:S187-S188.
26. Hamel MB, Lynn J, Teno JM, Covinsky KE, Wu AW, Galanos A, Desbiens NA, Phillips RS.
Age-related differences in care preferences, treatment decisions, and clinical outcomes of seriously ill
hospitalized adults: lessons from SUPPORT. J Am Geriatr Soc 2000;48:S176-S182.
27. Lynn J, DeVries KO, Arkes HR, Stevens M, Cohn F, Murphy P, Covinsky KE, Hamel MB,
Dawson NV, Tsevat J. Ineffectiveness of the SUPPORT intervention: Review of explanations. J Am
Geriatr Soc 2000;48:S206-S213.
28. Counsell SR, Holder CM, Liebenauer LL, Palmer RM, Fortinsky RH, Kresevic DM, Quinn LM,
Allen KR, Covinsky KE, Landefeld CS. Effects of a multicomponent intervention on functional
outcomes and process of care in hospitalized older patients: a randomized controlled trial of Acute Care
for Elders (ACE) in a community hospital. J Am Geriatr Soc 2000;48:1572-1581.
29. Covinsky KE, Kahana EM, Kahana B, Kercher K, Schumacher JG, Justice AC. History and
mobility exam index to identify community dwelling elderly persons at risk of falling. J Gerontol A Biol
Sci Med Sci 2001;56:M253-M259.
30. Yaffe K, Barnes D, Nevitt M, Lui LY, Covinsky KE. A prospective study of physical activity
and cognitive decline in elderly women: Women who walk. Arch Intern Med 2001;161:1703-1708.
31. Walter LC, Covinsky KE. Cancer screening in elderly patients: A framework for individualized
decision making. JAMA 2001;285:2750-2756.
32. Walter LC, Brand RJ, Counsell SR, Palmer RM, Landefeld CS, Fortinsky RH, Covinsky KE.
Development and validation of a prognostic index for 1-year mortality in older adults after
hospitalization. JAMA 2001;285:2987-2994.
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33. Covinsky KE, Eng C, Liu LY, Sands LP, Sehgal AR, Walter LC, Weiland D, Eleazar GP, Yaffe
K. Reduced employment in caregivers of frail elders: Impact of ethnicity, patient clinical characteristics,
and caregiver characteristics. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2001;56A:707-713.
34. Walter LC, Eng C, Covinsky KE. Screening mammography for frail older women: What are the
burdens? J Gen Intern Med 2001;16:779-784.
35. Steinman MA, Sands LP, Covinsky KE. Self-restrictions of medications due to cost in seniors
without prescription coverage: A national survey. J Gen Intern Med 2001;16:793-799.
36. Covinsky KE, Covinsky MH, Palmer RM, Sehgal AR. Serum albumin concentration and clinical
assessments of nutritional status in hospitalized elders: Different sides of different coins? J Am Geriatr
Soc 2002;50:631-637.
37. Yaffe K, Fox P, Newcomer R, Sands L, Lindquist K, Dane K, Covinsky KE. Patient and
caregiver characteristics and nursing home placement in patients with dementia.JAMA 2002;287:2090-
97.
38. Mehta K, Yaffe K, Covinsky KE. Cognitive impairment, depressive symptoms, and functional
decline in older people. J Am Geriatr Soc 2002;50:1045-1050.
39. Sands LP, Yaffe, K, Liu L, Stewart A, Eng C, Covinsky KE. The effects of acute illness on ADL
decline over 1 year in frail older adults with and without cognitive impairment. J Gerontol A Biol Sci
Med Sci 2002;57:M449-M454.
40. Tan EJ, Lui L, Eng C, Jha A, Covinsky KE. Differences in mortality of black and white patients
enrolled in the in the program of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE). J Am Geriatr Soc
2003;51:246-251.
41. Sands LP, Yaffe K, Covinsky KE, Chren MM, Counsell S, Palmer R, Fortinsky R, Landefeld CS.
Cognitive screening predicts magnitude of functional recovery from admission to 3 months after
discharge in hospitalized elders. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2003;58:37-45.
