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Irene Hamrick MD, FAAFP, AGSF, CMD

Irene Hamrick MD, FAAFP, AGSF, CMD

Professor, Geriatrics Division; Director, Department of Family and Community Medicine; Martha Betty Semmons Endowed Chair in Geriatric Medicine; and Chief of the Office of Geriatric Medicine at the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

Dr. Irene Hamrick is a specialist in family and community medicine. After earning a bachelor’s degree in nursing at Western Carolina University, she attended East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine in Greenville, North Carolina, and completed her residency and geriatric fellowship there. She remained at Brody as faculty in the Department of Family Medicine, where she served as Director of the Geriatric Division from 2008 to 2011 and Director of the Geriatric Fellowship from 2004 to 2010. She now is Chair of the Office of Geriatrics at the University of Cincinnati, Medical Director of the Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center VA Nursing Home, and Inaugural Section Chief of Geriatrics, Palliative Care, and Hospice Medicine at the Cincinnati VA.

Dr. Hamrick has been recognized for educational leadership, administration, and outstanding teaching and mentoring. Her research activities include health disparities in osteoporosis, falls, dementia, computer simulation for home safety, diabetes, and dehydration.

Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:

  1. Hypotensive Drugs and Orthostatic Hypotension–Related Syncopal Falls in Older Adults With Dementia
  2. Association of Daily Intellectual Activities With Lower Risk of Incident Dementia Among Older Chinese Adults
  3. Longitudinal Relationship Between Hearing Aid Use and Cognitive Function in Older Americans
  4. Syncope and Hypotension Associated With Intensive Treatment of Hypertension
  5. NSAIDs Comparable to Other Oral Analgesics for Acute Musculoskeletal Injury
  6. Guideline Update for Mild Cognitive Impairment
  7. 2017 Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure
  8. Group Yoga Reduces Falls in Rural, Older Adults
  9. 2017 Top Stories in Primary Care: Pneumonia and Other Risks in Older Adults Taking Benzodiazepines and What to Do
  10. Falls Risk Factor Assessment and Management in Older People

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