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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, OhioDr. 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:
- 2023 Top Story in Primary Care: Beers Criteria 2023
- Mortality and Morbidity Among Individuals With Hypertension Receiving a Diuretic, ACE Inhibitor, or Calcium Channel Blocker
- Association of Overnight Stay in the Emergency Department With Mortality in Older Patients
- Effects of a Salutogenic Strength-Based Intervention on Sense of Coherence and Health Outcomes of Family Members Caring for Individuals With Dementia
- Hobby Engagement and Mental Wellbeing Among People Aged 65 Years or Older
- Association of Later-Life Weight Changes With Survival to Ages 90, 95, and 100 Years
- Age-Related Changes in Neurologic Examination Results in the General Population
- Association of Social Isolation With Hospitalization and Nursing Home Entry Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults
- Prediabetes, Intervening Diabetes, and the Subsequent Risk of Dementia
- Medication Misuse and Overuse in Community-Dwelling Persons With Dementia