42. Covinsky KE, Palmer RM, Fortinsky RH, Counsell SR, Stewart AL, Kresevic D, Burant CJ,
Landefeld CS. Loss of independence in activities of daily living in older adults hospitalized with medical
illness: Increased vulnerability with age. J Am Geriatr Soc 2003;51:451-458.
43. Covinsky KE, Eng C, Lui LY, Sands LP, Yaffe K. The last two years of life: Functional
trajectories of frail older people. J Am Geriatr Soc 2003;51:492-498.
44. Zimmerer JL, Leon JB, Covinsky KE, Desai U, Sehgal AR. Diet Monotony as a correlate of poor
nutritional intake among hemodialysis patients. J Ren Nutr 2003;13:72-77.
45. Walter LC, Lui L, Eng C, Covinsky, KE. Risk of hip fracture in disabled community-living older
adults. J Am Geriatr Soc 2003;51:50-55.
46. Lindenberger EC, Landefeld CS, Sands LP, Counsell SR, Fortinsky RH, Palmer RM, Kresevic
DM, Covinsky KE. Unsteadiness reported by older hospitalized patients predicts functional decline. J
Am Geriatr Soc 2003;51:621-626.
47. Mehta KM, Yaffe K, Langa KM, Sands L, Whooley M, Covinsky KE. Additive effects of
cognitive function and depressive symptoms on mortality in older community-living adults. J Gerontol A
Biol Sci Med Sci 2003;58:M461-M467.
48. Newcomer R, Covinsky KE, Clay T, Yaffe K. Predicting 12-month mortality for persons with
dementia. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2003;58:187-198.
49. Yaffe K, Edwards ER, Covinsky KE, Eng C. Depressive symptoms and risk of mortality in frail,
community-living elderly persons. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 2003;11:561-567.
50. Covinsky KE, Newcomer R, Dane CK, Sands LP, Yaffe K. Patient and caregiver characteristics
associated with depression in caregivers of patients with dementia. J Gen Intern Med 2003;18:1006-
1014.
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51. Chuang KH, Covinsky KE, Sands LP, Fortinsky RH, Palmer RM, Landefeld CS. Diagnosisrelated
group-adjusted hospital costs are higher in older medical patients with lower functional status. J
Am Geriatr Soc 2003;51:1729-1734.
52. Holroyd-Leduc J, Mehta KM, Covinsky KE. Urinary incontinence and its association with death,
nursing home admission, and functional decline. J Am Geriatr Soc 2004;52:712-718.
53. Walter LC, de Garmo P, Covinsky KE. Association of older age and female sex with inadequate
reach of screening flexible sigmoidoscopy. Am J Med 2004;116:174-178.
54. Walter LC, Davidowitz NP, Heineken PA, Covinsky KE. Pitfalls of converting practice
guidelines into performance measures: Lessons learned from a VA performance measure. JAMA
2004;291:2466-2470.
55. Walter LC, Lindquist K, Covinsky KE. Relationship between health status and use of screening
mammography and Papanicolaou smears among women older than 70 years of age. Ann Intern Med
2004;140:681-688.
56. Sink KM, Covinsky KE, Newcomer R, Yaffe K. Ethnic differences in the prevalence of and
pattern of dementia-related behaviors. J Am Geriatr Soc 2004;52:1277-1283.
57. Burton EC, Phillips RS, Covinsky KE, Sands LP, Goldman, L, Dawson NV, Connors AF,
Landefeld CS. The relationship of autopsy rate to physicians’ beliefs and recommendations regarding
autopsy. Am J Med 2004;117:255-261.
58. Carey EC, Walter LC, Lindquist K, Covinsky KE. Development and validation of a functional
morbidity index to predict mortality in community-dwelling elders. J Gen Intern Med 2004;19:1027-
1033.
59. Li, AK, Covinsky KE, Sands LP, Fortinsky RH, Counsell SR, Landefeld CS. Reports of financial
disability predict functional decline and death in older patients discharged from the hospital. J Gen Intern
Med 2005;20:168-174.
60. Moody-Ayers SY, Mehta KM, Lindquist K, Sands LP, Covinsky KE. Black-white disparities in
functional decline in older persons: the role of cognitive function. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci
2005;60:933-939 .
