Duke’s Geriatric Medicine faculty comprises one of the strongest divisions of its kind in the nation. U.S.News and World Report has ranked the division in the top 10 division nationally for several straight years. Fellows work closely with faculty in clinical care, research and education.

Program Director

Fellowship Program Coordinator

Geriatric Faculty

MDs
Kenneth E. Schmader, MD, Professor, Division Chief
Gwendolen Buhr, MD, Assistant Professor
Harvey Jay Cohen, MD, Professor
Cathleen Colon-Emeric, MD, Associate Professor
Toni Cutson, MD, Associate Professor
Katja Elbert-Avila, MD, Assistant Professor
Thomas Francis, DMD, Assistant Professor
Anthony N. Galanos, MD, Associate Professor
Susan (Nicki) Hastings, MD, Assistant Professor
Mitchell T. Heflin, MD, Associate Professor (Fellowship Program Director)
Helen Hoenig, MD, Associate Professor
Kimberly Johnson, MD, Assistant Professor
Kenneth W. Lyles, MD, Professor
Lynn B. O’Neill, Assistant Professor
Richard Payne, MD, Professor
Jack Twersky, MD, Associate Professor
Heidi K. White, MD, Associate Professor
Heather Whitson, MD, Assistant Professor
Loren M. Wilkerson, MD, Medical Instructor
Mamata Yanamadala, MD, Medical Instructor

PhDs:
Connie W. Bales, PhD, Professor
Timothy Koves, PhD, Assistant Professor
Dick Landerman, PhD, Associate Professor
Miriam Morey, PhD, Associate Professor
Matthew Peterson, PhD, Assistant Professor
Sandro O. Pinheiro, PhD, Assistant Professor
Jama L. Purser, PhD, Assistant Professor
Patrick Sullivan, PhD, Associate Professor
Gregory A. Taylor, PhD, Associate Professor
Zeng Yi, PhD, Professor

Faculty From Other Divisions