Mary Elizabeth Tinetti, MD

Gladys Phillips Crofoot Professor of Medicine (Geriatrics) and Professor of Epidemiology (Chronic Diseases) and of Investigative Medicine; Director, Program on Aging; Director, Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center at Yale


Departments & Organizations

Yale Medical Group

School of Public Health: Secondary Faculty

Internal Medicine: Geriatric Medicine: Dorothy Adler Geriatric Assessment Center | Yale Core Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders

Research Interests

Falls and injuries; Mobility; Clinical decision-making in the face of multiple health conditions; Harms and benefits of medications


Clinical Interests

Geriatric assessment; Falls and injuries; Dementia; Cognitive impairment


Education

  • M.D., University of Michigan, 1978

Selected Publication

  • Tinetti ME, McAvay G, Fried TR, Allore HG, Salmon J, Foody JM, Bianco L, Ginter S, Fraenkel L. Variable priorities in the face of competing outcomes: The tradeoff among cardiovascular events, medication symptoms, and fall injuries. J Am Geriatr Soc 56:1409-1416, 2008.

Latest Honor and Recognition

  • John M. Eisenberg Award (2009), Society for General Internal Medicine