61. Sands LP, Landefeld CS, Moody-Ayers S, Yaffe K, Palmer R, Fortinsky R, Counsell SR,
Covinsky KE. Disparities between black and white patients in functional improvement after
hospitalization for an acute illness. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005;53:1811-1816.
62. Newcomer RJ, Clay TH, Yaffe K, Covinsky KE. Mortality risk and prospective medicare
expenditures for persons with dementia. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005;53:2001-2006.
63. Covinsky KE, Hilton J, Lindquist K, Dudley RA. Development and validation of an index to
predict activity of daily living dependence in community-dwelling elders. Med Care. 2006;44:149-157.
64. Moody-Ayers SY, Stewart AL, Covinsky KE, Inouye SK. Prevalence and correlates of perceived
societal racism in older African-American adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus. J Am Geriatr Soc.
2005;53:2202-2208.
65. Sands LP, Wang Y, McCabe GP, Jennings K, Eng C, Covinsky KE. Rates of acute care
admissions for frail older people living with met versus unmet activity of daily living needs. J Am Geriatr
Soc. 2006;54:339-344.
66. Lee SJ, Lindquist K, Segal MR, Covinsky KE. Development and validation of a prognostic index
for 4-year mortality in older adults. JAMA. 2006;295:801-808.
67. Steinman MA, McQuaid KR, Covinsky KE. Age and Rising Rates of Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitor
Use. J Gen Intern Med. 2006;21:245-250.
68. O'Hare AM, Bertenthal D, Covinsky KE, Landefeld CS, Sen S, Mehta K, Steinman MA,
Borzecki A, Walter LC. Mortality Risk Stratification in Chronic Kidney Disease: One Size for All Ages?
J Am Soc Nephrol. 2006;17:846-853.
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69. Sink KM, Covinsky KE, Barnes DE, Newcomer RJ, Yaffe K. Caregiver characteristics are
associated with neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2006;54:796-803.
70. Williams BA, Lindquist K, Moody-Ayers SY, Walter LC, Covinsky KE. Functional impairment,
race, and family expectations of death. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2006;54:1682-1687.
71. O'Hare AM, Bertenthal D, Walter LC, Garg AX, Covinsky KE, Kaufman JS, Rodriguez RA,
Allon M. When to refer patients with chronic kidney disease for vascular access surgery: should age be a
consideration? Kidney Int. 2007;71:555-561.
72. Kurella M, Covinsky KE, Collins AJ, Chertow GM. Octogenarians and nonagenarians starting
dialysis in the United States. Ann Intern Med. 2007;146:177-183.
73. Holroyd-Leduc JM, Sen S, Bertenthal D, Sands LP, Palmer RM, Kresevic DM, Covinsky KE,
Seth Landefeld C. The relationship of indwelling urinary catheters to death, length of hospital stay,
functional decline, and nursing home admission in hospitalized older medical patients. J Am Geriatr Soc.
2007;55:227-233.
74. Mehta KM, Yaffe K, Brenes GA, Newman AB, Shorr RI, Simonsick EM, Ayonayon HN, Rubin
SM, Covinsky KE. Anxiety symptoms and decline in physical function over 5 years in the health, aging
and body composition study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007;55:265-270.
75. Ayalon L, Covinsky KE. Late-life mortality in older Jews exposed to the Nazi regime. J Am
Geriatr Soc. 2007;55:1380-1386.
76. Lee SJ, Moody-Ayers SY, Landefeld CS, Walter LC, Lindquist K, Segal MR, Covinsky KE. The
Relationship Between Self-Rated Health and Mortality in Older Black and White Americans. J Am
Geriatr Soc. 2007;55:1624-1629.
77. Moody-Ayers S, Lindquist K, Sen S, Covinsky KE. Childhood Social and Economic Well-Being
and Health in Older Age. Am J Epidemiol. 2007;166:1059-1067.
78. Carey EC, Covinsky KE, Lui LY, Eng C, Sands LP, Walter LC. Prediction of Mortality in
Community-Living Frail Elderly People with Long-Term Care Needs. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007.
79. Doolan DM, Stotts NA, Benowitz NL, Covinsky KE, Froelicher ES. The Women's Initiative for
Nonsmoking (WINS) XI: Age-Related Differences in Smoking Cessation Responses Among Women
With Cardiovascular Disease. Am J Geriatr Cardiol. 2008;17:37-47.
80. Covinsky KE, Lindquist K, Dunlop DD, Gill TM, Yelin E. Effect of arthritis in middle age on
older-age functioning. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2008;56:23-28. PMCID: PMC2875135
81. Williams BA, Lindquist K, Sudore RL, Covinsky KE, Walter LC. Screening mammography in
older women. Effect of wealth and prognosis. Arch Intern Med. 2008;168:514-520.
82. Lee SJ, Go AS, Lindquist K, Bertenthal D, Covinsky KE. Chronic conditions and mortality
among the oldest old. Am J Public Health. 2008;98:1209-1214. PMCID: PMC2424085
83. Covinsky KE, Lin F, Bittner V, Hlatky MA, Knight SJ, Vittinghoff E. Health-related quality of
life following coronary artery bypass graft surgery in post-menopausal women. J Gen Intern Med.
2008;23:1429-1434. PMCID: PMC2517999
84. Schane RE, Walter LC, Dinno A, Covinsky KE, Woodruff PG. Prevalence and risk factors for
depressive symptoms in persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. J Gen Intern Med.
2008;23:1757-1762. PMCID: PMC2585678
85. Sands LP, Xu H, Craig BA, Eng C, Covinsky KE. Predicting change in functional status over
quarterly intervals for older adults enrolled in the PACE community-based long-term care program.
Aging Clin Exp Res. 2008;20:419-427.
86. Boyd CM, Landefeld CS, Counsell SR, Palmer RM, Fortinsky RH, Kresevic D, Burant C,
Covinsky KE. Recovery of activities of daily living in older adults after hospitalization for acute medical
illness. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2008;56:2171-2179. PMCID: PMC2717728
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87. Barnes DE, Covinsky KE, Whitmer RA, Kuller LH, Lopez OL, Yaffe K. Predicting risk of
dementia in older adults: The late-life dementia risk index. Neurology. 2009;73:173-9. PMCID:
PMC2715571
88. O'Hare AM, Kaufman JS, Covinsky KE, Landefeld CS, McFarland LV, Larson EB. Current
guidelines for using angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II-receptor antagonists in
chronic kidney disease: is the evidence base relevant to older adults? Ann Intern Med. 2009;19;150:717-
24.
89. Lee SJ, Sudore RL, Williams BA, Lindquist K, Chen HL, Covinsky KE. Functional limitations,
socioeconomic status, and all-cause mortality in moderate alcohol drinkers. J Am Geriatr Soc.
2009;57:955-62. PMCID: PMC2847409
90. Covinsky KE, Lindquist K, Dunlop DD, Yelin E. Pain, functional limitations, and aging. J Am
Geriatr Soc. 2009;57:1556-1561. PMCID: PMC2925684
91. Justice AC, McGinnis KA, Skanderson M, Chang CC, Gibert CL, Goetz MB, Rimland D,
Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Oursler KK, Brown ST, Braithwaite RS, May M, Covinsky KE, Roberts MS,
Fultz SL, Bryant KJ; VACS Project Team. Towards a combined prognostic index for survival in HIV
infection: the role of 'non-HIV' biomarkers. HIV Med. 2010;11:143-51.
92. Mehta KM, Stewart AL, Langa KM, Yaffe K, Moody-Ayers S, Williams BA, Covinsky KE.
"Below average" self-assessed school performance and Alzheimer's disease in the Aging, Demographics,
and Memory Study. Alzheimers Dement. 2009;5:380-7. PMCID: PMC2787515
93. Williams BA, Baillargeon JG, Lindquist K, Walter LC, Covinsky KE, Whitson HE, Steinman
MA. Medication prescribing practices for older prisoners in the Texas prison system. Am J Public Health.
2010;100:756-61.
94. Kurella Tamura M, Covinsky KE, Chertow GM, Yaffe K, Landefeld CS, McCulloch CE.
Functional status of elderly adults before and after initiation of dialysis. N Engl J Med. 2009;361:1539-
47. PMCID: PMC2789552
95. Ayalon L, Covinsky KE. Spouse-rated vs self-rated health as predictors of mortality. Arch Intern
Med. 2009;169:2156-61. PMCID: PMC2920055
96. Schmitt EM, Sands LP, Weiss S, Dowling G, Covinsky K. Adult day health center participation
and health-related quality of life. Gerontologist. 2010;50:531-40.
97. Covinsky KE, Yaffe K, Lindquist K, Cherkasova E, Yelin E, Blazer DG. Depressive Symptoms
in Middle Age and the Development of Later-Life Functional Limitations: The Long-Term Effect of
Depressive Symptoms. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2010;58:551-6. PMCID: PMC2904810
98. Barnes DE, Covinsky KE, Whitmer RA, Kuller LH, Lopez OL, Yaffe K. Commentary on
"Developing a national strategy to prevent dementia: Leon Thal Symposium 2009." Dementia risk
indices: A framework for identifying individuals with a high dementia risk. Alzheimers Dement.
2010;6:138-41. PMCID: PMC2909695
99. Williams BA, Baillargeon JG, Lindquist K, Walter LC, Covinsky KE, Whitson HE, Steinman
MA. Medication prescribing practices for older prisoners in the Texas prison system. Am J Public Health.
2010;100:756-61.
100. Byers AL, Yaffe K, Covinsky KE, Friedman, MB, Bruce ML. High occurrence of mood and
anxiety disorders among older adults: The National Comorbidity Survey Replication." Arch Gen
Psychiatry. 2010;67:489-96. PMCID: PMC2933177
101. Yaffe K, Vittinghoff E, Lindquist K, Barnes, D, Covinsky KE, Neylan T, Kluse M, Marmar C.
Posttraumatic stress disorder and risk of dementia among US veterans. Arch Gen Psychiatry.
2010;67:608-13. PMCID: PMC2933793
102. Kelly A, Conell-Price J, Covinsky K, Cenzer IS, Chang A, Boscardin WJ, Smith AK. Length of
stay for older adults residing in nursing homes at the end of life. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2010;58:1701-6.
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103. Smith AK, Cenzer IS, Knight SJ, Puntillo KA, Widera E, Williams BA, Boscardin WJ, Covinsky
KE. The epidemiology of pain during the last 2 years of life. Ann Intern Med. 2010;153:563-9. PMCID:
PMC3150170
104. O'Hare AM, Covinsky KE. Prediction modeling to assess the prognostic significance of a
biomarker panel. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2010;21:2017-9.
105. Smith AK, Ayanian JZ, Covinsky KE, Landon BE, McCarthy EP, Wee CC, Steinman MA.
Conducting High-Value Secondary Dataset Analysis: An Introductory Guide and Resources. J Gen Intern
Med. 2011;26:920-9. PMCID: PMC3138974
106. Widera E, Covinsky KE. Fulfilling our obligation to the caregiver: it's time for action: comment
on "Translation of a dementia caregiver support program in a health care system--REACH VA." Arch
Intern Med. 2011;17:359-60.
107. Sudore RL, Covinsky KE. Respecting elders by respecting their paid caregivers. J Gen Intern
Med. 2011;26:464-5. PMCID: PMC3077494
108. Byers AL, Covinsky KE, Barnes DE, Yaffe K. Dysthymia and Depression Increase
Risk of Dementia and Mortality Among Older Veterans. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2011 May 18. [Epub
ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 21597358.
109. Steinman MA, Handler SM, Gurwitz JH, Schiff GD, Covinsky KE. Beyond the
prescription: medication monitoring and adverse drug events in older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc.
2011;59:1513-20.
110. Covinsky KE, Pierluissi E, Johnston CB. Hospitalization-associated disability: "She was probably
able to ambulate, but I'm not sure". JAMA. 2011;306:1782-93. Review.
NON-PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER CREATIVE ACTIVITIES
111. Covinsky KE, Landefeld CS. Using the biopsychosocial model in practice: Improving the care of
patients with late life depression. J Gen Intern Med 1996;11:249-250.
Phillips RS, Hamel MB, Covinsky KE, Lynn J. Findings from SUPPORT and HELP: An Introduction. J
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